- #1 EVERSPACE™ 2
96% matchVery Positive86% of 12,991 reviews2023
Dev: ROCKFISH Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 29.4 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 22%, Space 16.6%, Action RPG 14.1%, PvE 10.4%, Shooter 9.9%
- #2 Star Singularity
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 69 reviews2018
Dev: Star Bunny Enterprises
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A space action-adventure unlike any other: navigate your spacecraft through a galactic-scale mystery. Make sure to loot, craft and upgrade your space fleet. Play the story campaign or test your skills in vicious arena modes against AI opponents.
Why similar: Space 31.4%, Crafting 21.3%, Action RPG 18.9%, Shooter 10.2%, Adventure 7.9%
- #3 Jump Space
96% matchVery Positive85% of 12,088 reviews2025
Dev: Keepsake Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Jump Space (formerly Jump Ship) is a mission based co-op PvE for 1-4 players, where you are the crew of a spaceship. Transition seamlessly from crewing the ship to on-foot exploration and space walks. Explore, upgrade, and survive intense encounters in deep space together.
Why similar: Spaceships 30.3% ★, Flight 20.3%, Space 13.5%, PvE 10.5%, Shooter 7.4%
- #4 Deep Eclipse: New Space Odyssey
95% matchMixed66% of 261 reviews2014
Dev: Ultravision InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Deep Eclipse: New Space Odyssey is the ultimate space thriller in the best tradition of the genre. You're the pilot of a space fighter, accidentally catapulted into a parallel universe populated by hostile alien creatures; and they're not happy to see you! To get out of this hell, do your best, to destroy hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Space 49.3%, Shooter 24.2%, Combat 13.6%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Indie 4.5%
- #5 Hellpoint
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,510 reviews2020
Dev: Cradle GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hellpoint is an intense action RPG taking place on Irid Novo, a derelict space station soaked in an intoxicating dark sci fi atmosphere. Fight dreadful creatures, face the Cosmic Gods and unravel their twisted story. Should the challenge be too great, play with a friend in local or online coop.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 52.1%, Action RPG 28.7%, Adventure 7.5%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Indie 3.2%
- #6 Underspace
93% matchVery Positive81% of 458 reviews2024
Dev: Pastaspace InteractivePub: Camlann Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
The spiritual successor to Freelancer with a Lovecraftian, sandbox RPG twist. Explore a vast handmade universe with mod support and PvP/co-op multiplayer. You're going to need a bigger ship.
Why similar: Flight 35.6%, Lovecraftian 27.6%, Space 17%, 3D 7.4%, Exploration 7.2%
- #7 Star Vortex
91% matchVery Positive86% of 153 reviews2025
Dev: Zorg GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Star Vortex is a fast paced Action-RPG inspired by classics of the genre. Design your ship, fight your way through hostile alien sectors, upgrade as you salvage rare weapons and experiment with different builds until nothing can stand against you.
Why similar: Spaceships 32.9% ★, Action RPG 30.8%, Space 19.4%, Shooter 7.1%, Atmospheric 5%
- #8 Starpoint Gemini 3
92% matchMixed50% of 875 reviews2020
Dev: Little Green Men Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fight, loot, explore and craft in the living open world of Starpoint Gemini 3. Assemble your trusty ship and boost your RPG skills to face all challenges.
Why similar: Spaceships 37.7% ★, Space 18.9%, Action RPG 15.6%, Crafting 14.1%, Exploration 8.5%
- #9 Galaxy Highways
90% matchVery Positive97% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Nanopike
Windows · Mac
An indie story-driven space shooter with intense battles, escalating enemy waves, and massive boss fights. Choose and upgrade ships, unlock powerful weapons, and protect your allies. Upgrade your base and construct a battleship to take on even stronger enemies. All set to a rock & synth soundtrack.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 25.5%, Space 23%, Shooter 22.1%, Exploration 16.7%, Adventure 9.1%
- #10 Captain Starshot
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 277 reviews2019
Dev: Double Door Games
Windows
Fight fierce hostile alien space ships to neutralize their defenses before you board their ships and battle intense on-foot encounters. Eliminate their forces and steal their technology to upgrade your squad with different abilities and save the galaxy!
Why similar: Aliens 41.5%, Space 37.7%, Adventure 11.6%, Indie 4.8%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #11 Reality Break
89% matchVery Positive82% of 720 reviews2025
Dev: Element Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Rewrite the universe! Break reality to change your fate, and use your powers to stop sinister forces from altering existence itself. Discover the origin of your new abilities in a fast-paced ARPG Loot Collection Roguelite where you will bend, break, and change the laws of the universe!
Why similar: Spaceships 37.4% ★, Action RPG 15.5%, Space 14.3%, Crafting 12.7%, Character Customization 7.9%
- #12 EVERSPACE™
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 11,462 reviews2017
Dev: ROCKFISH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.
Why similar: Space 51.1%, Flight 30.2%, Shooter 9%, Exploration 4.7%, Indie 2.9%
- #13 Starcom: Nexus
88% matchVery Positive90% of 2,315 reviews2019
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.5 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 57%, Exploration 17.6%, Action RPG 14.3%, Adventure 7.3%, Indie 2.8%
- #14 Starcom: Unknown Space
86% matchVery Positive92% of 4,461 reviews2024
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 16.8 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 30.3%, Action RPG 19.3%, Aliens 16.2%, Exploration 11.8%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
- #15 Exophobia
87% matchVery Positive88% of 141 reviews2024
Dev: Zarc AttackPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Explore and fight your way through a crashed human spaceship infested with relentless hordes of aliens as you become more powerful with exciting weapon upgrades and powerups in this retro inspired first-person shooter.
Why similar: Aliens 25%, Space 16.9%, Shooter 13.9%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Exploration 12.4%
- #16 Galactic Glitch
85% matchVery Positive90% of 987 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A physics-powered action roguelike. Grab asteroids, catch missiles, and hurl them back at swarming enemies. Build wild loadouts, defeat colossal bosses, and push deeper into a collapsing galaxy.
Why similar: Space 33.3%, Shooter 22.8%, Exploration 16.6%, Combat 16.3%, Adventure 6.6%
- #17 Hotloop
86% matchVery Positive87% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Tntlaxy GDS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Use the force of gravity in this fast-paced space shooter with realistic physics and orbital mechanics.
Why similar: Flight 24.2%, Aliens 23.2%, Space 22.6%, PvE 15.1%, Combat 7.9%
- #18 Neon Striker
83% matchVery Positive88% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Zeno's Adventure Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Configure the weaponry on your ship to blast away enemies as you navigate through swarms of bullets and space battles. Each ship has unique customization options and playstyles.
Why similar: PvE 30.8%, Space 27.1%, Shooter 22.3%, Combat 11.8%, Adventure 5.5%
- #19 Voyager-19
82% matchVery Positive88% of 1,014 reviews2024
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 30%
A short horror game where you control a decaying spacecraft exploring distant star systems.
Why similar: Space 31.2%, Lovecraftian 29.9%, Aliens 14.3%, Exploration 12.1%, 3D 6.1%
- #20 Interstellar Rift
84% matchMixed68% of 1,666 reviews2020
Dev: Split PolygonPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 33.1 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: Aliens 26%, Space 22.9%, Crafting 22.3%, Exploration 12.9%, 3D 7.1%
- #21 BossConstructor
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 221 reviews2016
Dev: Neomateria Games GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 61.9%, Shooter 14.2%, Exploration 12.9%, Indie 7.5%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #22 Star Survivor
82% matchMixed68% of 563 reviews2024
Dev: SpaceOwl Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Star Survivor is a space-themed survival game that blends intense deckbuilding strategy. Pilot humanity's last spaceship through the vast galaxy, Unlock powerful weapon combos, collect card modules, and craft unique builds. As the enemy swarms grow denser, will you be the last one standing?
Why similar: Space 57.2%, PvE 36.3%, Singleplayer 6.5%
- #23 Endoparasitic 2
81% matchVery Positive87% of 660 reviews2024
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three limbs ripped off, infected with a deadly parasite, you must survive. Drag yourself through the hallways of an infested arcship, fight off twisted eldritch creatures, craft vaccines and ammunition, and escape to civilization.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.7%, Space 24.2%, Shooter 11.3%, Exploration 10.4%, Action-Adventure 10.1%
- #24 HELL OF FEAR: Mind Breach
79% matchVery Positive87% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: Abyss AssemblyPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Step into the boots of Major Axel Vex in this survival horror descent into deep space. You embark on a mission to investigate a distress signal coming from Cengona Base. What starts off as a simple mission quickly turns into a terrifying, action-packed fight for survival.
Why similar: Space 41.2%, Shooter 22.4%, Action-Adventure 19%, Exploration 5.7%, Adventure 5.6%
- #25 Transcendence
81% matchVery Positive89% of 227 reviews2015
Dev: Kronosaur Productions
Windows
Explore the farthest reaches of Human Space in this open-world space adventure. Compelled to journey to the Galactic Core by a mysterious hyperintelligence, you must fight your way through dozens of star systems teeming with clashing empires, expansionist AIs, and fearsome xenophobes.
Why similar: Space 40.5%, Action RPG 36.6%, Exploration 17.9%, Indie 2.6%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #26 Rebel Galaxy
80% matchVery Positive85% of 8,380 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 76.3%, Adventure 7%, Exploration 6.6%, Singleplayer 3.4%, Atmospheric 3%
- #27 Death In Abyss
78% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2025
Dev: Agelvik
Windows
Death In Abyss is an intense flight shooter that challenges you to utilize your maneuverability and explosive firepower to survive against the deep-sea hostilities. In your descent, the nightmares can only get worse.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 62.2%, Shooter 22.7%, 3D 10.8%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #28 Chorus
79% matchVery Positive82% of 4,658 reviews2021
Dev: Deep Silver FishlabsPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take control of Nara on a quest to destroy the dark cult that created her. Unlock devastating weapons & mind-bending abilities in an evolution of the space-combat shooter. Along with Forsaken, her sentient starfighter, explore ancient temples, engage in zero-g combat & venture beyond waking reality.
Why similar: Spaceships 38% ★, Flight 20.2%, Space 17.9%, Adventure 9.8%, Shooter 8.5%
- #29 Into Black
78% matchVery Positive88% of 132 reviews2025
Dev: The Binary Mill
Windows
Explore, mine, craft, & fight for survival in the dark depths of this solo or co-op VR action adventure.
Why similar: Action RPG 23.5%, PvE 16.6%, Crafting 14.6%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Character Customization 12.3%
- #30 Void Crew
75% matchVery Positive86% of 8,426 reviews2024
Dev: Hutlihut GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Void Crew is a Chaotic, Co-op Roguelite game for 1 to 6 players: Outfit your spaceship and crew for thrilling quests, brave fierce enemies in Space Battles... and try not to panic!
Why similar: Space 22.9%, PvE 21.4%, Character Customization 16.7%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Exploration 10.4%
- #31 RIPOUT
77% matchMixed60% of 1,209 reviews2024
Dev: Pet Project GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Ripout is an online Co-Op horror FPS that will have players fight their way through procedurally generated derelict ships filled with mutants capable of reconfiguring their alien bodies. Survive with your trusty Pet Gun companion, collect loot, and customize your character to fit your playstyle.
Why similar: Aliens 24.7%, Space 18.1%, PvE 16.4%, Shooter 13.3%, Character Customization 8.5%
- #32 Starforged Legacy
75% matchVery Positive89% of 162 reviews2026
Dev: Second Shift Games
Windows
Outlast the onslaught in a sci-fi survivors-like where your decisions matter as much as your firepower. Command customizable starships, enhance your arsenal with 100+ strategy-defining upgrades, and annihilate endless fleets of cosmic combatants! Carve your legacy among the stars or die trying!
Why similar: Space 35.4%, PvE 31.6%, Combat 17.3%, 3D 11.9%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #33 Space Gray X
77% matchPositive80% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Galactic Geckon
Windows
Space Gray X is a side-scrolling bullet-hell action game where you battle alien invaders, starting from Earth and advancing into space, unlocking advanced aircraft to aid your mission.
Why similar: Flight 37.5%, Space 22.5%, Aliens 20.3%, Shooter 18.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #34 Void Sails
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Ticking Clock Games
Windows
VOID SAILS is a single-player adventure where you captain a flying ship across uncharted space. Sail through mysterious worlds, battle powerful foes, and make story-defining choices. Uncover dark secrets in a game where every discovery could bring you closer to the truth—or to madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46%, Exploration 13%, Space 13%, Action RPG 8.8%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #35 System Shock
74% matchVery Positive90% of 12,905 reviews2023
Dev: Nightdive StudiosPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
Why similar: Space 43.8%, Shooter 23.7%, Adventure 16.5%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Singleplayer 5.7%
- #36 The Wraith of the Galaxy
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 189 reviews2023
Dev: Whale Rock Games
Windows
The Wraith of the Galaxy is a third-person space combat game. Aliens have taken over outer space in order to conduct experiments on entire planets. Destroy them or they will destroy you.
Why similar: Flight 55%, Space 21%, 3D 9.1%, Adventure 7.5%, Combat 7.4%
- #37 In The Black
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 94 reviews2026
Dev: Impeller Studios
Windows
Nuclear-powered space combat in the 23rd century! In The Black ® is an intense, realistic space combat simulator with a serious respect for science. It is laser focused on the pilot experience and features single- and online multiplayer game modes, plus robust ship customization options.
Why similar: Flight 44.2%, Space 20.4%, Shooter 13.9%, PvE 13.1%, 3D 7%
- #38 The Nightmare Catcher
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: XAEON GAMES
Windows
The Nightmare Catcher is a sci-fi FPS where magic clashes with science. Wield ranged or melee weapons, toss grenades, and harness mystical forces granted by the Aztec gods. Utilize technology to craft items, develop powerful abilities, and shape your destiny on an unforgettable quest.
Why similar: Crafting 23.4%, Shooter 21.5%, Exploration 19.2%, Space 13.9%, Combat 9.1%
- #39 Space Scavenger
73% matchVery Positive87% of 320 reviews2021
Dev: Red Cabin Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Action roguelike where you build and command your own spaceships. Battle enemies, explore planets and customize your ship on the fly. Make the best use of the quirky ship modules you find, ranging from slingshots to ion cannons, to try and avoid certain death.
Why similar: Aliens 39.8%, Space 37.2%, Shooter 18.7%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #40 HELLDIVERS™ 2
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,158,075 reviews2024
Dev: Arrowhead Game StudiosPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 45.6 hrsMean: 106.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.
Why similar: PvE 39.3%, Space 33.7%, Shooter 25.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #41 Antarctica 88
72% matchVery Positive87% of 274 reviews2020
Dev: Euphoria Games
Windows
Uncover the chilling secrets beneath the Antarctic ice in this survival horror FPS. Shoot unimaginable creatures, solve cryptic puzzles, and fight for your life in the frozen wastelands.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.7%, Aliens 18.5%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Shooter 10.3%, Space 9.6%
- #42 Dark Gravity: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive85% of 102 reviews2023
Dev: KorgorusPub: GamePlanet
Windows
Shoot, destroy, collect, craft and destroy even more! "Dark Gravity" is a fast-paced, low poly vertical shoot'em up game that features non-linear campaign mode with lots of enemies and bosses. Craft new weapons, upgrade your fighter and build an ultimate aerial war machine!
Why similar: Flight 44.9%, Crafting 22.9%, Shooter 19.4%, 3D 9.6%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #43 Hell Shooter
70% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: PLAY Mephistowaltz
Windows
Hell Shooter is a roguelike dungeon crawler game. It features unique attack methods, exhilarating action, an oriental hellish atmosphere, and each character's storytelling.
Why similar: Action RPG 28.5%, PvE 24.1%, Shooter 17.5%, Combat 12.2%, 3D 8.8%
- #44 GRAV
73% matchMixed47% of 6,921 reviews2015
Dev: BitMonster, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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 41%, Crafting 39%, Shooter 8.7%, Adventure 8.2%, Indie 1.8%
- #45 Psycho Starship Rampage
72% matchVery Positive87% of 159 reviews2015
Dev: Ballistic FrogsPub: TyGAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You play the psychotic A.I. of a warship lost in space which tries to come back to Earth. Build your spaceship from scratch. Load it with weapons. And use your creation to destroy waves of innocent aliens throughout numerous levels. Loot their carcasses, extend your ship and jump to the next sector for more action!
Why similar: Spaceships 45.4% ★, Space 15.6%, Crafting 13.6%, Action RPG 11.9%, Character Customization 10.6%
- #46 Subdivision Infinity DX
71% 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 48.3%, Exploration 17.4%, Shooter 16.4%, 3D 6.4%, Indie 5.7%
- #47 Scavenger SV-4
70% matchVery Positive91% of 660 reviews2018
Dev: Deric RuhlPub: HoroArch
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Scavenger SV-4 is a highly replayable atmospheric first-person science fiction game. Part simulator, part roguelike, it has elements of action, combat, resource management, and a dash of horror. It is not quite like any game you have played before.
Why similar: Space 54.5%, Exploration 17.6%, Adventure 11.4%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Indie 4.9%
- #48 Between the Stars
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,495 reviews2024
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 48.8%, Flight 18.7%, Action RPG 8.7%, Adventure 7.3%, Exploration 5%
- #49 Deadzone: Rogue
65% matchVery Positive82% of 16,323 reviews2025
Dev: Prophecy Games
Windows
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.
Why similar: PvE 45%, Shooter 29.9%, 3D 15.6%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #50 Sector Space
67% matchVery Positive93% of 139 reviews2025
Dev: Robin M. FarrellPub: Outer Vision Games
Windows · Linux
Explore a procedurally generated galaxy, mine asteroids, refine minerals, colonize planets, build stations, deploy drones, salvage rare items, construct gear, level up, improve your ship, assemble a fleet, engage in combat, and take on the void.
Why similar: Exploration 32.1%, Crafting 30.6%, Space 26.4%, Adventure 7.6%, Indie 3.2%
- #51 Event Horizon
70% matchVery Positive83% of 202 reviews2018
Dev: Pavel Zinchenko
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take command of a space fleet and start your galaxy exploration mission.
Why similar: Space 81.5%, Indie 18.5%
- #52 Craterbound
71% matchMixed53% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: Daniel Marquez
Windows
Crash-land onto a unique and hostile alien world and begin your fight to survive. Face its inhabitants, upgrade your technology, create outposts & bases, and find a way to repair your ship. Explore the beautifully strange terrain, all while blasting and crafting your way off of the planet.
Why similar: Space 24.6%, Crafting 18.4%, Aliens 16.9%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Combat 12.1%
- #53 Astroloot
66% matchVery Positive93% of 602 reviews2025
Dev: Andreas Hager Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Loot, level up, and obliterate everything in your path. Astroloot is a sci-fi bullet heaven with deep ARPG systems, featuring a massive skill tree, deterministic crafting, and near-endless build possibilities.
Why similar: Action RPG 31.1%, Space 26.6%, Crafting 21.6%, PvE 17.3%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #54 Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game
67% matchVery Positive93% of 106 reviews2023
Dev: Windswept InteractivePub: Fast Travel Games
Windows
Ghost Signal is a VR action roguelite set in the Stellaris universe, where you captain your ship to battle a multitude of alien species. Partake in dynamic space wars, encounter planet sized creatures, gather valuable loot to conduct research, and more. No journey is the same.
Why similar: Spaceships 35.1% ★, Space 25.4%, Aliens 15.1%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Adventure 6.5%
- #55 INSOMNIA: The Ark
69% matchMixed59% of 1,267 reviews2018
Dev: Mono StudioPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
INSOMNIA is a dieselpunk sci-fi RPG about the slowly degrading remnants of human society attempting to survive on an abandoned space metropolis. Develop your character, explore lovingly handcrafted locations, interact with peculiar NPCs and factions and try to stay alive in this brutal world.
Why similar: Action RPG 21%, Space 19.6%, Character Customization 14.6%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Shooter 12.6%
- #56 Space Trash Scavenger
66% matchVery Positive84% of 525 reviews2024
Dev: SquarePlay GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 32.1%, Crafting 27.2%, Shooter 15.9%, Exploration 12.1%, Adventure 5.5%
- #57 Deep Space
69% matchMixed57% of 150 reviews2020
Dev: Axe GamesPub: Enoops
Windows
You are entrusted with the role of one of the elite captains, put on a high-tech mech suit suitable for travel into space and go on an exciting journey.
Why similar: Action RPG 20.1%, Space 19.2%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Exploration 13.3%, Shooter 12%
- #58 Ziggy's Cosmic Adventures
67% matchMixed62% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Stardust Collective
Windows
Ziggy's Cosmic Adventures is a VR cockpit game combining ship management with action-arcade combat. You play as a bounty hunter with possibly questionable morals, currently in possession of a little alien that you may or may not have stolen from the evil Empire. Do you have what it takes to survive?
Why similar: Flight 37.5%, Aliens 26.7%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Combat 10.7%, Space 7.3%
- #59 VoidExpanse
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 768 reviews2015
Dev: AtomicTorch Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore the vast reaches of VoidExpanse -- mine asteroids, upgrade your ship, trade, complete missions, advance your character and survive fast-paced combat with hostile aliens and mercenaries in the rich and exciting Sci-Fi universe of VoidExpanse!
Why similar: Space 73.3%, Character Customization 16.4%, Indie 3.7%, Atmospheric 3.3%, Singleplayer 3.2%