trader ☆
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Description:
Star Traders
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Other
Tags: game terminal simulation roguelike text-based
Install: brew install trader
About:
Trader is a text-based role-playing game where you command a starship in a vast, procedurally generated universe. The tool provides a command-line interface for managing ship systems, trading goods between star systems, and engaging in tactical space combat. Its main value proposition is delivering a complex, strategic sci-fi simulation entirely within the terminal.
Key Features:
  • Deep space trading and economic simulation
  • Tactical, turn-based ship-to-ship combat
  • Procedurally generated galaxy with multiple factions
  • Extensive ship customization and crew management
Use Cases:
  • Playing a complex strategy game in a terminal environment
  • Simulating interstellar commerce and resource management
  • Engaging in narrative-driven sci-fi adventures
Alternatives:
  • Naev – Naev is a similar space trading and combat simulator, but features a graphical 2D interface rather than being text-based.
  • Dwarf Fortress – While not space-themed, Dwarf Fortress offers a similar level of procedural generation and deep simulation complexity in a terminal environment.
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Sep 16, 2025 6:18am 0 VERSION_BUMP eab20fe1
Sep 12, 2024 8:05pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 2f1b5496
Jan 6, 2024 2:55am 0 VERSION_BUMP 4d1fd52a
Jan 6, 2024 2:38am 0 VERSION_BUMP 1dc8d5e4
Nov 23, 2022 6:26pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 67704a0d
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