User blog comment:Nikoli the rebel/What are your influences?/@comment-4794494-20161210003218

I take a lot of influence from sci-fi/space games I play on steam.

Elite: Dangerous, Sins of a Solar Empire, Homeworld, XCOM (yes, even declassified, the game that shall not be mentioned). Of course, Halo, Mass Effect, and Star Wars are a given. Maybe even a little COD and AC.

Non-game influences include Firefly, Game of Thrones, Maze Runner, and Under the Dome.