Pixel Starships is an online strategy game from SavySoda that grew out of a Kickstarter campaign. You command your own starship in a shared universe drawn in retro 8-bit style, playable on phones, on Steam and in a browser.

You build the ship room by room, balancing limited power and resources, and watch it in cross-section during battles. Crew are recruited from various races and factions, and you can program rules for subsystems and crew so fights play out on their own, which is also how your ship defends while you are offline. There is research, planet exploration, alliances and a PvP tournament.

It suits fans of micromanagement. Progress leans heavily on timers; the developers say you can reach the endgame without paying, but purchases speed things up. SavySoda is already crowdfunding Pixel Starships 2 on Kickstarter.