In the same spirit

Games like Freelancer: what to play next?

18 games in the spirit of Freelancer (2003): same vibe, same mechanics, picked by critics and players.

In the same spirit as Freelancer (18)

Star Citizen RPG by Cloud Imperium Games Corporation (2013) ★ 4.33 Abiotic Factor RPG by Deep Field Games (2025) · ≈ 75h ★ 4.1 theHunter: Call of the Wild Shooter by Expansive Worlds (2017) · ≈ 4h Metacritic 74★ 3.45 Planet Crafter Adventure by Miju Games (2024) ★ 3.52 The Riftbreaker RPG by Exor Studios (2021) Metacritic 83★ 3.69 Tower Unite Shooter by PixelTail Games (2025) ★ 3.95 Ark: Survival Ascended RPG by Studio Wildcard (2023) ★ 3.6 Out of Ore Strategy by North Modding Company (2022) ★ 4.32 Empyrion: Galactic Survival Shooter by Eleon Game Studios (2020) ★ 3.29 Hytale RPG by Hypixel Studios (2026) · ≈ 47h ★ 4.23 Minecraft: Java Edition Adventure by Mojang Studios (2011) · ≈ 956h Critics 84/100★ 4.24 Elite Dangerous RPG by Frontier Developments (2015) · ≈ 254h Metacritic 80★ 3.94 Genesis Alpha One RPG by Team17 Digital (2019) · ≈ 1h Metacritic 67★ 2.4 Elite Shooter by Acornsoft (1984) ★ 3.92 Scrap Mechanic Adventure by Axolot Games (2016) · ≈ 50h ★ 3.83 No Man's Sky RPG by Hello Games (2016) · ≈ 77h Metacritic 75★ 3.71 Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality Adventure by Owlchemy Labs (2017) Metacritic 75★ 3.35 Crackdown 2 Shooter by Ruffian Games (2010) · ≈ 24h Critics 72/100★ 3.49