Xetodus

A persistent space sandbox

Xetodus is a free-to-play multiplayer space sandbox for PC. You start with one ship in a shared online universe and choose how to make a living: mine, manufacture goods, trade, hunt pirates, fight enemies or establish a colony on a planet. The world keeps running while you’re away, and pilot progress is stored on the game’s servers.

You can fly from deep space through a planet’s atmosphere and land on its surface. Ships range from nimble fighters to capital ships, and you can fit them with weapons, shields, armor, mining lasers and other modules. Squads can travel together, with NPC escorts available to join your fleet.