- #1 SpaceEngine
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,876 reviews2019
Dev: Cosmographic Software
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 47.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The world's first science-based photorealistic interactive 3D planetarium that models the entire Universe, using procedural generation for uncharted areas.
Why similar: Space Sim 21.7% ★, Flight 18.7%, Open World 10%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #2 Elite Dangerous
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 105,047 reviews2015
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 18.4 hrsMean: 146.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Take control of your own starship and blaze your trail in an ever-changing galaxy. Master the arts of combat, mining and trade or venture out into the unknown across a 1:1 scale universe.
Why similar: Space Sim 47% ★, Open World 13.2%, Space 12.4%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Simulation 6%
- #3 Avorion
70% matchVery Positive90% of 14,272 reviews2020
Dev: Boxelware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 98.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A procedural co-op space sandbox where players can build their own space ships out of dynamically scalable blocks. Fight epic space battles, explore, mine, trade, wage wars and build your own empire to save your galaxy from being torn apart by an unknown enemy.
Why similar: Spaceships 23.1% ★, Space Sim 22.5% ★, Flight 18.8%, Sandbox 7.3%, Open World 7%
- #4 ΔV: Rings of Saturn
65% matchVery Positive93% of 3,302 reviews2023
Dev: Kodera Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A physics-based mining sim, set in the thickest debris field in Sol. Every action has a reaction, lasers are invisible without a medium, and your thrust is a potent weapon. Find trade, adapt your equipment to your playstyle, hire a crew to help. Unravel the mysteries of the rings, or just get rich.
Why similar: Space Sim 25.8% ★, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Physics 10%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Space 9.1%
- #5 X-Plane 11
65% matchVery Positive93% of 19,809 reviews2017
Dev: Laminar Research
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 163.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The future of flight simulation is now! X-Plane 11 is the detailed, realistic, and modern simulator you’ve been waiting for. Intuitive user interface, 3-D cockpits, new effects, 3-D sound, living airports and world-wide scenery.
Why similar: Flight 53.2%, Simulation 13.3%, Realistic 12.9%, Open World 10%, Physics 5%
- #6 X4: Foundations
63% matchMostly Positive80% of 27,902 reviews2018
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 94.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore the stars, trade goods, fight battles, build stations, buy and equip ships, and command fleets in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to your decisions.
Why similar: Space Sim 32% ★, Flight 18.9%, Sandbox 10.2%, Space 8.2%, Open World 7.1%
- #7 sfsim
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jan Wedekind
Windows · Linux
sfsim is a realistic 3D space flight simulator.Use an advanced single-stage-to-orbit space craft to take off, orbit the planet, perform reentry, and land back on Earth.sfsim features a true to scale Earth planet using NOAA elevation data and procedurally generated volumetric clouds.
Why similar: Flight 16.5%, Space Sim 15.6% ★, Spaceships 14.8% ★, 6DOF 10.6% ★, Transportation 8.8% ★
- #8 Kerbal Space Program
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 133,043 reviews2015
Dev: SquadPub: Private Division
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 65.3 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 Sim 33.7% ★, Space 15.6%, Sandbox 13.9%, Physics 13.6%, Simulation 9.8%
- #9 Hardspace: Shipbreaker
61% matchVery Positive89% of 21,686 reviews2022
Dev: Blackbird Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp!
Why similar: Space Sim 24% ★, Sci-fi 14.1%, Physics 13.7%, Space 13.2%, Sandbox 10.5%
- #10 Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition
62% matchVery Positive87% of 26,181 reviews2014
Dev: Microsoft Game StudiosPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 46.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Take to the skies in the World’s favourite flight simulator! The multi award winning Microsoft Flight Simulator X lands on Steam for the first time. Take off from anywhere in the world, flying some of the world’s most iconic aircraft to any one of 24,000 destinations.
Why similar: Flight 61.4%, Simulation 12.6%, Realistic 11.3%, Open World 10.1%, Atmospheric 2%
- #11 Between the Stars
60% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,423 reviews2024
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Become the Captain of an interstellar cruiser and journey across the galaxy to save the Republic. During your journey you will have to make important decisions, improve the weaponry of your ship and fight against numerous enemies.
Why similar: Space Sim 35.6% ★, Space 15.2%, Flight 10.5%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Simulation 9.6%
- #12 SimpleRockets
61% matchVery Positive85% of 363 reviews2015
Dev: Jundroo, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
I am excited to release my first game on Steam! SimpleRockets was released in 2013 for mobile and I've put a ton of work into it to get it ready for PC and Mac. It was inspired by KSP, and it offers a simpler 2D experience for building rockets and exploring space with realistic orbital mechanics.
Why similar: Space Sim 45.6% ★, Physics 16.6%, Sandbox 15.6%, Simulation 15%, Space 7.2%
- #13 Sylph
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Softmax Foundries
Windows
Operate a spacecraft at the edge of a singularity. Use realistic orbital mechanics and Newtonian physics to explore a star system around a black hole and what lies beyond.
Why similar: Flight 24%, Space Sim 22% ★, Realistic 8%, 6DOF 7.5% ★, Sci-fi 6.5%
- #14 Subnautica: Below Zero
59% matchVery Positive90% of 102,203 reviews2021
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 15.9 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Dive into a freezing underwater adventure on an alien planet. Below Zero is set two years after the original Subnautica. Return to Planet 4546B to uncover the truth behind a deadly cover-up. Survive by building habitats, crafting tools, & diving deeper into the world of Subnautica.
Why similar: Open World 34.1%, Sci-fi 19.3%, Sandbox 18.1%, Exploration 13.6%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #15 Subnautica
58% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 343,340 reviews2018
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 39.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Why similar: Open World 35.8%, Sci-fi 19.3%, Sandbox 16.6%, Exploration 15.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #16 Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition
58% matchMostly Positive79% of 70,970 reviews2020
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 35.5 hrsMean: 165.5 hrs≥1hr: 98%
From gliders and helicopters to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and accurate aircraft in the Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition. The world is at your fingertips.
Why similar: Flight 48.6%, Realistic 13%, Open World 12.8%, Simulation 11.9%, Physics 8.3%
- #17 Darkstar One
59% matchVery Positive83% of 609 reviews2008
Dev: Ascaron Entertainment ltd.Pub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Darkstar One offers a fantastic amount of freedom of choice. The story-based missions gradually lead you deeper into the galaxy to new races, new technologies and ever stronger opponents. Explore a vast array of solar systems in search of hidden artifacts of ancient races, essential objects for upgrading your ship--the Darkstar One.
Why similar: Space Sim 42.9% ★, Space 18%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Open World 11.1%, Simulation 6.8%
- #18 Tin Can
57% matchVery Positive85% of 1,296 reviews2022
Dev: Tin Can Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
You've barely managed to escape your exploding spaceship. Now in an old escape pod, you hurtle through space at the mercy of the cosmos. With no knowledge of the pod’s complex systems, your life depends on a technical manual and your own wits. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Space Sim 29.3% ★, Realistic 12.7%, Space 12.1%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Immersive Sim 10.5%
- #19 Kerbal Space Program 2
58% matchMostly Negative27% of 31,103 reviews2023
Dev: Intercept GamesPub: Private Division
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Kerbal Space Program 2 is the sequel to the acclaimed space-flight simulation game Kerbal Space Program. Enter the next generation of space adventure with exciting new parts, stunning visuals, fully revamped UI and Map View, and rich new environments to explore.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.7% ★, Physics 11.6%, Sandbox 11.2%, Space 9.7%, Open World 9.4%
- #20 Low Earth Orbit Adventures
57% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Classyk Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Low Earth Orbit Adventures is a chill space sim set in the near future where the space around Earth has become a frontier of science, commerce and diplomacy. Retrieve the Hubble, rescue astronauts, assemble space stations and many other missions in this realistic but friendly adventure.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.1% ★, Flight 19%, Immersive Sim 9.3%, Realistic 9.1%, Physics 8.8%
- #21 Rebel Galaxy
56% matchVery Positive85% of 8,195 reviews2015
Dev: Double Damage Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Rebel Galaxy is a swashbuckling space adventure, with action-packed combat, exploration, discovery, trade, and “negotiation” with the outlandish denizens at the edge of the known universe.
Why similar: Space Sim 31% ★, Space 22.3%, Open World 15.3%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Sandbox 5.9%
- #22 ASTRONEER
55% matchVery Positive92% of 136,550 reviews2019
Dev: System Era Softworks
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 44.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends.
Why similar: Open World 27%, Space 22%, Sandbox 18.6%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Exploration 10%
- #23 Final Orbit
56% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bad Sector
Windows
Master the cockpit of highly realistic spacecraft in this Newtonian physics based sim. Take off from surface to space, plot a course between the planets and dock with space stations. Trade commodities or take shipping contracts to buy upgrades and optimize your build - every choice matters.
Why similar: Space Sim 18.8% ★, Flight 13.2%, Spaceships 9.6% ★, Sandbox 8.6%, Open World 8.4%
- #24 Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced
53% matchVery Positive81% of 166,143 reviews2025
Dev: Rockstar NorthPub: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Experience entertainment blockbusters Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online — now upgraded for a new generation with stunning visuals, faster loading, 3D audio, and more, plus exclusive content for GTA Online players.
Why similar: Open World 64%, Sandbox 25.1%, Atmospheric 10.9%
- #25 Starship Fighters: Space Combat Simulator
55% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
Pilot your starship in Starship Fighters, a realistic space combat simulator. Engage in intense battles, explore vast galaxies, and unleash destruction with an arsenal of powerful weapons in a universe teeming with enemies!
Why similar: Space Sim 23.9% ★, Flight 20%, Spaceships 17.9% ★, Futuristic 7.7%, Immersive Sim 7.4%
- #26 Dreams of Aether
53% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,799 reviews2025
Dev: Lepioid LLCPub: Aether Studios
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 41%
A collection of dozens of Aether-flavored microgames! Dive into the Dreams of Aether, where everyone is trapped in a never-ending nightmare! Meet some of the strangest characters Aether has to offer!
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #27 The Planet Crafter
53% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 67,071 reviews2024
Dev: Miju Games
Windows
Median: 21.0 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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.
Why similar: Open World 20.9%, Sandbox 17.5%, Space 17%, Sci-fi 16.9%, Immersive Sim 16.1%
- #28 Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
53% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 129,506 reviews2022
Dev: Insomniac GamesPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 26.4 hrsMean: 40.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, the worlds of Peter Parker and Spider-Man collide in an original action-packed story. Play as an experienced Peter Parker, fighting big crime and iconic villains in Marvel’s New York. Web-swing through vibrant neighborhoods and defeat villains with epic takedowns.
Why similar: Open World 62.8%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Exploration 10.5%, Singleplayer 7.9%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #29 Space Docker VR
55% matchVery Positive95% of 149 reviews2021
Dev: Cat Commandos
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A hardcore flight simulator for VR! Get in the cockpit, pilot a ship, and navigate hazardous environments on a journey to become an expert docker!
Why similar: Flight 23.3%, Space Sim 20.8% ★, 6DOF 15.2% ★, Immersive Sim 9.9%, Physics 7.4%
- #30 AstroTrucks
55% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DjArcasPub: ProjectorGames
Windows
Fly cargo spaceships and deliver materials in a realistic 6-DOF multiplayer simulation. VR and motion platform supported.
Why similar: Spaceships 20.6% ★, Space Sim 16.5% ★, Flight 15.7%, 6DOF 12.4% ★, Immersive Sim 6.9%
- #31 Timberborn
51% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 37,637 reviews2026
Dev: Mechanistry
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 40.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.
Why similar: Sandbox 36.4%, Physics 34.8%, Simulation 19.5%, 3D 9.4%
- #32 Bongo Cat
51% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 95,019 reviews2025
Dev: Marcel ZurawkaPub: Irox Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 26.7 hrsMean: 261.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Why similar: Simulation 77.7%, Singleplayer 22.3%
- #33 Universe Sandbox
55% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 30,492 reviews2015
Dev: Giant Army
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 23.5 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 19.3% ★, Sandbox 16.1%, Physics 14.4%, Space 13%, Simulation 9.1%
- #34 EVERSPACE™
55% matchMostly Positive78% of 11,370 reviews2017
Dev: ROCKFISH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.2% ★, Flight 20.4%, Space 19.4%, Sci-fi 11.9%, 6DOF 11.8% ★
- #35 No Man's Sky
54% matchVery Positive85% of 401,689 reviews2016
Dev: Hello Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 20.2 hrsMean: 70.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.6% ★, Open World 20.2%, Space 15.7%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Sandbox 10.5%
- #36 Wednesdays
52% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,787 reviews2025
Dev: Pierre CorbinaisPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
"The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard." Part video game, part graphic novel, Wednesdays seeks to raise awareness about child sexual abuse through a surprisingly hope-filled story.
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #37 Cakey's Twisted Bakery
54% matchMixed69% of 1,295 reviews2024
Dev: TinyMindz
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 24%
It's bake or die at Cakey's Bakery, where human children are the secret ingredient to strange monsters' delicious pastries. Find the recipe for survival to escape the bakery and it's sweet and scary staff!
Why similar: Atmospheric 58.1%, 3D 41.9%
- #38 Resident Evil Requiem
50% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 149,009 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 19.9 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.
Why similar: Realistic 70.1%, 3D 19.4%, Singleplayer 10.5%
- #39 The Wandering Village
51% matchVery Positive92% of 8,057 reviews2025
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Build your settlement and form a symbiotic relationship with the colossus. Will you survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world, contaminated by poisonous plants?
Why similar: Sandbox 37.1%, Simulation 35.7%, Exploration 21.7%, Singleplayer 5.6%
- #40 Course Correction
55% matchNo user reviews
Dev: House 13 Games
Windows
Realistic space flight simulator.
Why similar: Space Sim 22.1% ★, Flight 21%, Realistic 7.7%, Space 6.6%, Sci-fi 6.3%
- #41 Kitchen Wars
53% matchMostly Positive73% of 561 reviews2025
Dev: Silent OwlPub: Perfect Gen
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 19%
Kitchen Wars is a fast-paced party game with 2-8 players that plunges players into the chaos of a restaurant, where they must engage in strategic fights and theft while serving their customers.
Why similar: Physics 100%
- #42 Content Warning
51% matchVery Positive94% of 156,174 reviews2024
Dev: WilnylPub: Landfall
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Film your friends doing scary things to become SpöökTube famous! (strongly advised to not go alone)
Why similar: Physics 52.9%, Exploration 25.7%, Atmospheric 13.7%, 3D 7.7%
- #43 Occupy Mars: The Game
52% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,002 reviews2026
Dev: ▲ Pyramid Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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.
Why similar: Open World 21.2%, Sandbox 19.9%, Space 16%, Sci-fi 13.5%, Simulation 12%
- #44 IXION
53% matchMostly Positive79% of 16,993 reviews2022
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 31.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
IXION is an unrelenting, city-building odyssey across the stars. As Administrator of the Tiqqun, DOLOS’ prototype space station, you are tasked with balancing preservation and exploration as you manage infrastructure, resources and crew. Can you keep the flame of humanity alight in the cold dark?
Why similar: Space 50.5%, Simulation 20.8%, Exploration 12.8%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #45 Space Engineers
53% matchVery Positive89% of 133,192 reviews2019
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 95.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment. Explore planets and space, mine resources, survive hazards, and engage in combat alone or with friends in Creative or Survival modes.
Why similar: Space Sim 33% ★, Physics 11.5%, Open World 11.1%, Realistic 11%, Sandbox 10.8%
- #46 Train Sim World® 5
52% matchMostly Positive79% of 5,107 reviews2024
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - TSW
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
The Rails are Yours in Train Sim World 5! Take on new challenges and new roles as you master the tracks and trains of iconic cities across 3 new routes. Immerse yourself in the ultimate rail hobby and embark on your next journey.
Why similar: Transportation 22.9% ★, Immersive Sim 18%, Realistic 15.2%, Physics 12.7%, Open World 12.3%
- #47 Breathedge
54% matchVery Positive82% of 16,019 reviews2021
Dev: RedRuins SoftworksPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Survive in outer space! Together with your immortal chicken, discover the truth behind your sudden spaceship crash. Craft tools, pilot vehicles, and even control space stations to survive and explore the wreckage.
Why similar: Space 22.1%, Sandbox 21.7%, Sci-fi 19.9%, Open World 14.1%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #48 Solargene
52% matchMostly Positive76% of 813 reviews2026
Dev: Alexander Semenov
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 37.1% ★, Flight 16.8%, Sandbox 11.1%, Futuristic 9.1%, Space 8%
- #49 DCS World Steam Edition
55% matchVery Positive85% of 39,814 reviews2013
Dev: Eagle Dynamics SA
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 43.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Feel the excitement of flying the Su-25T "Frogfoot" attack jet and the TF-51D "Mustang" in the free-to-play Digital Combat Simulator World!
Why similar: Flight 56.1%, Simulation 14.5%, Realistic 13.1%, Open World 10.2%, Sandbox 4.9%
- #50 Will Glow the Wisp
55% matchVery Positive82% of 1,586 reviews2017
Dev: PartTimeIndie
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Navigate through psychadelic mazes to chill electornic beats. Imagine a mix between Super Meat Boy and Geometry Wars.
Why similar: Flight 96.4%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #51 We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip
52% matchVery Positive90% of 23,587 reviews2023
Dev: Total Mayhem Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Partner up with your friend online and set sail for an unforgettable puzzle adventure in this bite-sized standalone We Were Here experience. Work together to overcome brain-teasing challenges and make fun memories, using your best communication, teamwork and trust skills.
Why similar: Atmospheric 63.9%, 3D 36.1%
- #52 Slay the Spire 2
51% matchMostly Positive77% of 90,395 reviews2026
Dev: Mega Crit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24.0 hrsMean: 31.0 hrs≥1hr: 98%
The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #53 EVERSPACE™ 2
52% matchVery Positive86% of 12,576 reviews2023
Dev: ROCKFISH Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
EVERSPACE 2 is a fast-paced single-player spaceship shooter with exploration in space and on planets, tons of loot, RPG elements, mining, and crafting. Experience an exciting sci-fi story set in a vivid, handcrafted open world full of secrets, puzzles, and perils.
Why similar: Flight 37%, Open World 17.1%, Space 15.4%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Simulation 8.3%
- #54 Train Sim World® 6
52% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,616 reviews2025
Dev: Dovetail GamesPub: Dovetail Games - TSW
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 26.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Embark on your next journey and discover the joy of train simulation. Be ready for anything as you master formidable trains across 3 new routes. Unlock new skills and expand your hobby - Expect the Unexpected in Train Sim World 6!
Why similar: Transportation 28.3% ★, Immersive Sim 21.4%, Simulation 13.1%, Realistic 13.1%, Exploration 6.5%
- #55 PEAK
50% matchVery Positive95% of 302,229 reviews2025
Dev: Team PEAKPub: Aggro Crab
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Why similar: Physics 52.9%, Exploration 21.3%, Atmospheric 15.6%, 3D 10.3%
- #56 General Purpose Trucker
54% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fantastic Systems
Windows
Humanity is gone, but the machines never stopped producing, and now there's cargo to move. As a robot space trucker, you’ll jump between systems, navigate astronomical planetary distances, upgrade your junk-hauler, and keep the galaxy's commerce alive. People may be gone but the job's never done!
Why similar: Space Sim 27.2% ★, Flight 22.8%, Immersive Sim 9.5%, Simulation 8.7%, Futuristic 6.8%
- #57 Drawful 2
55% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,126 reviews2016
Dev: Jackbox Games, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 26%
For 3-8 players and an audience of thousands! Your phones or tablets are your controllers! The game of terrible drawings and hilariously wrong answers.
- #58 Resident Evil 4
51% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 233,410 reviews2023
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 27.5 hrsMean: 51.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
Why similar: Realistic 78.2%, Singleplayer 21.8%
- #59 Superstring Transition: The Warp Ancestor
54% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gabriel DzsurdzsaPub: The Warp Ancestor
Windows
An AI returns from a relativistic test flight to find humanity gone. Explore a real NASA‑based solar‑system ephemeris, pilot three spacecraft across accurate topological data, and push the limits of physics as you attempt escalating WARP.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.2% ★, Flight 17.2%, Spaceships 15.7% ★, Simulation 7.4%, Immersive Sim 7.3%