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Saturn Quest: R.U.N.E. 3000 is a tragic Alien Space Opera featuring asystematic Action-RTS battles and epic plot of mythological proportions.

It's difficult for me to write this "overview", because I do believe that Saturn Quest: R. U. N. E. 3000 is one of the best video games ever created. It's my game number 10 and it's the first time I feel this way about my own work. I DO believe this work is genius. And honestly it's all I want you to know at this point. But, of course, it's my personal opinion and yours may be completely different. So I do recommend you to keep reading this "overview" and also read the game's 8-page manual (on you right). It explains the game's mechanics to some extent. Good Luck, Arkhouse Telegraph

"R.U.N.E. is a secret space station orbiting an artificial micro-planet X-5. It was created for illegal experiments on just one particular life form. You."

ACTION-RTS battle system is a unique hybrid of multiple genres (more than 2 (or even 3)). Imagine this combination as a base: -Start with your classic Zelda-style Boss Arena -now add some very simplified RTS (Real Time Strategy) mechanics similar to classic strategy games like Dune 2 (but again - very simplified - please, don't expect deep strategy on a one-screen "Boss Arena"... yet!). There are 10 ARTS Battles in total (in R.U.N.E. 3000). There are 7+ more battles in other styles.
Variety. Saturn Quest has variety. More than 10 game-play modes and their combinations, different perspectives, forms, space ships, etc! Note: variety and quantity are two different words. SQ R3000 is not a long game. It's "wide", not "long". + - Asystematic Game-Design (If you have never heard about it - it's all right! Nobody's using it! ...but I do.

Saturn Quest is an Alien Space Opera, containing multiple episodes that can be played in any order. R.U.N.E. 3000 is a sequel to the previous episode and a prequel to the very first. It is actually recommended to play first. In all Saturn Quest games you play as Captain Navigator, the last Saturnian looking for Saturn.
Ark House Telegraph/Ark House Telegnosis is a one guy with a laptop and internet.

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