Open main menu Sins of a Solar Empire Sins of a Solar Empire Developer(s) Ironclad Games Publisher(s) Stardock Distributor(s) Stardock, Kalypso Media (Europe) [ 1 ] Engine Iron Engine Platform(s) Microsoft Windows Release date(s) NA February 4, 2008 Genre(s) Real-time strategy Mode(s) Single-player , multiplayer Sins of a Solar Empire is a 2008 science fiction real-time strategy computer game developed by Ironclad Games and published by Stardock Entertainment for Microsoft Windows operating systems. It is a real-time strategy (RTS) game that incorporates some elements from 4X strategy games ; its makers describe it as "RT4X." [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In the game, players are given control of a spacefaring empire in the distant future, and are tasked with conquering star systems using military, economic and diplomatic means. The game was ...