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Games like Freespace 2

1999PC

24 games that share what Freespace 2 does well: sci-fi, sim and space. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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Multiplayer
Descent: Freespace - The Great War
1998PC
Freespace series, 6DOF
Critics
unknown
Players
77%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$15.99~~was $19.99~~−20%
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Descent
1995PC
6DOF, Descent series
Critics
73
IGDB
Players
96%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$9.99
Best PC price · Epic Game Store
Multiplayer
Elite: Dangerous
2014PC · PS · Xbox
Space sim, space
Critics
80
Metacritic
Players
76%
Steam
To beat
200h+
IGDB
$5.12~~was $19.99~~−74%
Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.02/hr
In Game Pass · PS Plus
Multiplayer
Tachyon: The Fringe
2000PC
Space sim, space
Critics
unknown
Players
88%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$2.49~~was $9.99~~−75%
Best PC price · Steam
Wing Commander
1990PC
Sci-fi, sim
Critics
unknown
Players
81%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
No price yet
Multiplayer
Helldivers 2
2024PC · PS · Xbox
Space, sci-fi
Critics
88
IGDB
Players
76%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$26.98~~was $39.99~~−33%
Best PC price · GameBillet
In PS Plus
Exo One
2021PC · PS · Xbox
Space sim, flight
Critics
unknown
Players
89%
Steam
To beat
~3h
IGDB
$3.39~~was $16.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam · $1.35/hr
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
1998PC
Flight, space
Critics
unknown
Players
73%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$4.99~~was $9.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam
In EA Play
Multiplayer
Infinity: Battlescape
2019PC
Space sim, space
Critics
unknown
Players
79%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$23.44~~was $34.99~~−33%
Best PC price · Steam
Hardspace: Shipbreaker
2022PC · PS · Xbox
Space sim, space
Critics
83
Metacritic
Players
89%
Steam
To beat
~29h
IGDB
$10.49~~was $34.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam · $0.36/hr
Multiplayer
SpaceCraft
2026PC
Space sim, space
Critics
unknown
Players
63%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$19.79~~was $29.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Pulsar: Lost Colony
2021PC
Space sim, space
Critics
unknown
Players
89%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$9.99~~was $19.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam
Endless Sky
2015PC
Space sim, space
Critics
unknown
Players
92%
Steam
To beat
unknown
Free
Free to play
Outer Wilds
2019PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Epic, space
Critics
85
Metacritic
Players
95%
Steam
To beat
~19h
IGDB
$11.78~~was $24.99~~−53%
Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.62/hr
Multiplayer
Descent 3
1999PC
6DOF, Descent series
Critics
89
Metacritic
Players
69%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$19.99
Best PC price · GOG
Multiplayer
Avorion
2017PC
Space sim, flight
Critics
unknown
Players
90%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$8.49~~was $24.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
Everspace
2017PC · PS · Xbox
6DOF, space sim
Critics
79
Metacritic
Players
77%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$1.99~~was $19.99~~−90%
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Starlink: Battle for Atlas
2018PC · PS · Xbox
Space sim, space
Critics
76
IGDB
Players
63%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$7.49~~was $29.99~~−75%
Best PC price · Steam
In Game Pass · PS Plus
SOL Exodus
2012PC
Space sim, space
Critics
57
Metacritic
Players
57%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$7.99
Best PC price · Fanatical
Between the Stars
2024PC
Space sim, flight
Critics
unknown
Players
75%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$9.89~~was $29.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Void Crew
2024PC · PS · Xbox
Space sim, space
Critics
80
Metacritic
Players
86%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$12.49~~was $24.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Dreadnought
2017PC · PS
Space sim, space
Critics
73
IGDB
Players
68%
Steam
To beat
unknown
See priceon PlayStation Store
House of the Dying Sun
2016PC
Space sim, flight
Critics
76
Metacritic
Players
89%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$5.99~~was $19.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
Strike Suit Zero
2013PC · PS · Xbox
Space sim, flight
Critics
66
Metacritic
Players
77%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$2.49~~was $19.99~~−88%
Best PC price · MacGameStore