Star Rangers is a game that allows game players to experience being an astronaut, realistically, in the near future, about the year 2035.

Project Whitecard has worked with NASA on other projects developing innovative education platforms. Star Rangers includes information on the solar system that was provided by NASA, assistance from the University of California Irvine, who in turn brought the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation to back the effort. The Canada Media Fund also backed the effort to produce the game.

The Star Rangers Alpha is being developed with the Steam community's involvement. With this approach to development, the creation of Star Rangers will now progress in the direction the community chooses and contributes to, such as emphasizing asteroid-mining, or ramping up buildings for Mars colonization.

The game has been in private alpha on Steam for several weeks, for vocal members of its fan base. The first alpha will feature some 6 maps on Mars, including the Victoria Crater, the Million Mounds area of the Moon, and a best-guess depiction of what it's like under the ice on Europa.

Star Rangers will include virtual reality integration for this release. Players who own an Oculus Rift development kit will be able to race their companions around Mars in VR, on one map. Star Rangers will award official Mozilla Digital badges for building and operating custom rocket-sleds, asteroid mining operations, rovers, robots, and more.

Star Rangers will be available on Steam Early Access starting May 1, 2015 for $24.99.