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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
68 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I was obsessed with Escape Velocity in the late 90's on Mac computers. Glad that a spiritual successor is still being updated and available to play. Very easy to play this game for hours at a time.”
“Really fun, but sometimes frustrating when stuck somewhere with no planets to land on to refuel your ship.”
19 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“(Ignore the low playtime - I played this game on the standalone version, where I have 100+ hours) Give this game a real chance. I tried getting into it like 3-4 times before it really clicked for me. PROTIP: Align…”
“Endless Sky is a charming RPG that deserves some love. It's very simple and it's the kind of game I've turned my brain off and just rode the flow in. When I'm not mindlessly grinding for cash there have been a lot of…”
“Underrated and a hidden gem! Highly recommend. Complex lore and insane story lines. Peak.”
18 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I was obsessed with Escape Velocity in the late 90's on Mac computers. Glad that a spiritual successor is still being updated and available to play. Very easy to play this game for hours at a time.”
“This is so amazing and all for free. I do recommend to contribute to this project if you want, it's one of the best open source games out there!”
“Played and replayed every year or so. Continuing updates make it worth it. My only problem with the game is that there isn't enough of it.”
18 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is so amazing and all for free. I do recommend to contribute to this project if you want, it's one of the best open source games out there!”
“genuinely a good game. hella content. plus its free so why not?'”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Coming from the rebel galaxy games and space rangers hd, endless sky is the true space sandbox. I would replay the other 2 once a year but endless sky? I have sinked hundreds of hours into the mobile port on my tablet.…”
“This game is perfect, even though it is 2d, the mechanics, the story and the customization is so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ good. I have been playing this game for many years and I have never tired.”
“Played and replayed every year or so. Continuing updates make it worth it. My only problem with the game is that there isn't enough of it.”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“I thought that this game would be a modern take on Escape Velocity, and was very excited to play it. I enjoyed the game for the first 15 or so hours I played it (some of my reported play time is idle) but it has some…”
“Really fun, but sometimes frustrating when stuck somewhere with no planets to land on to refuel your ship.”
“There really needs to be a selector for the pirate spawn rate. Even with a zero pirate rating they spawn and attack you almost constantly after a while. Dying and respawning constantly breaks what little immersion there…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“this game is way to complicated and the tutorial tells you practicly notinh this is ot recomended”
“There really needs to be a selector for the pirate spawn rate. Even with a zero pirate rating they spawn and attack you almost constantly after a while. Dying and respawning constantly breaks what little immersion there…”
“Combat speed is doodoo. Things resolve before you know what happened.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“this game is way to complicated and the tutorial tells you practicly notinh this is ot recomended”
“Endless Sky is a charming RPG that deserves some love. It's very simple and it's the kind of game I've turned my brain off and just rode the flow in. When I'm not mindlessly grinding for cash there have been a lot of…”
“Despite making it a full time job for a week I couldn't actually figure out how to get the story quests to trigger. Yes, whether or not you get to see the story is fully RNG. As it turns out, you need to mod the game to…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“(Ignore the low playtime - I played this game on the standalone version, where I have 100+ hours) Give this game a real chance. I tried getting into it like 3-4 times before it really clicked for me. PROTIP: Align…”
“Endless Sky is a charming RPG that deserves some love. It's very simple and it's the kind of game I've turned my brain off and just rode the flow in. When I'm not mindlessly grinding for cash there have been a lot of…”
“Pretty good game however the only completed storyline is the free worlds I'm pretty sure we will eventually be able to side with the republic in the future it is kinda funny how they worry about an invasion fleet even…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“I thought that this game would be a modern take on Escape Velocity, and was very excited to play it. I enjoyed the game for the first 15 or so hours I played it (some of my reported play time is idle) but it has some…”
“Despite making it a full time job for a week I couldn't actually figure out how to get the story quests to trigger. Yes, whether or not you get to see the story is fully RNG. As it turns out, you need to mod the game to…”
“For a free game, Endless Sky is actually really well done and you get FAR more than your money's worth ;) It's a bit slow to get started, but not too bad, and the community guides will help speed up the early game.…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“If you don't have this game then you must be mad! It is hugely replayable, you can play your own way, there loads of little secrets and hidden stuff, design your own ships, choose your own fleet style, is still getting more content added and it's free. Personally, I wish I could…”
— a player, Steam review · 278 hrs played“as the Republic Navy Cruiser from this game i must thank the developers for creating me 10/10 game”
— a player, Steam review · 94 hrs played“It's a sick 2D elite dangerous-like game with plenty of replayability, storylines, etc., all for free (god bless FOSS projects). I totally recommend”
— a player, Steam review · 40 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Stable release 0.11.2
This is a stable release, focused on fixing bugs and making some other small improvements. Some changes include: Pacifist worlds in human space that do not offer tribute now have their own set of resp
[beta] Unstable Release 0.11.1
This is an unstable release, containing big changes that may introduce new bugs. Major new changes include the following: New features and changes to game mechanics: Gamerules are now specific to indi
[beta] Unstable Release 0.11.0
This is an unstable release, introducing new content and features that may contain bugs. Some significant additions and changes are: The Hai Reveal storyline has been removed from the game. Only about
Stable release 0.10.16
This is a stable release, focused on fixing bugs and making some other small improvements. Some changes include: Reverted changes to movement AI from the previous release, fixing various issues with s
[beta] Unstable Release 0.10.15
This is an unstable release, introducing new content and features that may contain bugs. Some notable additions and changes are: Re-implementation of the "Hold Fire" command for escort ships. Improved
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Space · Free to Play · Open World · Singleplayer · Sci-fi · Simulation · 2D · Adventure · RPG · Trading · Action · Exploration (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English |
| Official site | https://endless-sky.github.io/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Memory: 750 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 Storage: 350 MB available space