Star Empires — cover artwork featuring alien factions

What is Star Empires?

Star Empires is an indie game in development. It's a turn-based strategy game in space. In this game, you acquire planets, engage in democracy and trade with other factions, and finally, engage in battle with a customized fleet. Unlike other games of this genre, Star Empires is designed to be simple and streamlined: Think of it as a "casual Grand-strategy". There's far less focus on micro-managing an empire, so there's more time for exploration, diplomacy, and awesome space battles. Star Empires is designed more like a board game, so it is faster and more multi-player friendly. Star Empires is designed so that a multiplayer game between 4 players can be wrapped up in an hour, but longer games with bigger maps is possible. Many games of this genre have a lot of detail when it comes to empire building, management of economy, etc. But the battle system is streamlined. Star Empires is the opposite: A deep combat system with simple economic management. There will be an option for abstract, quick combat for players that prefer strategy over tactics. Multiplayer can be played online or hot-seat (same device). Single-Player play against AI is also an option.

Screenshots

Strategic map — explore hex-based star systems

Strategic map — explore hex-based star systems

When will the game be released?

The release date is yet to be determined. Right now, we're trying to raise funds for the game.

On what platforms will Star Empires be released?

Windows, and Android Tablets. Mac and iOS would also be nice.