64%Good matchCosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
94%13k94% positive reviews, Very Positive across 13k reviews·Sci-fi · Singleplayer
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Pixel Starships is an FTL-style online sci-fi strategy builder and management game with a competitive PVP tournament. Set in the retro galaxy, your role is to explore space, meet aliens, and develop your ship, crew and AI. The game contains deep strategic and 4x elements. PSS is community-driven.
Pixel Starships
SteamThe Pixel Starships Level 14 Expansion brings thrilling new challenges and possibilities to the galaxy! With the introduction of Ship Level 14

, players can now upgrade their fleets to even greater heights, unlocking powerful new weapons, enhanced ship modules, and advanced defenses. This update also features exciting new content, including fresh missions, enemy encounters, and additional customization options for starships, offering captains more strategic depth and flexibility in combat. Get ready to test your skills and dominate the cosmos with the latest tech and innovations in this massive expansion!

Unleash Your Creativity in Space!
Welcome to the latest Pixel Starships update, where your imagination becomes part of your arsenal! Dive into an expansive universe where you not only command your spaceship but also customize its appearance. Introducing our new UGC system: a feature that lets every captain personalize their fleet with unique designs.
From one of the most successful Mobile Game Kickstarter campaigns of the year comes Pixel Starships! Pixel Starships is the world’s first total spaceship management game in an 8bit massive online universe. In Pixel Starships, you command every aspect of your ship from construction to battles in a single persistent world. Key Features - ● Build Epic Starships of your own design. ● Many races, aliens, factions to command and conquer. ● Battle it out with other real players in a single massive online universe. ● Manage diplomacy, recruitment, research, exploration! ● Control ship's power and limited resources. Discover epic weapons. ● Build and deploy support crafts to augment your Starship. ● Cross-section full ship control and battles. ● Explore planets, discover the secrets of space. ● Form alliances and battle with your friends to achieve victory! ● Program situational AI commands for subsystems and crew. Allowing automatic combats and offline play. (from ship level 4 after building command room) Note - Pixel Starships is totally free to play and is designed for fair balance for all players. However, there are in-app items that can be purchased for real money to help speed up progress or offer cosmetic and unique improvements. Real currency purchases are not required to fully progress to end game. There are also idle mechanics in the game akin to EVE or Clash of Clans. This is not an FTL style rogue-like game.
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