Void Destroyer 2 is a few bucks off at 11.99, normally 14.99. Worth every penny either way if you like space sims, space shooters, some RTS, and mount & blade in space action. I highly recommend this one. It's dangerous too...because its a game you can sit down and get into, accomplish a few missions fairly quickly with combat that feels good and rewarding to survive at times. Then the next thing you know it's 4AM and you have to get up at 6AM for work. This one harkens back to my X-Wing and Tie Fighter days, but also adds in some RTS, has some great ship/station/art design (IMHO). A lot to do, but not overly complex. I consider it my X3 Casual Edition, though it may be inspired by X3, it surely isn't. But I am thankful for that, because that's what we have X3 for. VD2 on the other hand paves its own path down the open-world/sandbox space sim genre, and I enjoy the hell out of it. Still in EA, I bought it in EA about 2 years ago, dev is months away from full release though. Honestly, check it out. Its surprisingly good, fun and refreshing. When I get bored of everything taking forever in Elite Dangerous, I go here and have an absolute blast!
I'm thinking of picking up
WH40K: Mechanicus while it's on sale for 23.99.
@RCoon's
video review and
written review (among other reviews) has be very interested in the game, sounds like the recent patch did some good challenge-wise too. But me being a little more casual, this might work well for some nice combat action. I enjoyed Sanctus Reach, it was table-top-ish and did a solid job at what it was presenting and doing IMHO, but after a while I lost interest...but this looks like more pure fun. I probably should install XCom and play through that one, picked it up on a summer sale...
I do have to say that
BSG: Deadlock at 15.99 is a solid deal. This game is quite fun for a WEGO turn-based combat simulator with some light 4X thrown in. Easy to lose hours in. The devs did a solid job with design, action, license usage and atmosphere, and are still supporting it. Really quite a fun BSG-themed space battle simulator, and scratched the itch that Battlefleet Gothic: Armada didn't for me. Did I mention its easy to lose hours in? You've been warned!