Planned Release Date: To be announced

About This Game

Embark on an interstellar journey in Astral Wake, a fresh addition to the beloved lineage of space trading and combat games like Escape Velocity and Endless Sky. Pilot your ship through a vast galaxy, forge a career as a trader or take on contracts as a skilled freelancer, and engage in thrilling space battles—all rendered in full 3D while maintaining the top-down gameplay of the games that inspired Astral Wake.

Note: this game is very much a work in progress, and you may encounter bugs and missing features.

Key features:

• 2.5D gameplay: Experience the best of both worlds with top-down space exploration and combat, powered by a full 3D engine for enhanced visuals and effects.

• Immersive visuals: Enjoy detailed 3D models, particle effects, and scenic backgrounds that bring the space frontier to life.

• Deep economy: Navigate a living economic system across the galaxy. Engage in commodity trading to maximize your profits as you voyage between star systems.

• Diverse mission types: Take on a variety of missions, from simple cargo runs to challenging bounty hunts. Unravel stories and make choices that impact your journey.

• Dynamic combat: Face off against pirates and other threats in fast-paced, skill-based space battles, where the game's AI learns from its mistakes and adapts to your tactics.

• Ship customization: Upgrade and outfit your vessel with various weapons, shields, and other systems to suit your playstyle. Design and equip intelligent, autonomous modules to assist you in combat and exploration.

• Ever-expanding galaxy: Explore a massive galaxy—growing while you play—filled with unique star systems, each with its own characteristics, markets, and opportunities.

Chart your own course through the stars—will you become a wealthy merchant, a fearsome pirate, or a celebrated hero? It's up to you!

This project makes use of open source code and third-party assets—see the "Licenses" screen for more information. Astral Wake incorporates AI tools, including large language models and image generation models, in both development and gameplay.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Astral Wake incorporates AI tools, including large language models and image generation models, in both development and gameplay—for example, for dynamic storytelling and NPCs that learn over time.