Top 14 Space Simulation Games to Buy in the Steam Summer Sale!

Thanks for including us, guys! Much appreciated. /greg

The X series is so underrated. They're basically what would happen if you took Elite Dangerous and EVE Online and smashed them together into a single-player sandbox.

Spacebourne 2 is an absolute hidden gem, but if you're only getting one of these, X4 is criminally underrated, it is the single, best space sim and empire management game on the market not named EVE (and does some things better).

Thanks for mentioning Avorion! I play it every day just to relax and bringing my spaceship ideas to life.

How to know you're an addict: 1) find a great new game to try from a youtube video 2) log in to steam to purchase game because it sounds awesome 3) Game is already in your library...

What I want is for Freelancer to be remade.

Nothing can describe the feeling you feel when you upgrade from a S class ship to a Mass Effect Normandy sized M class ship and absolutely nothing can come close to the feeling of docking that massive M class ship on your xl class carrier later in the game. X4 is just something else entirely.

The ocean of Elite Dangerous is getting deeper. So much new development has happened this year that this review is already out of date! It is AWESOME!

X4 is EXTREMELY underrated. It's an amazing game, that you can just keep playing. It is a must have for anyone interested in space.

Elite and X4 for such a low price is amazing. In Elite just landing on a distant moon and driving around in a srv is worth that price.

Thanks for including Liberation! It's made a big difference to our little game and the LT Gaming community have been really friendly

I love seeing Starbourne and Evochron Legacy on the list! Both of these are little games that I love seeing pop up in lists; they need so much more love! Great list and thanks for digging these up!

List seems to be missing Everspace 2 - 50% off currently, and is a superb take on the space genre. Full HOTAS support.

Glad to see Delta-V getting the recognition it deserves. Amazing and unique title.

Whoa... How... How has no body been covering that first game.. that's AMAZING. Spacebourne 2... No one has covered it.. that's Insane

Thanks for mentioning Void Destroyer 2 :) Best of luck with the channel!

"If you haven't played Elite before"... way to make me feel old, I played Elite on the BBC Micro in the mid-80s. Hmm, right, it isn't you that makes me feel old ...

Starsector and Space Engineers are also good space sim games. Space engineers will get more sim/sandbox content in the next update.

Empyrion is one of the most underrated games on steam. Yes it's like a cross between space engineers and no mans sky but with what feels like more content than both combined. There's just something special about travelling the galaxy in my supremacy class star destroyer. Taking a shuttle down to a planet to make contact with a new faction and inadvertently set off a massive new quest line. Then as I'm leaving discovering an abandoned military bunker infested with monstrosities and puzzles before heading back to the star destroyer to try and fend off an incoming Zirax Fleet. They've recently added a new boarding feature where if enemies get your shield down they'll board your ship. I've not experienced it yet but looking forward to trying it out

Glad ya highlighted Void Destroyer 2, really underrated gem by a solo dev :) Also, will point to Rebel Galaxy: Outlaw for six bucks. It's basically a modernization of the classic Wing Commander Privateer, so good!