- #1 EVERSPACE™
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 11,489 reviews2017
Dev: ROCKFISH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.
Why similar: Space 46.8%, Flight 18.8%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Shooter 9.7%, Action 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: The original roguelike predecessor offers a similar core flight model and intense combat experience.
- #2 Chorus
96% matchVery Positive82% of 4,715 reviews2021
Dev: Deep Silver FishlabsPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take control of Nara on a quest to destroy the dark cult that created her. Unlock devastating weapons & mind-bending abilities in an evolution of the space-combat shooter. Along with Forsaken, her sentient starfighter, explore ancient temples, engage in zero-g combat & venture beyond waking reality.
Why similar: Space 22.8%, Flight 17%, Shooter 12.7%, Action 11.5%, Adventure 11%
Why You'll Like It: Features fast-paced, arcade-style space combat with a strong focus on maneuverability and supernatural abilities.
- #3 Rebel Galaxy
96% matchVery Positive85% of 8,397 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 44.4%, Open World 19%, Sci-fi 11.5%, RPG 6.3%, Adventure 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a vast open-world space experience with a focus on trading, combat, and ship progression.
- #4 Star Valor
95% matchVery Positive88% of 3,520 reviews2022
Dev: Rafael Burgos
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 29.1 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: Loot 25.3%, Space 20.5%, Open World 13.4%, Action RPG 10.1%, Sci-fi 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox space RPG that heavily emphasizes loot collection, ship building, and character progression.
- #5 Subdivision Infinity DX
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 105 reviews2019
Dev: MistFly GamesPub: Crescent Moon Games
Windows
Subdivision Infinity is an immersive and pulse pounding sci-fi space shooter featuring stunning graphics and tight spaceship game play. Hunt down and destroy enemy spacecraft, crush capital ships, mine asteroids for rare minerals, and find blueprints to craft amazing new vessels!
Why similar: Space 35.8%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Shooter 14.2%, Exploration 10.5%, Open World 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A direct arcade space shooter that emphasizes mission-based combat, exploration, and ship customization.
- #6 Rebel Galaxy Outlaw
94% 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: Open World 18.9%, Space 14%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Sci-fi 11%, Flight 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a gritty, arcade-focused space combat experience with a heavy emphasis on ship upgrades and bounty hunting.
- #7 SpaceBourne 2
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,166 reviews2025
Dev: Burak Dabak
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Flight 35.6%, Space 23.2%, Open World 19.8%, Third Person 11.8%, RPG 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An ambitious open-world space RPG that incorporates mining, trading, and intense ship-to-ship combat.
- #8 Galaxy on Fire 2™ Full HD
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,259 reviews2012
Dev: Fishlabs Entertainment GmbHPub: bitComposer Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%
A hyperdrive malfunction sends Keith T. Maxwell tumbling through space and time to fight for his life against a mysterious alien armada that is wreaking havoc.
Why similar: Space 19.2%, Flight 17.8%, Third-Person Shooter 17%, Shooter 11.2%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic arcade space shooter that defined the genre with its blend of story-driven missions and open-world exploration.
- #9 X4: Foundations
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 30,300 reviews2018
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 95.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore, trade, fight, and build as you rise to command fleets, stations, and entire economies in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to every decision.
Why similar: Flight 26.2%, Space 25.6%, Open World 17.2%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Exploration 9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, complex simulation of space life with a focus on economy, fleet management, and exploration.
- #10 Avorion
91% matchVery Positive90% of 14,588 reviews2020
Dev: Boxelware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 99.6 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: Flight 21.7%, Space 18.4%, Open World 13.4%, PvE 9.8%, Action RPG 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for deep ship building and exploration in a procedurally generated galaxy with RPG-like loot systems.
- #11 Starcom: Unknown Space
90% matchVery Positive92% of 4,500 reviews2024
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 27.1%, Open World 15.4%, Action RPG 14.3%, Exploration 8.6%, Sci-fi 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down space exploration game that features ship modularity and discovery-based gameplay.
- #12 Elite Dangerous
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 107,797 reviews2015
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 18.3 hrsMean: 149.0 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 37%, Open World 24.3%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Exploration 10.8%, Simulation 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a massive, realistic galaxy to explore with a focus on ship customization and pilot progression.
- #13 Starpoint Gemini Warlords
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,598 reviews2017
Dev: Little Green Men Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Space 27.9%, Flight 20.9%, Open World 18.2%, Sci-fi 10.2%, RPG 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines space combat with RPG elements and fleet management in a large, explorable galaxy.
- #14 Endless Sky
87% matchVery Positive92% of 7,114 reviews2015
Dev: Michael Zahniser
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 46.3%, Open World 18.9%, Sci-fi 10%, Exploration 5.3%, Simulation 5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style open-world space game with a heavy focus on trading, combat, and ship upgrades.
- #15 Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut
88% matchVery Positive82% of 393 reviews2014
Dev: Born Ready Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Director's Cut of Strike Suit Zero delivers the ultimate version with a graphical overhaul, restructured campaign and all its DLC. Pilot the mecha Strike Suit across massive fleet battles where your dogfighting skills will decide Earth's fate.
Why similar: Space 44%, Flight 21.7%, Sci-fi 14%, Action 9%, Shooter 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-speed, cinematic space combat with a unique transformation mechanic that feels very arcade-oriented.
- #16 Hardspace: Shipbreaker
86% matchVery Positive89% of 22,441 reviews2022
Dev: Blackbird Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp!
Why similar: Space 52.3%, Sci-fi 21.9%, Simulation 12.7%, Open World 8%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the blue-collar side of space life with satisfying physics-based mechanics and progression.
- #17 Starfield
85% matchMixed57% of 175,516 reviews2023
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 36.7 hrsMean: 76.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.
Why similar: Space 25.9%, Open World 17.6%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Action RPG 9.3%, Exploration 7%
Why You'll Like It: A massive open-world RPG that allows for planetary exploration and space combat within a deep sci-fi narrative.
- #18 Between the Stars
84% 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 35.1%, RPG 9.9%, Flight 9.1%, Sci-fi 9%, Open World 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG space game that emphasizes combat and decision-making during galactic exploration.
- #19 Starpoint Gemini 3
84% matchMixed50% of 877 reviews2020
Dev: Little Green Men Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fight, loot, explore and craft in the living open world of Starpoint Gemini 3. Assemble your trusty ship and boost your RPG skills to face all challenges.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 26.5% ★, Space 17.5%, Action RPG 12%, Open World 11.1%, Sci-fi 7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on a more personal, character-driven story within a space simulation framework.
- #20 Void Destroyer 2
83% matchVery Positive80% of 675 reviews2020
Dev: Iteration 11
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 15.3 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: Flight 26.6%, Space 25.9%, Open World 21.8%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Simulation 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Blends space simulation, sandbox exploration, and real-time strategy elements for a unique gameplay loop.
- #21 Nienix: Cosmic Warfare
81% matchVery Positive87% of 355 reviews2023
Dev: HolmCom
Windows · Mac · Linux
Search for the legendary lost artifact Nienix through galaxies in conflict! An open world space action RPG adventure that can be played both alone and together!
Why similar: Looter Shooter 26.1% ★, Flight 14.8%, Loot 11.3%, Action RPG 9%, Space 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A looter-shooter that brings fast-paced, bullet-hell combat to a space setting with deep RPG mechanics.
- #22 Astrox Imperium
82% matchVery Positive84% of 1,264 reviews2019
Dev: Jace Masula
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.1 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 55.1%, Open World 21.5%, Simulation 11.6%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Singleplayer 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A space-sim RPG that focuses on mining, crafting, and ship progression in a vast, open universe.
- #23 Darkstar One
82% matchVery Positive83% of 628 reviews2008
Dev: Ascaron Entertainment ltd.Pub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Darkstar One offers a fantastic amount of freedom of choice. The story-based missions gradually lead you deeper into the galaxy to new races, new technologies and ever stronger opponents. Explore a vast array of solar systems in search of hidden artifacts of ancient races, essential objects for upgrading your ship--the Darkstar One.
Why similar: Space 41.1%, Open World 15.8%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Exploration 8.7%, Action 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic space RPG that features a customizable ship and a branching narrative set in a vast galaxy.
- #24 Jump Space
78% matchVery Positive85% of 13,145 reviews2025
Dev: Keepsake Games
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Jump Space (formerly Jump Ship) is a mission based co-op PvE for 1-4 players, where you are the crew of a spaceship. Transition seamlessly from crewing the ship to on-foot exploration and space walks. Explore, upgrade, and survive intense encounters in deep space together.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 24.8% ★, Flight 16%, Space 15.7%, Shooter 10.1%, PvE 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op focused space action game that emphasizes team-based combat and sci-fi exploration.
- #25 Reassembly
80% matchVery Positive94% of 4,100 reviews2015
Dev: Anisoptera GamesPub: Indie Voyage
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 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 51.8%, Open World 14.1%, Shooter 9.4%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Exploration 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the creative side of space combat, allowing players to build ships from scratch in a sandbox environment.
- #26 Star Conflict
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,239 reviews2013
Dev: Star Gem Inc.Pub: Gaijin Network Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 34.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Star Conflict is an action-packed, massively multiplayer space simulation game that puts players in the role of elite pilots engaging in a widespread interplanetary skirmish. The whole world for PVP and PVE!
Why similar: Flight 26.4%, Open World 16.5%, Shooter 14.7%, PvE 12.5%, Third Person 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, multiplayer-focused space combat game with a variety of ship classes and upgrades.
- #27 Interstellar Rift
79% matchMixed68% of 1,667 reviews2020
Dev: Split PolygonPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 35.6 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 29.6%, Open World 26.6%, Exploration 13.6%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Simulation 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A space-sim that emphasizes ship building and exploration with a focus on survival and crafting.
- #28 The Outer Worlds 2
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 8,912 reviews2025
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The Outer Worlds 2 is the sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment.
Why similar: Action RPG 21.3%, Open World 19%, RPG 12.9%, Exploration 9.9%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #29 Starcom: Nexus
77% matchVery Positive90% of 2,322 reviews2019
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 37.8%, Open World 13.2%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Exploration 9.6%, Action RPG 7.8%
- #30 Evochron Legacy SE
78% matchVery Positive83% of 446 reviews2016
Dev: StarWraith 3D Games LLC
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Advanced Space Flight, Combat, Trading, and Exploration Simulation. Set in a vast explorable universe, Evochron Legacy offers freeform gameplay with many diverse objectives and paths to choose from.
Why similar: Space 34%, Open World 22.7%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Exploration 13.2%, Simulation 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore space simulation that offers complete freedom in exploration and combat.
- #31 X Rebirth
79% matchMixed44% of 7,317 reviews2013
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In the distant future, the X universe faces a period of profound and irrevocable change. While the universe stumbles towards an uncertain future, countless adventures await as new enemies rise in search of power.
Why similar: Space 51.2%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Simulation 14.1%, Open World 10.3%, Action 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A space simulation game that focuses on a single-player narrative and large-scale ship interaction.
- #32 EVE Online
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 39,560 reviews2010
Dev: Fenris Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 139.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Over 20 years of legendary space battles! Explore a massive living universe of danger and opportunity in a challenging and highly rewarding space adventure. Fight, trade, build, and connect with a universe driven and shaped directly by players.
Why similar: Space 26.2%, Open World 19.8%, PvE 12.2%, Exploration 10.5%, Third Person 9.8%
- #33 Warspace 2
75% matchMixed61% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Magic Game Art
Windows · Mac · Linux
Warspace 2 is a 1-4 player CO-OP space shooter with RPG elements, open-world and procedurally-generated galaxy. You can trade, craft, and fight your way through a universe, either solo or with friends.
Why similar: Loot 24.1%, Space 17.8%, Shooter 10.5%, PvE 10%, Open World 9.8%
- #34 SpaceBourne
75% 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 55.4%, RPG 17.9%, Simulation 16.3%, Exploration 10.3%
- #35 Evochron Mercenary
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 436 reviews2012
Dev: StarWraith 3D Games LLC
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The life of an independent mercenary is rarely without excitement. Your spacecraft awaits and your adventure begins in the Sapphire star system.
Why similar: Space 42.8%, Open World 16.2%, Flight 14.9%, Simulation 11.4%, Sci-fi 10.6%
- #36 Underspace
73% matchVery Positive82% of 466 reviews2024
Dev: Pastaspace InteractivePub: Camlann Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
The spiritual successor to Freelancer with a Lovecraftian, sandbox RPG twist. Explore a vast handmade universe with mod support and PvP/co-op multiplayer. You're going to need a bigger ship.
Why similar: Flight 28.9%, Space 20.3%, Open World 13.7%, Third Person 9%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #37 Star Vortex
72% matchVery Positive86% of 175 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 through hostile alien sectors solo or with friends, salvage rare weapons and experiment with powerful builds until nothing can stand against you.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 32.8% ★, Loot 22.5%, Action RPG 14.6%, Space 11.5%, Sci-fi 6.4%
- #38 Empyrion - Galactic Survival
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 34,438 reviews2020
Dev: Eleon Game Studios
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 77.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build and explore in a true space sandbox survival adventure. Construct mighty capital vessels, sprawling planetary settlements, and vast space stations in your galactic journey to discover the mysteries of Empyrion!
Why similar: Space 30.2%, Open World 21.8%, PvE 14.1%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Exploration 11.2%
- #39 Space Pirates And Zombies 2
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,842 reviews2017
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.4 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 45.5%, Open World 18.8%, RPG 8.3%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Action 6.2%
- #40 Starpoint Gemini 2
74% matchMixed70% of 4,120 reviews2014
Dev: Little Green Men Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Captain your own space ship and roam the galaxy in 3D in this tactical space simulator with tons of RPG depth ! Space has never looked so inviting - but images can betray...It has been two years since the end of the second Gemini war, the situation in the wartorn system is further from resolution than ever.
Why similar: Space 36.3%, Flight 19.5%, Open World 13.6%, Sci-fi 8%, Third Person 6.8%
- #41 Voidling Bound
69% matchVery Positive93% of 3,517 reviews2026
Dev: Hatchery Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hatch, evolve, and upgrade powerful space creatures in this action-packed sci-fi 3rd person shooter that reinvents the monster taming genre!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 18.9%, Space 12.9%, Action RPG 12.2%, PvE 10.2%, Shooter 8.6%
- #42 Starship EVO
73% matchVery Positive83% of 1,546 reviews2020
Dev: Moonfire Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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 43.5%, Open World 16.1%, Simulation 12.6%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Action 8.5%
- #43 STAR WARS™: Squadrons
72% matchMixed65% of 28,204 reviews2020
Dev: MOTIVEPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Master the art of starfighter combat in the authentic piloting experience STAR WARS™: Squadrons. Feel the adrenaline of first-person multiplayer space dogfights alongside your squadron, and buckle up in a thrilling STAR WARS™ story.
Why similar: Flight 41.7%, Space 30.9%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Shooter 5.6%, Simulation 5%
- #44 Destiny 2
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 662,710 reviews2019
Dev: Bungie
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 333.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore the mysteries of Sol and experience exhilirating first-person shooter combat in Destiny 2. Unlock powerful abilities and collect unique gear across story missions, co-op, and PvP modes.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 30.4% ★, Loot 17.7%, Open World 12%, Space 11.8%, Shooter 9.3%
- #45 Star Singularity
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 69 reviews2018
Dev: Star Bunny Enterprises
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 25.4%, Open World 17.2%, Action RPG 12.7%, Sci-fi 11%, Shooter 9.7%
- #46 VoidExpanse
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 768 reviews2015
Dev: AtomicTorch Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 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 43.8%, Open World 21.8%, Sci-fi 12.2%, RPG 10.1%, Simulation 5.6%
- #47 Nova Drift
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,646 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Why similar: Space 35.4%, Action RPG 29.5%, Shooter 25.6%, Action 6.5%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #48 Transcendence
70% matchVery Positive89% of 228 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 27%, Action RPG 20.2%, Open World 16.7%, Exploration 9.7%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #49 Stellar Wanderer DX
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Dream Builder StudiosPub: Leoful
Windows
Fight, trade, mine, and explore the galaxy in this old-school space combat simulator. You are a freelance pilot who survived an assassination attempt. Travel the open world, chase bounties, get new ships, upgrade your gear, and, why not, maybe even save humankind!
Why similar: Flight 21.3%, Space 16.3%, Open World 11%, Shooter 10.8%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #50 Drox Operative 2
68% matchVery Positive89% of 293 reviews2021
Dev: Soldak Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Drox Operative 2 is a starship action RPG with warring alien races, fierce space battles, a dynamic, evolving galaxy, and co-op multiplayer for Windows and Linux.
Why similar: Loot 20.2%, Space 18.8%, RPG 15.4%, Action RPG 13.3%, Open World 10.4%
- #51 HELL GALAXY
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: Italian Games Factory
Windows
A thrilling singleplayer space shooter that blends weird fiction, dark gritty sci-fi, and transhumanism. Fly your spaceship and fight your way through a galaxy where your mind is at risk just as much as your "body": nothing here is human. Not even you.
Why similar: Flight 22.1%, Space 16.6%, Action RPG 14.1%, PvE 10.2%, Shooter 9.9%
- #52 X3: Reunion
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 743 reviews2006
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 44%, Flight 17.3%, Open World 12.4%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Simulation 9%
- #53 Starminer
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,894 reviews2026
Dev: CoolAndGoodGames
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 26.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Design and build a massive interstellar fleet in this simulation sandbox. Strip space of its minerals for profit, but stay alert: your greed attracts the alien. Master deep base-building and deploy warships to protect your empire in immersive real-time space.
Why similar: Flight 24.2%, Space 23.1%, Open World 15.9%, PvE 11.1%, Sci-fi 10.6%
- #54 OUTRIDERS
68% matchMixed67% of 61,300 reviews2021
Dev: People Can FlyPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 25.9 hrsMean: 51.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Outriders’ brutal and bloody combat combines frenetic gunplay, violent powers and deep RPG systems to create a true genre hybrid.
Why similar: Looter Shooter 40.9% ★, Third-Person Shooter 17.5%, Loot 12.7%, Shooter 5.7%, RPG 5.6%
- #55 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey
68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,169 reviews2017
Dev: Bird in SkyPub: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 33.4%, Open World 17.8%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Simulation 8.1%, Adventure 7.7%
- #56 X3: Terran Conflict
69% matchVery Positive86% of 2,875 reviews2008
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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 51%, Open World 14.8%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Simulation 9.9%, Flight 7.1%
- #57 Space Trash Scavenger
66% matchVery Positive83% of 528 reviews2024
Dev: SquarePlay GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.0 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 26.6%, Open World 18.3%, Shooter 15.5%, Third Person 8.8%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #58 Star Wars Outlaws
65% matchMostly Positive72% of 12,856 reviews2024
Dev: Massive Entertainment – A Ubisoft StudioPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Experience the first-ever open world Star Wars™ game and explore distinct locations across the galaxy, both iconic and new. Risk it all as scoundrel Kay Vess, seeking freedom and the means to start a new life.
Why similar: Space 15.1%, Third-Person Shooter 14.5%, Open World 13.5%, Shooter 10.5%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #59 SpaceCraft
65% matchMixed64% of 2,773 reviews2026
Dev: Shiro Games
Windows
Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 54.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Space 27.1%, Open World 19.6%, Sci-fi 12.1%, PvE 11.6%, Exploration 9.8%