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2010 · Blind Mind Studios · 4X · Indie

Star Ruler

Star Ruler is a large scale, real-time grand strategy set in space.

Released: 21 August 2010
Platforms: Linux Windows
Genres: 4X Indie Real-time strategy Rhythm Strategy
Developers: Blind Mind Studios
Publishers: Blind Mind Studios
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Themes: Science fiction 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)
Engine: Irrlicht Engine
Country: United States
Age ratings: PEGI 7
Languages: English
Time to beat: 15hmain story50hcompletionist

About

Star Ruler is a space 4X / RTS hybrid developed and published by American company Blind Mind Studios.

Star Ruler was first announced on July 5, 2009 in the Irrlicht Community Forums, the game engine on which Star Ruler was based. It was released on August 21, 2010. The game was launched in retail outlets in the EU on August 16, 2011 via Iceberg Interactive and was planned to launch Mid-October in the US via Interactive Gaming Software (IGS). However this deal fell through and Star Ruler never launched in retail outlets in the United States.

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Star Ruler features a 1 to 10,000+ star system count galaxy of configurable shape. The size of the in-game universe is only limited by the processing power of the user's computer. Generated systems may have orbiting planets, moons, asteroids, comets, or aggressive, capturable, NPC assets.

Gameplay occurs in a single space in real-time with the rate of time determined by the player. Star Ruler also features Newtonian mechanics in its ship movement.