Horizon

Horizon is a turn-based space strategy game in which you guide humanity’s exploration and conquest of the galaxy. You explore deep space, discover alien artifacts on long-abandoned planets and encounter ten other species, each with its own culture, history and schemes.

Explore the galaxy

The galaxy is fully interactive: you can navigate open space between stars and planets, with no artificial limits on where ships can explore. Patrol your borders and defend your territory in tactical ship-to-ship combat, which can span many turns before it ends. You can also attack from planetary and orbital defenses or board other ships.

Build your empire

Develop colonies into centers of trade, industry and science, as well as military bases, outposts and shipyards where you build battleships. Colony types and levels depend on your development choices, and a detailed economy and colony management system lets you shape each one. You can survey planets and search for artifacts, research more than 80 technologies with 10 upgrade levels each, and customize your ships’ weapons and systems using available technology.

Species and diplomacy

Interact with alien species at different levels of development, including ancient civilizations with their own storylines, schemes, ships and technology. Meaningful diplomatic choices affect the outcome of the game, and you can coordinate with allies against enemies. You can play as one of eight original races or customize your own; a mod also makes three additional ancient races playable.

Game modes

Alongside classic 4X mode, Horizon has a galaxy storyline with open-ended missions. Galaxy configurations range from a few dozen stars to over a hundred star systems containing more than a thousand planets.

Modding

Extended modding support lets you create your own races and write scripted quests.