Squad tactics beyond the horizon

Command the stars.

A sci-fi squad-strategy universe: lore, guides, and the game.

Four original alien and human tacticians plot converging fleet routes around a ringed planet.
Four-stage mission loop connecting orbital intelligence, insertion, ground objectives, and strategic fallout.
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Away-Team Design: Making Ground Combat Matter in Space Games

Why away-team missions in space strategy so often feel like filler, and the design principles that make boots-on-the-ground combat matter as much as the fleet.

Jul 29, 2026

Tactical schematic showing screen ships protecting a battle line, support vessels, and a reserve.
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Fleet Composition 101: Building a Battle Line That Holds

A practical guide to sci-fi fleet composition: the roles every battle line needs, how to balance screen and capitals, and why raw firepower loses to structure.

Jul 23, 2026

Four original alien and human tacticians plot converging fleet routes around a ringed planet.
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Space 4X vs Squad Tactics: The Two Souls of Sci-Fi Strategy

Space 4X and squad tactics pull sci-fi strategy in two directions. Here is how each design serves a different player fantasy, and why hybrids are rising in 2026.

Jul 20, 2026

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