Pax Autocratica

Pax Autocratica is a totalitarian colony sim and FPS roguelite hybrid set in a dystopian sci-fi world. You build and manage a state, dictate its policies and lead troops in first-person battles, from desperate skirmishes to large-scale mechanized warfare. Your decisions shape society and the people who live in it.

Build and control the state

Turn a handful of survivors into a large, self-sustaining colony. Assign citizens to mine, gather, haul, research and manufacture weapons, armor, food and supplies as fragile shelters develop into the machinery of the State.

Your rule can rely on fear, propaganda, surveillance and punishment, or on comfort and prosperity. Citizens may become grateful, afraid, loyal or quietly rebellious, and dissent can grow into revolt.

Explore the Tyris System

Expeditions into the fractured territories of the Tyris System let you gather resources, conscript citizens, trade with wandering merchants and expand your colony. Weakened enemies can be captured and brought back to your base. In prison, you can use fear, indoctrination, execution or conversion to crush resistance, turning a captive into a citizen, a warning to would-be rebels or another tool of the regime.

Fight alongside your troops

Battle through hostile ships and large-scale mechanized fields with infantry, tanks and mechs. Elite enemies, bosses and Sector Overlords attack with bullets, lasers, missiles, drones, artillery and overlapping projectile patterns. You can order your troops to secure victory or use them as expendable shields.

Develop each run

Collect roguelite cores on expeditions to grow stronger, survive longer and push farther into enemy territory. Weapon Cores change how your guns handle, while Combination Cores create synergies between different sets. Other cores strengthen your troops or let you use them as sacrificial shields. Each run builds a changing war machine around you, your squad and the battles you unleash.