What are the best Space games on Steam?

entire galaxy to explore. Already spent 2150h in it, and yeah, im bored. But it is still expending and is going to be expendet for another decade. Game heavly relies on 3rd party tools, but after few years of being out , they are easy to use. No walking, base building etc, yet.

Great 4X-Lite with turn-based combat and ship and crew management. Took 25 hours to beat on normal difficulty.

By far the most satisfying gaming experience I ever had. Bold words, I know, but very true. It's a mix of management (a space company), engineering and exploration. I could never get into the managemenet part of it, and somehow that makes my bold statement even more impressive. My favorite game of all ti...

Freelancer and crossout fans unite! I don't have a lot of play time into this game as of yet, the ui is a little strange.. but once you get into it it is a great game. Very fun space combat... with a freelancer feel and an added crossout style build mechanic!