Empire in the Sky is an independently developed PC video game set in a stylized 1960s-1980s retro cartoon universe with blatant and extensive references to NASA and other "Space Race" icons. Much of the data is modeled after real life, so you might even learn something! This is the "lava lamp" of space RPG shooters! Travel the cosmos in a fully customizable spacecraft -- designed by you (or us). Fight or befriend scores of alien civilizations in your quest to rule the cosmos, while exploring a rich, procedurally generated world that includes planets, planetary bases, towns, cities and starbases. Build a nearly limitless and vast empire that stretches across hundreds of star systems, on thousands of planets! Empire in the Sky optionally lets you build your own starbases and planetary bases, and enhance your designs by crafting individual spacecraft parts.
Empire in the Sky Development Paused
We're moving our focus to Fringes of the Empire Prequel while an unnamed tech giant examines the Empire in the Sky engine.
Apr 22, 2013 News
Announcing Lost Astronaut's Fringes of the Empire
Fringes of the Empire takes place in the same world as Lost Astronaut's Empire in the Sky. Find out more about this game and its coming availability on Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and iOS.
Apr 22, 2013 News
Lost Astronaut to work with Leap Motion
Lost Astronaut has joined the early developer program at Leap Motion. Check out this cool video on the future of gesture-based gaming!
Feb 20, 2013 News
Lost Astronaut's Empire in the Sky Desura Exclusive: Planetary Settings
An update to our development progress for Lost Astronaut's Empire in the Sky. This article covers beam weapons and planetary surfaces.
Oct 30, 2012 News
Mini-Contest, New Textures, Cool Side-Scrollin' Action
Announcing a mini-contest, sharing information about the upcoming pre-release availability (for those who want to buy into the early preview support), and some news about recent visual enhancements to...
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Ooh, will download this when I get home from work!
Speaking of which... back to work!
The creation system reminds me so much of the concept for Thrive's system, which is awesome. I second Insolent, now tracking. :]
thanks! please help raise awareness of the project
odd...., but i love what i see so far. trackingXD
Thanks!
You know, "The King of Infinite Space" or "Kings of Infinite Space" would be a cool title for this game too!
Yes, the line from Hamlet is perfect and was discovered early on while searching for inspiration for the game. However, we don't want to be too gender biased! =D One of our voice actresses really enjoys making purple space ships.
I won't berate you for that decision, as much as I disagree with you. Instead I'll offer an alternative.
Change king to monarch. It'd still be a reference, and wouldn't be quite as gender specific.
Molest Shakespeare? Never! Well, the game is called Empire in the Sky, but yeah I see what you are saying. Thanks for the comment.
Intriguing concept... Tracking.