Space Merchant Realms

Space Merchant Realms is a browser-based space exploration and strategy game. Your actions shape the course of history as you adventure through the universe.

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A new round starts today ("Stellar Automata")! We are premiering two new NPC features: hiring freelance NPC players to trade on behalf of your alliance, and a hazardous NPC galaxy defended by an NPC alliance.

We hope you can join us for this round!

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Game 156 ("Eclipse of Empires") is now live! We hope you'll join us for this round, which will last until the end of the year.

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Game 155 ("Zero Day") is now open! The cycle of war has been broken. For the first time in remembered galactic history, the great races have reached an uneasy accord: not allies, not enemies, but watchers. Neutrality is a luxury — but can it last?

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Game 154 ("Cosmic Dust") is now open! This is the second round where permanent port destruction is enabled, and we continue to look for feedback about this feature. Happy holidays to all, and happy trading!

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Game 153 ("No Turning Back") starts today! Get your trading in while you can: ports can be permanently destroyed during this round! We hope you enjoy, and thanks for playing.

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Game 152 ("Astral Reflections") starts today! This round celebrates the earliest recorded rounds played on Space Merchant Realms 20 years ago. We are so grateful for all of our community members, both past and present. Fly safe, and see you soon!

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Game 151 ("Duality") begins today! This round will close out the year, ending on Jan 11.

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Our 150th round has begun! We hope you'll join us for Sesquicentennial - a classic map with two neutral hubs and three strategic planet galaxies. This game will run until September 6.

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We hope you'll join us for Game 149 ("Kolkrabba"), which starts today and will run until May 24. This is the last game before our 20th anniversary event, so keep an eye out in late May for that announcement!

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We recently asked the AI artist DALL-E for its take on "Space Merchant Realms". Here are a few examples of what it drew. How do you think it did?

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Game 148 ("Gigantor's Maw") starts today, with an exciting map contributed by a community member, Red Rocket! With all players funneled into one central galaxy, competition for resources will be fierce. We hope you can join us!

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Greetings traders! Today marks the start of Game 147 ("Homeworlds"), which is based around the idea of finding safety on planets instead of in Fed space. Those who can protect their home worlds will reap lucrative benefits. We hope to see you there!

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We hope you'll join us for Game 146 ("The Twenty-Four"), which starts today! This round features a massive maze of warps, and some quality of life improvements to combat.

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Game 145 ("Tunnel Vision") is now live! This special round features racial clusters far from the protection of Federal Beacons. Find security through obscurity on one of the many planets scattered throughout this single, large galaxy.

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Please join us for our new game "The Creonti Conundrum", which starts today! This round features upgraded NPC's that are armed and ready to fight back, as well as a twist on the traditional race options for players.

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A new round ("A.D. 2081") is now live! This round features a set of balance changes to top racial ships that we hope you'll enjoy.

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Please join us for our new game "Meltdown", which starts today! This is a classic map with a racial galaxy ring, a large neutral galaxy, and a few small planet galaxies. While you're at it, check out our new drink menu, which is (mostly) delicious!

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A new round starts today! We welcome you all to join "Hylomorphia" (Game #141), another classic map with shared racial galaxies. Enjoy!

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Please join us for our new game "Protogenesis", which starts today! This is a small, classic map with shared racial galaxies. Thanks to everyone who played our last game "Outer Worlds"!

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Game 139 ("Outer Worlds") starts today! Scarce resources in the home galaxy of The Eight has forced traders to seek prosperity in the uncharted zones. Find your fortune in the Outer Worlds!