Which one should I get? Star command seems (?) to be rising in the near future, and Autumn Dynasty just dropped $2. Or, if there are any other games that beat these two from between 2-5 dollars...
These are two very different games, but the Lite version for Autumn Dynasty has just been released (also the reason for the price drop), so you can give it a try. And here's a new gameplay/tutorial video for Autumn Dynasty: