StarDrive
{{Short description|2013 video game}}
{{About|the 2013 video game|the science fiction campaign setting|Star Drive}}
{{Infobox video game
|title= StarDrive
|image= StarDrive_Logo.jpg
|developer=Zero Sum Games
|designer=Daniel DiCicco
|publisher=Iceberg Interactive
|released= April 26, 2013{{cite web|title=StarDrive|url=http://www.ign.com/games/stardrive/pc-166424|website=IGN|publisher=IGN Entertainment|accessdate=11 June 2014}}
|genre=4X, real-time strategy
|modes= Single-player
|platforms=Microsoft Windows
}}
StarDrive is a 4X real-time strategy video game by Zero Sum Games, it was released for Microsoft Windows in April 2013. The game was funded through Kickstarter, raising $17,676 in its December 2011 crowdfunding campaign. The player's goal is to dominate the galaxy with one of the eight races through diplomacy and war while developing new technologies, exploring new star systems and colonizing new planets. The game received a mixed critical reception, generating a score of 61/100 on reviews aggregation website Metacritic. Its sequel, StarDrive 2 contrastingly adopts turn-based strategy gameplay and was released in April 2015.
References
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{{cite web| url=https://venturebeat.com/2013/04/25/the-playable-races-kickstarter-backers-created-for-stardrive/| title=The playable races Kickstarter backers created for Stardrive| author=Rus McLaughlin| work=VentureBeat| date=2013-04-25| accessdate=2015-04-12}}
{{cite web| url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1319847883/stardrive-a-4x-action-strategy-game-for-the-pc/description| title=StarDrive -- a 4x Action Strategy Game for the PC| author=Daniel DiCicco| publisher=Kickstarter| date=2011-12-01| accessdate=2015-03-12}}
{{cite web|last1=Zacny|first1=Rob|title=StarDrive Review - A Big Black Hole|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/14/stardrive-review|website=IGN|publisher=IGN Entertainment| date=2013-05-13| accessdate=2014-06-11}}
{{cite web|last1=Shannon|first1=Daniel|title=StarDrive Review|url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/stardrive-review/1900-6408292/|website=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive Inc.| date=2013-05-13| accessdate=2014-06-11}}
{{cite web|last1=Griliopoulos|first1=Dan|title=StarDrive review|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/review/stardrive-review/|website=PC Gamer|publisher=Future plc| date=2013-07-11| accessdate=2014-06-11}}
{{cite web| url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/stardrive-2012/critic-reviews/?platform=pc| title=StarDrive for PC Reviews| work=Metacritic| accessdate=2015-04-12}}
{{cite web|last1=Kaiser|first1=Rowan|title=StarDrive 2 Flips its Strategy Script|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/24/stardrive-2-flips-its-strategy-script|website=IGN|publisher=IGN Entertainment|date=2014-04-24| accessdate=2014-06-11}}
{{cite web| url=http://www.pcgamer.com/upcoming-pc-game-releases-spring-2015/| title=Upcoming PC game release dates: Spring 2015| author=PC Gamer staff| work=PC Gamer| date=2015-04-10| accessdate=2015-04-12}}
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External links
- {{Official website|http://stardrivegame.com/sd1/|StarDrive official website}}
Category:Iceberg Interactive games
Category:Kickstarter-funded video games
Category:Science fiction video games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
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