Star Citizen 2013

About

Star Citizen is a sandbox open-world MMO "SpaceSim" by Cloud Imperium Games. Explore the 'verse, fight, trade, and more when you play Star Citizen!

Story

The hum of the fusion drive reverberates through the ship's hull. It reminds you that you should probably replace it soon. A quick check on the MobiGlas says there's an Aegis showroom on the planet you're heading to. Couldn't hurt to see what they got, right? With the Credits you make delivering this cargo, you should be able to buy your ship a little treat. Besides, she's your bread and butter. You roll on your side and look out the window at the vast yawning space outside. A distant planet silently orbits a dying sun.

What is happening now

Star Citizen is Cloud Imperium Games' sprawling space simulation sandbox, originally launched in early access over a decade ago. The game aims to blend first-person gameplay with large-scale spacefaring, offering players persistent universe exploration, trading, and combat across a growing roster of locations and missions. Development remains incremental, with the studio regularly detailing progress across technical infrastructure, mission design, and gameplay systems. August's development cycle brought the usual mix of improvements and setbacks, though CIG's public recap attempted to frame the work in a more constructive light than the month's actual technical hurdles suggested. Like much of Star Citizen's trajectory, the focus continues to split between foundational engine work and content expansion - the studio's persistent challenge of managing both grand ambitions and release realities.