Daniel (@dungeondive), currently on his third Battlestar Galactica rewatch, found exactly the space opera tension he was craving in X-ODUS: Rise of the Corruption.
This second edition preview shows a game that starts at the third act—that moment when pressure becomes existential and wasted actions prove fatal. You’re piloting ships hunting precursor keys while avatars (unkillable boss vessels that retreat to the void only to respawn with irritating persistence) hunt you. The Ascendancy deck keeps the tempo unpredictable; fail its demands and those avatars gain augmentations that turn “challenging” into “catastrophic.”
Daniel says this is one of the best prototypes he’s seen—feels like a finished product. October crowdfund incoming.
Does your table crave that third-act pressure where every decision matters? Thoughts welcome.