Expand your own galactic empire across new stars, research technologies, and challenge great alien powers in this immersive 4X grand strategy game. Build interstellar colonies, and starbases to gather more resources. Explore a unique galaxy full of secrets, great perils, and limitless possibilities.
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What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“New Stars is a 4X galactic strategy game / passion project mostly developed by one developer over 2 years with a small budget. The game will hopefully improve in in stability and be more polished in the long run, but in the short run there will be lots of bug fixes / hotfixes and focus on implementing urgent player feedback. When/if the community is happy with the state of the game, we can consider adding improvements such as releasing full multiplayer support, as the game is already built on a multiplayer foundation.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“New Stars may be in early-access for several months at the minimum, although the duration will greatly depend on player feedback and the overall state of the game. I want to ensure that the game is polished, refined, and ready for release, but this may take a while.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The full version of New Stars will feature more refined mechanics, improved gameplay, and a greater variety of content. During Early Access, I will be focusing on addressing player feedback, bug fixing, and implementing additional features and improvements based on the community's suggestions. I feel it may take a while for the game to feel truly special, and that's why we will improve it in iterations, based on player feedback.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“There will be lots of bugs, but the game should be playable to the end. The new saving system should be more robust and fixes many bugs with the old saving system. Therefore you can save and reload your progress. New Stars may at first be confusing for new players to the genre, but those with experience with similar games should have a much easier time learning.

Refer to the second early-access post for more info, regarding the future scope of the game:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2231270/view/3824179810337651248”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“Yes, the base game will be priced 10-15% lower during Early Access to reflect its current state with less content, stability, and gameplay refinement. As we approach the full release in the distant future, with added features and improvements, the pricing may be adjusted accordingly, although a full release is not guaranteed to occur.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Community involvement is crucial to the development of New Stars, although I am the only developer as of writing, there may be some delay before it is humanly possible to implement player suggestions, although they will be prioritized. This is because the TODO list will most likely be full well into early-access, and there are hundreds of things to possibly do as of writing. I plan to continue to actively engage with the community through Steam discussions, Discord, and playtesting opportunities to gather feedback, address concerns, and prioritize the most impactful changes.”
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About This Game

New Stars is a 4X strategy game, on a galactic scale. Explore new worlds, build mega-structures, and found prosperous interstellar colonies. Go head-to-head with alien empires and build the greatest empire to survive the test of time, or be the last remaining in the galaxy to succeed.


Customize your empire from world preferences, eight different ideologies with their own bonuses, hundreds of empire icons and more. Customize a unique galaxy based on your preferences. There are five different galaxy sizes to choose from.


Unique empires, species, and clans exist within a customizable and procedurally generated galaxy with limitless possibilities, and thousands of unique planets, stars and worlds. Some planets have valuable resources that can be collected.


Explore star systems and discover new secrets of the galaxy, and find clues to your lost home. Discoveries such as white dwarfs, ancient ruins, lost ships, and much more can be found within the abyss. Some planets have hidden features that increase their value.


Expand your empire across new stars to new frontiers, and build strong colonies that will power your galactic economy. Collect natural resources from planets and stars using starhubs. Beware of pesky space pirates that may plunder your resources for their own gain.


Merge ships into one fleet, and combine them against your adversaries. Defend against attacks by upgrading starbases, or fortifying your colonies. Research new ship types or advanced military capabilities to get an edge over your alien foes.


Declare wars, trade resources, make agreements, declare friendships, share intel, forge galactic unions, and much more. Some empires may be openly hostile or require appeasing, others may be cooperative, and some may be integrated into your empire.


Construct military starship presets with unique turrets. Unlock larger ships and more powerful turrets to allow your empire to get an edge in interstellar warfare.

There is much to do in New Stars and you choose how to play.
New Stars is in development, so there is more yet to come...

System Requirements

Windows
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS *: Windows 7x64 / Windows 8.1x64 / Windows 10x64 / Windows 11x64
    • Processor: Intel Core i7-6800K or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X or greater
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: 2GB AMD 7970 or GTX 1050 or greater
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 10 GB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Device
    • Additional Notes: Starting a game may take a while to load on lower-end GPUs as the game is texture heavy.
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS *: Windows 7x64 / Windows 8.1x64 / Windows 10x64 / Windows 11x64
    • Processor: Intel Core i7-6800K or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X or greater
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: 2GB AMD 7970 or GTX 1050 or greater
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 10 GB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Device
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 20.04 / Ubuntu 22.04
    • Processor: Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz or AMD FX8350 4.0 GHz or greater
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: 2GB AMD 7970 or GTX 1050 or greater
    • Storage: 10 GB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Device
    • Additional Notes: Starting a game may take a while to load on lower-end GPUs as the game is texture heavy.
    Recommended:
    • OS: Ubuntu 20.04 / Ubuntu 22.04
    • Processor: Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz or AMD FX8350 4.0 GHz or greater
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: 2GB AMD 7970 or GTX 1050 or greater
    • Storage: 10 GB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Device

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