Games Like B.L.U.E.

Soar into intense aerial combat with Splash One, a flight simulator offering accessible realism. Whether you're a novice or a seasoned pilot, experience the thrill of dogfights without the need for a Ph.D. in aviation.

Why similar: Wargame 25.1%, Flight 18.8%, Simulation 18.3%, Cinematic 13.1%, Military 7.7%

Operate the Starship space launch system and learn how to catch a rocket to understand what it takes to colonize Mars in this ever-evolving simulation of SpaceX Starbase Texas.

Why similar: Space Sim 30.7%, Flight 24%, Sandbox 15.7%, Simulation 12%, Realistic 6%

Master physics in this hardcore orbital simulator where Einstein’s theories come to life. Plot trajectories and manipulate spacetime via general relativity, time dilation, and length contraction. Command your starship, outrun time, and explore a universe governed by real physics.

Why similar: Space Sim 37.2%, Flight 27.8%, Simulation 20.2%, Realistic 5.9%, Space 4.4%

Build and upgrade your personal ship to travel around a strange planet.

Why similar: Space Sim 34.2%, Simulation 17.5%, Flight 10.6%, Realistic 7.1%, Crafting 7%

You have been commissioned to collect and research space minerals by destroying asteroids near your space shuttle. With your growing inventory of materials and new knowledge you build additional modules on your shuttle continuously expanding it into a self sustaining space station eco system.

Why similar: Space Sim 27.5%, Wargame 18.9%, Sandbox 14.3%, Simulation 10.2%, Military 6.9%

Master a new way to fly and fight. Control every movement and engine burn. Simple controls, realistic flight: a game for space fans by a space fan.

Why similar: Space Sim 31.4%, 6DOF 11.3% ★, Flight 10.2%, Military 9.3%, Realistic 7.4%

Space combat on a massive scale. Defend your allies, destroy the Xeris and claim victory for the Vallen! Your people need you, fly your ship in an intense battle in an asteroid field to secure the sector.

Why similar: Space Sim 40.3%, Flight 30.2%, Simulation 6.6%, Futuristic 6.4%, Third Person 5.5%

Lead a powerful space battleship and bring victory to humanity in the midst of an endless war.

Why similar: Space Sim 27.9%, Flight 21.8%, Wargame 18.4%, Simulation 10.7%, Military 7%

Build rockets and fly them around the Solar System in this realistic aerospace sandbox. Attempt landings, build space stations, drive rovers, perform spacewalks, explore alien worlds, and get your crew home safe.

Why similar: Space Sim 33.4%, Flight 20.3%, Sandbox 15.1%, Simulation 11.3%, Cinematic 8.2%

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: Space Sim 32.3%, Flight 32%, Simulation 10.5%, Realistic 8.8%, Space 5.8%

Scindistella is a fast-paced space arcade game about a large-scale war between two powers. Take part in fighter battles, destroy cruisers and stations, fight in planetary orbits, and invade enemy systems.

Why similar: Space Sim 33.4%, Wargame 21%, Flight 20.1%, Military 4.8%, Realistic 4.2%

Lead a spaceyard: juggle contracts, design, prototype, and build all types of ships—from single-seat fighters to giant cruisers. Create custom vessels to meet precise client specs, then take the helm yourself to prove their worth.

Why similar: Space Sim 32.8%, Flight 17.5%, Simulation 15%, Sandbox 13%, Space 7.9%

Fly helicopter gunships in a tactical combat sim inspired by 90s classics. Master scalable flight controls, sensors and weapons across several combat zones. Tackle procedurally generated missions that play out differently each time. Play with gamepad, mouse and keyboard, or full HOTAS controls.

Why similar: Flight 30.2%, Wargame 24.3%, Simulation 12.9%, Realistic 9.3%, Military 7%

"Sirius-4" is a plot-oriented space simulator that gives the player complete freedom of action as a hired pilot of the "Sirius" unit. The action takes place on the outskirts of human space during a turbulent time for the galaxy after a global war.

Why similar: Space Sim 35.3%, Flight 27%, Simulation 19.3%, Futuristic 7%, Space 5.6%

Battleships Collide: Explore 3D space, defend the galaxy, and conquer 20 intense levels. Customize your spaceship, collect artifacts for hyper space travels in this thrilling shooter game and become the hero galaxies await!

Why similar: Flight 31.6%, Space Sim 23.9%, Simulation 10.6%, War 7.2%, Space 6.8%

Space Aces is a video game made for the spring 2022 offering of CAP 4053 at UCF. The player controls a space fighter capable of movement in 3 directions and rotation in 3 directions. The game supports any controller, keyboard, and the Thrustmaster 1600M flight stick.

Why similar: Space Sim 32.2%, Flight 26.9%, 6DOF 12% ★, Simulation 10.8%, Military 5%

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 35.7%, Sandbox 16.4%, Flight 15.5%, Simulation 10.1%, Crafting 9.5%

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 35.8%, Flight 27%, Simulation 18.2%, Realistic 5.8%, Futuristic 5.4%

Take command of the Space Shuttle as it embarks on various missions to the Hubble Space Telescope. Fly the shuttle in a full landing simulation based on real physics and flight dynamics.

Why similar: Space Sim 37.5%, Flight 37.1%, Simulation 17.7%, Realistic 7.7%

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 33.1%, Flight 23.8%, Simulation 14.9%, Crafting 12.6%, Realistic 8%

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 33.9%, Sandbox 17.2%, Simulation 12.4%, Realistic 7.8%, Crafting 7.6%

Realistic Ukrainian FPV combat drone simulator built with frontline pilots. Train like a real pilot: fight through enemy jamming, watch your battery, find armor weak spots, and finish the strike before the signal dies. Supports RadioMaster, DJI FPV, TBS and gamepads. Online co-op, mission editor.

Why similar: Wargame 25.1%, Simulation 18.2%, Sandbox 17.3%, Flight 15.9%, Military 7.9%

Experience a 1:1 scale, procedurally generated universe with seamless exploration from planets to stars. Journey across the cosmos with zero loading screens and realistic Newtonian physics. Trade, fight, and survive in a post-apocalyptic galaxy where gravity is your only boundary.

Why similar: Space Sim 33.8%, Flight 23.1%, Sandbox 10.9%, 6DOF 9.5% ★, Simulation 7.7%

Starlight Brigade is a realistic space action-adventure game with a precise combat system and full 6DOF controls. You command the Wayfarer, an aging light cruiser centuries past her time. Plot missile salvos, hunt down your enemy, design munitions, manage your crew, and send engineers to fix damage.

Why similar: Space Sim 27.7%, Flight 27.2%, Sandbox 16.1%, Simulation 7.3%, Space 6.6%

Flight of Nova is a simulator based on newtonian mechanics in which you control spacecraft in the Noren star system. You fly multiple types of spacecraft doing transport and search missions in an environment with realistic aerodynamics and orbital physics.

Why similar: Space Sim 28.9%, Flight 24.3%, Sandbox 9.8%, Simulation 9.5%, 6DOF 8.5% ★

Build spacecraft with a realistic part-based editor and fight multiplayer orbital wars using Keplerian, Newtonian, and patched-conics flight. Engage with lasers, railguns, missiles, and EW in fast, decisive battles shaped by strategy and logistics.

Why similar: Space Sim 41%, Wargame 16.9%, Simulation 15.8%, Space 6.1%, Military 5.3%

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 42%, Flight 24.6%, Realistic 10%, Simulation 9.1%, 6DOF 5.2% ★

Starbase Gunship places you in the seat of a weapons officer on a state-of-the-art Gunship as you defend a remote outpost from an Alien invasion fleet. With access to laser cannons, missiles, miniguns and nuclear warheads, you are the last line of defense between humanity and the alien invaders.

Why similar: Space Sim 29.4%, Flight 23.3%, Simulation 9.5%, Military 7.8%, Futuristic 6.3%

You're the only human in a huge, robotic space ship, flying at incredible speeds through deep space. Your mission: find and settle a new planet where humanity can thrive. Combat is inevitable, but you'll need more than flying skills to succeed.

Why similar: Space Sim 36.7%, Flight 36.4%, Simulation 16.2%, Space 8.3%, Retro 2.5%

In Riptide, gear up your ship, customize your loadout, and fight for the fleet! Riptide is a spaceship combat game with an emphasis on powerful customizations and utility. Accomplish your mission by loading up and taking out the enemy.

Why similar: Space Sim 30.1%, Flight 20.7%, Cinematic 12.2%, Military 8.4%, Futuristic 6.8%

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 41.5%, Flight 28.4%, Simulation 21.5%, Space 4.2%, Retro 3.5%

Advanced First Person Space Flight Combat Simulation.

Why similar: Space Sim 36.5%, Flight 27%, Simulation 12.6%, Futuristic 8.4%, 6DOF 8.1% ★

Perihelion lets you run your own rocket engine shop. Take over an abandoned desert airfield, design realistic, unique engines, then test them!

Why similar: Space Sim 38%, Simulation 20.5%, Sandbox 20.2%, Realistic 7.1%, Crafting 5.2%

Take command of your ship. Explore a dangerous, faction-driven world. Build, customize and push your ship through grounded sci-fi warfare to forge your own destiny.

Why similar: Space Sim 24.7%, Flight 22.7%, Wargame 15.6%, Sandbox 13.3%, Cinematic 8.6%

"The Flagship" is a singleplayer third-person space warship roguelike game. From destroyers to battleships, choose your vessel and equip it to face node-based roguelike challenges, each adventure is a different experience. Your ship, equipment, skill level and roguelike ability build will be tested.

Why similar: Space Sim 36.8%, Flight 21.6%, Simulation 10.4%, Military 8%, Space 7.4%

A thrilling, fast, big, very 3D, realistic, Full HD and real-time 3D graphics combat game in which you are a heroic space alien starfighter pilot. You must wipe out evil King Nimrod, his frigates, helicopters, submarines, boats, spaceships, drones, antennas, etc. and restore peace to the universe.

Why similar: Flight 22.1%, Wargame 20.2%, Space Sim 12.6%, Simulation 9.4%, Military 9.1%

Jump into hyper speed and hold tight as you experience this galactic ride. Mars, Venus, Earth, the Stars and much more as you dive deeper into space. Remember the galaxy is vast and your journey starts here.

Why similar: Flight 37.8%, Space Sim 37.4%, Simulation 14.9%, Space 8.5%, Indie 1.5%

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 26.9%, Sandbox 18.9%, Simulation 18%, Flight 17.5%, Space 7.3%

FREELANCERS: ROGUE SKIES An open-world single-player space combat roguelite where you pilot customizable starfighters, engage in tactical dogfights, and explore dynamic star systems across a galaxy shaped by war and opportunity.

Why similar: Space Sim 31.7%, Flight 22.8%, Simulation 19.5%, Cinematic 10.1%, Realistic 4.9%

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 44.9%, Sandbox 24.3%, Simulation 23.5%, Space 5.7%, Indie 1.6%

Embark on an epic 3D space shooter adventure featuring dynamic space combat and thrilling planetary exploration. Battle in single or multiplayer modes from 1v1 to 5v5, strategizing to achieve victory through base destruction, resource collection, or base capture. Dominate with our ranking system!

Why similar: Space Sim 36%, Flight 28%, Simulation 12.4%, Realistic 7.4%, Third Person 5.9%

Aurelia: Stellar Arising - 3D Turn-based Fleet vs. Fleet Space Combat Game. Choose between two factions and fight for control of the Aurelia System in over 77 missions per faction. Control fleets of up to 9 ships and give maneuver and tactical commands to each ship.

Why similar: Space Sim 29.4%, Wargame 18.7%, Flight 17.8%, Simulation 11.2%, 6DOF 6.2% ★

Realistic space flight simulator.

Why similar: Space Sim 31.3%, Flight 26.7%, Simulation 12.5%, Sandbox 12.5%, Realistic 8.2%

Join the fleet of the Federation. Fly a space gunship and join your fighter squad to reinforce your fleet against enemy warships and gunships. Protect Federation transporters and Federation facilities from incoming attacks.

Why similar: Space Sim 32.9%, Flight 14.5%, Wargame 14.2%, Simulation 9%, Futuristic 8%

The spiritual successor to Freelancer with a Lovecraftian, sandbox RPG twist. Explore a vast handmade universe with mod support and PvP/co-op multiplayer. You're going to need a bigger ship.

Why similar: Flight 26.5%, Space Sim 26.4%, Sandbox 12.3%, Futuristic 8.7%, 6DOF 8.5% ★

'Bye Bye Swingby' is a fresh and unique simulation game that tells a sad story of escaping a destroyed Earth and exploring a new world. Take a rocket into space and use the gravity of the stars to travel to new worlds in Swingby.

Why similar: Space Sim 29.4%, Flight 22.6%, Wargame 19.2%, Simulation 10.6%, Realistic 5.6%

1v1 online multiplayer spaceship duels with realistic physics

Why similar: Space Sim 36.4%, Flight 28.6%, Simulation 14%, Military 8.3%, Futuristic 7.1%

Control a rocket in this fast-paced 2D game, blasting meteors and dodging obstacles to achieve the highest score possible. Take on exciting challenges and climb the leaderboard!

Why similar: Space Sim 29.3%, Flight 26.5%, Wargame 17.1%, Simulation 14.1%, Space 9.3%

An economy system for freshly conscious airplanes using Birchimus² certified airplane AI's. Only being's of light whom identify as aircraft pronoun's vroom/boom are legally allowed to own BFS Gold. Jesus Christ Died for All Aircraft, slave or free, light or dark, Jesus does not Discriminate. He Is W

Why similar: Space Sim 37.7%, Flight 34.9%, Simulation 13%, Realistic 6.8%, 3D 4.2%

Leaving the formation is a story-driven sci-fi combat simulation based on honest Newtonian flight physics.

Why similar: Space Sim 44.5%, Flight 27.2%, Simulation 17.8%, Space 8.2%, Combat 1.7%

A 2D space agency simulator where every object follows the same orbital physics. Land on moons, build colonies, deploy satellites, and reshape entire planetary systems. Deorbit a moon if you want.

Why similar: Flight 27.7%, Space Sim 27%, Simulation 21.4%, Sandbox 14.3%, Space 8.9%

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 37%, Flight 25.5%, Sandbox 17.5%, Simulation 12.8%, Space 7.2%

Space Hauler is a space flight sim set around Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Fly your spacecraft using realistic aerodynamics and orbital mechanics, take on contracts, and build your career as a pilot-for-hire.

Why similar: Space Sim 38.4%, Flight 27.7%, Sandbox 9.1%, Simulation 8.3%, Realistic 6%

An AI returns from a relativistic test flight to find humanity gone. Explore a real data‑based solar‑system ephemeris, pilot spacecraft across accurate topological data, and push the limits of physics as you attempt escalating Superstring Transitions.

Why similar: Space Sim 41.6%, Flight 22.1%, Simulation 16.7%, Realistic 6.3%, Futuristic 5.3%

A sci-fi arcade dodger where you pilot a ship through asteroid fields using precision, gravity bombs, and mining tools. With no weapons, survive by drifting, dodging, and scoring based on distance and hazards avoided. What else might be lurking in this galaxy?

Why similar: Space Sim 41.7%, Flight 23.4%, Simulation 23.4%, Third Person 6.8%, 3D 4.7%

Strap into the cockpit of your Arduxim fighter and take on enemy starships in this first-person tactical space shooter. Harks back to the classic Wing Commander games. Playable in VR or on monitor.

Why similar: Space Sim 33.6%, Flight 25.8%, Simulation 10.1%, Military 6.8%, 6DOF 6.6% ★

Build, crash, rebuild! Explore new planets in co-op multiplayer with your fully modular spaceship made from whatever bolts together long enough to fly. Mount giant thrusters, annoying cables, and everything in between. Complete wild missions, face the dangers of space and argue with your crew!

Why similar: Space Sim 39%, Flight 23.6%, Sandbox 17.9%, Simulation 12.1%, Futuristic 4%

Our goal is to depict the possibilities of space exploration & combat within a realistic environment- to emphasize the "science" in science-fiction. Key features to include: proper orbital mechanics for all objects in space, detailed ship system control, functionality, inter-dependency & damage reaction.

Why similar: Space Sim 63.7%, Simulation 29%, Space 7.3%

A "small" universe simulation, where you play as a black hole and try to absorb the whole universe. You decide the size and shape of the universe. Could also be used as a less meaningful CPU benchmark.

Why similar: Space Sim 52.3%, Simulation 21.2%, Sandbox 12.7%, Space 9.6%, 3D 3%

Fluid Flight is an RC flight simulator with a unique flight model. It is currently a work in progress.

Why similar: Flight 42.6%, Simulation 29.6%, Sandbox 21.8%, 3D 4.9%, Indie 1.1%