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Games Like Flight Of Nova

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

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Flight of Nova is a simulator based on newtonian mechanics in which you control spacecraft in the Noren star system. You fly multiple types of spacecraft doing transport and search missions in an environment with realistic aerodynamics and orbital physics.

Reviews: Very Positive — 93% — of 568 reviews
Released: 2022-05-31
Developer: Aerovery Lab
Genres: Simulation, Early Access
Platforms: Windows, Linux

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    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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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

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  23. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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.

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  32. #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. #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. #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. #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.

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  36. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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.

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  50. #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. #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. #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.

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  53. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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%

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