I've been playing this game since I picked it up over 20 yrs ago. Wonderful setup with a good difficulty curve. Hard to compare to the more recent 4X games because the UI is so old school, the the content is certainly competitive! As one of the major houses you have to build your own planet up, while also ever expanding to nearby sectors. Quickly you find your competing with the other factions for resources, or on the receiving end of an alien invasion. Think of it as a Stellaris precursor had a baby with a Hex-board table-top game 100% worth it.
