
Customize your ship to fit your needs in the deep space. Explore the Milky Way in this ultimate open world sandbox.
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Customize your ship to fit your needs in the deep space. Explore the Milky Way in this ultimate open world sandbox.

Relative Frame
Explore space in a hand crafted, physics based universe, with immersive sound and atmosphere. Fight and board ships, collect rare cargo, and upgrade your ship.

X4: Foundations
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.
Explore space in a hand crafted, physics based universe, with immersive sound and atmosphere. Fight and board ships, collect rare cargo, and upgrade your ship.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.8% ★, Flight 14.7%, Sandbox 13.1%, Top-Down Shooter 11.6%, Vehicular Combat 9.9% ★
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 Sim 23.5% ★, 4X 18.3% ★, Space 11.2%, Sandbox 10.7%, Flight 10.6%
Take the helm of a state-of-the-art warship as you fight epic space battles in a sandbox campaign. Upgrade and customize your ship, master the art of maneuvering, and use a blend of tactical prowess and heavy firepower to overcome deadly threats.
Why similar: Space Sim 21% ★, 4X 20.5% ★, Flight 12.8%, Space 11.1%, Sandbox 9.2%
Experience large space ship battles. Uncover the secrets of the mysterious alien race. Upgrade your ship or even start a fleet. Survive
Why similar: Space Sim 26.9% ★, Vehicular Combat 14.2% ★, Flight 12.5%, Open World 11.2%, Space 9.5%
Station Commander is an economy strategy game that has you take control of a futuristic space station. Your goal is to build ships, gather resources, and trade with neighboring planets to upgrade your station and ships. Upgrading your station gives you access to better ships and ship abilities.
Why similar: 4X 24.9% ★, Space Sim 19.3% ★, Vehicular Combat 16.3% ★, Space 9.3%, Economy 8.6%
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 28.6% ★, Flight 16.8%, Vehicular Combat 13.8% ★, Space 10.5%, Open World 9.2%
Galactic Empire is a 2D turn-based strategy game where you, as the Commander, decide the fate of the entire universe. Expand your planet, explore solar systems, play cards in cantinas, modify your ships and conquer more planets.
Why similar: 4X 33% ★, Space Sim 17.7% ★, Space 12.4%, Sandbox 9.8%, Immersive Sim 8.3%
First person space combat and exploration in an open world in a variety of star systems. Pilot ships, fight, run missions and trade.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.1% ★, Vehicular Combat 17.9% ★, Flight 16.3%, Space 11.2%, Immersive Sim 10.3%
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: 4X 25.4% ★, Space Sim 22.1% ★, Pirates 13.5% ★, Flight 11%, Space 9.8%
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 Sim 21.4% ★, Flight 13.7%, Vehicular Combat 12.7% ★, Space 10.5%, Sandbox 9.9%
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 24.6% ★, Flight 20.6%, Space 14.3%, Sandbox 13.2%, Immersive Sim 12.1%
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 30% ★, Vehicular Combat 17.7% ★, Sandbox 13.4%, Space 13.3%, Open World 12.2%
Explore the stars in this 2D top-down sci-fi game, where you can engage in dogfights with spaceships or disembark to challenge your enemies on foot. Complete contracts, unlock stronger ships, and discover ancient mysteries hidden in forgotten galaxies.
Why similar: Space Sim 25.5% ★, Vehicular Combat 19.3% ★, Top-Down Shooter 15.7%, PvE 8.8%, Open World 8.1%
Star Trek: Infinite is a grand strategy experience that lets you play your own Star Trek story as the leader of one of four major factions in the galaxy. Follow the specially crafted story or blaze your own trail in the first Star Trek grand strategy game.
Why similar: 4X 31.6% ★, Space Sim 16.5% ★, Space 11.9%, Sandbox 9.8%, Flight 8.1%
Become the ruler of the entire Galaxy: colonize planets, extract resources, build defenses and fight in planetary battles!
Why similar: 4X 32.3% ★, Space Sim 18.5% ★, Flight 15.3%, Space 11.8%, Sandbox 9.6%
A physics-based mining sim, set in the thickest debris field in Sol. Every action has a reaction, lasers are invisible without a medium, and your thrust is a potent weapon. Find trade, adapt your equipment to your playstyle, hire a crew to help. Unravel the mysteries of the rings, or just get rich.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.2% ★, Vehicular Combat 21.2% ★, Space 15.2%, Immersive Sim 9.5%, Open World 8.4%
Explore a scientifically grounded version of our solar system in this 2D space adventure. Mine asteroids, fight hostile ships, navigate the cold silence between worlds, and choose your place among rival factions.
Why similar: Space Sim 31% ★, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Sandbox 13.9%, Space 10.2%, Top-Down 6.2%
A space theme of a small casual shooting game. There are two perspectives, the character and the ship. The player can control the character/ship, dodge or shoot enemies, and replenish energy and various items consumed by collecting. Collect discarded parts and items to enhance character abilities.
Why similar: Space Sim 32% ★, Flight 25.7%, Space 17.3%, Top-Down Shooter 13.1%, Top-Down 7.4%
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 33% ★, Sandbox 14%, Open World 12.6%, Flight 12.2%, Space 12.2%
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 34.5% ★, Space 18.9%, Vehicular Combat 18.4% ★, Character Customization 10%, Open World 9.2%
In this multiplayer game you have to explore the Solar System in real scale. Control spaceships of the near future, explore planets, moons and asteroids, mine resources, fight for space domination and build the future of the universe.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.4% ★, Flight 14.6%, Space 13.2%, Sandbox 11.6%, Open World 9.2%
X3: Reunion continues the epic space saga, blending deep space trading and intense real-time combat. Explore a vast universe, establish your empire, and shape the new frontier. With enhanced graphics and intricate economies, it's a journey of strategy, simulation, and interstellar intrigue.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.4% ★, Space 25.7%, Sandbox 12.5%, Economy 11.5%, Flight 11.2%
Oldschool action open-world sci-fi with a unique storyline, frenetic battles, crude humor, loose morals and cows.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.5% ★, Pirates 18% ★, Space 13.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Open World 9.8%
Harvest the galaxy, Design the perfect ship, Annihilate your enemies!
Why similar: Space Sim 35.7% ★, Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Sandbox 15.3%, Flight 9.9%, Exploration 6.8%
Single-player, first-person spaceflight sim. Fly a fast, agile ship through dense asteroid fields. Scan anomalies and sell scientific data at Science Labs—just don’t crash: you’ll lose it. Hack probes and satellites to access hidden secrets, then jump through unstable wormholes before they collapse.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.5% ★, Flight 13.9%, Space 13.5%, Hacking 11.6% ★, Sandbox 11.3%
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 32.5% ★, Flight 19%, Space 15.4%, Sandbox 14.2%, Open World 5.7%
Port Aphelion is a trading-simulation and adventure game where players build their economic empire through honest trade, smuggling, bounty-hunting, or all-out piracy!
Why similar: Pirates 21.2% ★, Space 14.8%, Economy 13.8%, Sandbox 11.9%, Open World 11.6%
Non Fingo is a VR Space Combat Sim with n-body gravity, realistic(ish) physics, fully simulated projectiles, and 0g player movement in Early Access under active development by an independent, solo developer.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.4% ★, Vehicular Combat 17% ★, Flight 14.2%, Space 12.4%, Immersive Sim 8.9%
Pilot the Chaser through dangerous interstellar terrain and shake off hostile pursuers in this 2D single-player space flight adventure. Survive the voyage with your oddball crew and transport clients to pay off your debt to a notorious pirate lord before it’s too late!
Why similar: Space Sim 22.7% ★, Flight 17.9%, Vehicular Combat 17.4% ★, Pirates 12.7% ★, PvE 8.2%
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 33.5% ★, Flight 22.3%, Sandbox 15.8%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Space 9.5%
Embark on a daring journey in 'Cosmic Cargo,' a thrilling space adventure where you're the architect and captain of your own spacecraft. Carry cargo from station to station while fending off enemies and avoiding stellar hazards.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.1%, Vehicular Combat 25.2% ★, Sandbox 18.8%, Space 9.6%, Top-Down 8.8%
Unending Galaxy is a unique space-sim in which you can fill any role from pirate or trader to the leader of a large galactic empire.
Why similar: 4X 32.5% ★, Space Sim 21.1% ★, Space 17.1%, Sandbox 11.3%, Economy 7.9%
It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse races, cultures and life forms creates new tensions, mistrust and open conflict that need to be overcome!
Why similar: Space 30.7%, Space Sim 25.6% ★, Sandbox 14%, Open World 9.1%, Economy 8%
An exceptional sci-fi strategy game based on space adventure as its core.
Why similar: 4X 38.5% ★, Space Sim 25% ★, Space 9.4%, Politics 7.2% ★, PvE 5.9%
Rise is a persistent science fiction sandbox strategy MMO set on Vieneo, an exomoon about 225 LY from Earth. Use ground, air, and space vehicles to explore this vast open world of 100 million square kilometers in size! You are helping establish a living, breathing world with virtually no boundaries!
Why similar: Space Sim 21.2% ★, Flight 17.4%, Vehicular Combat 16.4% ★, Space 11.3%, Sandbox 10.9%
Blast into the chaos of Space Rocks in Space, the ultimate 3D space flight adventure. Pilot customizable ships, explore stunning worlds, and battle through asteroid storms, UFO attacks and endless missiles barrages in this retro arcade odyssey.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.7% ★, Vehicular Combat 27.6% ★, Flight 21.5%, Space 12.5%, Character Customization 7.8%
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 37.2% ★, Sandbox 18.2%, Economy 9.9%, Exploration 7.6%, Space 6.9%
Strategy from the front lines! Starpoint Gemini Warlords combines 3rd person capital spaceship combat with 4X strategy and RPG gameplay elements. Build mighty war fleets and send them into battle or lead them into combat yourself. Become the Warlord and conquer the Gemini system!
Why similar: 4X 28.7% ★, Space Sim 23.5% ★, Space 15.4%, Flight 12.6%, Open World 10.3%
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 26.1% ★, Space 17%, Sandbox 16.9%, Flight 14%, Open World 13.8%
Nuclear-powered space combat in the 23rd century! In The Black ® is an intense, realistic space combat simulator with a serious respect for science. It is laser focused on the pilot experience and features single- and online multiplayer game modes, plus robust ship customization options.
Why similar: Space Sim 29% ★, Vehicular Combat 21.3% ★, Flight 19.7%, Space 12.2%, Immersive Sim 11.2%
X²: The Threat is of a new generation of space simulator games, you play the role of Julian Gardna who continues the story set by X: Beyond The Frontier. The updated graphics engine gives the universe a fresher feel with newly designed ships and stations adding to the complexity of the universe.
Why similar: Space 28.3%, Space Sim 26.5% ★, Economy 11.9%, Sandbox 11.5%, Open World 10.4%
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 34.7% ★, Flight 28.9%, Space 15.3%, Immersive Sim 9.6%, Open World 6%
Spiritus Astrum is a persistent, open-world, multi-player, roleplaying sandbox. It features an infinite, procedurally generated universe which players are free to explore without restriction. Spiritus Astrum is more than a game, it is a world.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.8% ★, Space 14.5%, Sandbox 12.5%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, PvE 8.9%
Explore Earth in stunning detail! Fly through realistic atmosphere, discover landmarks with AI guide, and experience our planet like never before.
Why similar: Flight 25.7%, Space Sim 24.9% ★, Space 15.7%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Exploration 9.1%
Trade to make your fortune in this lo-fi, laid back space adventure, where you'll get help from anthropomorphic animals, gear up your ship, and search for the mythical key to immortality hidden in the depths of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 43.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 20.9%, Open World 9.4%, Exploration 8.5%, Top-Down 7.3%
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 28.1% ★, Sandbox 18.1%, Space 17.3%, Management 13.1%, Exploration 10.5%
Where is Earth is a top-down vehicular combat game. Traverse planets, evading threats and obstacles, in search of your crew. Gather resources to assemble upgrades, landing vehicles, space craft, weaponry and support modules to aid you in your fight against an unknown enemy.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.5% ★, Vehicular Combat 25.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 14.5%, Space 13.8%, Top-Down 7%
Physics-based space trucking sandbox where you fly delivery routes, balance thrust and fuel, repair systems mid-flight, and take on higher-risk jobs for bigger payouts.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.6% ★, Flight 17.4%, Sandbox 13.4%, Space 10.6%, Economy 10%
Build your own Spaceship, Mine, Trade, Craft, Explore & Survive! Leaks in Space is a 2D space-sim sandbox where you pilot a pressurized ship. Battle and destroy pirate ships piece by piece, while managing your own ship's integrity and fatal leaks.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.2% ★, Pirates 18.6% ★, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Space 12.5%, Open World 8.6%
Experience the next generation of space combat in HAUNTED SPACE. Sci-fi blends with horror elements in a story-rich adventure based on exploration, fast-paced dogfighting, trading and ship crafting, with customisable flight simulation and intense multi-stage boss battles.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.2% ★, Vehicular Combat 18.9% ★, Flight 18.1%, Space 16.6%, Immersive Sim 10.6%
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: Space Sim 26.1% ★, Flight 22.7%, Space 20.9%, Sandbox 12.8%, Open World 8.9%
Build order on a strange planet, keep your crew alive, and gather the parts needed to repair the crashed main ship. Manage resources, explore new areas, face growing threats, and strengthen your colony a little more with each passing day.
Why similar: 4X 40.6% ★, Space Sim 35.4% ★, Space 14%, Exploration 5.5%, Top-Down 4.5%
In GravBoost, gravity is your greatest ally and your deadliest foe. Master the art of the gravitational slingshot to intercept orbital targets. Manage your fuel and time wisely in this physics-driven space sim where precision is the only way to survive the cosmic pull.
Why similar: Space Sim 41.5% ★, Flight 22.4%, Space 13.7%, Top-Down Shooter 9.7%, Top-Down 9.6%
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 47.1% ★, Sandbox 20.7%, Exploration 11.2%, Open World 9%, Space 8.4%
Explore unique star systems in AGOS: A Game of Space! Scavenge resources, face the danger of space and save humankind.
Why similar: Space Sim 45.1% ★, Flight 15.2%, Immersive Sim 15.2%, Open World 9.7%, Space 9.2%
Pilot your own Spaceship in this Sci-fi Space Shooter game! Shoot Asteroids to collect Antimatter, Metals, and Pickups! Use the Metals and Antimatter you collect to upgrade your Spaceship! Level up to unlock stronger Metal tiers to collect, craft or buy Parts from the Store! Survive endless Space!
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 19.8% ★, Flight 19.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Space 9.8%, PvE 9.4%
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 33.1% ★, Vehicular Combat 16.6% ★, Sandbox 16.2%, Space 12.7%, Open World 8.9%
Defend Terra against the onslaught of hostile invaders in this 2D top-down space shooter. Upgrade and empower your ship's different systems to stand a chance against the growing threat. If you fall, Terra falls, and the rest of the galaxy will soon follow.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.8% ★, Flight 19.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, PvE 9%, Open World 8.1%
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 38% ★, Flight 19.1%, Sandbox 15.5%, Space 13%, Open World 7.9%