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Lead a survivor fleet toward the Galactica, balancing crises and supplies between tactical battles against the Cylons.
Released 11 May 2026
Expose Fleet Infiltrators
Juggle Faction Crises
Protect Civilian Ships
In Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, take command of a fleet escaping the annihilation of the Twelve Colonies. Manage crises on board as you prepare for the next encounter with the Cylon Fleet. Times are dire, and hard choices must be made. Your only hope: rejoin the Battlestar Galactica.
Developed by Alt Shift · Published by Dotemu
After the Twelve Colonies are destroyed, you command a small fleet of survivors pursued by the Cylons. Your goal is to keep the fleet alive as it travels toward the Battlestar Galactica.
Between attacks, spend limited actions exploring nearby locations, gathering resources, repairing and upgrading ships, training crew, and responding to crises. Your choices affect fleet conditions and relations between refugee factions; you can also investigate whether a Cylon has infiltrated the crew.
When the Cylons catch up, direct squadrons and ship weapons in real-time battles, pausing to plan attacks while your fleet prepares to jump to safety. Runs feed into persistent upgrades and unlocks, including additional starting fleets and combat options.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its Battlestar Galactica atmosphere, tense survival premise, fleet-management decisions, and real-time battles with tactical pause. Some also like building up crews and ships across runs. Other reviewers find the repeated events and frequent crises wearisome, and describe the difficulty and random outcomes as punishing; complaints also mention unclear or frustrating battle controls and interface information.
Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes is a survival fleet-management roguelite with procedural narrative design and real-time space battles. Shoulder the heavy burden of leadership as you make critical decisions for your fleet’s survival under constant pressure.
You command a fleet of survivors relentlessly chased by the Cylon Fleet. Each new run represents another desperate attempt to rejoin Humanity’s last hope: the Battlestar Galactica.
Prepare, fight, and survive at all costs.
So say we all.
Fleet Management phases offer limited turns to prepare until the next inevitable Cylon assault. As the enemy draws closer, designate priorities to ensure your fleet’s survival:
Dispatch expeditions to nearby points of interest for resources
Allocate supplies and personnel to resolve urgent situations
Upgrade ships for survivability and firepower
Train crew to improve efficiency in and out of combat
Your decisions continuously affect the Fleet’s overall status: faction politics, healthcare, and maintenance levels. Each indicator dynamically triggers narrative events tailored to your fleet’s condition. Your fleet’s fate can evolve in drastic ways if you’re not careful: epidemics, critical system malfunctions, or even a full-blown civil war.
In times of crisis, the Fleet looks to you to make hard decisions. Given your limited resources and time, determine if your fleet can afford to solve a crisis immediately or suffer its negative effects over time.
Perhaps the most challenging crisis you’ll face will be discovering a Cylon has infiltrated your ranks: investigating suspects will cost resources, but taking too long will cost lives.
The Cylon Fleet overwhelmingly outnumbers you. Each encounter is about survival, not victory. Fight high-risk tactical battles while your fleet prepares an FTL jump to safety.
Coordinate frontline squadrons with powerful Gunstar strikes in real time
Use Tactical Pause at any time to preview your attacks and enemy movements
Create synergies to deploy enemy-specific strategies by leveraging your unit strengths and unique abilities.
Rejoining the Battlestar Galactica is a perilous mission with no margin for error. Most fleets will fail, but each attempt will provide new ways to overcome the unforgiving odds stacked against your survival.
Unlock up to four starting fleets, each with its own unique playstyle
Clear trials to access additional squadron units, gunstar weapons, and modifiers that will appear in your next run
Invest in valuable meta upgrades that will benefit all future fleets you command
Challenge higher difficulty levels to test your limits as a commander
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 91 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 2 listed on Steam |
| DRM / EULA |
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| Website | Official website |
