Space Wars: Interstellar Empires

Space Wars: Interstellar Empires

Desert Owl Games LLC · December 8, 2017 · Early Access, Free to Play, Massively Multiplayer, Tactical, Strategy

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About Space Wars: Interstellar Empires

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Space Wars: Interstellar Empires is a turn-based tactical strategy game where you lead one of four unique galactic factions across a sprawling map, commanding hundreds of distinct spacecraft to conquer enemy worlds and claim total galactic dominion. Each faction plays differently—from humanity's balanced plasma fleets to the Genari's boarding tactics and the mysterious Ma'Alaketh's advanced tech—with persistent territorial control where conquered regions reshape the map and hundreds of battles wage simultaneously across the universe.

Space Wars: Interstellar Empires is a turn-based tactical strategy game where you side with a powerful galactic faction, each with its own fleet and play style, and gain access to hundreds of distinct space crafts.

Choose a starting ship and set off on a sprawling map filled with distinct locales, tactical advantage points and enemy worlds. Conquer galactic territories through combat, complete missions, and use the experience gained to upgrade your crew and ship or acquire more spacecraft.

Fight alongside your faction to claim every system in the galaxy, one planet at a time. Work with allies to forge new friendships and clans, or go rogue and discover worlds on your own. Either path will lead to tense battles for enemy space … or to defend your own.
Once an invading force conquers a region, that faction’s map is updated to include the area. Each race must take the war to their enemies and overpower other species to win total control of the universe.

FEATURES
  • Explore a massive intergalactic map made up of multiple regions.
  • Enjoy stunning high-quality graphics with intricately-detailed and distinct ships.
  • Currently Playable Factions: Sol Imperial Worlds and Genari United Empires
  • Choose from more than 100+ spaceships.
  • Participate in a universe where hundreds of battles may be going on at once
  • Manage the captain and crew of your ships with dedicated skill trees.
  • Strategize your moves in turn-based combat and revel in immersive tactical mechanics

FACTIONS
The Sol Imperial Worlds represent the human race; they have sturdy, well-balanced utilitarian warships with a focus on plasma weaponry and strong force fields. Their technological advantage also excels in propulsion, as the Sol’s ion drive technology surpasses the Genari’s fusion drives. Their officers focus on defensive skills.

The Genari United Empire are falling behind in the technological race, but have more maneuverable ships with advanced armor. They also have marine pods, which offset their disadvantage by boarding onto enemy ships and either causing crew casualties or capturing the ship outright. Their officers focus on offensive skills.

The Ma’Alaketh Confederation wield technology that is centuries ahead compared to Sol and Genari. Little is known about them other than their minimal interest in the conflict between the warring races. They have more distinct long-ranged weaponry and dampening fields that make them harder to hit. Their officers focus on technology-based skills.

The Hive are sentient creatures that live and die in space. Starting as spores, they use absorbed energy from solar radiation and organic matter captured from enemy ships to grow into larger forms. Their weaponized nature stems from a need for self defense, causing them to produce lethal defense mechanisms that develop as they advance. They have no crew but improve through growth and absorption of defeated races.

Space Wars: Interstellar Empires — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Player modes
Online PvP, Online co-op, Cross-platform multiplayer
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

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Space Wars: Interstellar Empires is a hex-based tactical MMO with multiple ships to choose from and a small friendly community, though players note it requires significant time investment and suffers from unclear mechanics that lack proper tooltips or explanations. The main complaints center on slow progression, unbalanced matchmaking where high-tier players can relentlessly pursue lower-tier opponents, and the game feeling overly time-consuming for casual players.

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Recommended Nov 11, 2025
Hex based mmo tactical space combat. lots of ships to pic from. you control one and lv up as you attack and defend against npc and other players. small but friendly community. i would love to see this game thrive but i think its a bit time taxing for the average gamer. still fun to log in and see whats new!
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Recommended Sep 19, 2026
I read through the reviews before I played Space Wars and frankly, there is some very onery people out there. When you download an early access game, it is much like investing a kiss in a toad, you either end up with a prince/ess in the end, or a wart on your lip. I have an amazing amount of respect for what this solo/part-time Dev team has accomplished. The whole intro was pretty epic overall, very realistic, though a little disjointed here and there but overall, carries the gist nicely. The game is fairly easy to learn, though it does have its share of "black box" mechanics. Not sure how some things work, but they do work. This is where I align with some of the complainers, but only in this part: For the love of all that is good and holy, TOOL TIPS, INFO Buttons, anything! I will even take a manual. I do not even have time to read a loading screen because the code is a well-oiled machine and just flies. The complaint about earning only 24xp in battle resonated with me initially, but then I did more challenging battles, and got awarded between 100-ish to 550ish. That makes THAT argument null and void. I love everything the way it sits, but after the first 10 hours or so, the…
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Not recommended May 2, 2026
You will never find a fight, because way higher tier ships will chase you across the galaxy while lower tier ships warp out as soon as you arrive.
Not recommended Nov 6, 2025
Progression is too slow.

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