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Drop Drive is a spiritual sequel to Dungeon Drop that brings component-dropping fun to outer space. Players pilot ships to mine valuable resources from asteroids, explore distant regions using an experimental drop drive, and trade to score points in a sandbox universe.

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The Verdict

based on 12 reviews

Positive 0%
Fun, light and quick to play
Dexterity dropping mechanic adds silly excitement
Gorgeous, plentiful components
Many modules and routes to score
Drop-based randomness may annoy some players
Rulebook is poorly organized
Games can end too quickly
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Unfiltered Gamer, Unfiltered GamerVideo

“I do really, really enjoy this game. I think you guys should, uh, definitely take a look at the Kickstarter campaign, and they put a lot of work into it. You can totally tell it's got a little bit of Galaxy Trucker, which I really enjoy about it.”

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Tantrum House, Tantrum HouseArticleTop List – #4

“We've been a big fan of the Phase Shift games, they just kind of incorporate new and unique mechanics that just seem, uh, a little more fun and creative, and, uh, yeah, Drop Drive has been a good time.”

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Gideon's Gaming, Gaming GideonArticleDeeper Space Edition

“Drop Drive Deeper Space Edition is an excellent game that’s so unique I can’t properly tag it with a genre. It combines a satisfying tactile nature with some pretty cool strategic gameplay.”

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BoardGameCo, Alex RadcliffeVideo

The reviewer highlights that Drop Drive delivers a surprisingly strategic and engaging space bounty hunter experience that doesn't outstay its welcome, packing galaxy navigation and combat neatly into a fast thirty-minute timeframe.

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GideonsGaming, GideonsGamingVideoDeeper Space Edition

“Drop Drive Deeper Space Edition is an excellent game that's so unique I can't properly tag it with a genre. It combines a satisfying tactile nature with some pretty cool strategic gameplay.”(12:35)

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Board's Eye View, Board's Eye ViewArticle

“The Board's Eye View team have hugely enjoyed our plays of Drop Drive. Players have mostly gone into the game expecting dexterity-game silliness but have quickly become immersed”

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Board Game Empire, Board Game EmpireVideoDeeper Space Edition

“I would rate this a nine for sure I I love this game and and I am excited to try the expansion to see what that adds but it this is a really fun game just as it is”(19:20)

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The Meeple Marathon, The Meeple MarathonVideoDeeper Space Edition

“So uh I would definitely recommend Drop Drive deeper Space Edition uh if you are a fan of say Dungeon Drop or even if you have purchased Drop Drive in the past and are looking for a more deluxified one if you enjoyed that game this one definitely uh has all the belt bells and whistles”(22:39)

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Board Game Gumbo, View all posts by BJ from Board Game GumboArticleDeeper Space Edition

“The game is fun. It’s quick. It’s gorgeous. It’s got a little bit of take that when you battle each other or beat someone to a planet to get the better market price.”

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Board Game Museum, Board Game MuseumVideo

“Overall though I enjoy this game, it's a fun experience, it's not a very hard game to learn. When you look at the amount of pieces that are in this game, my gosh, there's just so many of them.”(8:32)

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The Dice Tower, The Dice TowerVideo

“I enjoy the game I think it's fun I think it's definitely I could see some people like I said the dexterity elements getting on people's nerves but I enjoy dexterity games especially I enjoy all sorts of different Space games”(15:55)

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Meeple Mountain, Brody SheardArticle

“Drop Drive is a hands on exploration sand box game that plays quickly, and is published by Phase Shift Games.”

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