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Shares faction politics with Endless Sky.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2015
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Rank 02Why this
Also Space Sim and Trading, like Endless Sky.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2015
Rank 03Why this
Shares fleet management with Endless Sky.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2015
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Void Destroyer 2
Why this: Shares ship customization with Endless Sky.
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Space Pirates and Zombies
Why this: Shares fleet management and ship customization with Endless Sky.
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Shares fleet management and ship customization with Endless Sky.
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- Released: 2015
- Developer: Michael Zahniser
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 93% of 6,296 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Free To Play
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Build and command fleets of 300 ships
- Deep ship customization and modding
- Emergent storytelling through dynamic faction conflicts
- Atmospheric
- Chill
- Relaxing
About Endless Sky
The closest matches to Endless Sky: Elite Dangerous, Rebel Galaxy, VoidExpanse, Void Destroyer 2, and Windward. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Endless Sky is your kind of game, the closest matches are Elite Dangerous, Rebel Galaxy and VoidExpanse — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, chill and relaxing, and single out its bounty hunting and faction politics. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Endless Sky: Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.
Is Endless Sky worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 93% of 6,296 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 48 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 14 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Build and command fleets of 300 ships
- Deep ship customization and modding
- Emergent storytelling through dynamic faction conflicts
- Free with no pay to win elements
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Hooks you in ("oh nice, Freelancer in 2D"), but the controls are too bad to do actual combat and an endless supply of pirates in the core systems (which should be most guarded by the Navy) seems unrealistic. Main story line disappears if…”
“really wanna like this game but the current state is a joke, spent 11 hours on this save and capturing ships is like buying a lotto ticket 99.9% of the time a ship blows up when you finally load your previous save for the 100th time and…”
People who play it also play: Elite Dangerous, Rebel Galaxy, VoidExpanse
Frequently asked about Endless Sky
Can I run it?
Does Endless Sky run on Steam Deck?
Endless Sky is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Endless Sky free to play?
Yes — Endless Sky is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to Endless Sky?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Endless Sky are Elite Dangerous, Rebel Galaxy, VoidExpanse.
Who developed Endless Sky?
Endless Sky was developed by Michael Zahniser.