Voyage of the Marigold

This was a pleasant game to try out. You play as an expy of Captain Kirk, although your ship is now called The Marigold and your enemies are the Glexx.

Like the games 4x4 Archipelago and 4x4 Galaxy, you are on a 4x4 grid with the contents of most of the grid randomly generated. You can encounter planets, asteroids, aliens, and enemies.

You have fuel, weapons, and crew, and you can make a wide variety of choices, like killing everything you see or being peaceful, taking time to study nature or exploring.

I had pretty different experiences on two playthroughs, although some events were of course the same. Overall, a fun game to while the time away. It did take me a while to notice that the star map showed me which ways I would be able to exit.