Starlathe
Launches 1 October 2026 · PC · Action, Indie, Simulation
Command your ship and fleet in a galaxy that truly lives: 150 sectors where six factions mine, haul, trade, build and wage war whether you're there or not. Trade it, rob it, defend it — or forge your own fleet and carve out your place in it.
Story
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...
Gameplay
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...
Features
- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
- Adjustable Difficulty
- Playable without Timed Input
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
Developed by Astraeon Interactive. Published by Astraeon Interactive.