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About

As a space bear, human or any other race, venture forth into the galaxy, create custom ships, conquer new worlds, build new colonies and defend your very existence against those who would take what is yours.

Game Details

Developer:Zero Sum Games
Release:April 26, 2013
Metacritic:61
Platforms:
PC
IndieSingleplayerExplorationStrategy

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