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RTS with known stars and exoplanets can now be played in the browser

RTS with known stars and exoplanets can now be played in the browser

by apseren·Feb 28, 2026·6 points·0 comments

AI Analysis

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RTS with real stars and procedurally generated spaceships, but Stardust's UI polish outpaces depth.

Strengths
  • Real exoplanet data integrated into game world mechanics, not just flavor
  • Asymmetric progression: players can retreat to periphery to rebuild, avoiding snowball effect
  • Offline fleet operations mean world evolves even when you sleep—genuine persistent universe design
Weaknesses
  • No clear viral moment or differentiation from existing 4X/RTS titles like Stellaris
  • Browser RTS with real-time multiplayer scaling is ambitious but unproven at depth
Category
Target Audience

RTS and space game enthusiasts, browser-based strategy gamers

Similar To

Stellaris · No Man's Sky · OGame

Post Description

Hi HN,

I'm a solo dev working on a space RTS game set in the Milky Way galaxy, containing currently known stars and exoplanets with their real characteristics, the remaining stars are procedurally generated.

In the online mode, all players are in the same universe, and the world is persistent. You compete with other players to take back the Solar System and end your exile. Players can always retreat to the periphery to regain strength and rebuild their fleets as needed.

It also includes an procedural spaceship generator that allows creating your own spaceship designs. Spaceships visuals don't change their stats. This way players won't have to use spaceships they don't like due to superior stats.

Spaceships keep operating even when the player is offline: production spaceships keep harvesting resources, and combat spaceships automatically engage invading spaceships. To allow players to mount proper defenses against large attacks, they can build disruptors to slow down travel from enemies to their systems for up to 24 hours.

Now it can be played in the browser:

https://stardustexile.com

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