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Star Traders: Frontiers is an open-universe space RPG where you captain a customizable starship and crew through a galaxy fraught with political intrigue, alien threats, and internal conflicts. Choose your path as a pirate, merchant, bounty hunter, or military captain while exploring procedurally generated star systems, engaging in dynamic battles, and shaping the fate of the galaxy.

Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the Escape Velocity series. Explore a vast galaxy filled with hundreds of star systems, planets, and alien species, while completing missions, trading goods, and upgrading your ship. With a strong focus on customization and open-ended gameplay, Endless Sky offers a rich and immersive space exploration experience. The game is free, open-source, and available on multiple platforms.

Cosmoteer is a starship design and battle simulation game. Build and customize your own unique space fleet using a modular ship editor, then command them in real-time tactical combat. Manage resources, hull breaches, and crew morale in intense space battles.

"Starpoint Gemini Warlords" is a space-themed, real-time strategy game with RPG elements. Players can explore, mine, and combat in a vast open world, while also managing their own space station and fleet. Building and customizing ships, as well as forming alliances, are key features in this expansive game.

"Star Control: Origins" is a space exploration and combat game that sends players on a journey to the stars. You'll encounter alien civilizations, navigate political intrigue, and engage in intense space battles. As a captain of a starship, players must gather resources, research new technologies, and make contact with other beings to expand their influence and protect their home world.

"PULSAR: Lost Colony" is a sci-fi cooperative game where players take on roles such as captain, pilot, engineer, and weapons specialist to operate a space ship and complete missions. The game supports both single-player and multiplayer modes, with up to five players able to join forces in online play. Players will encounter various alien species, challenging space environments, and must manage resources and make strategic decisions to survive.

In "Landinar: Into the Void" , play as a bounty hunter for the Stone Eyed Children in the Landinar Empire, exploring sectors, stations, and hidden areas while building your own spaceship with unique hull templates and ship parts. Engage in randomly generated bounty missions, meet diverse characters, and uncover the quadrant's secrets at your own pace, with the freedom to shape your own adventure.

FTL: Faster Than Light is a spaceship simulation game where you must save the galaxy from a rebel uprising. With every encounter offering unique challenges, you'll need to strategize and make quick decisions to keep your ship intact. The Advanced Edition expansion adds new races, events, weapons, and more, providing even more depth to this immersive space experience.

DarkStar One is a space action adventure game that lets you explore a vast universe. As captain of the spaceship DarkStar One, you'll upgrade your ship, complete missions, and battle alien races. The game features an open-world environment with real-time combat and a dynamic market economy.

Space Pirates And Zombies 2 is a real-time space combat strategy game. The game features a procedurally generated galaxy with various factions, ships, and weapons to discover. Players must build and manage their own space fleet, fight off enemies, and complete missions to progress through the game. The game also includes a ship customization system, where players can design and build their own unique vessels.