{"id":1623579,"date":"2026-07-03T19:14:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T19:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nhHCbUfc4vacbqDFiDU2Se"},"modified":"2026-07-03T19:14:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T19:14:48","slug":"one-of-the-best-sci-fi-strategy-games-of-2004-is-free-in-gogs-summer-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/one-of-the-best-sci-fi-strategy-games-of-2004-is-free-in-gogs-summer-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"One of the best sci-fi strategy games of 2004 is free in GOG’s Summer Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Nexus: The Jupiter Incident is a “tactical fleet simulator,” which basically means it’s a sci-fi strategy game with real-time combat set in the cold black void of (Tim Curry voice<\/a>) space<\/em>. It’s quite well regarded\u2014PC Gamer magazine gave it an 83% review score in April 2005, according to Metacritic<\/a>\u2014but, as you can tell by that review date, it’s also a little aged. More important than that, though, it’s also free on GOG<\/a> until July 6 as part of the storefront’s ongoing Summer Sale.<\/p>\n

The setup is classic: 60 years after the catastrophe of Noah’s Ark, humankind’s first colony ship, an uneasy peace has settled between the megacorps who rule the solar system\u2014until a startling discovery throws that balance of power into chaos, and you, the famed young captain Marcus Cromwell, find yourself thrown into the fires of a new conflict.<\/p>\n

Nexus: The Jupiter Incident features a variety of mission types strung together through an elaborate narrative moving the story forward, Wing Commander-like, even when a battle is lost. The GOG release also includes “a fully documented mod kit,” with a model viewer, sample models from the game, and guidelines for creating your own. That 4.4\/5 user rating on GOG isn’t anything to sneeze at either.<\/p>\n

Your mileage may vary, but I think it looks pretty damn good for a 20+ year old game too, although I am admittedly a sucker for that sweet Homeworld style, especially when you can see bits of the Freespace aesthetic poking through here and there.<\/p>\n

\n