Apsis Online

The stasis chamber hisses softly around you. Artificial fluids built up inside your ears begin to retreat as the cryoplasm drains slowly. Breathing comes naturally, at first. And then the tickle of a hundred nanites filtering your oxygen forces a cough or two of surprise. Beneath new skin, a fresh infusion of blood pulses with the cadence of tribal drums. Your thoughts cascade and it all makes sense again. You open your eyes to the dull interior of a starship.

Hello, Voyager. Your journey begins in the cold void of space, en route to a fledgling colony at the edge of civilization. You aren’t special—just another soul among thousands, arriving to stake a claim on a world that doesn’t care whether you thrive or die.

Apsis Online is an ambitious, multi-user roguelike in which every decision has weight. Players carve out their own existence in a living, breathing sci-fi economy, complete with corporate intrigue, political upheaval, and real-time emergent storytelling. Will you rise to power as a corporate mogul, orchestrating hostile takeovers and stock market plays? Will you command fleets in war, reshaping the balance of power? Or maybe you’ll just open a bar, pour drinks, and listen to the rumors of a galaxy in motion.

platform & aesthetics

Our native platform, RogueSpace, is a simple take on social networking. Built for speed and security by geeks for geeks who have a love for the command-line. Rendered in a sharp multi-colored ASCII style for the purist in all of us. Join the conversation!

• Post, comment or subscribe to things you find most interesting.

• Create a page. Invite others, share privately or with the world.

• Toggle in and out of play sessions with ease, create or join a Frontier Company, employ others and build an empire!

• Keep up with current events via an automated news feed.

• No email required to register.

This service does not store sensitive user data or any information about your machine or location.