Except the fact when you explode you don't get in an escape mod, limp back to a station & buy a new ship.

If had this it would be more challengine, but it's still a fun game to play.

It's an old BBS game that was MP and has the same idea: you had a starship and would trade & fight against AI & other players. You'd upgrade your stuff, trade, etc. Even blow up planets.

https://bbs.fandom.com/wiki/Trade_Wars

You can even still play it now:

http://tradewars.com/default.html