Space Games

Setting oftentimes gives any piece of media, be it books, movies, shows, or games, its boundaries. When setting a game in space, those boundaries must be masked in other ways so that the player still feels the freedom and choice that space provides. It hasn’t been until recently that games have been able to convey this, with titles such as EVE Online and (after heavy updates) No Man’s Sky delivering on a sense of presence and exploration in space.

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  1. No Man's Sky icon
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    No Man's Sky is an action-adventure survival video game developed and published by the indie studio Hello Games.

    • Open World Game
    • Windows
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
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    Best alternatives are Starbound iconStarboundandEVE Online iconEVE Online21 alternatives
  2. Outer Wilds icon
     3 likes

    An action-adventure video game that follows the player character as they explore a planetary system stuck in a 22-minute time loop that resets after the sun goes supernova and destroys the system.

    • Exploration Game
    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
    • Playstation
    • Epic Games Store
    Timber Hearth Village
    Best alternatives are Subnautica iconSubnauticaandOutFly iconOutFly4 alternatives
  3. EVE Online icon
     35 likes

    EVE Online is a massive multiplayer online game that offers limitless potential to discover, explore and conquer an amazing science fiction universe where you pilot spaceships, fight, trade, and form corporations and alliances with other players.

    EVE Online screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Star Citizen iconStar Citizen29 alternatives
  4. Star Citizen icon
     11 likes

    Star Citizen is a space sim video game for Microsoft Windows. Star Citizen is planned to consist of two main components: first-person space combat, mining, exploration and trading with first-person shooter elements in a massively multiplayer persistent universe and customizable...

    Star Citizen screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are No Man's Sky iconNo Man's SkyandEVE Online iconEVE Online18 alternatives
  5. Qanga icon
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    Seamless open-world space sandbox with exploration of planets, moons, and stations. Engage in contracts, combat, and base building across the cosmos.

    Qanga screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are No Man's Sky iconNo Man's SkyandEVE Online iconEVE Online18 alternatives
  6. Journey to the Savage Planet” is an action-adventure game where you explore the colorful planet ARY-26, catalog its flora and fauna, and uncover mysteries.

    • Exploration Game
    • Windows
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
     Journey to the Savage Planet screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are No Man's Sky iconNo Man's SkyandAstroneer iconAstroneer7 alternatives
  7. Starsector icon
     6 likes

    Starsector (formerly “Starfarer”) is an in-development open-world single-player space-combat, roleplaying, exploration, and economic game. You take the role of a space captain seeking fortune and glory however you choose.

    Starsector screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Star Citizen iconStar CitizenandQanga iconQanga6 alternatives
  8. EmptyEpsilon icon
     3 likes

    EmptyEpsilon places you in the roles of a spaceship's bridge officers, like those seen in Star Trek. While you can play EmptyEpsilon alone or with friends, the best experience involves 6 players working together on each ship.

    Main screen view from a cruiser near a station being attacked by two enemy cruisers
  9. Play with friends online to defend the planet! Longest time to first impact or longest time to 100% damage. You destroy asteroids by flying into them before they hit the planet!

    • FreeOpen Source
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    Best alternatives are EVE Online iconEVE OnlineandStar Citizen iconStar Citizen30 alternatives
  10. Starfield icon
     1 like

    Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4. In this next generation role-playing game set amongst the stars, embark on an epic journey to answer humanity’s greatest mystery.

    Starfield screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are No Man's Sky iconNo Man's SkyandEVE Online iconEVE Online23 alternatives
  11. OutFly icon
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    OutFly is an atmospheric, open world, realistic 3D space game that throws you into the Rings of Jupiter with a self-sufficient sportswear space suit that will take you anywhere.

    OutFly screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Outer Wilds iconOuter WildsandSubnautica iconSubnautica3 alternatives
  12. OGame icon
     3 likes

    Battle for universal dominance in the timeless space strategy classic OGame: conquer new planets, research ground-breaking technologies, form alliances and fight space wars with other emperors.

    • FreemiumProprietary
    • Online
    • iPad
    • iPhone
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    OGame screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are ScrumbleShip iconScrumbleShipandStellaron iconStellaron20 alternatives
  13. Pilot your ship in the seamless open world made of space, planets, and more. Find new ships and equipment, find allies and beat all the enemies!.

    Destination Sol screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Endless Sky iconEndless Sky9 alternatives
  14. Astroneer icon
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    Explore and reshape distant worlds! Astroneer is set during a 25th century gold rush where players must explore the frontiers of outer space, risking their lives in harsh environments for the chance of striking it rich.

    Astroneer screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are No Man's Sky iconNo Man's Sky9 alternatives
  15. FreeOrion icon
     13 likes

    FreeOrion is a turn-based space empire and galactic conquest (4X) computer game being designed and built by the FreeOrion project. FreeOrion is inspired by the tradition of the Master of Orion games, but is not a clone or remake of that series or any other game.

    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    FreeOrion screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Endless Space iconEndless SpaceandStellaris iconStellaris17 alternatives