''Starmancer'' is a

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game developed by Ominux Games and published by

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. Its game state is viewed from an

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perspective, taking place in a

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galaxy. A closed alpha version was released in April 2019, and the game entered

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on August 5, 2021, for

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Gameplay

In ''Starmancer'', the player plays as a Starmancer Core, which is a human-

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hybrid who has been irreversibly fused with their core. The game emphasizes player freedom, with the main objective of the game being the preservation of the Starmancer Core and station. Unlike typical colony-management games, ''Starmancer'' does not end when all colonists are dead, instead giving the player the ability to create new ones at will.

Development

''Starmancer'' was officially unveiled via

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on February 12, 2018 and achieved full funding within three days. ''Starmancer'' has been in development for 5 years as of 2020. On April 2, 2018, Ominux added an additional programmer to the team, who quietly left the project shortly before the game was shown at

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. The game was shown off again at

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, with an early access release date of August 5, 2021. The game is being published by

References

External links

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