From Press Release:
PARIS (Feb. 19, 2026) – Prepare to make life or death decisions to evade the galaxy’s most ruthless force: publisher Dotemu (Absolum, MARVEL Cosmic Invasion) and developer Alt Shift (Crying Suns) in collaboration with Universal Products & Experiences today announced Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes will launch on PC for Spring 2026. This innovative, tactical video game inspired by one of the most iconic sci-fi franchises of all time immerses you into intense, narratively driven situations in an ever-changing, roguelite-style fight for the fleet’s survival. Download Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes’ demo now as part of Steam Next Fest: https://store.steampowered.
com/app/2535950/Battlestar_G alactica_Scattered_Hopes/ Alt Shift’s mastery of consequence-driven storytelling and gameplay centered on tense crisis management sees you take the helm of a modest fleet of spaceships in Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes. You must flee humanity’s settled worlds, known as the Twelve Colonies, while pursued by the merciless Cylons. Survival depends on tactical brilliance and calculated fleet management as you prevent sabotage from within.
Watch how challenging decision making blends with a hybrid of real time and tactical combat in today’s release season trailer:
In Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, you make the most of your crew’s time to prepare for the next Cylon assault. You may explore different points of interest for resources while finding new items or crew members, but there is always something happening in your Fleet: urgent issues caused by the previous battle to fix, quarrelling factions to deal with or hidden Cylons to catch.
Once the deadly Cylons make contact with forces, a battle begins. Drawing inspiration from the iconic franchise’s theme of persevering against an overwhelming enemy as well as the climatic escape within the TV series’ “33” pilot episode, 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 hybrid real time and tactical combat scenarios to dispatch the Cylons, minimizing damage to the central ship while wielding its onboard defenses against the gravest threats. Endure an onslaught until you can flee to another sector of the galaxy, choosing your destination (and potential rewards) based on your most dire needs.
Each run in Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes offers new lessons as you adapt to defy odds of survival, and tactical options broaden as you unlock additional squadrons, weapons and traits as well as meta upgrades to benefit future runs. Your decisions meaningfully alter your fleet’s fate as you lead fighters through high-risk battles and jump to new sectors before the Cylons turn your 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 https://store.steampowered.
com/app/2535950/Battlestar_G alactica_Scattered_Hopes/, and follow @Dotemu and @AltShift on X.
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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 Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! 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.
