In Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, you command a fleet of spaceships fleeing humanity’s settled worlds, known as the Twelve Colonies. You must escape annihilation by the Cylons, a sentient robotic species that has turned against its human creators. The only hope of survival lies in reaching the mighty ship known as the Battlestar Galactica, but enduring the Cylons' attack while preventing political dissent or in-fleet disputes from dividing your forces will test your ability to manage multiple crises at once – including identifying imposters that may already be among your ranks.

Every difficult choice made in Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes brings consequences, and each run varies in its challenges. Encounter planets and galactic points of interest, decide whether to spend precious resources addressing incidents within your fleet or upgrading your forces, and make the most of your crew’s time while preparing for assault; enemy Cylon ships will close in with each action and turn you take.

Once the deadly Cylons make contact with your forces, a battle begins. True to the franchise’s theme of escaping an overwhelming enemy, Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes features innovative core combat gameplay centered around a simple but key concept of survival: “resist until you can jump.” Deploy fighters from your hangars and direct them in real-time combat scenarios to dispatch the Cylons, minimizing damage to your central ship while wielding its onboard defenses against your gravest threats. Endure until you can flee to another sector of the galaxy, choosing your destination (and potential rewards) based on your most dire needs.

The narratively rich tactical roguelite pays tribute to Battlestar Galactica’s enduring themes of survival and adventure, delivering a challenge that rewards adaptive thinking when faced with a relentless enemy.

As seen in Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes’ new footage, you must command and lead your fleet’s escape from the end of humanity’s settled worlds, known as the Twelve Colonies. Each run brings unpredictable scenarios, forcing you to juggle scarce resources, and resolve in-fleet conflicts while strategically investing in your crew, gear, and crucial meta upgrades, and potentially even expose imposters within your ranks. Each turn you take brings your fleet closer to an inevitable ambush from the Cylons, a robot species on an unwavering quest for humanity’s extinction.

Catch a glimpse of the gameplay loop in today’s trailer to witness the possibilities commanders could face to keep their crew alive in and out of action.

In Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, get ready for:

• Dynamic Decision-Making: Every choice counts, from prioritizing repairs to negotiating with workers and allocating resources.
• Intense Space Combat: Engage in thrilling battles, where every second could make the difference between life and death.
• Tactical Management: Direct your crew, manage limited resources, and plan your next moves carefully as the Cylons close in.

We are currently implementing as many changes and improvements as possible to prepare for our Final Closed Beta, which will start on October 22 (7 AM PDT | 4 PM CET) and end on November 2nd 12 AM PDT / November 3rd 8 AM CET. 

This new iteration will allow us to go even further in improving and fine-tuning many parameters of the game while integrating more and more content.

SIGNUP DETAILS

• As before, testers will be chosen based on a qualification form. As this is a private beta, the number of participants will be limited, and not all applicants will be able to join.

• You will be asked to sign a Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement MNDA and won’t be allowed to share any content–screenshots, videos, or any type of information–from the game online. However, you will be given access to a private Discord channel with fellow testers and developers to discuss your feedback and suggestions.

• The Steam Keys testers receive will be deactivated at the end of the Closed Beta

SIGN UP LINK

• You can sign up to be part of the Closed Beta

• There is no time limit to sign up, but please try to do so before October 16 to have plenty of time to test the game.

• If you had already signed up for the First Closed Beta but did not receive a key, no need sign up again, you will be considered for this second round.

• If you already received a key for the First Closed Beta, you may be invited again for this round, but we will mostly be looking for new players.

CLOSED BETA BUILD DETAILS

• Language: Please note that the beta will be in English only.

• Controller Support: Unfortunately, controller support will not be available

• Specs: Below are the minimum and recommended specifications for running the game smoothly during the closed beta. These specifications are provisional and specific to the closed beta experience. They will evolve before the game’s final release.

  • Minimum Specifications:

    • Operating System: Windows 10

    • Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

    • Memory: 16 GB RAM

    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, 6 GB or AMD Radeon RX 580, 4 GB

    • Details: 1080p @ 30 FPS

• Recommended Specifications:

  • Operating System: Windows 11

  • Processor: Intel Core i7-10700K or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

  • Memory: 16 GB RAM

  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, 8 GB or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, 6 GB

  • Details: 1080p @ 60 FPS

Thank you to everyone who will be taking part in the closed beta – we can't wait to hear your thoughts, get your feedback, and bring you on this journey with us!

So say we all,

The Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes Team

Each run in Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes offers new lessons as you adapt to defy your brutal odds of survival, and your tactical options broaden as you unlock additional squadrons, weapons and traits as well as meta upgrades to benefit future runs. Make decisions that meaningfully alter your fleet’s fate, lead your fighters through high-risk battles, and jump to new sectors before the Cylons turn your ships into astral debris. With humanity’s haven in the Twelve Colonies now uninhabitable, your steadfast tactical leadership is your crew’s only hope of surviving the journey to humankind’s last hope, the Battlestar Galactica.

So say we all.

Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes is coming to PC (Steam) in Q1 2026.