Freelancer AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Exploration Games

The best Exploration Game alternative to Freelancer is Oolite, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Freelancer and five of them are Exploration Games so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Exploration Game alternatives to Freelancer are X - Space Game, Space Rangers, Vega Strike and Rebel Galaxy.

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Freelancer is a space trading and combat simulation video game developed by Digital Anvil and published by Microsoft Game Studios.

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Freelancer alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
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    Oolite

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    Oolite is a space sim game, inspired by Elite. Among Oolite's several similarities to its inspirational source, the gaming experience is enhanced by the context set in Elite's original manual, and the accompanying novella, The Dark Wheel.

    18 Oolite alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Oolite Features

    1.  Endless gameplay
    2.  Single player
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  First person view
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    • Oolite is the most popular Open Source alternative to Freelancer.

    • Oolite is Free and Open SourceFreelancer is Paid and Proprietary
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    X - Space Game

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    X is a science fiction space trading and combat simulator series created by German developer Egosoft. The series is set in the X-Universe where several races populate a number of worlds connected by jumpgates.

    19 X - Space Game alternatives
    X4: Foundation

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • GOG.com

    X - Space Game Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Base building
    4.  Sci-fi
    X Rebirth
    X³: Terran Conflict
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    X³: Reunion
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    Space Rangers

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    The game is dynamic and open-ended in a fashion that has been compared to Elite and Star Control 2. Trade prices on planets follow supply and demand, the wars are ongoing non-scripted conflicts, computer-controlled ships have individual...

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    Space Rangers HD: A War Apart

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    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • GOG.com

    Space Rangers Features

    Space Rangers 2
    Space Rangers HD: A War Apart
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    • Space Rangers is the most popular Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Freelancer.

    • Space Rangers is Paid and ProprietaryFreelancer is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Vega Strike

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    Vega Strike is an Open Source 3D Action-Space-Sim that lets you trade, fight, and explore in a vast universe.

    16 Vega Strike alternatives
    Just the noob ship and the first space station one would encounter.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Vega Strike Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    A pritty looking picture of VegaStrikes planets and stations.
    A space station that dosent like being shot at.
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    A Plowshare cruises towards its destination with the aid of SPEC.
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    Rebel Galaxy

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    Rebel Galaxy features space combat in capital ships in a randomly generated universe. While non-player fighter craft and gunships are capable of three-dimensional maneuvering, the player and other capital ships are restricted to a two-dimensional plane of movement with combat...

    17 Rebel Galaxy alternatives
    Rebel Galaxy

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    • Windows
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • GOG Galaxy
    • Nintendo Switch Online
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    • PlayStation Network
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
    Rebel Galaxy
    Rebel Galaxy
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