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HDSpiele t1_itceuev wrote

There are so so so many out there it depends on what you like. Do you like spaceships and economics? Than go for X4. Do you like multi-player? than go for eve online, star citizen, or elite dangerous all of those do something else better than the others but non are perfect. If you don't mind procedural than go for no man sky. If you don't mind eating a year wait for starfield. What is important is what do you want from a space exploration game.

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D1N0F7Y t1_itcfdee wrote

By far the best space game as narrative and gameplay is... ... Outer Wilds!

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xviiarcano t1_itcfdcz wrote

On mobile, the space rpg series, I played both the 3 and the 4 for hours on end, don't be fooled by the graphics.

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UmbralRaptor t1_itcftfi wrote

Insert obligatory Kerbal Space Program plug here (for the more or less realistic aspects of space flight and craft design)

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itsAshl t1_itcgo6a wrote

Always a special place in my heart for Starbound

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PrettyAd9342 t1_itck2dr wrote

No Man's Sky is pretty good!! It's definitely come a long way since launch and there's no shortage of planets and galaxies to explore

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TalkinAboutSound t1_itck5gr wrote

Elite Dangerous is great if you want to play around in our galaxy, Starfield is also coming out soon but seems much more fantastical.

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SaxyOmega90125 t1_itckgj5 wrote

Not sure what specific genre you're looking at within this category. If an almost arcade-like Escape Velocity style appeals to you, I can definitely recommend Endless Sky. (Not to be confused with No Man's Sky.) Easily one of the best-written game stories I've ever seen, and the gameplay is fun without being very difficult to learn. And it's free.

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Real_Affect39 t1_itclphx wrote

I’m terms of simulators, KSP

In terms of narrative and story, Outer wilds

For fun with friends, Astroneer

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EldritchPiper t1_itcmx4i wrote

I recommend Outer wilds, it's got deep lore, nonlinear story, started out as a physics simulation so great travel realism and has great characters

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BiffMaGriff t1_itcnz79 wrote

Endless Sky - The spiritual sequel to the Escape Velocity series. Open source and free on Steam.

Gameplay is top down space shooter with exploration, quests, and trading. Start with a shuttle craft and end with a planet conquering fleet of cruisers.

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Jamandi_Aldori t1_itcp5xy wrote

For simulations gameplay? Elite: Dangerous

For actual Adventure, narrative, a compelling story set in space? The Outer Worlds.

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SnowplowS14 t1_itcraf8 wrote

Replying to Twisted_Bristles (#179,383)

Nothing like figuring out a stable LKO. Been working on a jool science mothership for about a year now. Still working on lander designs to get more science from the surface of the moons but hopefully will be ready to launch before KSP2 comes out

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VertigoOne1 t1_itculas wrote

Jesus i was wondering if outer wilds would be in the comments and no less than 4 OP comments for it. Great game, no mistake, but it is at opposite end of realism with something like elite or ksp. Still highly recommended, basically a piece of art and you fly around in a spaceship solving a mystery. If you mean hard sci-fi space, ksp is your butter, future sci-fi, galactic exploration, elite is where it is at, and outer wilds is like neither.

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forpornreallynotfake t1_itcy6ll wrote

If you don’t want to lean too heavily on the exploration part may I suggest a classic adventure game called The Dig? It’s also one of my fav sci-fi games out there.

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El_Duderino91 t1_itd4k8x wrote

Personally, I love Star Citizen, despite its flaws. I've also enjoyed Elite Dangerous, Space Engineers. I know many have enjoyed Kerbal Space Program and No Man's Sky, but I've not really put enough time in those to give a good review.

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CorruptedReign7 t1_itdd5w6 wrote

Spore is fun for a much more casual experience once you get to space stage. Get to the center of the galaxy and either befriend or become enemies with The Grox. Kerbal Space Program is my favorite, but more challenging.

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Prevailingchip t1_itdmpiy wrote

I absolutely recommend megaton rainfall. It’s a bit strange, but it is super fun, some adventure aspect to it and you can literally visit and explore one quadrillion stars and planets, although you will find many of the same planets.

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Malicos_gallow t1_itely1f wrote

Outer wilds. It's so sweet and makes me feel so happy

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WingedDrake t1_itemicm wrote

Staaaaaar Citizeeeeeeen.

But try it in a free fly event first before getting a package.

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gman22tx t1_itfbfs1 wrote

Elite dangerous is great if you like spinning around in space until your fuel runs out and then you have to delete your save file.

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