Starpoint Gemini 2 on steam ! It is the freelancer grand son in a way
The developpers are working on the next game of the series Starpoint Gemini Warlords which has a immense potential.
Starpoint Gemini 2 is not very expensive and Starpoint Gemini Warlords is in Early access.
And if you like immersion and realistic feels and don’t require a storyline in order to enjoy a game you should try Elite Dangerous which can be awesome if you like this kind of game.
Of all the space games I have played freelancer is still the best.
Simple enough to learn in a few minutes but still remains fun. Games like evochron, elite dangerous, they strip away the simplistic controls to give a more “bridge commander” feel I guess but I just can’t handle it.
Beyond that, freelancer has a ton of content already in it and several years worth of mod content.
Perhaps, but it’s single player. For me - that’s a negative. I mean it still looks great and it probably is the closest to a successor that we’ve had. For OP, maybe it’s exactly what he wants.
For me? Eh. I have a few friends who I used to play Freelancer with and we used to fly around as squadrons in online servers and it was really fun. The MMO scale in EVE is too much for me, but the co-op experience in FL was exceptional.
If you want to try a scifi game billions of years into the future of earth where science is basically magic, try Torment: Tides of Numenera.
The Numenera RPG universe is really, really unique and interesting to me. I think you would enjoy it if you also enjoy Baldur’s Gate type isometric games.
But it’s not out yet, is it ? Also, it’s not very spaceship oriented. I think. I actually know very little about the game to avoid spoilers.
I am going to buy it asap though. I loved Planescape Torment.
I tried it on initial release, but it was incredibly buggy and I got a refund, but it’s graphics are gorgeous and it’s VERY well done storywise… I haven’t checked on it in a while but they have patched it extensively a couple times IIRC.