Despite its many qualities, there's no denying that Starfield and its Shattered Space DLC have been at least partially disappointing to a lot of fans. If you're one of them, then perhaps you'd like to try Elite Dangerous, which is arguably a more successful take on the concept of an open-world space exploration game and, when combined with its DLC, offers a similar but better experience.
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Elite Dangerous is part of best simulation games) with no planetary exploration, so we recommend buying both together, Even in combination, they're just $15.73 / £10.98 in total thanks to the sale.
Especially if you felt like Starfield was a bit empty, you can fill your time in Elite Dangerous with bounty hunting, mining, or even doing battle with players from other factions. As a perpetually online multiplayer game, it feels like a real, breathing world.
Here's a list of all the highlights from the Humble Bundle Frontier Publisher Sale:
- Elite Dangerous at 70% off
- Elite Dangerous: Odyssey at 35% off
- Jurassic World Evolution 2: Deluxe Edition at 70% off
- Deliver Us Mars at 70% off
- Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters at 70% off
- Planet Zoo: Deluxe Edition at 65% off
- Stranded: Alien Dawn at 55% of
The sale only runs until Thursday, 17 November 2024, so make sure you buy anything you want before then – afterward, it'll probably all shoot back up to full price.
If you like games that give you loads of freedom, read our lists on the best open-world games. They're both full of games that give you loads of things to do and massive worlds to explore.
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