4X-Galaxy

4X-Galaxy is an online space game where you create, name and operate a galaxy. Your actions can affect the wider universe and trigger more than 100 different events. You explore, collect and create planets, answer quizzes, trade, and plunder other players. Points depend on your skill, experience and outcomes against online opponents; they are earned through play rather than accumulated simply by spending a lot of time in the game.

Roles and skills

You can take on five main character types: explorer, interstellar pirate, bounty hunter, diplomat or businessman. The game has 48 roles and 150 skillsets. A branching talent tree lets you learn and upgrade skills, specializing in one area or becoming an all-rounder.

Ships and trade

Players make all the spaceships in the game. There are 36 ships across six categories:

• Cruiser: a flexible, long-range attack ship suited to guerrilla warfare.
• Battleship: a powerful, stable long-range warship that deals heavy damage.
• Assault ship: a fast, flexible battleship suited to assault operations.
• Plunder ship: a heavily defended ship that can absorb substantial damage.
• Exploration ship: the fastest ship, used to explore unknown areas of space.
• Cargo ship: has the largest cargo capacity and is suited to trading.

Artillery is needed to survive. Prices for artillery and other commodities are shaped by players’ buying and selling, with supply and demand determining market prices.

Teams and conflict

You can form a team with other players and use its combined strength, while watching for enemies who may attack. The game also features the Universe Alliance and an epic war that culminates in the unified universe encountering an alien civilization.

The game can be played without a monthly card, but some features are available only to card holders.