<s>
Stars	B-Application
in	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
,	O
4X	B-Application
science-fiction	O
computer	B-Application
strategy	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Ashdar	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Iceberg	O
Interactive	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stars	B-Application
in	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
galaxy	O
which	O
suffered	O
from	O
a	O
grand-scale	O
war	O
between	O
many	O
civilizations	O
and	O
alien	O
races	O
,	O
the	O
so-called	O
'	O
Great	O
War	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Stars	B-Application
in	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
you	O
can	O
play	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
seven	O
factions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
'	O
Legacies	O
 '	O
DLC	B-Protocol
adds	O
an	O
eighth	O
playable	O
faction	O
,	O
the	O
Tinkers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stars	B-Application
in	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ashdar	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
studio	O
consisting	O
of	O
programmer	O
Sven	O
Olsen	O
and	O
artist	O
Jim	O
Francis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
GameStar	O
,	O
Olsen	O
named	O
Master	B-Application
of	I-Application
Orion	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
his	O
main	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
when	O
it	O
entered	O
Early	O
Access	O
and	O
made	O
note	O
of	O
the	O
diversity	O
of	O
its	O
playable	O
races	O
and	O
the	O
space	O
combat	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
reviewer	O
T.J.	O
Hafer	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
too	O
early	O
to	O
tell	O
if	O
the	O
"	O
will	O
soar	O
above	O
the	O
clouds	O
and	O
become	O
a	O
respected	O
peer	O
in	O
the	O
space	O
4X	B-Application
renaissance.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Stars	B-Application
in	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
left	O
Early	O
Access	O
in	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
Forbes	O
 '	O
Erik	O
Kain	O
comparing	O
its	O
art	O
style	O
to	O
Master	B-Application
of	I-Application
Orion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Logan	O
Booker	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
Australia	O
also	O
compared	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Master	B-Application
of	I-Application
Orion	I-Application
and	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2017	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
called	O
'	O
Legacies	O
 '	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stars	B-Application
in	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
:	O
Legacies	O
adds	O
a	O
new	O
faction	O
called	O
the	O
Tinkers	O
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
playable	O
alien	O
races	O
from	O
six	O
to	O
seven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
September	O
2017	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
moved	O
to	O
October	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
developer	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
done	O
"	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
that	O
meets	O
your	O
expectations	O
(	O
and	O
our	O
own	O
)	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Legacies	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stars	B-Application
in	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
received	O
a	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Chick	O
of	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
aspects	O
of	O
4X	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overpowered	O
Noobs	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
perfect	O
for	O
novices	O
to	O
the	O
4X	B-Application
genre	O
.	O
</s>
