If you’ve been craving a game that makes you feel like you’re one bad call away from getting everyone killed (affectionate), Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes is leaning hard into that energy.
Developer Alt Shift (Crying Suns) and publisher Dotemu (MARVEL Cosmic Invasion) have released a new Gunstar weapons trailer showing off the four ship classes you’ll command as your fleet tries to stay alive under relentless Cylon pursuit.
And yep, it looks like the exact sort of tactical roguelite that will have you whispering “okay, one more run” at 1:30 am like an absolute liar. Again and again and again.
What Scattered Hopes actually is
Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes is pitched as a tense tactical challenge built around life-or-death decisions, where you’re leading a fleet of ships fleeing the Cylons. It’s roguelite in structure, so you’ll be making choices run-by-run while trying to keep your people (and your ships) intact.
The new trailer focuses on the Gunstar vessels under your command, and how their different roles can keep the fleet alive when the Cylon threat is doing the most.
The four Gunstar classes, explained like we’re planning a disaster
You’ll unlock the full fleet as you progress, and each Gunstar is built for a different job:
Callisto (Assault Gunstar)
The all-rounder. Solid, versatile, and probably the one you keep leaning on when your brain is fried, and you can’t cope with fancy plans.
Ares (Carrier Gunstar)
Built around rapid Squadron management. If you like juggling units and feeling powerful for ten seconds before everything explodes, this one’s for you.
Erebus (Electronic Warfare Gunstar)
An electronic warfare specialist designed to counter Cylon tech. This sounds like the “I’m going to outsmart the robots” option. Bold. Dangerous. Hot.
Atalanta (Artillery Gunstar)
Long-range bombardment. Big “delete that thing over there” energy. If there’s a safe way to handle a crisis in space, it usually starts with artillery.
Demo available now in Steam Next Fest
If you want to get hands-on, the game’s debut playable demo is part of Steam Next Fest, so you can try evading the Cylons right now.
(We love a demo. We also fear what it does to our free time.)
Game Info
| Game | Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes |
| Developer | Alt Shift (Crying Suns) |
| Publisher | Dotemu (MARVEL Cosmic Invasion) |
| Genre | Tactical roguelite fleet survival |
| Demo | Available now (Steam Next Fest) |
| Release | Later this year on PC |
Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes | Gunstar Weapons Trailer
TLDR;
- Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes released a new weapons trailer showing off the four Gunstar classes.
- The ships are: Callisto (Assault), Ares (Carrier), Erebus (Electronic Warfare), and Atalanta (Artillery).
- The demo is available now as part of Steam Next Fest.
- Full release is planned for PC later this year.
Stay unruly.
