“Red Galaxy” is a novel by Denis Deev, the first book of the eponymous cycle. Genre: action sci-fi, RealRPG.
Two pensioners who decided to play space sim in a virtual capsule from their grandson were pulled into the game headfirst—and in the literal sense! After playing for an hour or so, they couldn’t find the “Exit” button in the menu. And this wasn’t due to a bug. A powerful alien race actually transported them from the game into deep space.
And… they regretted it. Because they didn’t know that both old men were forged from alloyed steel! A deadly double shot—captain of the first rank and a “red” director—decide to bring order to the Otau sector by inscribing on their starships the motto: “Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood!”