In addition to the resources you’ll gain from welcoming planets into the fold, the most straightforward victory comes from gathering 51% of the galactic population into your civ. Much of the early game will consist of prioritizing nearby systems, and keeping control out of the hands of the other civilizations by claiming them first. Once you hit 100% support, they will join your civilization, after which your influence can only be lost by direct combat with another civ. Hitting 50% support from a populace will net you 50% of that planet’s resource production, and 75% gets you 100% of resources generated by the planet. The amount of support you’ll get for completing a mission depends on the difficulty of the encounter, which also dictates the value of the rewards. The lack of branching technology does admittedly make for less diversity in replaying the game, but figuring out where you want to focus your research and min/maxing to your heart’s content is a surprisingly fun substitute for making tough tech decisions.Īt the start, you’ll be sending your fleet on what amount to peacekeeping missions around the galaxy to garner favor with the various planetary systems. Instead, you’ll just be doing incremental upgrades to ship systems, like 25% damage bonus for Lasers. The tech in Starships is hyper-simplified compared to the tech web from BE, so don’t expect branching tech decisions. You’ll research tech, build cities to bolster general production, construct buildings for specific productivity boosts, as well as construct wonders and maintain your fleet. The strategic layer is, at its core, a Civ-lite experience. For example, picking Sochua and Supremacy gives you both a wonder and two free starting technologies, which can combine to offer insane bonuses if the RNG is kind to you, or if you’re not opposed to restarting until it is. The real fun in choosing how to start, though, comes from finding the synergies that help maximize the benefits. The affinities offer a free wonder, reduced repair costs for your ships, or doubled rewards from completing missions. The eight leaders offer a wide array of benefits, from free starting technologies to an extra ship in your fleet at the beginning of the game. Instead of just choosing a leader, you’ll be picking both a leader to start with and an affinity, which you’ll recognize from Beyond Earth. The starting conditions in Starships will dictate to some extent how you play your game. The strategic layer of galactic conquest and the tactical layer for ship battles intertwine gracefully for a robust experience that doesn’t require the dozens of hours that a game of Civ takes. Sid Meier’s Starships, developed in tandem with Civilization: Beyond Earth and meant to be a narrative successor to the Civ-in-space title, is surprisingly deep for something you can play on the iPad. Each choice you make carries consequences on your path to victory.Developed by Firaxis Games Published by 2K Released March 12th Available on PC, Mac, iPad Reviewed on PC Review copy provided by publisher. Multiple Paths To Victory: Will you win by conquering the greatest threat to the galaxy? Or will you unite a plurality of worlds in your Federation? Perhaps you will lead your people to push the frontiers of science.Fight pirates, protect colony ships, destroy rogue AI, and more. A Galaxy Of Adventure: Explore the galaxy as you lead your fleet to distant worlds and complete missions to help the citizens of these planets.Build improvements on worlds to increase the capabilities and resources of your Federation. Use the unique abilities of the each planet to enhance your fleet and Federation, and keep your opponents in check. Diplomacy, Strategy, and Exploration: Expand the influence of your Federation and gain the trust of the citizens of new planets.Fully Customizable Starships: Create an armada that fits your tactical plan with modular spaceship design.Tactical Space Combat: Encounter unique tactical challenges in every mission, with dynamically generated maps, victory conditions, and foes.See if you have what it takes to rule the universe! Set in the universe of Civilization: Beyond Earth after the age of the Seeding, Sid Meier’s Starships offers sci-fi/strategy fans a full stand-alone game experience that also features cross-connectivity with Beyond Earth, expanding the depth of both games. Build a planetary federation as you strengthen your fleet and secure your homeworld as you attempt to preserve intergalactic peace and your vision of humanity. Travel to new worlds, completing missions to help save and protect the planets and their people from dangerous Space Pirates, to powerful Marauders and other hostile factions. ![]() Take command of a fleet of powerful starships in this adventure-driven strategy game from legendary designer Sid Meier.
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