This game has many unique qualities, its fast and fun. But to say that it can compete with the likes of Gal Civ and Endless Space is so insane that one would have to be high to believe that. This game plays more like a space version of 30 second hero. You move with your mouse and either focus shot or auto-shot at whatever is nearest to you. Its turn based so that you are not overwhelmed and you are given time to think about where to move next, but the strategy options are extremely limited. Granted, I am trying to play the tutorial and what I mean by trying I mean to say that it is broken. You do a what it asked you to do then there are no more tips or guides. I don't know what to do next. I think I just opened up the tech tree options, but I cant select anything to research, and even if I did, I wouldn't understand what the benefits are. It SEEMS that for every tech benefit I would receive, my adversaries would receive bonuses as well. In fact, I am not even certain what the story is. I think I am the last of my race, I stole a space ship and now I am roaming the galaxy on 1 ship and based on that I am trying to rebuild a galactic federation. As I said on my title this games needs much more polish, a fantastic well thought out tutorial, and some major patching if its to carve any niche in a genre that only has room for the best of the best. This game will soon be forgotten. I can dig the 30 second hero in space, but you need a hell of a lot more to make this work.