Star Ruler
Star Ruler is a large scale, real-time grand strategy set in space. Design, build, and take control of potentially thousands of ships, and expand the reach of your empire across the entire galaxy. Research new…
Star Ruler is an indie developed by Blind Mind Studios, released 21 August 2010 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Star Ruler is
Star Ruler is an indie game developed by Blind Mind Studios and released in 2010. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Irrlicht.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Star Ruler is a large scale, real-time grand strategy set in space. Design, build, and take control of potentially thousands of ships, and expand the reach of your empire across the entire galaxy. Research new technologies, capture enemy vessels, and conquer enemy planets on your path to galactic domination. Chat with other players at any time to discuss strategies or arrange multiplayer games. And if that isn't enough, you can modify the game in nearly any way you see fit, or download mods made by others.
How it plays
Its themes are 4x (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Star Ruler launched on 21 August 2010, within three weeks of Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Mafia II and Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.
Released around the same time: Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Mafia II, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.
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