When comparing Quintet vs Starbound, the Slant community recommends Starbound for most people. In the question“What are the best space themed LAN party games for PC that focus on social interaction and teamwork?” Starbound is ranked 3rd while Quintet is ranked 4th. The most important reason people chose Starbound is:
Starbound allows the player to go at their own pace while completing the tutorials. By the end of the tutorials the player will have the skills and equipment to succeed in the game and have fun doing it.
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Pros
Pro Five roles available that allow for different play styles
There are five total roles available in the game that a player can choose to be when playing. These include Captain, Helm, Tactical, Engineering and Science. Each has different tasks in their stake in the game, which makes for a differing experience depending on which role one chooses, which in turn adds to the games longevity due to how different each played game play out.
Pro Easily play, as the game is free
Quintet is offered for free on Steam as well as the developers own website, so anyone who would like to try the game out or jump in with a group of friends who already have the game have nothing holding them back from downloading the game to join in.
Pro Informative and well paced tutorials
Starbound allows the player to go at their own pace while completing the tutorials. By the end of the tutorials the player will have the skills and equipment to succeed in the game and have fun doing it.
Pro Incredibly deep gameplay
The exploration, crafting and combat are all both very polished and deep in terms of what you can do, especially compared to other games in the genre. This makes the sandbox very fun to play in as you're never really stuck doing the same thing over and over.
Pro Boss levels
For what is a procedurally generated game, Starbound offers boss levels that once beaten unlock new sectors of space to explore.
Cons
Con Not very keyboard and mouse friendly
While the game is listed as only having partial controller support the meat of the game needs the use of a controller as the keyboard and mouse controls are pretty much absent when in a game.
Con First few hours can be boring
Initially the player needs to amass enough coal to fuel their ship, which is a bit of a grind.