Released in February 2008, Sins of a Solar Empire arrived on the scene with little fanfare. However, it quickly took the game industry by storm thanks to its unique design, addictive gameplay, and grass roots community.
By March 2008, Sins was one of the top three best selling PC games at retail, despite most of its sales coming through digital downloads.
In addition, it was also the highest rated new game of 2008, sweeping editor's choice awards from Gamespot, PC Gamer, Games for Windows, GameSpy, IGN, and many more.
This is the story of how this remarkable game came to be and more interestingly, how closely it skirted disaster.
