Crying Suns is a tactical strategy game with turn-based combat and roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place in the distant future, where you have to try on the role of a clone of the greatest captain of the Galactic Empire and go through the vastness of a dangerous part of the galaxy to establish contacts with allies. Taking control of a giant battleship and a squadron of spaceships, you need to repel all enemies and complete the task.