At the dawn of the interstellar era, humanity and its machine workforce have expanded into a remote stellar neighbourhood, Stellar Reach challenges players to explore, expand, exploit and exterminate across a fully 3D expanse of star systems. Competing factions will vie for control by mastering military power, creating a prosperous utopia, developing a booming industry, growing immense wealth, and harvesting planets of their resources - each with their own tech trees and strategic paths.

To reign victorious against your enemies, Stellar Reach offers three distinct paths to victory, each demanding unique strategies and presenting its own challenges. You may choose to conquer through overwhelming military force, assembling powerful fleets to decimate rivals and seize control of vital star systems. Alternatively, pursue prosperity by putting the well-being of your citizens front and centre, transforming a fragile colony into a flourishing civilisation of culture and politics. Or, embrace the relentless efficiency of your machine-run dominion, harnessing cutting-edge technology to an industrial superpower across the stars.

Guide your empire through conquest, prosperity, or industrial power as you advance through six distinct tech trees and forge your path to victory.

Choose your path to victory and adapt to the actions of your rivals!

Stelleas is a one-man development studio founded by James Miller, a former AAA developer who decided to enter the world of indie game development after over 14 years in the industry.

"Stellar Reach entered development over 10 years ago. Since then, the game has grown beyond its original vision and is crafted with more depth and care than I originally expected for it. And, I’ve grown with it. A decade of hard work, experience, mistakes, and passion has finally brought this game to the point of being my first independent title, something many of us developers wish for. It’s strange and wonderful seeing it come together and wondering how it will be received. It’ll be stranger still when it’s finished," said James Miller.

Key Features:

• Command your fleet: Build fleets of machine ships and armies, and command them between planets and stars. Whether to explore new worlds, settle them, conquer them from your enemies, or protect your own, your military strategy and tactics will be key to survival and, if strong enough, victory.
• Manage your faction: Your citizens may live in comfort, but prosperity is never guaranteed. As the architect of their future, you must keep them satisfied and secure. Balance growth and stability as you turn fragile colonies into thriving powerhouses.
• Develop your industrial might: In a universe where machines have replaced humans as the workforce behind the biggest empires, you must balance creating strong and efficient machines with growing their numbers and expanding to new planets and systems.
• Create a thriving economy: Wealth is the lifeblood of any powerful empire, and managing it is crucial to your survival. Maintain a delicate balance of income and expenditure to ensure your empire remains strong, whilst not crumbling under its own weight.
• Achieve technical mastery: Your faction will advance simultaneously through six distinct tech trees, each helping you move closer to interstellar dominance. From military innovations to industrial breakthroughs, each tree offers tools for success in different areas of empire-building. As you progress, you’ll need to strategically prioritize and balance your research to create synergies between the trees. Mastering the tech trees isn't just about unlocking new technologies, it's about finding the most effective routes to victory, whether through military conquest, economic prosperity, or industrial supremacy.
• Harness and exploit resources: In Stellar Reach, you will discover 13 unique resources that are scattered across the galaxy, each playing a crucial role in enhancing the effectiveness of your fleets, armies and industries. Scan planets to discover when resources lie within, and expand your territory to harness them. Control of these vital resources could be the key to your victory.
• Guide your conquest among the stars: Stellar Reach offers three distinct paths to victory, each with its own challenges and strategic opportunities:
  • Conquest: Dominate rivals through your relentless military might. Build powerful fleets, crush opponents and capture critical systems. Only the strongest will survive the worn-torn stars.
  • Prosperity: Focus on the well-being of your citizens by transforming a fragile colony into a bustling centre for culture and politics.
  • Industry: Harness the full potential of your industrial might. Develop advanced technologies and infrastructure to create an unstoppable empire of machines. Through superior production, rise to supremacy.

Stellar Reach is coming to PC (Steam) in September 2025.