The Mount Rushmore of beloved space operas would undoubtedly feature Star Wars, Star Trek, and Frank Herbert’s Dune. That coveted fourth spot is harder to determine, but if longevity and cultural praise is the stipulation, then it could very well belong to Battlestar Galactica, the sprawling multimedia franchise that began with a short-lived TV show in the ‘70s and grew to inspire comic books, video games, a tabletop board game, and one of the most critically acclaimed TV shows of the Golden Age of Television. Despite all that, the mainline franchise has remained dormant for over 10 years since the release of Blood & Chrome, a 2012 web series prequel to the 2004 television reimagining.
Now, 17 years after the conclusion of the TV reboot and nine years after the release of the last video game, Battlestar Galactica Deadlock, the developers at Alt Shift have returned to the stars to once again follow the survivors of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol. Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes is the first game for the series in almost a decade, and based on the first gameplay look, it’s shaping up to be an immersive, thoughtful return to one of science fiction’s most celebrated universes.
