They’ve since re-emerged in the last decade or so thanks to a combination of alternative funding models and general renewed interest, resulting in a new golden age for the genre. In assembling this list, I’ve interpreted the term space sim to mean “games that attempt to simulate space-flight in some form”.
Hence, you won’t see games like Homeworld or FTL in this list, as although they are set in space, they don’t really simulate the nuances of spaceflight. That said, the list isn’t limited to Elite clones either. It includes games that focus on combat, exploration, and even the strategies of space-flight itself. Finally, I’ve limited the list to one game per series, mainly to stop myself from filling it with Star Wars games. With all that said, let’s start the countdown to ignition.Ĭonsidered today, it can be hard to see what made Freelancer such an exciting prospect when it originally launched 14 years ago.
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