73%Strong matchSolargene
80%58780% positive reviews, Very Positive across 587 reviews·Colony Sim · Base Building
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The children of long-extinct humanity desperately search for the legendary artifact system of Sol. Search for Sol is a sci-fi 4X in the tradition of Reach for the Stars, Master of Orion, and Star Traders. Control Sol for 50 years to ascend to flesh once again.
Search for Sol
SteamSearch for Sol is a sci-fi 4X in the tradition of Reach for the Stars, Master of Orion, and Star Traders.
The factions of humanity's children search for the secrets of Sol to escape their perfect metallic bodies. Control Sol for 50 years to ascend.
Search a strategic turn based map combined with tactical auto-battles.
Recover old technologies to counter-build enemy fleet compositions including kinetic, missile, railgun, and beam weapons and relevant defensive tech. Over 400 different visual hull combinations possible.

Fleets must continually adapt. The enemy will be constantly changing their fleet compositions to counter the last weaponry they encounter, making the usual "Deathball" strategy ineffective. Massive monolithic fleets will lose to smaller fleets with more diverse technology.
The galaxy has limited resources, so recycling technology is key to victory.
Each faction is adapted to certain types of worlds, one cyborg's trash is another's idyllic paradise.
Colonizing a sub-par planet may be worth it to deny your enemy a super colony.

Now available at all Babbages & EB Games locations!
Original system requirements:
System 7.1 or higher
2mb of RAM (Virtual Memory ok)
2mb free hard disk space
1.44mb floppy drive required
B&W Monitor capable of 640 × 480 resolution or higher
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