The universe of "Shatterzone" shares some structural similarities to the "Star Wars" expanded universe including an intergalactic government called the Consortium (like the Republic from "Star Wars") run from a central region of space known as the Core Worlds, large megacorps that run galactic affairs (a theme common in the cyberpunk genre of storytelling), and a super-industrialized capital world, called Centaurus, but similar to "Star Wars"' Coruscant. Likewise, there is a sentiment of xenophobia in the setting similar to that of the Empire in "Star Wars". Humans, Glahns, and Ishantras, the three ruling races of the Consortium and a few others are given full citizen status while other races suffer under prejudice and second-class-citizenship. In an interview with the creator of Shatterzone, Scott Palter, he refuted the connection stating that his intention was for a "darker setting, more to my tastes than Star Wars" citing inspiration instead from C. J. Cherryh’s "Company Wars".