This is a fan site for Freelancer — the 2003 space trading and combat game developed by Digital Anvil and published by Microsoft Game Studios. We have no affiliation with either company. We exist because the game deserves a proper reference point, and nobody else was building one.
What's here: a full article library covering the game's history, its universe, and how to play it in 2026. The About section covers what Freelancer is, how it was made, and why it still matters. The Universe Guide covers the Sirius sector, the five houses, factions and reputation, ships, and the lore that the campaign delivers in fragments. The Resources section covers how to get the game running on modern hardware, which mods are worth installing, and where to find the soundtrack and archived media. The Revival Watch section tracks where the IP stands and what games are worth playing in the meantime.
The news archive — which you're reading now — goes back to 2020. It covers community events, mod releases, impressions of successor games, and editorial pieces about what makes Freelancer worth caring about in 2026. None of the historical posts are fabricated: every factual post is anchored to a real event, and every editorial reflects the community conversation as it actually happened.
Who this is for: people who play Freelancer now, people who played it once and want to understand what's happened since, people who just heard about it and want to know where to start.
The game is not on any digital storefront. Getting it takes a little work. The Resources section covers exactly how. It's worth the effort.
If you want to understand what you're flying into before you undock from Manhattan, start with The Sirius Sector — Overview. If you want the longer story of how this game was made and why it matters, start with Development History. If you just want to know if it'll run on your machine, start with How to Get & Install Freelancer in 2025.
And if you have questions the site doesn't answer: the community is at The Starport, on r/freelancer, and in the community Discord. Twenty-two years of accumulated knowledge. Most questions have answers somewhere.
Welcome. Fly safe.