Starsector: Best space combat 13 years in the making - 0.96 out (2023 update)

In it’s current state it’s like Mount & Blade at release. There’s no real story arc. It’s a big sandbox fleet/empire building game. In that respect it seems very complete. The battle is top notch, and works for both people who like to pilot their own ships and people who like to play it more RTS style. The open world and economy and everything outside of battle is really well done too and feels complete.