The developers plan to tie in the factions with the story. In the future, other factions will be added, including a 'secret faction' known as the Polytechnic Federation. Corporation, The Alliance of Gentlemen, and The Fluffy Biscuit Company. This game includes four playable factions: The Colonial Union, W.D. Multiplayer is mainly co-op as you can play with your friends and cooperatively destroy enemy ships, beam down to planets, and board enemy ships. The game has a single-player and multiplayer available, both modes are exactly the same as it is now. There are several classes to choose from in this game such as: Captain, Pilot, Engineer, Scientist, and Weapons Officer. Combat is also in this game, as the player can attack and board enemy ships. They may warp to several systems and upgrade/repair their ship when encountering a system with a trading post. PULSAR: Lost Colony is a game about space exploration, in which a procedurally generated galaxy is created with a ship of the player's choice.

The game was released in an Alpha state on February 25, 2014, and was later available on Steam's Early Access program following an official release on June 23, 2021. The video game was greenlit on Steam Greenlight on October 3, 2013, and was later funded successfully on Kickstarter on October 31, 2013. PULSAR: Lost Colony is a science fiction space exploration video game being developed by independent developers Leafy Games, LLC.

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