u/FilBencardino

Hello, everyone! :)

A few days ago I posted a trailer for Pax Astra here on this sub and got a really warm reception, thank you! I'm back to announce a new update, 100% free, live on itch right now.

If you have not seen my previous post, Pax Astra is a political sim RPG inspired by Suzerain and Stellaris, with some 4X strategy elements and a space opera setting!

The game aims to offer full ideological freedom, including a complete and deep vision towards socialism, with my own versions of marxism/maoism/lenilism adapted to this scifi setting! The game allows you to follow any ideology you want, even allowing you (not avaiable yet in the current version, but coming soon) to conduct a revolution of the proletariat!

This new update extends the story with new events and choices, along with new systems, UI polishing and bug fixes.

Here's what's new:

• An encounter with the Midas Consortium: your president is invited to meet with a mysterious private bank owned by a powerful old family. They want to invest in Altara, but what are their true intentions? Midas is deeply important to the lore of the game. They also represent oligarch capitalism at its purest, not just a bank that profits from speculation, but something far deeper and more insidious. That said, you are completely free to ally yourself with them.
• An encounter with Sillia: a reporter who may have uncovered a conspiracy involving some of the richest and most powerful people in the galaxy.
• A new major decision: you've detected a distress signal coming from an old imperial base beyond the limits of the known galaxy. Will you send a rescue mission or let the past stay buried? And if you do send one, what will you be bringing back to Altara?
• Consequences for nationalizing Palannix are now fully implemented.
• A secret story event: players who have the assassination attempt trait may encounter Mortura, an assassin, in a sinister confrontation. Whether this appears depends on choices you've already made.
• Major UI enhancements and bug fixes throughout.

I'd love to hear your feedback! And if you're enjoying the game, wishlisting it on Steam really helps me out as a solo developer.

Wishlist Pax Astra: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4535930/Pax_Astra/?beta=1

Pay it for free on steam: https://ben-cardino.itch.io/paxastra

Hey everyone!

I have been working solo on a political RPG called Pax Astra for a while now! It's heavily inspired by Suzerain and Stellaris, and if you liked either of those you'll probably really enjoy my game!

You play as the first elected president of Altara, a former empire that just lost a war and got a democracy forced on it. Think post-war Germany or Japan but in space. The country is broken, the factions are at each other's throats, and you have tough choices ahead of yourself.

I am trying to offer you full ideological freedom. Go full communist, fascist, theocrat, libertarian — the game doesn't push you in any direction. And the game also opens up into proper space opera territory with more scifi elements like hive minds, what lies beyond known space, alternate dimensions, godmachines, weird cults and more!

You also have lots of 4X systems that allow you to explore and colonize space, open companies, manage markets and industries and more!

I just pushed a new update with new story content, new characters, and lots of UI fixes.

You play it free on itch, would love some feedback from you guys! :)

Itch link: https://ben-cardino.itch.io/paxastra

Wishlist on steam (really helps me a lot!): https://store.steampowered.com/app/4535930/Pax_Astra/?beta=1