Rebel Galaxy
Rebel Galaxy
Game
Game2020
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw
Developer Double Damage Games
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw is a space trading and combat simulation game developed and published by Double Damage Games. It is the prequel to Rebel Galaxy. It was released for Microsoft Windows on August 13, 2019, and later for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One on September 22, 2020. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
251 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Oct 29, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
64
Fresh
126 positive · 71 negative
95% range 57–70%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 126 | 71 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| Mastodon * | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 7 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
600 of 956 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
64% recommend · 124 yes, 70 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 194 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (760 of 1,202 positive).
Many players see it as a modernized version of Wing Commander: Privateer. [1][2][3] Some praise its fast, fun combat and soundtrack, while others criticize difficulty spikes and missile spam. [4][5][6] Several note the developer left the industry due to harassment. [7][8]
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- [5]
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw has a lot of promising ideas and polished mechanics from the first game. At first I thought for sure that I'd like it, but the game's combat slowly dashed that idea. It's all let down by one specific problem; missiles. Enemies will spam missiles relentlessly, often at a rate much faster than the player can do even with the same missile launcher - enemies do not seem to have any limits to fire …
- [6]
TLDR: Don't accept defense missions at your current base location. I wanted to like this game. I loved Wing Commander. I loved Privateer. I loved Freelancer. I like Rebel Galaxy, but it wasn't like those other games. This one had so much promise. It had all the little touches: good soundtrack, good plot and characters, the freedom to pick and choose what missions to do next. They even did the cockpit layout change …
- [1]
This is Privateer. If that doesn't mean anything to you, this may not be the game for you. But if you're an old man like me who played Privateer back in 1993 then this is exactly what you're looking for. This game is a love letter to that earlier masterpiece, and they do it justice.
- [4]
An ADHD dogfight sim in a sea of autism space sims I may have been the ideal audience for this game. I loved Wing Commander Privateer growing up, so I love that this game took so many of the best parts of that and made something fresh. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw: + is not dry. It has bright colours, humour and fast, fun gameplay. + has big, crunchy, satisfying explosions, blaster and bullets. This is so often missing from …
- [2]
"Privateer, but modernized by an indie studio in 2020." is the shortest and pretty dang accurate way to describe this game. And, fairly likely, it is enough to filter most people on whether they might love this game or not. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw brings some improvements to the table, like a more modern interface that is adapted to gamepads, or a "radio" system fairly similar to GTA, in which you can pick your …
Summarised from 34 of the 249 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Rebel Galaxy Outlaw talk about faithful tribute to Privateer with modern improvements; those who didn't talk about enemy missile spam makes combat frustrating. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator website Metacritic.
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Reactions
60 of 251 · most liked firstRebel Galaxy Outlaw has a lot of promising ideas and polished mechanics from the first game. At first I thought for sure that I'd like it, but the game's combat slowly dashed that idea. It's all let down by one specific problem; missiles. Enemies will spam missiles relentlessly, often at a rate much faster than the player can do even with the same missile launcher - enemies do not seem to have any limits to fire rate or any form of cooldown on their missile launchers, nor do they run out…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rebel Galaxy Outlaw - a stylish space brawler with heart, flaws, and sharp difficulty edges I’m coming into Rebel Galaxy Outlaw with a very specific background: over 6,000 hours in Elite Dangerous. That matters, because it heavily shapes how I perceive cockpit view, combat flow, difficulty, and player agency in space games. With that context out of the way, Rebel Galaxy Outlaw is a game I respect, enjoyed, and ultimately completed to 100% achievements, but it is not a flawless experience, and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →- Space combat where you're supposed to use WASD to aim - Space combat where you hold right mouse click to auto aim at your target and it seems balanced around this - Space combat where there are no keys bound for rolling by default - Space combat where you can only increase your thrust in increments of 25% - Space combat where many of your features are put behind a radial menu instead of being bound to a key Feels like the game was designed from the ground up for console players and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is Privateer. If that doesn't mean anything to you, this may not be the game for you. But if you're an old man like me who played Privateer back in 1993 then this is exactly what you're looking for. This game is a love letter to that earlier masterpiece, and they do it justice.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a mid to bad game. You get one save, and you don't get to pick when it happens. There's a pretty serious penalty for selling back equipment you paid for, so you're effectively penalized for trying new things. If I could save in multiple slots, if buy/sell prices the same, it'd be mostly fine. Then, you just have to deal with the ridiculously harsh scaling, which by itself isn't all that bad, it's just that it's got all these anti-fun mechanics piled on top of it, that you're effectively…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR: Don't accept defense missions at your current base location. I wanted to like this game. I loved Wing Commander. I loved Privateer. I loved Freelancer. I like Rebel Galaxy, but it wasn't like those other games. This one had so much promise. It had all the little touches: good soundtrack, good plot and characters, the freedom to pick and choose what missions to do next. They even did the cockpit layout change with different ships like WC. But as much as I hate to say it, I can't recommend…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wait? What? People find this game "Terribly Balanced"??? Play Pool I can understand, those ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ cheat like they have magnetic ball aim or something... But the actual game, picking up contracts and flying in space? HAVE YOU NEVER PLAYED WING COMMANDER: PRIVATEER??? That game is BRUTAL, escpecially when starting out! You will get your ass vaporised with barely enough space dust to spinkle onto a silver platter. Privateer is brutal, but it's consistent to point you know exactly what to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is my favorite Space Sim. It's built on nostalgia for Privateer, a game I used to play every few years. Now, when I want something like Privateer, I load up Rebel Galaxy Outlaw. If you want to hop in the cockpit of a space ship, transfer some goods between stations, dogfight some pirates, and in general have a good time, this is the game for you. Whether you are a Space Trucker or a Dog Fighter this is a great game. You will probably see some bad opinions about this game. Sadly, the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My Steam Deck game this month has been Rebel Galaxy Outlaw. It's a modernized version of Privateer or Freelancer and captures the space trucker vibe perfectly. I had to do a protontrick (see ProtonDB) to get it working, but the game runs flawlessly on both the Deck and Steam Machine.
positive · AI labelView post →got this game when it first came out, have returned to it and I still like it overall, it's fun. People dog on this game a lot for the epic exclusive deal like... 6 years ago.... frankly they need to get over it The guy who made this was working on his own or with a very small team, very indie, and eventally got harrassed out of the industry, which is sad. Still good game for its time
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Trying so hard to enjoy this because it's exactly the kind of game I should love, but it's just not fun. Try to do anything and the game just ass ♥♥♥♥♥ you into oblivion. You start out with a useless junker ship which is expected but the cheapest ship you can replace it with costs 100,000 credits, so you have to grind for literal real life hours trying to get enough money to do so in order to have a ship that doesn't suck ass but all the missions available to you and your current skill level…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An ADHD dogfight sim in a sea of autism space sims I may have been the ideal audience for this game. I loved Wing Commander Privateer growing up, so I love that this game took so many of the best parts of that and made something fresh. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw: + is not dry. It has bright colours, humour and fast, fun gameplay. + has big, crunchy, satisfying explosions, blaster and bullets. This is so often missing from space sims + has the auto-face feature which has changed space sims for me. +…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Would have been much better if they would have stuck to the (mostly) winning formula of the first game and simply made a different story.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of those great, often misunderstood games and honestly, it’s fantastic for what it is. If you’re a fan of Privateer or Wing Commander, I’d definitely recommend giving it a shot. It offers some solid quality-of-life improvements but remains very much in the spirit of those classics. It took me a little while to adjust and understand what the developers were aiming for, but once it clicked, I was hooked. The game is fun and accessible, with a few difficulty spikes that can usually be…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is no reason why a modern spaceflight game should have such horrid keyboard and mouse control schemes.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bounty hunting and civil work is less profitable in this game, so I am forced to hijack and blow up minimum wage space truckers for their measly haul, and uneventfully rendering their children into fatherless space orphans that may end up recruited by the space pirates as cannon fodder for future incursions that'll repeat the same cycle.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved the first one. This one is painful.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is NOT Rebel Galaxy. I love the origin game with it's uniqe gameplay, but all good has been removed here. WHY?!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't get all the negative reviews. Yes, this game is not like the first one. It's its own game, which is a good thing. I liked the first one, and I very much enjoyed this one, although it is different. I especially liked the dry humour of the main protagonist, and the fact that we follow her 30 years before the events of the first game. The game did crash just once in more than 30 hours of gameplay. And I'm still not done. To say it in a few words: This game is basically a remake of Wing…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rebel Galaxy Outlaw sticks close to the DNA of the first game, except now I’m flying a small fighter and moving in full 3D: on paper, that sounds like an upgrade. And to be fair, there are improvements: planets look better, and you can actually land on them or dock at stations, which adds a bit more flavour to the universe. But once the novelty wears off, you realise it’s the same core loop… just dressed differently. And yes, this game is still heavily grind-based, not skill-based. Because…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Steam keys up for grabs (one or two left). I did a little gambling on Fanatical while I was picking up Clair Obscura, and didn't end up with anything that wowed me from the mystery games. But maybe they're exactly your jam? Let my loss be your gain. ~~[Rebel Galaxy Outlaw](https://store.steampowered.com/app/910830/Rebel_Galaxy_Outlaw/)~~ [Kingdom Wars 2: Definitive Edition](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1036440/Kingdom_Wars_2_Definitive_Edition/) To enter, share me a channel that does…
neutral · AI labelView post →Everspace 2 (first one was a rogue like, you don't need to play it to enjoy the sequel) Rebel Galaxy Outlaw (also a sequel, the first one doesn't have a Y axys so you may not like it) Chorus All three are a lot of fun, neither are AAA games so they lack a bit of polish but aren't vanilla as hell either. I enjoyed each one better than Starfield but neither as much as ME 1-3. Also I've had some luck with https://www.50gameslike.com/ finding games.
neutral · AI labelView post →Loved the original, but this one just throws you into a random story, nothing is explained, controlls are a mess and I didn't have the will to spend hours by myself figuring out how to play this. Requested a refund
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Half-baked and started out as an Epic exclusive. The dev threw such a tantrum over that backlash and how mid the game was itself that he canceled all planned DLC's/expansions and left game development altogether. But the game itself is just that... mid. It wears its Privateer 1 influences on its sleeve and I appreciate that because P1 is a freaking classic. The fancy fighter ship is straight up the Centurion from P1, for example, just with orange pipes attached to it. And how you navigate…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DO NOT GET THIS GAME IF YOU PLAY HOTAS / HOSAS. The game says it has hotas / hosas support, but then includes a hard coded, giant dead zone, which makes fine control with the joystick, and subsequently any play without the auto-aim features nearly impossible.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Many moons ago I put down $30 on a kickstarter for a space sim that sounded a lot like Privateer, my favorite game growing up. That was Star Citizen, and I don't think I'll be alive by the time that game is finished. A few years later I put down $30 on a EGS exclusive called Rebel Galaxy Outlaw that was exactly like Privateer, and I loved it. Loved being able to travel through space without a joystick, loved the light trading elements, loved the pool mini game even. A few years later I put…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The first game had a real vibe, but had some shortcomings. The developers tried to address those in this prequel, but a few things were lost along the way. But overall, I really enjoyed it. PROS: - Music is chef's kiss. - Visuals are pretty good. - Story is stronger than previous game. - Combat is 3D this time around, and and very fun. - You can paint your ship! CONS: - Seems to be less ship choices. - Less customization options. - A little heavy-handed with assist options (but…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →they should've stuck with the mechanics and style from the first game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Back in 2021 I played Rebel Galaxy Outlaw and I really enjoyed it and the main character: Juno Markev. So a little fan art was in order :)
positive · AI labelView post →Loving it! Check Nexus Mods to enhance the gaming experience. Ps. To skip game launcher use the following line on Selected Launch Option: SKIPLAUNCHER
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Privateer, but modernized by an indie studio in 2020." is the shortest and pretty dang accurate way to describe this game. And, fairly likely, it is enough to filter most people on whether they might love this game or not. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw brings some improvements to the table, like a more modern interface that is adapted to gamepads, or a "radio" system fairly similar to GTA, in which you can pick your soundtrack style and listen to some amusing parody ads while you play the game. Those…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I keep trying to like this game. But it just isn't very good. Pros: Style Arcade action Scratches a certain itch for those of us who really liked Freelancer Cons: Buggy. Been out for 5 years now, and the first mission still breaks. Missions break easily for some reason. NPCs forget what they were doing. And god forbid you get a save at a weird spot. You can brick your playthrough. The first time I tried to play the game, I lost my first playthrough because the game auto saved in the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been following a remake called Wing Leader that shows what paying homage to WC's art style and technical limitations may look like. For a modern Privateer game I recommend Rebel Galaxy Outlaw that was developed with WC in mind. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgYQ...
neutral · AI labelView post →Weaksauce, need to gamble to complete the very first mission if I wasted my money early without knowing about it. I came here to play a space sim, not vegas sim.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[GOG via Prime] *Rebel Galaxy Outlaw*, indie space RPG. > Out of cash, out of luck, out on the fringe. Juno Markev has a killer to tail, a debt to pay, and more trouble headed her way. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw takes place in a greasy, blue-collar world of outlaws, truckers, cops, and thieves. > > Strap into a variety of spacecraft, settle a score in a filthy space-bar over a game of 8-ball, rock out to over 24 hours of music, and engage in white-knuckle dogfights. > > In the Dodge Sector it's hard…
neutral · AI labelView post →terrible game balancing that ruins what could have been a fun spaceship shooter game. Some missions are impossibly hard, and sometimes you get jumped by super strong ennemies just after you warped to another system. Very frustrating.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →* Playtime: 3h17m * Played: 2025 * Expectation: Positive because i liked Rebel Galaxy. Intro RGO is a space sim. You fly around between space stations and specific areas to trade, fight, mine or quest. The Good - No excessive realism. - Space stations are just a menu instead of making you walk to menu's (i.e. people). - 8-ball is fun. - No need to return for generic quest rewards. - Combat is alright once you've fixed the mouse steering. The Bad - Default mouse steering feels like…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's Privateer 3. It's literally just Privateer 3. This isn't a bad thing at all, mind you, I just find it funny how blatant it is. And honestly, it's kinda all it needs to be? Give Privateer a control scheme not designed for an autistic octopus and a banger soundtrack and you've got yourself a quality arcade space sim of the sort you just don't see nowadays. As for the story... look, I can't even remember it. I can barely remember the main character's name, all I know is she looks like…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →abandonware do not touch
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is clear to me that the perception of this game is going to be very different depending on whether you are an old school player of Wing Commander Privateer or anyone else. Calling Rebel Galaxy Outlaw a spiritual successor or a tribute to Privateer does not cut it, the similarities are stronger. This game does everything to make a fan of Privateer feel right at home. Having played Privateer several times over the decades I developed small routines, like starting a new game by immediately…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A must-play for fans of the Wing Commander games! We start with the overall design of Wing Commander: Privateer emphasizing total player freedom: go anywhere, do anything, *be* anything: trader, miner, pirate, mercenary, and more.... We also take (most of) the guns, missiles, and many of the ships: something like the Tarsus (Platypus), Orion (Sonora), Galaxy (Durston), Centurion (Coyote), and Demon (Foxbat) are all represented here, with slightly tweaked designs. From Wing Commander 2 we…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is an achievement you get in the first five minutes of the game. Meet Richter. 60% of players have this achievement. Compare that to the review ratio. If you liked Tie Fighter vs Xwing, you'll love this. And the music is awesome.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So, I'm giving this a thumbs up, but it's a pretty specific recommendation. There are basically two groups who I think will enjoy Rebel Galaxy Outlaw: 1 - Old-timers with fond memories of the 90s Wing Commander franchise, because in all ways this is basically a modernized remake of WC Privateer. It's almost uncanny how much it feels like an old Origin flight sim. 2 - People who like the idea of space life sims *in theory* but simply don't have the extensive free time that games like X and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Should of stuck to the first games combat mechanics and expanded/improved them instead of switching from controlling battleships and cruisers to exclusively fighter class ships and dog fights. Ship selection is abysmal with almost half the amount of ships to choose from and upgrade as the first game. All in all a major disappointment as someone who very much enjoyed the first title.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Awkward controls, boring dialogue, basically Elite Dangerous had a baby with Firefly and they both drank heavily throughout the pregnancy.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Few games capture and build on the nostalgia of games of a bygone era better than this one. If you were ever a fan of the original Privateer, give this a go.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rating: ★★★ - Okay Time Played: 2.3 hours Difficulty: Normal Gameplay: - Arcade flight model has six-degrees-of-freedom which predecessor 'Rebel Galaxy' doesn't. But with the auto-lock on, it trivialised combat and focuses more on what you have. - Ship customisation and trading systems are shallow compared to what Elite Dangerous and Everspace 2 now offer, and both of those games do the combat loop with more depth and longevity. - If you've already played either Everspace 2 or Elite…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is shallow and repetitive. Since there is very little in the way of story and mission variety, you are just grinding for the sake of upgrading your ship, honestly. However, you are punished with aggressive enemy scaling for actually playing the game and not speed-running it, so I guess you are meant to stay on the rails of the "story" and not sidetrack too much. And should you get in over your head, you can get stuck in deathloops.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I jumped into this after like a 100 hour FreeSpace series binge and after remapping the controls I instantly felt home. I have not played the original first game yet so that is why I think it is not as horrible as the reviews make it out to be but there are definitely some weak points. Here are my points below in no particular order. What I liked: - difficulty without all the aim assist was decent enough when it comes to pure 1v1 dogfights - unique visual style - amazing soundtrack - cool…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really, really want to like this game, and I've given it 33 hours to start being fun. It has frequent *glimmers* of fun, but then something crops up that extinguishes that glimmer. If I could give a recommendation of "Meh", I would. The root gameplay loop is "go have a space dogfight, earn money, improve your ship, get into tougher dogfights". The core gameplay is a lot of fun if you have fond memories of PRIVATEER like I do, but the main problem is the difficulty curve. Once you get past…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DO NOT BUY THIS GAME Seriously. I know why you're here. You're probably thinking, "This is the exact game I've been looking for, it can't be THAT bad can it?" Yes. Yes, it can. This game is lifeless. It's decent flight controls and a promising component system hamstrung by a bafflingly horrible setting. I was stubborn. I wanted to like this game so badly. After an excruciating 6 hours of gameplay, I was able to buy the first new ship, thinking that it would maybe make the game finally…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rebel Galaxy Outlaw is a true successor to the original Privateer! The nostalgia is real, but this game also expands on the original in the best ways. The soundtrack is also quite excellent.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got it on sale and it still wasn't worth the money. Very repetitive and grindy.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is my favorite dogfight space sim. The controls, the handling, the optics, the soundtrack. Everything is so good. The fast travel system is one of the best in my opinion. The dynamic animations during fast travel give the illusion that you are still flying through space by yourself. Sure, it's not easy to get into, but here's how I did it the first time on the Switch: - Start by doing low-risk cargo runs. - Then join the merchant guild and do merchant runs to make a lot of money. - Buy…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you are looking for a remake of Wing Commander Privateer, then stop looking and go play this title, it has all the features of the classic game plus a lot of extras all with modern grafics. And if you never have heard about Privateer, then so much the better for you, you will play one of the best space shooters! I like the smooth controls with mouse/keyboard and the very functional and immersive UI, all the menus don't misplace the in-game action but are beautifully designed. Positives: -…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Welp its pretty meh, didnt finish and probably wont: pros: * customizing your own ship by being able to draw on it is a fun idea, but implementation is pretty "meh" (randomly drawing on other stuff you didnt intend to, limited tools, bad camera control) * minigames are okay and fun gimmick meh: * its not really that bad, just "meh" * music is "meh" * graphic is "meh" and washed out * story/characters - all "meh" cons: * the controls for mouse+keyboard are bad, really bad. no idea why so many…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A decent game can be found here, it has some shortcomings of course but I feel the devs intent was too secure funding for a truly remarkable third game in the series, hence the prequel in this instalment and smaller scope but more refined gameplay. It's a shame then that community hate speech forced the devs to shut shop because if they managed to combine the scope of the first rebel galaxy to the refinement of outlaw then add some more complexity, it really could have been one of the best…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a cautious recommendation; I enjoy it, but I can see why it may not be for everyone. First of all, it's pretty grindy: You need to complete a lot of low-paying, low-risk missions in order to make enough money to upgrade your ship in order to be able to handle high-risk missions. And in fact you'll want to do a great deal of that even before advancing the story mission, because it gets quite dangerous quite fast. The story is pretty simple and its twists are very predictable, but…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not at all like the first game. I abandoned it despite those Privateer vibes. Couldn't make it work for me. Third try now I finally got it and the soundtrack got me.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🚀 GOG GAME GIVEAWAY! 🚀 We’re giving away a copy of the space-combat adventure Rebel Galaxy Outlaw on GOG! Dogfight, trade, and scheme your way to the top. 🛸💥 👇 How to enter: 1️⃣ Follow us! 2️⃣ Like this post ❤️ 3️⃣ Repost 🔁 Giveaway April 5th #Giveaway #RebelGalaxyOutlaw
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