Sid Meier's Starships Steam news

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• Review score50% positive
• Total reviews2,461
• Release dateMar 12, 2015
• DeveloperFiraxis Games
• Publisher2K

Genres: Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Firaxis GamesPublisher: 2K

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Sid Meier's Starships Steam news

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• Firaxis Anniversary Sale - Join the 30th Anniversary Celebration - 30 April 2026

  Firaxis Anniversary Sale May 1st represents a historic milestone for Firaxis Games: 30 years of crafting world-class strategy experiences. To mark three decades of excellence and the debut of a bold new studio identity, a special anniversary sale is now live on Steam. This event is a tribute to the studio’s history, offering deep discounts on the iconic titles that have defined the genre for a generation. From Sid Meier’s Civilization VI to the XCOM Ultimate Collection, fans can get legendary titles at significant savings.As Firaxis enters its next chapter, there has never been a better time to revisit the catalog that made them a powerhouse in gaming. Explore the legacy, master the tactics, and own a piece of strategy history. Key titles included in the sale*: Civilization III Complete Edition - 80% Civilization IV Complete Edition - 80%Civilization V Complete Edition - 75%Civilization…

• Starships 1.3 update now available - 5 May 2015

  Firaxis Games has issued a new update for the PC version of Sid Meier’s Starships today. This update, which adds greater depth to AI behavior, increases overall difficulty and implements design changes requested by the community, is available on PC and Mac through Steam. You can read the full list of updates below: • AIs will play by player-chosen constrained Victory rules. • On the "Impossible" difficulty setting, players will now start the game with one ship. • Megabot strength has been increased. • The Wonder Victory now requires 9 Wonders to complete. • AI will now attempt more missions per turn on the Impossible difficulty setting. • AI will now use stealth more often. • The Negotiate button on the bridge view is now named “Negotiate”. • Fixed the damage meter in the Fleet Overview when ships need repair. • The "How to Play" screen now states that a Population Victory is only one w…

• Starships 1.3 update now available - 5 May 2015

  Firaxis Games has issued a new update for the PC version of Sid Meier’s Starships today. This update, which adds greater depth to AI behavior, increases overall difficulty and implements design changes requested by the community, is available on PC and Mac through Steam. You can read the full list of updates below: • AIs will play by player-chosen constrained Victory rules. • On the "Impossible" difficulty setting, players will now start the game with one ship. • Megabot strength has been increased. • The Wonder Victory now requires 9 Wonders to complete. • AI will now attempt more missions per turn on the Impossible difficulty setting. • AI will now use stealth more often. • The Negotiate button on the bridge view is now named “Negotiate”. • Fixed the damage meter in the Fleet Overview when ships need repair. • The "How to Play" screen now states that a Population Victory is only one w…

• Minor update now live - 2 April 2015

  A new update is available for Sid Meier’s Starships. This update includes minor bug fixes and should automatically download through Steam. If you are having issues triggering the download, please check your Steam Settings for the game or try restarting your Steam client.

• Minor update now live - 2 April 2015

  A new update is available for Sid Meier’s Starships. This update includes minor bug fixes and should automatically download through Steam. If you are having issues triggering the download, please check your Steam Settings for the game or try restarting your Steam client.

• Wot I Think: Sid Meier s Starships - 13 March 2015

  Starships shares a story and theme with Civilization: Beyond Earth but it’s not part of the Civ family. It’s not part of the Pirates! family either, much to my disappointment. There’s a world of wonder in that exclamation mark, a world in which an inept starship captain blunders from one planet to the next searching for pieces of a galactic treasure map, raids a space station and retires on a distant moon, married to the Lunar Governor’s daughter, Starships does not take place in that world. After playing for a couple of days, I find myself wishing that it did. Here’s wot I think. …

• Now Available on Steam - Sid Meier's Starships - 12 March 2015

  Sid Meier's Starships is Now Available on Steam! Build and command a fleet of starships and travel between planets as you explore, build, negotiate, and fight to preserve your vision for humanity.

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