Games Like Escape Velocity Nova Great Role-playing & Sandbox Games like Escape Velocity Nova

Escape Velocity Nova is described as 'The player starts as a freelance space pilot in a shuttlecraft, out to make a penny in the vast and unforgiving galaxy. There are many ways to play Nova; for example, a starting player seeking funds can become a trader or courier, delivering cargo between worlds; become a pirate' and is a role-playing game in the games category. There are eight games similar to Escape Velocity Nova for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best Escape Velocity Nova alternative is Endless Sky, which is both free and Open Source. Other Escape Velocity Nova like games are NAEV, Transcendence, The Ur-Quan Masters and Space RPG 3.

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The player starts as a freelance space pilot in a shuttlecraft, out to make a penny in the vast and unforgiving galaxy....

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Escape Velocity Nova alternatives page was last updated Aug 23, 2022
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  1. Endless Sky icon
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    Explore other star systems. Earn money by trading, carrying passengers, or completing missions. Use your earnings to buy a better ship or to upgrade the weapons and engines on your current one. Blow up pirates. Take sides in a civil war.

    16 Endless Sky alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Endless Sky Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Quests
    3.  Sandbox

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    Comments about Endless Sky as an Alternative to Escape Velocity Nova
    Guest
    Positive Feb 13, 2018
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    Endless Sky captures the open-ended feel of 2D space exploration like EVN and EV.

    Guest
    Positive Mar 31, 2019
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    As close as you can get to another entry into the Escape Velocity series. An excellent and fun alternative with a hard to beat price.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Endless Sky is a great Escape Velocity Nova alternative.

    • Endless Sky is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Escape Velocity Nova.

    • Endless Sky is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Escape Velocity Nova.

    • Endless Sky is Free and Open SourceEscape Velocity Nova is Paid and Proprietary
  2. NAEV icon
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    Naev is a game about space exploration, trade and combat. Players travel the galaxy and earn money by trading, fighting and performing missions.

    7 NAEV alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Steam

    NAEV Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer

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    Guest
    Positive Sep 6, 2017
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    If you paid attention to the games they link together

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    • Most users think NAEV is a great Escape Velocity Nova alternative.

    • NAEV is Free and Open SourceEscape Velocity Nova is Paid and Proprietary
    • NAEV is MultiplayerEscape Velocity Nova is not according to our users
  3. Transcendence icon
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    A 2D space exploration, combat and trading game of epic proportions!

    Get ready to battle pirates, trade goods with a variety of civilizations some human some not and fulfill the destiny that the Domina has laid out for you. The journey will be dangerous but with your trusty shi.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Transcendence Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Sandbox

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    A massive, space adventure game based on the original Star Control game series.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    The Ur-Quan Masters Features

    1.  Single player

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    Space RPG 3 is a space-themed role playing action game, where you start as a novice captain with a small ship and work your way up in the galaxy by trading and doing missions, or even becoming a rogue pirate.

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    Platforms

    • Android

    Space RPG 3 Features

    1.  Endless gameplay

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    altrock
    Positive Aug 15, 2022
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    Amazing game. The combat mechanics are very nicely done.

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    • Space RPG 3 is the most popular Android alternative to Escape Velocity Nova.

    • Space RPG 3 is the most popular commercial alternative to Escape Velocity Nova.

    • Space RPG 3 is Paid and ProprietaryEscape Velocity Nova is also Paid and Proprietary
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    NUU is to be an open-source (massive) multiplayer game of space trade and combat. NUU is heavily inspired by Ambrosia Software's Escape Velocity. It's excellent open-source cousin naev currently lends NUU it's assets.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Node.JS
    • Chromium
    • Firefox

    nuu Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Trade

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    Comments about nuu as an Alternative to Escape Velocity Nova
    anx
    Positive Feb 22, 2019
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    A multiplayer version was a big wish of the community behind the EV-Series of games. Sadly Ambrosia could never be bothered to try. So the multiple attempts were made to make one from the community side. This is the most evolved one.

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    • nuu is the most popular Web-based alternative to Escape Velocity Nova.

    • nuu is Free and Open SourceEscape Velocity Nova is Paid and Proprietary
    • nuu is MultiplayerEscape Velocity Nova is not according to our users
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    Star Sonata is a space-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMO), that uses a third-person 2d overhead view similar to that of Asteroids. In addition the game offers complex and involved commerce, construction and team systems.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

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    Comments about Star Sonata as an Alternative to Escape Velocity Nova
    Guest
    Negative Mar 31, 2017
    1

    Escape Velocity is offline single-player; Star Sonata is an online MMO

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    • Star Sonata is Paid and ProprietaryEscape Velocity Nova is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Unending Galaxy is a top down 2D sandbox, simulation and strategy game based in space. The game allows you to play at any level from being a small time pirate to the ruler of a large empire. You can fight, trade, explore, build factories, and amass a fleet to form your own...

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Unending Galaxy Features

    1.  Single player

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