HAPPY JULY!
We’re halfway through 2018, which is exciting and terrifying in equal measure! I’ve been doing this Year of Space thing for six months, which means you’ve got lots of spacey goodness to choose from now. There’s still lots more to come, though, including this seventh installment: Spacey Video & Tabletop Games!
There’s a big variety here, from strategy games to space combat, roleplaying games to straight-up adventures. Stuff for story-lovers, and stuff for explorers. Social games, single player games, cooperative and competitive. My personal favorite in each category is bolded, and I’ve put an asterisk next to each one I’ve personally played. Even if you don’t consider yourself a gamer, I hope you’ll give some of these a shot!
A caveat: These are almost entirely games that are currently and legally available/playable. Yes, heartbreakingly it means I’ve left out some classic games. There are many more beyond this list, so be sure to head to the boardgamegeek.com science fiction section and the Space tag on Steam.
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Now, on to the games! 🚀🚀🚀
Video Games
★ *Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator (simulator, space combat)
★ *Civilization: Beyond Earth (strategy)
★ Dead Space series (survival horror)
★ *Destiny series (first-person shooter)
★ Elite: Dangerous (space combat, MMORPG)
★ EVE Online (MMORPG)
★ Event[0] (adventure)
★ Everspace (space combat)
★ FTL: Faster Than Light (strategy)
★ Galaga (arcade)
★ *Halo series (first-person shooter)
★ Homeworld Remastered Collection (strategy)
★ *Mass Effect series (single-player RPG)
★ No Man’s Sky (exploration, survival)
★ *Phantasy Star Online (online RPG)
★ *Ratchet & Clank series (platformer, third-person shooter)
★ StarBound (RPG, adventure, sandbox)
★ *StarCraft series (strategy)
★ *Star Ocean series (JRPG)
★ *Star Wars: The Old Republic (MMORPG)
★ *Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (RPG)
★ *Star Wars: X-Wing and/or Tie Fighter (space combat)
★ Stellaris (strategy)
★ Surviving Mars (strategy)
★ Tacoma (adventure)
★ Wing Commander series (adventure, space combat)
★ Xenosaga (JRPG)
Board Games
★ Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game (semi-cooperative)
★ *Cosmic Encounter (competitive)
★ Eclipse (competitive)
★ *Firefly: The Game (competitive)
★ Gaia Project (competitive)
★ Galaxy Trucker (competitive)
★ *Race for the Galaxy/Roll for the Galaxy (competitive)
★ Star Realms (competitive)
★ *Star Wars: Imperial Assault (cooperative)
★ Star Wars: Rebellion (competitive, team option)
★ Terraforming Mars (competitive)
★ The Captain is Dead (cooperative)
★ Tiny Epic Galaxies (cooperative)
★ Twilight Imperium (competitive)
