Freelancer (2003)

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by Digital Anvil, Microsoft Game Studios

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Genres:Adventure, Shooter, Simulator

Themes:Science fiction, Sandbox

Game modes:Single player, Multiplayer

Story:

Eight hundred years prior to the start of our story, bitter conflict divided all of mankind. A handful of colonists struck out on their own to begin anew - far away from the Earth and its turmoil. Several ships were launched with enough equipment and supplies to give the hundreds onboard a fighting chance - but since the area around far-off Sirius had never been surveyed, no one really knew what to expect. What they found was a new frontier of free-flowing natural resources, unexplored territories, great wonders and lurking dangers. Each ship, representing the clusters of people and their earthly place of origin, settled into different parts of the galaxy pre-selected by their ship-board computer to give them the best chance of survival. Life was hard in the beginning, but over the 800 years the different colonies prospered and expanded their territories, claiming more and more systems for their own. Survival and propagation eventually led to growth and profit as each of the colonies developed specialties and fostered commerce. As the colonies grew and time passed their connections with their roots on Earth dwindled and they lost their memories of the conflicts of the past. Soon their attention was dominated by new, more immediate conflicts. Feelings of lost ancestral connection spurred anachronism in the look of the great cities, and created a somewhat distorted image of each colony's cultural heritage. In the ever-expanding outer edge of the territories, frontier lawlessness prevailed. The Houses: Each shipboard colony that left Earth carried some memory of its origins in its name. The Liberty carried Americans, The Bretonia flew from The United Kingdom and surrounding territory, The Kusari from Asia, and the Rheinland launched with Germanic cargo. As each ship settled and colonies began to expand, they knew little about each other and their advancing development. Finally, little by little, the individual colonies found each other and began to set up trade routes to link their systems for commerce and solidarity. Today, with each colony firmly rooted in its respective corner of the galaxy, the colonies rely heavily on each other for trade and industry but also compete for resources and new territories in the Border Worlds. The colonies mandate member governments in "The New Alliance" within the Sirius sector. To control conflicts, each colony has forged alliances and treaties with others as they have grown. Competition remains fierce, however. Struggles rage for supremacy in business, commerce, resources, power and control. There can be tenuous peace between colonies' political agendas, but the grabs for holdings constantly unsettle the volatile frontier. Show more

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One of the best space sim games I've ever played, had so much fun as kid exploring and looking for the secret planet of the apes without guides or mods. The main story is really good too. To this day there's still not been a single space game like this (that I've found) to recreate the same atmosphere, detail and economy. That's why I hope it comes to GOG so people can experience this masterpiece.flav900

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@flav900

January 29, 2025

One of the best space sim games I've ever played, had so much fun as kid exploring and looking for the secret planet of the apes without guides or mods. The main story is really good too. To this day there's still not been a single space game like this (that I've found) to recreate the same atmosphere, detail and economy. That's why I hope it comes to GOG so people can experience this masterpiece.

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@Bladetrain3r

January 29, 2025

That first moment exiting out into Tau-31 or Tau-29, frantically flying around while smashing the afterburner to try and survive the Corsairs you've annoyed, wandering through scrap fields and ancient battlefields to find old experimental weapons... plinking drifting rocks to fill your hold up with diamond (or scrap) for money... And with mods like Crossfire and Discovery, there's many ways to expand the space and the gameplay to your taste - and even something of a multiplayer community still kicking. As far as arcade, action oriented space sims go I think Freelancer is foundational, and it's still good fun 20 years on. Worth preserving for sure.

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@EJNiels

January 29, 2025

Back in the days of "LANparties", we had a dedicated Freelancer server running at my house. Guys (and one girl) came over with their rigs and flew missions, sometimes together, then dumped their earnings into a single, neutral account we called "the Bank". Later on, we installed the Star Wars conversion for FL and fought the Empire.

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@PeteMul

January 29, 2025

This game was a trip. I remember going on autopilot, eating casually a snack while my ship cruises through a system, panning the camera to watch the main star, and rushing to the commands as i get attacked by pirates. I have never found better control scheme. I just can't get used to modern dual stick controls for such games !

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@mgodoy84

January 29, 2025

My first space game ever. I love the look of the planets and how easy it was to control the ships. It has a great campaign, but finishing it is only the beginning of your story. I sunk tons of hours into it back in the day, and have been searching for a similar game since then.

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@jake12

January 29, 2025

One of the best Sci-Fi Space games to have ever come out. When I first got this game years ago i played through it in the matter of a week during my summer vacation, spending all day every day playing it. Mercenary contracts, a huge map, upgradeable ships and weapons that I could understand, it was a phenominal game. Years later I managed to find the disc, and bought an external CD drive just to install it on my computer and attempt to get it to work. It kinda works but kinda doesn't as I am not the best with computers, but I would pick this up in a heartbeat if it ever comes availble.

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@thorsmallet

January 29, 2025

one of the best space games i ever played had everything i wanted from this type of game pity it never had another storyline to follow but will be playing it again

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@Arri16st

January 29, 2025

An incredible story and an experience that I still remember after 20 years. I actually still have my DVD version of the movie and I actually managed to get it to work. But I would buy a GOG version in a heartbeat.

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@the_draino

January 29, 2025

My favourite memory of this game was playing co-op multiplayer missions in a mini LAN party. No other game had the perfect blend of PvE co-op and space sci-fi. This game needs to be a GOG title. Will by it FULL PRICE if it gets released as it's effectively abandonware now

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@Kharandros

January 29, 2025

This game was one of the first Scifi games that I can remember where you could just roam around and explore at your own pace. It was so cool to discover things that were out of the way.

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Black & WhitePlay the role of a deity in a land where the surroundings are yours to shape and its people are yours to lord over. Be an evil, malevolent god and the natives will worship you with fear in their eyes. Play as a kind, benevolent god and they will worship you with love in their hearts. Your actions decide whether you create a heaven or hell for your worshipers. Then select a creature from the land to act as your representative in the world. Raise it to gigantic proportions and teach it to do your bidding--whether the animal grows into an evil colossus of mass destruction or a kind and gentle giant is up to you. Progress through the game's rich storyline performing powerful miracles to battle other deities and become the world's supreme god.

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