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4X
Fragile Allegiance
By Gremlin Interactive, released 1 Jan 1997
- Linux
- Microsoft Windows
- DOS
- real-time strategy
- science fiction video game
What it is
Fragile Allegiance is a science-fiction 4X and real-time strategy game developed by Gremlin Interactive and published by Alternative Software Ltd. You take the role of a colony director in the year 2496, building a settlement and defending it from six alien species. The game’s strategic work spans mining asteroids, researching, gathering resources and assembling fleets, as well as choosing how to deal with rival colonies. Players can buy blueprints, appoint managers to handle colony details, and use spy satellites or sabotage agents against opponents. Trade and negotiation are also part of dealing with six alien cultures. Fragile Allegiance was released on June 30, 2015, and is listed for Windows, Linux and DOS. Steam classifies it as strategy and lists single-player and Family Sharing. The game’s scope extends from managing a colony to conflict across a galaxy, with options for direct warfare and more covert interference.
What players like, and what they don't
- Manage a colony and its resources
- Defend against six alien species
- Trade and negotiate with six alien cultures
- Windows, Linux and DOS listed
- Single-player only
- No multiplayer feature is listed
Who it suits
It suits solo strategy players interested in colony management, resource gathering, diplomacy and space warfare. Windows, Linux and DOS are the listed platforms.
Fragile Allegiance combines colony management with galaxy-wide strategy, including both open conflict and covert tactics. It is listed for Windows, Linux and DOS, with single-player play.
