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

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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.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 79% — of 332 reviews
Released: 2018-10-11
Developer: Deimos Games
Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Linux
Median playtime: 3.3 hrs
Mean playtime: 8.6 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 73%

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  2. #2 Endless Sky
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    95% matchVery Positive93% of 3,347 reviews2023
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    94% matchMixed63% of 698 reviews2014
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  5. #5 Void Destroyer 2
    94% matchVery Positive80% of 667 reviews2020
    Dev: Iteration 11
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%

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    93% matchMixed68% of 1,660 reviews2020
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    Windows
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    91% matchVery Positive90% of 14,391 reviews2020
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 99.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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    91% matchVery Positive84% of 455 reviews2015
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    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%

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    89% matchMostly Positive77% of 105,919 reviews2015
    Dev: Frontier Developments
    Windows
    Median: 18.3 hrsMean: 147.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    90% matchMostly Positive72% of 728 reviews2006
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 36 minMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%

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    Windows

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    87% matchMixed58% of 60 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Windows
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    Windows
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    72% matchMostly Positive77% of 836 reviews2026
    Dev: Alexander Semenov
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%

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    71% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,491 reviews2026
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    Windows · Mac
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    74% matchMostly Positive76% of 263 reviews2020
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    Windows

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    73% matchMostly Positive77% of 454 reviews2022
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    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%

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  38. #38 Star Trucker
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 5,148 reviews2024
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    Windows
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    75% matchMixed50% of 1,101 reviews2017
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    76% matchMostly Negative36% of 391 reviews2012
    Dev: Keen Software House
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 39%

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    73% matchMixed56% of 409 reviews2015
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    Windows
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    66% matchVery Positive84% of 518 reviews2024
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    Windows
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    66% matchVery Positive89% of 21,927 reviews2022
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    Windows
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    70% matchMostly Positive73% of 217 reviews2016
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    67% matchVery Positive80% of 2,556 reviews2020
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    Dev: Convoy Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Landinar: Into the Void is a top-down space-adventure-RPG. You are recruited as a rookie bounty hunter in the oppressive Landinar Empire. On your journey through the quadrant you will meet diverse characters, build your own spaceship and choose your battles.

    Why similar: Space Sim 52.6%, Space 36%, Action 6.1%, Indie 5.3%

  58. #58 Starcom: Unknown Space
    62% matchVery Positive93% of 4,302 reviews2024
    Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
    Windows
    Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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 49%, Space 36.8%, Exploration 8.2%, Indie 3%, Action 2.9%

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