So, I’m starting to get the space itch again and I notice Starpoint Gemini Warlords is on sale at Steam atm.
I enjoyed the first one and the original SPaZ as well but I have heard good things about Rebel Galaxy.
If you had to choose one, which would it be and why?
I didn’t try starpont gemini warlords but between rebel galaxy and spaz 2 i would pick the first. I tried spaz 2 at start of EA and refunded, combat was messy and map exploration was somewhat boring. Maybe the game improved a lot since then so don’t take my words as gold. Btw in few days Trese brothers’ new game “space traders : Frontiers” will be out. It’s a turn based space sandbox, looks interesting if you like the genre.
Rebel Galaxy is a neat little game, it plays a lot like Starpoint Gemini 2. If you liked SG2 you probably won’t be disappointed.
SPAZ2 is completely different from 1, beware. It’s more an empire management game now. Didn’t pick it up.
I’ve had SG Warlords in my library but haven’t played it yet. AoM ate all my time 
Thanks for the input guys. I’ve really been wanting Rimworld for a long time as well but it NEVER goes on sale. lol
I picked up Rebel Galaxy during the Halloween sale and I haven’t been able to put it down. It’s even cutting into my Grim Dawn time.
If you loved Firefly and you enjoy space games, you’ll love Rebel Galaxy.
I’ll second the Rebel Galaxy rec. I haven’t played Warlords but I did play SPG2, and from the research I did on the Warlords forum, it has all the same problems as SPG2 (annoying QoL niggles, boring combat, unbalanced stuff, etc). SPAZ2 is excellent, but limited. After I finished the main campaign I didn’t really feel compelled to move on to the sandbox.
Lightspeed Frontier is similar to SPAZ2, and might have more potential in the long run. It’s very unpolished at the moment, though.
Starting to regret not picking up Rebel Galaxy when it was on sale. 
for a brief time it was FREE on GOG, that’s how i got it 
Definitely Spaz 1
I have SPaZ 1 and loved it. Nothing better than the circular mothership of fighter/bomber destruction!
This is true and the main reason why even though I bought warlords months ago in early access (cheaper back then) I haven’t played it for more than an hour or two. SG games always need a few months of tweaks.
My vote is for Rebel Galaxy I got it when it first was released, the game was a pile of fun and the soundtrack was just great, it went well with the game. Well worth it for full price. Haven’t played SPAZ2 or SpGW yet as they seem to need a bit of tweaking to smooth out the experience.