Bomber Crew | |
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Developer(s) | Runner Duck |
Publisher(s) | Curve Digital |
Engine | Unity |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch |
Release | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux
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Genre(s) | Strategy, Real-time strategy |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Bomber Crew is a real-time strategy video game developed by Runner Duck and published by Curve Digital.[1] It was released on Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux on 19 October 2017.[2] It was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on July 10, 2018.[3] A sequel, Space Crew, was released in 2020.
The player gives commands to their crew and takes them through a campaign of reconnaissance, supply drops and/or bombing missions, set in World War II on a four-engine bomber aircraft resembling the Avro Lancaster. New upgrades and equipment become unlocked, and crew members can gain new skills as the game progresses.[4] The gameplay has been compared to FTL: Faster Than Light.[5][6] The game features permadeath on the player's crew.
There are two packs released as downloadable content: Bomber Crew Secret Weapons, released as on December 15, 2017,[7] and Bomber Crew: USAAF, released on October 23, 2018.[7] The Nintendo Switch version released on June 6, 2019, in Japan.[8]
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | XONE: 74/100[9] NS: 75/100[10] PC: 75/100[11] |
Publication | Score |
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4Players | 76%[12] |
IGN | 8.5/10[6] |
Nintendo Life | 8/10[4] |
The game received generally favorable or mixed reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[9][10][11]
If a player has both Bomber Crew and Space Crew under their account, the active crew from Bomber Crew may be recruited via the recruitment bay in Space Crew.