Title: X3 (and its associated expansions)
Developer: Egosoft
Genre / Type of game: Space Simulation
Why I like this game:
Do you remeber old space games like Privateer, Wing Commander, Tie Fighter, or Homeworld? This trumps them all. Its the true heir to all such games. It is a simulation of a space-based economy and world, as well as various wars and battles.
The game scales incredibly well. You start with a few hundred credits, and a basic ship. From there, how you earn money is up to you. Combat, trade, and industry are ways you can earn money, as you ascend to become more important than other empires. You go from scout craft that are incredibly small, quick, and pack no punch, up to collossal battleships filled with massive arrays of weaponry, and everything in between. You can do pretty much whatever you want, and that's the beauty.
There is a huge mod community, and the last (and probably final) mod is incredible, called XTM 2.0. It creates a brand new game world with more ships to fly.
Right now, I control about 3 dozen ships, from traders and fightes, to corvettes and carriers - my empire is worth probably 500 million credits now, and I can grow so much more. Its very fun.
Price: $29.99 for the complete pack with all expansions (and you really want/need expansions - at least Terran Conflict, anyways)
Where to buy: Steam
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
