Heathen Engineering’s Terran is available now on Steam Early Access! Today, March 21st, marks the start of early access Phase 1; and we at Heathen Engineering want to make certain you understand what this means. Early Access Phase 1 is not a complete Terran; the focus of this stage of early access is the ship editor, flight mechanics and other aspects dealing with the ships and related components. This is an opportunity for gamers to jump in early and help the development team build a better Terran.

Not sure if the game is ready for you?

No problem! Heathen Engineering has the Terran Roadmap posted publicly so you can see what the development team is doing and when. You can jump in on the discussion with the Steam Community Hub or join us on Twitter, Facebook and IndieDB or on Heathen’s main site. We want to encourage gamers to get involved with the community but to hold off on jumping into the game until you and Terran are ready for each other. Terran’s Early Access is all about building a better Terran. Heathen Engineering will not be offering special Early Access pricing so there is nothing to lose by waiting till the game is at a state you are ready to get involved in. You can chat with the developers through the Steam Community Hub, check out all the latest news on the social sites and Terran will be here waiting for you when you’re ready.

Want to play now?

Head on over to the Store page members of the development team are watching the discussion threads. If you have any questions and should you run into any issues you can contact Heathen Support through Heathen’s Help Centre or by e-mail at Support@HeathenEngineering.com . We couldn’t be more excited to have you help us shape the galaxy and make Terran all it can be! We strongly encourage everyone to head over to the Terran Roadmap and have a look at the current state, the past work and check out the latest release notes. We are always looking for ways to improve the transparency of the development efforts and your feedback is key to that effort.

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Set in the distant future, man has evolved beyond flesh and bone and is now one with the machine.
Your journey starts as a young Terran pilot, taking your first steps into the galaxy. You are free to join or form factions, corporations, bounty hunter gangs, or even crime syndicates as you forge your own story in a living, evolving galaxy. Whether you fly solo or with a massive fleet, take a role in government or start a corporation, the galaxy and game-play will respond in kind to your choices and performance.

Design your own Ships

Build your ship from an expanding array of parts in any of the 13 capital class categories. Research, manufacture, buy, steal and discover new parts. Assemble killer ships and even share them with your friends.

Command & Control

Receive and issue tactical orders in real-time combat. Relationships, culture, and individual persona effect how your forces will respond to your orders. Objectives can be issued but loyalty determines how - or if - they will be followed.

Capital Ship Combat

Take direct real time control of a massive capital class warship and participate in single ship, wing, flotilla, division and full fleet actions. From the agile corvette well under a hundred meters long to the huge Gar which can exceed 2,000 meters what you fly has a major impact on how you fly.

Civilization Management

Become the leader of a world, system, sector, region or the whole galaxy! You can join and rise in the ranks or form your own government, corporation, crime syndicate or bounty hunter team. Grow and expand through military power, business savvy or political tenacity.

Galactic Quests

The galaxy is always evolving, reacting to NPCs and you. Events are always right at your fingertips with zero time aimlessly flying through in empty space. How you choose to engage in events if at all will guide the continuous evolution of your story.

Built to mod

Expand your galaxy with the Terran Software Developer Kit, a free (and included) package for use with the Unity 3D game engine allowing you to author simple changes or massive mods with the same tools used by the developers.

Native VR Support

Built in and ready to go support for popular VR headsets as well as traditional screen play. Terran; designed with keyboard / mouse and or controller + screen or headset, you choose how you play.

Features based on emerging technology; specific requirements will vary as those technologies mature.