If you're tired of playing the same old space games or the latest AAA titles aren't doing it for you, then these hidden gems might be worth a look. Thanks to your suggestions from the previous videos as well as my own digging, I created a list of both new and old titles worth playing. From 4X to base building, roguelike to RTS, I'm sure there's something here for you. Previous Videos: Episode #1: https://youtu.be/D_mm32eMqyg Episode #2: https://youtu.be/AUEPeWKIhO4 Episode #3: https://youtu.be/TDTzsx7-xDo → Join this channel keep it running and get access to special perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4I0CcOSpOgEbEIgnh77_zw/join → Jump to a section in this video 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - Avorion - https://store.steampowered.com/app/445220/Avorion/ 02:03 - Cosmoteer - https://store.steampowered.com/app/799600/Cosmoteer_Starship_Architect__Commander/ 03:15 - Star Valor - https://store.steampowered.com/app/833360/Star_Valor/ 04:11 - Delta V Rings of Saturn - https://store.steampowered.com/app/846030/DV_Rings_of_Saturn/ 05:19 - Empyrion Galactic Survival - https://store.steampowered.com/app/383120/Empyrion__Galactic_Survival/ 06:26 - Slipways - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1264280/Slipways/ 07:44 - Distant Worlds 2 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1531540/Distant_Worlds_2/ 08:59 - Executive Assault 2 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/510500/Executive_Assault_2/ 10:07 - Star Dynasties - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1194590/Star_Dynasties/ 11:23 - ERA ONE - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2509200/ERA_ONE/ 12:28 - NEBULOUS Fleet Command - https://store.steampowered.com/app/887570/NEBULOUS_Fleet_Command/ 13:38 - Chorus - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1153640/Chorus/ 14:32 - Down with the Ship - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3523750/Down_with_the_Ship/ 15:47 - Citizen Sleeper - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1578650/Citizen_Sleeper/ 17:03 - AETHUS - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2541530/AETHUS/ 18:19 - Solar Expanse - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1369700/Solar_Expanse__Space_Exploration_Manager/ 19:15 - Nonentity Galaxy - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3129930/Nonentity_Galaxy/ 20:24 - The Last Starship - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1857080/The_Last_Starship/ 21:30 - Particle Fleet Emergence - https://store.steampowered.com/app/422900/Particle_Fleet_Emergence/ 22:57 - Underspace - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1111930/Underspace/ → Music Used Stellaris Soundtrack IXION Soundtrack
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Starsector. Easy to miss as it is not on Steam
Ixion is definitely one that belongs up here, very fun and challenging. You command a big ass O'Neill cylinder ship/station that was set to make a hyperspace jump to alpha centauri and back, only when the ship left it broke the moon and destroyed Earth, and you came back 250 years later due to a time dilation in the jump and now you have to keep the Ixion operational whilst finding humans in cryopods to rebuild civilization, it's really good.
Starcom: Unknown Space could have easily been listed. But thanks for AETHUS which totally slipped under my radar.
Hope Starsector is one one of those other videos...dont sleep on that one.
Space Haven is worth a look
stardeus, space haven, ostranauts, sector space, approaching infinity
How is Starsector not on this list? Most disappointing.
There are so many incredible indie games that, given the vast selection, it’s hard to pinpoint the best ones. Most of these games are unique in their own way and offer something that others don’t, something that’s never been done before, yet they receive little attention and are hardly known.
Marcoooooooo
What's your favourite hidden gem? What did I leave out? Thanks for all your suggestions in the previous videos by the way, means a lot.
Have you ever checked out Space Tyrant? It's a very quirky tongue in cheek humorous turn based game of galactic conquest. Like Slipways, it allows for short discrete sessions with some rogue-lite mechanisms unlocking new features from game to game. It's worth a look, if you haven't. I normally like deeper games, but when I have no energy or brain power but just want to scratch that evil space conquest itch, I find myself opening this one.
Besides just the amazing sci-fi theme, games like this allow for so many different gameplay ideas and everything from top down mass strategy to mid scale tactical battles and even first person or third person adventures. This is why I love sci-fi so much myself
What I want is crimson skies , but in space.
I would also recommend stardeus and vectorio
The absense of Space Haven is criminal. *The* space game of the year.
Ostranauts
Quasimorph
Mindustry.