But I think in general you're right, the vast majority of finished, fun, playable games are going to be commercially developed. All of them lack Endless Sky's depth of story (funny, for a game that originally had no story to speak of). I quite like Endless Sky (link: an open source Escape Velocity-style game, and Supertuxcart. These are the best alternatives that I am aware of. None of these are quite like Endless Sky, and all cost money (although they are admittedly quite cheap). In fact, the best description I have ever seen of this game is 'Mount and Blade in Space', if you've ever played that medieval combat series). You can capture enemy ships, buy ships, or even have NPC allies build them. You can make your money via trading, questing, bounty hunting, or just expanding your empire, in this way, it's a lot like Endless Sky. It lacks the fleet system of Endless Sky, and is more a Broadsides-In-Space-Pirate-Game.įinally, there's Starpoint Gemini: Warlords, while being completely 3D, and the most Endless-Sky like here, despite being basically purely Sandbox (it has a totally unimportant, forgettable, and pointless storyline). Finally, there's Starpoint Gemini: Warlords, while being completely 3D, and the most Endless-Sky like here, despite.

It lacks the fleet system of Endless Sky, and is more a Broadsides-In-Space-Pirate-Game.

The game has a heavy mission-based structure, and an interesting enough storyline (if short and somewhat shallow, with an abrupt ending). The game has a heavy mission-based structure, and an interesting enough storyline (if short and somewhat shallow, with an abrupt ending).

It lacks a lot of Endless Sky's Charm, but can scratch the itch (I actually found the combat better there, but then, I hate Endless Sky's combat, so my opinion there is of little merit).Īnother option would be Rebel Galaxy, this is more 2.5D, as Fighters (enemy and NPC only) can more in 3D. There's Starcom: Nexus, which has a similar 2D style, but less freedom/customizability.

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