Do you like invading other planets, conducting diplomacy with other worlds, and black holes? If you answered yes to all of those things you are in luck as Stardock Entertainment's Galactic Civilizations 3's beta has just launched.
The turn based strategy game is available as part of Steam Early Access for $44.99, a saving of $5 off the regular price but you'll need a 64 bit Windows PC to play it.
In the game, you can take control of 23rd-century humans or a number of alien races as they set out to begin interstellar colonization. As you spread your empire across the galaxy, you'll unlock radical new technologies and construct huge fleets of starships to defend your civilization.
You can check out some beta gameplay footage below while weekly life streams are hosted on Stardock's Twitch channel at 15:00 Eastern Time.
Galactic Civilizations 3 launches in spring, 2015.