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Start as a lone pilot, then trade, fight, build stations, and command fleets in a simulated space economy.
Released 30 Nov 2018
Pilot Ships Personally
Design Modular Stations
Automate Trade Networks
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.
Developed by Egosoft · Published by Egosoft
You begin as a pilot with a single ship in a galaxy where factions trade, build, and fight independently. The universe continues to change whether or not you are present.
Fly ships yourself as you explore, carry cargo, mine resources, take missions, and fight. You can acquire more ships and assign captains to carry out orders while you focus elsewhere or take direct control.
Expand from individual jobs into a larger operation by designing modular stations, linking production and trade, and managing fleets through the map. Your economic and military choices can influence faction conflicts and the balance of power.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its open-ended scale: they can grow from a lone pilot into an operator of stations, production chains, and fleets, while choosing their own goals. Many also value how trade and resource production connect to faction economies and conflicts, and the mix of flying ships directly with managing them remotely. Some describe the experience as rewarding once its systems click, while others find the interface and learning curve a major barrier.
| Platforms | Windows, Linux |
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| Achievements | 172 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 15 listed on Steam |
| AI disclosure | Game contains recorded as well as AI generated voice lines based on licensed voice artists. |
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| Website | Official website |
