- #1 Reassembly
97% matchVery Positive94% of 4,066 reviews2015
Dev: Anisoptera GamesPub: Indie Voyage
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A spaceship building and universe-exploration game. Collect resources, expand and grow your fleet, and conquer your personal galaxy. Stellar ambience by Peaks.
Why similar: Space 35.7%, Building 29.2%, Action 6.6%, Indie 4.8%, Top-Down 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar 2D aesthetic and a highly intuitive modular building system that allows for creative and deadly ship designs.
- #2 Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
96% matchVery Positive95% of 12,431 reviews2022
Dev: Walternate Realities
Windows
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 40.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Design and simulate the starships of your dreams! Command your ship or fleet in epic battles and manage your crew while exploring a dangerous galaxy. Play alone or with friends, test your ships in online PvP, and let your imagination reach for the stars!
Why similar: Space 28.7%, Building 22.1%, Simulation 11.3%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Survival 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive experience for modular ship design, featuring complex physics and a deep construction system that mirrors the core appeal of BossConstructor.
- #3 Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,144 reviews2020
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command the Nimbatus and craft drones out of hundreds of different parts. Survive unknown threats in a fully destructible, procedural universe, compete against other players in different arenas or enjoy complete creative freedom in the sandbox.
Why similar: Space 33.1%, Building 20.3%, Sci-fi 10%, Physics 9.1%, Action 9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the engineering aspect of building drones from individual parts to solve physics-based challenges in space.
- #4 Avorion
95% matchVery Positive90% of 14,288 reviews2020
Dev: Boxelware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 98.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A procedural co-op space sandbox where players can build their own space ships out of dynamically scalable blocks. Fight epic space battles, explore, mine, trade, wage wars and build your own empire to save your galaxy from being torn apart by an unknown enemy.
Why similar: Space 34.2%, Building 26.7%, Simulation 14.9%, Management 8.9%, Sci-fi 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: While 3D, it provides an incredibly deep block-based ship building system that rewards players for designing efficient and unique vessels.
- #5 Captain Forever Remix
94% matchVery Positive81% of 377 reviews2016
Dev: Pixelsaurus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Can you create the raddest spaceship? Captain Forever Remix is the spaceship builder roguelike. Voyage across the Solar System and blast apart randomly-generated enemies for spare parts. This is an officially-licensed re-imagining of the indie classic Captain Forever.
Why similar: Space 53.3%, Building 17%, Action 8.6%, Indie 7.4%, Sci-fi 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the essence of scavenging parts from defeated enemies to instantly upgrade your ship during intense, top-down combat.
- #6 Space Pirates And Zombies 2
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,826 reviews2017
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Design and then improve the ultimate mothership. Explore a persistent living galaxy populated by 200 unique captains that can do everything you can do. Survive the zombie infection and then fight them back. Make allies and start your own faction. Build your empire. Also includes Sandbox Mode.
Why similar: Space 41.3%, RPG 13.9%, Simulation 9.6%, Action 9.1%, Building 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the original with a more robust modular ship-building system that allows for significant customization of your fleet.
- #7 Starcom: Nexus
92% matchVery Positive91% of 2,274 reviews2019
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.6 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 42.9%, RPG 15.6%, Building 8.9%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Action 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Blends exploration and RPG elements with a modular ship-building system that lets you grow your vessel as you uncover the galaxy's secrets.
- #8 Celestial Command
93% matchMixed63% of 687 reviews2014
Dev: Romenics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Mine asteroids, salvage space debris, design your own small or massive spacecraft using individual functional components, complete missions, and engage in battles against enemies in a vast galaxy with realistic physics based on orbital mechanics or in a classic physics mode.
Why similar: Space 38.7%, Simulation 18.5%, RPG 12.1%, Building 11.9%, Action 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a realistic physics-based approach to ship construction where every module you attach affects the ship's center of mass and handling.
- #9 Starcom: Unknown Space
91% matchVery Positive93% of 4,082 reviews2024
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 42.6%, Building 14.1%, RPG 13.9%, Sci-fi 7.1%, Exploration 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Refines the exploration and modular design loop of its predecessor, offering a polished experience for fans of space-faring RPGs.
- #10 Space Pirates and Zombies
91% matchVery Positive91% of 3,143 reviews2011
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a randomly generated Galaxy populated with factions, enemies, missions, and items providing you with a unique experience each time you play.
Why similar: Space 46%, RPG 12.6%, Action 9.2%, Top-Down 8%, Sci-fi 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic top-down space game that emphasizes ship progression and tactical combat against diverse enemy fleets.
- #11 Star Valor
89% matchVery Positive89% of 3,325 reviews2022
Dev: Rafael Burgos
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 28.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Choose your own destiny as you explore an open-world procedurally generated galaxy where anything is possible. Become a miner, a trader, a bounty hunter, a pirate, or perhaps a jack of all trades. Start off small and build your way to the top but remember with every action, comes consequences.
Why similar: Space 42.4%, RPG 18.5%, Action 9.5%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Top-Down 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that focuses on loot and modular ship building, allowing for a highly personalized progression path through the stars.
- #12 Void Destroyer 2
90% matchVery Positive80% of 664 reviews2020
Dev: Iteration 11
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Start with nothing... End with everything! All you have is a basic ship, barely fit for combat, with it you'll start your journey and empire. A open world space sandbox, inspired by and expanding the classics.
Why similar: Space 33.2%, Building 21.7%, Simulation 16.7%, Action 10.4%, Sci-fi 9%
Why You'll Like It: A hybrid space sim that combines tactical ship management with action-oriented combat and deep customization options.
- #13 Starship EVO
88% matchVery Positive84% of 1,210 reviews2020
Dev: Moonfire Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Mine and craft your way to orbit, build your own starship and explore a vast, dangerous galaxy alongside your crew. For players who love a meaningful survival progression, a unique and elegant building system, and epic space-opera scale.
Why similar: Space 29.4%, Building 22.1%, Simulation 16.6%, Action 10.3%, Indie 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an incredibly detailed engineering experience where you can build complex ships piece-by-piece with functional internal systems.
- #14 Space Scavenger
87% matchVery Positive88% of 314 reviews2021
Dev: Red Cabin Games
Windows
Action roguelike where you build and command your own spaceships. Battle enemies, explore planets and customize your ship on the fly. Make the best use of the quirky ship modules you find, ranging from slingshots to ion cannons, to try and avoid certain death.
Why similar: Space 28.8%, Building 25.2%, Physics 8.6%, Top-Down 8.1%, Arcade 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-roguelike that forces you to constantly scavenge and reconfigure your ship to survive against overwhelming odds.
- #15 Kinetic Void
89% matchOverwhelmingly Negative17% of 1,556 reviews2014
Dev: Badland Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Kinetic Void is a 3D space adventure with a focus on customization and enjoyable space simulation. The shipyard allows players to construct their ship piece by piece. Ships can be as simplistic as a cockpit, a hull, a engine and a gun, or as complex as a player wants.
Why similar: Space 48.1%, Simulation 18.9%, Building 10.2%, Action 7.8%, Indie 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox space game that gives players complete freedom to design ships from the ground up using a modular component system.
- #16 Between the Stars
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,427 reviews2024
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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 37.3%, RPG 19.4%, Simulation 15.7%, Action 9.2%, Indie 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines RPG storytelling with ship management, requiring you to make tactical decisions about your ship's loadout and crew.
- #17 Starship Corporation
86% matchMixed42% of 555 reviews2018
Dev: Coronado GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A sci-fi simulation game, in which players must design, assemble and test spaceships, in a bid to build a supreme Galactic Mega-Corporation. Gain your reputation by engineering and selling your own spacecraft, testing them to the limit in RTS missions and simulated emergency and combat situations.
Why similar: Simulation 33.9%, Space 32.1%, Management 16.4%, Indie 12.5%, Sci-fi 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the design and management of ships, perfect for players who enjoy the technical side of building and testing space vessels.
- #18 Landinar: Into the Void
86% matchMixed57% of 243 reviews2019
Dev: Convoy Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Landinar: Into the Void is a top-down space-adventure-RPG. You are recruited as a rookie bounty hunter in the oppressive Landinar Empire. On your journey through the quadrant you will meet diverse characters, build your own spaceship and choose your battles.
Why similar: Space 34.1%, Building 20%, RPG 19.8%, Action 10.6%, Indie 8%
Why You'll Like It: An adventure-focused space RPG that allows for modular ship building and exploration across a procedurally generated universe.
- #19 Destination Sol
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,362 reviews2015
Dev: MovingBlocks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Pilot your ship in the seamless open world made of space, planets, and more. Find new ships and equipment, find allies and beat all the enemies in this open source space shooter!
Why similar: Space 40.3%, RPG 24.4%, Action 11.6%, Indie 9.3%, Arcade 5%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play top-down space game that emphasizes exploration and modular upgrades to your ship's weaponry and systems.
- #20 Event Horizon
84% matchVery Positive82% of 193 reviews2018
Dev: Pavel Zinchenko
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take command of a space fleet and start your galaxy exploration mission.
Why similar: RPG 37.4%, Space 27.1%, Action 19.8%, Indie 15.7%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D space action game that features a wide variety of ships to build and upgrade as you traverse a dangerous galaxy.
- #21 Voidship: The Long Journey
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 148 reviews2019
Dev: Cydonian Games
Windows
Design your battleship and fight your way through unforgiving space. This is a tale of a lone spaceship on a centuries-long mission. As the captain, you´ll make strategic decisions, explore unknown sectors, meet allies and enemies, gather resources, technology and crew. To battle stations!
Why similar: Space 27.2%, Simulation 21.8%, Action 12.9%, Indie 11.1%, Sci-fi 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy space game where you must manage your ship's resources and modular systems to survive a perilous trek.
- #22 Star Singularity
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: Star Bunny Enterprises
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A space action-adventure unlike any other: navigate your spacecraft through a galactic-scale mystery. Make sure to loot, craft and upgrade your space fleet. Play the story campaign or test your skills in vicious arena modes against AI opponents.
Why similar: Space 28.9%, RPG 17.6%, Action 9.1%, Top-Down 8.1%, Sci-fi 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that provides a sense of scale and progression similar to BossConstructor, with plenty of ship customization.
- #23 The Last Starship
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,419 reviews2026
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.4 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 27.8%, Building 20.5%, Simulation 13.7%, Top-Down 8.4%, Sci-fi 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deep simulation game where you design every aspect of your ship, from the engine room to the bridge, for long-term survival.
- #24 Space Trash Scavenger
79% matchVery Positive84% of 514 reviews2024
Dev: SquarePlay GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Grab your jetpack and explore procedural asteroid fields, derelict spaceships and abandoned outposts. Build and automate your Space Rig to process scavenged trash. Craft, trade and fight your way home in this interstellar, open-world survival sandbox.
Why similar: Space 32.1%, Building 20.6%, Survival 11.1%, Simulation 9.9%, Shooter 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the scavenging loop, requiring you to build and maintain your base and ship using materials found in deep space.
- #25 Azulgar: Star Commanders
82% matchMixed51% of 108 reviews2017
Dev: SZEINER
Windows
Azulgar: Star Commanders is a Sci-Fi open world sandbox game that puts you in a command of your own custom made space ship. Explore aftermath of the Azulgar event that reshaped the face of the solar system.
Why similar: Space 32%, Simulation 22.9%, Action 14.2%, Indie 10.4%, Sci-fi 9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the action-adventure side of space exploration with a modular building system that lets you adapt your ship to different combat scenarios.
- #26 StarShip Constructor
81% matchMixed67% of 267 reviews2017
Dev: SSCTEAM
Windows
Galaxy is on fire! Only you can save it! More than 20 modules and even more weapons and equipment,you can design your own spaceship and defeat the most powerful ships in galaxy!
Why similar: Space 49.9%, Building 35.3%, Indie 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated indie title that focuses on the core loop of building and testing ships in a sandbox environment.
- #27 Out of Orbit
78% matchVery Positive80% of 125 reviews2023
Dev: Case Yellow Labs
Windows
Design, build, or pirate spaceships. Build bases on planets. Explore endless randomly generated universes, travel through black holes, command your crew, survive cosmic events, collect and trade materials, battle epic bosses, and much more. The sky is the limit, literally!
Why similar: Space 25.6%, RPG 21.1%, Building 14.4%, Indie 11.6%, Action 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused space game that forces you to build and repair your ship using limited resources while exploring the unknown.
- #28 Sector Space
77% matchVery Positive96% of 53 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: RPG 28.5%, Simulation 22.9%, Building 13%, Space 9.9%, Top-Down 6.2%
- #29 Habitat
81% matchMostly Negative40% of 261 reviews2016
Dev: 4gencyPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Habitat is a physics-based space game where you build, fly, and fight with whatever you can find out in space. Upgrade and arm your creations with weapons and structures you find in orbit, fly and explore using rocket physics.Battle deadly enemies in Campaign Mode to save humanity or explore Sandbox Mode for true creative control.
Why similar: Space 45.6%, Simulation 21%, Action 11.4%, Indie 9.9%, Survival 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A unique take on the genre where you build ships out of literal space junk, emphasizing creative scavenging and construction.
- #30 Interstellar Rift
77% matchMixed68% of 1,655 reviews2020
Dev: Split PolygonPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 33.2 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 25.9%, Building 23.8%, Simulation 11.8%, Futuristic 9.8%, Survival 9.1%
- #31 Psycho Starship Rampage
78% matchVery Positive87% of 157 reviews2015
Dev: Ballistic FrogsPub: TyGAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You play the psychotic A.I. of a warship lost in space which tries to come back to Earth. Build your spaceship from scratch. Load it with weapons. And use your creation to destroy waves of innocent aliens throughout numerous levels. Loot their carcasses, extend your ship and jump to the next sector for more action!
Why similar: Space 28.3%, Building 24.3%, Physics 10.7%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Action 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced roguelite that emphasizes the destruction of enemy ships and the quick assembly of your own from salvaged parts.
- #32 Masterspace
80% matchMostly Negative28% of 176 reviews2015
Dev: Mastertech
Windows
Masterspace is a game about mining, creating and exploring, featuring fully destructible environments and spaceships that allow you to travel between different planets. Use explosives to mine metal ores or watch your newly constructed home get smashed to pieces by a meteorite impact.
Why similar: RPG 24.4%, Space 24.1%, Simulation 22%, Action 13.5%, Indie 9%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox game that combines exploration with modular ship building, allowing for creative freedom in a vast space environment.
- #33 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey
76% matchVery Positive94% of 1,148 reviews2017
Dev: Bird in SkyPub: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 40.1%, Simulation 17.8%, Action 10.5%, Indie 9.9%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #34 Galactic Mining Corp
75% matchVery Positive84% of 931 reviews2021
Dev: Windybeard
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Galactic Mining Corp is a unique rogue-lite, action game with crafting and base building mechanics. Head into uncharted space and discover a universe of locations to exploit for riches! Use your profits to expand your HQ, hire a crazy work force, obtain new drill components and upgrade everything.
Why similar: Space 32.7%, Building 20.8%, Management 12%, Simulation 10.6%, Action 7.6%
- #35 VoidExpanse
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 760 reviews2015
Dev: AtomicTorch Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 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 43%, RPG 18.3%, Simulation 10%, Action 7.7%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #36 Battlevoid: Harbinger
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,057 reviews2016
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Battlevoid: Harbinger is a hard sci-fi space exploration game blending roguelike, turn-based, star map strategy, and real-time space battles. You are a young commander venturing out into enemy territories, to unknown galaxies, never knowing what you will face as you jump out from hyperspace.
Why similar: Space 51.6%, Simulation 19.7%, Action 8.7%, Indie 7.1%, Sci-fi 4.9%
- #37 Rebel Galaxy
73% matchVery Positive85% of 8,230 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 55.7%, RPG 14.5%, Sci-fi 9%, Simulation 7.6%, Action 5.5%
- #38 Ostranauts
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,398 reviews2020
Dev: Blue Bottle GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Navigate your scrappy ship through the boneyard in search of valuable parts in abandoned vessels. Use salvage to upgrade your ship, or sell it for cash to pay down your mounting debt, or restock fuel, air, or food. Fly and role-play aboard your dream spaceship in this hardcore noir space-sim.
Why similar: Space 31.7%, RPG 16.8%, Simulation 13.9%, Survival 10.6%, Exploration 9.8%
- #39 StarMade
74% matchMixed68% of 2,981 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 44.6%, Building 20.9%, Simulation 8%, RPG 7.4%, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #40 From the Depths
71% matchVery Positive89% of 12,523 reviews2020
Dev: Brilliant Skies Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 40.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Over 1000 unique components allow you to build and command voxel vehicles from the deep ocean to outer space! Forge strategies, allegiances and fleets strong enough to destroy eight deadly factions of the planet and reign supreme. A genre-defying mashup of simulation, building, RTS and RPG.
Why similar: Building 31.1%, Space 29.5%, Simulation 15.4%, Physics 13%, Survival 11.1%
- #41 Shortest Trip to Earth
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,426 reviews2019
Dev: Interactive Fate
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.
Why similar: Space 43.9%, Simulation 16.1%, Survival 14.3%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Exploration 7.5%
- #42 Galactic Glitch
69% matchVery Positive90% of 853 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A physics-powered action roguelike. Grab asteroids, catch missiles, and hurl them back at swarming enemies. Build wild loadouts, defeat colossal bosses, and push deeper into a collapsing galaxy.
Why similar: Space 23.1%, Destruction 18.6%, Bullet Hell 11.6%, Physics 10.6%, Top-Down 8.2%
- #43 Into the Stars
74% matchMixed41% of 537 reviews2016
Dev: Fugitive GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take the role of Captain in this Space Survival Simulation as you explore a massive star system in search of a new home for humanity. Outfit your ship, hand pick your crew and set off on a journey through an open-world where you must scavenge resources, shelter civilians and outrun a hostile alien force.
Why similar: Space 45.8%, Simulation 25.3%, Survival 10.6%, Indie 9.6%, Action 8.7%
- #44 X4: Foundations
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 27,985 reviews2018
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 94.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore the stars, trade goods, fight battles, build stations, buy and equip ships, and command fleets in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to your decisions.
Why similar: Space 35.5%, Building 17.5%, Simulation 17.3%, Management 8.1%, Sci-fi 7%
- #45 Dimensions: Dreadnought Architect
72% matchMixed55% of 199 reviews2023
Dev: Craft Theory
Windows
Unleash your creativity, design your dreadnought with a variety of modules, and have complete control over the function and style of each module. Command your battleship with wisdom and decisiveness. Gallop in the vast galaxy and destroy all enemies.
Why similar: Building 30.2%, Space 26.5%, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Physics 12.3%, Simulation 8%
- #46 EVERSPACE™ 2
68% matchVery Positive86% of 12,587 reviews2023
Dev: ROCKFISH Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
EVERSPACE 2 is a fast-paced single-player spaceship shooter with exploration in space and on planets, tons of loot, RPG elements, mining, and crafting. Experience an exciting sci-fi story set in a vivid, handcrafted open world full of secrets, puzzles, and perils.
Why similar: Space 37.3%, RPG 15.1%, Simulation 13.3%, Shooter 9.9%, Action 8.8%
- #47 Astrox Imperium
70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,210 reviews2019
Dev: Jace Masula
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.4 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 60.4%, Simulation 22.8%, Indie 8.5%, Sci-fi 6.2%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #48 Jumpdrive
73% matchMostly Negative39% of 164 reviews2018
Dev: Meteoric Games
Windows
Jumpdrive is a sandbox space sim set in an alternative future heavily inspired by classic 80s sci-fi. Fight, trade and explore in a massive procedurally generated galaxy of millions of planets and stars. Amass money and power and upgrade and purchase new ships.
Why similar: Space 46.5%, Simulation 27.5%, Action 13.4%, Indie 12.7%
- #49 Infinitum
71% matchMixed81% of 312 reviews2017
Dev: VGstudio
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Travel through space. Attend the planets. Gather resources. Find artifacts.
Why similar: Action 31.9%, Simulation 27.3%, Space 26.7%, Indie 14%
- #50 Endless Sky
69% matchVery Positive92% of 6,938 reviews2015
Dev: Michael Zahniser
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.6 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 53.7%, Simulation 10.7%, RPG 10.1%, Sci-fi 7.2%, Action 4.7%
- #51 SpaceBourne 2
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,992 reviews2025
Dev: Burak Dabak
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Embark on a journey to greatness. Get ready for adrenaline-fueled battles and a chance to claim your place in the galaxy. Grab the controls of your ship, gear up for the fight, and unleash your ambition to conquer and build a new empire in the vastness of space.
Why similar: Space 37.6%, RPG 29%, Building 22.3%, Management 11%
- #52 Run Build Pew!
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 560 reviews2022
Dev: Knight Owl Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
You’re being Bounty-Hunted! Run, Build your ship piece-by-piece and make it work with the parts you find, Destroy outposts and waves of fleets, and Pick your battles carefully to overcome your hunters in this Fast-Paced Top-Down Action Roguelite Shooter.
Why similar: Space 39.3%, Building 19.1%, Shooter 8.9%, Arcade 8.2%, Action 7.8%
- #53 Transcendence
70% matchVery Positive88% of 221 reviews2015
Dev: Kronosaur Productions
Windows
Explore the farthest reaches of Human Space in this open-world space adventure. Compelled to journey to the Galactic Core by a mysterious hyperintelligence, you must fight your way through dozens of star systems teeming with clashing empires, expansionist AIs, and fearsome xenophobes.
Why similar: Space 40.7%, RPG 15%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Top-Down 8.1%, Action 7.9%
- #54 Space Haven
67% matchVery Positive86% of 9,719 reviews2020
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.
Why similar: Space 26.9%, Building 20.9%, Simulation 13.5%, Management 10.1%, Survival 10%
- #55 Space Will
66% matchVery Positive98% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: 张亮002Pub: Aori Games
Windows
Sixty basic cores, hundreds of base station equipment, and thousands of chips, you can freely cooperate and shoot through the dual-angle joystick operation in a survival Roguelike game! Explore the sci-fi space and build your strongest battleship!
Why similar: Space 45.4%, Action 19.4%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Top-Down 8.3%, Exploration 7.2%
- #56 Genesis Alpha One Deluxe Edition
68% matchMixed68% of 2,477 reviews2020
Dev: Radiation BluePub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Hyperjump into the dark recesses of space with Genesis Alpha One - a roguelike FPS where you must build, maintain and navigate your ship through a galaxy filled with hostile alien and human threats. Explore, create and survive the militarized space race in order to secure humanity’s future.
Why similar: Space 34.4%, Building 28.4%, Management 13.4%, Survival 12.4%, Sci-fi 11.4%
- #57 Cosmonator
68% matchVery Positive87% of 101 reviews2019
Dev: Bourbontank
Windows
Cosmonator is an 'RPG-em-up': a hybrid of classic fast-paced top-down shoot-em-up action infused with deep character building elements. Build up your own unique alien-killing machine to avenge the destruction of planet Earth!
Why similar: RPG 28%, Action 17.8%, Space 14.4%, Indie 12.8%, Bullet Hell 9.4%
- #58 Miner Wars 2081
71% matchMostly Negative36% of 386 reviews2012
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Operate an advanced mining ship in a fully destructible and open-world environment!
Why similar: RPG 24.3%, Space 24.2%, Simulation 19.7%, Action 14.8%, Indie 9.3%
- #59 Star Vortex
65% matchVery Positive85% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: Zorg GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Star Vortex is a fast paced Action-RPG inspired by classics of the genre. Design your ship, fight your way through hostile alien sectors, upgrade as you salvage rare weapons and experiment with different builds until nothing can stand against you.
Why similar: Building 52.5%, Sci-fi 11.9%, 2D 8.8%, RPG 8.1%, Space 6.9%
- #60 Arcadium - Space Odyssey
63% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2026
Dev: Luciano Bercini
Windows · Mac
Arcadium is a survival roguelite set in a dynamic, ever-changing universe. Journey across space, harvest planetary resources, and craft powerful builds to eradicate relentless waves of aliens. Each playthrough unveils a new and uncharted universe, ensuring endless challenges and discoveries.
Why similar: Space 26.6%, Bullet Hell 15.7%, Survival 10.8%, Action 9.7%, Physics 8.5%