✦ PROJECT STARWARD
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Mobile space sandbox · In development

A galaxy.
Your ship.
Your way forward.

Build a life among the stars. Mine a rotating asteroid, carry passengers beyond the frontier, trade your way to a new ship, or take your chances in tactical d20 combat.

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Design baseline complete. Playable prototype next.

This is the project page. The game is not playable yet. Our first target is one complete mining expedition, from scanning an asteroid to selling ore and upgrading your ship.

Choose your livelihood.

Six planned careers connect through a persistent galaxy, a working economy, and a fleet you can make your own.

01 / EXTRACTION

Mine

Scan for ore, track deposits, deploy collectors, and progress to deep drilling and core fracture.

02 / COMMERCE

Trade

Read supply and demand, plan profitable routes, and balance cargo against risk and operating costs.

03 / DISCOVERY

Explore

Survey unknown worlds, map useful resources, and discover your own corner of a procedural galaxy.

04 / TRANSPORT

Carry passengers

Connect settlements, guide expeditions, and fit your ship for commuters, explorers, or luxury travel.

05 / OUTLAW

Turn pirate

Assess targets, negotiate cargo demands, disable systems, and find a way out before security arrives.

06 / PURSUIT

Hunt bounties

Verify targets, choose your approach, and resolve encounters with positioning, ship systems, and d20 rolls.

Skill or dice. Your choice.

Mining that fits how you play.

Keep a laser on a rotating deposit and build a targeting streak, or choose D20 evaluation and let a transparent roll resolve performance. Both modes preserve equipment choices and progression.

0.7× — 1.3×

The planned mining execution multiplier. Higher-level scanners reveal more detail; orbital stabilizers, drilling projectiles, and core charges follow as development progresses.

The route ahead.

Each stage produces something playable and testable. Multiplayer follows a dependable solo game.

  1. 01
    First mining expedition

    Mobile foundation, saves, scanning, both mining modes, collectors, one market, and one upgrade.

  2. 02
    A connected solo sandbox

    Travel, fitting, economy, turn-based combat, and all six careers across the first 128 systems.

  3. 03
    A deeper galaxy

    Advanced mining, a wider fleet, richer contracts, and systems generated as you explore.

  4. 04
    A shared frontier

    Online Solo and cooperative Private Groups, followed by Open multiplayer.