Devouring Stars

Release Date: 2015-07-03

Developer: Nerial

Genres: Indie, Strategy

Price: 6.99

There are so many games set in space willingly limiting their scope to new instances of Star Wars-style ships blasters and myths. Devouring Stars is an attempt at expanding the horizon of "celestial" games focusing on the eerie beauty and poetry of distant stars blackholes and mysterious corners of our universe.What if you could litterally unhook the stars? What if you could be a galactic-sized entity?In Devouring Stars you play a tribe of godlike entities trapped in Tartarus a corner of the universe as far beneath hell as heaven is high above the earth. Hunted by 4 other tribes you have been given the ability to draw your own fate. But to what extent?Devouring Stars uses a couple of unique mechanics to create a different experience on the RTS and space exploration genre. Your entities have the ability to "devour" starfields creating dynamic nebulas that will protect them. Theres no tech tree or building facilities in Devouring Stars: your entities are able to merge in order to create advanced units with special abilities. Depending on the set of entities you start the game with you will be able to go for different strategies that will evolve during the game.Devouring Stars is mainly inspired by Dan Simmons Illium but also by games like Homeworld Eufloria Starcraft or Faster Than Light.FEATURES15 advanced entities to unlock by merging the 4 basic ones (earth air fire water). Each advanced unit has a specific ability like freezing enemies controling them attacking them from afar...Generated starfields offering a wide range of beautiful and differently balanced layoutsThousands of different settings through generated scenariosDirect attack escape route diversion... many ways to go through the game depending on your strategic choices your entities and your enemies4 enemy tribes with specific features and behaviorsUnique particule system able to display thousands of dynamic starsAnd some well hidden secrets...