Alt Shift, the studio behind Crying Suns, is proud (and tremendously excited) to announce Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes. After nearly three years of development, we can finally talk about it and share our excitement around working on this legendary sci-fi franchise!
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A Narrative And Tactical Roguelite
Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes shares some common DNA with Crying Suns. At first glance, you might notice a visual connection between the two—a mix of 2D and 3D graphics, along with color palettes we’re particularly fond of.
The main similarity is that both games are space-themed tactical and narrative roguelites.
The setup: You command one of the many gunstars with their fleet, escaping Caprica after the Cylon’s attack on the Twelve colonies.
Your goal: Rejoin Humanity’s last hope, the Battlestar Galactica fleet, led by Admiral Adama.
The Gamefeel: Embody the role of a commander, under constant pressure, having to make the toughest decisions possible to survive, not only the Cylon chase, but also the threat from the inside… (the first pilot episode of the television show titled “33 minutes”, where the Battlestar Galactica has to jump every 33 minutes to escape the Cylon fleet , is pretty close to what we want as a gamefeel.)
Game core pillars:
Replayability: Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes is a roguelite, so to progress, you will play several runs, always different, thanks to procedural content inside a run ,your strategy and narrative choices, and also unlocks and upgrades between runs.
Asymmetrical tactical fights: Following the footsteps of Adama, you take on the role of a military tactician trying to get the most out of each battle. Fights are based on a “resist until you can jump” principle: the enemy force is so overwhelming that the objective is purely escape for survival.
Hard choices and ambiguous decisions: Most decisions involve a life-threatening crisis. Most of the time, you don't have complete information on the situation, but have to make decisions under pressure. The consequences are sometimes difficult to anticipate; decisions have long-term repercussions and are often not to the liking of all fleet members and factions.
We won’t go into the game's details for now. We will keep that for a future post, but you can expect (as partly shown in the reveal trailer above):
Fleet management (resources management, situations, and crises management)
Space battles, real-time with tactical pause
Upgrades (within the game and between your runs with meta upgrades)
When Will The Game Be Available?
The release date has not been set yet, although it is expected in early 2026. Until then, we will probably recruit some beta testers for the closed beta phase.. If you are interested in playing early, don’t hesitate to join the Discord server here, we will communicate on it regularly.
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