Games like Echelon

"Starcom: Nexus" is a single-player space exploration and combat game. You'll mine resources, build spaceships, and diplomacy with alien races while defending yourself from hostile forces. With a rich story and open-ended gameplay, your choices will determine the fate of the galaxy.

In "The Station," you explore a space station after it has experienced a mysterious incident, threatening the delicate balance of peace between two alien civilizations. As a recon specialist, you must piece together what happened and safeguard the mission's secrets. Interact with advanced technology, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth in this suspenseful, atmospheric narrative-driven game.

In "The Dig," a group of astronauts are sent to destroy an asteroid threatening Earth, but instead uncover an ancient alien civilization. They must solve puzzles and make choices that determine their survival and the fate of the alien world. Based on the LucasArts adventure game, it combines sci-fi and mystery in an engaging narrative with a strong focus on exploration and character interactions.

"Imagine Earth is a single-player Science Fiction RTS game with a good plot and fabulous visuals. Colonize distant planets, manage resources, and deal with threats like asteroid strikes while balancing corporate profits with preserving living conditions for your people. Research technologies, build cities, and trade resources in space as you expand and maximize growth."

Outer Wilds is an open-world mystery about a looping timeloop in a strange, ancient solar system. Explore ruins of alien civilizations, discover their secrets, and survive long enough to break the cycle in this immersive and engaging space adventure. With its unique narrative and intriguing gameplay mechanics, Outer Wilds offers a one-of-a-kind experience for fans of sci-fi and exploration.

In Space Legends: At the Edge of the Universe, players join exobiologist Elizabeth Campton and her colleague Steve on a routine voyage that turns into a dangerous adventure. They face various challenges, from extreme weather to jail time, and eventually discover a forbidden city containing a transport ship that may be their only hope for escaping the comet on a collision course with the planet.

The Invincible is a narrative-driven game where you play as an astrobiologist named Yasna, stranded on the mysterious planet Regis III with your crew. Search for lost crewmates, interact with alien life forms, and make difficult decisions that affect the outcome of the story, leading to one of 11 possible endings. Encounter humanity's greatest threat, forcing you to reconsider mankind's ambitions and biases.

In "Tex Murphy: Mean Streets," you are a hard-boiled detective in a post-apocalyptic 2033 San Francisco, navigating a 3D game world to solve a complex murder mystery using puzzles, interviews, and evidence collection. The game features full-motion video cutscenes, a unique film noir atmosphere, and a challenging, non-linear investigation. Your choices and observations will impact the outcome of the case, leading to multiple endings.

"Transient is a single-player Horror Action game with a good story, fabulous game mechanics, and excellent graphics. In a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk world, investigate a Lovecraftian-inspired mystery, solve puzzles, and explore other dimensions in this immersive, atmospheric thriller."

Dig for relics of the past and solve puzzles as you explore an Earth abandoned millennia ago. Discover funny phrases referencing our time and turn these items into fuel to refuel your ship and escape this forgotten planet.