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Light Years Apart

A rollicking adventure with pirates, spies, and snarky computers. Trade, sneak, and talk your way past a planetary blockade before it’s too late!

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June 11, 2020
6 years and 53 days ago
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Mostly Positive12 reviews75.0%

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About the Game

A rollicking adventure with pirates, spies, and snarky computers. Choose your music and blare it as you trade, sneak, and talk your way past a planetary blockade, smuggling a pair of weird siblings to a brand new home. Hurry, or there won’t be anywhere to go!

  • Rock this 220,000 word space adventure with pirates, spies, and snarky computers.
  • Choose your favorite music and jam your way from one crisis to the next.
  • Meet interesting locals, drink exotic booze, and see a planet have sex with its moon.
  • Choose whether to side with the sentient computer secretly behind the main government, or return to the rebels who oppose them.
  • Solve the mystery of the weird siblings you took on as passengers and brought a bundle of trouble in the bargain.
  • Play as male, female, or non-binary, and customize ROs when they appear.