Beyond

Beyond is a strategy game about expanding across the solar system and driving rival factions from it. You survey celestial bodies, build structures, manufacture ships and develop technologies while competing for resources and managing the upkeep of your forces. The aim is to leave only the most dominant faction in the system.

Factions

You can play as five species, each with a different history and approach:

• Gaia: Temperate-biome hominids who work together on incremental gains across the spectrum. They start weaker than the average species and end stronger.
• Botica: Mechanical beings who specialize in resource efficiency and technology optimization. They rose from the ashes of their creators’ self-destruction.
• Sistren: A faction that promises future riches to those who join its expansion, using whatever tactics are needed to gain them.
• Manta: Insectoids who grow what they need to expand their domain; their exoskeletons are living entities.
• Embryophytics: Sentient beings from a lush world whose atmosphere was destroyed by relentless solar flares. Their biological adaptations let them travel through harsh environments in search of a new home.

Orbit and visibility

At the end of every round, celestial bodies orbit the sun at different speeds, shifting the positions of ships, structures and resources. Ships can enter or leave orbit to gain tactical advantages for future combat. Visibility changes as ships maneuver and structures orbit, so the tactical landscape can shift while you are not watching. Survey the system to discover where rivals have established operations, including places where you planned to expand.

Expand and fight

Gather resources while maintaining your forces’ upkeep to preserve their combat strength. Capturing structures belonging to other species can help turn the tables in combat and resource acquisition; in some cases, you can use the captured species’ technology against them. Actions by ships and structures advance your faction along its unique technology tree, unlocking stronger ways to conquer opponents.

Strategy and statistics

You can examine the individual statistics of every ship and structure to decide which best suit your plans for destroying your enemies. The game also tracks your performance across previous games so you can compare results and assess how effective your strategies have been.