6 Simulation 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.

On paper it is what X3: Reunion is — open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. 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.

On paper it is what X3: Reunion is — melee combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is a mythological setting.