Satellite Reign

Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game. You control a team of four agents, each with distinct and unique abilities, collectively battling for control of a simulated, living cyberpunk city…

82 27 August 2015

Indie Real Time Strategy (RTS) Strategy Action Open world Science fiction

Satellite Reign is an indie developed by 5 Lives Studios, released 27 August 2015 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 25 hrs to finish.

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What Satellite Reign is

Satellite Reign is an indie game developed by 5 Lives Studios and released in 2015. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Satellite Reign takes place in an unnamed fictional city referred as "The City" where a corporation named Dracogenics rises after releasing a prototype for Immortality named Resurrection-Tech however Dracogenics turns to Corporate crime and bribes politicians with Immortality for control and influence eventually leading to the privatisation of The City's services and full corporate control over The City's Police Force. Civil unrest arises and is suppressed by Dracogenics but a rival corporation soon comes to light and launches anti Dracogenics attacks. The Player controls this Rival Corporation and must overthrow Dracogenics from The City.

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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, open world and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 40 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Satellite Reign holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 78% of the 5,099 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 13 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 25 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 45 hrs, roughly 1.8 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for x86 Dual Core 2.4 GHz, 3 GB RAM and DirectX 9 GPU with 1GB of memory. At 3GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Satellite Reign launched on 27 August 2015, within three weeks of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Undertale, Until Dawn and Mad Max. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Undertale, Until Dawn, Mad Max.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Satellite Reign — frequently asked questions

When did Satellite Reign come out?

Satellite Reign was released on 27 August 2015 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Satellite Reign?

At minimum, Satellite Reign needs x86 Dual Core 2.4 GHz, 3 GB RAM, DirectX 9 GPU with 1GB of memory graphics, 2 GB available space of storage.

How long does it take to beat Satellite Reign?

The main story of Satellite Reign takes around 25 hrs, or 45 hrs for 100% completion.

How many GB is Satellite Reign?

The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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