- #1 Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!
97% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,087 reviews2015
Dev: Daylight StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! is a wacky simulation game where you manage your very own weapon shop and expand its business across an incredible potato world.Use your potato smiths to forge weapons and sell them to questing heroes.
Why similar: Simulation 32.7%, Management 31.9%, Indie 13.6%, Funny 10.9%, RPG 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same developer, whimsical art style, and core management gameplay loop as the seed game.
- #2 Holy Potatoes! A Spy Story?!
96% matchMixed65% of 186 reviews2018
Dev: Daylight StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Holy Potatoes! A Spy Story?! is a wacky spy agency sim where you manage your very own potato spy headquarters, train an elite spy team, and strategize top-secret missions while uncovering the truth behind an evil spy corporation.
Why similar: Simulation 32.6%, Strategy 26.2%, Indie 14%, Management 7.3%, Cute 7%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same humorous tone and management-focused gameplay found throughout the Holy Potatoes series.
- #3 FTL: Faster Than Light
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 78,596 reviews2012
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
Why similar: Space 39%, Sci-fi 18%, Strategy 11.6%, Survival 8.7%, Simulation 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential spaceship management game that balances intense turn-based combat with resource survival.
- #4 Holy Potatoes! What the Hell?!
96% matchMixed54% of 205 reviews2017
Dev: Daylight StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Holy Potatoes! What the Hell?! is a whacky hell-themed cooking management sim where you take on the role of a chef in an Afterlife populated by potatoes!
Why similar: Simulation 40.4%, Strategy 31%, Indie 16.6%, Management 12%
Why You'll Like It: Maintains the series' signature cute aesthetic and strategic management mechanics in a different setting.
- #5 Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander
94% matchVery Positive84% of 1,321 reviews2016
Dev: Massive Damage, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling.
Why similar: Space 31.8%, Turn-Based Combat 27.2%, Strategy 14.4%, Simulation 9.4%, RPG 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a mix of base management and turn-based tactical space combat with a charming pixel-art style.
- #6 Space Rangers HD: A War Apart
93% matchVery Positive94% of 7,267 reviews2013
Dev: SNK GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Space adventure, open world RPG, strategy, arcade, quest and more!
Why similar: Space 46.7%, Strategy 11.3%, RPG 10.1%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Simulation 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a deep, humorous space strategy experience with diverse management and combat mechanics.
- #7 Cosmonautica
94% matchMixed48% of 1,190 reviews2015
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Cosmonautica is a fresh take on space trading in a procedurally generated universe, paired with quirky humor for your intergalactic enjoyment.
Why similar: Space 27.3%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Simulation 12.1%, Management 9.5%, Strategy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the lighthearted side of space trading and crew management in a colorful universe.
- #8 60 Parsecs!
92% matchVery Positive89% of 4,092 reviews2018
Dev: Robot Gentleman
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
60 Parsecs! is an Atomic Space Age adventure of scavenge and survival. Keep your crew alive and ready for action. Make difficult choices, face soup shortages and other horrors of outer space. And maybe reach your destination. Or not.
Why similar: Sci-fi 24.9%, Funny 16.4%, Management 16.3%, Strategy 13.5%, Exploration 11%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous, text-driven survival management game that captures the chaotic feeling of space exploration.
- #9 Shortest Trip to Earth
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,436 reviews2019
Dev: Interactive Fate
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.
Why similar: Space 29.1%, Survival 16.2%, Sci-fi 16%, Strategy 10.2%, Simulation 10%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the high-stakes management of a spaceship crew and ship systems during a perilous journey.
- #10 Crying Suns
91% matchVery Positive86% of 4,541 reviews2019
Dev: Alt Shift
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire. In this story rich experience inspired by Dune and Foundation, each successful run will uncover the truth about the Empire... and yourself as well.
Why similar: Space 38.2%, Sci-fi 20.1%, Strategy 15.1%, Story Rich 10.6%, Indie 7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical space combat with deep management and a compelling narrative about exploring a dying galaxy.
- #11 Jumplight Odyssey
90% matchMixed59% of 992 reviews2023
Dev: League of Geeks
Windows
Keep hope alive on your adventure to the mythical Forever Star! Gather survivors, repair and build out your starship, brave black holes, and fend off attacks, all while managing the daily soap opera of your colorful crew.
Why similar: Space 23.5%, Simulation 15.8%, Management 13.4%, Strategy 13.4%, Cute 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A colony-management game set on a spaceship that emphasizes crew needs and ship maintenance.
- #12 Space Cats Tactics
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Mitzi Games
Windows
Fight nerve-wracking spaceship battles in this turn-based tactical space opera RPG! Manage your crew of feline warriors to adapt to every strategic situation and dive into a thrilling space opera story where your choices will determine your path.
Why similar: Space 25%, Turn-Based Combat 19.9%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Cute 9%, Strategy 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features turn-based tactical combat and ship management with a unique, lighthearted theme.
- #13 Sunshine Heavy Industries
89% matchVery Positive99% of 432 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: Space 36.3%, Simulation 12.7%, Funny 10.9%, Cute 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the creative ship-building aspect with a humorous tone and puzzle-like design challenges.
- #14 Little-Known Galaxy
88% matchVery Positive88% of 749 reviews2024
Dev: Carbon & Kay
Windows · Mac
Join Space Alliance as a new captain-in-training and work with your crew to solve the mysteries of an ancient relic found on the Grey Planet. Little-Known Galaxy is a cozy single-player RPG space adventure full of friendly characters, exploration, crafting, and farming.
Why similar: Space 22.6%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Simulation 11.5%, Cute 10%, RPG 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, management-heavy space adventure that shares the cute, approachable aesthetic of the seed game.
- #15 Voidship: The Long Journey
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 149 reviews2019
Dev: Cydonian Games
Windows
Design your battleship and fight your way through unforgiving space. This is a tale of a lone spaceship on a centuries-long mission. As the captain, you´ll make strategic decisions, explore unknown sectors, meet allies and enemies, gather resources, technology and crew. To battle stations!
Why similar: Space 20.1%, Great Soundtrack 19.8%, Simulation 15%, Strategy 12.3%, Sci-fi 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy and simulation game that tasks players with managing a massive vessel through dangerous space.
- #16 Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
84% matchVery Positive94% of 12,820 reviews2022
Dev: Walternate Realities
Windows
Median: 19.2 hrsMean: 41.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 23.9%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Survival 11.6%, Simulation 8.6%, Strategy 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides deep ship design and management mechanics combined with tactical combat.
- #17 The Long Journey Home
86% matchMixed59% of 1,932 reviews2017
Dev: Daedalic Studio WestPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Long Journey Home combines an open world full of galaxies, planets and anomalies with quests and mechanics of a rogue-like RPG. One destination. Endless adventures. Where will this journey take you?
Why similar: Space 28.2%, Simulation 15.8%, Strategy 12.1%, RPG 9.3%, Sci-fi 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A space exploration and survival game that requires careful management of ship systems and crew.
- #18 Out There: Oceans of Time
85% matchMixed55% of 236 reviews2022
Dev: Mi-Clos StudioPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Out There: Oceans of Time is a space exploration game that puts you at the helm of an interstellar mission of discovery spanning a vast and vibrant cosmos.
Why similar: Space 22.9%, Survival 13.7%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Adventure 8.9%, Strategy 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on resource management and exploration in a challenging and atmospheric space environment.
- #19 The Spatials
86% 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: Space 24.2%, Simulation 12.9%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Management 9.8%, Survival 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines base-building and management with space exploration in a colorful, stylized setting.
- #20 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey
84% matchVery Positive94% of 1,166 reviews2017
Dev: Bird in SkyPub: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
3030 Deathwar is a unique mix of Adventure and Space Sim. Explore star systems, mine and hunt pirates in top-down mode. Leave your ship and switch into classic Adventuring mode, where you explore derelicts, talk to shady characters or head over to the space bar for a drink.
Why similar: Space 27.6%, Great Soundtrack 13.2%, Simulation 11.4%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Adventure 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines adventure and exploration with a focus on space travel and ship management.
- #21 Growbot
82% matchVery Positive90% of 208 reviews2021
Dev: Wabisabi PlayPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
An adventure about a robot saving her home from a dark crystalline force. Set upon a biopunk space station bursting with fantastic plants and aliens.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.2%, Adventure 17.5%, Indie 11.6%, Cute 10.4%, Story Rich 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, puzzle-focused adventure that shares the charming, whimsical aesthetic of the seed game.
- #22 Pixel Starships
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,000 reviews2023
Dev: SavySoda
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Pixel Starships is an FTL-style online sci-fi strategy builder and management game with a competitive PVP tournament. Set in the retro galaxy, your role is to explore space, meet aliens, and develop your ship, crew and AI. The game contains deep strategic and 4x elements. PSS is community-driven.
Why similar: Space 43.1%, Sci-fi 26.1%, Strategy 15.3%, RPG 8.1%, 2D 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy strategy game where you build and operate every room of your spaceship.
- #23 Rebel Galaxy
82% 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 41.2%, Great Soundtrack 20%, Sci-fi 13.9%, RPG 5.4%, Simulation 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a space combat and exploration experience with a great soundtrack and a focus on ship customization.
- #24 Into the Stars
83% matchMixed40% of 541 reviews2016
Dev: Fugitive GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 37.4%, Simulation 19.2%, Survival 14.8%, Strategy 14.3%, Adventure 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management and survival strategy required to guide a fleet through a hostile galaxy.
- #25 Star Traders: Frontiers
79% matchVery Positive83% of 3,805 reviews2018
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 24.8%, Space 18.4%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Simulation 11.5%, Management 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers complex space management and strategy with deep RPG elements and crew interaction.
- #26 Flotilla
81% matchVery Positive82% of 243 reviews2010
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Lead your orbital battleships to victory in Flotilla! Fight, trade, and explore new planets in your journey through the galaxy. Featuring tactically rich 3D combat, flank and surprise the enemy from any direction. When the dust settles, generate another randomized universe for a brand new adventure!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 22%, Space 20%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Strategy 11.2%, Funny 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features turn-based space combat with a unique, stylized aesthetic and strategic depth.
- #27 Epic Astro Story
78% matchVery Positive88% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Battle baddies and foster interplanetary diplomacy in an epic space colony sim!
Why similar: Simulation 26.1%, RPG 15.4%, Space 13.1%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Cute 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A management and strategy game that features the signature charming, casual aesthetic of Kairosoft titles.
- #28 Space Sprouts
76% matchVery Positive97% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Schleuder Games
Windows · Mac
Launch into a chaotic spaceship adventure: bend the rules of physics, experiment with unusual gadgets and toss everything around. With each journey, you will have limited time to reveal the mysteries aboard your solar punk spaceship - how much will you discover before you arrive home?
Why similar: Space 26.6%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Simulation 15.5%, Exploration 9.7%, Adventure 8.7%
- #29 HIVESWAP: ACT 1
77% matchVery Positive92% of 4,054 reviews2017
Dev: What Pumpkin Games, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A hand-drawn tribute to hilarious '90s adventure games (with none of the accompanying frustration). Play as Joey Claire, a puzzle-solving teen snatched out of her time (1994) and place (Earth) and stranded on a hostile alien planet on the brink of rebellion.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.3%, Adventure 10.6%, RPG 8%, Cute 8%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #30 Interstellaria
80% matchMixed56% of 410 reviews2015
Dev: Coldrice Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Managing a fleet across a dangerous galaxy. Every star and planet holds untold riches and dangers. Each encounter will require skills in trading, diplomacy, and combat. Allocate power to engines, charge all weapons, and take on the worst the galaxy has to handle.
Why similar: Space 32.4%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Management 11%, Strategy 9.4%, Exploration 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration and ship-to-ship combat with a charming pixel-art style.
- #31 STARDROP
78% matchVery Positive87% of 277 reviews2019
Dev: Joure Visser
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
STARDROP is an interactive sci-fi cinematic experience.
Why similar: Space 28.1%, Sci-fi 14%, Story Rich 9.3%, Adventure 8.8%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich space adventure that emphasizes exploration and a personal, narrative-driven experience.
- #32 Space Chef
74% matchVery Positive80% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Goo GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Hunt, cook, and deliver cosmic cuisine using ingredients from across the galaxy to become the greatest chef in the Horseshoe Nebula. Explore alien worlds teeming with (edible) life, win the hearts of your customers, and thwart the rise of an evil interstellar burger chain.
Why similar: Space 30.3%, Survival 15.5%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Management 10.2%, RPG 9.5%
- #33 Space Rogue
79% matchMixed64% of 451 reviews2016
Dev: Red Beat
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 33.4%, Survival 16.4%, Strategy 11.9%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Simulation 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy and survival game that emphasizes ship management and tactical decisions in space.
- #34 Stellar Tactics
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,731 reviews2026
Dev: Don WilkinsPub: Maverick Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 27%, Space 24.4%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Exploration 10.9%, RPG 9.4%
- #35 Lost Nova
75% matchVery Positive92% of 425 reviews2022
Dev: Jon NielsenPub: HopFrog
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Your spaceship crashed on an alien planet. Explore, salvage, craft, trade, manage and upgrade your way back home!
Why similar: Space 21.9%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Cute 11.4%, Story Rich 8.7%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
- #36 CyberHive
77% 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 21.6%, Survival 12.7%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Simulation 8.4%, Management 8.4%
- #37 Space Haven
70% matchVery Positive86% of 11,081 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: Space 25.1%, Survival 14.8%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Simulation 11%, Management 9.7%
- #38 A Hat in Time
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 53,401 reviews2017
Dev: Gears for Breakfast
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little girl who stitches hats for wicked powers! Freely explore giant worlds and recover Time Pieces to travel to new heights!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.3%, Cute 22.6%, Funny 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Adventure 7.9%
- #39 SteamWorld Heist
75% matchVery Positive94% of 6,226 reviews2016
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Command a steam-driven pirate crew in a series of epic tactical shootouts in SteamWorld Heist. This is turn-based strategy with a twist: You manually aim the guns of your robots, allowing for insane skill shots and bullet-bouncing action!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 18.6%, Strategy 18.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14.6%, RPG 11.4%, Adventure 8.5%
- #40 Kerbal Space Program
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 146,254 reviews2015
Dev: SquadPub: Private Division
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 66.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 52.4%, Simulation 20.3%, Sci-fi 6.5%, Exploration 4.6%, Funny 4.2%
- #41 Ceres
76% matchMixed52% of 159 reviews2015
Dev: Jötunn GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Take control of a squadron of ships in full 3D space combat. Explore, battle and trade your way through a pirate, machine and monster-infested solar system.
Why similar: Space 34.3%, Strategy 16.5%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Simulation 12.9%, RPG 10.4%
- #42 Crashlands
73% matchVery Positive90% of 6,745 reviews2016
Dev: Butterscotch Shenanigans
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fight and tame alien beasts, craft resources into menacing weaponry, befriend the outlandish locals, and go toe-to-chin with a world-domineering maniac.
Why similar: Survival 19.8%, Sci-fi 15.9%, RPG 9.6%, Exploration 9.2%, Adventure 8.8%
- #43 A Long Journey to an Uncertain End
72% 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 26.7%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Simulation 11.5%, Management 10.8%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #44 Cosmic Star Heroine
72% matchVery Positive89% of 1,048 reviews2017
Dev: Zeboyd Digital Entertainment LLC
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
3 exotic planets to explore. Aliens. Robots. Magic. Forbidden technology. Ruined Worlds. Ghosts. Long-lost secrets. Conspiracies. A galactic threat. And one brave heroine to make things right. Cosmic Star Heroine is an exciting new RPG from the creators of Cthulhu Saves the World.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 24.5%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Sci-fi 15.3%, RPG 10.4%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
- #45 Cook Serve Forever
69% matchMixed68% of 471 reviews2025
Dev: Vertigo Gaming Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Bathe in the sights, sounds, and smells of Cook Serve Forever, a narrative-focused cooking adventure where you serve food to the hungry masses on your quest for greatness.
Why similar: Sci-fi 18.6%, Simulation 17.1%, Strategy 14.5%, Story Rich 13.1%, Funny 12.4%
- #46 Final Frontier Story
68% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Dodge lasers and explore! Planetary Development Simulation
Why similar: Simulation 42.9%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Cute 13.4%, Strategy 9.8%, 2D 6.7%
- #47 WitchSpring R
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,174 reviews2023
Dev: KIWIWALKS
Windows
Median: 19.6 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
WitchSpring R is a story-driven RPG combining elements of collecting, simulation, and battling. Experience the joy of training a young witch and accompany her on a grand adventure!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 24.8%, Cute 21.1%, Funny 12%, RPG 10.7%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #48 Renowned Explorers: International Society
71% matchVery Positive92% of 2,907 reviews2015
Dev: Abbey Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In this strategic rogue-like you become a famous expedition leader in the 19th century. You form your own crew with the skills and personality to discover legendary treasures, while exploring randomized locations and stories on every new adventure.
Why similar: Strategy 22.7%, Adventure 17.6%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, RPG 14.3%, Indie 9%
- #49 Tacoma
71% matchVery Positive86% of 4,801 reviews2017
Dev: Fullbright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.
Why similar: Space 27.3%, Sci-fi 19%, Story Rich 11.5%, Adventure 9.4%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
- #50 Space Control
67% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: MoonMonster Studios
Windows
You've been abducted by an intergalactic megacorporation, Glorpo Inc! Work off your debt with your alien crew - abduct new recruits, take care of alien babies and cook up some questionable space snacks!
Why similar: Simulation 26.3%, Sci-fi 20.9%, Story Rich 18.6%, Adventure 16%, Indie 6.3%
- #51 Little Rocket Lab
65% matchVery Positive91% of 1,311 reviews2025
Dev: Teenage AstronautsPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Transform your childhood home as you build brilliant factories and forge lifelong friendships, then reach for the skies and finally finish your family's dream - your mother's precious rocket ship. Roll up your sleeves, it turns out that saving this town really IS rocket science!
Why similar: RPG 18.7%, Cute 17.7%, Adventure 16.1%, Female Protagonist 15%, Story Rich 12.6%
- #52 Space Pirates and Zombies
70% matchVery Positive91% of 3,164 reviews2011
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a randomly generated Galaxy populated with factions, enemies, missions, and items providing you with a unique experience each time you play.
Why similar: Space 49.6%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Strategy 9.4%, RPG 6.8%, Indie 6.1%
- #53 Kosmokrats
69% matchVery Positive87% of 125 reviews2020
Dev: Pixel DelusionPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Experience life in space using cutting edge drone simulation technology. You can never fail — build ships, make friends, live forever.
Why similar: Space 32.3%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Simulation 12.8%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #54 Polandball: Can into Space!
69% matchVery Positive94% of 509 reviews2016
Dev: Alien Pixel Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Crazy fun rocket simulator game with countryballs theme. Can Polandball into Space? Try to find out!
Why similar: Space 33.9%, RPG 15.1%, Indie 12.7%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Funny 9.7%
- #55 Slime Rancher
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 156,628 reviews2017
Dev: Monomi Park
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
Why similar: Cute 22.8%, Great Soundtrack 18.1%, Exploration 11.7%, Adventure 11.4%, Simulation 9.7%
- #56 Peaches Interplanetary
65% matchVery Positive100% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: clover_p
Windows
Peaches Interplanetary is a short relaxing game about growing peaches on a spaceship. Explore the ship, talk to trees, drink some tea or coffee, and help Margot prepare for her first day spreading the power of peaches throughout the stars.
Why similar: Space 31.1%, Cute 18.8%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Story Rich 12.9%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
- #57 CosmoPirates
66% matchVery Positive83% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: BlackMoon Design
Windows · Linux
Build your deck using cards, ships, items and crew! Explore a generated galaxy roguelike style. Fight gruesome battles against the medley of space scum!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 28.1%, Space 27.9%, Sci-fi 15%, Strategy 9.6%, Exploration 8.6%
- #58 RymdResa
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 304 reviews2015
Dev: Morgondag
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A relaxed roguelike space odyssey in a procedurally generated universe! Travel through a lonely and mysterious cosmos. Customize your ship, explore and survive!
Why similar: Space 31.4%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Adventure 10.6%, RPG 9.4%, Survival 9.3%
- #59 SpaceVenture
63% matchVery Positive85% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: Guys from Andromeda
Windows
A sci-fi comedy adventure game
Why similar: Space 32.7%, Adventure 25.8%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Funny 11.3%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #60 ADIOS Amigos: Galactic Explorers
68% matchVery Positive93% of 123 reviews2018
Dev: Cosmic Picnic
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Improvise fuel efficient trajectories to keep your rusty ship running. Break into a space station with an asteroid. Tow a sofa into a black hole. Experience the perils and intrigue of space exploration with 1-4 players.
Why similar: Space 24.1%, Simulation 15.2%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Cute 11.3%, Exploration 10%