{"id":1110491,"date":"2026-01-29T10:24:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/citizen-sleeper-2-starward-vector-review-an-evocative-thrilling-sci-fi-sequel"},"modified":"2026-01-29T10:24:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:24:24","slug":"citizen-sleeper-2-starward-vector-review-an-evocative-thrilling-sci-fi-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/citizen-sleeper-2-starward-vector-review-an-evocative-thrilling-sci-fi-sequel\/","title":{"rendered":"Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector review &#8211; an evocative, thrilling sci-fi sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/citizen-sleeper-2-starward-vector-review-an-evocative-thrilling-sci-fi-sequel.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>As I played through <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/games\/citizen-sleeper-2-starward-vector\">Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector<\/a><\/strong>, I couldn&#8217;t get the image of a &#8216;whale fall&#8217; out of my head. When whales die, their giant bodies sink to the dark depths of the seafloor, feeding and nourishing an entire ecosystem of deep sea creatures. The world of <a data-keyword=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/games\/citizen-sleeper\">Citizen Sleeper<\/a> has been through its own climatic event. This sci-fi story takes place in the shadow of the once monolithic Solheim corporation which has now collapsed. The fall of this giant has led to a new way of life. Everyone is surviving on the outcome of this collapse, scavenging its flesh and picking its bones clean. The Sleeper&#8217;s story is just one out of hundreds, all feeding off the guts of a fallen leviathan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/citizen-sleeper-2-starward-vector-review-an-evocative-thrilling-sci-fi-sequel\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/citizen-sleeper-2-starward-vector-review-an-evocative-thrilling-sci-fi-sequel\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I played through Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, I couldn&#8217;t get the image of a &#8216;whale fall&#8217; out of my head. When whales die, their giant bodies sink to the dark depths of the seafloor, feeding and nourishing an entire ecosystem of deep sea creatures. The world of Citizen Sleeper has been through its own climatic event. This sci-fi story takes place in the shadow of the once monolithic Solheim corporation which has now collapsed. The fall of this giant has led to a new way of life. Everyone is surviving on the outcome of this collapse, scavenging its flesh and picking its bones clean. The Sleeper&#8217;s story is just one out of hundreds, all feeding off the guts of a fallen leviathan. 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