There arent many good space sims. This is by far one of the best ones out there. The aesthetics are great. Yes, its a small indie game, but its filled with love and some great work.

Pros:
-Plot is nice
-great aesthetics
-Space sim is interesting
-lots of ways to make dough

Cons:
-Trade simulation is not a system, but handcrafted numbers
-Salvaging ships is interesting but feel repetitive
-Ship to ship combat is not very well fleshed out
-gun combat does not work very properly
-Had some frame lag in some parts of the game(later on planets)

Aesthetics:
This is a great looking game, full of eastereggs, visually interesting places, and great character design. Nothing is 'forced' or ugly, its all nice. Some stations do feel repetitive and you will see that some stations look just like other staions on the inside. On the outside, each station looks unique and interesting, its sad that the interiors and characters inside just feel as repetitive as any other station.

Combat:
Every ship has the same AI. Battles will end up feeling a bit repetitive, but you do need to destroy some enemies, it also gives you plenty of cash if you capture live pirates, so you can just target pirates and go looting their cargo or just bounty hunting.

Trading:
It consists basically of finding where stuff is sold low and bought high, market doesnt fluctuate or is a complete simulation. Wish the trading part of the game were a little bit deeper or that you could create a trading company, set routes and have a fleet(or hired guards).


Gameplay loop:
Do delivery and taxi missions, get a freighter to buy and sell cargo whenever you stop or after you sell clocked missions. Most combat you will just avoid unless you get a bounty mission, those reward a lot of cash. Also dont forget to buy upgrades, they are essential.


Review:
This is a great open world game, its not 'procedural' or a full on simulation. it doest emulate the best of space out of many games i have seen so far, many focus on the combat or other ship elements, but they all forget about the ambience and aesthetics of space, its plot and visuals will show you how well crafted this has been

An essential game for anyone that likes space games, just dont expect to stay in this game for too long.
7.5/10