- #1 Star Trucker
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,997 reviews2024
Dev: Monster and MonsterPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.4 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: Transportation 31.2% ★, Space Sim 22.4% ★, Space 13.1%, Open World 8%, Relaxing 6%
- #2 X4: Foundations
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 27,985 reviews2018
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 94.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore the stars, trade goods, fight battles, build stations, buy and equip ships, and command fleets in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to your decisions.
Why similar: Trading 19% ★, Space Sim 18.7% ★, Economy 15.6%, Flight 11.3%, Space 10.2%
- #3 Elite Dangerous
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 105,113 reviews2015
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 18.4 hrsMean: 146.5 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 35.1% ★, Space 19.7%, Open World 10.9%, Trading 10.8% ★, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #4 Avorion
95% matchVery Positive90% of 14,288 reviews2020
Dev: Boxelware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 98.8 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: Space Sim 17.8% ★, Flight 15.3%, Economy 12.9%, Trading 12.7% ★, Space 10%
- #5 Star Traders: Frontiers
94% matchVery Positive84% of 3,754 reviews2018
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue.
Why similar: Trading 22.2% ★, Space Sim 19.2% ★, Economy 14.3%, Management 10.1%, Space 9.1%
- #6 X Rebirth
94% matchMixed44% of 7,305 reviews2013
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 19.2 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 32.9%, Space Sim 22.1% ★, Sci-fi 10.1%, Economy 9.9%, Simulation 9.6%
- #7 Interstellar Transport Company
93% matchMixed67% of 408 reviews2019
Dev: MT Worlds
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build a galactic transportation empire and supply humanity with everything it needs to colonize the stars. In this sci-fi logistics simulator, grow your company from a local transport agency into an interstellar logistics behemoth! Singleplayer, vs AI, and online multiplayer.
Why similar: Trading 22.3% ★, Space 20%, Economy 14.2%, Space Sim 11% ★, Management 10.8%
- #8 Flight Of Nova
91% matchVery Positive94% of 513 reviews2022
Dev: Aerovery Lab
Windows · Linux
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.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.2% ★, Flight 25.6%, Transportation 14.5% ★, Space 8.2%, Open World 7.7%
- #9 Evochron Legacy SE
92% matchVery Positive83% of 440 reviews2016
Dev: StarWraith 3D Games LLC
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 29.2% ★, Trading 23.5% ★, Space 15.5%, Open World 8.6%, Exploration 6.5%
- #10 Evochron Mercenary
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 434 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 27.7%, Space Sim 25.7% ★, Flight 12.5%, Trading 10.4% ★, Open World 8.8%
- #11 Interstellar Rift
90% matchMixed68% of 1,655 reviews2020
Dev: Split PolygonPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 33.2 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 Sim 27.9% ★, Trading 24% ★, Space 13.2%, Open World 9.9%, Exploration 6.5%
- #12 Earth Analog
89% matchMixed66% of 111 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 26.2% ★, Flight 22.3%, Space 18.9%, Exploration 7.6%, Sci-fi 7%
- #13 Ostranauts
88% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,398 reviews2020
Dev: Blue Bottle GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Flight 25.6%, Trading 16.4% ★, Space Sim 15.8% ★, Difficult 13.4%, Space 9.8%
- #14 X3: Reunion
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 725 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 Sim 22.6% ★, Space 21.9%, Economy 16.3%, Flight 11.2%, Trading 11.1% ★
- #15 X3: Terran Conflict
87% matchVery Positive85% of 2,841 reviews2008
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 32.2 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 26.7%, Space Sim 19.4% ★, Trading 17.9% ★, Economy 11.5%, Open World 6.5%
- #16 EVERSPACE™ 2
84% matchVery Positive86% of 12,587 reviews2023
Dev: ROCKFISH Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
EVERSPACE 2 is a fast-paced single-player spaceship shooter with exploration in space and on planets, tons of loot, RPG elements, mining, and crafting. Experience an exciting sci-fi story set in a vivid, handcrafted open world full of secrets, puzzles, and perils.
Why similar: Flight 26.7%, Space 22.8%, Open World 13.1%, Third Person 9.4%, Exploration 9%
- #17 Lakehopper
84% matchVery Positive92% of 105 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: Transportation 37.5% ★, Flight 36.1%, Exploration 8.4%, Simulation 7.8%, Open World 6.7%
- #18 Rebel Galaxy
85% matchVery Positive85% of 8,230 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 35.5%, Space Sim 23.3% ★, Open World 12.7%, Trading 10.4% ★, Sci-fi 9.5%
- #19 Cosmonautica
86% matchMixed48% of 1,184 reviews2015
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Cosmonautica is a fresh take on space trading in a procedurally generated universe, paired with quirky humor for your intergalactic enjoyment.
Why similar: Trading 23.8% ★, Space Sim 18.2% ★, Economy 17.4%, Space 12.7%, Management 9.3%
- #20 X-Plane 12
82% matchVery Positive86% of 5,788 reviews2022
Dev: Laminar Research
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.8 hrsMean: 89.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Ultra-Realistic Flight Simulation
Why similar: Jet 42.3% ★, Flight 30%, First-Person 6.7%, Simulation 6.1%, Open World 5.3%
- #21 Helium Rain
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 324 reviews2018
Dev: Deimos Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Trade your wares and eliminate the competition in a cutthroat world. Buy new ships and stations to mine and haul resources. Explore the vast emptiness of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 40.4% ★, Space 23%, Trading 14.1% ★, Economy 9.6%, Simulation 6.6%
- #22 Alaskan Road Truckers
82% matchMixed62% of 3,202 reviews2023
Dev: Road Studio S.A.Pub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Brave the challenging conditions of Alaskan life in the definitive trucker simulator. Be the master of your own destiny as you take jobs, transport cargo and experience a sense of freedom on foot and in your cab.
Why similar: Management 20%, Open World 19%, Third Person 12.4%, Exploration 12.2%, Relaxing 11.5%
- #23 PULSAR: Lost Colony
81% matchVery Positive90% of 5,694 reviews2021
Dev: Leafy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Space Sim 36.2% ★, Space 19.4%, Open World 13%, Sci-fi 8.9%, First-Person 8.5%
- #24 Endless Sky
81% matchVery Positive92% of 6,938 reviews2015
Dev: Michael Zahniser
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.6 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 31.8%, Trading 18.8% ★, Space Sim 15.8% ★, Open World 10.9%, Sci-fi 7%
- #25 Hardspace: Shipbreaker
79% matchVery Positive89% of 21,702 reviews2022
Dev: Blackbird Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 23.9 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 33%, Space Sim 28.2% ★, Sci-fi 14.2%, Simulation 8.5%, First-Person 7.8%
- #26 Bush 1022
77% matchVery Positive100% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: dimitars
Windows · Linux
Take the role of a bush pilot in this minimalist open world flight sim. Do deliveries in the rapidly changing weather conditions of the remote wilderness. Upgrade your aircraft and prepare for take offs and landings on rough terrain.
Why similar: Flight 48.5%, Open World 15.7%, Exploration 11.8%, Relaxing 8.5%, Third Person 8.2%
- #27 Naev
80% matchVery Positive81% of 222 reviews2017
Dev: Naev Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Naev is a game about space exploration, trade and combat. Players travel the galaxy and earn money by trading, fighting and performing missions.
Why similar: Trading 27.4% ★, Space Sim 25.6% ★, Space 15.8%, Open World 8.1%, Exploration 6.6%
- #28 Hazeron Starship
78% matchVery Positive84% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: Hazeron Freehold LLC
Windows · Linux
Explore and colonize a vast universe. Discover resources. Build cities. Make spacecraft. Walk aboard them. Operate their controls. Command a crew of NPCs. Lift off. Fly up through the atmosphere to outer space. Land on other worlds, anywhere, not at designated places. Build an empire.
Why similar: Flight 34.2%, Economy 24.8%, Space 16.8%, Management 13.7%, Exploration 10.5%
- #29 Heavy Cargo - The Truck Simulator
78% matchMixed52% of 222 reviews2024
Dev: tox² interactive GmbHPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Transport oversized cargo in a variety of missions across a 175km² open world. Drive customisable, highly detailed trucks through dynamic weather and day and night. The official cooperation with Gruber Logistics allows you to get behind the wheel of real-life heavy cargo transports.
Why similar: Transportation 24.7% ★, Economy 22.3%, Open World 12.7%, Management 11.4%, Exploration 8.3%
- #30 Space Mechanic Simulator
77% matchMixed63% of 117 reviews2023
Dev: Atomic JellyPub: Wildlands Interactive
Windows
Become a Space Mechanic! Get your hands dirty, explore the depths of space and repair broken machinery. Diagnose problems using diagrams and tools, perform repairs, manage your resources and watch the simulated machinery come alive. Or just gaze upon the beauty of the Solar System.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.5% ★, Space 19%, Trading 14.2% ★, Difficult 10%, Sci-fi 7.2%
- #31 Exo One
75% matchVery Positive90% of 5,125 reviews2021
Dev: ExbleativePub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time.
Why similar: Flight 27.1%, Space Sim 24.1% ★, Space 17.2%, Relaxing 7.5%, Exploration 7.4%
- #32 Aery - A New Frontier
76% matchVery Positive97% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: EpiXR Games UG
Windows
Aery – A new Frontier is a story-driven 3D flight exploration game in which you control a bird-like creature while flying through a immersive but peaceful Sci-Fi world. Follow an interesting story through space and time and enjoy the relaxing gameplay while an exploring unknown colorful world.
Why similar: Flight 37.2%, Space 13.7%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Relaxing 9.5%, Exploration 9.4%
- #33 Space Docker VR
75% matchVery Positive95% of 149 reviews2021
Dev: Cat Commandos
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 33.3%, Space Sim 28.8% ★, Space 20.5%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Simulation 6.4%
- #34 AirportSim
74% matchMixed69% of 1,588 reviews2023
Dev: MS GAMESPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 38.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
AirportSim is an Advanced Airport Ground Handling Simulator with true-to-life visuals and operations, licensed planes and vehicles, real airports and live weather conditions. Enjoy the many tasks alone or with friends, making this experience unforgettable.
Why similar: Jet 44.4% ★, Flight 24.8%, Management 11.6%, Open World 8.8%, First-Person 6%
- #35 Space Commander: War and Trade
76% matchMixed67% of 688 reviews2020
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Fight, explore the stars, trade, and lead your fleet across the galaxySpace Commander: War and Trade is an ultimate single player space-sim featuring spectacular graphics, intuitive combat and deep mechanics.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.7% ★, Flight 24.3%, Economy 16.4%, Space 10.9%, Exploration 7.5%
- #36 Lightyear Frontier
72% matchVery Positive84% of 4,206 reviews2024
Dev: FRAME BREAK
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In Lightyear Frontier you use your powerful trusty mech to farm on a large beautiful alien planet. Settle your homestead, farm and deliver produce to remote colonies, gather and manage resources, build, craft, explore, expand, improve your mech, meet neighbors, and make a place to call your own.
Why similar: Management 24.3%, Open World 18.5%, Relaxing 16.2%, Exploration 14.6%, Sci-fi 13.7%
- #37 Cosmic Miners
73% matchMixed58% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: bitByte Games
Windows
Explore asteroid fields, trade rare resources, and upgrade your ship in Cosmic Miners. Navigate faction alliances, complete missions, and rise through the ranks in a dynamic space adventure where your choices shape your path to cosmic power.
Why similar: Space Sim 27% ★, Flight 18%, Economy 14.6%, Space 13.9%, Open World 7.3%
- #38 Alien Market Simulator
71% matchVery Positive91% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: Silly Sloth StudiosPub: Shadow Owl Studios
Windows
Run a market on your space station. Restore and upgrade the station, expand your services, and sell to a variety of alien customers. Experience the challenge of managing a business in space and growing your market
Why similar: Economy 35.3%, Management 19.4%, Space 15.4%, Sci-fi 9.6%, First-Person 8%
- #39 Airline Manager
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,060 reviews2021
Dev: Trophy Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Create and manage your own airline. Create both passenger and cargo routes all over the world while you upgrade and expand your fleet of airplanes and airports. Airline Manager is among the most realistic of its genre - so prove yourself and beat your friends and other real life managers.
Why similar: Transportation 32.6% ★, Flight 28.8%, Economy 18.4%, Management 9.3%, Simulation 5.6%
- #40 Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 71,065 reviews2020
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 35.3 hrsMean: 165.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%
From gliders and helicopters to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and accurate aircraft in the Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition. The world is at your fingertips.
Why similar: Flight 67.9%, Open World 19.1%, Simulation 13.1%
- #41 Wayward Terran Frontier: Zero Falls
74% matchMixed68% of 536 reviews2016
Dev: Reason Generator Inc.
Windows
2d space combat like no other. From the perspective of a single crew member, explore the fully destructible interior of any ship in a massive living world. Engage in space combat with no hitpoints where you know your enemy is dead when you see them fall out of their ship into the cold dark of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 33% ★, Trading 21.1% ★, Space 16.7%, Open World 12.5%, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #42 ΔV: Rings of Saturn
70% matchVery Positive93% of 3,305 reviews2023
Dev: Kodera Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.6 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 30.4% ★, Space 22.8%, Difficult 13.7%, Open World 10.3%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #43 Occupy Mars: The Game
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,012 reviews2026
Dev: ▲ Pyramid Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Survive and colonize Mars in a highly technical, open-world sandbox game. Build and upgrade your base, discover new regions, conduct mining operations, retrieve water, generate oxygen, grow crops, and fix broken parts.
Why similar: Space 27.9%, Open World 19.2%, Third Person 13.1%, Exploration 11.6%, First-Person 10.5%
- #44 Solargene
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 819 reviews2026
Dev: Alexander Semenov
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Take Command of a Space Corporation in the Sci-Fi Simulator Solargene! Manage personnel, design and develop colonies and orbital stations across the solar system! Mine resources, establish logistics, research cutting-edge technologies, trade, and complete missions
Why similar: Space Sim 29.8% ★, Economy 22.2%, Flight 13.9%, Space 13.6%, Management 13.2%
- #45 EVE Online
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 38,402 reviews2010
Dev: CCP
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 136.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Trading 18.7% ★, Space Sim 18.1% ★, Economy 12.1%, Space 10.4%, Difficult 9%
- #46 Merchant of the Skies
69% matchVery Positive86% of 2,255 reviews2020
Dev: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Become the captain of a flying ship! Sell items, gather resources and build your own trade company in the clouds!
Why similar: Trading 38.5% ★, Economy 27.1%, Management 16.2%, Exploration 8.3%, Relaxing 6.6%
- #47 Kerbal Space Program
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 133,317 reviews2015
Dev: SquadPub: Private Division
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 65.2 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 35.7% ★, Space 35%, Simulation 8.5%, Open World 7.1%, Difficult 5.6%
- #48 Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
67% matchMixed55% of 18,915 reviews2024
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 25.6 hrsMean: 131.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Explore the world with our largest fleet of aircraft and take simulation to new heights while pursuing your aviation career within Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
Why similar: Flight 60.3%, Simulation 11.7%, Open World 11.6%, Exploration 8.5%, Relaxing 8%
- #49 X-Plane 11
67% matchVery Positive93% of 19,836 reviews2017
Dev: Laminar Research
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 162.9 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 67.2%, Open World 13.5%, Simulation 13.2%, First-Person 3.3%, Third Person 1.6%
- #50 Star Valor
66% matchVery Positive89% of 3,325 reviews2022
Dev: Rafael Burgos
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 28.8 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: Space 43.3%, Open World 19.6%, Exploration 13.4%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Relaxing 11.1%
- #51 SpaceBourne 2
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,992 reviews2025
Dev: Burak Dabak
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Space Sim 21.4% ★, Flight 18.9%, Economy 12.9%, Lore-Rich 10.3%, Space 9.5%
- #52 Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,212 reviews2025
Dev: Lyra Creative
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 26.7% ★, Flight 25.4%, Space 17%, Difficult 9.5%, Open World 8.9%
- #53 Truck World: Australia - First Haul
65% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,466 reviews2025
Dev: Truck World StudioPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 48 min≥1hr: 17%
Become a truckie in the heart of Australia! Brave the scorching desert, conquer a sandstorm and support the local industry by delivering vital cargo across the continent’s treacherous terrain.
Why similar: Transportation 36.4% ★, Economy 20.7%, Management 11.4%, Open World 9.4%, Third Person 6.5%
- #54 Airship: Kingdoms Adrift
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,027 reviews2023
Dev: Revolution IndustryPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Welcome to Suthseg! As the newly commissioned airship captain, forge a mercantile empire across the archipelago, until the great powers of Europa turn their attention toward it. Build up a fleet, chart trade routes, establish industries, and explore the frontier at your airship's helm!
Why similar: Space Sim 33.6% ★, Lore-Rich 20.5%, Management 16.9%, Open World 12%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #55 Jumpdrive
70% matchMostly Negative39% of 164 reviews2018
Dev: Meteoric Games
Windows
Jumpdrive is a sandbox space sim set in an alternative future heavily inspired by classic 80s sci-fi. Fight, trade and explore in a massive procedurally generated galaxy of millions of planets and stars. Amass money and power and upgrade and purchase new ships.
Why similar: Space 58.1%, Open World 21.9%, Simulation 19.9%