

Gratuitous Space Battles 2009
Developed by Positech Games
- Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Who needs backstory? Who needs resource-gathering? Diplomacy is so last year. Gratuitous Space Battles cuts right to the chase of sci-fi strategy games, and deals with large, completely unjustified space battles between huge opposing space fleets.
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Plot-driven, unpretentious, spare and cool.
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
- contemplativerelentless
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About the game
- Platforms
- Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
- Developer
- Positech Games
- Publisher
- Positech Games
- Released
- November 16, 2009
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
IGDB rating 7.8/10 from 13 ratings.
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