Avorion
Avorion is a Sci-fi, Building, Sandbox, Single-player and Multiplayer Space video game developed and published by Boxelware for Multiple Platforms. The game takes place in the massive space environment contains many star systems, planets, and galaxies to explore. Many years ago, a cataclysmic almost ripped the player galaxy apart, an insurmountable ring of the hyperspace fabric occurred in the midst of the galaxy. However, since this event there is no one who has successfully managed to get near the regions of the galaxy. In the game world, there are rumors about a new metal known as Avorion, occurred in the midst of the galaxy. The player starts the game with nothing at his disposal at the edge of galaxy and work his way to the center of the galaxy that become more dangerous. The game introduces the sandbox aspects from the games, including Freelancer in which the player experience the co-op multiplayer gameplay and create his own ships. Avorion offers prominent features such as Epic Battle, Equip the Ship with Weapons, Explore the Beautiful environment, Build your Fleet, Co-op Multiplayer, and more.
#1 Freelancer
Freelancer is a Single, Multiplayer Combat, Strategy Simulator and Trading video game. Set in Space where you act as a spaceship pilot Freelancer tasks you to explore different Planets and Space Stations all situated on 48 known Star-Systems. The combat element of game allows you to go dogfighting against your enemies (both Online Players and AIs), protect various Traders or be part of the enemy Pirate legions, go bounty hunting or be a trader yourself. The game lets you be Edison Trent, a Skilled Pilot of a special Spaceship, go on some of the most amazing missions to save the “Sirius Sector” that is under threat of a mysterious and technologically advanced Alien Force. Freelancer offers Multiplayer mode that allows you to take on any role you want, explore the game world or simply engage in epic dogfights, earn points, buy upgrades and enjoy immersing yourself into one of the most engaging gameplay ever. Furthermore, Freelancer offers a dynamic Economy system, Multiplayer mode that lets hundreds of online players and AIs (Artificial Intelligence) play the game and just enjoy it. With a massive game world, addictive nature and all the exploration fun, Freelancer is a super exciting game to play and enjoy.
#2 Eve Online
Eve Online, developed by CCP Games is a fantastic MMORPG video game set in a Persistent World. With a Sci-Fi background and theme, the game lets you be a pilot who can fly a customizable spaceship in a galaxy that is home to almost 7800 star systems in which the stars are connected by portals named as Stargates. You can also choose any of the given professions and be a manufacturer, Miner, Trader, Explorer or a Warrior and take part in both PvP and PvE combat events. With responsibilities like Exploration, Resource Collecting, Building, Leading Massive Armies etc. this game tasks you to be an ultimate conqueror and a savior to the entire galaxy. Eve online was released back in 2006 but because of worldwide fame and a huge user base, this game is still rocking on the internet. With all the fantastic Visuals, engaging and quite addictive gameplay, Eve Online is a brilliant Space Exploration video game to play and enjoy.
#3 Star Trek Online
Star Trek Online is an amazing Sci-Fi themed MMORPG and Space Exploration video game by Cryptic Studios. The game’s story is based on the popular Star Trek Series and offers a similar gaming experience. Star Trek Online tells the story about the collapse of alliance between the United Federation of Planets and Klingon Empire that started a new war, The Borg Collective threat and the Romulan Star Empire closing in on Dominion. The game is set between the years 2409 and 2410 and takes you to the era after the events of Star Trek: nemesis. Star Trek Online allows you to be a Captain of your own Space Ship, Control a massive number of crew and officers, fly the ship into deep space and target your enemies in order to defeat them and be a skilled and most popular De Facto of the time. Star Trek online lets you select any one of the three main factions (Romulan, Federation and Klingon), select any of the available characters or simply create your own and get into the game world in order to complete a number of amazing objectives. With all the War Drama, Star trek Online lets you explore space and enjoy an amazingly unforgettable experience of Star Trek universe. With a massive game world, Action-packed Environment, immersive game-play and a marvelous MMORPG experience, Star Trek Online is a brilliant game to play.
#4 Vega Conflict
Vega Conflict takes you to a beautifully created Sci-Fi setting and lets you immerse yourself into the most Epic and unforgettable experience of MMO and RTS game-play. The game tasks you to explore and capture the whole Galaxy and maximize your reign by using all the unique strategy and real-time tactical approach, build your own massive Space Base, upgrade it with the help of all the available upgraders and latest and captured technologies, make your defenses impenetrable, find your friends, make grand alliances and invade your enemies and capture all the neighboring settlements and enjoy ruling over the whole galaxy. The primary objective of the game is to Capture and seize the Space stations built by the enemies, loot their resources and prove your supremacy by the use of advanced weaponry and tactics. When you are on quests to encounter the enemies, remember not to mess with the enemies more powerful than yourself or else you’ll be defeated badly. Start off with the ones less powerful than you, attack them, conquer them and combine them with your forces, build enough muscle and gather enough resources to defeat the bigger enemy forces and expand your reign and terrain. Combats in the game are mostly PvP and PvE based in which you can put on the best show of your might, defeat the enemies and enjoy playing this brilliant game. Try it out and it’ll lets you enjoy the experience of a life time.
#5 Sins of a Solar Empire
Sins of a Solar Empire is a Single and Multiplayer, Sci-Fi MMORTS and Tactical Combat video game developed by Ironclad games. The game allows you to select anyone of the three races The Industrial Tec, The Psychic Advent and The Alien Vasari, and get into the game-play. You must select a campaign and spawn yourself on a planet, build mega structures, train troops, gather resources and attack on any of the neighboring or far away planet systems to conquer. Sins of a Solar Empire provides with a fully 3D and a massive Sci-Fi environment that features hundreds of thousands of Galaxies, Stars, Planets, Asteroids etc. for you to conquer and gather resources. You can also play the game with AIs and other online players, make alliances or get into conflicts with one another. Your main objectives are to explore the space and conquer as much star systems and you can by the use of your strategic approach and your armies. Sins of a Solar Empire includes cool 3D graphics, Great mission objectives, thrillingly addictive game-play and easy user interface and controls. Do try it out, it’s a fantastic MMORTS and Tactical Combat video game to play and enjoy.
#6 Battlestar Galactica Online
Battlestar Galactica Online is probably the coolest ever Sci-Fi RTS, Space Exploration and Combat video game that lets you be an in charge of a whole fleet of ships and tasks you to lead them to a world they can settle on. The game is based on a TV series of the same name and offers a truly epic space exploration and combat experience. After the invasion of Cylones, humanity was forced to leave earth and now they are wandering into the deep space in search a place they can call home. With enemies tailing your whole bunch of ships, your task is to be a commander and pilot and lead the fleet to safety and with the use of your best strategies, powerful weapons and your wit, defeat the enemies. The game allows you to team up with other online players in multiplayer mode, make allies, maximize your power, engage in epic PvP and PvE events, defeat the enemies and ultimately rule all over the galaxy. With great visuals, an amazingly engaging game-play, lots and lots of upgrades and other cool stuff, Battlestar Galactica Online is a great game to play and enjoy. Try it out and you’ll love it.
#7 Evochron Mercenary
Evochron Mercenary is another popular Space Exploration, and Combat oriented simulator like Freelancer. The game is set in the same Universe as the famous Star Wraith Series and offers a similar game-play, enhanced mechanics and action-packed encounters with enemies. Unlike other games of this type, Evochron Mercenary tasks you to explore the Space alone on your own, survive and complete a number of tasks in order to earn reputation and wealth. As the Mercenary, you’ll have to accept a number of jobs, either to simply explore the world, collect resources, transport the passengers or go hunting your enemies in epic Dogfights. The trading element of the game allows you to bargain for parts and enhancements for your ship, weapons and resources etc. Multiplayer element enables you to interact with other players and enjoy a unique gaming experience. With an involving and quite immersive game-play, state of the art visual details and a lot of cool stuff, Evochron Mercenary is a great alternative to Freelancer.
#8 DarkOrbit
DarkOrbit is one of the best Free-to-Play Space Exploration and MMO video game similar to Freelancer that lets you suit up as a Spaceship pilot. With a huge Community and fantastic game-play, DarkOrbit allows you to be part of a community having millions of online players, select and customize your online avatar, get into the game world and start exploring, engage yourself into epic real-time Combats, participate in the massive game economy and enjoy trading for goods by using both real and game currency. Combat element in DarkOrbit allows you to go against the pirating enemies, destroy their fleets of ships, recover the goods and trade them for earnings. You can always use the available resources to buy upgrades that will help you modify your ships like mounting more weapons on the Hull or installing some metal piercing laser beams etc. Eliminating the NPC Ships and defeating the enemies rewards you with various rewards and that rewards are a way to show your supremacy over the enemies. Multiplayer feature of the game allows you to interact with online players, forge alliances and go hunting the enemies as a combined force. DarkOrbit is one of the best alternatives to Freelancer, do try it out.
#9 Ace Online
Ace Online combines the Action and 3D MMO genres together and offers a brilliant Strategy and RPG game-play in a very beautiful manner. The game is set in a Futuristic setting and allows you to be the Pilot of your own Fighter Spaceship named as Gear, immerse yourself in to an amazing game-play, explore the world around you, engage into epic combats and encounters with the enemies, be part of the always raging PvP and PvE events and defeat your enemies to level up. The MMO feature allows yo to interact with other online players, make great alliances and fight off the enemies for good. With a lot of new Missions, game world maps and the ability to challenge online players and NPCs makes this game even more engaging. Every PvP or PvE Combat event win allows you to seize control over a mapped territory, build your own base and defend it against any enemy incursions. With a super thriller nature, great visuals and an immersive game-play, Ace Online lets you enjoy an amazingly addictive gaming experience. Try it out as an alternative to Freelancer and enjoy the ultimate fun.
#10 Pirate Galaxy
Pirate Galaxy is a cool Browser-based Sci-Fi MMO video game that takes you to the depths of Galaxy to explore various Star-Systems, engage in epic fights with the enemies in order to seize control over Planets and to complete various game missions. Pirate Galaxy offers a beautiful Story-Driven game-play in which your task is to Pilot your own Spaceship, Complete different Quests, battle against enemies of different types and earn points to upgrade your ships in order to have an edge over the enemies. Pirate Galaxy offers a chance to immerse yourself into epic PvP and PvE combat events, defeat your enemies and earn upgrades and stuff. The trading and economics element of Pirate Galaxy allows you to trade items with other online players, buy new ships, weapons and gadgets to make your ships impenetrable and always have an edge over the enemies. Pirate Galaxy offers multiple environments, enemies and game maps to explore, browser and client based platforms to play the game on, Multiplayer support and a number of other modes to enjoy.
#11 Astro Lords
Astro Lords or Astro Lords: Oort Cloud takes you to an amazing Universe Exploration and Combat journey and allows you to engage yourself into epic enemy encounters, trade and management simulation. This brilliant 3D MMO offers real-time battles and combats against the enemies, tons of space exploration and adventures and lets you be in charge of your own Asteroid. Your task is to simply defend your asteroid against the enemy attacks, collect resources to build structures on your asteroid, create various types of spaceships to explore the universe, build a huge base and militarize your every move against the enemies to stay always ahead of their plans. With a brilliantly designed core game-play, MMORTS aesthetics, PvP and PvE combats, and the ability to capture and conquer other Asteroids floating around the Oort Cloud nebula, defeating the enemies in epic encounters, game’s own economy system, unique trading capabilities and a unique Combat system, Astro Lords lets you enjoy experience of a life time. Astro Lords offers wonderful visuals, an immersive game-play and a lot of fantastic things to discover and enjoy beyond limits.
#12 Star Conflict
Star Conflict or also known as Star Conflict: Dogs of War is a an immense Action and Thrill-packed MMO, Exploration video game that sets you up into the character of a pilot and allows you to be part of massive leagues and engage yourself into epic interplanetary Skirmishes against the equally equipped and tactically advanced enemies. This epic space simulation allows you to go against the enemies in an amazing new fashion and engage yourself into PvP battles and PvE missions, go on some amazing quests in order to hunt down your enemies, choose best ever and advanced ships, explore a number of different places, earn experience points and collect upgrades by simply eliminating your enemies, produce massive battle ships and be a commander of whole fleets. Star Conflict offers an amazing battle oriented environment where you as the commander can choose your own path, survive as long as possible in the outer space and enjoy some of the best and longest campaigns ever. With a super engaging game-play, enhanced and state of the art graphics and amazing story-line Star Conflict is a great game to play.
#13 Distant Star: Revenant Fleet
Distant Star: Revenant Fleet is a Roguelike Real Time Strategy and Sci-Fi video game set in the distant space settlement. The game puts you into the character of a Space Fleet commander who struggles to lead a whole fleet of Ships to safety. The enemies, on the other hand are trying hard to destroy the fleet and kill all of the occupants. You must lead your fleet from right in the middle of the enemy territory and make strategies to defeat them if they attack. You must use your tactical skills and upgrades to make your ships and defenses impenetrable. If you are able to pass through the enemy territory safe, the game will advance you to next level, but if you are killed by the enemy, the game ends. “Distant Star: Revenant Fleet” allows you to attack on your enemies from different directions to damage their ships and once they are damaged enough you can destroy the ships by one big blow. Some other great features of the game include clean 3D graphics, well designed game maps and levels, easy user interface and a lot of themes to keep engaged till the end. “Distant Star: Revenant Fleet” is a great roguelike game to play and enjoy, Do try it out.
#14 Flotilla
Flotilla is a 3D Turn-based Co-Op Multiplayer Space Exploration and Combat video game by Blendo Games. Set in a Randomly generated Galaxy environment, Flotila allows you and your opponents (Both Online and NPCs) to control a whole fleet of Spaceships, issue orders to engage in real-time combat and keep on repeating the process until any of the sides is defeated. With a turn-based environment, Flotilla allows you to have one of the best Co-op experiences and enjoy the game-play. Flotilla lets you issue three man types of orders (Attack Move, Flank Move and Focus Fire) to your fleets and reverse the enemy attacks by engaging at the right time and attacking at the right place. In the start, Flotilla allows you to have only two ships, but as the time passes, you can have more ships in your fleet by simply visiting the game shop and upgrading to a number of desired ships while remaining in the limit to spend your resources and rewards. Single player mode of the game allows you to go exploring the world, engage in epic enemy encounters and enjoy the game-play even more. With a brilliant setting, a unique combat oriented game-play and brilliant 3D visuals, Flotilla is an immersive game to play and enjoy.
#15 Homeworld
Homeworld is an amazing Real-Time Strategy and Tactics Space Simulation by Relic Entertainment. It originally released back in 1999 and was the first fully 3D RTS ever. With a number of sequels (Homeworld: Cataclysm, Homeworld 2, Homeworld: Remastered), this game is still famous among all the hardcore RTS and Tactics enthusiasts. According to the storyline, Homeworld is set in Outer Space where Gravity is much less and all the ships can travel into Three Dimensional directions filled with a number of different obstacles such as Radiation, Dust Clouds and Asteroids etc. The game allows you to either play in Multiplayer Online mode or you can also play the game as Single player, control the character after selecting the Race (Kushan, Taiidan, Bentusi, Kadeshi, Turanic Raiders and Galactic Council etc.), lead your own fleet of ships, and go hunt down the enemies. Homeworld offers loads of resource types that you can collect, store them on your mothership and use them as per requirements. With a minimalist user interface, amazing space-based environment, epic encounters with the equally equipped enemies and loads of other cool things that Homeworld offers, this game is one of the best RTS games to play and enjoy.
#16 Sword of the Stars 2: Enhanced Edition
Sword of the Stars 2: Enhanced Edition comes with amazing upgrades and offers a wonderfully enhanced characteristics. This brilliant RTS and Tactics packed game allows you have more quantity of DLC (New characters, Skins, Combats, Badges etc.) and lets you have your own fleet of futuristic starships, explore the vastness of space, hoist your flags in the far reaches of the galaxy and expand your empire in order to conquer more worlds. Other tasks are to search for new alien technologies, engage into epic Real-time battles, skirmishes and turn-based game-play. With new races, amazing new weapons, new missions, great visuals, and immersive game-play etc. Sword of the Stars 2: Enhanced Edition is a wonderful game to play.
#17 Haegemonia Gold Edition
Haegemonia Gold Edition is a great RTS and Tactical Strategy video game. The game offers both Haegemonia: Legion of Iron and Haegemonia: The Solon heritage and allows you to explore deep space territories, command over a huge fleet of ships, engage into amazing battles in between the people of Colonized Mars and Earth and show off your great strategic and tactical skills. Colonizing distant planets, terraforming them, setting up civilizations, managing resources and building research facilities etc. are among other tasks of the game. This marvelous galactic journey lets you have a totally immersive gaming experience and offers brilliant visuals, great storyline and a wonderfully engaging game-play. Do give it a try.
#18 Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Nexus: The Jupiter Incident is a great RTS and Tactical Strategy video game that offers loads of similarities to the popular Homeworld video game. The game is set in 22nd century and lets you be an aspiring captain named Marcus Cromwell who commands over a starship named Stiletto and other ships in the fleet. Your task is to try and get out of an unwanted conflict across the galaxy by engaging yourself into epic battles against the enemies and the hunger to find out more futuristic alien technologies. With a unique combat system, Nexus: The Jupiter Incident provides with a number of missions, rewards and upgrades in order to complete the game objectives. A campaign that offers a number of episodes, 20 tantalizing missions , 6 different alien races to battle with, 50 characters to choose between and over 90 amazing and futuristic weapons are the key elements of this cool game. You must play this wonderful game. It a bit old but is quite good and is still pacing up in the markets.
#19 Space Borders: Alien Encounters
Space Borders: Alien Encounters is a cool RTS and Tactical video that takes you to an amazing space journey where your task is to control a massive starship fleet, wage epic wars against the alien enemies, collect resources and hunt for advanced alien technologies in order to benefit the human race. Space Borders: Alien Encounters offers 15 different types of ships all laced up with different skill sets (Fighters, Destroyers, Scavengers etc.) along with amazing 3D visuals, wonderful training missions and more advanced game Mods. With and endless campaign, 8 separate missions and a lot of other great things, Space Borders: Alien Encounters features great visual details, engaging and quite immersive game-play and a brilliant storyline to follow.
#20 FTL: Faster than Light
FTL: Faster than Light, developed by Subset games is a Rouguelike Real-time Strategy (RTS) and Shooting Simulation by Subset Games. The game provides with Permadeath Mechanics and allows you to engage yourself in an amazing space themed environment. According to the story, you control a crew and an FTL (Faster Than Light) capable spaceship (Owned by the Galactic Federation) that is tasked to deliver critical information to an allied fleet of spaceships eight sectors away and is also being chased by a huge rebel spaceship fleet. Your task is to guide your ship safely all the way to your allied fleet and deliver the information by dodging and saving your ship from the rebel ship attacks. “FTL: Faster than Light” lets you defeat your enemies by directly getting into the permadeath styled combats, in a roguelike fashion. The Galactic Federation is on the verger of a drastic and mega devastation after they lost the great war against the Rebels. You must capture and contain the data packets, captured from Rebel ship communication intercept and deliver it to the Federation. The Federation will then use the information to attack and defeat the Rebel Factions and save the world. With a very well-written and quite involving storyline, beautifully created Ultra-HD graphics and a totally very addictive gameplay, FTL: Faster than Light is one amazing Space Exploration and RTS video game to play and enjoy.
#21 RymdResa
RymdResa is a non-violent Rogue-like Space Exploration video game by Morgondag. The game features a procedurally generated world in which it allows the players to explore various planets, collect epic loots and enjoy the game. RymdResa offers Survival and RPG elements as well and lets the players decide what type of Spaceship they want to use. Once the ship is selected, RymdResa lets the players customize it by the utilization of all available options, start exploring and survive in a retro-styled universe. The core objective of the game is to find a new Home after the destruction of your former home by an asteroid. To find the new home, you must get out in the open space and follow the coordinates to many random locations. The game features a procedurally generated game world, random loot, loads of cool customization options, three different chapters with entirely different stories and gameplay, beautiful art style and original background music. It offers beautiful graphics, addictive gameplay, and loads of things to discover. Do try it out for an amazing Space Exploration experience.
#22 Star Wars: Empire at War
Star Wars: Empire at War is a great RTS video game that takes you straight to the amazing intergalactic conflicts and lets you enjoy the Real-Time Strategy in a wonderful new fashion. Ever raging conflict between the Rebels and the Empire allows you to choose any of the sides and engage in the action right away. Your task is to select any of the two main campaigns, go on hunting your enemies, be part of the forces lead by Darth Vader or be a commander of Rebel forces and struggle to achieve the goals. Explore different planets, build massive bases and other structure to show off your power, train multiple troop units and engage in epic skirmishes against the enemies. You can also take on the whole galaxy by playing in Conquest Mode, use your best ever strategies against the enemies and eventually rule the world around you. One of the main objectives is to capture and defend the Death Star, the ultimate symbol of power. If you are able to defeat your enemies and capture the death star, you can simply tell the enemies not to mess with you. The grand strategy element in the game allows you to manage your resources, funds, make strategies that will eventually be a step towards your dominance. Building structures, managing resources, searching for technologies and developing new ones etc. are the best parts of this cool game. If you love playing games with both Exploration and RTS elements, Star Wars: Empire at War is one amazing title for you. Do try it out and enjoy the ultimate fun.
#23 Master of Orion
Master of Orion by Simtex is an all-time hit video game that offers a fantastic amalgamation of Sci-Fi and Turn-based 4X Strategy elements. Master of Orion is the first game in series, and it is available to play on MS-DOS and Apple Macintosh platforms. Released back in 1993, Master of Orion allows the players to dominate the Galaxy by building Democratic and Trade relations with other settlements. Building technology, Conquests, Exploration, and Colonization are the most prominent and necessary elements of the game. So if anybody wants to enjoy the game fully, they must be good at all of the said skills. Master of Orion features ten playable races for characters, and each of them has their own unique skills and abilities. As the game is based on Space Exploration elements, Master of Orion allows the players to explore seven ordinary and six profoundly hostile planets. While on Hostile planets, fight off the enemies if there is an encounter and keep on discovering. Researching for and building new technologies, Trade, and Diplomatic relations are the most prominent features of the game. Furthermore, Master of Orion offers clean 3D graphics, great game mechanics and addictive gameplay to enjoy.
#24 Space Simulator
Space Simulator is a Single-player and Multiplayer Space Simulation developed by Stuka Games Inc. and published by Brixton Dynamics Ltd. The game takes place in the real space environment where it features high-quality models, hi-resolution textures, and a full-scale Solar system. In the game, the gravitational forces, orbit instabilities, resonances, etc. are calculated with accuracy. With multi-threaded physics and dynamic loading textures, the game approaches at 60FPS on most PCs with the latest RAM requirements. The game comes with a legacy mode containing a set of challenging missions. There are different spacecraft available, and the player needs to choose his favorite one to navigate the space environment in detail. The cockpits of all spacecraft will appear with interactive multi-functional displays that offer information about every aspect of the player flight data. The main job of the player is to create a realistic space simulation that is comprehensive yet easy to use and reliable to players at all stages with modern graphics and rendering techniques. Space Simulator includes key features such as 3D Environment, Detailed Spacecraft Cockpits, entire Solar System, and more.
#25 Interstellar Rift
Interstellar Rift is an Action, Survival, Open World, Single-player and Multiplayer Sandbox video game created and published by Split Polygon for PC. The player finds himself in the open-ended world as the game starts where he will experience the perfect mix of Starship Simulation with Shipbuilding and multiplayer interaction. In the game, the player navigates and dominate the galaxy with his own custom designed starship. According to the plot, space is enormous, but the player will not need to face it alone, other players are here to join his crew and to help out. The building mechanics of the game allows the player to get ready to create his dream space ships at his home when navigating the galaxy. During the gameplay, the player can use the ship editor to generate the vessel to his liking, from small ships to massive cargo haulers. Using the editor the player can create ship deck by deck, inside and outside. Interstellar Rift offers key features such as Trading and Mining, PvP and PvE Combat, Detailed Space Environment, Versatile Ship Editor, Open World Environment, Ship Construction, and more.
#26 Atomic Space Command
Atomic Space Command is an Action, Team-based Strategy, Single-player and Multiplayer video game created and published by No, You Shut Up Inc. The game takes players in the solar arena and leaves there to experience the co-op spaceship combat. Takes place in the 3D environment, the game puts the player in charge of Atomic Overlord fighting against rival players for the coveted Spice Atomic. However, often players are teaming up with Allied Atomic Overlord, and the player must field armadas to fight across the solar system, build on planets, and extract Spice Atomics to claim victory. During the gameplay, the player has a chance to manipulate an entire solar system arena with up to eight players in multiplayer mode. In PvP mode, the player can challenge other players, or in PvE, the player can fly solo to complete a set of missions. While playing the game, the player can share command of a ship and its system with a friend. Build Bases, Decorate the Ship, Multiplayer Gameplay, Customization, Ship Decals, Devise Spaceborne Strategies, and more.
#27 SpaceEngine
SpaceEngine is a perfect blend of Science, Space, Exploration, and Single-player Simulation developed and published by Vladimir Romanyuk. The game focuses on 1:1 space science-based massive universe, introducing billions of billions galaxy, stars, planets, and nebulae, all are shown at their scale. In the game, the player has an opportunity to navigate the planet Earth and nearby planets in the Solar System to gain accurate information about them, as well as visit anything between them with no transitions. The game brings all the space to life and allows the player to become an astronaut, equipped a special suit and start navigating the world that will amuse him. In the game, the player can create his own spaceship and can pilot to explore different places. Players are free to move across the universe, travel between any object and any distance, from the surface to orbit. SpaceEngine offers prominent features such as Detailed Graphics, Customizable Controls, Celestial Objects, Spacecrafts, Add-ons, Custom GUI Skins, Star Systems, and more.
#28 Zero Gravity
Zero Gravity is a Strategy, Single-player, and Multiplayer Space Simulation developed by Neo Red Ent. It is set in the massive space environment and comes with action-adventure gameplay elements. The player will experience both first-person and third-person puzzle-platformer gameplay, where he will undergo four different types of modes. However, in the game, the player must use his wits and patience to advance through the game. There are four modes, such as Docking, Eva, Platformer, and Puzzle. The player needs to solve challenging puzzles that will require the player to use the patience and mind to progress. The Eva mode places the player in the full zero-gravity environment where he will have to solve space missions like save a ship that is falling back into the planet Earth or repairs a satellite. The platformer mode allows the player to jump on any level take place in the zero-gravity environment where the player will have gravity, means some platforms the player jump may sink, and some may even be a blast and cause the player and the environment to go unstable.
#29 Between the Stars
Between the Stars is an Action Role-playing, and Single-player Space Simulation developed and published by Isolated Games for PC. It takes place in the exquisite space environment and allows players to have fun with the perfect mix of Action and Role-playing elements while battling against enemies in real-time combat. The game places the player at the helm of an interstellar cruiser, where the main task of the player is to defend the civilized world from the Children of the Sun, and a powerful faction that conquers the border planets in the known universe. To undertake the mission, the player must cross the galaxy at any cost, face new tricky challenges, and make difficult decisions that affect the outcome of the game. While playing the game, the player can participate in intense space fights in real-time and can use a set of unique abilities on his ship in the perfect moment to make something different on the battlefield. Between the Stars offers prominent features such as Use Special Abilities, Intense Combat, Create a Captain, Explore the Stellar Map, etc.
#30 Interstellar Pilot
Interstellar Pilot is an Action, Space, and Single-player video game developed by Pixelfactor for Mobile Platforms. In the game, the player will learn how to fly a spaceship at the flight school and then explore various stars in this space simulation. The ultimate job is to earn the fortune in a breathtaking world with dozens of roaming spaceships. There’s a massive universe to navigate and lots of spaceship whence the player can choose his favorite one to pilot. A huge variety of ships range from small shuttles to massive capital ships are available to pilot to explore each corner of the space. In the game, the main task is to create a fleet and construct factories to earn cash and build ships to become the master. A tutorial system will help the player to learn the basics about the game. Scripted Scenarios, Accurate Damage Model, Tutorial System, Cinematic Visuals, Construct Factories, Create Fleet, etc. are core features of the game.
#31 TerraGenesis – Space Settlers
TerraGenesis – Space Settlers is a Strategy, Simulation, Space, and Single-player video game developed by Tilting Point. Throughout the game, the player has to explore space and terraform new worlds using scientific technologies. The game allows the player to build up the same planets as the real universe occupies.
The game has unlimited possibilities as the player can cultivate every small thing just as he likes. The game has four different factions where every faction has different benefits. The game has no time limits where the player can build the universe step-by-step and must create habitats for the settlers so they can survive in hostile environments.
To create oceans and other water reforms, the player has to melt ice caps. The player can track his civilization’s progress and compare the current status with the Stats Summary Page all over the globe. The game features traveling through Historical Earths campaigns such as Vaalbara, Rodinia, Cambria, Cretacea, and Ultima.
#32 DarkStar One
DarkStar One is another great Space Exploration, Trading and Combat Simulation similar to Freelancer. The game is actually a remake of the super popular DarkStar One: Broken Alliance and offers a similar game-play, enhanced visuals and mechanics and takes you to the same Universe as its predecessor. As the main character of the game Kayron Jarvis, your tasks are to control the Ship named As DarkStar One, passed to you after the death of your father in a sabotage. You must accept the ship, go on hunting the ones who sabotaged the station and killed your father. As a mercenary by nature, you’ll have to explore various planets, gather resources, trade for items and make your ship more powerful in order to eliminate the enemies, and to earn respect among other pilots. DarkStar One offers a number of different paths to choose and allows you to either be Pirate, a Bounty hunter or a Trader by choice, act accordingly and enjoy a marvelously immersive game-play. DarkStar One, with all the wonderful elements such as beautiful visuals, engaging game-play and a well-written story-line, is one of the best alternative to Freelancer.
#33 No Man’s Sky
No Man’s Sky is a brand new Sci-Fi Action, Survival and Adventure video game by Hello Games. The game is based on essential elements such as Exploration, Trade, Combat, and Survival and it offers a Procedurally Generated game world. With a deterministic Open Universe, No Man’s Sky includes over 18 Quintillion planets all having their own Flora and Fauna. The game allows the players to explore the Planets, collect information about them and submit it to the Atlas, a Universal Database shareable with all the players globally. The game allows the players to be The Traveller (Player Character), and tasks them to explore alien worlds, gathers information about the surface, underground and aerial compositions, creatures, and collect resources to make various products with them. All the information will then be sent to a global Information Database known as The Atlas and it will help the fellow players to explore. One amazing feature of the game is that it offers the exploration from a first person perspective and it allows the players to use multiple types of weapons such as simple futuristic Guns, Land Disruptor, BoltCaster, Beam Amplifier etc. along with all the available pieces of advanced tech like Scanners, Extractors and stuff. No Man’s Sky offers planets to explore with different weathers, day and night cycles and because of that it adds up a bit more spice to the play. Players can also interact with alien entities, learn their ways to survive in extreme conditions, learn their languages for easy communication and, gather technologies, and enjoy being a part of the Eco Systems while exploring the alien worlds. The unique Combat system lets the players fight against the enemies using the available weaponry. The combat is triggered when the players try to hack or break into any facility such as a factory or any production facility or he kills more creatures than the normal numbers. Trading is also a fun part in the game as it allows the players to trade for ship parts, weapons or chemical elements that help build different products. Space Exploration element allows the player to fly their ships, find undiscovered planets, or trade with space traders and enjoy the amazing stuff while piloting your own ship. How cool is that? Considering all things, No Man’s Sky is an astoundingly brilliant Space Exploration, Action, Adventure and Survival video game. Playing it would definitely be a great experience itself. The game is remarkable in so many different ways that it features a procedurally generated universe, in which there are countless Start Systems, Galaxies, Planets and loads of other amazing things. With Multiplayer support, addictive single player campaigns, an immersive gameplay, fantastic 3D visuals and cool mechanics, it truly is a wonderful game to play and enjoy.
#34 Subnautica
Subnautica is a brand new Open World, Adventure and Survival video game set in the underwater world of an alien planet. Subnautica is set in a futuristic Era of the 22nd century, and it offers a futuristic experience. It refers to a period when Humanity started exploring and inhibiting the alien planets. To colonize the planets, various advanced vessels were sent on Exploration Missions. One of the Vessels named as Aurora was also forwarded to an exploration and terraforming mission to an alien water world known as 4546B. The vessel was on its way to a station on the planet when an unknown energy source disabled it. With a hull badly damaged, and all the systems failed, the vessel crash landed into the water and sank to the ocean floor. This is where the player character gets into the play. After getting out of the life pod, the palyer must explore the world, find means of survival (Food, Drinking Water, Oxygen to breath, etc.) in an alien world, defeat all the underwater alien life forms and survive by evolving in the environment. Resource collection has its own importance in the game because without resources there is no survival. Subnautica offers various game modes such as Freedom Mode, Hardcore Mode, Creative Mode as well as unique Crafting abilities, great upgrades, beautiful graphics and addictive gameplay.