This is Distant Worlds: Universe and it’s just about the hottest slice of space this side of an Eta Carinae family reunion.Īdama: Or a Cylon deathfleet, right? Sure, sure. Me: There isn’t a new Battlestar Galactica game. He spied the screen and asked what the heck I was playing.Īdama: What the heck are you playing? Is that the new Battlestar Galactica game? I was saving my latest campaign when he arrived early and bustled through the door (he has his own key we used to have ‘a thing’). I was going to write a conventional Wot I Think, whatever the hell that means, but my good friend Admiral Adama happened to be visiting for a night of brandy and cheesestrings. It’s the definitive version of the best space strategy game I’ve ever played and I want to share the excitement with everyone, starting with an old friend. Not my favourite space strategy game released this week and not my favourite space strategy game released this year. Distant Worlds: Universe is my favourite space strategy game. No tease before the jump here, let’s get straight to it.