# Galactic Arms Race

Summer DB entity ID: 89c76412\-b657\-43f3\-8a36\-739973001d1c

Steam App ID: 249610

Pilot a gun ship and battle aliens, pirates, and other villainous enemies, to gain levels, skills, and most importantly, discover unique and potentially more powerful weapons\. Through the unique cgNEAT content\-generation technology, new weapons are constantly created by the game automatically\.   Experiment   A key objective of this game is to explore the potential for automated content generation technology to intelligently create content for games\. In GAR, all player weapons are generated by the cgNEAT algorithm based on weapon usage statistics\. However, cgNEAT does not simply respawn weapons that people like\. Rather, it creates new weapons that elaborate on those that have been popular in the past\.   Game Mechanics   GAR combines elements of old\-school space shooters like Star Control, action\-RPGs like Diablo, and open\-world space adventure games like Freelancer\. The graphics are fully 3D but in top\-down or "2\.5D" mode\. The chase camera and movement interface is similar to many online RPGs such as WoW\. Earn ranks and credits by completing missions and destroying enemies\. Use the credits earned to upgrade and customize your gun ship\.   Galaxy   The game progresses through different and increasingly challenging solar systems\. Throughout the galaxy are various factions, both friendly and hostile\.   Game Modes   GAR game modes include \(1\) single player campaign mode, \(2\) instant\-action system defense mode, and \(3\) multiplayer mode for up to 32 players with both coop and PVP\. You can run your own Galactic Arms Race galaxy by downloading the standalone server\. A simple windows GUI makes it easy to administrate your galaxy\.

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Evolutionary Games

- Publisher: Evolutionary Games

- Release date: Jun 5, 2014

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Action, Casual, Indie

- Categories: Single\-player, Multi\-player, Co\-op, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Stats, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/249610/ss\_14a3c4ff66bf64fa8bb381be5672352bad7ceaf1\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1478572206, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/249610/ss\_bbd7e7070d97a60cf7c463d41d1b6b7cb0651bde\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1478572206, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/249610/ss\_879dc556e1e4d1ec33688e9f929b0616f55d41da\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1478572206, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/249610/ss\_0102a8c223f8a016102c91a38316cc888910715b\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1478572206, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/249610/ss\_ec9ad77e39f6fef08d2db64de671dbf1c88840a8\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1478572206

- Price: 299 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 84

- Steam positive reviews: 39

- Steam negative reviews: 45

- Steam positive percentage: 46.42857142857143%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}

## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/89c76412-b657-43f3-8a36-739973001d1c/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/89c76412-b657-43f3-8a36-739973001d1c/player-metrics?days=7)

Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-24T19:57:04\.362365\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-21T21:52:01\.595207\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-21T21:52:02\.797119\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-21T21:52:02\.600788\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

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