Benders In Space

The frontier doesn't belong to anyone yet. Strip ore from asteroid belts, build trade routes between stations, and raise colonies on distant worlds, then decide who you're building them for. The Federation, the Rebels, and the Syndicate each hold ground across six connected star systems, and none of them agree on what the frontier should become. Every mission you fly, every envoy you court, and every convoy you run tips the balance a little further toward one faction and away from another. Reach deep enough into hostile territory and you'll find the Dominion — a fourth power nobody asked for, massing an invasion fleet at the edge of known space. Build an economy that runs without you. Automated mining drones, research arrays, and combat escorts work the belts while you're away. Purchase Convoy Routes to keep cargo, and profit, flowing between your colonies even when you've logged off. Grow six-plot colonies from bare rock. Habitat Domes, Hydroponics Farms, Mining Outposts, Research Centers, Drone Bays, Automation Relays, Command Posts, and Storage Silos let you shape each world into a specialist or a generalist. Prestige through five distinct starships. Wayfarer, Excavator, Lumen, Vanguard, and Horizon-Class hulls, each with 8 permanent upgrades of its own (40 in total) that persist across every run. Take the fight to the Dominion. Build enough standing with the Federation and the Rebels to launch the Ashgate Star Invasion: a full-scale, multi-faction assault against the Dominion's capital fleet. Track your progress across 100 achievements spanning exploration, mining, combat, colonization, diplomacy, trade, prestige, drones, and the Dominion War itself. Customize your pilot's look, fly with full controller support, and pick up right where you left off. The frontier keeps moving whether you're online or not. Feature list Asteroid mining, trading, and mission-running across six connected star systems Six-plot colony building across 8 structure types, from Habitat Domes to Automation Relays Automated drones and idle Convoy Routes that earn resources while you're away — including offline Three-faction diplomacy (Federation, Rebels, Syndicate) with a fourth, hostile power (the Dominion) watching from the edge of the map Real-time space combat against pirates, faction rivals, and Dominion warships A 5-ship Prestige progression line with 40 permanent upgrades that carry across runs A scripted, multi-faction endgame battle: the Ashgate Star Invasion 100 Steam achievements across 9 categories Controller and Steam Deck support Ship silhouettes were referenced during early design from Stephen Challener's "Space Ship Building Bits, Vol. 1" and BizmasterStudios' "SpaceShip Building Kit" no original artwork from either is included in the game.