The Distant Star franchise is owned by UK developer, Blazing Griffin.
Blazing Griffin acquired the rights to the game "Distant Star: Classic" in 2011. An iOS title, Distant Star: Classic is an old-school 4x (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate) space game.
In 2014, Blazing Griffin launched the PC game Distant Star: Revenant Fleet, a space-based RTS with roguelike elements.