I tried the demo and I have mixed feelings....

I think there is more depth in there but it is pretty well concealed. It just seems ot be, build ships, research better ships, explore, colonise and conquorer (with those same ships)....

Add to this the fact that the battles seemed a little vague... No real feedback on how things where going or how effective our weapons were or whether we should use lasers or guass guns for what...

Well there you have it...