Best planet and space exploration games

by Carl Hayes

reviewed on March 14, 2019

hat has compelled you to come down to the reviews anyway. Maybe it's morbid curiosity, or maybe the game still intrigues you in some way. Hopefully you're not the type to take a single score as the entire basis for a decision. Either way you're expecting the reviews to clear things up a little. Not really happening, is it? There's a lot of vitriol spewed over this game. A lot of it is entirely valid opinion highlighting genuine flaws. A large amount though is vicious, disproportionate, entitled whining, much of which comes from players with many hundreds of hours in the game. The retort there is they love the game so much and would hate to see it die. The reality is the continuous negativity is damaging Elite more than any perceived missteps by the developers. Let's state the obvious: Elite:Dangerous is not for everyone. It is slow paced, it features repetetive game loops and it can be inaccessible without relying on third-party tools. All that's true. It's also true the game is hugely immersive, massive in scale and at times jaw-droppingly beautiful. The flight mechanics are also some of the best I've ever experienced in any comparable game. Elite is not a game where you are meant to cram in the hours to reach an end goal. There is no end goal, and if you try to do anything intensively you'll get burned out real quick. The game can get grindy, yes, but it is almost always a self-imposed grind, when it's also fine to take things slowly. I've been playing this game for a good couple of years now and I still haven't reached the 'top' of any metric - no Elite ranks, no maxed military ranks, no big ships (lots of smaller ones though) and barely a couple-hundred-million in the bank. I'm totally fine with that. Many others wouldn't be. The game will be appreciated most by those who are happy to set their own goals and take it at their own pace. It's the kind of game you can just get lost in. REA More

by Douglas Perry

reviewed on March 14, 2019

This is a really good solution. I really like this game. It's a lot of fun to play. You can explore space and fight aliens. I would recommend it to everyone.

The gameplay and mechanics of this game are brilliant. It's a great space exploration game that requires lots of deep thinking and tactical intuition. The graphics are very stylish and the soundtrack is great. I'd recommend this game to anyone as long as they enjoy high difficulties. More

by Ajay Jayaraman

reviewed on March 14, 2019

Start your adventure today and launch into the Persistent Universe with your Mustang Alpha. Snagging this pack also lets you experience a taste of intense dogfighting and FPS action with two distinct multiplayer game modes: Arena Commander and Star Marine. More

by Nicholas Hoffman

reviewed on March 14, 2019

Kerbal is agame available on the GOG.com store. In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics. More

by Russell Robinson

reviewed on March 14, 2019

I needed to find one of the best planet and space exploration games and this one is perfect. It's exactly what I was looking for and runs like a dream.

SW:KotOR is a hugely expanded world that allows you more freedom to explore than ever before. There's a seemingly unlimited combination of character models, skills, and places you can combine together to make your playtime unique. The story will pull you in with its immersive telling and the open world aspect makes it truly seem like there's unlimited paths to take. If you're looking for a game that really does well on the worldbuilding and gameplay, look no further than SW:KotOR. More

by Gilberto Marín

reviewed on March 14, 2019

I love sci-fi space games and I'm I like original content games. I came across No Man's Sky and thought this would be a fun play. It was pretty enjoyable at first as I felt like a space explorer. The visuals were really spectacular. I was getting into the game and then realized there were things missing that had drawn me into the game. Who knows what's going on here. The game looks promising but it just feels very incomplete. I would love to play the game as it was intended and not what I have. More