7 Sandbox games like X3: Reunion that you should try

The resemblance to X3: Reunion is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on single-player focus and resource management.

What brings it close to X3: Reunion is open world exploration, melee combat and a space setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and setting. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: tactical combat and 3D presentation.

It shares the essentials of what X3: Reunion does: a sandbox world, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on progression and visuals: this one brings loot and gear systems.

It shares the essentials of what X3: Reunion does: a sandbox world, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and progression: loot and gear systems, and fantasy world.

What brings it close to X3: Reunion is a sandbox world, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on progression and visuals: this one brings adventure storytelling.

If X3: Reunion worked for you because of a sandbox world, melee combat and single-player focus, the same is here. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: an anime aesthetic and 3D presentation.

What brings it close to X3: Reunion is a sandbox world, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and progression — its own ground is loot and gear systems, and horror setting.