... The growing unrest among the galactic legions forebodes of interstellar war. Posturing of alliances and positioning of fleets, and yet, even as the galactic warlords arm themselves to the fangs in preparation for combat, civilization somehow blooms on lush new blue-green worlds, undeterred ... ... GALAXY UNFURLED is a space-based real-time strategy game. The setting is a large galaxy inhabited by numerous space-faring alien species, one of which the player controls. The object is to defeat all the other aliens in battle. But there is more to the game than war. The player must also create a sim civilization on each planet he colonizes, in order to gather resources, build ships, and research science to improve his empire.