List of Current Space Sim / Space 4x Games

[shunwick]

ORIGINAL: H Gilmer

Playing X3 Reunion. I thought about Rebirth, but just cannot justify 49.99 or so on a game right now, unless I really like it. Albion prelude/terran conflict are on sale, not sure if I want to get them, though.

H Gilmer,

Best advice to leave Rebirth alone for now. Have a look in six months time if you are still interested.

Best wishes,
Steve

[Hertston]

ORIGINAL: shunwick

Don't be fooled by some of the reviews of X-Rebirth that are floating around at the moment.

'Some' wouldn't fool me maybe, but they all seem to tell the same story. Haven't played it though, but will no doubt do so eventually once it's been majorly patched (and the price slashed).

[Boomer78]

Interstellaria looks amazing. It's not a 4X game, but it is a space sim of sorts. Looks like a cross between FTL, Flashback, and Masters of Orion. You run your ship, buy upgrades, get involved in space politics, explore planets, have 2d platform adventures on planet surfaces... tons of features.

The 2d pixel art is a bit on the trendy side, but still pretty cool in a nostalgic kind of way.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coldricegames/interstellaria

[Lecivius]

Ok, I read through here and no one mentioned DW. I have all the games mentioned here, and more. But DW is still a soliid game, too. No one likes that?

[shunwick]

ORIGINAL: Hertston

ORIGINAL: shunwick

Don't be fooled by some of the reviews of X-Rebirth that are floating around at the moment.

'Some' wouldn't fool me maybe, but they all seem to tell the same story. Haven't played it though, but will no doubt do so eventually once it's been majorly patched (and the price slashed).

It is very buggy, there is no denying that. That is why I am saying it is really not worth buying now and might be worth a look at a later date. Give it six months or a year. Might have matured by then and the price might be better as well. So, worth a look but not yet.

Best wishes,
Steve

[shunwick]

ORIGINAL: Lecivius

Ok, I read through here and no one mentioned DW. I have all the games mentioned here, and more. But DW is still a soliid game, too. No one likes that?

Lecivious,

I like Distant Worlds.

Best wishes,
Steve

[Hertston]

ORIGINAL: Lecivius

Ok, I read through here and no one mentioned DW. I have all the games mentioned here, and more. But DW is still a soliid game, too. No one likes that?

I think the 2013 posters just assumed everybody already knows about and has probably played DW? I certainly did. As for the rest of the thread, if you check the dates you'll see it was dug up from early 2010 before DW was even released.

[aaatoysandmore]

Yeah! who necroed the thread.....dogpile him.[:D]

[n01487477]

For me it's:

Kerbal Space Program
Distant Worlds
Aurora
Noctis - although I haven't played in an age.
Lunar Flight (limited to the LEM but included Mars envoronment)
Orbiter (detailed but difficult sim)

And looking forward to Elite Dangerous.

I will play more BSP when they release a road map of where they are going with this ... at present a lot of work still needs to be done and I'm thinking about the Race to Mars.

edit - forgot Space engine.

[CarlVon]

My Shameless plug!

Not finished yet, but Beta test is going great, just plopped in the 3D engine. More testing...

tm.asp?m=3438050
(Capital Ship Combat)

Last one I played was X Rebirth (HORRIBLE BUGS) -- Terrible
And don't forget Sword of the Stars, even the new version seems ok.

[Rosseau]

In the cheapo category is Solar Wars currently at 75% off at Gamersgate. As mentioned in another post, surprising depth and moddability, but no manual. Worth $5 anyway. [;)]

[Hertston]

ORIGINAL: n01487477

For me it's:

Aurora

Had an eye on that for ages, but have yet been unable to run it without crashes all over the place. [:(] +1 on Solar Wars, a low profile but a really good 'wargamers' space game.

[aaatoysandmore]

http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-SOTSCC/sword-of-the-stars-collection
 
Here's a good $5 space game

[Perturabo]

Does any of these have newtonian physics?

[mahks]

4X heavy on diplomacy & Grand Strategy

StarLords3K.com

(Closed Beta)

[Boomer78]

GOG has Gal Civ I Ultimate Edition on sale for 5 bucks. Their Christmas DRM-free sale just started. Plenty of sim and strategy titles for cheap. I might pick it up... and maybe the Unity of Command DLCs. After that I'm pooped. With the Matrix sales as well, I am building way too big of a backlog to deal with. But it is a good time of year to be a gamer.

http://www.gog.com/game/galactic_civilizations_i_ultimate_edition