Starcom: Nexus (tuxdb.com)

You've finally made it out of the academy and have been given your first ship to command. Sure it's just a light shuttle, but you've got to start somewhere, right? Suddenly "somewhere" is stranded in an unknown galaxy surrounded by hostile aliens and no way home.
Explore the beautiful and mysterious open-world of Starcom: Nexus. It's a universe where you'll battle or befriend strange alien races, discover ancient artifacts, research powerful technologies and build your ultimate starship.
Features:

Fully open-world universe with numerous quests and storylines
Hundreds of unique planet anomalies, space discoveries, artifacts and more!
Fast-paced, exciting combat with numerous hostile factions
Over 150 technologies to research
Design your own ship using a modular construction system
Talk and trade with multiple alien factions, each with their own agendas and dynamic AI
Lots of hidden secrets and side quests
Quick save anywhere
Much, much more!

Steam Space Exploration Fest & Starcom: Unknown Space Launch

Greetings commanders!

Most of you probably know that I've spent the past 4+ years working on a follow-up to Starcom: Nexus, called Starcom: Unknown Space. It's not a direct sequel, but another chance to explore a new universe, with new enemies and allies, and a new story. (Maybe with some hidden connections to the Nexus story...?)

I'm excited to announce that it has just officially graduated to 1.0 release, coinciding with Steam's Space Exploration Fest with a 20% launch discount. And there's now a bundle with both games for an additional 10% off.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/44628/Starcom_Universe_Bundle/

With over 230 different planet anomalies across over 150 star systems, Starcom: Unknown Space is larger and, according to most players' impressions, better than the original. It strives to preserve the core gameplay and exploration experience, while improving several core areas such as improved mission tracking, more characters, better ship design, and many quality of life improvements.
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Some of the hundreds of anomalies in Starcom: Unknown Space

Thanks for supporting Starcom and indie games!
- Kevin