

Sid Meier's Starships 2015
Developed by Firaxis Games
- Strategy, Science fiction, 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)
Sid Meier’s Starships challenges players to build a planetary federation by exploring the galaxy, expanding its influence and domain, researching futuristic technologies and engaging in deep, turn-based tactical space combat with an armada of uniquely customizable starships. Each new campaign will feature its own distinctive galactic strategy map of worlds with dynamically generated tactical combat missions that will enhance the game’s replay value. In addition, Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth fans who purchase Sid Meier’s Starships will uncover cross-connectivity with the two games such that will enhance and expand the depth of both game experiences.
StrategyScience fiction4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)space battlePC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
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Character
Earnest, plot-driven, grave and cool.
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- contemporarynostalgic
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
- Developer
- Firaxis Games
- Publisher
- 2K Games
- Released
- March 12, 2015
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
IGDB rating 6.7/10 from 14 ratings.
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