Barons Of The Galaxy Hits Kickstarter February 8th, Preview Now Live

Barons of the Galaxy is an old-school browser strategy game. You create a corporation, mine resources, research technologies, and build structures. But there's more to it. Multiple players can be be based in a single city. Players can be voted into office at the city, planet, or solar system level. Events—such as raids or fluctuations in the market—can occur in cities, leaving players to handle them however they see fit.

It is a tick-based game with ticks occurring every 10 minutes. It will be free-to-play, but only those who pay a $5 per month subscription fee will be given the option to be elected into office, access "certain chat features," and upload custom avatars and logos.

The game is hitting Kickstarter on February 8th and will be asking for a mere $6000. A preview page is available here. The game is "nearly fully developed," but the developer needs the funds to pay an artist to create a few more assets. The rewards are on the lighter side, mostly offering various amounts of subscription time and a promotional coin, but the first 200 backers will also be able to name cities in the game.