Yeah. I troll through old Wing Commander-like titles for good SteamDeck support every so often, but then I realize that I also want to play with 3 friends.
Whoever gets this done will get my money.
In the meantime, there’s Empty Epsilon which is Star Trek, rather than Wing Commander; and there’s Starlink: Battle For Atlas, which at least has solid local co-op on a docked Nintendo Switch (but is sadly buried in DRM on SteamDeck, while also badly overpriced.)
The guy behind Wing Commander (and my favorite game of all time, Privateer) has a mission based space flight game out next year. You can see the first hour of gameplay here: https://youtu.be/1H-0x4xk2Xk
Keep in mind, cutscenes are in-engine not pre-rendered.
Have you tried the original Everspace? It’s a roguelike so it’s basically randomised missions. Rebel Galaxy might also scratch the itch but it’s more “naval” in it’s combat - you move on a 2d plane and fire broadsides, rather than dogfighting.
Wing commander, Freespace.
Games of this genre are completely dead. I’d love another decent mission based space flight game.
Yeah. I troll through old Wing Commander-like titles for good SteamDeck support every so often, but then I realize that I also want to play with 3 friends.
Whoever gets this done will get my money.
In the meantime, there’s Empty Epsilon which is Star Trek, rather than Wing Commander; and there’s Starlink: Battle For Atlas, which at least has solid local co-op on a docked Nintendo Switch (but is sadly buried in DRM on SteamDeck, while also badly overpriced.)
The guy behind Wing Commander (and my favorite game of all time, Privateer) has a mission based space flight game out next year. You can see the first hour of gameplay here: https://youtu.be/1H-0x4xk2Xk
Keep in mind, cutscenes are in-engine not pre-rendered.
Thank you for the link!
Nah dude. X4 is great. The genre is still niche, but not dead.
Sure, X4 is amazing. But that is multi leveled. Management, etc.
I’m talking about very specific mission based games. No economy. No money.
Have you tried the original Everspace? It’s a roguelike so it’s basically randomised missions. Rebel Galaxy might also scratch the itch but it’s more “naval” in it’s combat - you move on a 2d plane and fire broadsides, rather than dogfighting.
I have played Everspace 2. I enjoyed it.