Stars of Akarios is a story-based, cooperative campaign game set in the Akarios Galaxy. Throughout Stars of Akarios you will fight in epic space battles, upgrade your ship and explore the reaches of space. The game is built on four core pillars: Space Combat, World Exploration, Space Exploration and Player Progression. Each pillar works together to create a cohesive and epic, sci-fi board game experience.

You and your fellow cadets are almost done with your pilot training at the Akarios Institute when an unknown enemy attacks your home planet Medellia. You must fight back with the war hero Captain Soma and her ship, the Sparrow. You'll have to step out of your fighter planes to explore hostile worlds and ships, testing your cunning as you seek a new home for your civilization. Use your pilots' skills to complete the challenges you encounter in the limited time. Manage your ship's resources as you explore new areas of space and undertake missions to survive in the unknown. Even if you run out of resources, you can continue exploring, but you risk starting your next encounter at a disadvantage. Your pilots' skills will grow as you test your resolve against the enemies in Stars of Akarios. Upgrade your characters' unique abilities and skill trees to customize your playing experience.

The 200-page screenplay book unfolds as a “choose your own adventure.” Every choice, success and failure will shape your story. It will take several playthroughs to see the entire Akarios galaxy. There are 8 different pilots, each with their own unique progression sheet and skill set. The campaign starts with 4 pilots available and the others are unlocked by the choices you make. There are 10 pilot ships, each with their own set of skills and class. The ship class determines what type of upgrades the ship can equip. Equip a combination of upgrade and skill cards from over 55 weapon cards, 55 engine cards, 55 tech cards, many copilots, ship skills and pilot skills. Place each upgrade on your dual player board where everything has its own place.