StarDrive is a 4X real-time strategy video game by Zero Sum Games, it was released for Microsoft Windows in April 2013. The game was funded through Kickstarter, raising $17,676 in its December 2011 crowdfunding campaign.[2][3] The player's goal is to dominate the galaxy with one of the eight races through diplomacy and war while developing new technologies, exploring new star systems and colonizing new planets. The game received a mixed critical reception, generating a score of 61/100 on reviews aggregation website Metacritic.[4][5][6][7] Its sequel, StarDrive 2 contrastingly adopts turn-based strategy gameplay and was released in April 2015.[8][9]
| StarDrive | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Zero Sum Games |
| Publisher(s) | Iceberg Interactive |
| Designer(s) | Daniel DiCicco |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | April 26, 2013[1] |
| Genre(s) | 4X, real-time strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
References
edit- ^ "StarDrive". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ Rus McLaughlin (2013-04-25). "The playable races Kickstarter backers created for Stardrive". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
- ^ Daniel DiCicco (2011-12-01). "StarDrive -- a 4x Action Strategy Game for the PC". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
- ^ "StarDrive for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
- ^ Zacny, Rob (2013-05-13). "StarDrive Review - A Big Black Hole". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
- ^ Shannon, Daniel (2013-05-13). "StarDrive Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
- ^ Griliopoulos, Dan (2013-07-11). "StarDrive review". PC Gamer. Future plc. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
- ^ Kaiser, Rowan (2014-04-24). "StarDrive 2 Flips its Strategy Script". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
- ^ PC Gamer staff (2015-04-10). "Upcoming PC game release dates: Spring 2015". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
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