- #1 Space Docker VR
97% matchVery Positive95% of 149 reviews2021
Dev: Cat Commandos
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A hardcore flight simulator for VR! Get in the cockpit, pilot a ship, and navigate hazardous environments on a journey to become an expert docker!
Why similar: Flight 32%, Immersive Sim 17%, Space 13.9%, Space Sim 13.8% ★, Physics 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly similar VR-native experience focused on the delicate and rewarding mechanics of space docking and hauling.
- #2 Stationeers
96% matchVery Positive88% of 8,897 reviews2017
Dev: RocketWerkz
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 81.9 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: Programming 18.6% ★, Mining 15.3% ★, Automation 13.4%, Science 12.5% ★, Base Building 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game features deep, complex atmospheric and electrical wiring systems that will appeal to fans of manual engineering.
- #3 Hardspace: Shipbreaker
96% matchVery Positive89% of 21,702 reviews2022
Dev: Blackbird Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 29%, Sandbox 22.7%, Physics 19.2%, Space Sim 17.5% ★, Sci-fi 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the precise, manual labor of space salvage and industrial hauling with a focus on physics-based dismantling.
- #4 VTOL VR
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,178 reviews2017
Dev: Boundless Dynamics, LLC
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
VTOL VR is a near-futuristic combat flight game built for Virtual Reality. Pilot advanced multi-role jets, using your hands to flip switches, press buttons, and manipulate the virtual flight controls.
Why similar: Flight 57%, VR 15.7%, Physics 12.1%, Sandbox 11.2%, Simulation 4%
Why You'll Like It: This is the gold standard for VR cockpit interaction, requiring manual manipulation of switches and systems similar to high-fidelity engineering sims.
- #5 Space Engineers
94% matchVery Positive89% of 133,238 reviews2019
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 95.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 Sim 18.2% ★, Sandbox 17.6%, Base Building 17.3%, Space 15.3%, Physics 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive sandbox for building, mining, and wiring complex space structures and ships.
- #6 ΔV: Rings of Saturn
94% matchVery Positive93% of 3,305 reviews2023
Dev: Kodera Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A physics-based mining sim, set in the thickest debris field in Sol. Every action has a reaction, lasers are invisible without a medium, and your thrust is a potent weapon. Find trade, adapt your equipment to your playstyle, hire a crew to help. Unravel the mysteries of the rings, or just get rich.
Why similar: Science 23.8% ★, Space 16.3%, Immersive Sim 16.1%, Space Sim 15.4% ★, Physics 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-heavy space mining game that captures the tension and technical requirements of asteroid excavation.
- #7 Juno: New Origins
93% matchVery Positive89% of 3,369 reviews2023
Dev: Jundroo, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Bring to life anything you can imagine from rockets and airplanes to cars and more. Automate them with a visual programming language. Explore 3D planets and make your own. Share your creations online. Complete contracts, conquer milestones, and unlock technology in the newly added Career Mode.
Why similar: Programming 18.8% ★, Flight 14.4%, Science 13.7% ★, Automation 10.9%, Education 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers advanced aerospace engineering and programming tools for those who enjoy the technical side of space flight.
- #8 StarbaseSim
92% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: AshtorakSimGames
Windows · Linux
Operate the Starship space launch system and learn how to catch a rocket to understand what it takes to colonize Mars in this ever-evolving simulation of SpaceX Starbase Texas.
Why similar: Flight 26.3%, Space Sim 14.6% ★, Sandbox 14.3%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Education 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the technical side of space simulation, offering a sandbox environment for space-based operations.
- #9 Vox Machinae
91% matchVery Positive88% of 1,272 reviews2022
Dev: Space Bullet Dynamics Corporation
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Strap yourself into the cockpit of a robot seven times taller than a Tyrannosaurus Rex and prepare to do battle in Vox Machinae: the ultimate giant robot combat action-simulator for both VR and standard screens.
Why similar: Physics 39.9%, VR 37.1%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Simulation 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A VR-native title that emphasizes manual cockpit operation and mechanical assembly in a sci-fi setting.
- #10 Derail Valley
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,827 reviews2019
Dev: Altfuture
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 36.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 28.6%, Sandbox 21.8%, Physics 18.5%, VR 18.2%, Resource Management 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: While focused on trains, its VR-native manual interaction with complex machinery is a perfect match for the feel of we Fetch Rocks.
- #11 Flight Of Nova
89% matchVery Positive94% of 513 reviews2022
Dev: Aerovery Lab
Windows · Linux
Flight of Nova is a simulator based on newtonian mechanics in which you control spacecraft in the Noren star system. You fly multiple types of spacecraft doing transport and search missions in an environment with realistic aerodynamics and orbital physics.
Why similar: Flight 33.8%, Space Sim 17.3% ★, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Sandbox 11.3%, Physics 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes realistic space flight and atmosphere management, providing a grounded experience for space enthusiasts.
- #12 Interkosmos 2000
90% matchMixed66% of 32 reviews2023
Dev: Ovid Works
Windows
Go to space. Save the Future. Try not to Die. Welcome (back) to the world of Interkosmos for an even wilder, weirder and more wondrous adventure.
Why similar: Flight 22.9%, Space Sim 19.7% ★, Science 18.9% ★, Space 11.4%, VR 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a focused VR experience centered on operating a space capsule through manual systems and physical interaction.
- #13 Wrench
89% matchVery Positive86% of 1,949 reviews2018
Dev: Missing Digit
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Wrench is a mechanic simulator where players prepare and maintain race cars. The parts in Wrench are the most detailed of any game in the genre. Extreme attention has been paid to even the smallest components, including fasteners which are accurate to the thread pitch and install torque.
Why similar: Education 29.8%, Immersive Sim 25.8%, Sandbox 20.3%, VR 11.3%, Physics 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is an incredibly detailed VR mechanical assembly simulator that mirrors the hands-on repair aspects of the seed game.
- #14 Space Mechanic Simulator
88% matchMixed63% of 117 reviews2023
Dev: Atomic JellyPub: Wildlands Interactive
Windows
Become a Space Mechanic! Get your hands dirty, explore the depths of space and repair broken machinery. Diagnose problems using diagrams and tools, perform repairs, manage your resources and watch the simulated machinery come alive. Or just gaze upon the beauty of the Solar System.
Why similar: Science 28.4% ★, Space Sim 19.9% ★, Immersive Sim 18.4%, Space 17%, Physics 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It directly simulates the manual repair and maintenance of space equipment in a realistic, hands-on way.
- #15 Main Assembly
87% matchVery Positive84% of 1,337 reviews2021
Dev: Bad Yolk GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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: Programming 25.1% ★, Science 17.1% ★, Automation 17%, Sandbox 10.2%, Education 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A creative sandbox that allows for the building and programming of complex machines with a focus on physics.
- #16 Stormworks: Build and Rescue
86% matchVery Positive90% of 57,601 reviews2020
Dev: Geometa
Windows · Mac
Median: 17.4 hrsMean: 111.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Join a world where you design, create and pilot your own air sea rescue service. Release your inner hero as you battle fierce storms out at sea to rescue those in need.
Why similar: Programming 22.2% ★, Flight 17.9%, Automation 16.1%, Sandbox 11.7%, Immersive Sim 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: The game features an extensive logic and wiring system that allows for the creation of highly complex, functional vehicles.
- #17 Nimbatus - Drone Creator
86% matchVery Positive90% of 270 reviews2020
Dev: Stray Fawn Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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: Flight 18.3%, Science 16.9% ★, Sandbox 11.9%, Programming 10.7% ★, Space Sim 10.4% ★
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on physics-based engineering and the construction of custom drones for space exploration.
- #18 Kerbal Space Program
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 133,317 reviews2015
Dev: SquadPub: Private Division
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 65.2 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: Science 23.9% ★, Space 18.8%, Sandbox 16.5%, Space Sim 13.5% ★, Education 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: The benchmark for physics-based space flight and engineering, offering endless depth for building and testing.
- #19 Star Shelter
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 435 reviews2018
Dev: Overflow
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Star shelter is a space survival game built from the ground up for VR. You are stranded in space, you must climb around in Zero-G, explore, scavenge, craft, hack and fight to survive. You have to build, arm and upgrade your own space station in order to escape the cosmic graveyard.
Why similar: Base Building 19.8%, Space Sim 16.1% ★, Sandbox 15.7%, Space 14.8%, VR 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: This VR survival game features manual crafting and base-building mechanics within a space environment.
- #20 Mars First Logistics
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,474 reviews2025
Dev: Shape Shop
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Build physically simulated rovers to transport awkwardly shaped cargo across the rugged terrain of Mars. Earn funds, unlock new parts, and use your ingenuity to help the Martians establish a new home. Playable solo or in online co-op!
Why similar: Science 31.7% ★, Sandbox 19%, Space Sim 18.5% ★, Physics 13%, Co-op 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It features physics-based hauling and building, focusing on the challenge of transporting goods across difficult terrain.
- #21 Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation
84% matchVery Positive84% of 454 reviews2015
Dev: Jace Masula
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Exiled to a deep space mining sector, you are left with a crappy ship, a laser, and a small mining beam. It is up to you to survive by working your way through the galaxy. Mine asteroids, refine and trade the ore, buy upgrades for your ship, hunt pirates... you get it.
Why similar: Mining 34.9% ★, Space 24.7%, Sandbox 19.3%, Space Sim 16.2% ★, Simulation 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a straightforward space mining and progression loop that complements the hauling career path.
- #22 Scrap Mechanic
82% matchVery Positive92% of 117,049 reviews2016
Dev: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 57.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 31%, Survival 20.6%, Physics 20.3%, Base Building 20.1%, Co-op 5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a robust engine for building complex machines and automation systems using physical components.
- #23 AGOS - A Game Of Space
83% matchMixed63% of 103 reviews2020
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Explore unique star systems in AGOS: A Game of Space! Scavenge resources, face the danger of space and save humankind.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.5% ★, Flight 24.2%, Immersive Sim 22.7%, VR 10.6%, Space 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A VR-native space exploration game that relies on physics-based movement and resource management.
- #24 Rocket Science
82% matchVery Positive80% of 160 reviews2020
Dev: unbeGames
Windows
Take part in a space program. Design spacecrafts and send them off to explore the vast expanses of space. Experience the real scale of the Solar system and the size of its celestial bodies.
Why similar: Flight 20.3%, Science 19.2% ★, Education 14.5%, Sandbox 11.8%, Space Sim 11.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: A space exploration game that emphasizes physics-based building and orbital mechanics.
- #25 Space Trash Scavenger
80% matchVery Positive84% of 514 reviews2024
Dev: SquarePlay GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.2 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: Automation 31.3%, Sandbox 15.2%, Space 14.8%, Base Building 12.1%, Survival 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines survival mechanics with the scavenging and automation of space debris.
- #26 Spaceflight Simulator
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,486 reviews2022
Dev: Team Curiosity ✦
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
In Spaceflight Simulator, you will get to build your rockets, plan launches and flights, attempt landings, deploy payloads and explore new worlds.
Why similar: Science 27% ★, Sandbox 22.3%, Space Sim 22.3% ★, Space 18%, Physics 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: An accessible yet deep space building and flight simulator that focuses on the fundamentals of orbital mechanics.
- #27 Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft
79% matchVery Positive85% of 620 reviews2024
Dev: Luden.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
You land on a frozen planet in a tiny rocket with a robot inside. Harvest and combine materials to discover new ones. Use visual programming to make the robot do the tiresome work for you. Slowly build a gang of self-sustaining robot workers and watch them terraform the planet.
Why similar: Programming 31.9% ★, Automation 22%, Education 19.9%, Sandbox 12.4%, Base Building 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game highlights the automation and programming aspects of engineering in a puzzle-like format.
- #28 orbit.industries
81% matchMixed61% of 87 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: Automation 22%, Science 18.7% ★, Space 16.5%, Space Sim 13.5% ★, Immersive Sim 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the management and construction of space stations, requiring careful resource and system planning.
- #29 Star Ores Inc.
77% matchVery Positive83% of 293 reviews2025
Dev: BlackBeak GamesPub: Three River Games (3RG)
Windows
Take over an abandoned space station and manage your own ore mine. Cut through the asteroid with your laser, sell ore, and create an automated network of robot helpers to maximize your profit.
Why similar: Mining 39.5% ★, Sandbox 20.9%, Space 16.3%, Base Building 11.2%, Resource Management 5.2%
- #30 Archean
77% matchVery Positive88% of 236 reviews2024
Dev: batcholi
Windows · Linux
Gather resources, craft components, build vehicles, and code their logic in a physics-driven engineering sandbox and full scale space sim.
Why similar: Programming 28.5% ★, Science 18.7% ★, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Sandbox 11.6%, Space Sim 10.8% ★
- #31 Car Mechanic Simulator VR
79% matchMixed55% of 370 reviews2021
Dev: GameFormatic S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Become a real car mechanic in a very realistic, highly detailed simulator in a fully VR World. REPAIR, PAINT, TUNING with dozens of different tools and almost thousands of parts. BUY old vehicles, restore them, and SELL them at a profit. DRIVE and test all rebuilt cars.
Why similar: Education 52%, VR 23.7%, Physics 16.8%, Simulation 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It translates the satisfying, manual loop of mechanical assembly and repair into a fully immersive VR space.
- #32 Out of Ore
75% matchVery Positive86% of 3,794 reviews2022
Dev: North Modding Company AB
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 38.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A casual heavy equipment experience. Mine ore, Move dirt, Build and repair.
Why similar: Mining 36% ★, Sandbox 30.6%, Base Building 15.8%, Physics 8.3%, Simulation 6.2%
- #33 Data Center
74% matchVery Positive89% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Waseku
Windows
Build, cable, and automate. Assemble racks, servers, and switches, connect enough capacity for each app, earn money from processed data, and unlock gear and bigger customers with XP and reputation. Follow colored data packets as your center comes to life.
Why similar: Automation 32.9%, Programming 26.6% ★, Sandbox 11.2%, Science 10.2% ★, Logic 7.3%
- #34 Coal Mining Simulator: Prologue
76% matchMixed66% of 305 reviews2022
Dev: Grande GamesPub: GamePlanet
Windows
Welcome to the world of Coal Mining! Start with almost nothing and get to the top - develop your mine, sell coal, buy new machines and avoid dangers in this sandbox simulator. Take control of numerous mining machines. Destroy, mine, drill, transport and blow things up.
Why similar: Mining 40.8% ★, Education 26.2%, Sandbox 18.4%, Physics 11.1%, Simulation 3.5%
- #35 SpaceKraft!
73% matchVery Positive91% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Game Dev Garage
Windows
Gather crystals, repair/run crafting facilities, upgrade your spaceship, build machines, explore the open world, find your way back to mother earth.
Why similar: Mining 31.6% ★, Flight 23.3%, Space Sim 15.5% ★, Sandbox 14.6%, Physics 10.1%
- #36 Rover Mechanic Simulator
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 654 reviews2020
Dev: ▲ Pyramid GamesPub: Pyramid Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
As an Engineer - crew member of one of the first Mars colonies - you are responsible for repairing and maintaining Mars Rovers. In this advanced simulator you will learn the internal details of various Mars Rovers and their components.
Why similar: Science 25.4% ★, Education 24.8%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Space Sim 14.5% ★, Space 13.9%
- #37 ASTRONEER
72% matchVery Positive92% of 136,711 reviews2019
Dev: System Era Softworks
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 44.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends.
Why similar: Space 21.2%, Base Building 18.9%, Sandbox 17.6%, Automation 17.5%, Survival 16.6%
- #38 Astronomics
70% matchVery Positive90% of 645 reviews2025
Dev: Numizmatic
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Top-down action and space exploration meet asteroid mining automation! Navigate to randomly generated asteroids passing by and start mining. Impress your employer, upgrade your equipment, fight off pirates and save up for that ticket to Earth so you can finally come home... for the very first time.
Why similar: Space 35.2%, Physics 23.8%, Sandbox 17.8%, Mining 10.6% ★, Automation 6.9%
- #39 Coal Mining Simulator
74% matchMostly Negative34% of 182 reviews2023
Dev: GamePlanet
Windows
Welcome to the world of Coal Mining! Start with almost nothing and get to the top - develop your mine, sell coal, buy new machines and avoid dangers in this sandbox simulator. Take control of numerous mining machines. Destroy, mine, drill, transport and blow things up.
Why similar: Mining 41% ★, Education 26.4%, Sandbox 18.4%, Physics 10.8%, Simulation 3.5%
- #40 Miner Wars 2081
76% matchMostly Negative36% of 386 reviews2012
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Operate an advanced mining ship in a fully destructible and open-world environment!
Why similar: Space 68.3%, Simulation 22.5%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #41 Interstellar Rift
73% matchMixed68% of 1,655 reviews2020
Dev: Split PolygonPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 33.2 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: Mining 34.3% ★, Space Sim 19.7% ★, Sandbox 16.9%, Space 13.1%, Survival 10.6%
- #42 Facteroids
71% matchVery Positive80% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: by Jan Zizka
Windows
Facteroids is a 3D factory building game about asteroid mining in space. Prospect, mine and manage your production lines in a variety of scenarios and procedurally generated worlds across the entire Solar system.
Why similar: Automation 25.4%, Mining 23.5% ★, Base Building 13.8%, Sandbox 13.4%, Space Sim 8.5% ★
- #43 Fuel Harvest Together
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 907 reviews2025
Dev: Say2SunPub: Grejuva
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Play solo or co-op with up to 5 players to find oil, store crude, refine fuels, and sell them at gas stations and shop. Dig for gems and fossils, upgrade your gear, lease new land, and dominate the city as the biggest oil supplier!
Why similar: Mining 36.6% ★, Automation 22.2%, Immersive Sim 19.4%, Base Building 10.5%, Resource Management 5.4%
- #44 Deep Space Exploitation
69% matchVery Positive96% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: JuhrJuhr
Windows
Deep Space Exploitation is a space mining game featuring 2D physics, fully destructible asteroids, and a story of survival under an exploitative corporation. Use your equipment wisely, upgrade your ship, and make difficult decisions to secure your future!
Why similar: Mining 34.5% ★, Flight 21.3%, Space Sim 15.6% ★, Physics 12.2%, Space 10%
- #45 Space Miner - Idle Adventures
71% matchMixed46% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: FrontRunnerTek
Windows · Linux
A casual idle / active-idle asteroid mining game where you fly around mining and make the numbers go UP! Lasers, Drones, a dash of humor, RPG, science, research, crafting, games and more.
Why similar: Mining 25.6% ★, Flight 22%, Automation 22%, Science 13.3% ★, Space Sim 11% ★
- #46 Farlight Explorers
72% matchMixed56% of 205 reviews2019
Dev: Farlight Games Industry
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Sandbox 57.1%, Space 34.3%, Simulation 8.6%
- #47 Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,212 reviews2025
Dev: Lyra Creative
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Do you have what it takes to become an astronaut? Reentry is a realistic space flight simulator inspired by the early NASA space programs, from orbiting Earth in Mercury and Gemini, to the moon landing in project Apollo. Learn the procedures. Operate the spacecraft. Complete the mission.
Why similar: Flight 23.5%, Science 17.2% ★, Space Sim 12.4% ★, Immersive Sim 11.5%, Space 11.2%
- #48 Space Mechanic Simulator: Prologue
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Atomic JellyPub: Wildlands Interactive
Windows
Space Mechanic Simulator: Prologue is a story prelude to the full version, which will introduce you to the world of cosmic repairs, greedy corporations, and cutting-edge technology.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.5%, Space Sim 19% ★, Education 17.8%, Science 16.1% ★, Space 14.1%
- #49 Avorion
67% matchVery Positive90% of 14,288 reviews2020
Dev: Boxelware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 98.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Flight 36.1%, Space Sim 20.9% ★, Sandbox 20%, Space 16.7%, Sci-fi 3.5%
- #50 Center Station Simulator
67% matchVery Positive88% of 555 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: Automation 50.6%, Sandbox 37.9%, Simulation 7%, Resource Management 4.4%
- #51 Rock Life: The Rock Simulator
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,424 reviews2022
Dev: BGNB Studios
Windows · Mac
Built from the ground up, Rock Life is the next generation of immersion and simulations. Live, do, and experience what it is like to truly become one with nature... as a rock!
Why similar: Sandbox 58.2%, VR 31.5%, Simulation 10.3%
- #52 MOON BASE
70% matchMixed59% of 85 reviews2021
Dev: Rossiya Segodnya
Windows
In this project you can become an astronaut on the first moon base in human history. You can drive a rover, do some jobs with drilling devices, figure out how solar panels work and walk on the moon surface.
Why similar: Space 49.6%, VR 36.6%, Simulation 13.8%
- #53 Star Trucker
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,997 reviews2024
Dev: Monster and MonsterPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Haul cargo, trade salvage and keep your space suit close as you search for fame and fortune among the stars in a game that puts an interstellar twist on the truck sim genre.
Why similar: Space Sim 20.6% ★, Space 17%, Immersive Sim 16.8%, Sandbox 14.7%, Physics 13.2%
- #54 Planet Miner
68% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2021
Dev: Cherniukh Andrii
Windows
Remove fog, look for and mine minerals, construct buildings, upgrade the rover and reach the portal.
Why similar: Space Sim 61.3% ★, Space 23%, Simulation 15.7%
- #55 GeoDepths
66% matchVery Positive87% of 298 reviews2023
Dev: A Little More Games
Windows
Pilot your drill deep below the surface of a remote planet, to mine ore to refine into resources, which will be used in drill upgrades and construction of your homebase. Upgrades will allow you to drill deeper to find more types of ores. Explore caves to uncover mysteries and secrets.
Why similar: Mining 43.1% ★, Automation 28.3%, Base Building 19.1%, Resource Management 6.4%, Sci-fi 3.1%
- #56 Occupy Mars: The Game
64% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,012 reviews2026
Dev: ▲ Pyramid Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Survive and colonize Mars in a highly technical, open-world sandbox game. Build and upgrade your base, discover new regions, conduct mining operations, retrieve water, generate oxygen, grow crops, and fix broken parts.
Why similar: Sandbox 23.5%, Base Building 22.9%, Space 19.2%, Survival 14.9%, Resource Management 7.2%
