Dead in Antares review: Balancing survival with the ethics of space colonialism

Humanity is enamoured with the idea of venturing out into the universe, seeing the stars and discovering literal worlds of opportunity beyond Earth. But do we deserve it? Developed by French indie studio Ishtar Games, Dead in Antares is a turn-based sci-fi survival management game that poses questions about the ethics of space exploration — or more specifically, space colonialism.

Dead in Antares follows the 10-member crew of the Ixion, a spaceship on a mission to find a power source which...