4 Games with a space setting like X: Beyond the Frontier that you should try

Matches like this one are rare: it meets X: Beyond the Frontier on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds player trading and single-player focus.

What brings it close to X: Beyond the Frontier is a sandbox world, a space setting and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. They part company on progression: this one brings skill tree progression.

With X: Beyond the Frontier it shares open world exploration, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is visuals: 3D presentation.

Genre puts it alongside X: Beyond the Frontier, and so does open world exploration, melee combat and a space setting. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in world and visuals — its own ground is 3D presentation.