- #1 ΔV: Rings of Saturn
97% matchVery Positive92% of 3,475 reviews2023
Dev: Kodera Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A physics-based mining sim, set in the thickest debris field in Sol. Every action has a reaction, lasers are invisible without a medium, and your thrust is a potent weapon. Find trade, adapt your equipment to your playstyle, hire a crew to help. Unravel the mysteries of the rings, or just get rich.
Why similar: Space Sim 26%, Immersive Sim 10%, Physics 9.9%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Space 9.5%
- #2 Star Trucker
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,396 reviews2024
Dev: Monster and MonsterPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Haul cargo, trade salvage and keep your space suit close as you search for fame and fortune among the stars in a game that puts an interstellar twist on the truck sim genre.
Why similar: Space Sim 22.7%, Transportation 11.7% ★, Futuristic 10.3%, Open World 7.5%, Physics 7.4%
- #3 Spaceflight Simulator
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,809 reviews2022
Dev: Team Curiosity ✦
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In Spaceflight Simulator, you will get to build your rockets, plan launches and flights, attempt landings, deploy payloads and explore new worlds.
Why similar: Space Sim 33%, Spaceships 20% ★, Sandbox 10.9%, Space 9.1%, Simulation 6%
- #4 Frontier Pilot Simulator
95% matchMixed70% of 956 reviews2021
Dev: RAZAR s.r.o.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
FPS is a Sci-Fi cargo pilot sim, with an engaging emergent mission-driven storyline, with a real-time economy with free flight and trading, on an alien world to explore. All in customizable upgradeable, well-simulated VTOL craft with real weather, and flight dynamics.
Why similar: Flight 32.3%, Space Sim 23%, Transportation 12.3% ★, Space 7.4%, Open World 6.9%
- #5 SpaceEngine
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,682 reviews2019
Dev: Cosmographic Software
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 43.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The world's first science-based photorealistic interactive 3D planetarium that models the entire Universe, using procedural generation for uncharted areas.
Why similar: Space Sim 22.2%, Flight 18.6%, Open World 10.1%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #6 StarbaseSim
94% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: AshtorakSimGames
Windows · Linux
Operate the Starship space launch system and learn how to catch a rocket to understand what it takes to colonize Mars in this ever-evolving simulation of SpaceX Starbase Texas.
Why similar: Space Sim 28%, Flight 24.4%, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Sandbox 8.9%, Realistic 7.3%
- #7 Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,372 reviews2025
Dev: Lyra Creative
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Do you have what it takes to become an astronaut? Reentry is a realistic space flight simulator inspired by the early NASA space programs, from orbiting Earth in Mercury and Gemini, to the moon landing in project Apollo. Learn the procedures. Operate the spacecraft. Complete the mission.
Why similar: Space Sim 25.4%, Flight 23.4%, Immersive Sim 8.7%, Realistic 8.1%, Space 7.9%
- #8 Kerbal Space Program 2
93% matchMostly Negative26% of 32,033 reviews2023
Dev: Intercept GamesPub: Private Division
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Kerbal Space Program 2 is the sequel to the acclaimed space-flight simulation game Kerbal Space Program. Enter the next generation of space adventure with exciting new parts, stunning visuals, fully revamped UI and Map View, and rich new environments to explore.
Why similar: Space Sim 27%, Physics 11.4%, Sandbox 10.9%, Space 10.1%, Open World 9.6%
- #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: Space Sim 25.5%, Flight 21.6%, Open World 8.7%, Immersive Sim 8.4%, Space 8.2%
- #10 Space Docker VR
91% matchVery Positive94% of 158 reviews2021
Dev: Cat Commandos
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A hardcore flight simulator for VR! Get in the cockpit, pilot a ship, and navigate hazardous environments on a journey to become an expert docker!
Why similar: Flight 23.6%, Space Sim 20.8%, 6DOF 15.4% ★, Immersive Sim 9.6%, Physics 7.3%
- #11 Kerbal Space Program
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 147,368 reviews2015
Dev: SquadPub: Private Division
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 66.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
Why similar: Space Sim 34%, Space 16.2%, Sandbox 13.6%, Physics 13.4%, Simulation 9.4%
- #12 Rocket Science
90% matchVery Positive81% of 176 reviews2020
Dev: unbeGames
Windows
Take part in a space program. Design spacecrafts and send them off to explore the vast expanses of space. Experience the real scale of the Solar system and the size of its celestial bodies.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.4%, Flight 21.7%, Physics 9%, Sandbox 8.5%, Space 8.2%
- #13 Solar Expanse - Space Exploration Manager
88% matchVery Positive87% of 1,372 reviews2026
Dev: SpaceOpsPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Explore the Solar System. Mine and drop asteroids. Colonize and terraform. Lead the space race and compete with other corporations on your way to profit. Watch the expansion of human race over the centuries.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.7%, Physics 10.7%, Space 10.3%, Sandbox 10.3%, Realistic 9.8%
- #14 Exo One
89% matchVery Positive90% of 5,287 reviews2021
Dev: ExbleativePub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time.
Why similar: Flight 27.6%, Space Sim 24.7%, Physics 9.1%, Space 8.8%, Realistic 7.1%
- #15 Elite Dangerous
87% 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 Sim 47.1%, Open World 13.4%, Space 12.9%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Simulation 5.8%
- #16 Universe Sandbox
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 32,344 reviews2015
Dev: Giant Army
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe.
Why similar: Space Sim 29%, Realistic 9.9%, Physics 9.8%, Open World 9.5%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #17 Juno: New Origins
86% matchVery Positive89% of 3,554 reviews2023
Dev: Jundroo, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Bring to life anything you can imagine from rockets and airplanes to cars and more. Automate them with a visual programming language. Explore 3D planets and make your own. Share your creations online. Complete contracts, conquer milestones, and unlock technology in the newly added Career Mode.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.3%, Flight 24.6%, Realistic 8.2%, Physics 8.1%, Open World 8%
- #18 Hardspace: Shipbreaker
85% 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 Sim 23.9%, Sci-fi 14%, Space 13.9%, Physics 13.8%, Sandbox 10.3%
- #19 Ostranauts
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,288 reviews2026
Dev: Blue Bottle GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 32.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Navigate your scrappy ship through the boneyard in search of valuable parts in abandoned vessels. Use salvage to upgrade your ship, or sell it for cash to pay down your mounting debt, or restock fuel, air, or food. Fly and role-play aboard your dream spaceship in this hardcore noir space-sim.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.2%, Flight 22%, Spaceships 17.2% ★, Sandbox 7.5%, Space 6.8%
- #20 Starship EVO
84% 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 Sim 23.1%, Space 13.5%, Spaceships 12.9% ★, Sandbox 12.1%, Simulation 9.9%
- #21 SpaceBourne
83% 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 50.9%, Space 24.7%, Simulation 18.5%, Exploration 5.9%
- #22 X-Plane 12
81% matchVery Positive87% of 6,613 reviews2022
Dev: Laminar Research
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 102.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ultra-Realistic Flight Simulation
Why similar: Flight 41.7%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Realistic 13.2%, Simulation 9.6%, Open World 6.6%
- #23 X-Plane 11
81% matchVery Positive93% of 20,340 reviews2017
Dev: Laminar Research
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 161.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The future of flight simulation is now! X-Plane 11 is the detailed, realistic, and modern simulator you’ve been waiting for. Intuitive user interface, 3-D cockpits, new effects, 3-D sound, living airports and world-wide scenery.
Why similar: Flight 54.3%, Realistic 12.9%, Simulation 12.5%, Open World 10%, Physics 4.8%
- #24 Aviassembly
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,569 reviews2025
Dev: Jelle Booij
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build and fly your own airplane! Complete missions to earn money, upgrade your plane, and discover new locations in an open world.
Why similar: Flight 34.2%, Transportation 17% ★, Physics 13.4%, Sandbox 11.8%, Open World 9%
- #25 Celestial Command
82% matchMixed62% of 705 reviews2014
Dev: Science Interactive
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Mine asteroids, salvage space debris, design your own small or massive spacecraft using individual functional components, complete missions, and engage in battles against enemies in a vast galaxy with realistic physics based on orbital mechanics or in a classic physics mode.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.8%, Space 22.5%, Sandbox 15.7%, Simulation 14.8%, Sci-fi 12%
- #26 Between the Stars
79% 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 35.9%, Space 15.8%, Flight 10.5%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Simulation 9%
- #27 Rodina
80% matchVery Positive93% of 1,333 reviews2014
Dev: Elliptic Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A single-developer passion project. A seamless full scale solar system. Thrilling action. Be part of an incredible journey as a Universe is built from the ground up!
Why similar: Space Sim 23.7%, Space 19.4%, Open World 17.8%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Sandbox 12.1%
- #28 Space Simulator
82% matchMostly Negative37% of 163 reviews2018
Dev: Stuka Games IncPub: Brixton Dynamics Ltd
Windows
Realistic simulation of spaceflight in a full sized Solar System, with all the planets and their major moons. using real forces, distances, velocities and time. Chapter 1: The Apollo Days. Incredibly detailed Apollo Program missions starting with Apollo 8 lunar orbit missions.
Why similar: Space Sim 51.6%, Simulation 26.2%, Space 22.2%
- #29 Archean
77% matchVery Positive88% of 252 reviews2024
Dev: batcholi
Windows · Linux
Gather resources, craft components, build vehicles, and code their logic in a physics-driven engineering sandbox and full scale space sim.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.3%, 6DOF 16.4% ★, Immersive Sim 9.9%, Open World 8.5%, Sandbox 8.2%
- #30 Lakehopper
75% matchVery Positive88% of 481 reviews2026
Dev: Photon Games
Windows · Linux
Take flight in a seaplane flight simulator through a rugged world where you are responsible for the care and maintenance of your plane. Deliver cargo between far-flung communities in a flooded landscape that challenges your piloting skills! Fix your plane and keep flying!
Why similar: Flight 36.6%, Transportation 14.5% ★, Immersive Sim 11.1%, Simulation 9.6%, Physics 7.4%
- #31 Nuclear Option
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,179 reviews2023
Dev: Shockfront Studios
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics across dynamic battlefields, facing land, air, and sea threats. Wage war against AI or rival pilots using an array of advanced weaponry, including tactical and strategic nuclear weapons capable of annihilating anything in your path.
Why similar: Flight 38.2%, Physics 13.5%, Realistic 12.8%, Sandbox 12.1%, Sci-fi 11.5%
- #32 Avorion
76% 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: Spaceships 22.8% ★, Space Sim 22.6%, Flight 19%, Open World 7.2%, Sandbox 7.1%
- #33 Earth Analog
78% matchMixed66% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: Funcraft Games
Windows
In this relaxing space flight adventure, you pilot the science vessel Eurisko XI on a quest through deep space. Explore fascinating, fractal-based exoplanets and uncover their mysteries. Analyze artifacts and upgrade your ship to unlock new pathways. Your mission: find humanity’s new home.
Why similar: Space Sim 32%, Flight 26.6%, Space 11.3%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Simulation 6.9%
- #34 Astrox Imperium
77% 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 Sim 36.8%, Space 18.1%, Open World 11.2%, Sandbox 11.1%, Simulation 9.7%
- #35 Space Engineers 2
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,654 reviews2025
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 24.5%, Sandbox 11.4%, Physics 10.8%, Open World 10.7%, Sci-fi 10.4%
- #36 In The Black
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: Impeller Studios
Windows
Nuclear-powered space combat in the 23rd century! In The Black ® is an intense, realistic space combat simulator with a serious respect for science. It is laser focused on the pilot experience and features single- and online multiplayer game modes, plus robust ship customization options.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.7%, Flight 26.6%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Realistic 8.7%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #37 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 Sim 30.7%, Space 16.2%, Flight 14.5%, Simulation 11%, Open World 9.7%
- #38 Space Mercs
74% matchMixed64% of 50 reviews2019
Dev: Bearded Giant Games
Windows · Linux
Space Mercs is an extreme arcade space combat game where the amount of projectiles and lasers on-screen is only toppled by the amount of stars in the universe! Will you be able to complete all the mercenary missions and become the best pilot in the Galaxy?
Why similar: Space Sim 27%, Flight 21.8%, 6DOF 17.4% ★, Sci-fi 8.2%, Space 7.2%
- #39 Evochron Legacy SE
73% 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 Sim 40.5%, Open World 11%, Space 10.4%, Sandbox 10.1%, Sci-fi 9.8%
- #40 Professional Ship Simulator
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 300 reviews2026
Dev: SWE SystemsPub: Aerosoft
Windows
Take the helm in this realistic, large-scale maritime simulation. Command your fleet from agile rescue vessels to massive LNG tankers and perform precise maneuvers in challenging conditions. Navigate a living open world where weather, traffic, and every wave shape your career.
Why similar: Transportation 20.3% ★, Realistic 16.1%, Open World 15.7%, Physics 15.3%, Sandbox 12.2%
- #41 VTOL VR
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,888 reviews2017
Dev: Boundless Dynamics, LLC
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
VTOL VR is a near-futuristic combat flight game built for Virtual Reality. Pilot advanced multi-role jets, using your hands to flip switches, press buttons, and manipulate the virtual flight controls.
Why similar: Flight 45.4%, 6DOF 15.5% ★, Realistic 9.9%, Physics 8.5%, Futuristic 7.9%
- #42 Stationeers
71% matchVery Positive88% of 9,306 reviews2017
Dev: RocketWerkz
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 85.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Stationeers puts you in control of the construction and management of a space station to run by yourself or online with your friends. Complex atmospheric, electrical, manufacturing, agriculture, and gravitational systems require your thought and management at all times!
Why similar: Physics 27.9%, Sandbox 25.2%, Sci-fi 24.3%, Space 22.6%
- #43 FPV Labs - Drone Simulator
70% matchMixed68% of 105 reviews2026
Dev: FPVLabsPub: FPV Labs
Windows
Fly with true-to-life physics, next-gen visuals, and the most detailed drone configurator in any FPV sim. Build your setup, share community presets, and fly handcrafted real-world locations. Made by real FPV pilots.
Why similar: Flight 44.1%, Realistic 14%, Physics 12.9%, Simulation 12%, Open World 10.7%
- #44 PULSAR: Lost Colony
70% matchVery Positive90% of 5,738 reviews2021
Dev: Leafy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The co-op open-world space sim where everyone has a role! Pilot the ship. Reroute power. Launch nukes. Explore alien planets. Research new talents. Work together to find the Lost Colony! ...or just deliver some biscuits
Why similar: Spaceships 33.5% ★, Space Sim 30.4%, Open World 10%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Space 7.9%
- #45 AGOS - A Game Of Space
72% matchMixed62% of 105 reviews2020
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Explore unique star systems in AGOS: A Game of Space! Scavenge resources, face the danger of space and save humankind.
Why similar: Space Sim 39.4%, Flight 17.5%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Simulation 8.7%, Open World 7.3%
- #46 Take On Mars
73% matchMixed55% of 2,032 reviews2017
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Take On Mars places you right in the middle of mankind’s most exciting undertaking. Start out in the seat of a rover operator, finish as the first human to have ever set foot on the Red Planet.
Why similar: Space Sim 32%, Space 17.1%, Simulation 13.8%, Sandbox 9.5%, Realistic 7.7%
- #47 Starminer
67% 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: Spaceships 25.2% ★, Space Sim 22.4%, Flight 16.5%, Sandbox 7.2%, Sci-fi 6.7%
- #48 Rogue System
71% 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 69.8%, Simulation 19.2%, Space 11%
- #49 Periapsis: Eclipse
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Skytrellis Games
Windows
Conquer the Settled Galaxy in Periapsis: Eclipse where gravity, heat and the physics of space are the keys to conquest. Master orbital mechanics, real-world inspired weapons and nuclear rockets to outmaneuver dozens of hostile ships and claim victory for the Exiled Empire.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.7%, Immersive Sim 20.5%, Space 12.5%, Physics 11.3%, Simulation 7.8%
- #50 Satellite Command
71% matchMixed64% of 81 reviews2016
Dev: Stormtide
Windows
Satellite Command is a realistic, relaxing astrophysics simulator. Complete contracts with real data, launch and take control of ever more powerful Satellites, research advanced technology and build your Space Agency!
Why similar: Space Sim 31.7%, Futuristic 11.2%, Sandbox 11.1%, Physics 10.8%, Immersive Sim 10.5%
- #51 Detached: Non-VR Edition
72% matchMostly Negative38% of 52 reviews2018
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Detached, a suspenseful interstellar duel that demands tactics and skill to survive, is now available in a non-VR version! Separated from your unit, you must make smart decisions and race to safety in this visceral exploration of deep space.
Why similar: Flight 16.5%, Space Sim 16.1%, 6DOF 11.3% ★, Futuristic 10.4%, Immersive Sim 9.1%
- #52 Space Haven
64% matchVery Positive86% of 11,153 reviews2026
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.7%, Sandbox 12.1%, Open World 11.6%, Space 11.5%, Sci-fi 11.4%
- #53 Derail Valley
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,839 reviews2019
Dev: Altfuture
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 37.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.
Why similar: Transportation 22.4% ★, Realistic 16.2%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Open World 13.6%, Physics 12.4%
- #54 Go For Launch: Mercury
68% matchVery Positive81% of 74 reviews2021
Dev: Joe ChisholmPub: First Time Games
Windows
Re-live the early days of spaceflight in the accurate, detailed and exciting simulation of the Mercury spacecraft.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.9%, Flight 24.4%, Immersive Sim 8.3%, Realistic 7.8%, Space 6.9%
- #55 Lunar Flight
69% matchVery Positive81% of 682 reviews2012
Dev: Shovsoft
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A modern take on the classic arcade game, Lunar Lander, Lunar Flight extends the experience to a fully fictionalized and accessible lunar module simulator
Why similar: Flight 37.4%, Simulation 20.9%, Space 18.2%, Physics 12.3%, Realistic 10.5%
- #56 Tiny Space Academy
69% matchMixed64% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: Full Orbit Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Tiny Space Academy is a 2D space sim where you can grow your own space agency and explore our solar system with rockets you design! Learn basic orbital mechanics, run science experiments, and get your astronauts back to Earth safely.
Why similar: Space Sim 42.7%, Physics 16.4%, Space 14.7%, Simulation 11%, Exploration 6.5%
- #57 Empyrion - Galactic Survival
66% 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 Sim 32.6%, Open World 12.2%, Space 10.7%, Physics 10.4%, Sandbox 10%
- #58 Stormworks: Build and Rescue
65% matchVery Positive91% of 60,190 reviews2020
Dev: Geometa
Windows · Mac
Median: 17.4 hrsMean: 113.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Join a world where you design, create and pilot your own air sea rescue service. Release your inner hero as you battle fierce storms out at sea to rescue those in need.
Why similar: Flight 35.4%, Sandbox 15.9%, Immersive Sim 15.4%, Open World 14.6%, Physics 13.4%
- #59 Flyout
65% matchVery Positive83% of 2,296 reviews2023
Dev: Stonext Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Build and fly realistic aircraft. Use free-form fuselage and wing editor tools and tune your engines to recreate aircraft from any era or design your own.
Why similar: Flight 40.6%, Sandbox 14.8%, Physics 12.2%, Simulation 11.9%, Immersive Sim 11.2%