Games Like Habitat

Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment. Explore planets and space, mine resources, survive hazards, and engage in combat alone or with friends in Creative or Survival modes.

Why similar: Space 31.7%, Sandbox 18.1%, Strategy 13.2%, Simulation 11.6%, Survival 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive physics-based sandbox for building and operating space stations and ships in a realistic environment.

Design and simulate the starships of your dreams! Command your ship or fleet in epic battles and manage your crew while exploring a dangerous galaxy. Play alone or with friends, test your ships in online PvP, and let your imagination reach for the stars!

Why similar: Space 45.7%, Strategy 18.3%, Simulation 13.4%, Survival 12.6%, Indie 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep modular ship building and physics-based combat that closely mirrors the design philosophy of Habitat.

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 47.5%, Sandbox 20.8%, Simulation 14.9%, Physics 9.6%, Strategy 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on realistic orbital physics and complex rocket construction, perfect for players who enjoy the technical side of space flight.

A spaceship building and universe-exploration game. Collect resources, expand and grow your fleet, and conquer your personal galaxy. Stellar ambience by Peaks.

Why similar: Space 47%, Sandbox 24.3%, Strategy 14.7%, Action 5.7%, Indie 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features modular, physics-based ship building with a focus on fleet combat and exploration in a vibrant 2D space.

Command the Nimbatus and craft drones out of hundreds of different parts. Survive unknown threats in a fully destructible, procedural universe, compete against other players in different arenas or enjoy complete creative freedom in the sandbox.

Why similar: Space 35%, Strategy 22.1%, Sandbox 16%, Survival 9.1%, Physics 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Allows you to build custom drones from modular parts to explore and fight through procedurally generated space sectors.

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 39.9%, Sandbox 19.1%, Simulation 16.8%, Action 9.2%, Indie 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: An advanced ship building game that emphasizes physics-based components and mechanical engineering in space.

Over 1000 unique components allow you to build and command voxel vehicles from the deep ocean to outer space! Forge strategies, allegiances and fleets strong enough to destroy eight deadly factions of the planet and reign supreme. A genre-defying mashup of simulation, building, RTS and RPG.

Why similar: Space 29.8%, Sandbox 22.3%, Strategy 14.8%, Simulation 11.6%, Survival 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides an incredibly deep construction system where you build vehicles block-by-block to survive in a physics-heavy world.

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 43.5%, Sandbox 16.1%, Simulation 15.5%, Strategy 12.6%, Action 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based space simulation where you build stations and ships by connecting individual modules in orbit.

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 52%, Sandbox 31.1%, Simulation 17%

Why You'll Like It: Combines procedural ship building with large-scale space exploration and combat in an open galaxy.

Build the ultimate vehicle and explore a vast open world filled with challenges and adventure. Play solo or team up with friends in multiplayer to conquer the toughest obstacles. With a thrilling campaign mode and endless creative possibilities, Trailmakers is the ultimate sandbox for adventurers.

Why similar: Space 50.5%, Sandbox 17.7%, Survival 9.8%, Action 9.5%, Physics 9%

Why You'll Like It: A creative physics-based building game that allows you to construct vehicles from salvaged parts to traverse challenging environments.

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 35.7%, Sandbox 17.5%, Simulation 14.7%, Strategy 12.1%, Survival 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines survival elements with ship and base building, allowing you to explore and conquer diverse planetary systems.

Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation tools you can engineer your own adventures!

Why similar: Sandbox 35.8%, Survival 20%, Physics 16.9%, Simulation 12.8%, Action 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A creative engineering sandbox that focuses on building complex machines and vehicles using physics-based parts.

Besiege is a physics building game about constructing medieval machines to annihilate armies, obliterate castles and overcome challenging obstacles. Conquer the campaign or skirmish with friends in Multiplayer!

Why similar: Sandbox 35.7%, Strategy 23.3%, Simulation 23.1%, Physics 17.8%

Why You'll Like It: While set on land, its core loop of building physics-based machines to destroy targets is the spiritual ancestor to Habitat's gameplay.

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: Space 44.6%, Sandbox 26.2%, Survival 15.6%, Physics 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: A complex survival game that requires you to manage physics, atmospheric, and electrical systems while building your space station.

Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.

Why similar: Space 34.3%, Sandbox 20.2%, Strategy 15.8%, Simulation 12.9%, Survival 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management and construction of modular spaceships while surviving the hazards of deep space.

Kinetic Void is a 3D space adventure with a focus on customization and enjoyable space simulation. The shipyard allows players to construct their ship piece by piece. Ships can be as simplistic as a cockpit, a hull, a engine and a gun, or as complex as a player wants.

Why similar: Space 54.8%, Sandbox 16.7%, Simulation 16.1%, Action 5.8%, Indie 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a highly customizable ship building system where every component affects your vessel's performance in space.

The ultimate space sandbox. Participate in epic fleet battles, form alliances, strive to dominate entire galaxies and harness the universe’s resources for your industrious empire or the destruction of others. Customise your experience, the universe is yours!

Why similar: Space 51.4%, Sandbox 25.6%, Strategy 7.3%, Simulation 6.9%, Action 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A voxel-based space sandbox that allows for massive, custom-built ship designs and open-world exploration.

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 46.3%, Sandbox 28.6%, Simulation 16.4%, Physics 5.9%, Indie 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: An accessible yet challenging rocket-building simulator that focuses on the physics of reaching orbit.

Scavenge modules, combine them in the deadliest and most efficient ways imaginable, and fly your very own spaceship through alien space with BossConstructor. Thousands of procedurally generated galaxies await you and your space-faring collection of assembled modules to explore them.

Why similar: Space 45.6%, Simulation 21%, Action 11.4%, Indie 9.9%, Survival 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Allows you to build custom ships from modular parts to fight through an RPG-inspired space campaign.

Take the role of Captain in this Space Survival Simulation as you explore a massive star system in search of a new home for humanity. Outfit your ship, hand pick your crew and set off on a journey through an open-world where you must scavenge resources, shelter civilians and outrun a hostile alien force.

Why similar: Space 41.4%, Strategy 18.8%, Simulation 17.1%, Survival 9.2%, Indie 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A space survival simulation that tasks you with managing your ship and crew while fleeing from an alien threat.

Create, Collect, and Crash in Autocraft, a physics destruction sandbox. Create your own cars, rockets, tanks, planes, boats, and more.

Why similar: Space 32.8%, Sandbox 30.1%, Simulation 19.1%, Physics 11.4%, Indie 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based sandbox that emphasizes building vehicles and machines to solve challenges in a simulated environment.

You’re the designer, engineer and architect if you can imagine it you can create it! Construct robots of any shape or size from eight-legged spider bots to eerie UFO contraptions.

Why similar: Sandbox 47.2%, Simulation 30%, Physics 22.8%

Why You'll Like It: A robotics-focused building game that uses a powerful physics engine to let you create complex, custom-built machines.

Starship Theory is a ship building survival game. Mine and trade to gather resources. Plan and construct new upgrades. Train and manage crew. Fight to survive.

Why similar: Space 43.8%, Strategy 19.6%, Simulation 17.9%, Survival 12.3%, Indie 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A space survival game where you must build and manage your ship while defending it from hostile threats.

Extract and gather resources from different planets. Manage the supply of electricity, water, food and oxygen of your base in order to survive. Automate the creation of new products. Build a spaceship to transport your products to other places...

Why similar: Space 31.8%, Sandbox 26.3%, Strategy 18.4%, Simulation 14.6%, Indie 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox game that lets you mine resources and build structures on alien planets to survive.

Space Engineers 2 is a sandbox about engineering and colonization where you build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible world. Begin the story of Miro and Ivan Sokol, expand humanity’s foothold in the Almagest system, and fight to survive.

Why similar: Space 32.8%, Sandbox 20%, Strategy 11.8%, Simulation 11.5%, Survival 11%

Earth Space Colonies is a strategy-simulation game where you build space colonies around the Solar system. Establish a first self-sustaining colony on the Red planet with ultimate goal of terraforming Mars. Play three story campaigns all at once: terraform Mars, fight on Ceres and explore Ganymede.

Why similar: Space 36.4%, Strategy 23%, Simulation 21.2%, Survival 11.3%, Indie 8%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused simulation that tasks you with building and maintaining a colony in space.

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: Space 39.1%, Sandbox 18.3%, Strategy 17%, Simulation 15.5%, Survival 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the realistic construction and management of a space station in orbit, mirroring the orbital building aspect of Habitat.

Combining the best of space combat and real time strategy. Victory can be tactical, a dogfight or capital ship slugging match - depending on how you decide to achieve it. Space combat on a RTS scale with space sim savagery.

Why similar: Space 42%, Strategy 22.9%, Simulation 19%, Action 8.6%, Indie 5%

Why You'll Like It: Blends space combat and ship building with strategic elements, offering a high-action experience.

Design and then improve the ultimate mothership. Explore a persistent living galaxy populated by 200 unique captains that can do everything you can do. Survive the zombie infection and then fight them back. Make allies and start your own faction. Build your empire. Also includes Sandbox Mode.

Why similar: Space 47.2%, Strategy 16.7%, Sandbox 9.6%, Simulation 8.2%, Action 6.8%

Take on the role of the Lieutenant Commander, ace fighter pilot, as you search for a new home, battle a mysterious enemy, and rescue humanity from a fiery end.

Why similar: Space 35.4%, Simulation 32.6%, Action 16.7%, Indie 15.3%

Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented space combat game that captures the intensity of fighting in orbit.

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 58.5%, Sandbox 19.2%, Simulation 16.5%, Indie 5.8%

Planetoid is a physics based building game in which you construct facilities and protect humanoids on the planetoid. Build a facilities which can defeat the enemies on your way.

Why similar: Space 31.5%, Strategy 19.4%, Indie 14.9%, Sandbox 14.7%, Action 8.6%

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: Space 47.2%, Strategy 18.4%, Survival 13.8%, Simulation 9.5%, Sandbox 8%

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: Space 42.2%, Simulation 17.1%, Sandbox 15.4%, Strategy 14.7%, Survival 5.7%

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: Space 41.9%, Sandbox 25.5%, Simulation 15.3%, Strategy 12.4%, Action 4.8%

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 43.3%, Strategy 13.8%, Simulation 13.6%, Sandbox 11.5%, Action 7%

Grab your jetpack and explore procedural asteroid fields, derelict spaceships and abandoned outposts. Build and automate your Space Rig to process scavenged trash. Craft, trade and fight your way home in this interstellar, open-world survival sandbox.

Why similar: Space 44.2%, Sandbox 22.6%, Survival 14.8%, Simulation 10.1%, Action 5.7%

The Last Starship is a 2D space construction game where you design and upgrade your starship. Choose your path: pirate hunter, miner, engineer, spacebus driver, and more, whilst exploring vibrant star systems. Enjoy a growing sandbox world, with regular free updates. Your cosmic adventure awaits!

Why similar: Space 39.7%, Sandbox 22.9%, Strategy 17.5%, Simulation 14.7%, Indie 5.1%

Take on the role of a spaceship captain. Explore new worlds, and engage in intense ship-to-ship battles. Develop unique battle tactics, upgrade your ship, and recruit crew members as you fight for peace or piracy.

Why similar: Space 39.5%, Sandbox 17.9%, Strategy 16.7%, Survival 11%, Simulation 9.7%

Explore a random generated space. Find artifacts and treasure maps. Build and develop your base on a flying platform. Attack or defend against enemies and save the universe!

Why similar: Strategy 40.2%, Simulation 32.1%, Action 15.3%, Indie 12.4%

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 44%, Sandbox 26.8%, Simulation 15.3%, Physics 11.2%, Indie 2.7%

Design, build, or pirate spaceships. Build bases on planets. Explore endless randomly generated universes, travel through black holes, command your crew, survive cosmic events, collect and trade materials, battle epic bosses, and much more. The sky is the limit, literally!

Why similar: Space 32.4%, Strategy 19.5%, Sandbox 16.1%, Indie 10.4%, Survival 9.2%

Masterspace is a game about mining, creating and exploring, featuring fully destructible environments and spaceships that allow you to travel between different planets. Use explosives to mine metal ores or watch your newly constructed home get smashed to pieces by a meteorite impact.

Why similar: Space 31.6%, Simulation 21.5%, Sandbox 18.1%, Action 11.7%, Survival 8.8%

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 38.8%, Sandbox 25%, Simulation 13.3%, Survival 13.2%, Action 7.1%

A sci-fi simulation game, in which players must design, assemble and test spaceships, in a bid to build a supreme Galactic Mega-Corporation. Gain your reputation by engineering and selling your own spacecraft, testing them to the limit in RTS missions and simulated emergency and combat situations.

Why similar: Space 35.2%, Simulation 27.8%, Strategy 27.3%, Indie 9.7%

A sci-fi exploration & survival game where you take on the role of a spaceship’s AI. Explore, fight, and survive across a mining colony in the Main Asteroid Belt. Rebuild your ship. Rescue your crew. Reveal the truth behind your mission.

Why similar: Space 46.6%, Sandbox 24.5%, Physics 12.3%, Action 7.4%, Indie 5.7%

GRAV is a sand box experience where you explore a multitude of planets, hunt strange alien creatures, build and defend outposts, craft weapons and armor, and attempt to survive against other players in a hostile environment.

Why similar: Space 37.2%, Sandbox 28.7%, Survival 23.1%, Action 5.5%, Indie 2.9%

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 45.7%, Sandbox 17.8%, Simulation 15.1%, Physics 10.9%, Strategy 9.2%

Use the Nimbatus Drone Creator to construct physically simulated drones and try them out in a virtual testing environment. Do you have what it takes to become a drone engineer?

Why similar: Simulation 27.5%, Space 23.4%, Sandbox 17.6%, Action 12.2%, Indie 11.5%

Starbase is a hybrid voxel/vertex-based space MMO with a fully destructible and infinitely expanding universe, with a focus on building and designing spaceships and stations, exploration, resource gathering, crafting, trading, and combat.

Why similar: Space 47.3%, Sandbox 27.2%, Simulation 18.2%, Action 7.3%

As a space bear, human or any other race, venture forth into the galaxy, create custom ships, conquer new worlds, build new colonies and defend your very existence against those who would take what is yours.

Why similar: Space 56.8%, Strategy 34.5%, Indie 8.7%

Unleash your creativity, design your dreadnought with a variety of modules, and have complete control over the function and style of each module. Command your battleship with wisdom and decisiveness. Gallop in the vast galaxy and destroy all enemies.

Why similar: Space 39.7%, Sandbox 30.9%, Physics 14.9%, Simulation 9%, Indie 5.5%

Remains - survival in outer space orbiting the planet. Explore the area. Find a way to restore oxygen. Create tools for your needs. Beware of the dangers of outer space. Build your shelter in orbit and try not to die!

Why similar: Space 38%, Sandbox 20%, Survival 12.4%, Physics 10%, Simulation 10%

Maia is a colony building game set in the not-so-distant future. Your colonists make planetfall on a hostile world and you must ensure their survival and their safety, constructing their off-world habitat from almost nothing and sheltering them from a dangerous, often deadly environment.

Why similar: Space 28.7%, Strategy 21.4%, Simulation 18.4%, Survival 13.9%, Sandbox 10.7%

Rover Builder is a 3D engineering sim tasking you to create the right rover to complete the job. Unleash your creativity in the garage, building vehicles using an impressive array of parts, materials and machinery. Or try your hand at level editor - creating entire missions and levels from scratch!

Why similar: Space 34.7%, Sandbox 22.8%, Strategy 14.7%, Simulation 13.6%, Physics 10.8%

Build your spaceship from scratch, earn funds and invest them into building a bigger, better spaceship as you try and fly your way up to space!

Why similar: Space 30.3%, Sandbox 21.3%, Strategy 15.9%, Simulation 14.7%, Physics 11.5%