"The Mandate" is a sci-fi RPG/RTS mix that's currently on Kickstarter:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1964463742/the-mandate

I couldn't find anything via forum search so I decided to post it here in the PC section. If you play Kerbal Space Program you may be familiar with Scott Manley on YouTube. He recently posted his review of the demo content the developers released so far:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsJaykabf9w

This is also how I myself found out about the game two days ago. They seem to be aiming for an RPG-heavy mix with lots of interactions with your ship's officers. The setting is inspired by 19th century Russia (but in space obviously).

Have you heard of the game before, and what are your thoughts on it?

Found out about it through his Manliness too, I'm pretty interested. Probably going to back before the campaign's up.

I'm slightly concerned about the sloppiness of some of the writing, considering how text-heavy it looks like the final game's going to be, but it's not enough to really put me off. They'll probably have it sorted out for the final release, anyway.