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# Endless Sky is great
Endless Sky is a game I would definitely recommend. It has an interesting and intriguing world which I like to explore. Each alien species (and yes, there are aliens) is interesting and well thought out. It's world feels "alive".
WARNING: light spoilers
The gameplay is fun. You have to make decisions about how to best make the money. Asteroid mining is a good way to roll in money once you've got enough cargo space, but at the beginning, the best way to make money quick is to do transport jobs. You get a sense of satisfaction once you upgrade your ships to something better.
## Introduction
Endless Sky is an open-source top-down open-world space trading and combat game, and a spiritual succesor to Escape Velocity (I never played Escape Velocity, however). Here are some reasons why I would recommend it:
I like how instead of using flashy cutscenes, Endless Sky instead uses basic images and text for the conversations in the game. Yet, you still feel immersed in the game.
## Endless Sky's world is well thought out
Each faction in Endless Sky is distinct from the others. For example: humans are a juvenile race, the Hai are peaceful but stagnant, the Wanderers restore ruined worlds, and so on.
In each ship, there is limited outfit space, so you have to make trade-offs. Do you choose faster speed, or steering? Or do you trade some of your cargo space for more outfit space?
Each faction is also nuanced and well fleshed out. For example: the Hai aren't completely good, as crimes do happen among them.
You can also grow your fleet by capturing enemy ships.
## Instead of using cutscenes, Endless Sky delivers the same content using text and images
Plenty of games use cutscenes, but Endless Sky takes a more minimalist approach. Instead of using cutscenes, Endless Sky uses text to convey the same content, with occasional images.
It is mostly an open-world game, and doesn't force you to choose one path or another.
## Gameplay is good
Endless Sky is an open world game; it doesn't restrict you to a single gameplay style. Each ship has limited outfit space, so you have to choose wisely how to outfit them.
Earning enough money to buy a big ship will take a while, so be patient. This may make you seek out faster ways to make money.