If you enjoyed the previous starcom game, then you very likely also enjoy this. The mechanics have been interated on and improved. For those that have not played the other, if you enjoy exploring with some combat and trading all wrapped up in a nice story then this should be for you. You get progression in the form of collecting research points which you can invest in the tech tree on unlocked tech. Which you then can use on building a better ship, if you have enough resources collected. Its a nice little game which keeps me captivated better then some tripple A games, though these days that might not mean that much anymore.