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Games Like 1000 days to escape

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Space, Simulation, Indie, Space Sim.

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Only 1000 days left until the end of the world. You have to realize the largest space program ever to save as many people as you can. Explore planets, colonize them, help people find a new home.

Reviews: Very Positive — 84% — of 401 reviews
Released: 2019-07-25
Developer: Lemon Squeezy
Genres: Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 2.0 hrs
Mean playtime: 3.3 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 77%

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    97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 141,003 reviews2015
    Dev: SquadPub: Private Division
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 65.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.

    Why similar: Space 34.4%, Space Sim 29.9%, Science 18.6%, Simulation 9%, Indie 2.8%

  2. #2 Solar Expanse - Space Exploration Manager
    96% matchVery Positive87% of 941 reviews2026
    Dev: SpaceOpsPub: Games Operators
    Windows
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Explore the Solar System. Mine and drop asteroids. Colonize and terraform. Lead the space race and compete with other corporations on your way to profit. Watch the expansion of human race over the centuries.

    Why similar: Space Sim 30.9%, Space 27.8%, Science 21%, Simulation 7.9%, Sci-fi 6.5%

  3. #3 Space Mechanic Simulator
    96% matchMixed63% of 119 reviews2023
    Dev: Atomic JellyPub: Wildlands Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Become a Space Mechanic! Get your hands dirty, explore the depths of space and repair broken machinery. Diagnose problems using diagrams and tools, perform repairs, manage your resources and watch the simulated machinery come alive. Or just gaze upon the beauty of the Solar System.

    Why similar: Space Sim 29.5%, Space 20.9%, Science 14.9%, Mars 11.4%, Simulation 6.7%

  4. #4 Utopia Colony
    94% matchMixed67% of 109 reviews2026
    Dev: GridSky Software
    Windows

    The year is 2033. You, an ex-Marine with little opportunities left, have signed up with Utopia Arura, a large mining corporation on Mars. They have sent you to a location they have proposed but you have chosen for mining. Everything else is up to you.

    Why similar: Mars 29%, Space Sim 28.6%, Space 24.2%, Sci-fi 6.5%, Simulation 5.4%

  5. #5 Tiny Space Academy
    95% matchMixed63% of 54 reviews2021
    Dev: Full Orbit Games LLC
    Windows · Mac

    Tiny Space Academy is a 2D space sim where you can grow your own space agency and explore our solar system with rockets you design! Learn basic orbital mechanics, run science experiments, and get your astronauts back to Earth safely.

    Why similar: Space Sim 38.9%, Space 32.3%, Simulation 10.8%, Casual 9.5%, Indie 5%

  6. #6 Mars Horizon
    94% matchVery Positive84% of 3,070 reviews2020
    Dev: Auroch Digital
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Lead a major space agency as you guide humanity to Mars in this strategy simulation game. Construct a base, design and build rockets, conduct missions throughout the Solar System, and write your own history of Space exploration. Created with support from the European Space Agency.

    Why similar: Space Sim 28.7%, Mars 26%, Space 22.1%, Science 16.9%, Simulation 5.3%

  7. #7 5 Minutes Until Self-Destruction
    92% matchVery Positive96% of 82 reviews2025
    Dev: Part Time Monkey
    Windows

    The self-destruction sequence has been activated. You have 5 minutes to solve your way out of a high-stakes, escape room-style disaster.

    Why similar: Space Sim 38.8%, Arcade 22%, Space 16.7%, Casual 13.2%, Sci-fi 5.6%

  8. #8 Planetbase
    93% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,320 reviews2015
    Dev: Madruga Works
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.

    Why similar: Space 57.2%, Space Sim 18.7%, Simulation 9.7%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Indie 4.1%

  9. #9 Spaceflight Simulator
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,030 reviews2022
    Dev: Team Curiosity ✦
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    In Spaceflight Simulator, you will get to build your rockets, plan launches and flights, attempt landings, deploy payloads and explore new worlds.

    Why similar: Space Sim 40.1%, Space 27%, Science 17%, Simulation 8%, 2D 3.3%

  10. #10 Waking Mars
    91% matchVery Positive89% of 1,197 reviews2012
    Dev: Tiger Style
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    In 2097, life is discovered on Mars. When your mission of first contact becomes trapped by a cave-in, you must master the alien ecosystem to survive. Soon you stumble upon more than anyone expected, and with time running out, you will make a decision that determines the fate of a lost planet.

    Why similar: Mars 40.7%, Sci-fi 33.8%, Indie 18.5%, 2D 4%, Singleplayer 3%

  11. #11 Oxygen Not Included
    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 140,434 reviews2019
    Dev: Klei Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 68.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.

    Why similar: Space 37.4%, Space Sim 22.6%, Simulation 14.8%, Sci-fi 8.4%, 2D 6.5%

  12. #12 Sol 0: Mars Colonization
    89% matchMixed69% of 409 reviews2016
    Dev: Chondrite Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Sol 0 is a real time strategy game where you establish the first Martian colony. From the first human footprints on Martian soil to a thriving and self-sustaining colony, Sol 0 imagines a near future using technology that could be available within the next few decades.

    Why similar: Space 37.6%, Mars 37%, Simulation 15.6%, Indie 9.8%

  13. #13 Earth Space Colonies
    89% matchMixed50% of 167 reviews2016
    Dev: Persona and Pixel studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Earth Space Colonies is a strategy-simulation game where you build space colonies around the Solar system. Establish a first self-sustaining colony on the Red planet with ultimate goal of terraforming Mars. Play three story campaigns all at once: terraform Mars, fight on Ceres and explore Ganymede.

    Why similar: Space 56.5%, Simulation 27.5%, Indie 16%

  14. #14 Space Company Simulator
    87% matchMostly Negative28% of 179 reviews2019
    Dev: IntermarumPub: All in! Games
    Windows

    Take the position of a CEO of a space transport company and become a new major player in the industry. Space Company Simulator is a realistic management sim game that will challenge your planning skills as you strive to launch the first manned mission to Mars.

    Why similar: Space Sim 30.8%, Space 25%, Mars 24.3%, Simulation 10.9%, Sci-fi 6.3%

  15. #15 Take On Mars
    86% matchMixed55% of 2,030 reviews2017
    Dev: Bohemia Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Take On Mars places you right in the middle of mankind’s most exciting undertaking. Start out in the seat of a rover operator, finish as the first human to have ever set foot on the Red Planet.

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  16. #16 Final Frontier Story
    81% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2026
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows

    Dodge lasers and explore! Planetary Development Simulation

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  17. #17 Mars or Die!
    84% matchMixed53% of 74 reviews2018
    Dev: 34BigThings srl
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    Control two characters simultaneously! Survive, gather, collect upgrades, fight all sizes of one-eyed Martians, build defensible outposts and conquer Mars, in this glorious mix between roguelite and tower defense.

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  18. #18 Aven Colony
    83% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,747 reviews2017
    Dev: Mothership Entertainment LLCPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Build a new home for humanity in Aven Colony. Discover Aven Prime - an alien planet of deserts, tundras, and wetlands light years from earth. Build your colonies into massive, sprawling cities whilst dealing with the challenges faced when settling on a new world.

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  19. #19 Brazed
    84% matchMixed52% of 63 reviews2016
    Dev: Vladimir Maslov
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Brazed is a game about escaping the unknown planet.

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  20. #20 Space Haven
    77% matchVery Positive86% of 10,442 reviews2026
    Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.

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  21. #21 ADIOS Amigos: Galactic Explorers
    82% matchVery Positive93% of 123 reviews2018
    Dev: Cosmic Picnic
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Improvise fuel efficient trajectories to keep your rusty ship running. Break into a space station with an asteroid. Tow a sofa into a black hole. Experience the perils and intrigue of space exploration with 1-4 players.

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    79% matchMostly Positive71% of 823 reviews2025
    Dev: Tinymice EntertainmentPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Stellar Settlers is a chill space base/city builder and colony sim game. With unique vertical and horizontal base-building gameplay, settle on 10 hostile alien planets and build your own thriving colony. Get enough materials to build a physics-based Spaceship and try to escape from disasters.

    Why similar: Mars 32%, Space Sim 29.9%, Space 24.7%, Simulation 9.1%, Casual 4.3%

  23. #23 The Last Hope
    82% matchMostly Negative41% of 1,016 reviews2016
    Dev: Balti CalarasiPub: HandMade Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    Why similar: Space Sim 33.5%, Mars 30%, Space 24.6%, Funny 6%, Casual 5.8%

  24. #24 Rover Mechanic Simulator
    80% matchMostly Positive76% of 661 reviews2020
    Dev: ▲ Pyramid GamesPub: Pyramid Games S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    As an Engineer - crew member of one of the first Mars colonies - you are responsible for repairing and maintaining Mars Rovers. In this advanced simulator you will learn the internal details of various Mars Rovers and their components.

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  25. #25 T-Minus 30
    78% matchVery Positive93% of 189 reviews2021
    Dev: Dejobaan GamesPub: SUPERHOT PRESENTS
    Windows

    Plan a city and build a space fleet to escape a dying Earth before time runs out. You have 30 minutes to scavenge a post-apocalyptic environment to build infrastructure, grow crops, generate power, and assemble rockets to save as many people as you can.

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  26. #26 Escape Gaia
    78% matchMostly Positive73% of 55 reviews2024
    Dev: Current Games
    Windows

    you will play as Gaia, the shattered will of a planet, and command your spaceship to explore new worlds, collect and refine various resources, build a home on the damaged spacecraft, summon a wide range of monsters, and ultimately, devour other shattered wills to repair yourself.

    Why similar: Casual 59.8%, Simulation 19.2%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Singleplayer 8%, Indie 4.5%

  27. #27 Colony On Mars
    81% matchMostly Negative25% of 55 reviews2018
    Dev: Nikita "Ghost_RUS"Pub: Ghost_RUS Games
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 21%

    You play as an astronaut in a colony on Mars and you need to upgrade your colony, build new constructions and collect resources

    Why similar: Simulation 36.6%, Casual 35.2%, Indie 28.1%

  28. #28 Space for Sale
    77% matchMixed57% of 165 reviews2025
    Dev: Mirage Game Studios
    Windows

    Space for Sale is an interplanetary, top-down Space Realty management game with a focus on problem-solving and exploration. Played either solo or with a friend, it's up to you to transform wild, uninhabited lands into bustling communities!

    Why similar: Space Sim 57.3%, Aliens 21.3%, Simulation 13.4%, Funny 8%

  29. #29 Last Horizon
    79% matchVery Positive81% of 260 reviews2015
    Dev: PixeljamPub: Akupara Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 18 minMean: 112.4 hrs≥1hr: 32%

    Pilot the last vessel of a fallen civilization into the vast expanse of space. Collect resources and search for a new world to call home in this minimalist space exploration and survival game.

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  30. #30 The Final Earth 2
    76% matchVery Positive97% of 399 reviews2022
    Dev: Florian van Strien
    Windows

    The Final Earth 2 is a vertical sci-fi city builder. Earth is unlivable, so you decide to create a space colony. Gather resources, then build and research your way to a better future! Grow your city from an exploration ship to a huge metropolis, full of advanced technology. What will you build?

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  31. #31 The Planet Crafter: Prologue
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,680 reviews2021
    Dev: Miju Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    Experience the first stages of terraforming an entire planet in this space survival open world terraforming crafting game prologue. Explore, survive, collect, build your base then create oxygen, heat and pressure to make an hostile planet livable for humanity.

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  32. #32 Plan B: Terraform
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 3,512 reviews2025
    Dev: Gaddy Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Terraform a lifeless rock into a lush and habitable world. Build trucks, trains, and sprawling factories on an enormous hexagonal planet. Grow its population to millions. Enjoy a dynamic simulation of atmosphere, temperature, water, and forests.

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  33. #33 Reshaping Mars
    74% matchVery Positive84% of 832 reviews2023
    Dev: TholusPub: Yooreka Studio
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%

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    Why similar: Mars 40.1%, Space 34.3%, Simulation 14.4%, Sci-fi 4.8%, Indie 4.6%

  34. #34 Starcom: Nexus
    73% matchVery Positive91% of 2,295 reviews2019
    Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Suddenly thrown into an unknown galaxy, you must explore, fight or befriend aliens and transform your ship from a small survey vessel into a powerful battlecruiser to unravel the mystery of the forces that brought you here and find your way home.

    Why similar: Space 45.7%, Space Sim 26.9%, Beautiful 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Indie 5.2%

  35. #35 Universe Sandbox
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,223 reviews2015
    Dev: Giant Army
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe.

    Why similar: Space Sim 33.8%, Space 26.5%, Science 17.4%, Simulation 8.7%, Indie 5.8%

  36. #36 Space Mechanic Simulator: Prologue
    73% matchMostly Positive80% of 64 reviews2023
    Dev: Atomic JellyPub: Wildlands Interactive
    Windows

    Space Mechanic Simulator: Prologue is a story prelude to the full version, which will introduce you to the world of cosmic repairs, greedy corporations, and cutting-edge technology.

    Why similar: Space Sim 33.6%, Mars 27.6%, Space 20.7%, Science 10.1%, Simulation 7.9%

  37. #37 Mars Colony:Challenger
    75% matchMixed65% of 119 reviews2014
    Dev: HyperKat Games
    Windows

    Mars Colony: Challenger is a 3D first / third person game that offers you the challenge of setting up a remote base on the surface of Mars. At its core, the game was derived from a simulator where everything is interactively tied together.

    Why similar: Space 38.6%, Mars 28.2%, Simulation 24.1%, Indie 9%

  38. #38 Spacebase DF-9
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Negative18% of 4,327 reviews2014
    Dev: Double Fine Productions
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    In Spacebase DF-9, you'll build a home among the stars for a motley population of humans and aliens as they go about their daily lives. Mine asteroids, discover derelicts, and deal with the tribulations of galactic resettlement in Earth's distant future.

    Why similar: Space 55.7%, Simulation 18.9%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Indie 8.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  39. #39 Low Oxygen
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 303 reviews2023
    Dev: Alex-Stefan Neagu
    Windows · Linux

    Explore an abandoned facility on the planet you've crashlanded, solving puzzles with strange plants along the way.

    Why similar: Casual 32.3%, Space 25.9%, Funny 16.9%, Sci-fi 10.7%, 2D 10.3%

  40. #40 60 Minutes to Extinction: Escape Room
    69% matchVery Positive83% of 143 reviews2025
    Dev: mc2games
    Windows

    You have exactly 60 minutes to save humanity from nuclear extinction. There are no second attempts. No manual saves. Explore a collapsing bunker, repair critical systems, and solve puzzles under pressure. Succeed or watch the world end.

    Why similar: Science 40.6%, Sci-fi 28.9%, Casual 25.4%, Singleplayer 5.1%

  41. #41 Planet Miner
    72% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2021
    Dev: Cherniukh Andrii
    Windows

    Remove fog, look for and mine minerals, construct buildings, upgrade the rover and reach the portal.

    Why similar: Space Sim 58%, Simulation 19%, Space 18.1%, Indie 4.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  42. #42 Per Aspera
    71% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,702 reviews2020
    Dev: Tlön IndustriesPub: Raw Fury
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Make Mars your own! Take control of the world’s most sophisticated AI (AMI) and terraform the surface of the Red Planet for a city-building experience on a planetary scale. Transform this barren world into a lush paradise and explore the surface for any ancient secrets that may be waiting.

    Why similar: Mars 33.6%, Space 26.8%, Science 22.3%, Simulation 9.1%, Sci-fi 8.1%

  43. #43 Final Upgrade
    70% matchMostly Positive77% of 454 reviews2022
    Dev: TaosX
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Help humanity to spread throughout the cosmos by exploring new worlds, building space factories and setting up trade routes. Research advanced technologies to increase efficiency and unlock new paths of development. Fight off other artificial intelligences in your goal to reach the Final Upgrade!

    Why similar: Space Sim 38.5%, Space 36.1%, Simulation 9.5%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Indie 4.9%

  44. #44 Star Explorers
    72% matchVery Positive83% of 251 reviews2018
    Dev: Schmidt Workshops
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Planets, aliens, resources, upgrades, caves, mapping & documenting star systems ... seek a new home for the human race. An all-inclusive (admittedly janky) procedural space-sim made by solo developer Schmidt Workshops.

    Why similar: Space Sim 41.2%, Space 27.8%, Aliens 12.6%, Sci-fi 6.5%, Simulation 5.5%

  45. #45 Solargene
    67% matchMostly Positive77% of 836 reviews2026
    Dev: Alexander Semenov
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Take Command of a Space Corporation in the Sci-Fi Simulator Solargene! Manage personnel, design and develop colonies and orbital stations across the solar system! Mine resources, establish logistics, research cutting-edge technologies, trade, and complete missions

    Why similar: Space Sim 45.8%, Space 24.4%, Mars 19.3%, Sci-fi 5.6%, Simulation 4.9%

  46. #46 Surviving Ceres
    68% matchVery Positive87% of 138 reviews2025
    Dev: Ryan SaundersPub: One Man Media
    Windows

    Explore a handcrafted survival game with an emphasis on crafting and base building. Export manufactured goods to earn funding, manage colonists, defend against hostile aliens, and work towards terraforming Ceres from a frozen ball of ice to a tropical paradise.

    Why similar: Simulation 63.4%, Sci-fi 35.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%

  47. #47 Procrastinaut
    69% matchVery Positive86% of 77 reviews2024
    Dev: cptbuk
    Windows

    Stranded for unknown reasons in the lower orbit of a purple gas giant, you are kind of just chilling out. You should probably get on with your mission. There's still plenty of time, though.

    Why similar: Space 50.9%, Casual 19%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Indie 9.6%, 2D 7.9%

  48. #48 Epic Astro Story
    70% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2022
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows

    Battle baddies and foster interplanetary diplomacy in an epic space colony sim!

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  49. #49 Shortest Trip to Earth
    70% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,430 reviews2019
    Dev: Interactive Fate
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.

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  50. #50 Terraformers: First Steps on Mars
    68% matchVery Positive89% of 700 reviews2021
    Dev: Asteroid LabPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    Terraformers: First Steps on Mars is a free prologue of Terraformers, featuring an exclusive challenge to lead humanity's first attempt at settling the Red Planet.

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  51. #51 The Planet Crafter
    64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 70,189 reviews2024
    Dev: Miju Games
    Windows
    Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 37.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.

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  52. #52 Orbitmine
    65% matchVery Positive84% of 353 reviews2026
    Dev: vibemaker1
    Windows

    Orbit a planet, fire your laser, and mine it to the core. Upgrade your ship and conquer seasonal hazards across four unique zones. A satisfying incremental mining game set in space.

    Why similar: Space 41.5%, Arcade 19.5%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Casual 10.4%, Simulation 5.3%

  53. #53 Astro Colony
    67% matchVery Positive82% of 2,526 reviews2022
    Dev: Terad Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation.

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  54. #54 Occupy Mars: The Game
    65% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,070 reviews2026
    Dev: ▲ Pyramid Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 34.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Survive and colonize Mars in a highly technical, open-world sandbox game. Build and upgrade your base, discover new regions, conduct mining operations, retrieve water, generate oxygen, grow crops, and fix broken parts.

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  55. #55 Red Planet Farming
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 874 reviews2020
    Dev: Nina Demirjian
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Become the first Agricultural Director of Mars in Red Planet Farming! This casual strategy game tasks players with producing enough food to feed a growing population of settlers on the red planet.

    Why similar: Mars 51.7%, Indie 24.4%, Sci-fi 21.3%, Singleplayer 2.7%

  56. #56 Mercury Fallen
    67% matchMostly Positive79% of 312 reviews2023
    Dev: Nitrous ButterflyPub: indie.io
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    A sci-fi colony management sim with a focus on exploration, expansion, and survival. Rebuild your underground facility, manage colonists and robots, and uncover the mysteries of an alien world light-years from Earth. Dig deep, expand across the surface, and shape your new home.

    Why similar: Space 34%, Science 28.2%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Simulation 11.5%, Casual 10.8%

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