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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. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“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 count fetched 2026-07-11 12:27 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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 2026-05-20.
| 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 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| 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