Posted January 26, 2021
There games I'm playing right now are:
Haegemonia Gold Edition | (from GOG)
- So far enjoying it.
- Plenty of descriptions here on GOG.
- Currently on pause.
Endless Sky | (freeware)
- An open source space trading and combat game.
- Inspired by Escape Velocity games.
- Has good modding capability.
- Free on both Steam and official site.
- Currently on pause.
Starsector | (only from Fractal Softworks)
- An open world space combat action / exploration game.
- Has factions, commerce, player colonization (AI can't), bounties, pirate and faction raids, salvage, planet surveys and more.
- Good graphics, amazing gameplay. Plenty of in-game tool tips, very detailed.
- Combat in space is incredible, with weapons that actually move independently while attacking or defending.
- You can manually control the ships or let the AI do it for you while you watch and issue orders or take control when needed.
- Ship systems and weapon loadouts actually matter in how well you do against another ship types or enemy fleets.
- The story is interesting so far, but it really is a combat focused game. Though you can sneak around the systems if cautious.
- A tutorial stage is available or can be skipped. (not recommended skipping it, very useful)
- Has good modding capability.
- 1st game I bought outside of GOG in years since it's only sold on the FS site at this time. (currently sold for $15 (25% discount))
- I would love to buy it here since it is also DRM free, but that won't even be a consideration until the final release.
- Despite the fact that the game is still in development, most consider it in a complete state.
- It's only been a week since I started playing it, but I'm now completely hooked in it.
- Currently playing. :)
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[Updated post]
- I listed Endless Sky as abandonware, it's not. It's freeware that's still being worked on by the developer with lots of community input and mods.
- Escape Velocity was the abandonware or rather the company is now defunct and can no longer issue codes to activate the game after the install.
Oh and here's a better explanation of Starsector from someone posting back in 2015. Now fast forward to 2021 with lots of mods.
https://www.gog.com/forum/general/new_space_games_at_the_frontier/post57
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Haegemonia Gold Edition | (from GOG)
- So far enjoying it.
- Plenty of descriptions here on GOG.
- Currently on pause.
Endless Sky | (freeware)
- An open source space trading and combat game.
- Inspired by Escape Velocity games.
- Has good modding capability.
- Free on both Steam and official site.
- Currently on pause.
Starsector | (only from Fractal Softworks)
- An open world space combat action / exploration game.
- Has factions, commerce, player colonization (AI can't), bounties, pirate and faction raids, salvage, planet surveys and more.
- Good graphics, amazing gameplay. Plenty of in-game tool tips, very detailed.
- Combat in space is incredible, with weapons that actually move independently while attacking or defending.
- You can manually control the ships or let the AI do it for you while you watch and issue orders or take control when needed.
- Ship systems and weapon loadouts actually matter in how well you do against another ship types or enemy fleets.
- The story is interesting so far, but it really is a combat focused game. Though you can sneak around the systems if cautious.
- A tutorial stage is available or can be skipped. (not recommended skipping it, very useful)
- Has good modding capability.
- 1st game I bought outside of GOG in years since it's only sold on the FS site at this time. (currently sold for $15 (25% discount))
- I would love to buy it here since it is also DRM free, but that won't even be a consideration until the final release.
- Despite the fact that the game is still in development, most consider it in a complete state.
- It's only been a week since I started playing it, but I'm now completely hooked in it.
- Currently playing. :)
.
[Updated post]
- I listed Endless Sky as abandonware, it's not. It's freeware that's still being worked on by the developer with lots of community input and mods.
- Escape Velocity was the abandonware or rather the company is now defunct and can no longer issue codes to activate the game after the install.
Oh and here's a better explanation of Starsector from someone posting back in 2015. Now fast forward to 2021 with lots of mods.
https://www.gog.com/forum/general/new_space_games_at_the_frontier/post57
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Post edited February 03, 2021 by gog2002x