Worth a shot.
On the bright side the game is easy to learn as you'll simply unpack crates and place rooms and add furniture, there's no shortage of different goods to buy and if you get a spaceport you might just get hold of the more rare stuff. Another fun thing is the missions that sometimes appear, and they range from helping sick passengers to simply allow a travelling party to rest at your station. There's also a nice variety of aliens and each species have their own preferences, and most of them can be hired to fill a role on your station.
On the other side of the coin lies the fact that the missions you recevie are repetitive and you cannot really involve yourself in them other than saying 'yes' or 'no'. The game also gives very little info regarding the species (will a Grey be my scientist or janitor?) and sometimes you will find a monster wrecking havoc on your deck and you're not given a warning. Wars are a clunky affair and often you'll just set a rally point and hope for the best. The good thing is that wars aren't necessary to enjoy the game.
In short, the game has some flaws, but they don't overshadow the finer points of the game I have had many hours of fun with this game, and I think there'll be more hours down the road as well.