1. Star Control 2 2. Adventure/Shoot em' up 3. Sci-fi adventure game released in 1992 (open source since 2002) where you save earth from bunch of aliens. Maybe something deeper? The game features large open world (hundreds of solar systems), many different and original alien races, awesome battle system (once you get the hang of it), neat planet exploration minigame and more. If you end up playing this game I recommend you have a pen and paper at hand, the game doesn't have objective list or save the coordinates of places you get information about. The game also features the battle system as a seperate mode titled "Super Melee!" where you can practise against the AI or your friends online or offline (although I have never got the online working, sadly). These days Star Control 2 can be downloaded for FREE at http://sc2.sourceforge.net/ And it is still updated with bugfixes and small bits of new content (based on information from original authors) I recommend downloading this game just in case your internet goes out or something, and feel free to contact me for any advice. EDIT: Added screenshots: