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Let’s Play: Tharsis, Space Horror…With Dice

In space, nobody can hear you scream, or roll dice apparently.

We deploy into space to take a look at the punishingly difficult Tharsis game from developer Choice Provisions, where survival all comes down to the roll of a D6. How long did we survive in the cold, dark of space, with only our dice to keep us company? And should you accept the challenge as well? With Tharsis, that might depend on if you happen to have nerves of steel, and a good command of the unforgiving die six.

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John Breeden II
John has spent his journalism career covering just about everything, from small-town meetings and crime scenes to Capitol Hill and the U.S. Congress. He got his start writing about games and technology with a computer column called On the Chip Side, which grew to more than 1 million in circulation and ran in newspapers across several states. Today, John is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, Newsweek and many other publications, and he writes a regular technology and government column for Nextgov/FCW and hosts security and educational webinars for FedInsider. He is also the founder of the Tech Writers Bureau and the chief editor of GameIndustry.com. He still loves disappearing into games, whether that means crawling through Baldur’s Gate dungeons deep into the night or planning one more big offensive in the latest wargame.

One Response

  1. Hey everyone. I realize looking back on my play that I made a couple strategic mistakes. We like to, or at least I do, show a first run through gameplay so that we can experience the joy of playing a new game along with viewers, so mistakes will of course be made. I’ve gone back and played again a few times since then and did slightly better (got to day seven) but then also got dice killed on day two or three. The game is brutal, but the challenge is fun.