- Price$2.99
- CategoryGames
- SubgenreStrategy
- Versions1 archived
- Installable1 of 1
- AvailabilityStill on the App Store
- Seller2K
- Bundle IDcom.2k.starships
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 7.0 or later.
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Report an issueTake command of a fleet of powerful starships in this adventure-driven strategy game from legendary designer Sid Meier. Travel to new worlds, completing missions to help save and protect the planets and their people from dangerous Space Pirates, to powerful Marauders and other hostile factions. Build a planetary federation as you strengthen your fleet and secure your homeworld as you attempt to preserve intergalactic peace and your vision of humanity. Set in the universe of Civilization: Beyond Earth after the age of the Seeding, Sid Meier’s Starships offers sci-fi/strategy fans a full stand-alone game experience that also features cross-connectivity with Beyond Earth, expanding the depth of both games. See if you have what it takes to rule the universe!
• Tactical Space Combat: Encounter unique tactical challenges in every mission, with dynamically generated maps, victory conditions, and foes. • Fully Customizable Starships: Create an armada that fits your tactical plan with modular spaceship design. • Diplomacy, Strategy, and Exploration: Expand the influence of your Federation and gain the trust of the citizens of new planets. Use the unique abilities of the each planet to enhance your fleet and Federation, and keep your opponents in check. Build improvements on worlds to increase the capabilities and resources of your Federation. • A Galaxy Of Adventure: Explore the galaxy as you lead your fleet to distant worlds and complete missions to help the citizens of these planets. Fight pirates, protect colony ships, destroy rogue AI, and more. • Multiple Paths To Victory: Will you win by conquering the greatest threat to the galaxy? Or will you unite a plurality of worlds in your Federation? Perhaps you will lead your people to push the frontiers of science. Each choice you make carries consequences on your path to victory.
Ratings Over Time
sampled from 5 archived captures| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 17, 2017 | 1.3 | ★ 3.6 | 159 | $2.99 |
| December 6, 2021 | 1.3 | ★ 3.5 | 179 | $2.99 |
| December 4, 2024 | 1.3 | ★ 3.2 | 229 | $2.99 |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 15This game crashes whenever you leave the main screen. I have and enjoy the laptop platform of this game but this one does not work. Save your $3.
I love Sid Meier’s games. This had promise as a concept, but most of the screens locked up. I went to upgrade my ships. Locked up. Had to reload. Happened again. Reload. Asked an advisor for advice. Locked up. Tried to build a city. Locked up. I’m running an iPad Pro that should easily run the game. No luck.
The menu buttons in the campaign don’t work after iOS 18 update.
Settings Menu, and Many in Game Menus no longer functional with update to iOS 18
Freezes on iPad gen 6 can’t play past 5 min
This is a fun game for a relatively quick engagement, but it quickly gets repetitive. More importantly, today it’s just old and doesn’t work anymore. I can start a game but the OK button doesn’t register (iPad pro, iOS 18.7.2). So don’t bother until it’s fixed.
Just got a 13 inch iPad Air. Os 17.5.1. The game isn’t working. Clicking on screen ineffective. Apple should drop “editors choice” and statement that it is compatible with this iPad! Update. 6 months have passed and it still doesn’t work. Time for apple to give refunds!
Unfortunately, the game now locks up on in-game menu screens. It is no longer playable.
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.