The game uses a point-and-click interface as well as keyboard shortcuts to control the management of colonies, technology, ship construction, diplomacy and combat and comes with both single and multi player game modes.įreeOrion, inspired by Master of Orion games (but is not a clone or remake of that series or any other game), incorporates the nation-building elements of games such as Europa Universalis 2 and a versatile tactical combat engine. The purpose of the game is to lead one of a number of races to dominate the galaxy through a combination of diplomacy and conquest while developing technology, exploring and colonizing star systems. FreeOrion is a turn-based, futuristic science fiction computer strategy game for Windows, Linux and Mac OSX.
