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Oolite

Open-source space trading and combat game inspired by Elite

Game Servers ★ 663 stars Medium setup GPL-2.0

Oolite is a free, open-source space combat and trading simulator inspired by the classic Elite, written largely in Objective-C. It is moddable through expansion packs with a built-in manager and runs offline on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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Key features

  • Space trading and combat
  • Extensive mod ecosystem
  • Expansion pack manager
  • Cross-platform

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Deep moddability
  • Free and open

Trade-offs

  • Single-player only
  • Dated graphics

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