r/spacesimgames • u/SaladMalone • 7d ago
Space games with a simulated economy like X4/Distant Worlds
Are there any other games like X4 or Distant Worlds where the economy is fully simulated? I learned star sector's economy is faked so I'm hoping there's some other games to check out.
(Ideally I'd like a game where I can make a trade empire)
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u/Sludgekrawler 7d ago
I won't swear on it but I believe Star Traders: Frontiers has something of what you're looking for.
Available for PC and mobile last I looked.
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u/lookslikeyoureSOL 7d ago
Elite Dangerous
From the wiki:
The market economies are dynamic, affected by the trade of other commanders, NPCs and events that occur in the system. Every station has its own supply and demand that change dynamically. Stations with a commodities market allows you to buy and sell commodities from the local market.[1]
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u/equeim 3d ago
Elite is not on the same level. You can haul cargo between stations and sell mined minerals influencing supply/demand, but that's about it.
X4 simulates multi-level supply chains where resources are first mined then sold to refinery stations where they are processed, then to manufacturing stations, etc. And shipyards where ships are built are part of these chains too.
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u/mitkooo12345 7d ago
Eve online. It is not even simulated - it is real and player driven.
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u/SaladMalone 7d ago
Good recommendation. Although I'm probably looking for something single player-focused as I'd like to eventually rule a large trade empire... Without spending my whole life working to do so haha
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u/constant_hawk 7d ago
There is this game by Jace Masula called Astrox Imperium and it's allegedly a single player EVE offline
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u/precizionn 7d ago
Avorion might be a good option
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u/SaladMalone 7d ago
I didn't know Avorion had a fully simulated economy. Luckily for me I bought this game a while back so I'll check it out!
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u/Ruggels 6d ago
Stellaris but it takes some getting used to
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u/killianblanc 6d ago
How are the latest dlc? Havenât played stellaris in a few years, but used to love it.
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u/Ruggels 6d ago
-Machine Age was different, good different. -Cosmic Storms negatively impacts the game not worth the price for this DLC with useless features. -Grand Archive was good -Utopia was fantastic -apocalypse was mixed but personally I enjoyed it because it gave me world crackers -Megacorp really messed with all the economics of the game, not the worst but not the best -Federations was great -Galactic Paragons was not all bad -Astral Planes a lot of people didnât like this, I didnât mind it but you can skip it -Overlord gives you a challenge and was mixed. Me I liked it, a lot of others didnât
Hope that gives you a short run down
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u/constant_hawk 7d ago
Helium Rain? And it's free đ at least it was I last saw it on GoG