5 Games like X3: Albion Prelude on Nintendo Switch that you should try

If X3: Albion Prelude worked for you because of a sandbox world, melee combat and single-player focus, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is an anime aesthetic and 3D presentation.

Shelved next to X3: Albion Prelude for good reason: open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on progression and world: this one brings action RPG combat and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Shelved next to X3: Albion Prelude for good reason: melee combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: a mythological setting.

Genre puts it alongside X3: Albion Prelude, and so does melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: 2D presentation.

It comes from the same genre as X3: Albion Prelude and shares melee combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is an anime aesthetic and 3D presentation.