{{Short description|2017 video game}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox video game | title = Bomber Crew | image = Bomber_Crew_Logo.png | developer = Runner Duck | publisher = Curve Digital | platforms = Microsoft Windows, OS X, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch | engine = Unity | released = '''Microsoft Windows''', '''OS X''', '''Linux'''{{Video game release|WW| 19 October 2017}}'''PlayStation 4''', '''Xbox One''', '''Nintendo Switch'''{{Video game release|WW| 10 July 2018}} | genre = Strategy, Survival game, Simulation video game, Management sim | modes = Single-player }}
'''''Bomber Crew''''' is a strategic, survival simulation video game developed by Runner Duck and published by Curve Digital.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bomber Crew |url=https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/bomber-crew-ps4/ |accessdate=10 October 2020 |work=PlayStation |language=en-us |archive-date=24 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124221429/https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/bomber-crew-ps4/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was released on Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux on 19 October 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bomber Crew on Steam |url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/537800/Bomber_Crew/ |website=store.steampowered.com |accessdate=10 October 2020 |language=en |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021144941/https://store.steampowered.com/app/537800/Bomber_Crew/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on 10 July 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bomber Crew |url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/Bomber-Crew-1400551.html |website=Nintendo of Europe GmbH |accessdate=10 October 2020 |archive-date=3 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803061235/https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/Bomber-Crew-1400551.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A sequel, ''Space Crew'', was released in 2020.
==Gameplay== The player gives commands to their crew and takes them through a campaign of reconnaissance, supply drops and/or bombing missions, set in World War II on the British Avro Lancaster heavy bomber, or the American Boeing B-17 with the USAAF DLC. New upgrades and equipment become unlocked, and crew members can gain new skills as the game progresses.<ref name="NLife">{{cite web|website=Nintendo Life|date=10 July 2018|first=Jon|last=Cousins|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/bomber_crew|title=Bomber Crew Review (Switch eShop)|accessdate=16 January 2020|archive-date=28 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128100630/http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/bomber_crew|url-status=live}}</ref> The gameplay has been compared to FTL: Faster Than Light.<ref>{{cite web|website=Eurogamer|date=9 July 2018|first=Jay|last=Castello|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-07-09-bomber-crew-review-a-chaotic-strategy-game-that-can-be-both-compelling-and-confusing|title=Bomber Crew review - a chaotic strategy game that can be both compelling and confusing|accessdate=16 January 2020|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727002700/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-07-09-bomber-crew-review-a-chaotic-strategy-game-that-can-be-both-compelling-and-confusing|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="IGN"/> The game features permadeath on the player's crew.
==Release== There are two packs released as downloadable content: ''Bomber Crew Secret Weapons'', released as on 15 December 2017,<ref name="store.steampowered.com">{{cite web |title=Bomber Crew Secret Weapons DLC on Steam |url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/754680/Bomber_Crew_Secret_Weapons_DLC/ |website=store.steampowered.com |accessdate=10 October 2020 |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024223730/https://store.steampowered.com/app/754680/Bomber_Crew_Secret_Weapons_DLC/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which added new weapons such as air-to-air missiles as well as new enemy aircraft such as the Dornier Do 335. The other downloadable content, ''Bomber Crew: USAAF'', released on 23 October 2018 added a new campaign, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress as well as new enemy aircraft and aces.<ref name="store.steampowered.com"/> The Nintendo Switch version released on 6 June 2019, in Japan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ec.nintendo.com/JP/ja/titles/70010000017779 |title=ボンバークルー：Complete Edition |website=Nintendo of Japan |accessdate=20 April 2020 |archive-date=6 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506085154/https://ec.nintendo.com/JP/ja/titles/70010000017779 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Reception== {{Video game reviews | MC = XONE: 74/100{{r|MC1}}<br>NS: 75/100{{r|MC2}}<br>PC: 75/100{{r|MC3}} | 4P = 76%<ref name="4P">{{cite web|website=4Players|date=24 July 2018|first=Benjamin|last=Schmädig|url=https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/Allgemein/Test/39055/83288/0/Bomber_Crew.html|title=Test: Bomber Crew (Taktik & Strategie)|accessdate=16 January 2020|archive-date=21 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121164425/http://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/Allgemein/Test/39055/83288/0/Bomber_Crew.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | IGN = 8.5/10<ref name="IGN">{{cite web|first=G. B. |last=Burford|date=26 October 2017|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/10/26/bomber-crew-review|title=Bomber Crew Review|website=IGN|accessdate=16 January 2020|archive-date=30 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930234414/https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/10/26/bomber-crew-review|url-status=live}}</ref> | NLife = 8/10<ref name="NLife"/> }} The game received generally favourable or mixed reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.<ref name="MC1">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/bomber-crew/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one|title=Bomber Crew for Xbox One Reviews|accessdate=16 January 2020|website=Metacritic|archive-date=11 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611150755/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/bomber-crew|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="MC2">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/bomber-crew/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch|title=Bomber Crew for Switch Reviews|accessdate=16 January 2020|website=Metacritic|archive-date=9 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509071040/https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/bomber-crew|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="MC3">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/bomber-crew/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=Bomber Crew for PC Reviews|accessdate=16 January 2020|website=Metacritic|archive-date=9 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509071033/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/bomber-crew|url-status=live}}</ref> {{clear}}
==Trivia== If a player has both Bomber Crew and Space Crew under their account, the active crew from Bomber Crew may be recruited via the recruitment bay in Space Crew.
Bomber Crew was developed by a team of two, Dave Miller and Jon Wingrove.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How I learnt to stop worrying and love the bomb: Runner Duck on its FTL style WW2 game Bomber Crew |url=https://www.pcgamesinsider.biz/indie-interview/66202/how-i-learnt-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-bomb-runner-duck-on-its-ftl-style-ww2-game-bomber-crew/}}</ref>
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