Betelgeuse Brawl is a turn-based 4X space-strategy game. Victory can be gained by military means. Betelgeuse Brawl provides 4 pre-defined playable races. The game also allows players to create custom races. The main screen consists mainly of a zoomable and scrollable map of the galaxy. The buttons on the right give access to various menus: Colony management, Fleet management, Research, Espionage centre and Turn summary.

Main features:
- Simplified gameplay - you can finish an average game in less than 1 hour
- Planet management, colonization, research, space battle, random events
- 4 difficulty levels: basic, easy, medium, hard
- 4 map sizes: 16, 25, 49 or 64 planets
- 7 MP3 Quality Soundtracks
- Save and load game, continue the latest game
- "Hotseat" multiplayer up to 4 players
- Help and Tutorial