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Centuries ago, humanity escaped the Solar System and colonized the stars. We encountered a similarly expansionist race and total war ensued. Victory came at the cost of billions of lives and many worlds were destroyed or found themselves cut off from the rest of the galaxy.

Our colony survived but lost the means to travel or communicate beyond our star system.

Now, more than eighty years after it was thought destroyed in battle, an enormous star ship is drifting through our system, within reach:

ECLIPTIC

Despite being badly damaged and infested with alien monsters, if it can be recovered, the technology contained on board will mean a fresh start and bright future for our world.

Your team of three robots has been sent to the Ecliptic. Guide them as they make repairs, clear out aliens and overcome the onboard security systems. They must reach the bridge, take control of the ship and bring it home. 


Ecliptic is a mixture of turn based tactical combat and role playing for the Commodore Amiga. Some of its influences are Space Crusade, UFO: Enemy Unknown and the Gold Box Dungeons & Dragons games.

Visually, it is intended to evoke the retro-futuristic science fiction of the 1970s and 1980s – think Aliens.


Current State

  • Still in development.
  • Only PAL displays are supported.
  • Requires OS 3.1 or greater, 1MB of RAM and a hard drive.
  • Extra fast RAM recommended.
  • Amiga 1200 with HD and Fast RAM is ideal.

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Ecliptic-DEMO-20240926.lha 516 kB

Development log

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Really good new Amiga game coming, looking forward to it. I like X-com and Laser Squad style games. I added it to my latest video "Gameplay of New Amiga Games from September 2024", which also includes all the other recently released Amiga games.

Thanks for checking it out!

Nice demo - september 2024 :)

Thanks for playing! Although it looked like the game was about to crash at the end...

To progress a bit quicker, you can right-click on doors to open them. And a right-click on the floor will cause the robot to walk to that location.

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Very promising game !

works fine on my V4SA

Thanks! I have a V2 lying around here, not being used. I haven't tried the game on it yet.

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Nice game! Our German-language preview can be found in our recorded livestream starting at 03:15:45. English subtitles are also available. Subscription to our YouTube and Twitch channel is welcome. 🙂

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Thanks for trying it out!

Nice, nice game!

Thanks! I'm slowly making progress!

I think it would be great to see this on Steam or GOG bundled with UAE, like how Defender of the Crown is packaged.

Interesting game, reminds me great games like X-Com and Laser Squad, so worth the wait. I also added this to my "Gameplay of New Amiga Games from March 2024" video.

It promises to be a very fun game!

Thanks for posting your video - it's always good to see someone other than me try to play the game. It helps to highlight the places I need to improve!

Looks interesting. Thanks for sharing!