Starlathe

Description

A galaxy that doesn't wait for you

Starlathe is a 2D top-down space sim where the galaxy runs for real. Miners cut ore from asteroid fields, transporters haul goods between stations, factories consume and produce, War Fleets clash over territory — all simulated live across 150 sectors, whether you're watching or not. Nothing is faked, nothing spawns from thin air: every shipment travels, every ship flies, every wreck was someone's ship.

Earn your place

Start with a small ship and choose your path:

• Mine asteroid fields and refine your ore into something worth more

• Trade across a real supply chain of over 50 goods — buy where it's cheap, haul it where it's needed

• Fight — hunt pirates for factions, or become the pirate yourself and live with your reputation

• Craft weapons, modules and ships through refining, components and full production chains

Build and command your own fleet

Buy ships, assign them roles, and put them to work: your own miners feeding your income, transporters running your routes, escorts guarding your convoys — up to a dreadnought flagship leading your battle line. Fleet battles are fought ship to ship with turrets, rockets, beams and point defense, not dice rolls.

A galaxy with consequences

Stations die for real — evacuations, wrecks, loot fields — and factions rebuild them. Territory changes hands. Prices react to real supply and demand. The law notices smuggling and piracy. Your reputation follows you.

Explore the unknown

Fog of war hides the galaxy until you chart it. Find ship graveyards, abandoned sectors, wild space beyond the gates — and 22 skies to fly under.

Play together

Fly the same living galaxy with up to 3 friends in online co-op. Every pilot has their own ship, wallet, fleet and missions, exploration is shared, and nothing you fire can hurt each other. Invite friends through Steam and pick up where you left off — every pilot is saved with the galaxy.

Your data and bug reports

The first time you start the game it asks once whether it may send anonymous reports (performance, errors the game recovered from, and gameplay balance numbers like credits and experience per hour). They carry only a random install number: never your name, Steam account, chat or files. You can change your answer any time in Settings > Privacy. Bug reports are sent only when you press Report Bug (F8), with a screenshot and your save only if you tick them. Crash reports work as before. Everything goes over HTTPS to Astraeon Interactive's own server, is used only to fix and balance the game, and is never sold or shared.