The Ur-Quan Masters Alternatives

The Ur-Quan Masters is described as 'A massive, space adventure game based on the original Star Control game series' and is an game in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to The Ur-Quan Masters for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Steam and Web-based apps. The best The Ur-Quan Masters alternative is Endless Sky, which is both free and Open Source. Other The Ur-Quan Masters like games are NAEV, Destination Sol, Transcendence and Space Pirates and Zombies.

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  1. Endless Sky icon
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    Explore other star systems. Earn money by trading, carrying passengers, or completing missions. Use your earnings to buy a better ship or to upgrade the weapons and engines on your current one. Blow up pirates. Take sides in a civil war.

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    • Flathub
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    • GOG.com
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  2. NAEV icon
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    Naev is a game about space exploration, trade and combat. Players travel the galaxy and earn money by trading, fighting and performing missions.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Steam
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  3. Pilot your ship in the seamless open world made of space, planets, and more. Find new ships and equipment, find allies and beat all the enemies!.

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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Steam
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  4. Transcendence icon
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    A 2D space exploration, combat and trading game of epic proportions!

    Get ready to battle pirates, trade goods with a variety of civilizations some human some not and fulfill the destiny that the Domina has laid out for you. The journey will be dangerous but with your trusty shi.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  5. Explore a randomly generated Galaxy populated with factions, enemies, missions, and items providing you with a unique experience each time you play.

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
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    • Steam
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  6. nuu icon
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    NUU is to be an open-source (massive) multiplayer game of space trade and combat. NUU is heavily inspired by Ambrosia Software's Escape Velocity. It's excellent open-source cousin naev currently lends NUU it's assets.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Node.JS
    • Chromium
    • Firefox
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  7. Star Sonata icon
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    Star Sonata is a space-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMO), that uses a third-person 2d overhead view similar to that of Asteroids. In addition the game offers complex and involved commerce, construction and team systems.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Described as "Meccano Asteroids", Captain Forever lets you pilot your own modular spacecraft, while simultaneously constructing it.

    11 Captain Forever alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  9. Explore the vast reaches of VoidExpanse -- mine asteroids, upgrade your ship, trade, complete missions, advance your character and survive fast-paced combat with hostile aliens and mercenaries in the rich and exciting Sci-Fi universe of VoidExpanse!.

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Steam
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  10. Browser-based space MMO recreating classic gameplay, featuring real-time multiplayer battles, space exploration with allies, ship upgrades, PvP combat, missions, loot, top-down design, fleet tactics, and free play on any device without installation or downloads.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • Google Chrome
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  11. Reassembly icon
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    You're too busy crafting the perfect vessel, a spaceship pristine and precise and, perhaps, powerful, agile, and envy-inducing. Your shapes and colors will induce both fear and wonder into the electronic hearts of whatever insectoid, angley, squarish, plantlike race of alien...

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
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    • Steam
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  12. Unending Galaxy is a top down 2D sandbox, simulation and strategy game based in space. The game allows you to play at any level from being a small time pirate to the ruler of a large empire. You can fight, trade, explore, build factories, and amass a fleet to form your own...

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    • Freemium
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    • Windows
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