There's nothing quite as liberating as finding yourself in the middle of the universe with your own ship, a million possible destinations and nothing to do except make your own fun. Intergalactic power broker. Your ship can get you to your destiny just as well as it jumps between stars – if not quite as quickly.Evochron Mercenary is one of the most absorbing takes on Elite in a long time – at least once you grapple your way onto a learning curve that involves spending more of your first hours in Wikis and on YouTube than actually in the cockpit. Your starting ship and gear are totally useless.

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The autopilot sees no difference between flying you to a planet and smashing straight into it. F1 is your navigation console, F3 your cargo, and F2 the “AAARGH! JUMP!” hyperspace button.

'It's like Elite Dangerous, but with actual s. to do' is what a number of space gaming fans seem to think of Evochron Legacy. Most of them, no doubt, would put it in kinder terms: that thanks to all the bolted-on features that have been applied to Star Wraith 3D Games' flagship over the years, there exists within its current iteration a diversity that the 1.4 million buyers of Frontier's space adventure can only dream about.If only it was that simple.With Legacy being the first in the Evochron series of space games to arrive since the reappearance of Elite, it offers a point at which to reflect; both on where the genre has come from and where it may be headed. Jagged around the edges and fearless at heart, Evochron's extensive feature-set represent the pioneering past. In contrast, Frontier's flirtations with crowd-funding, vanity sales and season passes might be unseemly but are likely essential to securing a long-term future for a genre that has for years struggled to survive. While it's understandable why those disillusioned by Elite's apparent transformation towards becoming a minimally-multiplayer Eve have found cause to rally around the rough-and-ready Evochron, the implication that the two games are feature-comparable and content-opposites does both a disservice.

In Evochron, you are free to seek your fortune as an independent mercenary in an adventure directed by your choices, abilities, and accomplishments. Each player can bring their unique skills and interests to the game, forming clans for cooperative goals or remaining solo to complete objectives on their own in true freeform space-sim gameplay.

Your ship can be customised for many tasks, but the HUD is built for combat.While Elite Dangerous has thrived in its digital surroundings, Evochron Legacy feels like a game out of time, like it belongs on a shelf alongside the likes of X-Com and Master of Orion, with their delicate sleeves and grip-sealed bags containing technical supplements, registration cards and 100-plus page manuals.