This is a strategy game where you build up planets and asteroids to then attack the enemy and destroy their bases. The graphic are pretty simple, so nothing grand there but they are ok for such a game. The strategy is also simple from what time i played, but i guess it gets more complex later in the missions. The story for the campaign is a bit boring from what i could see. Maybe its me. I will cautiously recommend this game. It's not great but at the low price below 10$, it should be worth a few hours of fun.
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About This Game
Light of Altair is based on a custom built 3D engine that enables easy zooming from galaxies all the way down to individual moons and asteroids covered in the colonies with their glass domes, mines and launch pads. Advanced shader technology is used to add rich details and lighting to surfaces.
- Build colonies on planets and asteroids throughout a system.
- Manage industries and colonists to grow from a tiny landing unit into a towering city.
- Detailed storyline based on a future-history of Earth.
- Rich single player campaign traced across the galaxy.
- Play out important plot events from different sides taking on the role of one of 8 different factions.
- Detailed tech-tree with over 30 weapons, buildings, and ship-mods to discover.
- Design ships: Pick a ship schematic and equip weapons, armour and mods to hardpoints. Then command shipyards to build a fleet from the design.
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User Reviews
Pick it up for under $5, worth an hour or two of your time!
Extremely addicting, easy to play, VERY fun. Light of Altair can give you hours of fun on end, and is so addicting that even if/when you get stuck and want to stop, it keeps bringing you back. It's a really enjoyable space strategy game. (the review before this parenthesis was made before i finished it) now upon finishing it, i can still agree to what i said before, but with one caveat: limited replayability. There is only the story missions to it, with no sandbox/freeplay or challenge mode, thus limiting replayability. Still a very good game though!
This is one of the best single player strategy games I've ever played.
fun rts/space settlement sim
Don't buy it I really dislike tier system when you build your base on planets. Same game with open world with free building system would be interresting. Thinked was Ascendancy remake but it seem Light of Altair don't offer better only worst. After three missions i stopped game and deleted all files definitively.
Amazing game would love a sequal even if it is 11 years later
If your thinking of picking this up or already have it, I would reccomend the older title "Fragile Aligance" (wich is a fathful remake of the very old Amiga game K2240) whos graphics have aged very well even if the interface is somewhat clunky. dose everything this game has tried to do, but did it better years before and for cheeper https://store.steampowered.com/app/383100/Fragile_Allegiance/
S.H.I.T
Do people even know this game exists? Great city building game on Normal. Insane difficulty on Hard.
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FAQ
How much does Light of Altair cost?
Light of Altair costs $14.99.
What are the system requirements for Light of Altair?
System requirements are not available for Light of Altair.
What platforms is Light of Altair available on?
Light of Altair is available on Windows PC.
Is Light of Altair worth buying?
Light of Altair has 84% positive reviews from 32 players. Metacritic score: 66/100.
When was Light of Altair released?
Light of Altair was released on Jun 4, 2009.
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