Star Conflict vs Ylands
Star Conflict
Star Conflict puts you in the heart of deep space, in the far future where mankind has colonised the stars and taken new worlds for itself. But as factions arise and politics turn to greed and war a new threat makes itself known and attacks worlds with no discrimination. Here you are thrust into the universe as a mercenary pilot, working for the highest bidder and trying to stay alive. With a stunning first person shooter style in the depths of space you have a game that puts you right into the action with real time 3D space fighter combat.There are over 80 different ships for you to get, alongside new alien technologies you have fighters, frigates and the all powerful destroyers at your command. Choose ships from each faction and tailor them to suit your playstyle with hundreds of upgradable items and weapons. Enjoy a huge game full of PvE and PvP combat and missions with powerful rewards and the chance to own every ship in the game. Take part today and see what adventures await you in the future.
Ylands
Ylands is a sandbox adventure game that has a gameplay that's a lot like a massively expanded version of Minecraft with a lot more resources for you to gather, items to craft, and amazing things to build. Instead of being "just a game", Ylands is more like a platform, much like Roblox is, where players are given the tools to create whatever worlds or games they like, be it a fun go-kart racing game that's inspired from Lega Racers or even a watery world where epic pirate-themed naval battles can take place. The worlds are completely interactive as well and every action you do will modify, no matter how slightly, the game environment of that segment of the world you happen to be in. In fact, if you change a terrain and populate it with an entirely different diversity of flora and fauna, you can basically change the climate system there.Unlike Minecraft though, Ylands has opted for a more polygonal appearance which gave it the extra leverage it needed to overcome the painful dismissal and degratory label of being simply a "Minecraft clone" - which admittedly, Ylands is most definitely not. The game has so much going for it and players truly have all the freedom within the game's pretty wide parameters to literally create anything they like. Of course, the game also supports sharing, so you can let other players in Yland enjoy that (for example) crazy maze-running game you've just made!
Ylands is most certainly impressive to say the least. However, due to its indie origins, not many players know about the game, let alone buy it on Steam. So, if you really like Minecraft-like sandbox games, you simply must give this game a try, and if you've had a great time there, be sure to recommend it to your friends or even buy it for them as their Christmas/ birthday gift!