SPINDLEDRIFT

SPINDLEDRIFT is a top down space trader where the economy actually runs. Every price comes from stations producing things, consuming things, and running out of things. NPC haulers fly real cargo on real routes. Find a fat margin and it won't last, because other traders pile in and close it. That's the game. Find the next one first. Ships have real weight. A loaded freighter doesn't fly like an empty scout. The whoosh drive burns fuel to cross the long gaps, and fuel range decides how deep into the map you can go. The map starts safe and gets mean. The core is patrolled. The outer rings are pirate country, and that's where the money is. Better engines get you further, better guns keep you alive, and a bigger hold makes the trip worth taking. Nothing tells you where the money is. Your tools are the map, your memory, and the prices in front of you. When you find a route nobody else is working, it's yours for a while. Features - 78 stations that produce, consume, and run dry - prices move on their own, and routes close when traders exploit them - six ships, from a starter skiff to a capital freighter - engine, weapon, shield, cargo and scanner upgrades - pirates, patrols, convoys, smuggling, salvage, rescue tows - keyboard and mouse