Who should use Oolite?

Oolite is a consumer product built for space simulation gamers.

Is Oolite still active?

Unverified. Oolite has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Oolite?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Codere, Home Makeover, and Synapticlabs.

Oolite is developed by Giles Williams, Jens Ayton, and contributors.

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Oolite

Name: Oolite
Author: Giles Williams, Jens Ayton, and contributors

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Oolite is an open-world space simulation game inspired by the 8-bit classic Elite. Players can trade, fight, mine, or pirate in a vast universe, shaping their own story through their actions. It's designed for fans of space exploration and simulation games.

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Overview

5 features

Oolite is a Games project. It focuses on providing an open-world space simulation experience for fans of classic space games. It is built as a consumer product for space simulation gamers. It is available for free. It runs on Linux.

Giles Williams, Jens Ayton, and contributors builds and maintains Oolite. Among its 5 catalogued features are open-world gameplay, trading, and combat.

Open-world gameplay
Trading
Combat
Mining
Piracy

Built with & integrations

Runs on

Linux

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed29 Jun · 23:56 UTC
Oolite verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Oolite

What does Oolite do?: Oolite focuses on providing an open-world space simulation experience for fans of classic space games. It is catalogued under Games on PulseGate.
Who should use Oolite?: Oolite is a consumer product built for space simulation gamers.
Is Oolite free?: Yes — Oolite is free to use.
What platforms does Oolite run on?: Oolite runs on Linux.
Is Oolite still active?: Unverified. Oolite has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Oolite?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Codere, Home Makeover, and Synapticlabs.Codere Home Makeover Synapticlabs
Who makes Oolite?: Oolite is developed by Giles Williams, Jens Ayton, and contributors.

At a glance

Platforms: Desktop
Languages: English
Built for: space simulation gamers
Model: B2C
Solves: Providing an open-world space simulation experience for fans of classic space games.

Registered as

Flathub: space.oolite.Oolite

Developer

Giles Williams, Jens Ayton, and contributors

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70
Indexed: 29 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Unverified
Last seen: 29 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: oolite-flathub-org
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 29 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 4 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://flathub.org/apps/space.oolite.Oolite

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