Sid Meier’s Starships Announced for PC, Mac, iPad. First Screenshots Gallery

Sid Meier’s Starships has been announced for PC, Mac and iPad, as an all-new turn-based, adventure-driven interstellar strategy game from the famous game designer who brought the world the Civilization series. It will be released this year via digital download.

Here’s an in-depth look at Starships and an interview with the man himself.

Starships lets players command a fleet of starships as they embark on a series of missions to explore the galaxy, protect planets and their civilizations, and build a federation to ultimately usher in a new age of peace throughout the galaxy.

Here’s the Sid Meier’s Starships image gallery.
Click on any of these image thumbnails to see the full-size screenshots:


Starships challenges players to build a planetary federation by exploring the galaxy, expanding its influence and domain, researching futuristic technologies and engaging in deep, turn-based tactical space combat with an armada of uniquely customizable starships.

Here’s half an hour of Starships gameplay & commentary, with Sid Meier dressed up in a Star Trek uniform and showing you how to build Starships!

Each new campaign will feature its own distinctive galactic strategy map of worlds with dynamically generated tactical combat missions that will enhance the game’s replay value.

Check out the Starships Announcement Trailer:

In addition, Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth fans who purchase Sid Meier’s Starships will uncover cross-connectivity with the two games such that will enhance and expand the depth of both game experiences.

Lastly check out this indepth panel from PAX South 2015 with Cid Meier and some of the game’s developers.

“When designing Starships, I was intrigued by the idea of exploring the next chapter in the story of Civilization: Beyond Earth. What happens after we colonize our new home and eventually build starships to take to the stars? What has become of our long-lost brothers and sisters from the planet Earth?” said Sid Meier, director of creative development at Firaxis Games. “My goal was to create an experience that focuses on starship design and combat within a universe filled with interstellar adventure, diplomacy, and exploration.”

“Sid has been a leader in the strategy and PC gaming market for more than 30 years,” said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K Games. “After successfully launching an experience touching upon mankind’s history on Earth, fans will now see how Sid has used the Civilization: Beyond Earth universe to deliver his own unique style of strategic gaming.”

Sid Meier’s Starships will be available on Steam for Windows-based PC and Mac, the Mac App Store for Mac, and the App Store for iPad devices in early 2015.

Sid Meier's Starships Gameplay Screenshot Supreme Empire Fleet
Supreme Empire Fleet

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