15 best space games for different platforms

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Embark on a journey across the endless universe.

1. Homeworld Remastered Collection

Platforms: PC.

A radically updated version of the strategy, famous for its beautifully crafted story campaign. Thousands of ships plying the vastness of colorful space will impress anyone.

The battles take place in a tactical mode, but not without tension. You can command many types of starships, including giant battleships.

The collection includes both the original Homeworld and its sequel. Both look great on modern computers.

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2. Surviving Mars

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One.

Humanity left Earth and went to Mars to establish a colony there. You have to manage it.

You will start with a small dome in the Martian desert, but over time you will be able to create a bustling and truly huge city of the future. The main thing is to monitor oxygen and energy, otherwise people will very soon begin to die like flies.

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3. FTL: Faster Than Light

Platforms: PC, iOS.

A mixture of turn-based strategy and real-time strategy in which you have to control many different systems and compartments of your spaceship. The action takes place in a unique universe with a well-developed story, and a lively plot will not let you get bored even for a minute.

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4. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Platforms: PC, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iOS, Android.

One of the most elaborate games in the Star Wars universe. This is a classic RPG with a fairly high level of difficulty and a lot of freedom of action. You can become a valiant Jedi or a ruthless Sith, create your own lightsaber and, of course, go on a journey across galaxies far, far away.

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5. Tales from the Borderlands

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iOS, Android.

A real treat for fans of Mad Max, old school westerns and Borderlands projects. This is an episodic adventure game in which you will visit the sandy wastelands full of dangerous bandits, and in outer space. You are waiting for important decisions that will affect further events, and memorable characters, action and biting humor.

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6. XCOM: Enemy Within

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iOS, Android.

Turn-based strategy game in one of the most iconic sci-fi franchises. You control a team of elite fighters with tons of cool guns, high-tech gadgets and unusual abilities, which are opposed by deadly alien invaders. The project is rich in content, moderately complex and very entertaining. The tactical component is one of the most elaborate in this genre.

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7. Tacoma

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One.

All the inhabitants mysteriously disappeared from the Tacoma station, and you were sent to investigate the incident. You have to make your way deep into the space structure, getting acquainted with carefully written characters through an interactive augmented reality system.

The station itself is also well developed, so it is a real pleasure to look into its various corners, taking small steps closer to solving the mystery.

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8. Elite Dangerous

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One.

In this space simulator, you have a huge galaxy with 400 billion star systems at your disposal. You will begin your journey on an unremarkable ship and you yourself will have to decide what to do.

Become a fearless pirate, nimble trader, or curious explorer. Take part in hot battles or be a real pacifist. One of the main features of the project is the ability to play the way you like it.

By the way, it is incredibly pleasant to control spaceships, be it a nimble fighter jet or a heavy-duty cargo tractor, in Elite Dangerous.

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9. EVE Online

Platforms: PC.

Massive multiplayer RPG in which players control every element of the vast space. This is a truly living universe, thousands of inhabitants of which fight, trade, extract resources and simply enjoy the breathtaking scenery.

Break out of the relatively safe starting system - and find yourself in the real cosmic Wild West, where espionage, piracy and fraud flourish. And here every now and then there are large-scale battles, in which thousands of real dollars are at stake.

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10. Everspace

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One.

Roguelike Space Action: When you die, your hard-earned money stays with you. You can spend them on improvements, so you get stronger with each flight.

The fact that abilities are accumulated allows you to climb deeper and deeper into the depths of space. Enemies become more dangerous, but even if you die, it is not disappointing. You just start over, wondering how far to fly this time.

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11. Destiny 2

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One.

This online shooter with RPG elements boasts some of the most beautiful alien landscapes in games. It is pleasant to go through exciting and full of battles tasks alone or together with friends in any location, be it the ruins of the Earth, the red jungles of the planet Ness or the volcanoes of Io.

There you can also fight other players if you get tired of killing enemies controlled by artificial intelligence.

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12. No Man's Sky

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One.

An incredibly colorful simulator in which you can move from outer space to the surface of one of the many randomly generated planets without any loading screens. Bizarre creatures live on them, and the flora is striking in its diversity. You can extract resources, build bases and complete various tasks. Recently, all this can be done not only alone, but also in a company with a friend.

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13. Kerbal Space Program

Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One.

Try to build your own flying machine and go on it to conquer space. You will have to take into account the laws of physics, and in the most seemingly insignificant details. How you position one part of the starship and tie it to another will affect your ability to take off. But you will also need to land.

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14. Take On Mars

Platforms: PC.

A simulator of the exploration and colonization of Mars, in which the real laws of astrophysics operate. You can build an all-terrain vehicle and explore different parts of the Red Planet, or build a settlement on its surface. A game for those who in science fiction are attracted primarily by science, not fiction.

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15. Sins of a Solar Empire

Platforms: PC.

A strategy in which you have to conquer the entire galaxy. Choose a faction and start gathering resources to eventually become a powerful Star Lord.

Real-time battles are often slow, but always very exciting. However, the battle is not always the only way out: you may well achieve your goals and diplomatic means.