Halcyon 6 requires players to gather resources from nearby worlds and deal with attacking enemies through ground and ship-to-ship combat, with the goal of managing and building the player's base which has individual rooms that must be cleared out.
To do this the player must gather resources from nearby worlds. They must also deal with attacking enemies such as pirates and aliens entering through portals that must be closed. There are two types of combat, ground and ship-to-ship, both of which operate in the manner of a turn-based RPG. The game revolves around managing and building the player's base, which has individual rooms that must be cleared out. 
