Starborne: Sovereign Space is a massively multiplayer, online real-time strategy game developed by Icelandic software company Solid Clouds. In 2013 Solid Clouds began pre production of Starborne with full production starting in 2016 and the first external Alpha that same year. It is currently in Beta. The game is set in a futuristic science fiction setting and the writing fits the genre of a space opera. Starborne received favorable coverage by video game press for its sixth and seventh alpha development rounds. In April 2020 the game entered open beta, where it also received positive coverage from reviewers . The game has been described as "An four-week-long game of Civilization but set in space on a map with over 320 - 390 other players." Gameplay Starborne: Sovereign Space is set in the far future where players take on the role of the leader of a stellar empire. Players have to compete against thousands of other players to help their alliance take control of the galaxy. Players are able to specialize in a variety of strategies and can focus on military, technological and economic domination. Starborne: Sovereign Space has often been likened to a giant board game where instead of players taking their turns, time becomes the limiting factor, both in terms of travelling, gathering resources, and building up stations. Since the server is always ongoing during each round it allows players to dispatch orders and movements and then log off and return at their own convenience. Sovereign Space core features include the placements of structures to gather resources, scan and map surrounding areas, expand and defend players' empires. Where a player builds up a new station also plays a big role in the game, both in terms of strategic location, gathering resources and manpower, and most importantly capturing victory points. Another key feature of Starborne is the cards that can be gained via daily challenges or made with credits that in turn can be gained by the player doing missions around his bases or by breaking down already owned cards. Cards come in many varieties and can alter the way outposts and fleets operate, how stations gather resources and are defended. The game has leader boards where each empire's progress is displayed but players win the game with their alliance. Joining an alliance, as that opens up a variety of diplomatic venues in the game. Once the player has downloaded