Beyond the Chiron Gate
Explore an endless text-based universe filled with exotic planets, strange life forms, and ancient civilisations. Manage a crew of space explorers, upgrade their ship, and brave dangerous worlds to gather the data you need to reach the mysterious Gatebuilders.
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May 13, 2024
2 years and 80 days ago
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Positive26 reviews92.3%
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10 itemsAbout the Game
The middle of the 23rd Century. A space probe detects unusual energy readings from the asteroid 2060 Chiron. A crewed follow-up mission detects a million-year-old artefact buried beneath the asteroid's surface. A ring of exotic matter that bends space and gravity. A Gate, which when activated could lead anywhere in the galaxy...
EXPLORE BEYOND THE GATE
Beyond the Chiron Gate is a text-based space exploration roguelike. Explore an endless universe filled with exotic planets, strange life forms, and ancient civilisations. Manage a crew of space explorers and upgrade their ship with new technology. Brave dangerous worlds to gather the data you need to reach the home system of the mysterious Gatebuilders.FEATURES
- Randomly-generated universe where no two games are the same.
- Over a hundred random events including perils on strange worlds, encounters with life and civilisations, and your explorers' emotional journeys.
- Multi-layered exploration where discoveries reveal more things to explore.
- Dozens of ship upgrades including scanners, defences, crew capacity increases, and new abilities.
- Six explorer classes that unlock new options in events. Explorers level up, can be injured or die, and can become inspired or depressed.
- Death is permanent. Take too many risks and the mission is over - start again in a new universe.
- Post-victory endless mode.
- Over an hour of atmospheric space music.
