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Name that game! A request for help.

AntinumericAntinumeric Registered User regular
in Games and Technology
I'm struggling to remember the name of a game I played in the mid-late 2000s (possibly slightly later but not sure). It was a top down game like asteroids, however you had, mining, a tech tree, research, upgrades, and even a story. If i remember correctly the mothership somehow ended up in this 2d realm, and you travel between different maps looking for a way to escape. There were boss battles and everything!

Does anyone know what game I am talking about? I'm going crazy trying to find it!

In this moment, I am euphoric. Not because of any phony god’s blessing. But because, I am enlightened by my intelligence.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Cynical Old Man Registered User regular
    Was it on a console or PC?

  • AntinumericAntinumeric Registered User regular
    urahonky wrote: »
    Was it on a console or PC?

    PC

    In this moment, I am euphoric. Not because of any phony god’s blessing. But because, I am enlightened by my intelligence.
  • HappylilElfHappylilElf Registered User regular
    My guess would be that you're thinking of Starscape.

  • AntinumericAntinumeric Registered User regular
    edited September 2020
    HappylilElf wrote: »
    My guess would be that you're thinking of Starscape.

    This is it! Thank you so much! It's been bothering me all day!

    Edit:
    Technical Requirements


    Windows 98 / XP / Vista
    DirectX 5 or later
    110Mb hard disk space
    Intel Pentium II - 300MHz or equivalent minimum specification
    Hardware accelerator with 16 meg of onboard memory or better required. Game tested with nVidia TNT2, 3Dfx voodoo 3 and above, Kyro series, ATI Radeon series, nVidia GeForce series, SiS305 and above, Trident Blade XP or above.

    Sounds about right!

    Antinumeric on
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