Sci-Fi RPG, The Mandate releases first in-game trailer

When you read the press release for The Mandate, it sounds like something straight out of Star Trek.

"Space. The Final Frontier. These are the adventures of the ground-breaking sci-fi RPG The Mandate … on much less than a five-year-mission to create strange new worlds, new life and new civilizations. To boldly do what only Sid Meier has done before."

That's because it pretty much is. Clearly, the folks over at Perihelion Interactive have a sense of humor when it comes to Press Releases, which is nice because it makes them infinitely easier to read. That said, it sounds like the studio has the makings of what could be a great strategic Sci-Fi RPG in The Mandate.

Inspired by the likes of Sid Meier's Pirates!, The Mandate aims to bring a living, open world RPG straight to you that will feature different factions, tactical battle encounters as you captain your very own ship with your own family as your loyal crew.

The game's development has seen its share of challenges and as such, the studio has decided to delay the game until 2017. Perihelion Interactive's CTO, Matus Kirchmayer said:

"After many internal playtests, the team at Perihelion has decided to delay The Mandate until 2017. We want to ensure that we deliver an outstanding experience for all players who love space games as much as we do, and always saw themselves in the role of Captain Kirk, Admiral Adama or Mal Reynolds. To achieve this, Perihelion Interactive will take all the time it needs and release the game when it’s done."

The Mandate currently doesn't have a concrete release date, but we will let you know when the studio is ready to share that information.