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Life & fun · February 28, 2026

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

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…

RTS with known stars and exoplanets can now be played in the browser launched on February 28, 2026 with 6 votes, #1,572 of 16,627 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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What it does

RTS game set in the Milky Way galaxy, containing currently known stars and exoplanets. The server is persistent and single-shard.

In the maker’s words, at launch

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…

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