As of current state of the game (Still in early access), I will give a thumb down. (June 2018)
It is a fun game. You manage a spaceship, being a pirate, a merchant, or a traveler. You can attack civilian ships and other pirates, being the guy who does not miss the chance to rob someone; or trade, being the richest ship in the universe; or travel, being a pacifist who spends time traveling before the end of time; or combine the roles as you see fit. You have to manage the fuel and food early game, saving credits to retrofit or upgrade the ship as soon as possible.
You might ask why the thumb down then? Here is the reason:
Game bugs and crashes. I cannot play more than 10 mins for the first 2 hours. It mostly crashes when you start a spaceship fight. It can also crash when you start or during a dungeon mission. You can be stuck on certain part of a map, the enemy can be stuck on certain part of the map, and the gun firing sound changes when you move the character or when the enemy moves…
Another minor reason is combat. I mainly play pirate to experience combat. Ship combat is fine and sometimes fun. What I really do not like is crews to NPC gun fight. The animation is dull. At certain point, you just wish there is a fast-forward button to finish each fight.
Judging by the updates section, the dev constantly updates the game. I will happily give a thumb up once the crashing problem is fixed.