- #1 SpaceCraft
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
The Universe is yours. SpaceCraft is an online space exploration and building game. Explore a vast galaxy of solar systems and planets, mine and craft resources, design and build ships, automate planetary bases and interplanetary logistics, trade and cooperate.
Why similar: Automation 20.4%, Space Sim 19.7%, Sandbox 12.1%, Massively Multiplayer 10.9%, Space 9.2%
- #2 Yuri's Resolve
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Apothecary Games
Windows
Yuri’s Resolve is a single-player factory-building game set in Mars' orbit. Salvage wreckage, mine Phobos, construct manufacturing systems, and forge a path back home. Operate from the immersive cockpit of your ship as Yuri’s Resolve delivers a bold, innovative take on the factory building genre.
Why similar: Automation 30.8%, Space Sim 16.6%, Artificial Intelligence 11.3%, Crafting 10.8%, Sandbox 9.9%
- #3 Huntian: StarTrace
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: INSIGNE
Windows
Welcome to this innovative sci-fi open-world! As the last survivor of humanity, build a home on a wild alien planet. Reignite civilization—from primal survival to advanced energy systems. Use the Planetary Control Module to reshape the world, uncover human secrets, and journey back to Earth.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.5%, Automation 22.6%, Sandbox 21.3%, Space 12.9%, Crafting 9.6%
- #4 Idle interstellar Factory 2
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Yamate
Windows
This is a factory game based on text and 2d drag and drop. You need to complete the process from mining resources to the final interstellar resource mining and transportation. You will continue to unlock new technologies and experience many unexpected challenges along the way.
Why similar: Automation 47.8%, Sandbox 22.3%, Crafting 16%, Sci-fi 10%, 2D 2.4%
- #5 星际工业国:崛起
94% matchVery Positive90% of 143 reviews2023
Dev: 游戏养家工作室Pub: 跪求愿望
Windows
This is a idle game modeled on industrial building gameplay. It will be three-dimensional, complex industrial assembly line, easy, simple plane conveyor belt. At the same time to join the battleship assembly, space campaign, character development, giant construction, trade orders and other gameplay!
Why similar: Automation 47.7%, Space Sim 33.6%, Space 14.6%, Indie 2%, 2D 1.5%
- #6 Industronaut
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Amca Games
Windows
A survival engineering game where you build life support habitats, mine resources, and automate production chains on a radiation heavy planet. No rescue. No support. Just engineering.
Why similar: Automation 42.7%, Space Sim 28.6%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Sandbox 8%, Space 5.2%
- #7 Main Sequence
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tumbling Dumpling Studio
Windows
Main Sequence is a space-sim factory builder where your goal is to build an interstellar industrial empire. Collect resources, automate production, and expand your fleet of ships in order to survive and leave your mark on the galaxy.
Why similar: Automation 36.2%, Space Sim 29.9%, Sandbox 11.1%, Space 10.6%, Crafting 9.1%
- #8 Pixel Starships
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,938 reviews2023
Dev: SavySoda
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Pixel Starships is an FTL-style online sci-fi strategy builder and management game with a competitive PVP tournament. Set in the retro galaxy, your role is to explore space, meet aliens, and develop your ship, crew and AI. The game contains deep strategic and 4x elements. PSS is community-driven.
Why similar: Automation 26.9%, Space Sim 24.5%, Massively Multiplayer 12.9%, Wargame 10.1%, Space 10%
- #9 Bot Crafter
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cosmic Dreams
Windows
Construct, maintain, manage and upgrade the fleet of your space robots in this sandbox crafter. Build the base, gather resources and automate to succeed in your mission in a unique robotic spacesim.
Why similar: Automation 24.3%, Space Sim 19.5%, Artificial Intelligence 19%, Sandbox 12.4%, Crafting 9%
- #10 Reprocessed
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Macrostructura
Windows
Factory management and sandbox base building in zero-g environment. Survive, expand and then dominate space industrial market. Build large scale resource processing plant completely from nothing.
Why similar: Automation 34.1%, Space Sim 21.6%, Sandbox 16.5%, Crafting 11%, Space 10.9%
- #11 spaceXplorer
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Playito.com
Windows
Desktop and VR interactive space experience/game. Fan homage to SpaceX's efforts of inspiring humanity to finally become a spacefaring civilization! Experience launches, flights and landings of starships first-hand, engage with challenging mini-games, explore funny memes and more. :-)
Why similar: Automation 28.3%, Space Sim 23.2%, Artificial Intelligence 22.4%, Sandbox 15.4%, Space 10.7%
- #12 Starvector
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Justus BlairPub: Octopus Inc. Studios
Windows
Starvector is a massive story-driven procedural universe where you aren't the main character. Collect resources, craft technology, build custom spaceships and bases, and so much more in a universe that existed long before you arrived, complete with pre-existing factions, conflicts, and history.
Why similar: Automation 32.6%, Space Sim 20.5%, Sandbox 17.9%, Crafting 10.5%, Space 9.7%
- #13 Untethered
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: True Anomaly Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Untethered is a space survival-sandbox set in our own cosmic backyard. Explore zero-gravity environments, build and operate realistic space stations, and fight to stay alive in the unforgiving realm of deep space.
Why similar: Automation 29.7%, Space Sim 23.6%, Sandbox 16%, Space 10.5%, Crafting 10%
- #14 Space Sim Tycoon
88% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: SuperChicken Productions LLC
Windows
Space Sim Tycoon – A sandbox transportation tycoon game where you can explore forbidden planets, gather resources, craft goods, and establish routes to manage your space empire.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.4%, Automation 22.6%, Sandbox 20.6%, Space 9.1%, Sci-fi 8.4%
- #15 Space
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neila Games
Windows
Stranded on a hostile alien world, you must gather resources, craft tools, and automate production to survive. Build a base, fend off deadly wildlife, and uncover ancient secrets in this immersive sci-fi survival adventure. Will you conquer the planet or succumb to its perils?
Why similar: Automation 29.3%, Space Sim 23.3%, Sandbox 16.2%, Crafting 11.8%, Space 11.2%
- #16 Astrometica
86% matchVery Positive83% of 3,048 reviews2024
Dev: BeryMeryPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Astrometica is a space exploration and base-building survival game. After a catastrophic event, explore vast space, gather resources, build bases, and uncover cosmic mysteries. Use advanced technology, craft tools, and discover new blueprints to survive and thrive in the unknown.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.6%, Automation 28.8%, Crafting 12.4%, Space 11.1%, Sci-fi 8.9%
- #17 The Factory Must Survive
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sebastian Fitt
Windows
Command the resources of the stars through automation on an unprecedented scale. Establish an autonomous megafactory, the Forge World of the rising Megacorporation, to outproduce the Empire in a galactic war of attrition. Defend it against all odds. The Factory Must Survive!
Why similar: Automation 35.3%, Artificial Intelligence 24.2%, Sandbox 13.5%, Space 8%, Crafting 7.6%
- #18 Wreckborn
85% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Krystian Dobaczewski
Windows
Cleanse the system of pirates, destroy their bases and free the captives. On the asteroids, build a base, mining colonies, explore asteroids and extract resources needed for survival. Develop buildings, build defenses and turn the asteroid into a fortress.
Why similar: Automation 31.6%, Space Sim 24%, Sandbox 16%, Crafting 10.8%, Space 10.6%
- #19 Pixel Starships 2
84% matchMostly Negative26% of 367 reviews2025
Dev: SavySoda
Windows · Mac
First Glimpse on Steam Next: Build, Configure, and Manage every aspect of your own Starship. An FTL-esque game in a MMO setting. Pre bundled with deep strategy, exploration, PVP, market economy, trading, mining. Basically everything a star captain wants to do after a day at the office :)
Why similar: Automation 29%, Space Sim 21.7%, Massively Multiplayer 15.2%, Wargame 11.8%, Space 11.1%
- #20 Kardashev
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vinyl Studios Pty Ltd
Windows
Kardashev is a first-person, space set, procedural open world, factory building game. Your primary goal is to ascend the Kardashev Scale.
Why similar: Automation 49.9%, Sandbox 17.2%, Space 14.6%, Crafting 10.7%, Sci-fi 6.5%
- #21 Wayward Terran Frontier: Zero Falls
84% matchMixed68% of 537 reviews2016
Dev: Reason Generator Inc.
Windows
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 33.1%, Sandbox 18.5%, Artificial Intelligence 12.8%, Space 11.8%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #22 Pinsky Protocol
82% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Colmillo Estelar
Windows
Play as Agent 8085, the most advanced mining AI sent to asteroid 8085 Pinsky. Extract resources, upgrade your systems, and complete missions that affect the future of humanity. Your choices matter: promote unity, extinction, remain neutral. A sci-fi strategy game where your decisions have impact.
Why similar: Automation 40.3%, Space Sim 24.5%, Sandbox 14.5%, Crafting 9.9%, Sci-fi 9.6%
- #23 Slimy Harvest
81% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: plyoung
Windows
Harvest Slime Monster eggs for the Alchemists. Buy equipment to automate the process and combine Slimes into new types for more profit and to explore deeper into the dungeon.
Why similar: Automation 68.4%, Sandbox 30.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #24 Calling Home
82% matchMixed45% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: Crystal Fox GmbH
Windows
Calling Home is an exciting sci-fi simulation resource management game that draws heavily from games in the factory-building and exploration genres, providing a thrilling mix of building your base, researching, factory management, puzzle solving, exploration, and resource gathering.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.2%, Automation 27.1%, Sandbox 20.2%, Crafting 8.1%, Adventure 5.6%
- #25 Final Upgrade
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 454 reviews2022
Dev: TaosX
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Help humanity to spread throughout the cosmos by exploring new worlds, building space factories and setting up trade routes. Research advanced technologies to increase efficiency and unlock new paths of development. Fight off other artificial intelligences in your goal to reach the Final Upgrade!
Why similar: Automation 37.8%, Space Sim 22.1%, Sandbox 14.6%, Space 12.9%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #26 Elite Dangerous
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 105,806 reviews2015
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 18.3 hrsMean: 147.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Take control of your own starship and blaze your trail in an ever-changing galaxy. Master the arts of combat, mining and trade or venture out into the unknown across a 1:1 scale universe.
Why similar: Space Sim 42.6%, Space 16.9%, Massively Multiplayer 15.3%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #27 Paws & Circuits: Reboot Earth
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flame Lashes
Windows
A cozy explovival game where you play a wounded raccoon and his helper drone, cleaning a polluted 4×4 km island, recycling trash, gathering plants and surviving weather, seasons and hunger while slowly rebooting nature.
Why similar: Automation 41.8%, Sandbox 22.3%, Artificial Intelligence 22.1%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Adventure 3.9%
- #28 SkyRig
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rocket Flair StudiosPub: Astra Logical
Windows
Build floating automated rigs in a volatile gas giant. Extract elements, synthesize compounds, and descend through atmospheric layers in this sci-fi systems-builder focused on chemistry, engineering, and survival.
Why similar: Automation 35.7%, Space Sim 20.3%, Sandbox 14.5%, Space 11.3%, Crafting 8.5%
- #29 Space Trash Scavenger
78% matchVery Positive84% of 517 reviews2024
Dev: SquarePlay GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Automation 33.7%, Space Sim 16.2%, Sandbox 14.3%, Crafting 12.1%, Space 11.5%
- #30 Infinity: Battlescape
78% matchVery Positive80% of 754 reviews2019
Dev: I-Novae Studios, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Infinity: Battlescape is a multiplayer space combat sim supporting hundreds of players on a single server. Join one of the corporate factions and fight for domination of a seamless, true-to-scale procedural star system. Participate in massive space and planetary battles involving hundreds of ships.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.6%, Massively Multiplayer 28.1%, Space 20.2%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Action 3.5%
- #31 Project Substrata
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio Substrata
Windows
A base-building and automation game about restoring a ruined planet. Mine resources, build factories, deploy AI drones, and revive a living world.
Why similar: Automation 37.1%, Space Sim 34.2%, Crafting 13%, Space 8.9%, Sci-fi 6.9%
- #32 Cartefact
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sillage Games
Windows · Mac
Cartefact is an automation card game. Craft, automate and manage resources all through cards Play as a young explorer who lands on a distant alien planet to uncover its mysteries and find a way to solve humanity’s energy crisis.
Why similar: Automation 55.5%, Crafting 18.1%, Sandbox 13.8%, Sci-fi 9.6%, 2D 1.3%
- #33 X Space
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: X SPACE
Windows
A sudden, devastating strike has reduced your interstellar voyage to ruins. As the sole survivor in X SPACE, you must rebuild your space base from scratch, assemble a versatile fleet, and pilot your massive mobile fortress into the depths of the universe.
Why similar: Automation 29.4%, Space Sim 23.9%, Sandbox 16.9%, Space 12%, Crafting 10.8%
- #34 Dyson Sphere Program
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 90,630 reviews2021
Dev: Youthcat StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 75.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build the most efficient intergalactic factory in space simulation strategy game Dyson Sphere Program! Harness the power of stars, collect resources, plan and design production lines and develop your interstellar factory from a small space workshop to a galaxy-wide industrial empire.
Why similar: Automation 46.6%, Space 15.7%, Space Sim 14.1%, Sandbox 13.5%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #35 Beer Factory - Prologue
75% matchVery Positive85% of 2,018 reviews2023
Dev: AKELPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Beer Factory - Prologue is a business simulation and management game. Take the challenge and manage your own beer factory, employees, production lines, as well as the import and export of merchandise.
Why similar: Automation 43.7%, Artificial Intelligence 26.7%, Sandbox 14.1%, Crafting 9.4%, Multiplayer 4.2%
- #36 Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,145 reviews2020
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 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 Sim 27.1%, Automation 23.1%, Sandbox 11.7%, Space 10.5%, Crafting 10.3%
- #37 Astro Colony
74% matchVery Positive82% of 2,526 reviews2022
Dev: Terad Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation.
Why similar: Automation 37.2%, Space Sim 19.4%, Space 13.1%, Sandbox 12.3%, Crafting 9%
- #38 Space Light
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Flex UnitPub: Barabanshchykov Denys
Windows
Get ready to embark on a thrilling space adventure across the cosmos, where you'll explore new planets, engage in thrilling space battles, and shape the fate of humanity among the stars.
Why similar: Space Sim 26%, Automation 23.6%, Spectacle fighter 17.5% ★, Space 11.1%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #39 Desktop Planet
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MagicJellyGames
Windows
A low-poly style desktop idle game. You play as an astronaut who crashes on a desolate planet with your spaceship. Starting from scratch, you build bases and factories, assemble fleets, and explore and colonize more planets.
Why similar: Automation 46.7%, Space Sim 34.6%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Adventure 2.7%, Indie 1.6%
- #40 Astrometica: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,289 reviews2024
Dev: BeryMeryPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Astrometica: Prologue is the free game about surviving in space. You need to use your skills and tools to stay alive. There are many challenges to face, and you need to fight to survive. You also need to build a new base in space.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.4%, Automation 29.5%, Space 11.5%, Crafting 11.3%, Sci-fi 8.9%
- #41 One Time In Space
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Elanetic
Windows · Mac
Build and navigate your ship as it barrels through space. Machines, pipes, and wiring; all necessities to keep your ship running. Survive and explore.
Why similar: Automation 32.1%, Space Sim 27.6%, Space 10.7%, Crafting 10.6%, Sci-fi 9.5%
- #42 UNIT 42: Adrift in Space
70% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: AwitaGames
Windows · Linux
An incremental journey through space. Manage your ship's capsules, choose your path through the stars, and watch your crew and automation do the rest.
Why similar: Automation 38.9%, Space Sim 16.4%, Space 16%, Crafting 12.2%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #43 Galactic Command Echo Squad SE
74% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2014
Dev: 3000AD
Windows
Galactic Command Echo Squad SE is a high-end and very challenging space/planetary combat game. It offers a thrilling campaign, instant action combat sessions as well as a sandbox mode allowing you to explore the game's universe while battling hostile Insurgent forces among others.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.8%, Artificial Intelligence 22%, Sandbox 17.7%, Space 13.7%, Sci-fi 12.3%
- #44 Isometric Factories
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: terrabytegs
Windows
Construct sprawling factories in the void of space, unlock new eras of technology, and expand your influence from a single planet to the vastness of multiple solar systems. From survival to galactic domination—mine, build, trade, and expand across solar systems.
Why similar: Automation 44%, Space Sim 32.6%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Adventure 3.8%, PvP 3.6%
- #45 The Outer Rim
73% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Beyotek Inc
Windows
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 30.8%, Sandbox 18.5%, Wargame 17.5%, Crafting 9.9%, Space 8.2%
- #46 Scraponauts
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AriaMakesGames
Windows
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 36.9%, Sandbox 20.1%, Space 14.2%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Automation 8.7%
- #47 PoliPlanet
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: -
Windows
Set on small procedurally generated planets, PoliPlanet is a unique first-person city building game. Discover new planets, gather resources, craft, explore, and build.
Why similar: Automation 40.4%, Space Sim 19%, Sandbox 15.7%, Crafting 13.6%, Sci-fi 6.2%
- #48 Deep Claims
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Promination Studios
Windows
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 29.9%, Sandbox 24%, Crafting 16.8%, Space 14.8%, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #49 Rebots
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: FlatPoniesPub: Astra Logical
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: Automation 32.5%, Space Sim 26.1%, Sandbox 15.8%, Space 11.8%, Crafting 11.2%
- #50 LithoBreak
70% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Tau Ceti Labs
Windows
LithoBreak is a survival factory-builder grounded in real physics and engineering. Build and automate a lunar colony, explore in first-person, and survive constant orbital threats – all while you Play with Science
Why similar: Automation 34.2%, Space Sim 21.5%, Sandbox 15.4%, Crafting 12.3%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #51 orbit.industries
69% matchMixed61% of 88 reviews2022
Dev: LAB132Pub: Klabater
Windows · Linux
🚀 Become a Space Pioneer by building and managing a station of your own on the orbit of distant planets! Focus on design and management or fulfill objectives to progress. 🛰️ Explore, Build and Prosper!
Why similar: Automation 28.3%, Space Sim 25.1%, Artificial Intelligence 18.4%, Space 15.3%, Sandbox 12.4%
- #52 Galactic Vanguard
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Galactic Studio
Windows
In Galactic Vanguard, embark on an epic adventure across a galaxy filled with mystery and conflict. As a brave space explorer, your choices will shape the fate of planets and civilizations. Discover uncharted worlds, engage in strategic battles, and forge your path in this handcrafted universe.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.2%, Massively Multiplayer 21.7%, Space 15.9%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Crafting 7.1%
- #53 StarMade
70% matchMixed68% of 2,982 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: Sandbox 26.8%, Space 22.2%, Space Sim 14.4%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Crafting 8.5%
- #54 Dimensional Project
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DarSha
Windows
Travel to multiple completely unique dimensions, gather their unique natural resources, build new structures and buildings, craft high-level materials, and automate everything. In doing so, you will be able to complete your ultimate goal: constructing the "Dimensional Engine".
Why similar: Automation 53.2%, Sandbox 23.4%, Crafting 16.8%, Sci-fi 4.8%, Indie 1.3%
- #55 Stars End
67% matchMixed61% of 1,419 reviews2023
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Stars End is a sci-fi survival sandbox set on the wild frontier of a distant star system. Play solo or host your own server as you craft, build, and battle to survive in a galaxy shaped by danger, discovery, and your own grit.
Why similar: Space Sim 21%, Massively Multiplayer 19.1%, Sandbox 12.7%, Space 11%, Crafting 9.3%
- #56 Starbase
67% matchMixed56% of 6,719 reviews2021
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 91.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Starbase is a hybrid voxel/vertex-based space MMO with a fully destructible and infinitely expanding universe, with a focus on building and designing spaceships and stations, exploration, resource gathering, crafting, trading, and combat.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.5%, Massively Multiplayer 19.2%, Sandbox 16%, Space 11.5%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #57 Infini Orbis
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tanis
Windows
Survive against a relentless horde in a single-player space sandbox blending factory automation, RTS combat, and deep RPG progression. Pilot humanity's last ark, the Mothership, on a desperate mission back in time to build a fleet powerful enough to change the destiny of the galaxy.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.5%, Automation 31.5%, Sandbox 19.6%, Sci-fi 8%, Space 5.4%
- #58 FACTO
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Havca Games
Windows
FACTO is a top-down factory building and business simulation game where you are the big boss. You'll have to start from scratch, build your factories and grow your business until you become one of the pillars of the global economy!
Why similar: Automation 56.5%, Sandbox 19.5%, Crafting 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 3%, 2D 2.1%