Cosmic Empire
A star system at hand
In mixed reality on your table, or in deep space. No walking, no motion sickness: the system comes to you.
A star system in your living room
A real-time 4X space strategy game for Meta Quest, in VR and mixed reality. Build up your worlds, open trade routes, research, negotiate with alien species and send your fleets to war, alone or with 2 to 4 players.
Free to play · English and French · Quest 3, 3S, 2 and Pro
Trailer
Filmed in the headset: the star system in the room, the worlds you build, the trade routes, and the war.
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Build an empire, world by world
Cosmic Empire puts a whole star system in front of you: planets orbiting their sun, their moons, and the ships travelling between them. Grab it, turn it, enlarge it to fill the room or shrink it onto your table.
Build your worlds
Farms, mines, foundries, laboratories and spaceports, laid out on each planet and moon.
Trade
Cargo ships carry food, ore, alloys and fuel along your trade routes, where they are needed.
Research
13 technologies, from better farming to the final Ascension.
Negotiate
Peace and trade agreements with the Glacians and the Zetans, or war.
Conquer
Command fleets of corvettes, besiege worlds and land your troops.
Play together
From 2 to 4 players, at home or far apart.
- Same Wi-Fi or over the Internet: one player creates a game, the others type the same name. No IP address, nothing to set up on the router.
- Pick your species: Terrans, Glacians or Zetans, several players may share one.
- One color per player, the same on every headset, recalled on your controller.
- The AI fills the free seats, and takes over a player who leaves.
- A new star system generated for every game.
A 16-mission campaign
Year 2287. The colony ship Hope lands on Terra Nova, at the edge of known space. Lead your colony through 16 story missions; the first ones teach you the game.
Free to play: the first 8 missions, the free game and multiplayer. The “Full game” purchase unlocks the rest of the campaign, the Glacians and the Zetans in solo play, generated systems, every difficulty, nine standalone scenarios and every future update.
At a glance
- Genre
- Real-time 4X strategy
- Platform
- Meta Quest (Horizon Store)
- Players
- 1, or 2 to 4 online and LAN
- Price
- Free, “Full game” optional
- Comfort
- Comfortable, seated or standing
- Modes
- Mixed reality and VR
- Controls
- Touch controllers
- Languages
- English, French
Questions
Is Cosmic Empire free?
Yes. The first 8 campaign missions, the free game on the demo system and multiplayer are free. An optional “Full game” purchase unlocks missions 9 to 16, the Glacians and Zetans in solo play, generated star systems, every difficulty, nine standalone scenarios and all future updates.
Which headsets does it run on?
Meta Quest headsets (Quest 3, Quest 3S, Quest 2 and Quest Pro), through the Meta Horizon Store. It is played with the Touch controllers, seated or standing, without moving around the room.
How does multiplayer work?
2 to 4 players, on the same Wi-Fi or over the Internet. One player creates a game under a name, the others type the same name: no IP address to enter, nothing to open on the router. Each player picks a species, the AI can fill the free seats, and each game is played on a newly generated star system.
Is it comfortable in VR?
Yes. You never move: you grab the star system and turn or scale it in front of you, in mixed reality (passthrough, in your room) or in deep space.
Does the game collect personal data?
No. No account, no analytics, no advertising. Saves stay on the headset. Online multiplayer goes through a relay in the EU that sees the device's IP address while connected and keeps nothing. See the privacy policy.