Space Tyrant is in Early Access on Steam, and it will fully release on February 27. It’s currently $20, and rather than a post-Early Access price jump, Blue Wizard is planning a launch week discount.
Here are just a few of the things developer Blue Wizard Digital has called Space Tyrant: “a surprisingly deep beer and pretzels strategy game,” a “roguelike-lite-ish 5X game,” and a “zero-attention span mega-empire builder.” For those wondering, according to Blue Wizard, a 5X game is “like a 4X game, but with even more X.”
“We’re confident Space Tyrant is the only turn-based space strategy title on the market where you can get through a complete game in under 400 hours,” Blue Wizard said. “It’s built by hardcore 4X fans who know exactly what fat to trim away and what’s needed to keep it tasty.”
Blue Wizard Digital was founded by Jason Kapalka, who also founded flash game titan PopCap back in the day. The Seattle-based studio consists of people who’ve collectively worked on Bejeweled, Peggle and Plants vs. Zombies.
