Squadron 42

Squadron 42 is the single-player campaign born from the same crowdfunding as Star Citizen, with which it shares the universe, engine and ships, but not the structure: here, there's no persistent server or other players, but a scripted story where the player plays as a recruit of the United Empire of Earth navy.

The game alternates between space combat, on-foot sequences and life aboard a carrier ship, with a cast of actors filmed in motion capture. Cloud Imperium Games, founded by Chris Roberts — creator of Wing Commander and Freelancer —, develops and self-publishes the game, sold directly on its website rather than in stores. Announced long ago and delayed several times, it is now targeting the second quarter of 2027 on PC.