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.
#1 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.
#2 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.