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  1. #1 Interstellar Rift
    97% matchMixed68% of 1,667 reviews2020
    Dev: Split PolygonPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 35.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Interstellar Rift is an open world starship simulator with an emphasis on ship construction and multi-player interaction. Survive in a hostile galaxy with your own custom designed and constructed starship. Invite other players to join your crew or fight them across the galaxy!

    Why similar: Space Sim 21.3%, Mining 18.3% ★, Sandbox 10.1%, Space 9.7%, Open World 9.2%

  2. #2 Astrox Imperium
    96% 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 26.7%, Space 26%, Mining 20.6% ★, Sandbox 13.5%, Open World 10.8%

  3. #3 Celestium
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: alex197
    Windows · Linux

    An open world survival game set in space.

    Why similar: Space Sim 20.9%, Mining 18.1% ★, Space 13.8%, Sandbox 12%, Open World 10.7%

  4. #4 Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation
    95% matchVery Positive84% of 455 reviews2015
    Dev: Jace Masula
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Exiled to a deep space mining sector, you are left with a crappy ship, a laser, and a small mining beam. It is up to you to survive by working your way through the galaxy. Mine asteroids, refine and trade the ore, buy upgrades for your ship, hunt pirates... you get it.

    Why similar: Mining 22.3% ★, Space 21.8%, Space Sim 21.1%, Sandbox 13.8%, Open World 10.3%

  5. #5 Deep Space Treasure
    94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: RoundTable_M
    Windows

    A 2D side-scrolling sandbox survival game featuring pure random exploration and mining. Mine, gather, study alien life, and build bases. Battle harsh environments and rival alien miners. Embrace unpredictable roguelike survival challenges in an infinitely generated universe.

    Why similar: Space Sim 23.8%, Mining 18.9% ★, Aliens 12.5%, Space 12%, Robots 11.9%

  6. #6 Deep Claims
    94% 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 23.2%, Sandbox 17%, Space 15.7%, Exploration 10.7%, Open World 9%

  7. #7 Worlds Of The Future
    93% 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 30.1%, Sandbox 16.1%, Space 12.6%, Open World 9%, Exploration 7.9%

  8. #8 Moon Rocks and Slimes
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Voided Pixels Studio
    Windows

    A sci-fi, base-building adventure where you build a 'ship' on an asteroid; explore space, battle slimes, raiders, space rhinos, and more. A story that includes following orders from a mysterious AI, shooting fish with a space grappling hook, invading space stations, fixing the exploded moon, etc.

    Why similar: Mining 24.3% ★, Sandbox 17.2%, Space 16.3%, Open World 14.2%, Exploration 9.4%

  9. #9 Starlathe
    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Astraeon Interactive
    Windows

    Command your ship and fleet in a galaxy that truly lives: 150 sectors where six factions mine, haul, trade, build and wage war whether you're there or not. Trade it, rob it, defend it — or forge your own fleet and carve out your place in it.

    Why similar: Space Sim 31.7%, Mining 16.4% ★, Sandbox 15%, Open World 12.1%, Space 8.5%

  10. #10 Rodina
    91% 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 28.9%, Space Sim 17.9%, Open World 17.8%, Sandbox 15.3%, Exploration 11.7%

  11. #11 Huntian: StarTrace
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: INSIGNE
    Windows

    Rebuild civilization from the first flame! As last pioneer, 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 23.9%, Sandbox 19.9%, Space 18%, Open World 13.5%, Adventure 7.7%

  12. #12 Astario
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ondřej Hroch
    Windows

    Astario is a universe in which you can build functional ships and orbital stations with automated factories. Collect materials, craft new blocks, and expand into the universe. Nothing is ever truly static, ships, stations, asteroids, planets, everything follows the laws of orbital motion.

    Why similar: Mining 26.1% ★, Space Sim 20.1%, Space 16.3%, Open World 8.1%, Sandbox 7.2%

  13. #13 Deep Haul
    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: MJ Games
    Windows

    Mine a vast, lonely asteroid field at the edge of a giant solar system. Tear ore from drifting rocks, haul it back to the station, and upgrade a rust-bucket into a roaring hauler. Dodge mini-suns, the sun, and a black hole — and clear the whole field to win.

    Why similar: Space Sim 27.1%, Mining 26.2% ★, Space 12.8%, Sandbox 12.6%, Open World 8.5%

  14. #14 Void Ledger
    88% 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 41.2%, Sandbox 20.8%, Exploration 12.1%, Open World 9%, Space 8.1%

  15. #15 Tiny Pixel Planets
    87% matchPositive86% of 13 reviews2024
    Dev: SP Possibilities
    Windows

    Explore the pixel cosmos, jumping from star system to star system. Land on fully procedural planets, and make them your home.

    Why similar: Space Sim 24.9%, Sandbox 16.8%, Space 16.2%, Exploration 9.1%, Open World 9%

  16. #16 Weird Wormholes
    86% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
    Dev: KelpMine
    Windows · Linux

    Weird Wormholes is a casual game about traveling through wormholes to try and get back home. Use your ship to mine planets for resources and process these resources into components to enable your travels.

    Why similar: Space Sim 34.4%, Sandbox 19.3%, Mining 17.5% ★, Exploration 8.7%, Space 7.1%

  17. #17 Drifter
    86% 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 24.1%, Space Sim 21.8%, Sandbox 19.8%, Mining 13.1% ★, Open World 12.9%

  18. #18 Collapsed Horizon
    85% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Sheyper
    Windows

    Travel between galaxies, dig planets, collect ores, sell them, upgrade your equipment, and earn your ticket back to Earth.

    Why similar: Mining 38.8% ★, Open World 15.7%, Exploration 11.2%, Space 10.8%, Sandbox 10.6%

  19. #19 Drill Space
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Futurist3
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Burrow through alien worlds and mine for hidden treasures. As your foothold spreads across the vastness of space, dark forces hunt you down. How will you carve out your legacy among the stars?

    Why similar: Mining 18.8% ★, Space Sim 18%, Sandbox 15.2%, Open World 10.2%, Space 9.3%

  20. #20 Star Boss
    84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
    Dev: BeautifulWorld
    Windows

    Make robots and spaceships,explore the space,fight with aliens.

    Why similar: Space Sim 27.1%, Mining 16.9% ★, Aliens 13.2%, Space 12.2%, Robots 10.6%

  21. #21 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey
    83% 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 25.7%, Space Sim 22.8%, Open World 14.6%, Sandbox 12.5%, Adventure 8.8%

  22. #22 Unearthed
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BitWatson
    Windows · Linux

    Unearthed is top down mining adventure set in a procedurally generated blocky underground world. Explore endless cave systems filled with dangerous creatures and unexpected companions. Mine resources, survive the depths, and rebuild the world as you see it fit.

    Why similar: Mining 35% ★, Sandbox 21.7%, Open World 10%, Building 8.6%, Crafting 6.8%

  23. #23 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 34%, Sandbox 16.5%, Open World 14.8%, Space 13.8%, Exploration 8.7%

  24. #24 Spaceflight Simulator
    80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,809 reviews2022
    Dev: Team Curiosity ✦
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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 34.9%, Sandbox 19.3%, Space 19%, Exploration 7.9%, Open World 5.5%

  25. #25 WormWorld
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Kyjmo
    Windows

    A creative sandbox adventure with a focus on exploration, discovery and survival. Shape your worlds, build, mine, and farm. Expand your reach and travel to other worlds using your ship, and worm holes!

    Why similar: Space Sim 23.1%, Sandbox 16%, Space 13.9%, Open World 9.6%, Exploration 8.6%

  26. #26 Asteroid Mining Empire
    79% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
    Dev: Nightingale Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Asteroid Mining Empire is a sci-fi mining progression game where you harvest asteroid fields, earn credits, unlock upgrades, expand your ship and drone systems, and push toward powerful long-term rebirth progression as your small operation grows into a space industry.

    Why similar: Space Sim 44.9%, Mining 17.5% ★, Space 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Arcade 5.4%

  27. #27 Jitter
    78% 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 29.5%, Space 17.5%, Sandbox 15%, Open World 13.6%, Exploration 8%

  28. #28 Fairspace
    81% matchMixed68% of 38 reviews2015
    Dev: Sub Orbital Software
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Fairspace is an amateur developed open-ended space exploration, trading and combat game. A full and rich persistent universe awaits your discovery.

    Why similar: Space Sim 28.8%, Mining 23.4% ★, Space 14.1%, Aliens 10.3%, Open World 10.1%

  29. #29 Scraponauts
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: AriaMakesGames
    Windows

    You are a Scraponaut, create your own spaceplane with unique parts each affecting the way your plane behaves. Collect scrap while exploring procedurally generated islands, unlock and discover unique new parts to upgrade your spaceplane.

    Why similar: Space Sim 33%, Space 17.3%, Sandbox 16.5%, Building 8%, Open World 6.6%

  30. #30 Chechelevo Mainland
    78% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: 1_XakerPub: lockibueno
    Windows

    Chechelevo Mainland is a procedurally generated sandbox game focused on resource gathering. Carve your path through the landscape, upgrade your robot, uncover hidden stashes, and build your own underground world, progress is saved locally, and every world is unique thanks to seed-based generation.

    Why similar: Mining 24.7% ★, Sandbox 20%, Space 12.8%, Robots 12.2%, Open World 7.3%

  31. #31 Minicology
    77% matchMixed68% of 72 reviews2024
    Dev: Isaac DennerPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    You have crash-landed into a mini-verse of tiny planets. Welcome to Minicology! Embark on an interstellar survival sandbox journey. Use your crafting, combat, and automation skills to survive the many challenges this mini-verse throws at you.

    Why similar: Space Sim 29.6%, Aliens 13.3%, Sandbox 11.6%, Open World 9.3%, Platformer 7.4%

  32. #32 Veridian Expanse
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Howling Moon Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Explore the depths as you drill, craft, and fight to escape from a mysterious asteroid deep in the Veridian Expanse!

    Why similar: Space Sim 31.6%, Mining 23.1% ★, Space 12%, Exploration 8.3%, Crafting 5.5%

  33. #33 Starcom: Unknown Space
    74% matchVery Positive92% of 4,500 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 Sim 28.9%, Space 24.7%, Open World 14.9%, Aliens 10.3%, Exploration 9.5%

  34. #34 99 Pixel Cats
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 2Lion
    Windows

    A cargo full of 99 Pixel cats crashed on Venus. Abort your asteroids mining mission. Your priority is now to rescue the cats by digging your way down into the puzzling underground caves of an old hazardous industrial planet.

    Why similar: Mining 25.7% ★, Aliens 13.2%, Space 13%, Arcade 11.8%, Platformer 11.8%

  35. #35 Wayward Terran Frontier: Zero Falls
    77% matchMixed67% of 544 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 32.2%, Sandbox 16.5%, Space 15.7%, Open World 14.9%, Exploration 5.4%

  36. #36 The Ignition Protocol
    75% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: SuperKitowiec
    Windows

    The Ignition Protocol is a slow-paced, top-down incremental asteroid-mining game. Fly your ship in zero-g, mine and tow asteroids, transport resources, automate your base, and ignite a new star - the last light in a fading universe.

    Why similar: Mining 30.6% ★, Space Sim 18.7%, Space 17.9%, Sandbox 14.5%, Exploration 6.8%

  37. #37 Oddment
    75% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
    Dev: anchikai
    Windows

    Oddment is a roguelite focused on mining and exploration, set on a moon orbiting a distant earth-like planet nestled within a dangerous corner of space.

    Why similar: Sandbox 21.7%, Platformer 19.4%, Robots 13.1%, Adventure 11.4%, Space 10%

  38. #38 Bouncekraft
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Sinister Plots Games
    Windows · Mac

    A physics-driven automation game where your workers bounce between buildings like pinballs. Design bounce paths, build production chains, and survive asteroid waves.

    Why similar: Mining 34.9% ★, Space Sim 24.5%, Sandbox 15.5%, Space 8.3%, Exploration 5.8%

  39. #39 MineEngineer
    73% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: MoonBuninni
    Windows · Mac

    Build physics-driven ships and automated factories block by block in a 2D space survival sandbox. Mine planets and asteroids, program machines, explore a hostile universe and survive solo or with friends.

    Why similar: Space Sim 22.4%, Mining 21.3% ★, Space 14.9%, Sandbox 14.3%, Building 6.5%

  40. #40 Asteroid Rodeo
    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Buried Signal Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Asteroids are worth trillions. They're also spinning at 200 meters per second. You are a Wrangler—harpoon tumbling rocks, wrestle them to a dead stop with your custom-built ship, and mine them for credits. The pay is good. The survival rate is a conversation people avoid.

    Why similar: Mining 26.9% ★, Space Sim 25%, Sandbox 14.3%, Space 11%, Open World 10.5%

  41. #41 Only Up Spaceman
    73% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
    Dev: Limey Studio
    Windows

    Conquer the heights of space by navigating treacherous landscapes. Battle gravity and test your skill to reach the top. Get ready for the climb of your life.

    Why similar: Space Sim 35.2%, Space 20.8%, Platformer 14.6%, Open World 13.3%, Exploration 7.4%

  42. #42 Rebots
    72% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2024
    Dev: FlatPonies
    Windows

    Rebots is a first-person automation game with an expansive universe to explore. Using intelligent(ish) rebots, you can gather resources, terraform planets, and scan all of the things. Traverse the galaxy in the name of space capitalism!

    Why similar: Space Sim 23.8%, Space 14.7%, Robots 13.9%, Aliens 13.6%, Sandbox 13.2%

  43. #43 Fjellward
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Seaside Baboon
    Windows

    Fjellward is a 2D sandbox game set in a procedurally generated world. Gather pixels, find villagers and rebuild your town.

    Why similar: Mining 32% ★, Sandbox 17.4%, Open World 12.8%, Platformer 11.3%, Exploration 9.4%

  44. #44 DiDiDiG
    70% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
    Dev: ISIT Studio
    Windows · Linux

    Mine ore on the Moon, send it back to Earth to earn money, and buy Skill Cores to upgrade your abilities. Use a variety of helpful equipment on your expedition — and yes, there’s a dog! Uncover the secrets hidden beneath the lunar surface.

    Why similar: Mining 35% ★, Space 15.8%, Sandbox 15.7%, Exploration 8.9%, Platformer 7.9%

  45. #45 AraCore Astromining Ventures
    71% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: El Crabo Grande Games
    Windows · Linux

    Take to the asteroid belt and fly as a rookie mining ship pilot, exploring space and mining asteroids, earning money to save your community on Mars in this story-driven space action game. Your choices and actions will shape the unfolding story, changing the fate of all those you meet.

    Why similar: Mining 30.3% ★, Space Sim 23%, Space 18.9%, Exploration 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%

  46. #46 AstroPoly
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: OrcaGames
    Windows

    A pixel-art space mining game. Dig into procedurally generated planets, chart your own route across the star map, collect rare ores, level up your gear, and grow your fortune by investing in the market.

    Why similar: Mining 39.4% ★, Space Sim 34.2%, Space 9.4%, Exploration 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%

  47. #47 Elon
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MonoBehavior Games
    Windows

    After a mysterious accident you are left are stranded, floating through space on a piece of a space station. Craft supplies and Hubs to expand what is now your home. But be warned space is a dangerous places where one mistake can mean certain death. Can you defy the odds and survive in space?

    Why similar: Space Sim 33.7%, Sandbox 18.1%, Space 10.9%, Exploration 8.9%, Building 7.1%

  48. #48 Project Klorp
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Static Drift
    Windows

    Lead an expedition into an unexplored solar system. Build rockets, aircraft, and other vehicles, discover new worlds, gather resources, complete missions, unlock technology, and grow a colony of tiny purple Klorps in this spaceflight sandbox.

    Why similar: Space Sim 37.8%, Space 22.9%, Sandbox 18.4%, Exploration 7.2%, Building 6.6%

  49. #49 StarMade
    71% matchMixed68% of 2,992 reviews2014
    Dev: Schine GmbH
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    The ultimate space sandbox. Participate in epic fleet battles, form alliances, strive to dominate entire galaxies and harness the universe’s resources for your industrious empire or the destruction of others. Customise your experience, the universe is yours!

    Why similar: Space 27.9%, Sandbox 22.6%, Open World 15.7%, Space Sim 13.3%, Building 8.1%

  50. #50 Gears of Eden
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cubit Games
    Windows

    Gears of Eden is an indie space game set in the distant future featuring a story-driven adventure that includes open-world exploration, crafting and missions. Take control of a sentient machine and search for answers to your origin as you mine, craft, and explore!

    Why similar: Space Sim 22.8%, Space 17.1%, Robots 16.5%, Adventure 11.1%, Open World 10.2%

  51. #51 Starscrip
    69% 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 40.8%, Space 20.5%, Open World 15.3%, Sandbox 10.7%, Exploration 8%

  52. #52 Planet Centauri
    67% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,395 reviews2024
    Dev: Permadeath
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Dive into an epic adventure alone or with friends! Explore hidden dungeons, capture and tame fearsome monsters, build and defend your village. Craft powerful weapons, master magical spells, and transform an planet into the cradle of a new civilization!

    Why similar: Mining 27.5% ★, Sandbox 16.3%, Open World 12.7%, Platformer 9.2%, Exploration 8.3%

  53. #53 Corner World
    69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: Lactose Free
    Windows

    Game where you can build, break or craft things.

    Why similar: Mining 32.2% ★, Sandbox 27.8%, Building 11%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Casual 7.6%

  54. #54 Triton Survival
    67% 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 27%, Space 16.8%, Sandbox 16.6%, Open World 10.7%, Exploration 8.8%

  55. #55 Elite Dangerous
    68% 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 42.5%, Space 23%, Open World 16%, Exploration 8.2%, Sandbox 7.9%

  56. #56 The Last Starship
    66% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,705 reviews2026
    Dev: Introversion Software
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    The Last Starship is a 2D space construction game where you design and upgrade your starship. Choose your path: pirate hunter, miner, engineer, spacebus driver, and more, whilst exploring vibrant star systems. Enjoy a growing sandbox world, with regular free updates. Your cosmic adventure awaits!

    Why similar: Space Sim 26.4%, Mining 26.4% ★, Space 15.3%, Sandbox 14.4%, Building 7%

  57. #57 Exovia
    68% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: ByteRockers' Games
    Windows

    Exovia is a physics-based mining and automation sandbox in space. Survey asteroids, engineer zero-G logistics without conveyor belts, and design complex Newtonian factories. Turn floating chaos into perfect order and experience true inner peace as you solve one satisfying problem and then the next.

    Why similar: Space Sim 25.2%, Mining 24.4% ★, Sandbox 12.1%, Space 12%, Building 6%

  58. #58 Astro Traveler
    68% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
    Dev: Quatro Designs
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A retro style space sim where you mine, trade, bounty hunt, pillage, and explore. In this game you choose you own path as you navigate the galaxy while balancing faction alligence and legality of your actions.

    Why similar: Space Sim 31.7%, Sandbox 17.8%, Space 13.5%, Open World 9.8%, Aliens 7.2%

  59. #59 Space Engineers 2
    65% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,654 reviews2025
    Dev: Keen Software House
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Space Engineers 2 is a playable Early Access Alpha sandbox focused on engineering, exploration, and colonization in a fully destructible universe. Design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases while uncovering the story of Miro and Ivan Sokol. Help shape the future of the Almagest system.

    Why similar: Mining 21.7% ★, Space Sim 19.1%, Space 15.3%, Sandbox 14.9%, Open World 11%

  60. #60 Cosmorists
    66% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
    Dev: Stellar Roots
    Windows

    You find yourself completely alone on a different yet very familiar looking planet. Explore the planet, craft tools, fight enemies, and build bases! Do science to learn new technologies that will allow interplanetary travel and better tools at your disposal!

    Why similar: Mining 20.5% ★, Sandbox 16.7%, Open World 15.3%, Space 9.2%, Exploration 8.2%

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