- #1 Mech Mechanic Simulator: Prologue
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 146 reviews2021
Dev: PolyslashPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Become a Mech Mechanic to deconstruct, rebuild, paint and fix gigantic iron machines. You live in an age of enormous machines and you better get ready to get your hands dirty!
Why similar: Mechs 24.8% ★, Robots 23.7%, Simulation 12.5%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Space Sim 11.1%
- #2 MetaCitizen
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gstyle
Windows
MetaCitizen游戏是一套基于树图链开发的并接入火星DAO生态的游戏,未来将通过API接口将不断开放更多的小游戏,提升火星DAO入驻前的娱乐性; 目前可以通过购买房屋增加机器人 派遣机器人去做任务 购买更多资源升级建筑 购买装备提升自身属性 游玩 离线pvp 打怪 捉宠 跳舞 同时小游戏也是用于测试正式进入火星DAO的玩法测试,我们将逐渐研发各类的小游戏提供给持有者游玩、如第三人称射击、解密类、角色扮演类、模拟经营类等,之后我们可能将引入到火星DAO中。 所以我们可以将MetaCitizen小游戏视为正式登陆火星DAO前的模拟器。
Why similar: Space Sim 29.1%, Robots 17.7%, Mechs 14.7% ★, RPG 10.6%, Immersive Sim 10.3%
- #3 Echo 9
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Miridema Project
Windows
Echo 9 is a tense first-person horror. You are Yaon, a maintenance android. Navigate a failing shuttle through deep space, stabilize the dying reactor, and bring Eva to the evacuation point. Radiation is rising, the evacuation point far. Eva is in stasis. You are all she has.
Why similar: Space Sim 36%, Robots 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Simulation 8.9%, Retro 7.5%
- #4 Relayer Advanced
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: DRAGAMI GAMES, LTD.
Windows
GODWARS TEAM presents the SRPG "Relayer Advanced"! The game depicts the fierce battle between the "Starchildren" and the extraterrestrial "Relayer" and lets you use the "Hate" and "Big Bang" systems to lead the battle to victory!
Why similar: Robots 32.3%, Tactical RPG 14.8%, Mechs 13.3% ★, Simulation 11.4%, RPG 11.1%
- #5 Sector Space
94% matchVery Positive93% of 149 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: Space Sim 38.4%, RPG 18.4%, Simulation 15.4%, 1990's 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
- #6 Star Matter
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Run Ready Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Star Matter is a single-player, 2D, tile based, spaceship physics RPG, where you pilot a ship that you are able to customize and configure to suit the current task, your playstyle, or what remains of your ship.
Why similar: Space Sim 25.7%, RPG 21.5%, Simulation 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Immersive Sim 7.4%
- #7 Starpoint Gemini
94% matchMostly Negative33% of 155 reviews2012
Dev: Little Green Men Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Gemini is a dangerous place with riches waiting to be claimed by the more daring and capable captain.
Why similar: RPG 27%, Space Sim 24.6%, Simulation 24.6%, Space 14.7%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #8 Epic Space Trader
92% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Tectonics, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Commanding a starship, you’ll trade goods across the galaxy, evade cosmic threats, and grow your trading empire. Do you have what it takes to outmaneuver rivals and become a trading legend? Take command of your destiny in Epic Space Trader, your journey to the stars begins now!
Why similar: Space Sim 29.6%, Tactical RPG 13.4%, Simulation 10.9%, Sci-fi 9.8%, RPG 9.7%
- #9 EOPN – Test RS
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Américo CrucesPub: cockpitseeker
Windows
'EOPN – Test RS' is a true screening test from the French Air & Space Force, turned into a sci-fi turn-based strategy game set in a nebulous future. Train for your selections or just enjoy the dive in this immersive experience where the goal is to take the best decisions to survive.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.6%, Tactical RPG 17.9%, Immersive Sim 11.5%, RPG 9.4%, Space 9%
- #10 DarkHelm
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kai-Uwe Rathjen
Windows · Mac · Linux
A co-op starship bridge sim for 6–25 players. Man a station — helm, weapons, sensors, engineering, comms or command — and no one can fly the ship alone. Communicate, coordinate, and survive together.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.5%, Simulation 15%, RPG 12.6%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Futuristic 6.3%
- #11 Station-14
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CosmicDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pilot a fragile drone through the depths of space and investigate a derelict station in this short horror game.
Why similar: Space Sim 39.7%, Simulation 17.6%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, 1990's 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #12 DeepSpaceDiesel
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlurryOwl
Windows
Welcome to your new career as a gas station attendant in the deepest, darkest corner of space! Serve adorable ships, count your cash, and expand your diesel empire. It's a simple, satisfying job. Just... ignore the whispers in the vents. Everything is fine. Probably.
Why similar: Space Sim 43.3%, Simulation 19.4%, Immersive Sim 17.5%, Space 8.3%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #13 Tactical Vanguard Saga
89% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Blacc Ski Weekend Industries
Windows · Mac
This story-driven, single-player, 2D turn-based strategy RPG in a sci-fi setting tells the story of a child from Earth, Audra, who is inspired by a trendy video game to break special agent Beaufort out of captivity on Mars, against the wishes of their shared enemy; the Space Frontier Colonies.
Why similar: Mechs 23.5% ★, Tactical RPG 17.6%, Robots 15.2%, Cyberpunk 8.3%, RPG 8%
- #14 Shrouded Suns
87% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Benjamin Cid Pérez
Windows
In the midst of a seemingly hopeless war among the stars, take control of highly customizable spacefighters to experience classic space combat action throughout a story-driven campaign.
Why similar: Space Sim 51.4%, Space 14.1%, Simulation 11.5%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Retro 8%
- #15 Patched Conic
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Perilune Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fly real astrodynamics from an Apollo-era DSKY. Plan Lambert transfers, mine asteroids, build a fleet, and survive a 38-body solar system where every trajectory is solved from Kepler's equation. No autopilot, no cheating.
Why similar: Space Sim 40.9%, Simulation 18%, Immersive Sim 15.5%, Space 7.1%, Sci-fi 6.7%
- #16 Between the Stars
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,502 reviews2024
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 Sim 34.5%, Space 16.4%, RPG 15.4%, Simulation 12.6%, Tactical RPG 9.9%
- #17 Robots Arena Fight
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
Robots Arena Fight: SYSTEM ONLINE. Engage in metallic mayhem. Deploy BULL. Deploy WASP. Lasers, rockets, chaos. Target locked. Smash, blast, dominate. No rules—only steel, fire, and victory. Mission accepted. Combat initiated.
Why similar: Robots 36.9%, Mechs 31% ★, Simulation 13.2%, Futuristic 8.4%, Immersive Sim 6.3%
- #18 War Robots VR: The Skirmish
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 788 reviews2017
Dev: MY.GAMES
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%
War Robots VR: The Skirmish is a short, but highly immersive teaser-shooter for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive set in the universe of the War Robots franchise.
Why similar: Robots 44.3%, Mechs 32.7% ★, Simulation 11.2%, Cyberpunk 6.9%, Futuristic 2.7%
- #19 Massive Galaxy
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Massive Galaxy Studios
Windows
Explore, trade and fight your way through Massive Galaxy, a point and click narrative adventure set in bustling cyberpunk cities, deserted wastelands and beautifully crafted space habitats
Why similar: Robots 25.3%, Space Sim 23.3%, Cyberpunk 11.7%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #20 Rebel Galaxy Outlaw
83% matchMixed63% of 1,200 reviews2020
Dev: Double Damage Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Out of cash, out of luck, out on the fringe. Juno Markev has a killer to tail, a debt to pay, and more trouble headed her way. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw takes place in a greasy, blue-collar world of outlaws, truckers, cops and thieves.
Why similar: Space Sim 40.2%, Robots 18%, RPG 10.3%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Simulation 8.8%
- #21 Rhea of the Remnant
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: MushroomShoesPub: OFFMOON Inc.
Windows
“Rhea of the Remnant” is a mecha Tactical RPG where you command a small group of allies to take on a powerful enemy force. Anticipate enemy moves, combine your allies' abilities, and devise the best strategy to secure victory!
Why similar: Mechs 29.1% ★, Robots 28%, Tactical RPG 20.6%, RPG 7.5%, Simulation 4.2%
- #22 SPINDLEDRIFT
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Half Ass Studios
Windows · Linux
A 2D space trading game with a real economy. NPC ships haul cargo between 78 stations and prices move whether you're there or not. Good routes die as other traders catch on, so you keep hunting new ones. No quest markers, no "best trade" arrows. Just you, a map, and the prices.
Why similar: Space Sim 39.8%, Simulation 18.3%, Pirates 16.1% ★, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Space 6%
- #23 Null Hørizøn
79% matchPositive87% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: HopefullyHeroic
Windows
Survive the void in Null Hørizøn. Trade, fight, and explore a retro-futuristic 3D galaxy with 2D sprites. Upgrade your ship, smuggle goods, and travel across the universe. Tactical Real-Time combat meets Grid-based exploration in this atmospheric space sim. The Null Hørizøn calls, Captain.
Why similar: Space Sim 40.4%, Tactical RPG 17.1%, Simulation 14.3%, Space 7.7%, Sci-fi 6.9%
- #24 The Earth Sucks
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Insert Developer NamePub: Great North Gorilla
Windows
A casual space simulation game where you perform orbital manoeuvres on satellites to change their orbit and complete missions.
Why similar: Space Sim 45.4%, Simulation 23.7%, Space 11.7%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Futuristic 7.1%
- #25 Deck & Conn
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 124 reviews2026
Dev: Funtime ElectricsPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take command of a nuclear-powered space corvette in a Cold War-flavored sci-fi campaign. Balance tactics, crew, and limited resources in a dynamic forever-war. Retro pixel art meets deep strategy fifteen minutes into the future of 1989.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.3%, Tactical RPG 29.4%, Space 10.8%, Simulation 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%
- #26 SpaceBourne
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 816 reviews2020
Dev: Burak Dabak
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Spacebourne is an open space exploration game with Rpg elements. Its world consists of different factions at war. You as an expert pilot need to choose your side or be on no one's side and create a force of your own. Load up your weapons, Ready your ship and warp to adventure.
Why similar: Space Sim 38.2%, RPG 21.5%, Simulation 20.2%, Space 20.1%
- #27 PATLABOR the Case Files
78% matchNo user reviews58% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: ChimePub: GOOD SMILE COMPANY
Windows
Relive iconic scenes from "Mobile Police PATLABOR" in this 3D console action game. Experience dual perspectives: Main Missions as the SV2, and Another Side Missions as their rivals. Hone your pilot skills in Simulator Mode, featuring shooting ranges and Labor duels.
Why similar: Mechs 44.4% ★, Robots 42.1%, Immersive Sim 7.8%, 1990's 5.7%
- #28 Rogue System
78% matchMixed67% of 275 reviews2022
Dev: Digits Crossed Interactive, LLCPub: Image Space Incorporated
Windows
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 25.4%, Space 10.9%
- #29 G-MODEアーカイブス+ 機神伝 STRIKE-G-
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
The legend of a girl and a mass of steel. It begins now. Pilot the humanoid weapon, the Figure Machine. Fight your way through the battle royale: Strike Gigants!
Why similar: Mechs 26.2% ★, Robots 26%, RPG 14.1%, Simulation 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%
- #30 Super Starship
76% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Les Bird
Windows · Mac
A futuristic sci-fi persistent universe exploration game with one million stars and 18 million planets and moons. Fly your ship to any star and explore its solar system. Claiming stars, planets and moons will make them yours forever - other players will see your discoveries and you will see theirs.
Why similar: Space Sim 48.9%, Simulation 22.4%, Futuristic 8.8%, Space 8.1%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #31 Tachyon: The Fringe
77% matchVery Positive89% of 249 reviews2009
Dev: NovaLogic
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Caught in the middle of a violent conflict on the fringe of the galaxy — your ability to survive will depend on your piloting skills and combat savvy as a mercenary space fighter. But, as you explore the vastly detailed world of Tachyon: The Fringe, you will often find that the most powerful weapon on your ship is in your head.
Why similar: Space Sim 56.5%, Simulation 28.4%, Space 15%
- #32 Kessler Syndrome
76% matchMixed44% of 41 reviews2023
Dev: Sorry Chair Productions
Windows
Alone in orbit with a corpse and no way to reach Earth, play as an astronaut who must keep a defunct space station aloft. Maintain the onboard systems, deal with the constant threat of space junk, and navigate the dark halls in zero-gravity. Day by day more systems fail, and the void draws closer.
Why similar: Space Sim 43.4%, Immersive Sim 18%, Simulation 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Sci-fi 5.5%
- #33 Ironseed : Lost Chapter
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Robert MorganPub: Red Shadow Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ironseed: Lost Chapter is a standalone side story built on the 25th Anniversary Edition engine. Restored from unused lore and expanded quest fragments, it explores events that were hinted at, but never fully realized, in the original Ironseed timeline.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.1%, Tactical RPG 25.8%, RPG 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 5%, 1990's 4.6%
- #34 Wolfstride
74% matchVery Positive89% of 886 reviews2021
Dev: OTA IMON StudiosPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Get wrecked in this immature grown-up RPG about a trio of troublemakers stumbling their way through a giant mecha tournament. Repair and upgrade the team’s hand-me-down rig, pick up odd jobs to pay the bills, and battle the best-of-the-best all while running from the regrettable choices of the past.
Why similar: Robots 28.4%, Mechs 20.5% ★, Tactical RPG 15.8%, Cyberpunk 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #35 CodePhantom
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RRR
Windows
"CodePhantom" is a 3D action game where you pilot the humanoid combat mech PHANTOM and take on a variety of missions. Experience the thrill of controlling a powerful mech with smooth, responsive gameplay. Enjoy intense, no-nonsense mech action designed for fans of authentic robotic combat.
Why similar: Mechs 42.7% ★, Robots 40.5%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Cyberpunk 7.4%
- #36 Freenergy
73% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Mir
Windows
Develop your robot, combine abilities. Fight in turn-based tactical mode, effectively distributing energy. Overcome all difficulties and gain freedom.
Why similar: Robots 35%, Mechs 33.9% ★, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Futuristic 7.9%
- #37 Ironseed 3 : Vigil
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Robert MorganPub: Red Shadow Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sequel to a sci-fi exploration game Ironseed written in 1994, continued in Ironseed 2: Consensus, and now in Ironseed 3 : Vigil!
Why similar: Space Sim 37.1%, Tactical RPG 25.8%, RPG 14.9%, Space 5.9%, 1990's 5.8%
- #38 Psi 5 Trading Company
74% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2020
Dev: Accolade, Inc.Pub: Ziggurat
Windows
Captain a space freighter on its perilous voyage to deliver vital supplies to the Parvin Frontier! Select your crew, then lead and command their efforts to manage the ship's navigation, engineering, weapons, and more on the fly as crises and obstacles arise in real time.
Why similar: Space Sim 46.7%, Simulation 15.4%, Space 12.8%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #39 FUTURETECH SPACE COMBAT ACADEMY
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: POLYFOUNTAIN MEDIA LLC
Windows
Will you make the grade and save the planet? Become a cadet on your first day of training in this 3rd person space combat simulator.
Why similar: Space Sim 40.5%, Simulation 34.7%, Space 13.8%, Sci-fi 11%
- #40 Parkan: Iron Strategy
73% matchPositive86% of 34 reviews2018
Dev: GameXP.com
Windows
Parkan: Iron Strategy is a perfect mix of advanced real-time strategy and futuristic warbot simulator with FPS elements in a highly realistic environment.
Why similar: Mechs 30.5% ★, Robots 23.5%, RPG 10.4%, Simulation 10%, 1990's 9.9%
- #41 Battlecruiser Generations
72% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2021
Dev: 3000AD
Windows
In celebration of the 25 yr anniversary of the first release, this compendium contains all 4 games in the Battlecruiser 3000AD series which was first released in 1996.
Why similar: Space Sim 38.9%, Simulation 12.4%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Space 10.4%, Futuristic 10%
- #42 Kairobotica
71% matchVery Positive82% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Vanquish villains and lead the Kairobot Corps to glory in this spacefaring saga!
Why similar: Space Sim 32.4%, Mechs 14.4% ★, RPG 13.8%, Robots 12.2%, Simulation 12.2%
- #43 Mission Critical : Foresight
71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Mission Critical Studios
Windows
When scientists resumed their Unified Field Theory experiments this time they succeeded- with devastating consequences. You are trapped on a desolate Lunar Base with only your wits, real world astronaut weapons and a heads up display to give you instructions.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.5%, Robots 26.5%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Space 8.4%, Simulation 8.2%
- #44 FSX SpacePort
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TerraBuilder
Windows
Spaceflight add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator X
Why similar: Space Sim 47.1%, Simulation 35.8%, Space 17.1%
- #45 DUAL GEAR
71% matchMixed54% of 453 reviews2020
Dev: Orbital Speed Studio Co.,Ltd.
Windows
DUAL GEAR is a Tactical Action Turn-Based Strategy Game inspired by Japanese Mecha. To go beyond the traditional, DUAL GEAR engages the player to pilots their mechs with Real-Time Action Shooting while experiencing the high pressure of Tactical Turn-Based Layers!
Why similar: Mechs 50.7% ★, Robots 25.8%, Simulation 14.6%, RPG 6.6%, Tactical 2.2%
- #46 Deep Space Treasure
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: RoundTable_M
Windows
A 2D side-scrolling sandbox survival game featuring pure random exploration and mining. Mine, gather, study alien life, and build bases. Battle harsh environments and rival alien miners. Embrace unpredictable roguelike survival challenges in an infinitely generated universe.
Why similar: Space Sim 33%, Robots 26.8%, Space 9.1%, Futuristic 8.3%, Sci-fi 7.6%
- #47 L.A.P.D. 2195
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Apeirogon Games
Windows
A modern Multiplayer and Co-Op re-imagining of the classic game "Future Cop L.A.P.D.”, you are a rookie cop in the Mech-Assisted Security and Tactics (M.A.S.T.) unit of the Los Angeles Police Department in the year 2195.
Why similar: Robots 36%, Mechs 34.8% ★, Futuristic 10.6%, 1990's 9.7%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #48 Lightspeed
69% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: MPS LabsPub: Atari
Windows
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 41.1%, Simulation 15.8%, Space 13.7%, 1990's 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #49 Star Boss
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: BeautifulWorld
Windows
Make robots and spaceships,explore the space,fight with aliens.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.8%, Robots 20.9%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Simulation 10.4%, Space 8.2%
- #50 Space Trucker
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EFH
Windows
Space Trucker is a "realistic" space simulator where you fly your cargo ship to different places within the solar system. Configure your ship, maneuver for departing and docking, plan your high speed flight, and execute it all without breaking space rules - or killing yourself!
Why similar: Space Sim 53.9%, Simulation 19.7%, Immersive Sim 16.3%, Futuristic 10.1%
- #51 Space Depot
67% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Zenventorymgmt
Windows
A fast paced cooperative game where hippos run a growing space depot. Race against the clock to Scan, inspect, and ship the right materials using drones. Try to keep up. Other hipponauts such as yourself are relying on you.
Why similar: Space Sim 40.7%, Simulation 19.3%, Robots 17.5%, Space 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #52 Lone King
68% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2020
Dev: slizer88
Windows
An experimental game. Simultaneous turn-based sci-fi combat. Simple controls, deep gameplay inspired by chess. Designed for randomised, 10 minute, low-stress, tactical matches to make you think. Play the first chapters and the arcade mode for free. Support development with feedback.
Why similar: Mechs 38.7% ★, Robots 21.9%, Space 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Sci-fi 6.8%
- #53 Novel Nova
66% match6 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: nanibunniii
Windows
Novel Nova is a science fiction/psychological thriller art piece that treads along the lines of the ".exe" genre while taking inspiration from RPGMaker classics. You're a robot undergoing beta-testing. Is the end goal to ESCAPE THE GAME... or is it to OBEY Dr. (Mari) Machina, your creator?
Why similar: RPG 25.6%, Robots 25.4%, Simulation 21.3%, Immersive Sim 17.7%, Sci-fi 6.7%
- #54 Shattered Steel
69% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2017
Dev: BioWarePub: Interplay Entertainment Corp.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Save your species as you engage in fast-paced mechanized combat in the single-player campaign containing 50 adrenaline-pounding missions and arm your Planet Runner with blazing firepower - over 25 armaments, including gatling guns, guided missiles, fuel-air mortars and plasma cannons.
Why similar: Mechs 36.6% ★, Simulation 12.1%, 1990's 10.4%, Robots 10.1%, Futuristic 9.9%
- #55 Scrap Warden
67% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Calcoa MaraPub: Top Turtle Games
Windows
Bring order to space in your own way in Scrap Warden! An epic action strategy through junk filled space missions and enemies. Explore various worlds, battle AI driven pirates and collect material to cobble together advanced weaponry and upgrades, all in a beautiful, and dangerous universe.
Why similar: Mechs 21% ★, Robots 19.4%, Cyberpunk 13%, Space 11%, Survival 8.4%
- #56 Star Nomad 2
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 158 reviews2015
Dev: Huy Phan
Windows · Mac
A space trader & combat sim meets squad-RPG, large scale conquest, choice driven gameplay with fluid & punchy tactical real-time combat set in a dynamic open-world sandbox.
Why similar: Space Sim 19.5%, RPG 19.5%, Simulation 17.2%, Space 16.5%, Cyberpunk 10.3%
- #57 Max Savage
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Tim Rachor
Windows · Linux
Retro arcade space combat meets action-adventure exploration. Blast through a 90s-inspired sci-fi romp as Max Savage and fight to save the one person she can’t lose.
Why similar: Space Sim 49.5%, 1990's 12.2%, Space 12%, Retro 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #58 Astrobound
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Doink Studios
Windows
Survive and explore space in Astrobound! Visit strange planets, encounter cosmic calamities, and keep your crew alive as you journey through the stars in a retro-inspired whimsical space adventure.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.5%, Immersive Sim 17.5%, Space 11.8%, Survival 9.9%, Simulation 6.7%