Nomad

In Nomad, you’re a space pilot with a ship full of bad decisions and a galaxy’s worth of trouble. The game throws you into a vast star map to explore, trade, and occasionally get blasted to atoms by pirates. There’s a storyline somewhere under all the chaos — something about saving the universe — but you’ll probably be too busy hauling minerals or trying to survive hyperspace dogfights. Imagine Star Control II if it were a little rougher around the edges but still strangely charming. It’s space opera on a shoestring budget, and somehow, it works.