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
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
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
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
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...
Sep 23, 2012
Empire in the Sky (Alpha) Ranks 21 of 7,716 on Desura
Spreading the love, this article is about how we attained our highest ranking ever today on Desura! Download our free alpha demo available now.
Aug 20, 2012
Empire in the Sky Alpha is on Desura, what's next?
Read this article to find out the "State of the Empire" and when you can help alpha-fund us.
Aug 20, 2012
Empire in the Sky Released on Desura
A stylized 1960s-1980s retro cartoon universe with blatant and extensive references to NASA and other "Space Race".
Aug 20, 2012
Empire in the Sky Alpha Demo Early Preview (Windows)
Come test our space game! See what there is in store for Empire in the Sky, and provide us valuable information to make this game accessible to everyone! (Download link below!)
Aug 2, 2012
Empire in the Sky: Timeline
An interactive timeline for Lost Astronaut's Empire in the Sky
Jul 30, 2012
Lost Astronaut's Empire in the Sky on Desura in just a few weeks!
Empire in the Sky has been approved for publication on the Desura platform. Find out what's in store for August 2012.
Jul 11, 2012
How to Build in Empire in the Sky
Two lessons on building that will get you started with Empire in the Sky.
Jun 28, 2012
What's In Store in Lost Astronaut's Empire in the Sky
Another state-of-the-dev address by it's author, H. Elwood
Jun 21, 2012
When will this game be ready? What will it be like?
In August 2012 we will make a playable demo available.
Jun 3, 2012
