Sparrow-1: Hive Hunter

You are Sparrow-1, a rookie mining pilot of the Kestrel station. A routine crystal run turns into a war when the alien Hive comes out of nowhere. Fly through asteroid fields and alien swarms, dodge bullet spreads and bring back every crystal you can. Spend your crystals in the hub: 35 ships in 5 factions, each with its own power (EMP, shield surge, barrier, sun lance, singularity), up to 4 weapon slots, 30 weapons (lasers, plasma, missiles) and 5 pilot skills whose synergies boost your ship and your guns. Every alien has a weakness and a resistance: study them in the bestiary and pick the right weapons. 3 campaigns and 30 missions against the Hive, the Insectoids and the Abyssals: kamikazes, healers, centipedes, pirates and 12 bosses, some of them made of several parts. Every mission has a bonus objective, 3 stars to earn and three difficulty modes: Normal, Hard and Extreme. And a story with twists: why do all these aliens want Kestrel's crystals?