Armada 2526

Armada 2526 is a turn-based strategy game in which you guide one of 12 races from its first interstellar journey from a single planet to the creation of a pan-galactic empire. You explore the universe, found colonies and manage your empire from the Star Map, aiming to conquer the galaxy. The game emphasizes battle and strategy over economic micromanagement, and is designed to be completed in a reasonable time despite its depth and range of possible strategies. Help and advisor features help you get up to speed.

Manage your empire

From the Star Map, you move fleets, manage colonies, conduct research, trade and pursue diplomacy. You can develop planets into bastions, make pacts and alliances, ask for favours, make threats or demands, and issue ultimatums. When diplomacy gives way to war, battles take place in real time in 3D.

Maps can be customized by size and player count, from close two-player confrontations to galaxies with 50 or more players and thousands of stars. A map designer is included.

Research and diplomacy

You can research more than 100 technology items, including advances in ship construction, ground defenses, biological warfare and psychic powers. The diplomacy system features a highly intelligent AI and options to ask favours, make demands and issue ultimatums. The game also includes tough AI opponents.

Fight in space and on planets

Real-time 3D battles can involve 100 or more ships per side. More than 100 ship models include dreadnaughts, long-range missile cruisers, fighters, carriers and asteroids used to bombard planets. Ground combat takes place as part of the same battle: you can land marines to fight ground defenses while ship combat continues overhead.

Play as 12 races

The game includes 12 animated alien races to play and fight against.