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- Released: 2017
- Developer: Naev Team
- Price: Free to play
- 81% of 157 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Free To Play
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Exploration feels vast and mysterious
- Faction reputation unlocks unique ships
- Modular outfit combinations enable creative builds
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
About Naev
The closest matches to Naev: Endless Sky, Vanguard Galaxy, Starpoint Gemini 2, Starcom: Nexus, and Void Destroyer 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Naev is your kind of game, the closest matches are Endless Sky, Vanguard Galaxy and Starpoint Gemini 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its exploration sandbox and faction reputation. 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 Naev: Naev is a game about space exploration, trade and combat. Players travel the galaxy and earn money by trading, fighting and performing missions.
Is Naev worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 81% of 157 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 12 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 9 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Exploration feels vast and mysterious
- Faction reputation unlocks unique ships
- Modular outfit combinations enable creative builds
- Ship customization defines playstyle
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“As near as I can tell, combat is pretty pointless since you cannot bring a fleet with you, you get outnumbered almost consistently, you can only hope to bribe your way out of said attacks. Complete lack of game progression other than…”
“Go play endless sky. It's also free, but better. I don't like how slow it is to travel from place to place, both actually moving across the map and the necessity of stopping for gas every 30 seconds. I don't like that pirates will blow you…”
People who play it also play: Endless Sky, Vanguard Galaxy, Starpoint Gemini 2
Frequently asked about Naev
Can I run it?
Is Naev free to play?
Yes — Naev 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 Naev?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Naev are Endless Sky, Vanguard Galaxy, Starpoint Gemini 2.
Who developed Naev?
Naev was developed by Naev Team.