From the campaign:
Story: After a devastating war, peace is declared among all the major races of the galaxy and an Alliance is created.
One of the first decisions of the newly formed Alliance, is to build immense space stations all along the galaxy in order to promote trade among the races, strengthen diplomatic relations and help protect the newly established peace.
In Among the Stars, each player takes the role of one of the alien races trying to build the best space station.
The game is for 2-4 players, it uses a card drafting mechanism and takes around 30 minutes to play.