Stellar Ruse

A game of strategy and deception

Explore the Galaxy

The Ultimate Ruse

Stellar Ruse fuses strategic deck building with high-stakes bluffing.
Battle for control of planets using hidden fleets and powerful abilities.
But choose wisely. Every ship you commit leaves your shipyard forever!
Will you spend your firepower now, or save it for that critical fight?
Deceive your opponents or risk falling for their ruse!

Stellar Ruse Box Art

Indie Crafted Art

Hand-crafted by a solo indie developer, Stellar Ruse features a unique 80s retro comic book style.

Using community 3D tool Blender, ships were actually assembled before 2D card layout was done with Affinity Designer!

The art relies on a striking toon-shaded technique—using limited shades of color to create bold, distinct shadow transitions.

Privateer

How to Play

Phase 1: Buy

01

Deal 5 cards and select a specialty resource.
Form a 4-card resource pool collectively.
Buy cards to build your hidden hand.
Repeat until the resource pool is empty.

Phase 2: Conquer

02

Reveal 3 planet cards for conquest.
Play fleets of cards face-down.
Deploy reinforcements and activate card abilities.
The fleet left with the largest Attack claims the planet!

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