Lord of Rigel is a grand space strategy adventure, guide your people through a galaxy in turmoil. Form coalitions to survive the coming war, or discover the secrets of ascension that the elder races fear. Your race will have many obstacles to overcome if they are to survive.
Inspired by classic 4x games and 90s science fiction, Lord of Rigel focuses on reducing late game micromanagement with its colony focus system and other automation tools. Or you can choose to get your hands dirty in real time tactical combat.
Face rival species, including the elder races who view themselves as the rightful guardians of the galaxy. Fend off grand menaces as they attempt to disrupt and direct progress, and gain prestige by defending the galaxy against those who would destroy it.
Shape galactic politics by negotiating trade treaties and alliances. Each species has unique leaders with personalities and cultural traditions that direct their choices. Guide or exploit weaker civilizations to become assets or weapons.
Run a shadow empire and benefit from your spy network through sabotaging fleets, bombing infrastructure, stealing technology, creating the “right” political climate by inciting rebellions.
Design starships and engage in pausable real time tactical combat. From small frigates to planet-killing behemoths, you can upgrade your vessels with beams, fighters, missiles, and more. Use combinations of special systems and weapons to defeat your enemies.
Play as one of 10 available species, each with unique characteristics and behaviors. Use diplomacy, espionage, real time ship combat, and research to define a path for your civilization or join one of the elder races as they fight for control.
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Fun game, plays like an updated Master of Orion 2.
This is a modern remake of Master of Orion II, with real time combat instead of turn-based combat as the major difference. There are other small differences in the tech tree, weapon balance, and various other small things. But the big picture is 90% MOO2, from the mechanics to the technology names and descriptions to the interface. I loved MOO2 when I was younger and still go back to from time to time today. This game is a wonderful homage (although it's too bad they aren't more upfront about their inspiration). But I'm not sure I'd choose it over the original. The main reason for this is the UI. Master of Orion 2 was cartoony and pixelated, sure, but it also had a wonderfully clean interface. This game is very cluttered. It loves to take up the left-hand quarter of the screen with a list of your planets and fleets, even though you can access that information on dedicated colony and fleet tabs with a single click. Then the right-hand quarter of the screen is taken up by a barrage of...
I wish there was a report bug issue or something but there are a lot of issue with the game right now but it shows good promise first if i re click my flight a redirect the fleet somewhere it disappears from the main screen. the robots seem to never expand from there one star system is that normal? also if i am getting a research treaty why do i have to click out of the diplo screen and go back to trade tech? also why can i only see part of what the computer's empire is (maybe its a feature but if it is why is there no spy option for that? why do the game developer not let me the user decide how many AI's i want to go against based of the size of the galaxy. sometimes my ships disappear and i have no idea why but if i reload they magically come back and when i mean disappear i mean dead. i also have no idea what the point of the rigel or there mortal enemy have to do in the game expect make more trade and research for myself. i do like the game but please fix some of the things i have...
Year anniversary made me reinstall to see if anything was changed... nope, nothing has. Still buggy and barely playable. Just do yourself a favor and find an emulator and play MOO2.
Lord of Rigel costs $19.99.
Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows Vista / 7 / 8 Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD processor, 2.5 GHz or faster Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 470 GTX or AMD Radeon 6870 HD series card or higher DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9 Compatible Audio Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: 3.5 Ghz Intel Core i5 or equivalent Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9 Compatible Audio
Lord of Rigel is available on Windows PC.
Lord of Rigel has 75% positive reviews from 4 players.
Lord of Rigel was released on Aug 25, 2024.
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