FARLANE Revealed: A Return to Space Adventures and Life on the Frontier

Science fiction has long been fascinated with the idea of small crews venturing into the unknown aboard ships that are as much a home as they are a means of transportation. From the industrial corridors of Alien and the working-class crews of The Expanse to the independent adventurers of Firefly and The Mandalorian, some of the most memorable sci-fi stories have focused not on vast fleets, but on ordinary people trying to survive far from civilization.

That is the fantasy independent developer Siscia Games hopes to capture with FARLANE, a newly revealed single-player sci-fi space adventure currently planned for release in 2027.

The game places players in command of a Nomad-class Frontier Runner, a small multi-purpose starship operated by a crew of four. Rather than focusing on military fleets or galactic politics, FARLANE takes place on the distant frontier of a fading empire, where stations are scarce, law is thin, and the old farlanes that connect the stars are slowly disappearing into unknown space.

Players will be free to build their own career among the stars, taking on freelance contracts that range from bounty hunting and cargo hauling to asteroid mining, rescue missions, salvage operations, and exploration. Every contract is another opportunity to earn credits, upgrade the ship, and venture deeper into regions where maps become unreliable and the unknown begins.

Unlike many space games, FARLANE places significant emphasis on the player's ship and crew. The Nomad-class Frontier Runner is not simply a vehicle used to travel between missions. It serves as a fully explorable home where players can walk through the ship's interior, interact with onboard systems, review contracts, and prepare for upcoming journeys while the vessel travels under autopilot.

The crew itself plays a vital role. Following battles and dangerous encounters, crew members help repair damaged systems, maintain critical equipment, and improve the ship using technology recovered from wrecks or purchased at distant frontier stations. The result is a science-fiction experience that focuses as much on life between missions as it does on combat and exploration.

FARLANE also marks a return to the space genre for Croatian developer Zeljko Kos. Before founding Siscia Games, Kos was one of the co-creators of the Starpoint Gemini series, a franchise well known among space simulation fans. Following his work on the city-builders Patron and Aquatico, he established Siscia Games and released the Roman city-building game Pompeii: The Legacy.

While the reveal trailer showcases only an early glimpse of the project, the foundations are already visible: a small crew, a ship that feels like home, and a dangerous frontier waiting beyond the last stable farlanes.

FARLANE is currently in development for PC and Xbox Series X|S, with a planned release in 2027.