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Petroff Games Launches Imperium on Steam With 21 Races and Six Victory Routes

Petroff Games released the sci-fi 4X strategy game Imperium on Steam for PC at 3,150 yen, with a 10% launch sale price of 2,835 yen through November 17.

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Why it matters

Imperium enters a 4X field where Steam reviews already compare it to Ascendancy, and its 82% positive from 23 reviews a day after launch is the first signal of whether the ship-design and colony layers hold up.

Petroff Games Launches Imperium on Steam With 21 Races and Six Victory Routes

Key Facts

  • Petroff Games released Imperium on Steam for PC at 3,150 yen.
  • Imperium has 21 races and six victory routes.
  • Ships are designed from five hull classes with selectable engines, power sources, sensors, defensive equipment, and weapons.
  • A 10% launch sale brings Imperium to 2,835 yen until November 17.
  • Imperium had 82% positive reviews from 23 reviews as of 23:00 on November 4.

Players expand from a single home planet across a three-dimensional galaxy, design ships from five hull classes, develop colonies tile by tile, and pursue one of six victory routes among 21 races. A demo is available on the store page.

Imperium gives players five hull classes to build warships from, choosing engine, power source, sensors, defensive equipment, and weapons one at a time. Fleet strength depends on design quality as much as ship count.

Diplomacy runs through embassies, agreements, alliances, and intelligence gathering, with the Galactic Senate offering a path to prime minister or emperor. War and reparations are the alternative. The game is on sale at 2,835 yen until November 17.

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