Any good space sandbox games?

Hi guys,

So I've recently got back into Mount & Blade Warband, with the Prophesy of Pendor v3.51 mod, and it got me thinking.

I'd really love to play a space themed sandbox game where you can buy ships, upgrade them, travel around, select and hire a crew (not just numbers, actual different characters) Sell/buy cargo, get in fights, missions for ppl even become a pirate or slaver if thats your preference etc etc

I was wondering if anyone knows of any games which exist that fit the bill? :P

Thanks :)

don't know if any good ones exist. fear not, though, cos Notch (creator of Minecraft) is working on one!

Thanks guys. I've checked out X3 on steam and it looks good. I would of prefered to control a single ship similar to firefly/millenium falcon :D but a fleet would also be cool :)

Let me know how it plays out. I'll have a more in depth look then may very well purchase it! :) Thanks

Thanks guys. I've checked out X3 on steam and it looks good. I would of prefered to control a single ship similar to firefly/millenium falcon :D but a fleet would also be cool :)

Let me know how it plays out. I'll have a more in depth look then may very well purchase it! :) Thanks

Nedus1

I had a lot of fun with evocron mercenary, its alot of fun to play with friends too.

The X-Series are the best ( Just Get Albion Prelude and then wait for X-Rebirth ). Try Pioneeer if you liked the Frontier Elite games. Other than that there is Freelancer, its old now but the game is very good.

I can't stress this enough, but Eve Online is EXACTLY what you're talking about. It's an MMO with one hell of a difficulty curve, but in the end it's absolutely worth it. From what you describe, I think you would really enjoy it!

The upcoming Star Conflict looks like it might be pretty interesting.

Eve Online does not have hireable crew btw. It also has upgrades for your ships, but you don't actually see any visual changes to them.

SOAS?

Nobody's mentioned it yet so it could be the wrong kind of game...

There aren't any sandbox space games out there that do combat as well as mount & blade does sword and shield combat, though.

X3 has bland combat. EVE has downright boring combat. Evochron Mercenary actually has pretty good combat, but it's a little lacking in the sandbox aspects.