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Endless Sky

Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters. Earn money by carrying passengers or cargo, escorting convoys, bounty hunting, or plundering and capturing enemy ships. Take sides in a civil war, or ignore the story line and just enjoy exploring the galaxy and blasting pirates. The main story line takes about 8-16 hours to play through. The galaxy contains hundreds of star systems

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January 26, 2024
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Windows, macOS, Linux
Developer
Michael Zahniser
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Michael Zahniser
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Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters. Earn money by carrying passengers or cargo, escorting convoys, bounty hunting, or plundering and capturing enemy ships. Take sides in a civil war, or ignore the story line and just enjoy exploring the galaxy and blasting pirates.

The main story line takes about 8-16 hours to play through. The galaxy contains hundreds of star systems and planets, and several alien species with their own unique technologies. You can choose between more than fifty ships and several hundred ship upgrades. A plugin system allows anyone with a text editor and a paint program to create new ships, weapons, or missions, and the galaxy editor can be used to add new star systems and planets.

Endless Sky is free, open source, and cross platform (Windows, Mac, and Linux). Over time, the game universe will expand as contributors add new missions, story lines, alien species, places to explore, sound effects, and artwork. For more information, please visit the website or read the player's manual. To try the beta version go to 'Manage Installation' -> 'Configure' -> 'Beta Channels' in GOG Galaxy.

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★ 8.8/10GOG · 118 ratings
GOGLast checked November 3, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
That's all you really need to know. If you don't like it, you haven't wasted any money. Why are you still reading this and not…
★ 5 / 5
Space trading sims (such as the Elite series) have two very common weak points: 1. 3D flight simulation is a game-design nightmare unto itself, which…
★ 5 / 5
I've been playing this game for years before it was on GOG. The amount of content is MASSIVE. You'll be spending weeks of your life…
★ 5 / 5
First of all, it is free, so no matter the reviews, you can simply download it and just play it. But yeh...This game rocks! TLDR;…
★ 5 / 5
Endless Sky is a beautifully crafted 2D space RPG. You get the choice to pick from a various assortment of ships to explore a well…
★ 5 / 5
I have over Over 600 hours on this game. It is free, fun and addictive. Nice atmosphere to this universe. Do you like games with…
★ 5 / 5
If you played Escape Velocity Nova back in the day, this game is pretty much exactly that but open source, with higher resolution graphics, an…
★ 5 / 5
I probably have a couple hundred hours at least sunk into this game's mobile port. This is one of the best space games I've played,…

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★ 5 / 5
A space adventure that emphasizes freedom of exploration and accessible mechanics, allowing players to forge their own journey across the galaxy. The blend of trading,…
★ 5 / 5
This and OpenTTD are two of a very small number of games where I had to stop playing because I just didn't have the self-control…
★ 5 / 5
I enjoyed this a lot. It really brought out my inner space nerd ^_^
★ 5 / 5
I absolutely love this game, and I played a ton of it even before it was released on GOG. I've probably sunk most of my…

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