Reach for the Stars

Reach for the Stars

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Genres

Strategy

Developer

Strategic Studies Group

Release Date

December 31, 1999 (26 years ago)

Publisher

SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.)

Content Rating

E - Mild Animated Violence

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Reach for the Stars is a turn-based strategy game of epic galactic exploration, colonization, and conquest. The original RFTS released in the mid-1980s was wildly popular in its day, and maintains a loyal following. Reach for the Stars is considered to be one of the original 4X (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate) games.

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