[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"similar-games-hardspace-shipbreaker":3,"game-hardspace-shipbreaker":5},{"similarGames":4},[],{"game":6,"hasUserReviewed":22},{"id":7,"name":8,"summary":9,"cover_image":10,"header_image":11,"trailer_url":12,"release_date":13,"avg_score":14,"igdb_id":15,"slug":16,"steam_app_id":17,"companies":18,"genres":27,"platforms":30,"reviews":34,"coverImage":10,"headerImage":11,"trailerUrl":12,"releaseDate":13,"criticReviewCount":304,"userReviewCount":305,"previewCount":305,"publishers":306,"developers":307,"userReviews":308,"hasUserReviewed":22,"steamAppId":17},111607,"Hardspace: Shipbreaker","Welcome to LYNX, the galaxy’s leading ship-salvaging corporation! Across your career, you’ll have the privilege of paying your debt to us by purchasing salvaging rights to increasingly large and valuable ships. Cut them open and extract as much value as possible!","111607\u002Fhardspace_shipbreaker_webp","111607\u002Fhardspace_shipbreaker_header_webp","https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FMM1eigtCs9k","2022-05-24",86.81,130216,"hardspace-shipbreaker",1161580,[19,24],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":21},"Focus Entertainment",false,true,{"company":25,"developed":23,"published":22},{"name":26},"Blackbird Interactive",[28,29],"Simulator","Strategy",[31,32,33],"PC (Microsoft Windows)","PlayStation 5","Xbox Series X|S",[35,51,66,81,96,111,124,138,153,167,181,194,209,222,237,251,264,278,292],{"id":36,"author":37,"outlet":40,"summary":46,"review_url":47,"review_date":48,"original_score":49,"normalized_score":50},22609,{"id":38,"name":39},2770,"Justin Michael",{"id":41,"logo":42,"name":43,"website_url":44,"score_format":45},26,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSkinny-logo.png","Game Skinny","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameskinny.com","10","An enjoyable blend of story, puzzle-solving, and the ever-looming threat of spectacular, expensive failure keeps you coming back for more in Hardspace: Shipbreaker.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameskinny.com\u002Freviews\u002Fhardspace-shipbreaker-review-the-only-time-is-corporate-time\u002F","2022-05-23","9\u002F10",90,{"id":52,"author":53,"outlet":56,"summary":62,"review_url":63,"review_date":13,"original_score":64,"normalized_score":65},18087,{"id":54,"name":55},1973,"Giovanni Colantonio",{"id":57,"logo":58,"name":59,"website_url":60,"score_format":61},12,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FDigital-Trends-Logo.jpg","Digital Trends","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.digitaltrends.com","5","“Hardspace: Shipbreaker is an intricate anti-puzzle game that delivers a searing commentary on corporate abuse.”","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.digitaltrends.com\u002Fgaming\u002Fhardspace-shipbreaker-review\u002F","4.0",80,{"id":67,"author":68,"outlet":71,"summary":76,"review_url":77,"review_date":78,"original_score":79,"normalized_score":80},45064,{"id":69,"name":70},3942,"Tommy Holloway",{"id":72,"logo":73,"name":74,"website_url":75,"score_format":45},62,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPlaystation-Universe-Logo.jpg","Playstation Universe","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psu.com\u002F","Hardspace: Shipbreaker is an expertly crafted work simulator. The methodical dismantling of the ships is very satisfying. It contains an addictive gameplay hook and an intriguing story that focuses on the exploitation of workers. It is a job well done indeed.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psu.com\u002Freviews\u002Fhardspace-shipbreaker-review-ps5-a-highly-addictive-and-satisfying-work-simulator\u002F","2022-09-26","8.5",85,{"id":82,"author":83,"outlet":86,"summary":92,"review_url":93,"review_date":94,"original_score":91,"normalized_score":95},48878,{"id":84,"name":85},3387,"Steve Hogarty",{"id":87,"logo":88,"name":89,"website_url":90,"score_format":91},64,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FRock-Paper-Shotgun-Logo.jpg","Rock Paper Shotgun","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rockpapershotgun.com\u002F","unscored","A zero-gravity spaceship disassembly simulator set inside an astro-capitalist deathloop nightmare","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rockpapershotgun.com\u002Fhardspace-shipbreaker-review-early-access","2020-06-23",null,{"id":97,"author":98,"outlet":101,"summary":107,"review_url":108,"review_date":13,"original_score":109,"normalized_score":110},31038,{"id":99,"name":100},3304,"Natalie Clayton",{"id":102,"logo":103,"name":104,"website_url":105,"score_format":106},35,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPCGamer-Logo.jpg","PC Gamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002F","100","Turning spaceships into scrap has never been more satisfying.\n","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002Fhardspace-shipbreaker-review\u002F","91",91,{"id":112,"author":113,"outlet":116,"summary":121,"review_url":122,"review_date":123,"original_score":95,"normalized_score":95},32123,{"id":114,"name":115},3385,"Toussaint Egan",{"id":117,"logo":118,"name":119,"website_url":120,"score_format":91},36,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fpolygon-logo.png","Polygon","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.polygon.com\u002F","Across your career, you’ll have the privilege of paying your debt to us by purchasing salvaging rights to increasingly large and valuable ships. Cut them open and extract as much value as possible!","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.polygon.com\u002Freviews\u002F2020\u002F6\u002F16\u002F21292954\u002Fhardspace-shipbreaker-review-pc","2020-06-16",{"id":125,"author":126,"outlet":129,"summary":134,"review_url":135,"review_date":136,"original_score":137,"normalized_score":95},71948,{"id":127,"name":128},5000,"Gaming Gideon",{"id":130,"logo":131,"name":132,"website_url":133,"score_format":91},79,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGideons-Gaming-logo.jpg","Gideons Gaming","https:\u002F\u002Fgideonsgaming.com\u002F","Hardspace Shipbreaker falls under the category of a game that essentially emulates a job that would be horrible in real life, but is for some reason fun to play. As a kid, adults could not fathom why I was playing Harvest Moon, a game about growing crops and taking care of farm animals. I had no explanation to give in return. I sometimes feel that way about Shipbreaker as well, and it’s literally my job to explain why I enjoy games.","https:\u002F\u002Fgideonsgaming.com\u002Fhardspace-shipbreaker-review\u002F","2022-10-15","Unscored",{"id":139,"author":140,"outlet":143,"summary":148,"review_url":149,"review_date":150,"original_score":151,"normalized_score":152},36638,{"id":141,"name":142},3658,"Mark Steighner",{"id":144,"logo":145,"name":146,"website_url":147,"score_format":106},7,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcog-connected-logo.png","COGConnected","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com","Most everyone has had at least one crappy job. For me, it was the summer I worked in the Honda warehouse. All day, every day, my job was to count and inventory bins of small auto parts. We’re talking washers, bolts and screws, not fenders and steering wheels. Decades later, I can probably admit that my precise counting very quickly degraded into eyeballed guesstimates. I thought of that job while playing Hardspace: Shipbreaker.","https:\u002F\u002Fcogconnected.com\u002Freview\u002Fhardspace-shipbreaker-review\u002F","2022-06-15","82",82,{"id":154,"author":155,"outlet":158,"summary":163,"review_url":164,"review_date":165,"original_score":166,"normalized_score":80},66771,{"id":156,"name":157},1460,"Zoey Handley",{"id":159,"logo":160,"name":161,"website_url":162,"score_format":45},10,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FDestructoid-Logo.png","Destructoid","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.destructoid.com","Hardspace: Shipbreaker is successful in just about everything it attempts. Not only is its gameplay extremely replayable and constantly satisfying, but it also manages to stack it all on a very solid narrative foundation. Tangibly, it feels like keeping your head down while forces bigger than you decide your fate. Gross. But if you don’t want all the horrible management talk and resistance to unionization to drag you down, you can just go in and hack some ships apart. It’s a serene zero-g experience while a wasp flies around in your helmet. Ignore it, and maybe it will leave you alone. Except probably not, wasps are jerks.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.destructoid.com\u002Freviews\u002Freview-hardspace-shipbreaker-pc-work-simulator\u002F","2022-05-30","\n\t\t\t8.5\t\t",{"id":168,"author":169,"outlet":172,"summary":177,"review_url":178,"review_date":179,"original_score":180,"normalized_score":65},83034,{"id":170,"name":171},6632,"Kyle Simcox",{"id":173,"logo":174,"name":175,"website_url":176,"score_format":61},128,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FThe-Outerhaven-Logo.jpeg","The OuterHaven","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theouterhaven.net\u002F","Hardspace: Shipbreaker PS5 Review","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theouterhaven.net\u002F2022\u002F10\u002Fhardspace-shipbreaker-review-honest-work-now-on-consoles\u002F","2022-10-06","4.0\u002F5",{"id":182,"author":183,"outlet":186,"summary":191,"review_url":192,"review_date":123,"original_score":193,"normalized_score":50},93068,{"id":184,"name":185},7045,"Marcello Perricone",{"id":187,"logo":188,"name":189,"website_url":190,"score_format":45},133,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameWatcher-Logo.jpeg","GameWatcher","https:\u002F\u002Fgamewatcher.com","A surprisingly polished game that’s as immersive and exciting as it is relaxing, Hardspace: Shipbreaker makes disassembling ships in Zero-G a blast.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamewatcher.com\u002Freviews\u002Fhardspace-shipbreaker-review\u002F13188","9.0",{"id":195,"author":196,"outlet":199,"summary":204,"review_url":205,"review_date":206,"original_score":207,"normalized_score":208},79070,{"id":197,"name":198},4696,"Mick Abrahamson",{"id":200,"logo":201,"name":202,"website_url":203,"score_format":45},38,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FBut-Why-Tho-Logo.jpg","But Why Tho","https:\u002F\u002Fbutwhytho.net\u002F","Hardspace Shipbreaker has cemented itself as one of my top three games of the year. It’s not without faults, like its superfluous room you’re forced to visit. However, the complete package is marvelous in the way it tells a powerful story mixed with chill, yet stressful gameplay.","https:\u002F\u002Fbutwhythopodcast.com\u002F2022\u002F06\u002F07\u002Freview-hardspace-shipbreaker-shows-why-unions-are-critical-pc\u002F","2022-06-07","95",95,{"id":210,"author":211,"outlet":214,"summary":219,"review_url":220,"review_date":221,"original_score":193,"normalized_score":50},80716,{"id":212,"name":213},5618,"Rob Larkin",{"id":215,"logo":216,"name":217,"website_url":218,"score_format":45},59,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGaming-Nexus-Logo.jpg","Gaming Nexus","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingnexus.com\u002F","There is a simplicity to the core gameplay of Hardspace: Shipbreaker. Movement and momentum add an element of skill to every action. The difficulty ramps over time but treats you well to ease you into the escalators. Combining the strategy of breaking the ship with the skill of positioning yourself in place to do so, Shipbreaker wraps it up well with a clever main story to maximize - well, reduction of debt. But most of all, it's calming and fun, set in a world that feels similar to the many wonderful other sci-fi stories that have captured us over the years. Hardspace: Shipbreaker nets you a unique opportunity to inhabit a small corner of those worlds a shift at a time, for a job well done. \"Live, Laugh, Salvage.\"","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamingnexus.com\u002FArticle\u002F7679\u002FHardspace-Shipbreaker\u002F","2022-10-04",{"id":223,"author":224,"outlet":227,"summary":232,"review_url":233,"review_date":234,"original_score":235,"normalized_score":236},85142,{"id":225,"name":226},6812,"Jesse 'Doncabesa' Norris",{"id":228,"logo":229,"name":230,"website_url":231,"score_format":45},41,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FXbox%20Era%20Logo.jpg","XboxEra","https:\u002F\u002Fxboxera.com\u002F","Hardspace: Shipbreaker is a damned good game, and it’s on Xbox Game Pass for PC. It retails for $35 on Steam as well and I think it’s worth it through either way of playing. It can get a bit samey towards the end, once you’ve seen all the tricks it has up its sleeve. Those tricks though are fantastic, and the control scheme behind it feels great. Few games have ever had as satisfying a gameplay loop for me, and if you have any type of decent gaming PC then this one is well worth a download.","https:\u002F\u002Fxboxera.com\u002F2022\u002F06\u002F04\u002Freview-hardspace-shipbreaker\u002F","2022-06-04","8.6",86,{"id":238,"author":239,"outlet":242,"summary":247,"review_url":248,"review_date":249,"original_score":250,"normalized_score":50},87669,{"id":240,"name":241},7071,"Rosh Kelly",{"id":243,"logo":244,"name":245,"website_url":246,"score_format":45},75,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fwccftech-logo.jpg","WCCFtech","https:\u002F\u002Fwccftech.com\u002F","Work sucks, I know. If it’s not physically demanding, it’s mentally exhausting. Even if you have the easiest, comfiest job position, I can say for certain you’re not being paid enough to do it. And with wage stagnation, an ever-expanding wealth divide, and an apathetic world, it’s only getting worse. Hardspace: Shipbreaker is a game that takes this to one of its most extreme endpoints and makes it so incredibly satisfying.","https:\u002F\u002Fwccftech.com\u002Freview\u002Fhardspace-shipbreaker-its-a-hardspace-life-for-us\u002F","2022-06-09","9.0\u002F10",{"id":252,"author":253,"outlet":256,"summary":261,"review_url":262,"review_date":13,"original_score":263,"normalized_score":65},97413,{"id":254,"name":255},8869,"Martynas Klimas",{"id":257,"logo":258,"name":259,"website_url":260,"score_format":45},136,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPCInvasion.jpg","PC Invasion","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcinvasion.com\u002F","Hardspace: Shipbreaker is a fun romp as long as the ships you're gutting are new and fresh, but it can lose some charm when the plot thins and boats repeat.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcinvasion.com\u002Fhardspace-shipbreaker-review\u002F","8",{"id":265,"author":266,"outlet":269,"summary":274,"review_url":275,"review_date":276,"original_score":277,"normalized_score":65},100733,{"id":267,"name":268},8956,"Leo Faria",{"id":270,"logo":271,"name":272,"website_url":273,"score_format":45},138,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FWayTooManyGames.png","WayTooManyGames","https:\u002F\u002Fwaytoomany.games\u002F","If you ever told me I’d eventually play a game that centers around sorting out trash and throwing it in appropriate bins, I’d laugh, and then tell you to ease off on the meds. I’d call for an ambulance to take you straight to the asylum if you ever told me I’d spend hours playing said game, eventually getting hooked on it, enjoying its straightforward gameplay loop. But this is where we’re at. Yet another example of a menial task simulator showcasing how these bizarre gameplay loops...","https:\u002F\u002Fwaytoomany.games\u002F2022\u002F09\u002F20\u002Freview-hardspace-shipbreaker\u002F","2022-09-20","8.0",{"id":279,"author":280,"outlet":283,"summary":288,"review_url":289,"review_date":290,"original_score":291,"normalized_score":50},155367,{"id":281,"name":282},12929,"Tom Ravencroft",{"id":284,"logo":285,"name":286,"website_url":287,"score_format":61},153,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fmonstervine-logo.png","MonsterVine","https:\u002F\u002Fmonstervine.com\u002F","There’s no multiplayer except for leaderboards which is actually kind of a shame since the only thing more fun than co-op mode would be making your buddy explode with a well-timed prank. Think Deep Rock Galactic with “I pranked him to death with a tire iron!” then yelling “KOBE!” as you shoot him into the furnace. I’m just saying this would be huge. Let’s be real: Elon isn’t going to take you to Mars, but he’d definitely let you work your life away in orbit for a pittance. So if you don’t mind the idea that capitalism has some downsides and are looking for another meditative Occupation Simulator, I encourage you to sell your soul to the company store. As the king Fred Durst discovered, it’s really satisfying to go nuts and break stuff.","https:\u002F\u002Fmonstervine.com\u002F2022\u002F06\u002Fhardspace-shipbreaker-review-gimme-some-ships-to-break\u002F","2022-06-01","4.5",{"id":293,"author":294,"outlet":297,"summary":302,"review_url":303,"review_date":290,"original_score":207,"normalized_score":208},92426,{"id":295,"name":296},7700,"Ron Burke",{"id":298,"logo":299,"name":300,"website_url":301,"score_format":106},130,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamingTrend-Logo.jpg","GamingTrend","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com","With its incredible gameplay loop, Hardspace: Shipbreaker is as unique as it is addictive. A handful of minor bugs do little to hold back what is an incredibly immersive and rewarding experience.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com\u002Freviews\u002Fhardspace-shipbreaker-review-breaking-things-has-never-been-this-fun\u002F",19,0,[21],[26],[]]