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Games Like Cosmic Miners

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

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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.

Reviews: Mixed — 56% — of 60 reviews
Released: 2025-06-21
Developer: bitByte Games
Genres: Action, Adventure, Early Access
Platforms: Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.7 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 35.1%, Space Sim 22.5%, Open World 13%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Simulation 4.9%

  58. #58 Space Engineers 2
    64% matchMostly Positive75% of 4,798 reviews2025
    Dev: Keen Software House
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    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: Space Sim 22.5%, Destruction 18%, Space 14.3%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Open World 8.9%

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