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2018PC74 % positive20.49 €

As a starship captain you roam a large galaxy, survey planets, talk with quirky alien races and fight top-down ship-to-ship duels. Its humor and diverse species give the adventure its character.

  • Dialogue and role-playing
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Open world
  • Lots to discover

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In short: Games like Star Control: Origins

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Endless Sky

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2015PCSteam Deck playable92 % positivefree

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You begin with a modest shuttle and build your way up through trading and combat to a formidable flagship or fleet. The freely explorable 2D galaxy, full of missions and hidden secrets, lets you chart your own path.

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Wing Commander: Privateer

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You live as a freelance outlaw on the frontier of Terran space, choosing whether to trade, smuggle, hunt bounties or fight. The open galaxy full of pirates and Kilrathi is what makes this space game special.

Starlink: Battle for Atlas

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A space action-adventure where you assemble ships from swappable parts (hull, wings, weapons) and fly freely between planets across an open star system. Mixing weapons, elemental effects and pilots keeps the dogfights varied.

Tale of Immortal

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A sandbox RPG steeped in Chinese cultivation lore and mythology: you live a free-form life in an open world, train, make consequential choices and strive for immortality.

Freelancer

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A classic space action game where you fly as a mercenary through the Sirius sector, trading, taking missions and upgrading your ship while a conspiracy unfolds. Accessible dogfighting and a strong sense of freedom between stations and factions define it.

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth

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A JRPG where you play a cyber detective solving cases across the real world and a digital realm. You collect, evolve and train hundreds of Digimon in turn-based battles reminiscent of Pokémon.

The Galactic Junkers

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You run a rickety spaceship with a chaotic crew and a bounty on your head. Between space battles and repairs, you chase fortune and the truth, with plenty of comedy along the way.

Space Rangers 2: Dominators

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A unique genre blend of turn-based strategy, space trading, and real-time combat in a living galaxy where you fight as a Ranger against the Dominator invasion. Humorous text quests and great freedom in playstyle add to the charm.

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