Games like Eve Online?

psykix

psykix

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I'm looking for a game similar to Eve Online that doesn't require a subscription?

I gave Elite:Dangerous a whirl, but I didn't really want a game where you fly the ship first person. Preferably something that is KB/M driven.

Something that I can do trading, crafting etc in..

Any suggestions?
 
x4 if you want something like eve-online singleplayer

Never have to fly first person if you don't want to, just hire a pilot at the first station and give orders from the map
 
arknor said:
x4 if you want something like eve-online singleplayer

Never have to fly first person if you don't want to, just hire a pilot at the first station and give orders from the map
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That one caught my eye.. will go have a look at some reviews, thanks!

I liked all the research and crafty/blueprint stuff..
 
You can play Eve for free but it is a bit of a dismal experience if you are used to the full game - though that said I consider Eve quite a dismal experience these days compared to a few years back. I never really found a game that replaces it but other stuff like The Division and Subnautica have scratched my gaming itches lately.
 
Rroff said:
You can play Eve for free but it is a bit of a dismal experience if you are used to the full game - though that said I consider Eve quite a dismal experience these days compared to a few years back. I never really found a game that replaces it but other stuff like The Division and Subnautica have scratched my gaming itches lately.
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I have both of those games. The Division I sucked at.. I'm useless at FPS!

Subnautica.. it's one of those games in my Steam library that is unplayed!

X4 looked like a prospect, reviews are very mixed though..
 
I'll have a look at some YouTube vids of Star Citizen. I'd heard quite bad things about it though, and all the crowdfunding and so on.
 
psykix said:
That one caught my eye.. will go have a look at some reviews, thanks!

I liked all the research and crafty/blueprint stuff..
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most reviews are probably not favourable, but it had 10+ patches since launch and fixed most of the issues.
other things got fixed by mods until the devs get around to them, biggest problem is AI factions don't war each other like they are supposed to and claim each others space but someone fixed it with a mod
https://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=181&t=413122
I think the devs said it would be fixed by them in 2.0.

same as you can't build shipyards yet which is planned for 2.0 or 2.5 I forget which but someone made a mod that lets you anyway https://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=181&t=403662
Trade AI is pretty bad but there's various mods that give better trade AI so you guys make more money and don't take on bad trades that pay peanuts
https://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=181&t=409044

egosoft are known for supporting their games for a long time so you don't need to worry about it being abandoned, they already released videos about the roadmap for the game.

It's sandbox though with no story apart from a short one but it's probably the only game that could be anyway comparable to eve-online.

Trade, mine, fight, build fleets, build stations, kill stations, claim sectors as your own etc

Claiming sectors is pretty pointless but the devs said they will make it more meaningful soon
 
psykix said:
Subnautica.. it's one of those games in my Steam library that is unplayed!
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While no substitute for Eve I think you might enjoy it if you like Eve - while it is first person you aren't required to do any combat, etc. with a lot of emphasis on crafting and exploration.
 
arknor said:
most reviews are probably not favourable, but it had 10+ patches since launch and fixed most of the issues.
other things got fixed by mods until the devs get around to them, biggest problem is AI factions don't war each other like they are supposed to and claim each others space but someone fixed it with a mod
https://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=181&t=413122
I think the devs said it would be fixed by them in 2.0.

same as you can't build shipyards yet which is planned for 2.0 or 2.5 I forget which but someone made a mod that lets you anyway https://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=181&t=403662
Trade AI is pretty bad but there's various mods that give better trade AI so you guys make more money and don't take on bad trades that pay peanuts
https://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=181&t=409044

egosoft are known for supporting their games for a long time so you don't need to worry about it being abandoned, they already released videos about the roadmap for the game.

It's sandbox though with no story apart from a short one but it's probably the only game that could be anyway comparable to eve-online.

Trade, mine, fight, build fleets, build stations, kill stations, claim sectors as your own etc

Claiming sectors is pretty pointless but the devs said they will make it more meaningful soon
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Thanks for the comprehensive post!

I may give that a whirl.. Do I need the Collector's Edition?

First Star Citizen YouTube vid I came across was FPS... ugh.

And I think I may have to have a look at Subnautica too.. I also have Oculus Rift so could try the VR version, although I'm kinda after a game I can lean back in my chair and chill with!
 
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