Features & Capabilities

Take command of humanity’s last survivors and rebuild an empire among the stars. In this immersive turn-based strategy game, you must lead the refugees of the great Exodus to a new home in hostile space and build a new galaxy-spanning civilization. To survive in the dark reaches of space, you will have to fight to protect your people, control rival factions, and unlock lost technology.

This challenging civilization-building game expands upon the universe of the original Star Traders RPG. As the leader of a splinter group who have fallen behind the main fleet, you have no choice but to settle nearby habitable worlds, stake your claim and try to prosper.

Your forces will face hostile aliens at every turn and your fleets will do battle in a challenging tactical conflicts across the solar systems. As the waves of stellar conflict wash across your empire, you’ll face invasions, devastating planetary bombardments and need to exact the same on alien infestations to expand your empire.

Within your own imperium, you must manage your economy, political realm, and technological research. The squabbling factions vie for power, unable to lay old rivalries to rest. Only your deft political maneuvering can build treaties and harmony over discord and war. From the helm, you must also construct a mighty economy, one capable of surviving the devastation of war and the attacks of political adversaries. A sprawling technology tree lies before you and your choice of technologies will determine the strategy of your galactic civilization. To survive, you’ll need to overcome some of these challenges, to succeed you must master them all.

Take control through the strategic use of spies, economics, politics, technology and advanced weaponry in the most engaging, expansive and intense turn-based sci-fi title. Rebuild the human civilization from the ashes of interstellar war to become the galaxy’s ultimate leader in Star Trader 4X Empires.

FEATURES:

  • Grow a ragtag band of survivors into a new galactic empire.
  • Protect your colonies of galactic refugees from alien attack.
  • Employ devious political and economic machinations to expand your domain.
  • Use spies and espionage to get the upperhand on your enemies.
  • Research and build incredible new ships, weapons and technologies.
  • Trade with a vast universe full of rich, dynamic characters.
  • Explore the galaxy and uncover its many secrets.
  • Multiple difficulty levels and customizable map sizes.
  • Risk everything to rescue refugees and keep them safe.

The Star Traders 4X Elite experience allows you to:

  • Play on more than twice the maps, including large and huge Quadrants
  • Play the Great Houses & Clans - Thulun, Javat, and Steel Song
  • Unlock the Elite tech tree and gain access to hundreds of new upgrades
  • Battle against twice the alien enemies and AI types
  • Research 180 Technologies, 100 Weapon Types and 9 unique Hull Variants

Get ready for the fight of your life in Star Traders 4X Empires.

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User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Trese Brothers
Rating:
4.00
(24)
Version:
2.6.27 Last updated: 2016-11-07
Version code:
841459691
Creation date:
2014-06-19
Compatible devices:
Size:
72.28MB
Full description:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-06
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Developed by:
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User Reviews

Star Traders 4X Empires is a deep, feature-rich strategy game on iOS, with extensive tech trees and ship design that appeal to serious 4X fans. It benefits from frequent updates and a strong developer presence, and is often praised as one of the best 4X experiences on iOS. However, newcomers face a steep learning curve and a challenging economy, and combat execution can feel rough or underwhelming at times. Overall, strong depth and ongoing support outweigh onboarding and balance challenges.
Pros
  • Deep 4X strategy with extensive tech trees and empire management.
  • Ship design customization adds depth and variety.
  • Frequent updates from the developers and ongoing content.
  • Widely regarded as one of the best 4X/strategy experiences on iOS.
Cons
  • Steep learning curve with a thin or missing tutorial.
  • Economy is hard to balance; profits can be negative on easier settings.
  • Combat mechanics and battle engagement feel rough or underdeveloped.
Recent reviews
Base game is amazing I would probably get the expansions if I could. Ship design is a nice touch. I’d say improve the tutorial and add a economy screen but those are just me being an idiot other wise amazing keep doing what your doing devs your doing great.
by im*****, 2021-01-20

I know absolutely nothing about strategy games, but I love this game! The learning curve is steep, but it’s a whole lot of fun.
by Sc*****, 2019-11-30

Seemed cool until I played for around 4 hours last night and never saw what a battle is like. Don’t think I’ll pick this one up again. Probably. I mean I do know where the baddies are now... And I do have some combat upgrades in the works...
by Di*****, 2019-04-10
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