Avaneya is a cerebral science fiction game set on Mars currently under active development. The game is a sui generis combining the perfect blend of the metropolis city builder social simulation, real time strategy, and cooperative multiplayer. It explores mature themes in social justice, politics, ecology, economics, and more. It is geared towards at least those with a passion for hard science fiction and software libre, in particular users of the GNU operating system and its various incarnations, such as Ubuntu.