- #1 Spacebase Startopia
97% matchMixed56% of 654 reviews2021
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Spacebase Startopia captivates with its original mixture of economic simulation and empire building strategy paired with classic RTS skirmishes and a good dose of humor.
Why similar: Base Building 20.7%, Management 14.1%, Economy 13.9%, Sandbox 11.2%, Sci-fi 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A vibrant, humorous space station management game that perfectly captures the chaotic energy of hosting diverse alien species.
- #2 Space Haven
96% matchVery Positive86% of 10,886 reviews2026
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.9 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: Colony Sim 27%, Base Building 14.3%, Resource Management 12.4%, Management 11.3%, Sandbox 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the survival and management aspects of a space colony, emphasizing the technical challenges of life in the void.
- #3 Papers, Please
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 79,495 reviews2013
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Why similar: Simulation 39%, Pixel Graphics 28.3%, Singleplayer 12.2%, 2D 8.2%, Casual 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive document-checking simulation that serves as the core inspiration for the inspection mechanics in Galaxy Pass Station.
- #4 Galacticare
95% matchVery Positive87% of 645 reviews2024
Dev: Brightrock GamesPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Build, manage and optimise intergalactic hospitals! Recruit staff to satisfy the whims of various alien species, and cure their bizarre illnesses - for money! Save the (literal) Galaxy in story mode, or head into sandbox to design the hospital of your dreams.
Why similar: Base Building 26%, Economy 22.8%, Management 22%, Funny 12.8%, Simulation 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi medical management game that shares the humorous, alien-focused aesthetic of Galaxy Pass Station.
- #5 Contraband Police
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 25,155 reviews2023
Dev: Crazy RocksPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Take over the duties of a border guard inspector in a communist country of the 80's. Smuggling, corruption and forgery are the order of the day here. Be vigilant and earn the respect of your superiors.
Why similar: Management 40.7%, Simulation 25.5%, Survival 24.6%, Singleplayer 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines border control document inspection with management elements in a way that mirrors the core gameplay loop of checking IDs.
- #6 Two Point Hospital
94% matchVery Positive92% of 34,720 reviews2018
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 35.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Design stunning hospitals, cure peculiar illnesses and manage troublesome staff as you spread your budding healthcare organisation across Two Point County.
Why similar: Management 39.5%, Simulation 21.1%, Sandbox 12.9%, Comedy 10.7%, Funny 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same blend of quirky humor, management, and customer flow optimization found in running a galactic hotel.
- #7 Prison Architect
93% matchVery Positive89% of 73,513 reviews2015
Dev: Introversion SoftwarePub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28%, Base Building 15.2%, Management 12.5%, Sandbox 11.1%, Resource Management 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep colony management and security oversight mechanics that feel very similar to managing a space station's safety.
- #8 Airport CEO
91% matchVery Positive83% of 8,268 reviews2021
Dev: Apog Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Build and manage an international airport!
Why similar: Resource Management 24.3%, Management 18.1%, Base Building 15.6%, Economy 14.8%, Sandbox 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the logistics of managing a high-traffic hub, requiring careful planning of passenger flow and security infrastructure.
- #9 RimWorld
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 242,338 reviews2018
Dev: Ludeon Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 59.7 hrsMean: 264.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.8%, Base Building 18.4%, Management 10.9%, Sandbox 9.2%, Survival 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the gold standard for colony simulation with complex character interactions and emergent storytelling in a sci-fi setting.
- #10 The Spatials
92% matchMixed69% of 330 reviews2015
Dev: Weird and Wry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
It's the year 5781 -- and you have been chosen to build and lead a space station in a wild corner of the galaxy! Attract visitors and explore hundreds of planets to fund your station.
Why similar: Base Building 17.8%, Management 16.9%, Colony Sim 13.2%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Resource Management 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy space station game that incorporates RPG elements and base-building to create a unique galactic experience.
- #11 Not Tonight
90% matchVery Positive82% of 2,763 reviews2018
Dev: PanicBarnPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Person of European Heritage #112: Welcome to Relocation Block B, your new home. Your designated role is 'Bouncer'. Work hard, stay out of trouble, and we might let you stay in the UK.
Why similar: Life Sim 52.6%, Simulation 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Adventure 3.5%, 2D 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven document-checking game that emphasizes the stress and management of gatekeeping in a dystopian environment.
- #12 Oxygen Not Included
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 142,307 reviews2019
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 68.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.9%, Base Building 18.2%, Resource Management 14.3%, Survival 9.2%, Management 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A complex colony management game that requires careful resource balancing and environmental control in a space setting.
- #13 Starmancer
89% matchMixed63% of 1,041 reviews2021
Dev: Ominux GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
From a small 2-man team comes a unique space station management sim. Take on the role of an A.I commanding a lost space ark. Try not to let your crew run amok and wreck the place.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.4%, Management 14.5%, Base Building 12.8%, Sandbox 12.4%, Sci-fi 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Allows you to manage a space station with a focus on AI, colony simulation, and maintaining order among inhabitants.
- #14 Border Officer
89% matchMixed57% of 1,369 reviews2019
Dev: Cheesecake Dev
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Usually everyone is unemployed here. But by chance you got a job. You'il work for the state.Everyone in your family is sick or unemployed, only you can help them. You're an immigrant officer.
Why similar: Simulation 62.1%, Survival 17.3%, Adventure 15.2%, Singleplayer 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A direct gameplay match that tasks you with inspecting documents and managing a border crossing under pressure.
- #15 Space Station Tycoon
87% matchMixed61% of 216 reviews2023
Dev: Lunheim Studios
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Create a thriving space station in a lost sector. Face thrilling challenges head-on, from pirate raids to asteroid impacts, as you lead your company to new heights.
Why similar: Colony Sim 34.8%, Management 17.8%, Base Building 16.5%, Economy 14.7%, Sci-fi 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated management sim that focuses on the construction and economic viability of a space station.
- #16 Cosmo's Quickstop
86% matchVery Positive95% of 116 reviews2021
Dev: Big Sir Games
Windows
Cosmo’s Quickstop simulates the fast-paced thrill of managing a gas station… IN SPACE! Upgrade your services, please alien customers, and complete your daily chores through simple minigames that add up to a hilariously frantic experience with solo or couch co-op play.
Why similar: Management 32.6%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Funny 14.8%, Simulation 11%, Cute 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A time-management game set in a space station that emphasizes the fast-paced nature of serving alien travelers.
- #17 Startopia
86% matchVery Positive90% of 966 reviews2013
Dev: My Little Planet Ltd
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
A once thriving network of space stations and planets have been left lifeless, redundant scars of the apocalypse. Into this age of darkness comes light. You will lead the way in rebuilding the network of space stations to a standard accepted by the individual alien races, attracting them to harness their expertise and research new...
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.6%, Base Building 13.8%, Management 13.2%, Comedy 9.3%, Life Sim 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: The classic space station management game that established the genre's focus on humor and diverse alien populations.
- #18 Project Highrise
85% matchVery Positive85% of 4,793 reviews2016
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Project Highrise is a skyscraper construction and management sim...
Why similar: Management 41.8%, Simulation 18.9%, Sandbox 13.3%, Economy 12.9%, 2D 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Challenges you to manage a vertical structure, focusing on logistics, tenant satisfaction, and efficient space utilization.
- #19 Travellers Rest
83% matchVery Positive88% of 17,647 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.
Why similar: Life Sim 34.8%, Management 24.2%, Resource Management 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Simulation 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the service and management side of running a business, requiring you to cater to diverse customers.
- #20 Meeple Station
84% matchMixed57% of 951 reviews2020
Dev: Gameclaw StudioPub: Modularity
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Build your way to success! Trade your way to the top! Explore your way to infamy! Do it all your way!
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.9%, Base Building 17.1%, Resource Management 16.1%, Management 12.6%, Survival 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A space station colony sim that emphasizes the chaotic nature of managing a crew in a dangerous environment.
- #21 Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 828 reviews2025
Dev: Tinymice EntertainmentPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Stellar Settlers is a chill space base/city builder and colony sim game. With unique vertical and horizontal base-building gameplay, settle on 10 hostile alien planets and build your own thriving colony. Get enough materials to build a physics-based Spaceship and try to escape from disasters.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.3%, Resource Management 16.8%, Base Building 16.7%, Survival 7.4%, Management 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines colony-sim mechanics with resource management in a challenging space environment.
- #22 Hotel Galactic
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 640 reviews2025
Dev: EndGameLoop Games
Windows
Welcome to Imoshima - an island floating in the clouds! Run a cozy intergalactic hotel where everyone wants to return. Build, decorate, cook, and discover the stories of your cosmic guests. It's a game about friendship set in a hand-drawn world inspired by iconic Japanese animation.
Why similar: Cozy 32.6%, Base Building 22.9%, Sandbox 17.3%, Simulation 9.4%, Cute 9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric management game focused on the hospitality and design aspects of running a space-based hotel.
- #23 Going Medieval
78% matchVery Positive89% of 21,102 reviews2026
Dev: Foxy VoxelPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30%, Base Building 15.9%, Management 13.2%, Economy 13.2%, Sandbox 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A colony simulation game that excels at building and management, offering a similar sense of progression and base development.
- #24 Big Ambitions
80% matchVery Positive93% of 13,173 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 25.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.
Why similar: Management 27%, Economy 21.8%, Life Sim 19.2%, Resource Management 12.5%, Sandbox 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A deep management simulation that allows for granular control over business operations and logistics.
- #25 Stable Orbit - Build your own space station
84% matchMixed50% of 381 reviews2017
Dev: Jim Offerman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Design, build and control your own space station. Mission command and control is in your hands and only careful planning and vigilant supervision will keep your crew and space station safe.
Why similar: Colony Sim 20.8%, Resource Management 16.4%, Management 15%, Sandbox 10.8%, Sci-fi 10%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the technical and structural aspects of building a functional space station in orbit.
- #26 Grand Casino Tycoon
82% matchMixed60% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In this colorful tycoon with unique puzzle elements you are the designer of stunning, glamorous casinos. Your guests, though, have varied and sometimes opposite demands! Analyze their routines, split them up and manipulate them on your way to success!
Why similar: Management 20.4%, Comedy 17.8%, Economy 13.7%, Base Building 12%, Resource Management 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on managing customer flow and satisfaction in a high-traffic environment, mirroring the hotel management aspect.
- #27 Rogue Station
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 231 reviews2023
Dev: Quint Studio
Windows
This "space station builder simulation roguelite" puts you in charge of a space station. Fight off enemy ships, fleets and rival stations to dominate your corner of space. Build and upgrade your station, hire and manage your crew. Survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Base Building 33.8%, Management 24.7%, Survival 15.3%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Simulation 7%
Why You'll Like It: Adds a roguelite twist to the space station management genre, focusing on survival and base building under pressure.
- #28 Dwarf Fortress
78% matchVery Positive95% of 31,234 reviews2022
Dev: Bay 12 GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 39.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.9%, Base Building 17.6%, Management 14.8%, Sandbox 12.5%, Survival 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: The ultimate colony simulation that provides unparalleled depth in managing complex systems and diverse populations.
- #29 Potion Permit
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 5,343 reviews2022
Dev: MassHive MediaPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Moonbury's residents need healing, and you're the best chemist around! With your trusty tools, a brewing cauldron, and a canine companion at your side, you'll need to diagnose symptoms, gather ingredients, brew potions, and cure ailments in this open-ended sim RPG.
Why similar: Cozy 27.8%, Life Sim 24.1%, Colorful 9.1%, Simulation 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A life-sim that balances community interaction with the management of a service-based business.
- #30 Alien Market Simulator
76% matchVery Positive86% of 147 reviews2026
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: Life Sim 20.3%, Economy 18.1%, Management 17.1%, Resource Management 12.6%, Sci-fi 11%
- #31 Ale Abbey - Monastery Brewery Tycoon
76% matchVery Positive89% of 1,330 reviews2025
Dev: Hammer & RavensPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build and expand your monastery, craft recipes and brew holy ales in this unique brewery tycoon. No pre-made recipes in Ale Abbey, oh no. It's a canvas for true beer alchemists. It's as simple as: brew, sip, repeat. Welcome to Ale Abbey!
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.7%, Base Building 12.3%, Management 11.7%, Resource Management 10%, Economy 9.9%
- #32 orbit.industries
79% matchMixed61% of 88 reviews2022
Dev: LAB132Pub: Klabater
Windows · Linux
🚀 Become a Space Pioneer by building and managing a station of your own on the orbit of distant planets! Focus on design and management or fulfill objectives to progress. 🛰️ Explore, Build and Prosper!
Why similar: Resource Management 28.1%, Management 22.4%, Economy 19.8%, Sandbox 16.4%, Simulation 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A space station construction and management game that prioritizes logistical efficiency and design.
- #33 Space Architect
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 290 reviews2024
Dev: Albert WiatrPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Design your dream space station in Space Architect! Master the power of automation or 'hire' an army of crewmates to handle your ever-growing production. Mine asteroids, fabricate goods, and engage in interstellar trade to pay off the menacing Big Evil Corp. Will you thrive in the vastness of space?
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.1%, Base Building 13.7%, Management 11.4%, Resource Management 11.4%, Economy 8.6%
- #34 Dream Park Story
75% matchVery Positive87% of 167 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Create your own amusement park with a variety of rides, mascots, and activities!
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.6%, Life Sim 17.2%, Simulation 13.2%, Resource Management 7.8%, Economy 7.3%
- #35 The Spatials: Galactology
77% matchMixed69% of 258 reviews2018
Dev: Weird and Wry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The Spatials are back with Galactology! Design, build and protect your colony station from the many enemies you will make while exploring the galaxy and exploding their homeworlds.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.7%, Base Building 18.5%, Management 15.3%, Sandbox 12.6%, Sci-fi 5.5%
- #36 Space Drilling Station
73% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Ayota GamesPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
In Space Drilling Station, manage a drilling station on a distant planet. Build a multi-level vertical structure to produce and manage your resources and staff, in order to dominate the competition!
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.4%, Base Building 14.3%, Resource Management 13.8%, Management 11.5%, Economy 10.7%
- #37 Dinky Guardians
74% matchVery Positive81% of 107 reviews2023
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Goal: Repopulate the entire Galaxy with Dinkys, keep them safe, and fully automate everything!
Why similar: Colony Sim 31%, Resource Management 15.6%, Base Building 15.1%, Management 12.4%, Survival 6.9%
- #38 Astro Colony
71% matchVery Positive81% of 2,654 reviews2026
Dev: Terad Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation.
Why similar: Colony Sim 34.8%, Base Building 23.4%, Resource Management 19.5%, Sandbox 9.5%, Simulation 6.6%
- #39 Fuel Station Simulator
73% matchMixed62% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: QuantumPlay Studios
Windows
Take control of your very own fuel station and transform it into a bustling business hub! Experience the perfect mix of management, customization, and exciting challenges as you serve customers, expand your services, and build your empire.
Why similar: Life Sim 21.6%, Base Building 19.9%, Economy 19.7%, Management 15.8%, Simulation 9.1%
- #40 Station Manager
74% matchVery Positive83% of 208 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Build your own spectacular, multi-story station for your favorite trains!
Why similar: Simulation 20.9%, Economy 17.5%, Life Sim 13.4%, Casual 10.4%, Management 10.3%
- #41 My Hotel Simulator
73% matchMixed48% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Digital MelodyPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Build and manage your own hotel, from a small property to a luxury resort. Design rooms, maintain cleanliness, develop amenities, and offer guests unforgettable experiences at your hotel!
Why similar: Life Sim 26.8%, Management 20%, Simulation 15.5%, Economy 8.4%, Casual 8.2%
- #42 Space for Sale
72% matchMixed57% of 165 reviews2025
Dev: Mirage Game Studios
Windows
Space for Sale is an interplanetary, top-down Space Realty management game with a focus on problem-solving and exploration. Played either solo or with a friend, it's up to you to transform wild, uninhabited lands into bustling communities!
Why similar: Colony Sim 37.4%, Sandbox 14%, Economy 12.2%, Management 9.7%, Simulation 8.3%
- #43 Food Park Manager
71% matchVery Positive82% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Drix Dev
Windows
Build and manage your own Food Park! Customize food stalls, hire staff, and cater to hungry customers as you find the perfect recipes. Decorate your park to attract and satisfy more customers.
Why similar: Cozy 17.8%, Life Sim 14.3%, Resource Management 12.3%, Economy 11.5%, Management 10.5%
- #44 Legitimate Space Corp Simulator LLC
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: VHornet GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
NOW HIRING: Station Manager! Run a totally-legit* space biz in Sector 7-G. Farm alien crops, refuel shady ships, and sell dangerously edible snacks. Perks: gloves, oxygen insurance**, and mild relevance. No exp needed. Apply today! *Legit status not valid in all sectors. **Terms apply.
Why similar: Life Sim 20.2%, Base Building 19.9%, Economy 18.7%, Management 17.4%, Funny 8.4%
- #45 Epic Astro Story
72% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Battle baddies and foster interplanetary diplomacy in an epic space colony sim!
Why similar: Colony Sim 53.4%, Simulation 13.7%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Casual 7.4%, Cute 6.7%
- #46 Bear and Breakfast
70% matchVery Positive90% of 5,302 reviews2022
Dev: Gummy CatPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Bear and Breakfast is a laid-back management adventure game where you build and run a bed and breakfast...but you’re a bear.
Why similar: Economy 21.8%, Life Sim 20.7%, Resource Management 17.4%, Management 14.5%, Simulation 7.3%
- #47 Outworld Station
67% matchVery Positive85% of 799 reviews2026
Dev: Trickjump Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Take the helm as a new Station Commander and exploit an alien star system in this stunning space-station factory automation game. Amass resources and construct starships using increasingly advanced manufacturing and expand your station in a hostile universe.
Why similar: Base Building 26.6%, Management 18%, Resource Management 17.5%, Sandbox 15.5%, Sci-fi 11%
- #48 Gas Station Simulator
69% matchVery Positive88% of 27,240 reviews2021
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.
Why similar: Economy 22%, Base Building 21.9%, Management 21.2%, Simulation 16.2%, Funny 10.2%
- #49 Pawn Planet
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 294 reviews2025
Dev: Gambol Games
Windows
You're in charge of managing the pawn shop in this weird galaxy. Make deals with strange customers, flip items, attend auctions and keep the shop going!
Why similar: Sci-fi 20.3%, Life Sim 18.3%, Management 17.6%, Funny 16.6%, Simulation 15.5%
- #50 Mars Attracts
67% matchVery Positive91% of 256 reviews2025
Dev: Outlier
Windows
Mars Attracts is a park management sim set in the iconic universe of Mars Attacks™. Play as the devious Martians as you construct detailed enclosures, manage staff, and most importantly - abduct and experiment on humans for the entertainment of your Martian guests!
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.5%, Resource Management 13.3%, Base Building 12.4%, Management 10.9%, Economy 10%
- #51 Spacebase DF-9
75% matchOverwhelmingly Negative18% of 4,332 reviews2014
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In Spacebase DF-9, you'll build a home among the stars for a motley population of humans and aliens as they go about their daily lives. Mine asteroids, discover derelicts, and deal with the tribulations of galactic resettlement in Earth's distant future.
Why similar: Base Building 29.4%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Sandbox 15.3%, Simulation 14.2%, Management 8.7%
- #52 Planetbase
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,370 reviews2015
Dev: Madruga Works
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.
Why similar: Colony Sim 40.3%, Base Building 19.2%, Resource Management 9.7%, Survival 9.1%, Management 6.7%
- #53 Sunshine Heavy Industries
68% matchVery Positive99% of 428 reviews2021
Dev: Rocket Rat Games
Windows
Welcome to Sunshine Heavy Industries! As the new spaceship engineer, solve increasingly tricky design puzzles with your own personal style. Manage customer demands, juggle budget and ship performance, and survive the questionable decision making skills of your business partner.
Why similar: Sandbox 21%, Comedy 16.2%, Funny 14.1%, Simulation 8.9%, Sci-fi 8.6%
- #54 Havendock
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,924 reviews2025
Dev: YYZ StudioPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Breathe easy and thrive in this cozy colony sim. Build a haven for castaways, manage resources, live your best life on the ocean. Lead your humble settlement into a high-tech society.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.2%, Life Sim 14.2%, Resource Management 13.9%, Base Building 13.5%, Management 11.4%
- #55 Space Station Manager
71% matchMixed44% of 77 reviews2020
Dev: Ondrej Hroch
Windows
Space Station Manager is an exciting game where you own a space company, your main goal is to build a space station, make profit, grow your business, build an economical network, and expand beyond the solar system.
Why similar: Simulation 48.1%, Casual 26.5%, Management 25.4%
- #56 Hotel Magnate
67% matchMixed59% of 487 reviews2025
Dev: Arcade Oven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Have you ever wanted to design and manage your own hotel, rundown motel, or elegant resort? With a ridiculous amount of customization tools to wield, a host of facilities to build, and a wide variety of guests to impress, Hotel Magnate has it all. Let your inner hotel manager shine!
Why similar: Resource Management 19.6%, Management 17.4%, Economy 14.6%, Base Building 13.9%, Sandbox 13.6%
- #57 Stationeers
67% matchVery Positive88% of 9,110 reviews2017
Dev: RocketWerkz
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 83.8 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: Colony Sim 28.4%, Base Building 15.8%, Resource Management 15.4%, Management 12.1%, Sandbox 10.6%
- #58 StellarHub
70% matchMixed62% of 307 reviews2017
Dev: CasualogicPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
StellarHub is a starbase management game where your job is to build a safe and functional space station. Deal with the challenges of managing a station crew while taking care of everyone’s needs. Your tasks include construction, extraction of resources, defense, trade, and more.
Why similar: Simulation 38%, Base Building 29.8%, Management 22.3%, Sci-fi 10%
- #59 Rescue HQ - The Tycoon
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 926 reviews2019
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build up your headquarters from scratch and design your own masterpiece. In Rescue HQ you build, organize and manage a joint station for firefighters, police and ambulance. Manage your resources wisely and master challenging emergencies to keep your city safe! Are you up to the challenge?
Why similar: Management 20.9%, Comedy 19.8%, Base Building 16.6%, Sandbox 14.8%, Simulation 11.1%
- #60 Center Station Simulator
65% matchVery Positive88% of 571 reviews2024
Dev: Nightmare Phoenix
Windows
Mine, farm, manufacture components and build a wide range of machines in an infinite basement. Forget primitive tasks thanks to automation! And sell your products to your customers! Build a parking, a gas station...
Why similar: Sandbox 29.7%, Management 26.7%, Simulation 17.1%, Resource Management 16.8%, Singleplayer 5.3%