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NGC-404 is now officially on Steam.

After months of internal development and iteration, the project has reached a stage where it makes sense to open it up publicly. The store page is live, and development will continue with a clearer roadmap and community visibility.

NGC-404 started as a systems-focused space strategy project built around one core idea: a living sector driven by simulation, not scripts.

The game combines:

• A fully simulated economy
• Procedural sector generation with seeds
• Tactical 2D fleet combat
• Logistics-based warfare
• Colony development
• Multiplayer with hot join

The focus has always been depth through interaction between systems — economy influencing war, logistics influencing combat readiness, exploration influencing expansion routes.

There are no scripted story missions. The sector evolves based on simulation and player decisions.

Why Steam Now?

The project has reached a point where:

• Core economic systems are functional
• Sector generation is stable
• Fleet combat is operational
• Multiplayer foundation is implemented

There is still a significant amount of work ahead. Balancing, optimization, AI refinement, UI clarity, and long-term progression systems are ongoing.

Putting the game on Steam now allows development to move forward with transparency and feedback.