Some quick questions, because I rather stumbled across those by accident:

See: here...

1. What are the games like? Comparable to? From the descriptions... Freelancer, Frontier, X-Series? Steam reviews are overwhelmingly positive (but I don't use Steam).
2. If I buy from the site, are they really DRM-free?
3. If they're good and available DRM-free...Why the fuck are these games not on GOG?

WE NEED THESE ON GOG - NOW.

Somone get in touch with the dev.

Yeah, why not? Voted.

The homepage mentions multiplayer. While I am not really interested in the multiplayer part, does it work also with the standalone version you buy from the developers, or does it depend on the Steam multiplayer? Does the Steam version use Steam for multiplayer?

If multiplayer requires Steam, then I presume one "obstacle" might be whether the developer is willing to implement also Galaxy multiplayer. Not sure how keen GOG is nowadays to get games without mutliplayer support (when the Steam version has one). I personally don't mind because I want my single- and multiplayer games separately, ie. the only multiplayer game I play at the moment is Team Fortress 2. So I am fine if the GOG versions are missing multiplayer, as long as there is meaningful single-player experience included.

Looks good, assuming it does actually run offline, may pick this up myself. Nice to see some revs still selling theirs games themselves and drm free.

Yup... out of curiosity I tried to unplug the network connection and unlock the Non-steam standalone version with my Steam Key: it works

So the only thing you need is not to lose your key, no other copy protection in place for single player

Sweet, thanks for confirming.

Much ta, this could really be something for me then. Just another quick question: What are the recommended controls? M+K? HOTAS? I see it supports TrackIR too.
And is it true the games were made (for the most part) by one single person? Others have already answered this, but for the sake of completeness: The downloads section on the site even has a dedicated server - just like in the good old days...

It works quite well with both setups; the control configuration supports multiple analog axis and a ton of buttons, so any HOTAS setup will be used to the fullest (in my case, X52 Pro, and it works great)

The mouse control is also fine; you can choose between a direct response option or a "chase the reticle" style of control, with WASD for lateral/vertical thrusters and so on... it even works great with voice control software like VoiceAttack

You should be able to map a gamepad, but it's probably the worst choice among the three Yes, that is correct

Many thanks again for all the information. You've been really helpful. :-)

I used to be a big DarkBASIC garage developer on my off time and when the guy who made star wraith came out, we were all blown away. The first couple games were made on darkbasic standard, a few on darkbasic professional and then I think his later games were done on something else. (my last treasure hunt was made on DBPro).

He made them alone. Hud, ai, 3d models, and the amazing space-to-planet flying (which at the time was the only game to do it as far as I know).

I remember one if his games made it to the top of the steam list for a few hours even beating out skyrim. If just for a few hours, it was amazing he was able to pull it off with just being a hobbyist.

Something to be aware of would be compatibility. Darkbasic standard can have some big issues with modern OSes and even dark basic pro can have a rough time.

I could have sworn he released the source code for the first game but I'm not seeing it, so I may be mistaken.

Anyhoots, all that said, I've never played them, just watch videos on the tubes of you. I should get around to it some day.

Wow, I'll definitely keep this in mind when I (hopefully soon) find the time to play the games (downloaded and installed the demo for Mercenaries, but no spare hour yet...).

If they are really something for me, I'll probably buy them all, just to support this guy.