I have to admit it. I'm not a big fan of strategy games such as Civilization or Master of Orion. But my whole idea about these kind of games have changed since I played Ascendency .
Ascendency takes place in space.
You choose a race to control, and also chose options like how many planets, species, and other things. Each race has a special ability, such as being able to make peace with any other race, or having twice as much strength in their ship's hulls. As soon as you can build ships, the fun starts. Then you continues to build up your empire. All of this is controlled through a main screen, which lets you view all the systems you have explored.