Realistic space colonization video game

Question

Space colonization may start in the next years, it seems we have most technology to do it.As a management video-game fan, I feel I ABSOLUTELY WANT a game where I can build my space program and my lunar / mars / space / asteroid base with realistic technologies, carefully selecting what I put in the few tons of payloads on the rare rockets I can afford and optimizing the architecture of my bases to shield astronauts for radiation...Current games are too far in the future, in my opinion cutting the fun.Do you feel the same ?If so, would you be ready to support building such a game through a kickstarter campaign, or just buying the game when ready ? Would you play such a game on a computer, tablet or mobile ?

VoltairePunk · Accepted Answer

Try Aurora 4x http://aurora2.pentarch.org/index.php . It's probably the closest to "real" and "fun" as you can get. Not that detailed as you speak, but as already mentioned by others - in reality, space is really really big and really really boring.

charliefoxtwo · Answer

I know KSP goes far with nods and there are other games like Space Engineers and similsr that capture other aspects, but I'd also definitely fund a game like this.

7demons · Answer

Very few people want realism in fantasy, because it is too limited. You play game, because you want to experience something you can't see, do or imagine your-self in. Real life is boring :)

perilunar · Answer

I would totally be up for a realistic, near-future space game/sim.
Would need to:
* be set from now to 2200 or so
* have accurate physics and orbital mechanics
* use the actual planets and asteroids, in their correct orbits
* be based on current and reasonably foreseeable technology
* be solar system only — no interstellar travel, no portals or wormholes
* have no aliens or alien technology

croo · Answer

What about Imperium Galactica II? It's management game though it's a Civ type management not a KSB type game.

mrlonglong · Answer

There was Millennium 2200on the Amiga. Now that was a pretty nice game to play.

friendlybus · Answer

A KSP and Moonbase Alpha baby?Children of a dead earth is realistic space combat and it's pretty dry.

heapslip · Answer

Try EVE Online, I lived many thousands of hours in that world.