Infamous for its difficulty/learning curve and literally dropping you in space and telling the player “go do something” nonetheless when this game clicks in your head nothing beats it.

i think it is a monumental achievement to at least try to simulate a 1:1 Milky Way galaxy and it grabs the scale of space so well. humanity feels like it owns hundreds of stars, but zoom out on the galaxy map and it’s a blip. other games fall away for me - no man’s sky is too small in scale with the feel of travel and starfield is all loading screens.

the planet exploration isn’t great and space battles can feel like they go on forever but I’ve honestly never had such a chill time playing as a space trucker.

edit: for anyone daunted by the games curve please check out newp.io it’s great for beginners!