I'm happy I can write a positive review on Warlords. Devs listened to their players since first day in Early Access, they changed almost every aspect of the game and made it nearly perfect.
When I first tried this game last year, it was a solid alpha with a huge potential.
But when I first tried it, skyboxes were different, nebulas were different, icons, explosions, voiceovers, tutorials, graphics, mechanics, EVERYTHING! Now, this game is a real beauty, looks awesome, plays awesome and sounds awesome.
Since I mentioned sound, I have to mention the soundtrack which is fantastic and adds to the overall darker atmosphere in the game. There are several game modes like Campaign (story line), Freeroam (do what you want).
Fleet Management and tactical combat are what sets this game apart from games like Everspace and/or Endless Space 2, X Series or 4X games like Master of Orion or Stellaris. Those are all good games, but none of them have massive, epic tactical combats like Starpoint Gemini series.
So to be honest, please, wishlist Stellaris, Everspace or Endless Space 2, they are good games.
But this game is equally good, has something none of those have and it's fun and addictive. You can also post on forums and there is a big chance you'll get reply from one of game developers because they are active on forums unlike anything I've ever seen.
Recommended.
I got the chance to play the review build of the game so this review is based on prologue and first few missions of the game (about an hour).