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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Sandbox, Space, Simulation, Sci-fi.

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Welcome to the asteroid belt. The work is dangerous, the asteroids are temporary, and Earth is prohibitively expensive. Build automated mining operations, complete contracts, and earn your way back home.

Reviews: Very Positive — 90% — of 680 reviews
Released: 2025-02-10
Developer: Numizmatic
Publisher: Exothermic
Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 7.9 hrs
Mean playtime: 15.3 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 86%

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    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 21.4%, Robots 20.6%, Procedural Generation 19.2%, Sandbox 14.1%, Automation 13.4%

  55. #55 Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft
    67% matchVery Positive85% of 637 reviews2024
    Dev: Luden.io
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    You land on a frozen planet in a tiny rocket with a robot inside. Harvest and combine materials to discover new ones. Use visual programming to make the robot do the tiresome work for you. Slowly build a gang of self-sustaining robot workers and watch them terraform the planet.

    Why similar: Robots 32.9%, Sandbox 24%, Automation 22.7%, Strategy 6.8%, Sci-fi 5.7%

  56. #56 Cosmic Miners
    68% matchMixed56% of 60 reviews2025
    Dev: bitByte Games
    Windows

    Explore asteroid fields, trade rare resources, and upgrade your ship in Cosmic Miners. Navigate faction alliances, complete missions, and rise through the ranks in a dynamic space adventure where your choices shape your path to cosmic power.

    Why similar: Space 39.4%, Sci-fi 21.3%, Exploration 14.1%, 3D 9.6%, Simulation 6.1%

  57. #57 Starground
    67% matchVery Positive82% of 191 reviews2024
    Dev: Big Boy GamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
    Windows · Linux

    Build a formidable factory and go dungeoning alone or with friends. Solve logic puzzles and automate resource collection and crafting, or venture into dungeons filled with dangers and rewards. Find your own ideal gameplay balance, as any unique path will advance the story!

    Why similar: Mining 29.5%, Space 17.7%, Procedural Generation 17.7%, Automation 14.1%, Sandbox 12.2%

  58. #58 Sector Space
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 139 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: Top-Down 24.5%, Exploration 22.2%, Space 21.6%, Simulation 15.4%, Sci-fi 10.5%

  59. #59 Starvester
    65% matchMostly Positive70% of 788 reviews2026
    Dev: Syphono4Pub: Future Friends Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A short incremental game about expanding a star-system wide factory to build giant megastructures in space. Deploy swarms of drones, mine resources, unlock upgrades and harvest the power of the stars!

    Why similar: Mining 32.9%, Space 22.5%, Automation 20%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Strategy 7.6%

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