Terra Invicta

Solar-system grand strategy about factions shaping humanity's alien response

Pavonis Interactive · Published by Hooded Horse · Released Jan 5, 2026

Reviews: Very Positive; 80% of 9,931
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 76% of 118 in 30 days
Playing now: 675; peak 24h 776
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 3 weeks ago; Aug 31, 2026

What is Terra Invicta?

A single-player grand strategy simulation set on Earth and across the Solar System. You lead one of seven covert factions responding to an alien arrival, assigning agents to investigate and influence nations, directing research, and expanding into space with stations, bases, and fleets.

For you if...

+you want a detailed, long-form grand strategy campaign
+you enjoy geopolitics, covert operations, and scientific research
+you want space expansion, ship management, and fleet warfare

Not for you if...

−you mainly want multiplayer competition
−you prefer light strategy with few management systems

What players say

80% of 9,931 reviews are positive · 76% of 118 in the last 30 days

Players praise the depth and interaction of its geopolitical, research, colonization, and space-combat systems. Recurring complaints concern opaque rules, cumbersome menus, repetitive agent assignments, and slow midgame and endgame pacing.

Screenshots and trailer

Terra Invicta system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-2105 (dual-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-4300 (quad-core)
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 650 (2 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7750 (2 GB)
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Storage: 30 GB available space
DirectX: Version 10

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 100
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, German, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Czech, Korean, Russian, Ukrainian.