5 Games with a space setting 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: open world exploration, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in progression and world — its own ground is skill tree progression.

It shares the essentials of what X3: Reunion does: melee combat, a sci-fi setting 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 skill tree progression.

What brings it close to X3: Reunion is melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is visuals: adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.