Set 800 years after the events of Starlancer, the game revolves around the adventures of freelance pilot Edison Trent, survivor of an attack on the space station Freeport 7. Due to the involvement of Wing Commander's creator Chris Roberts it is largely considered to be the spiritual successor to Origin Systems’ Wing Commander: Privateer.
However, unlike its predecessor Freelancer combines combat and trading within an open world environment. Freelancer is a direct sequel to Microsoft’s mission-based space combat simulator Starlancer.
