Design your own fleet
Istrolid is a 2D space strategy game where you build ships from a large selection of parts. There are no preset units or factions, so your fleet is entirely your own. Every ship you make has its own balance of strengths and weaknesses, and you can build anything from small fighters and bombers up to heavy battleships and fast destroyers. Before a fight, you spend time in the workshop refining a design, then take it into battle to see how it holds up.
Fighting together
You can take your designs into multiplayer battles, either on your own or alongside allies. Fights are about controlling territory, and winning comes down to how well you maneuver your ships. Energy, range, firing arcs, turn rates and raw firepower all matter in the moment, so a ship that looks good on paper still needs good handling to perform. You can also face custom AIs that come with their own fleets, or build your own AI to fight by your side.
Before you start
The single player campaign has you conquering a galaxy, collecting parts along the way so you can build larger and tougher ships. The opponents get more complex as you go, which gives you a steady reason to keep tweaking your designs. Expect a game that rewards time spent in the ship editor as much as time spent in combat.