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strategy video game
Galaxy Admirals
By Jetdogs Studios, released 1 Jan 2017
- Microsoft Windows
- Linux
- macOS
What it is
Galaxy Admirals is a multiplayer turn-based strategy game played on a rotating hexagonal field. Each side has a military base and spends renewable resources to produce spaceships; the immediate objective is to destroy the opponent's base. The field rotates around its central cell after each move, changing the situation and requiring players to adapt their tactics. Players can first improve their command skills against AI, then compete against real opponents. The game also describes a skill system that lets players combine abilities into tactical maneuvers. Steam lists both single-player and multiplayer, including cross-platform multiplayer, alongside achievements, trading cards, stats, leaderboards and Family Sharing. Galaxy Admirals is listed for Windows, Linux and macOS. Its turn-based format and changing board make anticipating the opponent and adjusting to each new position central to play.
What players like, and what they don't
- Rotating hexagonal battlefield
- Renewable resource produces spaceships
- Single-player against AI
- Cross-platform multiplayer
- Steam stats and leaderboards
- Destroying the opponent's base is the short-term goal
- Board rotation continually changes the position
Who it suits
It suits players who enjoy turn-based tactical matches, adapting to a changing board and building maneuvers from skill combinations. Both AI play and multiplayer are listed, across Windows, Linux and macOS.
Galaxy Admirals builds its tactics around a board that shifts after every move and resources renewed during turns. Players can practice against AI or compete with real opponents.
