'SOL Shogunate' is a samurai space opera set on the moon, but with an aerospace engineer making sure it's 'getting the science right'

SOL Shogunate was one of the most enticing upcoming space games shown at last December's PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted . Set in an alt-future solar system, it imagines a Moon ruled by the shogunate where samurai families and ruthless clans battle for dominance. As impressive as its reveal trailer looked, the project — which is targeting a PC and PS5 release at the time of writing — is still far away from its release. As dev diaries begin to drop, we had the chance to sit down for a chat with Chaos Manufacturing CEO and co-founder Guy Costantini, as well as aerospace engineer Taylore McClurg, who's helped shape this surprising sci-fi universe's science alongside the developers. Some quotes have been editorialized and lightly trimmed for better flow. Article continues below "It's been almost three years," Costantini told us when asked how long the studio has been working on the game, which was still in pre-production when the in-game reveal trailer was recorded and edited. McClurg was also part of the project almost from the get-go, as she was close to Nate Eckman's (co-founder) wife: "It was just serendipitous. We were looking for someone that could help make our sci-fi more science than fiction. …