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A space sandbox where you pilot a ship and build a fleet, trading, exploring and fighting in tactical real-time battles. You choose freely whether to become a trader, mercenary, pirate or warlord.
What defines Starsector:
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The closest matches for Starsector are X3: Terran Conflict, Starpoint Gemini Warlords and X4: Foundations. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Starsector special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
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Tactical depth
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Strong character progression
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91 % 31.99 €
Strong character progression
You captain your own spaceship in an open galaxy, mixing real-time space combat with trading, missions and RPG-style progression through ship upgrades and skills.
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Tactical depth
A space tactics RPG with real-time-with-pause combat where you build a mercenary fleet in an anarchic galaxy, take contracts, and upgrade your ships and pilots.
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A vast, freely explorable space sandbox where you fly ships, trade, fight and build your own economic and fleet empire. The focus is on freedom and simulation rather than a tightly told story.
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Tactical depth
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