Allegiance is a team-oriented space combat simulation that belongs to the massively multiplayer online game genre. This means that you primarily play Allegiance online with several other players, and that there is a very limited number of computer-controlled players on your team. Allegiance is unique in that each team has a Commander, which adds a more-than-complete Real Time Strategy (RTS) aspect to the game. The Commander is the one who should receive the team's money, manage miners and constructors, choose technology, invest money, and organize the team. All in all, he's the boss, and you report to him.