You can also buddy up with other players online, or build your empire as a trader or pirate. Here you'll find games that let you pilot fighter ships, as well as chart new planets and explore new systems. The genre of 'space' is an all-encompassing one. While most new space fighters, traders, and simulations are retail releases, there's a large free selection to choose from as well. Fortunately, the scene has since turned around. It was only a decade ago that many of us were lamenting the decline of the space game genre.
