9. Dead Space (remake) (Image credit: EA) Release date: January 27, 2023 Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5 Developer: Motive Definitely not for the faint of heart, Dead Space is one of the finest space horror games of all time. The original 2008 release of Dead Space is well wo...
Space games promise adventure, exploration, and the unknown. Whether it's piloting a starship through the cosmos or unraveling cosmic mysteries, the allure of space offers a unique blend of excitement and discovery. Steam hosts a vast collection of these stellar titles, each delivering its own in...
The best singleplayer space games Starfield (Image credit: Bethesda) Release date: 2023 | Developer: Bethesda Softworks | Steam Starfield opens, like many Bethesda RPGs, in a small location that eventually gives way to a massive open world. But this time, its a whole galaxy. Mountains of lo...
It's been a bumpy old ride for No Man's Sky since it launched in 2016, but after a steady stream of free updates, patches and a lot of jiggery-pokery behind the scenes, Hello Games' epic, procedurally-generated space exploration game has finally become everything we hoped and dreamed it...
If you’re looking for an absorbing and immersive time travel game aboutspace exploration, look no further thanOuter Wilds. You take on the role of the newest recruit for Outer Wilds Ventures, a fledgling space program looking to expand its knowledge of the galaxy and its ancestors’ mysterious...
Release date: October 3, 2023 Early Access Developer: Small Impact Games Publisher: Team17 Platform: Microsoft Windows Marauders is a first-person looter shooter based in space and rendered in an epic world war 2 style. Set in a Diesel Punk alternative reality, the great war never ceased and...
Delve through dingy dungeons, delightful dreamscapes, and deep dives, in our picks for the best exploration games on Switch and mobile.Connor Christie Published: May 17, 2023 Alba: a Wildlife Adventure Hollow Knight Pokémon Legends: Arceus Who doesn’t love a new frontier to discover? Since ...
This roguelike city builder was one of our favorite games of 2023. Be careful, it's the sort of game that can suspend perception of time—you might put several dozen hours in before you know it. Alan Wake 2 (88%) "In the first playable moments of Alan Wake 2, you control a naked...
Release Date:September 27, 2023 As the follow-up to one of the most popular ongoing first-person shooters of all time, Counter-Strike 2 had a legacy to live up to. It was effectively meant to replace the original Counter-Strike, as well as its semi-sequel, Counter-Strike: Global Offensi...
And with a more accessible and ultimately enjoyable version of No Man’s Sky's gameplay mechanics and Mass Effect’s original vision, you’re getting one of the best dogfighting/space exploration games you can buy outside of Elite: Dangerous. Its gameplay loop does run out of steam after ...