Stars Commander

Stars Commander is a space game about trading resources between spaceships and stations. You transport goods between destinations to earn money, then use your gains to acquire ships and stations and keep trade running.

Resource trading

Every manageable resource has a fixed reference price that is the same whether you buy or sell it. Profit comes from delivering resources between stations and is based on the quantity delivered, not on finding the best buyer or seller. You need a request or an available supply that your spaceship can handle.

You use each station’s computer to manage resource exchanges. Station production can be limited when supplies are poor or a station lacks crew, affecting your finances through the costs you must pay. You can also find cash prizes hidden in cupboards at each station as an option for lowering the game’s difficulty.

Ships and destinations

You give spaceships destination orders through their autopilots rather than controlling them with manual commands; you can issue orders remotely. When a ship is docked at a station, you can enter it and play in first person. Once you have enough money, you can buy spaceships and trailers with different characteristics and choose ships suited to the transport you plan to undertake. The game includes hundreds of destinations.

Trailers carry goods but have no engine or crew. Some stations allow you to dock them, and you need a particular spaceship with a tractor function to manage them.

Build your trade network

You can buy stations and spaceships as additional possessions. The aim is to increase your economic gains by acquiring them and keeping station trade active.