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[–] minibyte@sh.itjust.works 2 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (14 children)

Can anyone recommend a decent space sim? I’ve talked myself in and out of buying No Man’s Sky a dozen times, and all this shade will probably remove it from my wishlist.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 8 points 22 hours ago (7 children)

Depends on what you want out of the game. Freelancer is old, but it's still one of the best experiences you can get. If you really want to feel like a nobody pilot going from rags to riches, X4 or Elite: Dangerous can scratch itch, but both have considerable learning curves, with X4 allowing you to own space stations and pilot anything from fighters to frigates.

[–] ChaoticEntropy 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Where can you get Freelancer these days...?

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Only in yo ho ho seas 🏴‍☠️

[–] ChaoticEntropy 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

It's annoying that it isn't at least on GOG, it's such a prime candidate.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 14 hours ago

True. It's been number one requested game, but its copyright hell is among EA and Microsoft :(

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