I finally finished the main campaign in Space Crew, and Earth is now safe from the Phasmids. This was a fun experience for, and the last few missions were very fun. Though I’m left questioning whether or not the United Defense Force went too far.

Spoiler Warning
This article will spoil the end of the main campaign in Space Crew.

The crew of the Nostromo were successful in many missions, and through them the United Defense Force was able to pinpoint the location of the Phasmid homeworld on the other side of the galaxy. They formed a defensive strategy and dispatched the Space Crew to complete it.

Warping to a section of space high in anti-matter, the Space Crew harvested it for the United Defense Forces ultimate weapon. A weapon that could destroy a planet. The Phasmid forces hindered them along the way, almost destroying the ship several times.

But the Space Crew pulled through, and delivered the anti-matter to Athena Station. When the UDF engineers completed the weapon it was loaded onto the Nostromo. The final mission began. The Nostromo was to launch the bomb at the Phasmid’s home world, destroying it completely.

With their forces spread across the galaxy, the homeworld was less defended than expected. The Space Crew launched the weapon, and held off the Phasmid fleet as they waited. Even though they knew what was coming, the implosion came as a surpise.

The Nostromo am become death, destroyer of worlds.

The question of morality comes up. The Space Crew just committed a genocide against the Phasmids. Was it really necessary? Are there really no innocent Phasmids out there, or are they all evil invaders the Crew commonly encounter?

Ultimately, humanity was saved. The battle was over. Or so we thought. The UDF reported that the Phasmid Queen had travelled to Earth and intended to destroy it in kind. The Nostromo was dispatched to defend the planet.

The battle was long and drawn out, the Phasmids fighting to their last. The Nostromo’s weapons couldn’t pierce the Phasmid Queen’s hide. A plan was formulated. But it would require sacrifice. Captain Cruz ordered everyone to the escape pods. Only he and the engineer, Rathnayaka, would remain. The captain to pilot, the engineer to activate the self destruct.

Once the crew were free, the captain warped the ship inside the Phasmid Queen. It was only then that he realised he could have activated the self destruct. Rathnayaka could have survived with the rest of the crew.

“At least we don’t die alone,” Rathnayaka said, before triggering the ship’s destruction.

Floating in space, the surviving crew watched as the Phasmid Queen blew apart from the inside out. The Earth was saved. What Phasmids remained in the galaxy no longer had a Queen, or a home.

The war was over.

All it cost was a single ship, two crewman…

…and the annihilation of an entire planet.