Starfarer is a space combat/trading game inspired by FTL and a long history of space trading games going all the way back to classic Mac days (and probably earlier).
In this game, you command a spaceship, flying from system to system buying and selling goods. But the spacelines are not always safe! You may run into pirates, or authorities looking for contraband cargo. Or you may decide to be a pirate, preying on the fat freighters. On your travels, you'll encounter strange characters and pick up odd jobs. Some will be simple delivery missions... others may impact the fate of the galaxy.
Starfarer is early in development. It's playable, but just barely. See the Design Document, Ideas and To-Do List.
You can play a (possibly stale) build of it online here: https://shellrider.itch.io/starfarer
To play on your local desktop machine, download Mini Micro, clone this repo, and mount the "user" folder in the top disk slot. Then reboot Mini Micro to play the game.
Quick gameplay tips:
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Buy and sell goods on the Market tab. Prices are shown along with how those prices compare to the galactic average, so you can recognize a good deal.
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Your crew should automatically stow cargo when it's bought, and also shove it out the airlock when it's sold.
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Use the Nav button to view the starmap, and travel between systems. Note that a hyperjump can't be executed too close to a system, so you will have some sublight travel on either end of the jump. You may encounter other ships in that time.
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If it comes to combat, power up your weapons and shields, if you have any! Space combat isn't like Star Wars; it's a slow, methodical affair, as the weapons take some time to power up before they can fire.
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If you don't have any weapons, or you just don't want to fight, click Flee. (Enjoy the ease of your escape; this will get harder as the game develops!)
Starfarer is open-source (obviously). Contributions are welcome! The game is written entirely in MiniScript for Mini Micro. Join the MiniScript discord (link at the bottom of the MiniScript home page), and use the #starfarer channel to discuss how you can help.