Freelancer

Freelancer is a space simulation developed by Digital Anvil and published by Microsoft. You play Edison Trent, the survivor of a space station disaster. Trent starts with few resources, and must find a ship and a job. This leads to him becoming a freelancer, which leads into the events of the storyline. The storyline only covers a portion of the game's universe; after the story is completed you can continue playing to explore further areas.