Sword of the Stars

August 22, 2006 Kerberos Productions Paradox Interactive, Lighthouse Interactive
Real Time Strategy (RTS) Simulator Strategy Turn-based strategy (TBS)
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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 Date August 22, 2006
Developer Kerberos Productions
Publisher Paradox Interactive, Lighthouse Interactive
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective Bird view / Isometric
Themes Science fiction, 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)
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