Introduction
There’s a whole lot of space out there. An infinity of it. And there are a whole lot of space games to fill it. (Well, not really, as it’s infinity and they’re comprised of indefinitely-large data, and even if they were physical they’re finite – but it’s a metaphor, y’know?)
And they’ve been around for ever. Elite, one of the first and best space exploration games, was released in 1984. For a generation, games like X-Wing versus Tie-Fighter, Starcraft and the Mark Hamill vehicle Wing Commander carried fans along happily.
They slumped – heavily – in the 2000s and there were questions back then whether space games would ever be big again – but the indie revolution has shot them back into orbit. We’ve picked out our favourite ten of the current class – tell us what we’ve missed in the comments.
1. Kerbal Space Program
Like your headteacher dressed up as Kanye, the Kerbal Space Program is the most subtly educational game around. Despite its cutesy, Rabbid-like characters, the Kerbal Space Program is a hardcore physics simulator where you get to explore the galaxy – if you can even get a single rocket …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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