- #1 Life of a Space Force Captain
97% matchVery Positive85% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Live a full life in the future as a human, an alien, or even a robot as you rise through the ranks to become captain of your very own starship.
Why similar: Space Sim 20.5% ★, Space 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Sci-fi 12.5%, RPG 11.6%
- #2 CyberHive
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 77 reviews2020
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
CyberHive is a strategic space travel simulator with a non-linear story, in the cosmic opera setting, and in an anime visual style.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.3% ★, Space 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #3 Spaceship Down
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Raguthra Studios
Windows · Mac
In Spaceship Down, you’re Noah, a stranded tech patching up a crashed spaceship with whatever you can find. With only a sarcastic narrator and a perky AI for company, survival means thinking fast and jury-rigging your way out of a bad situation. Think you’re up for it?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.3%, RPG 17.2%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Space 11.2%, Exploration 10.8%
- #4 ROSETIA: A First Contact Simulation
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redshift Panda
Windows
Become the first diplomat to an alien world in this dialogue-driven, Star Trek-inspired RPG. Explore an ancient civilization, befriend its strange inhabitants, and make agonizing choices that will forever shape the future of their species.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Space 11.3%, Conversation 10.8%
- #5 The Gate
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
The Gate is an interactive science fiction graphic novel. At various points in the story, you will be asked to make a choice, these choices will take you down different paths in the story. Your objective as you guide the story is to return back to earth. The game features 3 possible story endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Sci-fi 16%, Adventure 14.6%, Choices Matter 12.1%
- #6 Slingshottr
94% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: tentcoding
Windows
A co-op sci-fi featuring scrap, piracy, and your talkative line manager Clara.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.4% ★, Space 20.1%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Arcade 10.8%, Casual 6.2%
- #7 Destiny's Sword
93% matchMixed63% of 35 reviews2022
Dev: 2Dogs Games Ltd.Pub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Destiny’s Sword is a Living-Narrative Graphic Adventure. Explore distant worlds, forge friendships and lead your troops through an epic adventure.
Why similar: Space Sim 19.8% ★, Dynamic Narration 17.6% ★, Sci-fi 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 11%
- #8 Stellaxy
92% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: EcrosoGames
Windows
Stellaxy is a space exploration immersive sim with alien cultures, boss battles, and massive Universes containing billions of planets to explore! Discover the mysteries of the Universes and find collectibles while completing quests.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.6% ★, Space 14.2%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, RPG 8.4%
- #9 Into Oblivion
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NanoLion
Windows
Into Oblivion is an immerse interactive novel where your choices shape the story. Set in the far-future, explore a galaxy on the brink of crisis with dynamic companions. So, settle your mind and pray you have what it takes to fly Into Oblivion.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, RPG 16.5%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Adventure 10.9%
- #10 Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,623 reviews2026
Dev: GamexcitePub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is a story-driven survival strategy game in which the fate of the iconic starship is in your hands. Take the helm, manage the ship and resources, and make difficult decisions. Will you be able to bring home the ship and its crew?
Why similar: Space Sim 33.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Lore-Rich 9.7%, Space 9.5%, Sci-fi 8.9%
- #11 Go Rocket
91% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: QuickBobber
Windows
An arcade game about a rocket flying in endless space.
Why similar: Space Sim 40.4% ★, Arcade 16.1%, Space 14.2%, Casual 13.1%, Adventure 12.1%
- #12 Darkstar One
90% matchVery Positive83% of 609 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 Sim 42.1% ★, Space 27.1%, Sci-fi 16.9%, RPG 6.9%, Exploration 6.8%
- #13 StarStruck
89% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Strawberrytail
Windows
Embark on a thrilling journey through this highly engaging science fantasy visual novel with memorable characters and multiple endings. Journey through space, uncover the past and pull off a heist or two as you negotiate the pitfalls of friendship and a crumbling reality. Can you save the universe?
Why similar: Choices Matter 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Space 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, RPG 11.9%
- #14 Starcom: Nexus
88% matchVery Positive91% of 2,274 reviews2019
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 28.9%, Space Sim 26.6% ★, Sci-fi 16.6%, RPG 10.9%, Exploration 8.6%
- #15 Gears of Eden
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cubit Games
Windows
Gears of Eden is an indie space game set in the distant future featuring a story-driven adventure that includes open-world exploration, crafting and missions. Take control of a sentient machine and search for answers to your origin as you mine, craft, and explore!
Why similar: Space Sim 24.5% ★, Space 14.4%, RPG 12.6%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Adventure 11.4%
- #16 OMEA
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AImmersive Pub: AImmersive
Windows
Your voice shapes the adventure. Omea is a revolutionary AI-powered narrative game where your personal Game Master responds to everything you say. No menus, no limits. Just speak and forge your own legend across fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, and beyond.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Choices Matter 18.7%, RPG 12.7%, Dynamic Narration 11.9% ★, Lore-Rich 11.7%
- #17 ORBITAL
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Night Sky Dogs
Windows · Mac
Bring a forgotten solar system to life in this serene space simulator. Pilot your ship to gather tech, resolve story-rich incidents, and upgrade planets to watch your civilization thrive.
Why similar: Space Sim 36.2% ★, Space 16.3%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Dynamic Narration 8.3% ★
- #18 Imperial Bureaucracy Hero
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Munitions Mori
Windows · Mac · Linux
IBH is a rich role playing game at the end of time. You're a mid-level official in a dying sci-fi regime, given the impossible task of fixing a faltering machine; explore a vast world, define your mind, flex your authority, and become a sinner or a savior in countless other stories.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, RPG 14.9%, Choices Matter 11%, Sci-fi 10.5%
- #19 Apathy In Our Stars
84% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: MDFD Games
Windows · Linux
Meet some aliens, make some money, and save the galaxy while you're at it!
Why similar: Space Sim 20.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Space 16.1%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Sci-fi 10.7%
- #20 Starcom: Unknown Space
82% matchVery Positive93% of 4,082 reviews2024
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 Sim 33.9% ★, Space 22.1%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Lore-Rich 10%, Exploration 8.2%
- #21 Way Walkers: University
84% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a magical adventure through a spiritual world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, RPG 19.6%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Casual 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #22 Subdivision Infinity DX
82% 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 Sim 44% ★, Space 22.3%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Arcade 8.7%, Exploration 7.6%
- #23 Infinite Voyager
83% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: cGh ONE
Windows
Far from Earth, mankind hasn't changed in the centuries since we've reached the stars. Across this wide-open galaxy, you'll find merchants, builders, and explorers. The more adventurous are colonizers, conquerors, and even space pirates. And you, Voyager? What will you be?
Why similar: Space Sim 35.1% ★, Space 19.3%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Adventure 11%, Exploration 8.3%
- #24 A Long Journey to an Uncertain End
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Crispy Creative
Windows
Explore the known and unknown galaxy with a ragtag crew of eclectic new friends in this narrative management space opera. You are a sentient spaceship, an outlawed commodity, and there's an entire galaxy between you and freedom…not to mention your abusive ex on your tail.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Space 11.6%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #25 Heavens' Revolution: A Lion Among the Cypress
80% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a Persian steampunk empire, will you use your arcane alchemy to repair a spaceship, or pilot a mech? Ignite a revolution, or snuff it out?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, RPG 17.7%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Adventure 12.3%
- #26 无尽星海(Endless Stars)
81% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Lxy
Windows
The story takes place in the distant future. You will play a captain of a star ship and go into deep space. You need to manage your resources carefully. In the game, you can investigate the outliers of various planets, discover the wonders of the universe or learn the stories of lost civilizations.
Why similar: Space Sim 49.6% ★, Space 23.6%, Exploration 9.8%, Sci-fi 5.9%, Adventure 5.5%
- #27 Interstellar Nomad
79% matchMostly Negative30% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Metadarkverse
Windows
First person single player 3D Sci-Fi adventure in space
Why similar: Space Sim 40.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Exploration 10.5%, Space 9%, Sci-fi 7%
- #28 Among The Stars
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hidden Universe Games
Windows
You find yourself in a distant galaxy full of merchants, diplomats, bandits and powerful factions. Explore unknown galaxies, trade, fight pirates or become one. Uncover mysteries and shape the universe!
Why similar: Space Sim 52.3% ★, RPG 12.3%, Exploration 11.6%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Space 8%
- #29 Ironseed 2 : Consensus
77% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Robert MorganPub: Red Shadow Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sequel to a sci-fi exploration game Ironseed written in 1994, the story continues in Ironseed 2 : Consensus!
Why similar: Space Sim 43.5% ★, Lore-Rich 16.1%, RPG 10.3%, Exploration 9.6%, Space 7.4%
- #30 Gravity Shot
79% match9 user reviews90% of 10 reviews2016
Dev: Intrepid Marmot
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Sling shot explosive nuclear warheads into collision course with your planetary assassination targets. Using the gravitation of a planet against itself, while navigating your payload around asteroids, moons and even Black Holes for devastating effect!
Why similar: Space Sim 41.7% ★, Space 20.7%, Arcade 15.3%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Casual 7.1%
- #31 Tresmir Sight
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Context Free
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can you find what you're looking for? Or are you at the mercy of Tisik and her followers? Your words matter in this short game of dialogue.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Lore-Rich 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Conversation 10.9%
- #32 The Golden Rose: Book One
76% matchVery Positive90% of 158 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore an alternative medieval Europe in this low-fantasy epic adventure! How far are you willing to go to take back your stolen treasure?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.8%, RPG 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Lore-Rich 12%, Choices Matter 11.8%
- #33 Luft Gears
77% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Cestmir Kocian
Windows
Blend of planet system exploration, discovery, real time space combat, together with player needing to maintain and upgrade his space ship to overcome numerous obstacles. An experience quite unlike other games in its genre.
Why similar: Space 23.7%, Space Sim 22.1% ★, Sci-fi 17.9%, Choices Matter 12%, Exploration 9.3%
- #34 2024: Aliens Are Coming
75% matchMixed52% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Startroop L.L.C.
Windows
An Indie Sci-Fi Adventure game that thrusts you into the heart of the secrecy surrounding UFOs and Aliens. Visit exotic places, meet Aliens, make alliances and enemies alike as you make critical decisions and fight for what you think is right. Time is short, because it's 2024, and Aliens Are Coming!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Sci-fi 20.3%, Adventure 14.1%, Dynamic Narration 12.6% ★, Space 11.7%
- #35 Reigns: The Witcher
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.5%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Adventure 11.3%, Casual 7.9%
- #36 Between the Stars
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,427 reviews2024
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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 38.3% ★, Space 26%, RPG 14.1%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Adventure 6.3%
- #37 OnSlaught
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ChainShot Games
Windows
OnSlaught is a combat driven space game, but plays like a classic boomer shooter! Rip through fleets of horrifying alien ships and obliterate destructible environments as you shoot, grapple, and bring carnage to your creators.
Why similar: Space Sim 36.2% ★, Space 17.1%, Sci-fi 11.6%, RPG 11%, Arcade 8.5%
- #38 AstraX
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 34 reviews2022
Dev: RexTo Studios
Windows
AstraX is a side-scrolling action game about flying ships that can destroy everything in their path.
Why similar: Space Sim 36.6% ★, Space 15%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Arcade 12.2%, Exploration 7.7%
- #39 たんぽぽプラネット-Dandelion Planet-
73% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Mareffy
Windows · Mac
A heartwarming atmosphere,SF novel adventure game. Let's relax on another planet! You enjoy going to different places, interacting with space people, and trying part-time jobs.
Why similar: Space Sim 43.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Space 10.3%, Exploration 8.6%
- #40 The Fermi Paradox
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 987 reviews2021
Dev: Anomaly Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Fermi Paradox is a choice-driven sci-fi narrative strategy game in which your decisions in one corner of the galaxy can upend entire civilizations in another. Guide species through millennia and help them explore the vastness of space, make contact and, perhaps, create harmony.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 16%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Space 11.1%
- #41 女朋友?那他妈是被告!
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 凌晨大黑狗
Windows
游戏中你将扮演一名独立游戏开发者,在你好不容易说服投资者愿意给你一笔资金用于宣传即将开发完成的游戏时,你回家发现你的女朋友将你电脑的所有游戏资源和备份全部删除了,原因是她上小学的弟弟沉迷这个游戏,现在出口就是打打杀杀,让她觉得这样会毁了他弟弟,所以不能让这个游戏发行,而作为玩家的你,就是要收集各种各样的证据,最后会根据你收集到的证据来给她判刑
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.6%, Dynamic Narration 24% ★, RPG 22.6%, Exploration 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
- #42 Rebel Galaxy
72% 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 34.4%, Space Sim 30.1% ★, Sci-fi 16.7%, RPG 9.3%, Adventure 5%
- #43 Star Matter
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Run Ready Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Star Matter is a single-player, 2D, tile based, spaceship physics RPG, where you pilot a ship that you are able to customize and configure to suit the current task, your playstyle, or what remains of your ship.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.1% ★, RPG 20.6%, Choices Matter 16.7%, Space 11.3%, Sci-fi 10.4%
- #44 Lightracer Spark
70% matchVery Positive84% of 988 reviews2023
Dev: Smartmelon Games
Windows
Lightracer Spark is a Sci-Fi Narrative game. You are an amender from a high civilization, descending to various extraterrestrial worlds. Guide living beings to prosperity, or nip a spark in the bud. Accumulate strength through choices and strategies to grasp the rise and fall of all civilizations.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Space 15.7%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Lore-Rich 13.1%
- #45 Shrouded Suns
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Benjamin Cid Pérez
Windows
In the midst of a seemingly hopeless war among the stars, take control of highly customizable spacefighters to experience classic space combat action throughout a story-driven campaign.
Why similar: Space Sim 58.7% ★, Space 22.8%, Sci-fi 18%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #46 Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
70% matchVery Positive88% of 490 reviews2024
Dev: DigiTales InteractivePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Dynamic Narration 14.3% ★, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Space 12.1%, Sci-fi 10.6%
- #47 Galduen of the Void
69% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: AzurDevPub: Azurdev
Windows · Linux
A fantasy space agency management game! Manage your team, design your space ship and research new technology! Reach moons, planets and the void beyond. Can you reach the void? Can you bring Galduen to the void?
Why similar: Space Sim 45.5% ★, Space 21.7%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Exploration 11.4%, 2D 4.4%
- #48 In Space No One Can Hear You Clean
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: TriPaw Games
Windows
Velocity-driven arcade action!
Why similar: Space Sim 40.3% ★, Space 18.5%, Arcade 14.7%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Casual 7%
- #49 缄默星空 Silent Space
71% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2020
Dev: Jachun Digital
Windows
你还在怀念儿时第一次看宇宙骑士、太空堡垒时那种热血沸腾的感受吗?《缄默星空》是一款画面怀旧,玩法创新的星战RPG冒险游戏。多线叙事,多种结局,驾驶你的飞船,重温儿时的感动吧。
Why similar: Space Sim 39.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Space 12.9%, RPG 11%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #50 SpaceBourne
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 805 reviews2020
Dev: Burak Dabak
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 42.1% ★, Space 31.5%, RPG 19.5%, Exploration 6.9%
- #51 Message in a Melody
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can music save the human race? You and the Raqullan Empire will soon find out. Decide whether music, and the humans who make it, should survive.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.4%, Sci-fi 20.7%, Choices Matter 15.3%, RPG 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
- #52 SEMU
68% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: InkForge Studios
Windows
Space adventure can be scary, so that's why we at InkForge Studios have developed the most advanced Space Suit ever - the SEMU suit. Standing for Survival Extra-vehicular Mobility Unit, it will keep you safe as you journey the cosmos. With survival guaranteed, what else is there to worry about?
Why similar: Space Sim 42.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 24%, Space 10.1%, Exploration 7.4%, Adventure 7.1%
- #53 INSIGHT ROOM
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sierra Productions
Windows
Insight Room is a top-down adventure game focused on symbolic narrative, exploration, and emotional puzzles. You play as Josh, a child lost in a dreamlike space filled with distorted memories and forgotten feelings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, RPG 17.6%, Arcade 16.1%, Adventure 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%
- #54 1000 days to escape
69% matchVery Positive84% of 401 reviews2019
Dev: Lemon Squeezy
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Only 1000 days left until the end of the world. You have to realize the largest space program ever to save as many people as you can. Explore planets, colonize them, help people find a new home.
Why similar: Space Sim 39.1% ★, Space 22.9%, Arcade 15.9%, Casual 10%, Sci-fi 9%
- #55 The Away Team: Lost Exodus
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: Underflow Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In this interactive sci-fi adventure novel, you are the AI pilot of Earth's last interstellar ship, tasked with finding a home for your crew—the last remnants of humanity. Your choices will determine their fate, and your own.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Conversation 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Sci-fi 11.1%
- #56 Elite Dangerous
67% 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 51.3% ★, Space 21.6%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Exploration 7.5%, RPG 3.5%
- #57 Stardust Origins
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: Nikolaj Piet PaghPub: PetskullGames
Windows
You are a pilot, seeking revenge on your deceitful father who threw you into unknown space. Can you find your way back and get revenge? Experience a mix of 2D topdown space adventure and explore planets to discover quests, negotiate trades, mine, hunt and survive in an expanding universe.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.3% ★, Space 20.5%, Sci-fi 13.1%, RPG 9.7%, Adventure 6.7%
- #58 Foreign Galaxies
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Vengeful Muffin
Windows
After a galactic portal failure you find yourself lost millions of light years away from home, in a foreign galaxy... With your main propulsion systems disabled you are unable to traverse space, so you try to collect resources you find near you in order to create a galactic portal to return back.
Why similar: Space Sim 44.1% ★, Adventure 13.3%, Space 13.3%, Casual 10.7%, Sci-fi 10.4%
- #59 Gaia Beyond
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 258 reviews2020
Dev: Warp Turtle
Windows
Gaia Beyond is a handcrafted 2D Action-RPG, an exploration mix built around the core features fighting, mining and trading. Your decisions are footprints within a vast non-linear solar system. Forge alliances among numerous factions and develop relations with hundreds of NPCs.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.2% ★, Space 13.8%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Lore-Rich 10.5%
- #60 Black Sword
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
Black Sword is a narrative-driven light RPG set in a dark fantasy world. Play as a lone knight on pilgrimage to plague-cursed Canterbury. Features turn-based combat, dice-roll skill checks, tactical targeting, vampiric abilities, exploration, and choice-driven storytelling.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Adventure 15%, RPG 14.3%, Casual 12.8%