Lancer is a role-playing game set in a fictional setting called Union space that explores an
alternate future of humanity. The players take on various characters who work as pilots or crew
members aboard spacecrafts and explore diverse regions like the Long Rim, which are known for their
lawlessness but have opportunities to make money through piracy activities such as attacking
unprotected ships during transit between distant points in order to collect spoilage material called
Manna that can be spent at shops. The game is full of detailed descriptions about different
locations on Union space and has a variety of factions including Horizon Collective, IPS-N Security
corporation, the Albatros Society, KOBOLD Liberation Movement, Sunzi's Zhengs with AI enhancements
for enhanced combat abilities like Calebarn, LICH from blinkspace haunting existence. There are also
mech options available to purchase or earn as new crew members and some of them have unique gear
designed specifically for their roles such as the ATLASS ship-enhanced machine gunner armed Sunzi
fighter jet and a ZHENG modified with AI enhancements that can be upgraded through various points in
time, adding more capabilities like increased health reserves.
Price:
$9.99
Rating:
4.90 (from 120 reviews)