Lords of the Black Sun is a turn-based 4X strategy game about leading a race through a contested galaxy. The broad aim is to explore space, settle new worlds and build an empire, but survival also depends on keeping your population content. Unrest can escalate into protests or rebellion, making internal stability part of the same strategic challenge as expansion and war.
Its design gives players several ways to pressure rivals: diplomacy, trade and intelligence sit alongside conquest, while secret plotting can help arrange conflicts with allies or weaken an opponent. Combat is turn-based, and customizable ship designs let players shape their fleets. Generals develop through battle, and the game describes its universe, technology tree and units as randomly generated, giving each playthrough a different arrangement of challenges. Eight major races bring distinct technologies, traits, abilities and ship designs; independent races and pirate clans add further forces to contend with or exploit.
The game supports both single-player and multiplayer, including online play and hotseat play through LAN or IP/internet.
