Distant Worlds: Universe
Distant Worlds: Universe is the newest chapter of this critically acclaimed sci-fi series, adding incredible new features and an exciting new storyline. Universe is also the ultimate collector’s edition, the…
Distant Worlds: Universe is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Code Force, released 5 April 2014 on PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $2.39 at Fanatical.
What Distant Worlds: Universe is
Distant Worlds: Universe is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Code Force and released in 2014. It was published by Slitherine Ltd.. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Microsoft XNA.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Distant Worlds: Universe is the newest chapter of this critically acclaimed sci-fi series, adding incredible new features and an exciting new storyline. Universe is also the ultimate collector’s edition, the first time all previous Distant Worlds releases have been included in one package, along with an updated manual and greatly expanded modding support. Distant Worlds is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game. Experience the full depth and detail of turn-based strategy, but with the simplicity and ease of real-time, and on the scale of a massively-multiplayer online game. The Universe is Yours!
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are 4x (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 54 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Distant Worlds: Universe holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 33% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored about average for its year.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Pentium 4 @1.5 GHz, 1 GB RAM and minimum 1024 x 768 resolution, 32 bit. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $2.39 at Fanatical, 92% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Distant Worlds: Universe launched on 5 April 2014, within three weeks of Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, Infamous: Second Son, Monument Valley and Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, Infamous: Second Son, Monument Valley, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Distant Worlds: Universe yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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