Games like 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey
by Bird in Sky
3030 Deathwar is a unique mix of Adventure and Space Sim. Explore star systems, mine and hunt pirates in top-down mode. Leave your ship and switch into classic Adventuring mode, where you explore derelicts, talk to shady characters or head over to the space bar for a drink.
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Nov 30 · Egosoft
Both: Space · Open World · Exploration
Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore, trade, fight, and build as you rise to command fleets, stations, and entire economies in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to every decision.
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$12.99Star Nomad 2
Dec 14 · Huy Phan
Both: Space · Open World · Sandbox
A space trader & combat sim meets squad-RPG, large scale conquest, choice driven gameplay with fluid & punchy tactical real-time combat set in a dynamic open-world sandbox.
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$24.99Star Valor
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Both: Space · Sandbox · Exploration
Choose your own destiny as you explore an open-world procedurally generated galaxy where anything is possible. Become a miner, a trader, a bounty hunter, a pirate, or perhaps a jack of all trades. Start off small and build your way to the top but remember with every action, comes consequences.
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$24.99Starship EVO
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Both: Space · Sandbox · Sci-fi
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$29.99X Rebirth
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Both: Space · Sci-fi · Sandbox
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$4.99Star Explorers
May 8 · Schmidt Workshops
Both: Space · Open World · Exploration
Planets, aliens, resources, upgrades, caves, mapping & documenting star systems ... seek a new home for the human race. An all-inclusive (admittedly janky) procedural space-sim made by solo developer Schmidt Workshops.
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$9.99Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation
Nov 30 · Jace Masula
Both: Space · Sandbox · Open World
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$14.99StarMade
Dec 4 · Schine GmbH
Both: Space · Sandbox · Open World
The ultimate space sandbox. Participate in epic fleet battles, form alliances, strive to dominate entire galaxies and harness the universe’s resources for your industrious empire or the destruction of others. Customise your experience, the universe is yours!
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$9.99Space Rogue
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Both: Space · Sandbox · Exploration
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Both: Space · Sci-fi · Exploration
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$14.99Astrox Imperium
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Both: Space · Sandbox · Open World
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$49.99Stellaris
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Both: Space · Sci-fi · Exploration
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$24.99Starcom: Unknown Space
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Both: Space · Exploration · Open World
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Both: Space · Sci-fi · Open World
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$9.99Void Destroyer 2
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Both: Open World · Sandbox · Space
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$4.99STAR-BOX: RPG Adventures in Space
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Both: Space · Sandbox · Sci-fi
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Both: Space · Sci-fi · Exploration
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$4.99X2: The Threat
Jul 21 · Egosoft
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Open World
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SpaceStrategySimulationSci-fiSingleplayerOpen WorldEconomySpace SimSandboxTrading👍 444