- #1 Inter Solar 83
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: First Time Games
Windows
Don your space helmet and fire up your star drive as you blaze a trail across the stars in this 1980s inspired space exploration game.
Why similar: Space Sim 28%, 1980s 13.4%, Procedural Generation 11%, Open World 9.3%, Sci-fi 8.4%
- #2 Super Starship
96% matchPositive91% of 11 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 39.6%, Space 10.3%, Simulation 9.6%, Procedural Generation 9.2%, Sci-fi 7.6%
- #3 Patched Conic
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Perilune Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fly real astrodynamics from an Apollo-era DSKY. Plan Lambert transfers, mine asteroids, build a fleet, and survive a 38-body solar system where every trajectory is solved from Kepler's equation. No autopilot, no cheating.
Why similar: Space Sim 36.4%, 1980s 14.8%, Space 10%, Simulation 8.5%, Sci-fi 7.2%
- #4 Shrouded Suns
95% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Benjamin Cid Pérez
Windows
In the midst of a seemingly hopeless war among the stars, take control of highly customizable spacefighters to experience classic space combat action throughout a story-driven campaign.
Why similar: Space Sim 46.1%, Space 19.9%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Retro 9.9%, Simulation 5.4%
- #5 Infinite Voyager
94% 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 29.2%, Space 17.8%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Procedural Generation 10.8%, Open World 9.2%
- #6 Space Travellers
94% 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 32.7%, Space 14.7%, Procedural Generation 14%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Open World 9.7%
- #7 Darkstar One
93% matchVery Positive83% of 628 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 37.4%, Space 26.7%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Open World 9.7%, Exploration 5.3%
- #8 Worlds Of The Future
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonmen Games
Windows
Worlds Of The Future is a sci-fi open world, action/adventure game. Explore a fully seamless solar system full of adventures, mysteries and colorful characters. Build your space delivery company, climb the company rankings and become a legend among the worlds!
Why similar: Space Sim 34.1%, Space 12.3%, Procedural Generation 9.6%, Stylized 8.3%, Open World 7.8%
- #9 ARESDA
91% 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 36.1%, Space 18.8%, Procedural Generation 10.8%, Open World 8.5%, Exploration 7.9%
- #10 Baryum
91% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Dams-Labs
Windows
A first-person space sim set in the real solar system at true scale, with every planet where it actually is today. Dock at the ISS, take contracts, survey planets, mine moons, haul cargo and fight pirates across genuine interplanetary distances as you rise from cadet to major.
Why similar: Space Sim 43.7%, Space 18.8%, Open World 12.5%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Simulation 6.5%
- #11 Psi 5 Trading Company
90% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2020
Dev: Accolade, Inc.Pub: Ziggurat
Windows
Captain a space freighter on its perilous voyage to deliver vital supplies to the Parvin Frontier! Select your crew, then lead and command their efforts to manage the ship's navigation, engineering, weapons, and more on the fly as crises and obstacles arise in real time.
Why similar: Space Sim 41.6%, Space 18%, 1980s 12.8%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Simulation 7.3%
- #12 Starscrip
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: boomthump
Windows
The top-down space sim. Fly, trade, and fight in a galaxy shaped by simulated history, where production, freight, and war reshape a living economy.
Why similar: Space Sim 40.6%, Space 17.6%, Open World 11.8%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Simulation 5.8%
- #13 Star Horizon
89% 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 Sim 25.5%, Space 21.9%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Open World 8.2%, Survival 7.5%
- #14 Star Explorers
88% matchVery Positive82% of 254 reviews2018
Dev: Schmidt Workshops
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 31.5%, Space 15.1%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Open World 10.4%, Retro 9.3%
- #15 Solbound
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fleur Noire
Windows
Fight, salvage and trade across the moons and rings of a solar system nobody can leave. Take what you can carry. Read what the dead left behind. Everything you do is remembered.
Why similar: Space Sim 39.9%, Space 16.9%, Simulation 9.8%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Open World 8.9%
- #16 REAL MOON
85% matchMixed68% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: historia Inc.
Windows
Explore a precisely recreated lunar surface built from real data and a JAXA-backed simulation.
Why similar: Space Sim 47.3%, Space 19.2%, Open World 11.3%, Simulation 11%, Exploration 8.2%
- #17 Last Horizon
86% matchVery Positive81% of 262 reviews2015
Dev: PixeljamPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 126.2 hrs≥1hr: 33%
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.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.5%, Space 18%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Survival 9.5%, Procedural Generation 8.8%
- #18 Subdivision Infinity DX
86% 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 39%, Space 22.7%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Open World 6.3%, Exploration 6.2%
- #19 Elite Dangerous
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 107,797 reviews2015
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 18.3 hrsMean: 149.0 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 44.3%, Space 20.7%, Open World 12.9%, Sci-fi 10%, Exploration 5.7%
- #20 Rodina
84% matchVery Positive93% of 1,333 reviews2014
Dev: Elliptic Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.3 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 29.9%, Space Sim 21.4%, Open World 16.5%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Exploration 9.3%
- #21 VOID PROFIT
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Corvid Food
Windows
Fly a rented corporate vessel in a procedurally-generated universe, navigate risky routes, profit from changing markets before the opportunity disappears and you lose it all. Take jobs, navigate the markets, smuggle, lie. Do everything in order to keep flying.
Why similar: Space Sim 47.9%, Simulation 11.1%, Space 10.5%, Stylized 8.5%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #22 Stellar Archipelago
82% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Gogodinosaur
Windows
Stellar Archipelago is a third-person base builder with a space western flair. Gather resources, build colonies on miniature planets, and grow your population to prove habitability. Unlock the warp junction and open your frontier system to future settlers.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.5%, Procedural Generation 14.2%, Space 13.2%, Open World 10.7%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #23 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey
82% matchVery Positive94% of 1,169 reviews2017
Dev: Bird in SkyPub: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.1 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 Sim 25.7%, Space 25.1%, Open World 12.7%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Simulation 7%
- #24 Mission Rovee
81% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Sphere Province Games
Windows
Control Rovee and complete her mission. Using the terminal and clever pathing, ensure Rovee finishes her mission successfully. Be careful, or she'll run out of battery and her mission will come to an end.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.6%, Typing 28.4% ★, 1980s 12.6%, Space 6.3%, Exploration 5.5%
- #25 Space Zone
81% 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 49.5%, Space 18.3%, Simulation 12.7%, Open World 10.2%, Exploration 8.2%
- #26 Rebel Galaxy
79% matchVery Positive85% of 8,397 reviews2015
Dev: Double Damage Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 13.6 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 34.6%, Space Sim 27.4%, Open World 14%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Simulation 3%
- #27 X Rebirth
80% matchMixed44% of 7,317 reviews2013
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 34.5%, Space Sim 28.1%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Simulation 10.9%, Open World 6.6%
- #28 无尽星海(Endless Stars)
79% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Lxy
Windows
The story takes place in the distant future. You will play a captain of a star ship and go into deep space. You need to manage your resources carefully. In the game, you can investigate the outliers of various planets, discover the wonders of the universe or learn the stories of lost civilizations.
Why similar: Space Sim 46.7%, Space 24.6%, Futuristic 10.4%, Exploration 8.1%, Sci-fi 4.9%
- #29 Skywatch
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BearLoop
Windows
You work at a small observatory as scientist, studying the sky and making sure nothing unsual goes unnoticed. Explore worlds, launch satelites, receive signals from outer space, solve mystries and connect the dots. Welcome to Skywatch.
Why similar: Space 27.4%, Space Sim 23.8%, Exploration 11.6%, Investigation 11.5%, Sci-fi 10.6%
- #30 Morancairn: The Silent Wake
78% 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 36.6%, Space 20.7%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Open World 9%, Exploration 8.7%
- #31 Endless Sky
77% matchVery Positive92% of 7,114 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 36.7%, Space Sim 22%, Open World 14.2%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Simulation 4.5%
- #32 Asteroid Station
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Moosejaw Software
Windows
Asteroid Station is about mining asteroids, but that's not all! Battle hostile machines, defeat powerful bosses, and upgrade your ship as you push deeper into dangerous sectors in this top-down space mining and combat game.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.7%, Space 25.1%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Retro 5.5%, Exploration 5.2%
- #33 Solar System Colonist
76% 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 18.6%, Space Sim 16.9%, Procedural Generation 15%, Open World 14%, Sci-fi 11.7%
- #34 Unknown Horizon
76% 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 22.2%, Space Sim 17.9%, Retro 12.5%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Survival 11.1%
- #35 The Earth Sucks
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Insert Developer NamePub: Great North Gorilla
Windows
A casual space simulation game where you perform orbital manoeuvres on satellites to change their orbit and complete missions.
Why similar: Space Sim 46.4%, Space 18.8%, Simulation 12.8%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Futuristic 6.7%
- #36 PowerCorp
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: byteZorroPub: byteZorro Games
Windows
A space sim survival where each decision costs power. Every system drains your dying reactor. Pilot a crippled spacecraft across a real-scale solar system using true orbital mechanics, manage critical systems, scavenge for resources, while you try to uncover why humanity seems to have disappeared.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.6%, Space 21.8%, Survival 14.2%, Simulation 10.8%, Exploration 6.9%
- #37 Between the Stars
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,502 reviews2024
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 36.7%, Space 27.5%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Simulation 7.1%, Open World 6.6%
- #38 Starlink: Battle for Atlas
74% matchMixed65% of 316 reviews2019
Dev: Ubisoft TorontoPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Lead a group of interstellar pilots dedicated to free the Atlas Star System from Grax and the Forgotten Legion. Start your adventure with the full original Starlink: Battle for Atlas™ Initiative team. Included : * Starlink Game * 4 Starships : Zenith, Neptune, Pulse, Lance * 6 Pilots : Mason, Judge, Chase, Hunter, Levi, Razor * 12...
Why similar: Space Sim 34.7%, Space 26.1%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Open World 14.2%, Adventure 5.6%
- #39 Stardust Origins
74% 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 Sim 30.6%, Space 21.3%, Open World 12.8%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Procedural Generation 6.6%
- #40 Starcom: Nexus
73% matchVery Positive90% of 2,322 reviews2019
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 33.2%, Space Sim 27.2%, Sci-fi 15%, Open World 11%, Exploration 7.8%
- #41 Deep Claims
72% 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 30.8%, Space 18.1%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Exploration 9.4%, Open World 9.3%
- #42 Astrox Imperium
72% matchVery Positive84% of 1,264 reviews2019
Dev: Jace Masula
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Astrox Imperium is a relaxing space game where you fly around a generated universe. Mining, Fighting, Building, Exploring, and Surviving. What makes this game unique? You have complete control of how it plays. A robust sandbox and lots of MOD tools. Make it your game, and play it your own way.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.5%, Space 31.5%, Open World 11.7%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Simulation 7.6%
- #43 Astrobound
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Doink Studios
Windows
Survive and explore space in Astrobound! Visit strange planets, encounter cosmic calamities, and keep your crew alive as you journey through the stars in a retro-inspired whimsical space adventure.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.2%, Space 17.9%, Procedural Generation 11.2%, Survival 10.8%, Exploration 7.5%
- #44 Drifter
73% matchMixed54% of 208 reviews2014
Dev: Celsius Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Drifter is an open-world sandbox space trading game with a procedurally-generated galaxy 100,000 light years across made up of tens of thousands of star systems to explore and features an original soundtrack by composer Danny Baranowsky.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.4%, Space 25.2%, Open World 12.1%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Simulation 8.2%
- #45 Space Cargo Simulator
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yusuf Kurt
Windows
Transport cargo in this challenging flight through the void of space! Listen to your co-pilot's warnings; manage your fuel, grapple with gravity physics and meteors. Expand your fleet with brand new, massive ships using the money earned from deliveries!
Why similar: Space Sim 44.9%, Simulation 10.8%, Space 10.7%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Exploration 7.5%
- #46 Helium Rain
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 340 reviews2018
Dev: Deimos Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Trade your wares and eliminate the competition in a cutthroat world. Buy new ships and stations to mine and haul resources. Explore the vast emptiness of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 54%, Space 25.6%, Simulation 8.2%, Exploration 5.8%, Sci-fi 4.8%
- #47 Suborbital
70% 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 41.3%, Space 16.6%, Survival 13.3%, Open World 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #48 Jitter
69% matchVery Positive85% of 171 reviews2025
Dev: Berko Games
Windows
A sci-fi exploration & survival game where you take on the role of a spaceship’s AI. Explore, fight, and survive across a mining colony in the Main Asteroid Belt. Rebuild your ship. Rescue your crew. Reveal the truth behind your mission.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.6%, Space 17.8%, Open World 12.4%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Retro 9.9%
- #49 Void Tech
69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: We Cure Boredom
Windows
Repair satellites in orbit. Reduce space debris. And enjoy the view. Void Tech is space repair simulation game, where every mission extends satellite life and restores critical infrastructure.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.4%, Space 24.6%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Investigation 14%, Simulation 6.8%
- #50 Solo Defender
70% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: JokerHeadOG
Windows
Solo Defender is a fast-paced vertical space shooter where you battle waves of enemies, unlock upgrades with Gems, and face epic bosses—including a drone-spawning Mothership. One life, multiple planets, and a secret level await. No ads—just pure arcade action.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.9%, 1980s 15.8%, Space 13.4%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Retro 7.6%
- #51 Starship Simulator
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fleetyard Studios
Windows
Explore a scientifically accurate Milky Way galaxy and discover distant uncharted worlds, while having unrestricted access to every deck of your Magellan Class deep space exploration vessel. Interact with numerous fully simulated ship systems, or simply relax in the bar and watch the stars drift by.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.6%, Space 16%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Open World 11.3%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #52 No End
68% 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 40.8%, Procedural Generation 15.6%, Space 14.3%, Open World 13.7%, Exploration 7%
- #53 StarDune
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2w Systems
Windows · Mac
Build, Fly, and Survive. StarDune combines tactile, modular construction with seamless space travel. Reshape vibrant voxel planets, automate your outposts, and explore a procedurally generated solar system alone or with friends in a world that’s yours to mold.
Why similar: Space Sim 25.2%, Space 14.5%, Procedural Generation 13.1%, Open World 12.3%, Survival 10.5%
- #54 Tachyon Dreams Anthology
67% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows
Time itself is breaking up, and Dodger, the dishwashing dude onboard Penrose Space Station, is the unlikely fixer. Join the chaos in this 80s-style comedy, sci-fi text-parser adventure as Dodger tackles a cosmic crisis like no other! This version includes all three episodes + new extra content!
Why similar: Typing 36.1% ★, 1980s 19.2%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Retro 11.8%, Space 9%
- #55 Void Ledger
67% matchNo user reviews2027
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 51.3%, Exploration 10%, Space 8.7%, Open World 8.7%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #56 Unconquered Sun
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pat Traynor
Windows
A first-person space sim and persistent career roguelite where you build your own ship and live in it. Take contracts from human and alien factions in a procedural galaxy at war, grow from a micro-vessel to a capital ship, and make one life count.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.6%, Procedural Generation 14.2%, Space 14%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Open World 8.3%
- #57 Voyager-19
66% matchVery Positive88% of 1,023 reviews2024
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 30%
A short horror game where you control a decaying spacecraft exploring distant star systems.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.8%, Space 23.1%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Retro 13.1%, Exploration 6.8%
- #58 No Man's Sky
66% matchVery Positive85% of 421,258 reviews2016
Dev: Hello Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 20.1 hrsMean: 70.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
Why similar: Space 20.8%, Space Sim 17.6%, Open World 15.7%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Sci-fi 10.7%
- #59 Mikseli: Genesis
66% 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: Space Sim 23.9%, Space 17.5%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Survival 12.7%, Open World 6.9%