Emperor of the Fading Suns

Emperor of the Fading Suns
Developer(s)Holistic Design
Publisher(s)SegaSoft
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
Genre(s)Turn-based strategy, 4X
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Emperor of the Fading Suns is a turn-based strategy 4X video game developed by Holistic Design, based on their in-house role-playing game setting Fading Suns.[2][3] It was released for Microsoft Windows in January 1997.

The game had a wide array of units and a complex back-story but was rushed to market and released with numerous severe flaws and several features underdeveloped. After official support ended, numerous unofficial, fan-made mods continued to be released.[4] On October 19, 2020, it was made available on GOG.com.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Online Gaming Review". 1997-02-27. Archived from the original on 1997-02-27. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  2. ^ Tringham, Neil Roger (10 September 2014). Science Fiction Video Games. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1482203882. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. ^ Software and CD-ROM Reviews on File, Volume 13. Facts on File, Incorporated. 1997. p. 362. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. ^ Simons, Iain; Newman, James (2004). Difficult Questions about Video Games. Suppose Partners. p. 120. ISBN 9780954882501. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Emperor of the Fading Suns on GOG.com". www.gog.com. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  6. ^ "Emperor of the Fading Suns PC Game Relaunches on GoG". Retrieved 2020-10-19.