Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced Coming On Steam

Ulisses Spiele Celebrates with a Sale on Fading Suns Books


Experience the epic reimagining of the 4X strategy classic

[Atlanta, GA – April 4, 2025] – Reach for the stars and prepare for intergalactic dominance as sci-fi 4X strategy classic Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced launches on Steam for PC and Linux. The enhanced edition offers both longtime fans and new players the chance to experience the legendary 4X strategy game like never before!

Check out the trailer HERE

In Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced, you take command of one of five Royal Houses vying for power in a universe on the brink of collapse. The stakes couldn’t be higher as you lead your house through battles on land, sea, air, and the vast reaches of space. The enhanced edition introduces new features, modernized gameplay, and immersive visuals designed to expand on the already treasured strategy title. With over 28 years of dedicated mod support, the Enhanced Edition marks a thrilling milestone for the strategy game community and a signal of many years of intergalactic conquests yet to come.

Plot your betrayal from the shadows of space and prepare for victory as Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced is available now on Steam for PC and Linux for $9.99! Celebrate launch with the Fading Suns book series from Ulisses on sale now. Keep up to date on the latest news from throughout the galaxy by joining the Discord and visiting the official website

Key Features:

  • Master Your Domain: Reach for the stars and fight for intergalactic dominance on land, air, sea, and space. Battle for control of humanity’s known worlds as one of five Royal Houses.
  • Think Strategically: Utilize combined arms tactics to overcome enemy positions and use a robust diplomacy engine to trade technologies, political offices, threats, favors, and even votes for the imperial crown.
  • Manage a Thriving Economy: Enjoy a powerful economic engine that allows you to trade any of the dozens of resources you develop. Engage in diplomacy with the Church, Merchant League, and alien races to expand your reach across the known worlds.
  • Navigate Political Turmoil: Betrayal, corruption, and shifting alliances await as you navigate the volatile political landscape of a galaxy teetering on the verge of collapse. Watch for the treacherous influence of the Church and the wrath of alien races—your path to power is fraught with uncertainty.
  • Unleash Powerful Legions: Recruit and command powerful forces, including theurgists, psychics, warbeasts, mutant soldiers and more.
  • Join a Passionate and Dedicated Community: Help evolve the known worlds of Emperor of the Fading Suns as a part of the modding community.

[Press Kit]


About Holistic Design, Inc.

HDI (Holistic Design, Inc.) is a multimedia company that has produced computer games, roleplaying games, fiction books, and miniatures games. Holistic Design is best known for their work on Fading Suns, a science-fiction universe featured in many different games and stories. The Fading Suns tabletop roleplaying game is available from Ulisses Spiele.
About V Publishing

Spawned from video game marketing firm Vicarious PR in 2018. V Publishing is a games label dedicated to Strategy, Simulation, and RPG’s for PC and consoles. Please visit V Publishing for more information.

Wishlist Emperor of the Fading Suns on Steam Now

We are creating a special Steam build of Emperor of the Fading Suns to launch later this year. It will be completely compatible with the GOG build, but will be the first time we have had the game on Steam. Please help us out by wishlisting it right now at https://store.steampowered.com/app/2799350/Emperor_of_the_Fading_Suns_Enhanced

EFS 25-year Anniversary Patch Released!

We have finished our 25-year anniversary patch for Emperor of the Fading Suns, now available as EFS Enhanced on GOG! HDI has been working with a small group of dedicated fans to bring this about, and we are very happy with the results. Check it out here, and if you already bought EFS on GOG, you also get this edition free. https://www.gog.com/game/emperor_of_the_fading_suns

HERE is our FAQ for EFSe

Interested in the hundreds of changes we made for this patch? See them HERE

Battles of Destiny Map Editor Available on GOG

The Battles of Destiny Map Editor is now available via GOG! The map editor actually shipped with the game, but was not accessible via the DOS Box. GOG has fixed this, and you can now make your own maps! Instruction for using the Map Editor start on p. 61 of the manual, and we plan to livestream some examples of how to use it.

There is an image attached showing the new startup screen. If you do not get this option, uninstall Battles of Destiny (you will be able to keep your saved games) and reinstall it.

You can get Battles of Destiny here https://www.gog.com/game/battles_of_destiny

To see our livestream of how to play Battles of Destiny, go HERE