Similar games

Games like Starflight

1986

A classic of space exploration: as a starship captain you freely roam a huge galaxy, trade, fight, manage your crew and gradually uncover a big mystery behind an impending catastrophe.

  • Open world
  • Lots to discover
  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Sci-fi setting

In short: Games like Starflight

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Starflight special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

Similar in what way?

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Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

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Games where this is clearly part of it are left out, no matter how well the rest fits.

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Best match

Endless Sky

93 %Match

2015PC, Steam Deck playable92 % positivefree

Brings what grabs you about Starflight: an open world, a sandbox with your own goals and lots to discover.

You begin with a modest shuttle and build your way up through trading and combat to a formidable flagship or fleet. The freely explorable 2D galaxy, full of missions and hidden secrets, lets you chart your own path.

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Starsector

Lots to discover

A space sandbox where you pilot a ship and build a fleet, trading, exploring and fighting in tactical real-time battles. You choose freely whether to become a trader, mercenary, pirate or warlord.

Space Rangers

Open world

A Russian hybrid space game where you freely roam a living galaxy as a Ranger, trading, fighting and taking on quests while resisting the Klissan invasion. Turn-based battles, text quests and tongue-in-cheek humor set it apart.

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