Strategy First Inc. and Valve Corporation today announced that Space Empires V, the latest installment of the series developed by Malfador Machinations, is now available for pre-order via Steam. All pre-orders made before October 16th will receive a $5 discount. Space Empires V features political alliances between multiple empires, a top-down ship design system, a hexagonal movement grid, and many more. Due to player demand, the game is completely moddable and even adds a scriptable AI system to the mix. Space Empires V will be launched on October 16th - a playable demo is locally mirrored here.