PARIS (Dec. 4, 2025) — Publisher Dotemu (Absolum, MARVEL Cosmic Invasion) and developer Alt Shift (Crying Suns) in collaboration with Universal Products & Experiences today unveiled a new trailer for Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes. This innovative tactical video game inspired by the iconic sci-fi franchise, Battlestar Galactica, immerses players into intense, narratively driven situations in an ever-changing, roguelite-style fight for the fleet’s survival. Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes will launch on PC in early 2026.
Commanders can see the pressure and peril that awaits in today’s trailer. The new gameplay samples the tense decisions that must be made to keep a fleeing band of ships intact through bouts of combat and morale-threatening disputes among personnel, all to survive their escape:
In Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, players command a fleet of spaceships fleeing humanity’s settled worlds, known as the Twelve Colonies. Pursued by the ruthless Cylons, survival depends on tactical brilliance and management of player’s fleets to prevent sabotage from within. Encounter planets and galactic points of interest, decide whether to spend precious resources addressing incidents within the fleet or upgrading forces, and make the most of the crew’s time while preparing for assault; enemy Cylon ships will close in with each action and turn players take.
Once the deadly Cylons make contact with forces, a battle begins. True to the iconic franchise’s idea of persevering against an overwhelming enemy, Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes’ skirmishes center around a simple but key concept of survival: “resist until you can jump.”
Deploy fighters from hangars and direct them in real-time combat scenarios to dispatch the Cylons, minimizing damage to the central ship while wielding its onboard defenses against the gravest threats. Players endure until they can flee to another sector of the galaxy, choosing their destination (and potential rewards) based on their most dire needs.
Each run in Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes offers new lessons as players adapt to defy their brutal odds of survival, and the tactical options broaden as they unlock additional squadrons, weapons and traits as well as meta upgrades to benefit future runs. Players’ decisions meaningfully alter their fleet’s fate and will lead fighters through high-risk battles as well as jump to new sectors before the Cylons turn ships into astral debris. With humanity’s haven in the Twelve Colonies now uninhabitable, steadfast tactical leadership is the only hope of surviving the journey to humankind’s last hope, the Battlestar Galactica. So say we all.
Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes builds on Alt Shift’s celebrated narrative tactical release in the 1 million+ player game, Crying Suns, and evokes Battlestar Galactica’s striking universe through beautifully detailed artwork. For the latest intel on Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, wishlist the game on Steam, and follow @Dotemu and @AltShift on X.
About Dotemu
Dotemu is a French publisher and developer specializing in revitalizing legendary pop culture franchises across video games, TV and cinema by releasing original PC and console games that feel like a dream come true to play. Dotemu crafts entertainment with heart in collaboration with passionate creative partners for fans around the world, both through games that revitalize a beloved IP and titles set in original universes that modernize the classic fun of all-time favorites.
Dotemu has published and developed a number of global top-sellers including the award-winning games Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, Streets of Rage 4, and NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound, as well as the new, innovative breakout hit IP Absolum. Dotemu’s development and publishing work also supported the release of the acclaimed Metal Slug Tactics, Windjammers 1 and 2, Pharaoh: A New Era, Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap and more.
Dotemu is currently working on MARVEL Cosmic Invasion, Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes and unannounced projects planned for 2026 and beyond.
About Alt Shift
Alt Shift is a small independent game studio based in Montpellier, France, founded in 2010 by university classmates with a shared passion for science-fiction and innovative game design. The studio is best known for Crying Suns, a tactical roguelite inspired by major sci-fi works such as Foundation, Dune and Battlestar Galactica, acclaimed for its rich narrative, pixel-art aesthetic and deep strategic design.
About Universal Products & Experiences
Universal Products & Experiences (UP&E) globally drives the expansion and elevation of NBCUniversal’s iconic collection of brands, intellectual properties, characters, and stories based on the company’s extensive portfolio of properties created by Universal Pictures, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation and NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. The division executes this through innovative physical and digital products, as well as engaging retail and product experiences across our expansive global theme park destinations (for both owned and third-party IP), location-based venues, e-commerce product platforms, and retailers around the world. Along with global brand strategy and creative, UP&E’s lines of business include Consumer Products and Games, along with Theme Parks Products & Retail. UP&E is a division of Universal Destinations & Experiences, part of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. More information is available at universalproductsexperiences.com.
About Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica began as one of the best television series ever made and has spawned into one of most beloved sci-fi franchises of all time. The series, produced by Universal Studio Group, celebrates the fight to save the human race as a small but determined fleet quests for the fabled planet Earth while being hunted by their nemeses, the robot Cylons.
