I think this game has a lot of potential, and that is why I will try my best to come with some useful feedback if you plan on continue working on the game.
I think the background music and the sound effects are well made, and fit the game perfectly. One thing I felt was off though, was the fact that after a “planet travel” or hyperdrive, I thought my ship broke down (because of the sound effect), which made me think that I was doing something wrong.
I tried to read through the description on how to play the game, but I still had difficulties understanding what I was doing. I love that you highlighted the buttons and sticks I could interact with. It made it a little bit easier to do things. The only thing that was a bit quirky was that I had to lever the control to match the number on the screen exactly (f.eks -1).
The UI is well made, and I think this is the most unique and innovative part of the game. The way you navigate and makes it feel like I am actually travelling through space.
I was able to become friends with Humans (Diplomacy), but I was able to befriend them without interacting with any of the planets I travelled to at all. I just hyper drove all the way through. Maybe if we were forced to do some interactions on the planets, the game could be even more interesting.
I know that you only had a month to work on this, and it is difficult to create a perfectly polished game within this time. That being said, I think you have managed to create something that looks great, has something different than what I have played, and the current quality is way better than a 1-month game. Good work.