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

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Extract and gather resources from different planets. Manage the supply of electricity, water, food and oxygen of your base in order to survive. Automate the creation of new products. Build a spaceship to transport your products to other places...

Reviews: Mixed — 56% — of 205 reviews
Released: 2019-02-01
Developer: Farlight Games Industry
Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 2.5 hrs
Mean playtime: 3.5 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 72%

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    Nova Lands is a factory building, exploration, and island management game. Explore, engage in combat, and automate your industry. The planet you’re on is full of mysteries, creatures, people, and things to do. Welcome to your new home amongst the stars!

    Why similar: Sandbox 35.9%, Building 28.5%, Crafting 11.5%, Strategy 11.1%, Simulation 8.3%

  57. #57 Into the Stars
    71% matchMixed40% of 541 reviews2016
    Dev: Fugitive GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Take the role of Captain in this Space Survival Simulation as you explore a massive star system in search of a new home for humanity. Outfit your ship, hand pick your crew and set off on a journey through an open-world where you must scavenge resources, shelter civilians and outrun a hostile alien force.

    Why similar: Space 42%, Strategy 24.2%, Simulation 22.7%, Indie 11.1%

  58. #58 Captain of Industry
    65% matchVery Positive90% of 11,469 reviews2022
    Dev: MaFi Games
    Windows
    Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 84.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Build an industrial empire on a remote island. Mine resources, reshape terrain with excavators, grow food, construct factories, lay train tracks, and trade with the outside world. Research 100+ technologies to advance from basic metal smelting all the way to nuclear power and space flight.

    Why similar: Building 47.6%, Strategy 22.5%, Simulation 21.1%, Crafting 4.9%, Indie 4%

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