Reach for the Stars: The Conquest of the Galaxy

Reach for the Stars is a science fiction strategy video game. It is the earliest known commercially published example of the 4X games (Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate) genre. The player commands a home star in the galaxy, and then expands to form an interstellar empire by colonizing far-off worlds, building powerful starships, and researching new technologies.

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This game was simple, early multiplayer game (hot seat) where the players could starting from a single star, colonize a configurable star cluster.

• First edition in 1983 for C-64
• Second edition in 1985 for C-64 and Apple II
• Third edition in 1987 for Mac, and in 1988 for C-64, Apple II and other platforms