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Pioneer

Open-source space adventure and trading simulator

Game Servers ★ 1.9k stars Easy setup GPL-3.0

Pioneer is a free, open-source space adventure game offering a procedurally generated galaxy to explore, trade, and fight in. It is a single-player simulator that communities sometimes host as shared builds.

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Key features

  • Procedural galaxy
  • Trading and combat
  • Newtonian flight model
  • Cross-platform

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Active community (1.9k GitHub stars)
  • Written in C++

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