Darkstar One

Darkstar One puts the player in the shoes of Kayron Jarvis. Fresh from the flight academy, he learns from an good friend of his father, that his mysterious death was caused by sabotage. As a last gift from his father, he gets the ownership of the one-of-a-kind ship Darkstar One and now makes his way to find out the truth behind his fathers death.

Darkstar One is a mix of Freelancer and Wing Commander: Privateer. As Kayron solves the mystery, he can visit 330 star-systems in which he can trade goods from other systems, take contracts like blasting a pirate gang out of the sky or try to be a pirate himself. Every action influences the reputation with at least one faction and the game gives the player total freedom in what they want to do or what career they want to pursue.

It is also possible to search for artifacts. As opposed to other games of this type, the player does not buy a bigger ship - through the whole game, only the Darkstar One can be controlled. The ship can be upgraded through artifacts found in asteroids. If enough artifacts are collected for an upgrade, they can boost the basic attributes of the ship. This enables the installation of more and bigger weapons or systems like a shield booster.