<s>
Terra	B-Application
Invicta	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hard	O
science	O
fiction	O
grand	O
strategy	O
and	O
space	O
flight	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Pavonis	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hooded	O
Horse	O
for	O
Windows	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
into	O
early	O
access	O
in	O
September	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terra	B-Application
Invicta	I-Application
represents	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
that	O
developer	O
Pavonis	O
Interactive	O
has	O
developed	O
independently	O
after	O
their	O
previous	O
modding	O
work	O
with	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
for	O
XCOM	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Unknown	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Terra	B-Application
Invicta	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
one	O
of	O
seven	O
factions	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
asymmetric	O
ways	O
to	O
reach	O
victory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	O
battles	O
utilize	O
physics	O
that	O
are	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Kerbal	B-Device
Space	I-Device
Program	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
developing	O
the	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
mod	O
for	O
XCOM	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Unknown	I-Application
,	O
the	O
volunteers	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
mod	O
were	O
contacted	O
by	O
Firaxis	O
Games	O
and	O
paid	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
development	O
for	O
day-one	O
mods	O
and	O
a	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
2	O
mod	O
for	O
XCOM	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
they	O
received	O
compensation	O
for	O
from	O
Firaxis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
gaining	O
experience	O
working	O
on	O
both	O
mods	O
,	O
the	O
volunteers	O
came	O
together	O
and	O
formed	O
a	O
company	O
called	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
Studios	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
eventually	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Pavonis	O
Interactive	O
,	O
and	O
announced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Terra	B-Application
Invicta	I-Application
,	O
their	O
own	O
grand	O
strategy	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
to	O
Terra	B-Application
Invicta	I-Application
's	O
early	O
access	O
release	O
has	O
focused	O
on	O
its	O
ambitious	O
and	O
interesting	O
gameplay	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
complicated	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
