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Light of Altair
Skip · strategy · 2009
Light on value at this price: $14.99, 74% positive.
The verdict
Better value than 44% of strategy games
Light of Altair is a sci-fi colony building game with a deep plot. Grow colonies from landing pod to metropolis, while sending off new spaceships to expand your territory to other worlds. You are not alone in space, 8 factions from different parts of the world are all following their own agendas in the solar system; diplomacy and...
Price
$14.99
Reviews
74%
46 reviews
Metacritic
66
critic score
Players
35K
owners (estimate)
Released
2009
What drives the score
Reviews74% positive
gates the score — weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a BANGER
Reach35K+ players
how many own it — a popularity + confidence signal
Engagement1% finish
how far players actually get (achievements) — a top-end bonus
Metacritic66/100
critic consensus — a supporting signal next to player reviews
Monetization✓ None
no microtransactions — nothing drags the score down
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DeveloperSaintXi
PublisherSaintXi
Genrestrategy
Achievements30
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