The game is just what heavy gamers need to take a break from the massive industrial games.
At the beginning you are asked to choose the type of ship that you take out of scientist vessel, pirate ship and a terran ship which each of them must collect different types of items as their main goal (they also differ in structure which enables you to fill more weaponry into your ship) and after which the map is shown and can travel anywhere but to report back in time to the starting star ("Glory") so you will not receive a point loss.
The exploration is simple and relies on menus to bring you the information. Aside from that you can engage in battles which will grant you access to stars that under the enemy's control.
Conclusion: this game is really quite simple after you play it 2-3 times (and playing each game is like about 20-30minutes) and yet quite fun. There’s always the exploration interest and which items you will get. The fun may continue with extra mods for the game and give great replayability.