Out of Orbit (v0.6.9)

A self-made spacecraft is the centrepiece of a sprawling sandbox adventure where every jump can turn into a raid, a trade opportunity, or a fresh start in unknown space. Out of Orbit blends indie RPG progression with ship design, planetary settlement management, resource gathering, and faction-driven choices. Its tone is less about following a fixed heroic campaign and more about carving out a personal reputation among hostile crews, useful allies, and worlds worth exploiting. Randomly generated universes give the journey an open-ended, unpredictable feel, whether you play as a builder, miner, explorer, or opportunistic pirate.

Most of your time revolves around constructing and maintaining a ship capable of surviving the dangers you choose to provoke. You travel between cosmic locations, mine asteroids for materials, land on varied planets, and establish colonies that supply resources through farms and drill rigs. Enemy vessels are not merely targets in space: they can be attacked, boarded, sabotaged, looted, or taken over, while your own craft needs protection against retaliation. Experiments award science points that unlock additional objects and equipment, creating a progression loop where new discoveries support larger ships, stronger settlements, and more ambitious expeditions through wormholes.

The standout idea is the degree of physical and strategic freedom built around ships and planets; any vessel can become a prize, and any accessible world can become part of your growing network. Actions affect relationships with factions, so reckless theft and destruction may close doors that diplomacy or cooperation would otherwise open. Procedural universes also make replayability a major draw, as crossing a wormhole can lead to an entirely different set of environments, resources, and problems. Players who enjoy the emergent storytelling of Space Haven, Starbound, or the broader sandbox ambitions of No Man’s Sky should find plenty to like, especially if they prefer setting their own objectives over being guided through a tightly scripted RPG.