Starsector (formerly “Starfarer”) is an in-development open-world single-player space-combat, roleplaying, exploration, and economic game. You take the role of a space captain seeking fortune and glory however you choose.

Though it is in-development, you can purchase Starsector now at a discount to gain access to ongoing builds. Starsector supports custom content & mods and is available now for Windows, MacOS, and Linux.

Current Features Pilot your ship in top-down 2D combat

Command your fleet in tactical battles

Gain experience to level up your skills

Detailed space combat mechanics

Customize your ship’s loadout before battle

Hire officers to give skill bonuses, pilot auxiliary ships, and oversee your operations

Explore war-torn star systems

Exploit events to trade goods for profit

Win the favor or scorn of powerful factions

Discover new worlds and salvage lost derelicts

Mod support for diverse user-made content

Claim new worlds, build outposts and industry Upcoming Features Determine the fate of the Sector by your actions

The World of Starsector The interstellar Gate System which binds the space of the Human Domain in a network of trade, industry, and empire collapses in an instant that shatters known civilization forever. Countless fleets are scattered and lost. The comforts of the high age of civilization are but a memory. Entire worlds cut off from the Gate network starve, burn, and tear themselves apart. Now, humanity is scattered in pockets throughout the galaxy, trying to recover from the great Collapse. The story of Starsector concerns a dense region of space in the Perseus Arm left relatively unharmed by the calamity that destroyed the Domain. For over 200 cycles, humanity has been losing its grip on civilization and struggling desperately to hang on to what is left. What will you discover in the ongoing development of the world of Starsector? Single player, gritty, dystopian sci-fi setting

Classic top-down gameplay style enhanced by modern technology

A procedurally generated galactic sector seeded with well-known core worlds and factions

Develop your character into a hot-shot pilot, a smuggler, a stern admiral, an industrial magnate – or anything in between

Outfit ships with your weapons of choice and add hull modifications to create devastating tactical combinations

Explore hundreds of locations to find habitable worlds, rich resource deposits, and lost technology

Assemble a large, powerful fleet or a finely-tuned task force with hand-picked officers and crew

Cripple core world supply lines to create easy prey for piracy or bolster the rule of law and try to reverse the Sector’s descent into chaos

Survey forgotten worlds and establish new colonies among the ruins

Use lost and forbidden technologies to advance your cause – can you afford to pay for the consequences of your hubris?

Leave your mark upon the world and determine the fate of the Sector with your decisions

Some weapons found in Starsector: Some ships found in Starsector:

Sounds neat, what now?