Stardock Cooperation, the well-established team behind the Sins of a Solar Empire series, has launched a fresh mobile division with a plan to release three new products in the coming months. The mobile branch’s goal will be to bring new, creative strategy titles to on-the-go hardware, starting with next month's Dead Man’s Draw.
The first of this trio of software is a card game designed by the folks responsible for the Galactic Civilization and Fallen Enchantress brands. Its debut platform will be iOS, but Stardock hasn’t ruled out other ways to play.
“The goal at Stardock is to create great strategy games – whether that’s on a PC, phone or tablet,” said Derek Paxton, vice president at Stardock. “Dead Man’s Draw focuses the decisions of a strategy game to that single moment where you either commit to jump off the cliff, or back off and play it safe, all within a game that only takes a few minutes to play.”
The mobile sector might not immediately sound like the best fit for a studio dedicated to deep, tactical experiences, but Stardock Mobile intends to give its fans the ability to enjoy complex systems without a mouse or keyboard.
“Our core team consists of incredibly talented and passionate people,” said Chris Bray, senior producer at Stardock Mobile. “Stardock is known for great strategy games. The mobile games – though they will vary in genre – will always have an element of strategy in the gameplay. Thought-provoking, fun game experiences are what ignite our creativity at Stardock, and we look forward to continuing that same tradition with our mobile offerings.”
Hero Busters and Star Trails, the other two games on the docket, will hit sometime in 2014.
