NAEV AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Sandbox Games

The best Sandbox Game alternative to NAEV is Endless Sky, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked seven alternatives to NAEV and four of them are Sandbox Games so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Sandbox Game alternatives to NAEV are Transcendence, Ascii Sector and Unending Galaxy.

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NAEV

Role-playing Game
Free • Open Source

Naev is a game about space exploration, trade and combat. Players travel the galaxy and earn money by trading, fighting and performing missions.

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NAEV alternatives page was last updated Mar 3, 2024

Endless Sky
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
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Exploration Game
- Sandbox Game
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Endless Sky Features
Single player
Quests
Sandbox
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- Endless Sky is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to NAEV.
- Endless Sky is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to NAEV.
- Endless Sky is Free and Open SourceNAEV is also Free and Open Source

Transcendence
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.
6 Transcendence alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Role-playing Game
- Sandbox Game
Platforms
- Windows
Transcendence Features
Single player
Sandbox
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Ascii Sector
Ascii Sector is a free space combat/exploration/trading game for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. You start with a simple spaceship and can then accept missions or trade goods to earn enough money to upgrade your ship or buy a new one.
1 Ascii Sector alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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Unending Galaxy
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...
13 Unending Galaxy alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- Exploration Game
- Sandbox Game
Platforms
- Windows
Unending Galaxy Features
Single player
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