What is Space Cartels?

The year 2266 brought a decision by global governments to transform the distant Planet X into a penal colony for the most dangerous criminals, in response to the Earth's overpopulation crisis. This harsh, uninhabited planet became an arena for brutal survival struggles, where initial chaos quickly gave rise to organized criminal cartels. Leading criminals, capable of cunning and ruthlessness, took control, forming factions that fought for dominance through exploration, resource exploitation, and rivalry.

Space Cartels is an economic turn-based game where we take on the role of a Drug Cartel Boss on Planet X in the year 2266.

The game is divided into seasons lasting up to 21 turns, each lasting 8 hours.

The turns in each turn take about 15 minutes.

The goal of the game is to invest and maximise the resources obtained in the starter pack as efficiently as possible.