Star Citizen is far from finished, but the bits that are playable are full of promise. Many people are wondering what they can actually do if they bought the game right now – well wonder no more, because Jim has some answers. Five of them. Click here to subscribe.

Star Citizen is a space combat/trading/exploration game which will be set in a massive, persistent universe. It will combine ship flight and on-foot FPS gameplay into something potentially rather unique and beautiful. And it’s only for PC, because anything but the best hardware struggles to run it.

If you fancy exploring a persistent universe in a small ship, check out our coverage of Elite: Dangerous.

Or perhaps you prefer your simulations of hauling stuff around the place to be a bit more terrestrial. If so, American Truck Simulator might be right up your street.