Sword of the Stars

Critic score2 critics

First release: Aug 22, 2006
Developer: Kerberos Productions
Publisher: Lighthouse Interactive, Paradox Interactive
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Real Time Strategy (RTS) · 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate), Science fiction
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)

It is the year 2405, and human scientists have discovered a new technology, the Node Drive. This is an innovation that will finally allow travel from star to star at speeds faster than light. As mankind is poised on the brink of a new era, tragedy strikes, as the first inter-colony ship is destroyed and Earth is ravaged by an alien force. What was supposed to be the dawning of a new era instead was stymied by a grim, new reality... We are not alone...and we are no longer safe.

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Release dates

PC (Microsoft Windows): Aug 22, 2006
PC (Microsoft Windows): Sep 08, 2006

Age ratings

PEGI 7 ESRB E10+

Game modes

Multiplayer, Single player

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

External links

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Keywords

spaceship, steam, mining, real-time combat, gamersgate

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, real-time combat, gamersgate, planet, random encounter, macromanagement

At a Glance

Critic Score: 70

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Languages

Englishinterface

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Features

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Steam Family Sharing

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