- #1 Darkstar One
97% matchVery Positive83% of 621 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 28.3%, Space Sim 26.6%, Sci-fi 15%, Open World 11.5%, Exploration 6.9%
- #2 Endless Sky
96% matchVery Positive92% of 7,074 reviews2015
Dev: Michael Zahniser
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.
Why similar: Space 35.5%, Open World 15.2%, Space Sim 14.3%, Sci-fi 12.2%, RPG 5.7%
- #3 Starcom: Unknown Space
96% matchVery Positive92% of 4,437 reviews2024
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Starcom: Unknown Space is an action RPG of space exploration and adventure. Build your own starship while discovering an epic story in a universe of strange mysteries, alien factions and uncharted worlds.
Why similar: Space 23%, Space Sim 20.9%, Open World 13.7%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Exploration 8.4%
- #4 Starcom: Nexus
95% matchVery Positive90% of 2,310 reviews2019
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 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 31.5%, Space Sim 17.6%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Open World 11.8%, RPG 9.8%
- #5 Cosmic Armada
94% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Charged Software
Windows
A fleet combat and space exploration game. Pilot ships, control a fleet, build and upgrade colonies, mine resources, craft items, trade, upgrade your ships and fleet, carry out missions, board ships, destroy ships and get revenge on the empire that conquered your home planet.
Why similar: Space Sim 20.9%, Space 15.7%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Crafting 6.7%, Aliens 6.3%
- #6 Unknown Horizon
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ellitopia Gaming
Windows · Linux
Unknown Horizon is a retro styled top-down space exploration adventure where you will meet new alien races, learn their secrets and build their trust to get their help to find a way home.
Why similar: Space 22.1%, Sci-fi 12%, Space Sim 11.9%, Open World 10.9%, RPG 9%
- #7 X Rebirth
93% matchMixed44% of 7,315 reviews2013
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In the distant future, the X universe faces a period of profound and irrevocable change. While the universe stumbles towards an uncertain future, countless adventures await as new enemies rise in search of power.
Why similar: Space 35%, Space Sim 19.1%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Simulation 14.3%, Open World 7.5%
- #8 Rebel Galaxy
92% matchVery Positive85% of 8,376 reviews2015
Dev: Double Damage Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 13.5 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 35.1%, Space Sim 18.7%, Open World 15.9%, Sci-fi 14.5%, RPG 7.8%
- #9 Stardust Origins
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: Nikolaj Piet PaghPub: PetskullGames
Windows
You are a pilot, seeking revenge on your deceitful father who threw you into unknown space. Can you find your way back and get revenge? Experience a mix of 2D topdown space adventure and explore planets to discover quests, negotiate trades, mine, hunt and survive in an expanding universe.
Why similar: Space 21.1%, Space Sim 20.3%, Open World 14.2%, Sci-fi 11%, RPG 8%
- #10 Solbound
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fleur Noire
Windows
Humanity never made it past its own star. Fly a scavenged wreck through what it left behind: fight, salvage, trade, read the void. Knowledge opens doors that credits cannot, and every run brings you closer to the hull that decides your path. A hand-built system, act by act.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.1%, Space 18.4%, Simulation 13.8%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Open World 10.8%
- #11 Starfield
90% matchMixed57% of 174,625 reviews2023
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 36.5 hrsMean: 76.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.
Why similar: Space 25%, Open World 17.9%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Space Sim 13.5%, RPG 10.2%
- #12 Super Starship
89% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Les Bird
Windows · Mac
A futuristic sci-fi persistent universe exploration game with one million stars and 18 million planets and moons. Fly your ship to any star and explore its solar system. Claiming stars, planets and moons will make them yours forever - other players will see your discoveries and you will see theirs.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.2%, Simulation 15.5%, Space 12.9%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Exploration 10.1%
- #13 Rodina
89% matchVery Positive93% of 1,330 reviews2014
Dev: Elliptic Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A single-developer passion project. A seamless full scale solar system. Thrilling action. Be part of an incredible journey as a Universe is built from the ground up!
Why similar: Space 31.6%, Open World 19.3%, Space Sim 15.2%, Sci-fi 13%, Exploration 12%
- #14 Morancairn: The Silent Wake
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aether Codex
Windows
Single-player space strategy about the last ship of a vanished civilization: built to copy itself, no longer able to. Turn dead systems into mines, refineries, and shipyards. Design fleets, command the fights, lose ships, never the factory. Find out what silenced the galaxy.
Why similar: Space Sim 25.3%, Space 21.4%, Exploration 10.9%, Open World 10.4%, Moddable 8.3%
- #15 Wayward Terran Frontier: Zero Falls
88% matchMixed67% of 540 reviews2016
Dev: Reason Generator Inc.
Windows
2d space combat like no other. From the perspective of a single crew member, explore the fully destructible interior of any ship in a massive living world. Engage in space combat with no hitpoints where you know your enemy is dead when you see them fall out of their ship into the cold dark of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 25.1%, Space 15.8%, Open World 14.9%, Sci-fi 9.6%, RPG 8.2%
- #16 TAXINAUT
85% matchPositive89% of 44 reviews2026
Dev: mosgrom
Windows · Linux
A space-taxi-sim / open-world-RPG with a seamless transition between planetary and in-space flight set in a large galaxy.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.7%, Open World 13.2%, Moddable 13.2%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Space 9.9%
- #17 Infinite Voyager
86% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: cGh ONE
Windows
Far from Earth, mankind hasn't changed in the centuries since we've reached the stars. Across this wide-open galaxy, you'll find merchants, builders, and explorers. The more adventurous are colonizers, conquerors, and even space pirates. And you, Voyager? What will you be?
Why similar: Space Sim 23.5%, Space 21.4%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Open World 12.3%, Exploration 8.9%
- #18 Between the Stars
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,488 reviews2024
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 28.3%, Space Sim 25.3%, RPG 12.5%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Simulation 9.5%
- #19 Starpoint Gemini
86% matchMostly Negative33% of 155 reviews2012
Dev: Little Green Men Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Gemini is a dangerous place with riches waiting to be claimed by the more daring and capable captain.
Why similar: Space 26.2%, RPG 22.8%, Simulation 19%, Space Sim 18.6%, Sci-fi 13.3%
- #20 Star Horizon
84% matchMixed60% of 150 reviews2015
Dev: Orbital Knight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Experience fast action, thrilling levels, spectacular explosions and lots of pew-pew-pew. Star Horizon is a reboot for the on-rails space shooter genre.
Why similar: Space 25.1%, Space Sim 19.6%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Open World 10.4%, Simulation 10.3%
- #21 Deep Claims
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Promination Studios
Windows
Deep Claims is a space exploration game where you upgrade your ship and equipment in order to mine increasingly valuable and hazardous asteroids. Can you make it to the core?
Why similar: Space Sim 21.3%, Space 18.6%, Crafting 14%, Exploration 11.9%, Open World 10.6%
- #22 No End
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thomas Martin
Windows
Explore a seamless endless universe with an uncountable number of galaxies, stars, planets, and moons. Make friends or enemies with unique alien civilizations. Research upgrades for your vessel with scientific phenomena and alien tech that you've acquired.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.7%, Open World 15.5%, Space 14.5%, Crafting 12.5%, Exploration 8.6%
- #23 SpaceBourne
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 814 reviews2020
Dev: Burak Dabak
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Spacebourne is an open space exploration game with Rpg elements. Its world consists of different factions at war. You as an expert pilot need to choose your side or be on no one's side and create a force of your own. Load up your weapons, Ready your ship and warp to adventure.
Why similar: Space 33.8%, Space Sim 27.3%, RPG 17.1%, Simulation 14.7%, Exploration 7.2%
- #24 Trail of Singularity
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WEB3 Studios
Windows
In 2207, Earth vanished. As a Hyper Station engineer, explore abandoned spaceships, face android guardians, craft tools, and mend your ship to find the last station in a 3000-light-year radius. Survival is key in this post-cataclysmic space odyssey.
Why similar: Space 22.8%, Open World 19.9%, Crafting 18.3%, Survival 12.4%, Exploration 10.8%
- #25 Elite Dangerous
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 107,071 reviews2015
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 18.2 hrsMean: 148.3 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 32.8%, Space 22.9%, Open World 15.9%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Exploration 7.6%
- #26 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey
80% matchVery Positive94% of 1,163 reviews2017
Dev: Bird in SkyPub: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
3030 Deathwar is a unique mix of Adventure and Space Sim. Explore star systems, mine and hunt pirates in top-down mode. Leave your ship and switch into classic Adventuring mode, where you explore derelicts, talk to shady characters or head over to the space bar for a drink.
Why similar: Space 27.5%, Space Sim 18.9%, Open World 15.5%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Simulation 9.9%
- #27 Star Journey
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: GTGD
Windows · Mac
Command a crewed starship from the inside. Explore a living galaxy, answer distress calls, fight hostile ships, manage damage, craft supplies, and make captain-level choices during an interstellar war.
Why similar: Space 23.4%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Space Sim 11.4%, Crafting 11%, Simulation 8.8%
- #28 Stardeus
78% matchVery Positive87% of 1,548 reviews2022
Dev: Kodo LinijaPub: Paradox Arc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Stardeus is a deep colony sim set on a broken starship manned by drones and hibernating human survivors. As the AI, have your drones repair your ship, save your crew and travel the stars in this beautiful simulation.
Why similar: Space Sim 16.7%, Space 14.7%, Moddable 11.9%, Open World 10.9%, Sci-fi 10.3%
- #29 X3: Terran Conflict
79% matchVery Positive85% of 2,859 reviews2008
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse races, cultures and life forms creates new tensions, mistrust and open conflict that need to be overcome!
Why similar: Space 35.5%, Space Sim 20.8%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Open World 10.9%, Simulation 10.2%
- #30 WarpedSpace
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WarpedSpaceGame
Windows
WarpedSpace is a sci-fi survival adventure game set in deep space. A massive, open environment full of wonder and peril awaits you!
Why similar: Space Sim 21.6%, Space 14.6%, Open World 12.9%, Crafting 11.7%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #31 REAL MOON
75% matchMixed68% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: historia Inc.
Windows
Explore a precisely recreated lunar surface built from real data and a JAXA-backed simulation.
Why similar: Space Sim 36.1%, Space 21.9%, Simulation 16.2%, Open World 14.3%, Exploration 11.4%
- #32 VoidExpanse
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 768 reviews2015
Dev: AtomicTorch Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore the vast reaches of VoidExpanse -- mine asteroids, upgrade your ship, trade, complete missions, advance your character and survive fast-paced combat with hostile aliens and mercenaries in the rich and exciting Sci-Fi universe of VoidExpanse!
Why similar: Space 32%, Open World 16.8%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Moddable 12.7%, RPG 11.6%
- #33 Space Shooter 24
76% match8 user reviews38% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Yusuf Islam SeyhanPub: Inspector Studios
Windows
Join the war in the depths of space with Space Shooter 24! Customizable ships, realistic graphics, and breathtaking action await you. Take action now to save the galaxy.
Why similar: Space 23.4%, Open World 18%, Space Sim 15.2%, Sci-fi 14.9%, RPG 11.6%
- #34 Initial Civilization
74% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Sun Peiyi
Windows
A vast 6 handred-square-kilometer world evolves gradually step by step from the wild primitive age all the way to the advanced interstellar age, where countless spaceships are carefully built one after another to boldly explore the boundless outer space.
Why similar: Space 23.5%, Space Sim 16.9%, Crafting 14.1%, Open World 12.3%, Survival 11.6%
- #35 X3: Reunion
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 736 reviews2006
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 41%
X3: Reunion continues the epic space saga, blending deep space trading and intense real-time combat. Explore a vast universe, establish your empire, and shape the new frontier. With enhanced graphics and intricate economies, it's a journey of strategy, simulation, and interstellar intrigue.
Why similar: Space 31.9%, Space Sim 26.3%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Simulation 9.7%, Open World 9.5%
- #36 Solar System Colonist
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Asteroid MinersPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
The conquest of the Solar System has begun – prove yourself as a space colonist! Pilot the spaceship, choose the planet you wish to inhabit and build your new home. However, remember that there are no rules or laws in outer space. Don't underestimate the danger and stay vigilant – enemies are near!
Why similar: Space 20.4%, Open World 17%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Space Sim 12.4%, Exploration 8.9%
- #37 Naev
75% matchVery Positive81% of 230 reviews2017
Dev: Naev Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Naev is a game about space exploration, trade, and combat in a large and vibrant universe. Players travel the galaxy and earn money by trading, fighting, and performing missions.
Why similar: Space Sim 22.7%, Space 17.4%, Moddable 12.9%, Open World 11.2%, Sci-fi 9%
- #38 ARESDA
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Drnagol
Windows
An open-world space exploration game. Explore, trade and fight to rise the ranks, discover new worlds and new species, and leave your mark on the Galaxy.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.7%, Space 23.1%, Exploration 11.8%, Open World 11.6%, Simulation 8.3%
- #39 Lone Voyage
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Ethan C (CMD_NU11)
Windows
You are the last living organism in the galaxy. Adrift and alone in a cold dark world you must scavenge for resources to keep your ship running, and arm your ship to prepare for the swarms arrival.
Why similar: Space 24.7%, Space Sim 22.6%, Crafting 14.8%, Exploration 12.6%, Survival 10%
- #40 Huntian: StarTrace
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: INSIGNE
Windows
Welcome to this innovative sci-fi open-world! As the last survivor of humanity, build a home on a wild alien planet. Reignite civilization—from primal survival to advanced energy systems. Use the Planetary Control Module to reshape the world, uncover human secrets, and journey back to Earth.
Why similar: Space Sim 21.7%, Space 21.1%, Open World 15.7%, Crafting 10.4%, RPG 9.7%
- #41 X2: The Threat
73% matchVery Positive83% of 524 reviews2006
Dev: Egosoft
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 35%
X²: The Threat is of a new generation of space simulator games, you play the role of Julian Gardna who continues the story set by X: Beyond The Frontier. The updated graphics engine gives the universe a fresher feel with newly designed ships and stations adding to the complexity of the universe.
Why similar: Space 32.3%, Space Sim 21.3%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Open World 12.3%, Simulation 9.7%
- #42 Space Zone
71% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Astroviz
Windows
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 37.1%, Space 20.5%, Simulation 18.4%, Open World 12.7%, Exploration 11.2%
- #43 Triton Survival
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: Family Devs
Windows
Triton Survival is an open world survival game about exploration, construction, engineering, and fighting on planets. Embark on this interstellar adventure and conquer the galaxy. Are you ready?
Why similar: Space Sim 21.8%, Space 17.6%, Crafting 12.4%, Open World 11.1%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #44 Suborbital
71% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Pat Traynor
Windows
A sci-fi survival game with a twist. Set in a sub-orbit of a black hole, collect materials and scavenge wrecks in order to repair your damaged ship. However, time is not on your side.
Why similar: Space Sim 30%, Space 18%, Open World 12.6%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Survival 10%
- #45 Star Nomad 2
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 158 reviews2015
Dev: Huy Phan
Windows · Mac
A space trader & combat sim meets squad-RPG, large scale conquest, choice driven gameplay with fluid & punchy tactical real-time combat set in a dynamic open-world sandbox.
Why similar: Space 27.1%, RPG 15.1%, Space Sim 13.6%, Open World 13.6%, Sci-fi 12.4%
- #46 SPACERIFT: Arcanum System
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 501 reviews2020
Dev: Arcanum Team
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
At the sunset of human life on planet Earth, you are a military pilot controlling a space ship, and you find yourself at the very epicenter of the battle in the solar system. You are forced to retreat into the unknown, distant Arcanum system through hyper-jumping.
Why similar: Space Sim 25.6%, Space 16.5%, Open World 15.5%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Crafting 11.2%
- #47 Planet's Edge
70% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: New World ComputingPub: Ziggurat
Windows · Mac
Travel between dozens of stars, harvest resources to repair and upgrade your equipment, meet and negotiate with friendly (and hostile) aliens, and do whatever it takes to stay alive and bring Earth back in this groundbreaking sci-fi RPG.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.5%, Space 16.6%, Open World 14.6%, Sci-fi 13.6%, RPG 8.5%
- #48 Mardori
70% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Iscreamdye
Windows
Mardori is a spaceshooter game with aspects of ARPG's. Upgrade your ship with various materials from missions, craft your equipment with damage or defense mods., create new weapons using blueprints, unlock new missions with Stargate.
Why similar: Space Sim 27%, Space 21.8%, Crafting 17.4%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Simulation 10.9%
- #49 Celestial Routes
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unpredictable Games
Windows · Mac
A third-person space survival game where seamless planet landings meet debt, fuel costs, fines, taxes, base ownership, and rebellion.
Why similar: Space Sim 22.2%, Space 18.2%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Open World 11.9%, Exploration 7.7%
- #50 Space Travellers
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lonely Man
Windows
Space Travellers is a unique open-world sandbox space simulator set in the year 2343. Travel the galaxy, trade, explore unexplored worlds, fight, build bases and factories, forge alliances and experience new adventures!
Why similar: Space Sim 28.3%, Space 19%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Open World 13.9%, Procedural Generation 8.8%
- #51 Null Hørizøn
67% matchPositive89% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: HopefullyHeroic
Windows
Survive the void in Null Hørizøn. Trade, fight, and explore a retro-futuristic 3D galaxy with 2D sprites. Upgrade your ship, smuggle goods, and travel across the universe. Tactical Real-Time combat meets Grid-based exploration in this atmospheric space sim. The Null Hørizøn calls, Captain.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.4%, Space 13.6%, Simulation 11%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Exploration 8.5%
- #52 Story of Nova
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Horizium Studio
Windows
Awake aboard Nova Station with no memories and a crushing debt to the CRA. Explore alien worlds, gather resources, craft equipment, work for powerful factions or defy them, and uncover the truth behind your creation.
Why similar: Space 28.1%, Sci-fi 25.6%, Open World 24.2%, Exploration 11.6%, RPG 7.7%
- #53 Stellar Insurgency
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tensorial
Windows
Explore a galaxy of 300 systems as you control your fleet in a top-down 3D style, navigating through Star-lanes, Warp gates, and Black holes. Customize and upgrade your fleet, complete missions, trade, hire your crew, wage war and determine the fate of the galaxy in this grand sim saga.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.5%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Space 14.1%, RPG 10.2%, Exploration 8.8%
- #54 Among The Stars
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hidden Universe Games
Windows
You find yourself in a distant galaxy full of merchants, diplomats, bandits and powerful factions. Explore unknown galaxies, trade, fight pirates or become one. Uncover mysteries and shape the universe!
Why similar: Space Sim 37%, Exploration 13.2%, RPG 11.8%, Open World 10.4%, Space 9.4%
- #55 Subdivision Infinity DX
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 105 reviews2019
Dev: MistFly GamesPub: Crescent Moon Games
Windows
Subdivision Infinity is an immersive and pulse pounding sci-fi space shooter featuring stunning graphics and tight spaceship game play. Hunt down and destroy enemy spacecraft, crush capital ships, mine asteroids for rare minerals, and find blueprints to craft amazing new vessels!
Why similar: Space Sim 31.5%, Space 27.4%, Sci-fi 17.9%, Exploration 9.2%, Open World 8.4%
- #56 Sector Space
65% matchVery Positive93% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: Robin M. FarrellPub: Outer Vision Games
Windows · Linux
Explore a procedurally generated galaxy, mine asteroids, refine minerals, colonize planets, build stations, deploy drones, salvage rare items, construct gear, level up, improve your ship, assemble a fleet, engage in combat, and take on the void.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.1%, RPG 17.1%, Simulation 13.1%, Exploration 9%, Space 7.9%
- #57 X: Beyond the Frontier
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 397 reviews2010
Dev: Egosoft
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
The Human Race had advanced to the point where we could travel among the stars, we developed giant automated machines to help us colonise other worlds, but there was a fault in their programming and they turned and attacked. Forcing us to lay a trap to protect Earth and exiling the Human race to stay on Earth once again.
Why similar: Space 29.6%, Space Sim 22.8%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Simulation 14.6%, Open World 7.4%
- #58 Mikseli: Genesis
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mikseli Oy
Windows
A sci-fi FPS where a pirate ambush scatters your family across alien planets. Play as Arin, fight bosses, travel through portals, and reunite the Mikseli family. Demo available now. Wishlist for launch updates.
Why similar: Sci-fi 19.3%, Space 18.8%, Space Sim 17.2%, Survival 9.5%, Open World 8.3%
- #59 Spiritus Astrum
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phoenix Game Development
Windows
Spiritus Astrum is a persistent, open-world roleplaying sandbox with multiplayer support. It features an infinite, procedurally generated universe which players are free to explore without restriction. Spiritus Astrum is more than a game, it is a world.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.4%, Space 16.8%, Open World 10.2%, Crafting 8.5%, Sci-fi 8.3%