Top 10 Early Access Space Simulation Games to Play in 2024!

Embark on an interstellar journey with our Top 10 Early Access Space Simulation Games to Play in 2024! From epic space battles to immersive exploration, we've curated a list of the most thrilling and promising titles in the cosmos. Join us as we delve into the exciting worlds of these games, where you'll command starships, conquer galaxies, and uncover the mysteries of the universe. Whether you're a seasoned spacefarer or a rookie pilot, there's something for everyone in this stellar lineup.
00:00 Introduction
01:18 Spaceflight Simulator
01:58 Rogue Stargun
02:50 Infinity: Battlescape
03:41 Reentry: An Orbital Simulator
04:41 Space Reign
05:28 Flight of Nova
06:34 Underspace
07:40 Star Citizen
09:36 Spacebourne 2
11:10 Starsector
12:27 Conclusion
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Top 10 Early Access Space Simulation Games to Play in 2024!

[@JustBadAtGames]

starsector is GOATed! i HIGHLY recomend, one of the best space sims ive played. ever.

[@LTGamingYoutube]

It needed to be covered! Such a great game.....And like my daughter says...GOATED! haha

[@MrRingworld]

And the mods!!! FTL vs UC gundam? That can happen!!

[@FunkThompson]

@@LTGamingKZbin To be fair, Starsector is not "really a sim" and not on the same level as the games mentioned in this video, but still fantastic.

[@defalto-o5524]

Best two out of this list are Starsector and Spacebourne 2. Starsector is one of the most unique space games out there, both in gameplay and in lore. And Spacebourne is a very ambitious project that, unlike other certain game, hasn't got half a billion budget and 12 years development cycle with nothing to show for it. So go buy these two. You'll support small developers and will get good games in return

[@lphoenix1091]

Infinity: Battlescape caught my eye and I didn't know anything about it. Really tempted to check that one out. The VR title also looks fun!

[@TheGabesnell]

I’m not sure how it never popped up since a huge part of my library is space games and I regularly check the space sim and space tags on steam

[@jaysonjota]

Starsector and Spacebourne 2 are the best in this list. Both titles have amazing gameplay features and are very fun also cheap price. 500 hours in starsector and 300 in Spacebourne 2 for low prices.

[@ParagonExile]

I remember backing Infinity when it was just a glorified tech demo and called "Infinity: The Quest for Earth" That was yeaaaarrrrrrrssss ago by this point. Also Starsector 🐐 as always

[@LTGamingYoutube]

It seems like its come a long way! Yeah Starsector is great 🚀🚀

[@trax1794]

Awesome stuff brother!

[@I_am_Locutus_of_Borg]

Only invest [in Early Access games] what you can afford to lose ;) P.S.: nice list! And more of Starsector please! :)

[@LTGamingYoutube]

Totally agree! You need to be careful but for me I just cant stop consuming games. When they do develop according to plan its a real pleasure. Starsector is now dialed in!

[@goldgodryukendo913x]

Good video. a lot of these are already on my steam wishlist lol.

[@FunkThompson]

Spacebourne 2 is kind of cheeseball, but also kind of an amazing feat. They did "most of what Star Citizen promised" on a shoestring budget and a very small dev team. In places, that shows with some dated or simplistic graphics or mechanics, but in others that game shines like you wouldn't believe.

[@guyrose2239]

More top drawer obsvs by the dreeeem teeem…. No stopping theses starship troopaz… loving the work 🐸👌❤️🐌❤️🤗

[@LTGamingYoutube]

This was a good one! :P

[@ManfromStars]

From this listing in my opinion Starsector have big potential + moding comunity. And need support been known. ;)

[@Billy-bc8pk]

Ay, no Starship Evo? The ship creation is pretty awesome. I can also understand the mounting disappointment with SpaceBourne 2. A lot of people like to say "It puts Star Citizen to shame since it's made by one guy!" but it shows that it's made by one guy. It really is quantity over quality, and ironically suffers from many of the same bugs as Star Citizen, but isn't a multiplayer game. There's also a pretty big issue with art inconsistency since there are a lot of Unreal Engine asset packs used, so some places look completely out of place compared to other places, and the AI is pretty bad most of the time on-foot, but it's decent eough in space. There's a lot there for sure, but other than the space combat it's all extremely unpolished and janky. It's one of those situations where a good QOL and tech-debt sprint would be appreciated to help bring a lot of the disparate elements together and give some of the core gameplay a good polish pass.

[@MaximumEagle01]

I've backed Star Citizen back in 2018, when we only had some moons 😆, It's great to see the progress they have made, even when it feels glacial 🥶 hopefully 3.23 gonna drop soon, looking forward to your in-depth review!

[@LTGamingYoutube]

I really want to make more Star Citizen content! :)

[@RyudoFanel]

Star Trucker is missing. Truck Simulator in Space with some light survival elements.

[@LTGamingYoutube]

It's not out yet? Everything here is already in Early Access 🚀

[@RyudoFanel]

@@LTGamingKZbin Oh you're right, it's not in Early Access, but at least it's scheduled to be released this year and it had a demo.

[@StarsectorEnjoyer]

I like Starsector.

[@LTGamingYoutube]

The name says it all 🚀😂

[@WilliamBrothers]

Reentry looks like a DCS version of space simming which I might like

[@LTGamingYoutube]

It's on that level of complexity! I have played a lot of DCS 🚀

[@seanprzybyla2157]

does enough of star citizen now actually work so you can play it now? every time i've tried it (last time about 4 months ago) you havent even been able to complete a simple courier mission with missing box's, box's not being accepted, falling through the floor etc the list of game ending issues is endless. maybe i'll fire it up again and see if it works a little bit now

[@LTGamingYoutube]

Have not had this issue! Been trading, fighting and salvaging. Though occasionally you might find an elevator missing or a server start to go laggy and buggy. I have found 3.22 to be the best yet

[@seanprzybyla2157]

@@LTGamingKZbin I'll reinstall it and give it another go

[@DamonCzanik]

Underspace looks cool. Kudos for putting Star Citizen on there. I don't care about the hate, I love it. There's a lot of fear, uncertainty and doubt about the game. But what they've already accomplished is pretty amazing. There's something in there for everyone. No other space game lets you dogfight, control capital ships, mine, salvage, trade, EVA out in space, drive tanks, jeeps, etc. seamlessly with this level of detail all without loading screens. And once you learn the game, making money is pretty easy. With animals, engineering (Be like Scotty), and 800 players in one star system (thanks to server meshing) all in testing or released. It's an exciting time.

[@LTGamingYoutube]

I cant agree more :) You just need to get over that initial hump with the game!

[@00bmx1]

shoutout to star sector

[@84singularity]

Why the heck I can't save this video into my playlist of games?!

[@n3rdworldproblemz877]

Starsector is the fuckin GOAT.

[@Rgraceful1]

Ten years in Star Citizen and love in it every hour .

[@kayden3]

Dude you missed Starcom Unknown Space!

[@LTGamingYoutube]

Literally had it written down and took it out last minute! 😂

[@roguerifter9724]

A lot of these seem multiplayer focused. Which isn't good for me because I suck at action games and have no interest in multiplayer space sims which would generally be me getting my ass kicked ad nauseam. Even single player action games on the easiest difficulty which doesn't block access to the full story I usually fail missions or however many missions it takes to save again many times before being able to save again.

[@LTGamingYoutube]

A lot of single player stuff here too that you could learn at your own pace. I am a fan of this style of game normally but also like the idea of persistent worlds!

[@roguerifter9724]

@@LTGamingKZbin I like the idea but the part of my brain that controls my limbs and fingers was damaged when I was born. The damage is minor enough I can play the games and I have fun but I'm bad at competitive action games, and in co-op I feel like I'm more of a burden on my team then a help. Playing with friends and family who understand my issues and know what they are getting into is fine but I don't want to ruin someone's fun online.

[@matei-do9mg]

wheres Kerbal space proggram??

[@LTGamingYoutube]

Game looks like it could be abandoned with recent layoffs.

[@MarvinWestmaas]

Would have never thought I'd see Star Citizen end up on your recommend for this year list ;) Underspace is a disappointing product,. that's what they get calling them a successor to Freelancer.. to big a name to live up to imho. Spacebourne 2 from this list get's my biggest thumbs up. And 2d games.. man I'm still waiting on Birth Of The Federation 2 ( though that IP is not cheap to develop for, and I fear no big name publisher will dare take on a such a game in current age of 3d 4x games availability ).

[@LTGamingYoutube]

I was way too addicted to Star Citizen a few weeks back and took a break! Something about that game draws me in for hours. We would all like a Birth of the Federation 2! Star Trek: Infinite was not the product we were ultimately looking for. Appreciate the feedback! :)

[@MarvinWestmaas]

@@LTGamingKZbin I just enjoy the turn based 2d galaxy, combined with some 3d combat ( though the combat could be 3d real time, instead of turn based.. could be, not sure how it would work out but current engines are so much more capable ). It would need a fine balance between the 2d strategic galaxy map and 3d battles, but if it can be done it should be done in the ST universe! I 'severely dislike' the plethora of SW games in comparison lol ;)

[@rremnar]

That VR game looks like something out of the 90's. It may have good game mechanics, but the graphics are piss poor. This is 2024; if that is all that VR has to offer, then it's no wonder hardly any company wants to support it. Though Half Life Alyx looks good, so maybe it's just lazy jank from the devs. Frankly, VR hasn't gone anywhere in the last 10 years, maybe in 20 years we will have something worthwhile in VR, with haptics. Star CItizen has been called a glorified tech demo, and I would have to agree. A lot of people are saying there is hardly any game, but plenty of beautiful scenery. I got duped years ago, just like others did, into buying their $45 intro packet. I thought I was buying an actual game, when only later through researching it was to get a foot into the tech demo. Scam Citizen is the right name to call it. SpaceBourne2 puts Starfield to utter shame; especially when the devs of Starfield blame the player base. I hope SB2 pans out. I have the first one and it was ok until near the end where it got really janky; but over all it was a decent game.

[@valashar5313]

To me Star Citizen isn't worth trying to get into because it's got nothing I could see for new players to grab onto. They've spent so much time catering to their whales dropping tens of thousands of dollars to own the newest flashy ship they're never going to use in game and forgotten anyone outside of that exclusive club. It's a game where you're either a high paying insider or it's not worth even a tiny fraction of it's cost because its content is inaccessible to new players.

[@valashar5313]

11:25 No we should not go any easier on Star Citizen. Starsector has a dev team of only four people with the barest of minimal budgets and it's a better product than Star Citizen with its massive dev team and nearly BILLION dollar budget. When you've got a budget eclipsed only by Genshin Impact and have less completed product than four part-timers you've officially failed and deserve every ridicule.

[@therexbellator]

I don't hate or love Star Citizen but I don't think the legitimate criticism against it should be swept aside as "hate" because the game and its production have some questionable qualities, from the decades-long list of scope creep, to the monetization of space ships with real cash, to Chris Roberts and his wife's extravagant lifestyle thanks to the tens of millions of dollars poured into the game. Star Sector's long development time isn't really analogous. It's not like the developer has managed the product the way Chris Roberts and CSI have managed Star Citizen. At some point you need to stop adding features and work on what you have and CS has failed to do that for years.

[@Billy-bc8pk]

Did you see everything they promised people in the Kickstarter? There is no scope creep, they just promised waaaaaay too much initially, and promised stuff based on technologies that literally did not exist at the time. They've spent the better part of the decade having to build the tech to build the gameplay that they promised in the Kickstarter. There's a KZbinr who did a video about this exact subject and how much Star Citizen's scope creep has actually impacted the project, and it turns out that they haven't actually expanded the scope much -- the biggest hurdle that they created for themselves was the Planet Tech they introduced that the Crytek engineers unlocked, which would enable CIG to build out a seamless universe with zero loading screens.