Light of Altair

May 4, 2009 SaintXi SaintXi
Real Time Strategy (RTS) Simulator Strategy Indie
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Light of Altair is a sci-fi colony building game with a deep plot. Grow colonies from landing pod to metropolis, while sending off new spaceships to expand your territory to other worlds. You are not alone in space, 8 factions from different parts of the world are all following their own agendas in the solar system; diplomacy and orbital-combat are essential to learn.
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Release Date May 4, 2009
Developer SaintXi
Publisher SaintXi
Game Modes Single player
Themes Science fiction, 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)
Light of Altair

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