Sins of a Solar Empire 2008

Released: February 2008
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS) · Strategy · Tactical
Platform: PC
Developer: Ironclad Games
Publisher: Stardock
More info: IGDB

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Is it still worth playing?

Its makers call it RT4X because it brings some elements of 4X games into a 2008 science fiction real time strategy game for Windows. Players lead a spacefaring empire in one of three races, the industrial TEC, the psychic Advent or the alien Vasari, conquering star systems by military, economic and diplomatic means. The playing field is a fully 3D web of planets and other objects around one or more stars. There is no single-player campaign, but matches can be played against AI opponents offline or against other players online. The three main resources are Credits, Metal and Crystal. A full evening of empire building across whole star systems is still on offer.