Aven Colony vs Starbound
Aven Colony
Aven Colony drops you into the alien planet of Aven Prime, where you are a colony in desperate need of saving. You take control and try to build a city than can survive, thrive and develop into a bright future for humanity. It is up to you to manage the air, food and other resources you need to make the colony work and help the new colonists survive.There are 2 main game modes, the campaign which has its own objectives and story, and a free Sandbox mode where you can just build to your heart's content and set any limits you wish. There are many factors for you to plan for and a lot of decisions that will make a real difference. Can you help the colony grow?
Starbound
Starbound is amazingly fun 2D sandbox/exploration game that will put you in the shoes of a spacefarer and a captain of your very own spacecraft. As you travel through space, you will need to stop by planets to collect resources and perhaps even colonize them so you can also gather up a crew to man your ship. There are up to 7 races to play as, a story campaign where you are tasked to save the universe, and 3 different game modes ranging from Casual to Hardcore to either provide you with a fun relaxing experience or to put your survival skills to the test. You can even play the game cooperatively when you want. For modders, you can add in new races, biomes, dungeons, quests and anything else you'd like as well.Starbound can be turned into a pretty much an endless game due to its procedurally generated universe, where you can simply fly around in your spaceship looking for your next big adventure. Thus, you can definitely expect hours of gameplay at the very least for your first playthrough, making this game very well worth its price.