I've been looking for a space game similar to FTL but played from a first person perspective allowing me to run around the ship and man/fix various stations or order my crew to do so. Also, as a bonus, allow enemy ship boarding. So far I've found two that came close but I was wondering if there are more.

Here are the two I found:

Icarus Starship Command Simulator (Too buggy/Low end graphics):
:https://store.steampowered.com/app/620170/Icarus_Starship_Command_Simulator/

Genesis Alpha One (Too creepy/Base building mechanics not interested in):
https://store.steampowered.com/app/712190/Genesis_Alpha_One_Deluxe_Edition/

Providing they will continue getting updates in the future, so you won’t be starved for content regardless of how long your stay on the island is. With these hot spring days that are totally out of season, I could already do with a nice cool trip to space… and space themed games are the closest I can reasonably get get these days.

Anyways, for argument’s sake, let’s say rescue will come…just eventually, and these will be the only games you’ll be stuck with in the meanwhile. My subjective picks at this phase of my life would probably be something like this

Starsector — Probably the best all round space sim, with combat that gets progressively deeper and battles more impressive the more you play. And the weirder you modify your ship. The factions, the missions and in-game economy all feed into each other really naturally. Just a good game in every regard

Heliopolis Six — A newer one that I gave a try last weekend. Probably one of the most detailed space station builders with a lot of small elements to keep an eye on. I felt the resource gathering was pretty intuitive, as well as crew management, though there is a learning curve to actually keeping the station functional and running. Overall, pretty chill game to just build, expand & thrive in space, as all the dangers are all environmental (asteroid chunks). All the ones I came across at least 🙂

Elite Dangerous —- Here for nostalgic reasons. It was one of those last games I played with my bro before he moved to another country. It was very, very grindy but the sense of vastness it gave you as you explored has stuck with me up to today. If I were stuck somewhere, it’s probably one of those games I’d give another good go

Terra Invicta It's one of the ones I've heard of. I might try it but want more action, ships and open world. Perhaps 2D Topdown view

Finally finished the game which I thought was not possible.

A big one.

It is everything a person who likes space and star citizen + freelancer would like to play.

It is 2D but full of secrets, events, ships, weapons...

https://uniprimesoftware.itch.io/universe-prime

I am trying to learn to fly, using the tutorial. I am taking off from a station at Barnard's Star. The tutorial says I request launch, then I am in space. But this does not appear to be automatic, I just crash inside the station.

Also the tutorial says once outside I should "Fire front bottom thrusters simultaneously with rear top thrusters (S) This is called making a lateral roll or adjusting your pitch."

But a lateral roll is not pitch is it?

Hello, Im a big fan of space sim, il love to use my HOSAS to fly around, dogfight, do some mining,.... I'm really looking forward that SC become bigger (LOL). Anyway, I played a lot to ED. Im looking for a game kind of like this one. Where I can fly my ship with my joystick and have fun. I really like MMO games. I heard about X4, Empyrion and Avorion. Are those game multiplayer, like ED ? Is this more like No Man's Sky multiplayer (coop ones) ? Otherwise do you have any suggestions on good games ? Thank's in advance !

I think I want a relatively simple game, where I can fly about with fairly simple controls and weapons and maybe trade. Doesn't need to be a game you can "complete". I'd be using a Windows PC.

Hi All,

We've just released a new feature patch for our cassette futuristic space sim, Astra Protocol 2.

As part of this patch, we've improved the features of space stations, allowing for repairs and resupply - alongside a load of other improvements and fixes.

Gameplay footage can be found here: https://youtu.be/ynDhuSiruoQ?si=RZEtqttJRZDmom6k

And patch notes can be found here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2026750/view/7058904365147871078?l=english

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Looking for something inspired by Wing Commander, Star Lancer, Tie Fighter instead of Freelancer, or Elite.

Seems every new space sim wants to be an open world and there are a dozen bland Freelancer clones out there.

I know of the following, please let me know if I am missing any major ones:

Endless Sky

SPAZ

Gratuitous Space Battles

Star Valor

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How p2w is Eve online? I just started playing it and found that you can get PLEX (thing u buy with real money) and sell for ingame money. Also, is the subscription worth it for a man that just started playing it? Or should i wait a bit more and then sub to the game?

Hello, what are some good space games that u have your own ship to explore but also can explore planets on foot? I already tried Elite Dangerous (didn't like it that much) X4 Foundations (the one i liked the most) and No man sky (which i don't know the current state of content). Are there any more good ones out there?

am currently watching the Macross SDF anime series and the idea of a giant spaceship that serves as both a military vessel as well as host a small city and civilian population makes me want to play a game based around the same challenge.

been looking over alot of space-sim games trying to find a perfect match for what am looking for but my knowledge on the genre is bad so advice from long time fans could you help me out and suggest so games that fit what I'm looking for

It took a while – but it is finally here. Gaia Beyond has doubled its main story with 10 to 12 new missions (depending on player choices) centered around the sci-fi Asian faction "The Sphere" - and also introduces carrier ships!

Update trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUaYXXU2-BM

Patch note: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/788630/view/3642883289645884132

I've been looking for a new cool space game for a while, but I'm not very good at finding new games. Just for some info, I really enjoyed NMS, KSP, Outer Wilds, and Space Engineers. Is there a game that is similar to those? Also, I don't really enjoy games that have "limited-time" cosmetics or battle passes, they just bother me. Is there a game out there that can scratch this itch I have? Thank you everyone.

Could anyone please help me find a game that does this:

TL;DR: Heat Signature but 3D\VR.

• I want to be a pirate, boarding spaceships navigating through them, killing the crew and taking over the ship to sell it \ scavenge it for parts.

• The game has to be single player;

• Boarding action should be in FPS mode so I get in on the action.

When Starfield came out I really hoped I will be able to board large ships, steal them and sell them for profit.

Unfortunately Starfield did not scratch that itch well enough, any other games that do that better?

Can't decide which one to play, both of them sound very appealing, can u guys give me pros and cons of both games? Plz

Basically the title. It could be space sims, pseudo life sims like SS13, colony sims, etc. I know X4 has station building. I'd really like something where I can own my own station in some fashion and make building it up/managing it the main focus of my playthrough. Would just building up a single station in X4 be viable or do I need to play like a galactic real estate mogul to have a good time?

Hello, what do u guys recommend to play and what is more new player friendly? Elite Dangerous or EVE ?