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2013 · 4X · Indie

StarDrive

StarDrive sets a new benchmark for the ‘4X Space Strategy’ genre. Starting with a single planet and a small number of space-worthy vessels, you must venture forth into the galaxy, conquer new worlds, build new colonies and defend your very existence against those who would take what is yours. How you play is your decision. Use diplomacy or brute force.

Released: 26 April 2013
Platforms: Windows
Genres: 4X Indie Real-time strategy Science Strategy
Developers: —
Publishers: Iceberg Interactive
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Science fiction 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)
Country: United States
Languages: English, French, German, Polish, Russian
Time to beat: 19hmain story20hcompletionist

About

StarDrive is a 4X real-time strategy video game by Zero Sum Games, it was released for Microsoft Windows in April 2013. The game was funded through Kickstarter, raising $17,676 in its December 2011 crowdfunding campaign. The player's goal is to dominate the galaxy with one of the eight races through diplomacy and war while developing new technologies, exploring new star systems and colonizing new planets. The game received a mixed critical reception, generating a score of 61/100 on reviews aggregation website Metacritic. Its sequel, StarDrive 2 contrastingly adopts turn-based strategy gameplay and was released in April 2015.