- #1 Nuclear Option
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,179 reviews2023
Dev: Shockfront Studios
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics across dynamic battlefields, facing land, air, and sea threats. Wage war against AI or rival pilots using an array of advanced weaponry, including tactical and strategic nuclear weapons capable of annihilating anything in your path.
Why similar: Flight 27.3%, Military 18.7%, Realistic 9.4%, PvP 9.1%, Physics 7.9%
- #2 Angels Fall First
96% matchVery Positive81% of 4,091 reviews2026
Dev: Strangely Interactive Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
From commanding the battle standing on the bridge of your flagship all the way down to tactical infantry firefights - AFF brings together all the combat you ever loved in a rich science fiction setting. Boarding, pilotable capital ships, deep weapon customization and full Bot support included!
Why similar: Space Sim 25.9%, Military 16.4%, Space 14%, Shooter 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.4%
- #3 House of the Dying Sun
96% matchVery Positive89% of 2,054 reviews2016
Dev: Marauder Interactive, LLC
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
House of the Dying Sun is a tactical space shooter that puts you in the cockpit of the universe's most terrifying starfighter. Hunt the enemies of the Empire and bring ruin to their people.
Why similar: Space Sim 42%, Flight 19.2%, Space 18.6%, Shooter 7%, Sci-fi 6.5%
- #4 STAR WARS™: Squadrons
95% matchMixed65% of 28,204 reviews2020
Dev: MOTIVEPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Master the art of starfighter combat in the authentic piloting experience STAR WARS™: Squadrons. Feel the adrenaline of first-person multiplayer space dogfights alongside your squadron, and buckle up in a thrilling STAR WARS™ story.
Why similar: Flight 38.8%, Space 17.5%, Space Sim 9.5%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Multiplayer 5.8%
- #5 ΔV: Rings of Saturn
94% matchVery Positive92% of 3,475 reviews2023
Dev: Kodera Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.8 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: Space Sim 26.5%, Vehicular Combat 21.1%, Space 14.5%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Sci-fi 8.9%
- #6 Space Docker VR
94% matchVery Positive94% of 158 reviews2021
Dev: Cat Commandos
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 28.3%, Space Sim 26.3%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, Space 13.7%, Physics 7.2%
- #7 VTOL VR
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,888 reviews2017
Dev: Boundless Dynamics, LLC
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 39.7%, Vehicular Combat 19.2%, Military 17.3%, Realistic 8.9%, Physics 6.1%
- #8 Space Mercs
91% matchMixed64% of 50 reviews2019
Dev: Bearded Giant Games
Windows · Linux
Space Mercs is an extreme arcade space combat game where the amount of projectiles and lasers on-screen is only toppled by the amount of stars in the universe! Will you be able to complete all the mercenary missions and become the best pilot in the Galaxy?
Why similar: Space Sim 32.9%, Flight 25.3%, Space 13%, Shooter 9.9%, Sci-fi 9%
- #9 Kinetic Void
92% matchOverwhelmingly Negative17% of 1,558 reviews2014
Dev: Badland Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 52.2%, Space Sim 25.8%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Action 3.5%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #10 Space Battle VR
91% matchMixed66% of 100 reviews2018
Dev: Raba Games
Windows
Space Battle VR is an action shooter set in space. It supports VR controllers to give you a real feel how it is to be a spaceship pilot. You can truly feel the cosmos with this game. Jump into an awesome adventure, help mankind, win a war, bring freedom and happiness to the universe. People need you!
Why similar: Space Sim 26.2%, Flight 24.1%, Space 12.6%, Shooter 8.6%, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #11 NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
87% matchVery Positive81% of 4,440 reviews2022
Dev: Eridanus IndustriesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 31.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.
Why similar: Military 70.6%, Multiplayer 20.1%, Action 5.7%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #12 Interstellar Rift
88% matchMixed68% of 1,667 reviews2020
Dev: Split PolygonPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 35.6 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: Space Sim 46.5%, Space 16%, PvP 12.2%, Sci-fi 9.9%, First-Person 8.3%
- #13 Detached: Non-VR Edition
89% matchMostly Negative38% of 52 reviews2018
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Detached, a suspenseful interstellar duel that demands tactics and skill to survive, is now available in a non-VR version! Separated from your unit, you must make smart decisions and race to safety in this visceral exploration of deep space.
Why similar: Space Sim 18.9%, Flight 18.5%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Space 10.1%, Realistic 9.8%
- #14 Elite Dangerous
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 107,797 reviews2015
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 18.3 hrsMean: 149.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Take control of your own starship and blaze your trail in an ever-changing galaxy. Master the arts of combat, mining and trade or venture out into the unknown across a 1:1 scale universe.
Why similar: Space Sim 53%, Space 21.7%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Multiplayer 4.8%, Online Co-Op 4.4%
- #15 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: Space Sim 37.6%, Flight 17.5%, Space 14.6%, Physics 9.1%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #16 Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
84% matchVery Positive94% of 12,916 reviews2022
Dev: Walternate Realities
Windows
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 41.3 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 Sim 41.8%, Space 20.3%, Sci-fi 18.3%, Online Co-Op 10.4%, Multiplayer 7%
- #17 Children of a Dead Earth
85% matchVery Positive90% of 942 reviews2016
Dev: Q Switched Productions, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
The most scientifically accurate space warfare simulator ever made. Now with Steam Workshop!
Why similar: Space 31.7%, Space Sim 28.6%, Realistic 23.5%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Singleplayer 1%
- #18 Flight Of Nova
83% matchVery Positive93% of 568 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: Space Sim 29.7%, Flight 26.6%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Realistic 8.7%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #19 ASTROKILL
84% matchMixed63% of 74 reviews2016
Dev: Doomsday Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 19%
Focused on combat without compromising realism, ASTROKILL is a modern space shooter drawing inspiration from old-school games like TIE Fighter and Freespace 2. Players pilot fighters, gunships, interceptors, and medics (in 1st or 3rd person) from warring factions in ballistic dogfights.
Why similar: Space 50.7%, Shooter 37.1%, Action 12.2%
- #20 Lost Fleet
82% matchMixed62% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: InfinityNan Studios
Windows
Lost Fleet is a co-op space shooter. Every ship in your fleet is flyable, from the smallest fighter to the largest battleship. Protect the Mothership, mine resources, crush your enemies.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.6%, Flight 26.4%, Online Co-Op 8.5%, PvP 8.4%, Space 8%
- #21 StarbaseSim
81% matchVery Positive95% of 62 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: Space Sim 30.9%, Flight 25.6%, Immersive Sim 12.9%, Realistic 7.9%, Space 7.3%
- #22 Infinity: Battlescape
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 765 reviews2019
Dev: I-Novae Studios, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Infinity: Battlescape is a multiplayer space combat sim supporting hundreds of players on a single server. Join one of the corporate factions and fight for domination of a seamless, true-to-scale procedural star system. Participate in massive space and planetary battles involving hundreds of ships.
Why similar: Space Sim 47.7%, Space 28.9%, Sci-fi 10.9%, PvP 5.7%, Action 3.5%
- #23 Project Wingman
78% matchVery Positive94% of 22,394 reviews2020
Dev: Sector D2
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Project Wingman is a flight action game that lets you take the seat of advanced fighter jets and become a true ace. Fight in various missions and gamemodes ranging from intense aerial dogfights to large scale ground assault in an alternate scorched earth setting.
Why similar: Flight 56%, Military 21.6%, Shooter 6.8%, Sci-fi 4.8%, First-Person 3.7%
- #24 Deep Space Battle Simulator
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 413 reviews2021
Dev: yeswecamp
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Two teams of players control their capital ship in an epic battle. Customize your ship, control its movement, weapons, and energy distribution or go to one of the hangars to join the battle in a smaller fighter!
Why similar: Space Sim 41.7%, Space 16.7%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Shooter 10.4%, First-Person 8.6%
- #25 HELL GALAXY
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: Italian Games Factory
Windows
A thrilling singleplayer space shooter that blends weird fiction, dark gritty sci-fi, and transhumanism. Fly your spaceship and fight your way through a galaxy where your mind is at risk just as much as your "body": nothing here is human. Not even you.
Why similar: Flight 44.4%, Space 20.4%, Shooter 14%, PvE 13%, 3D 6.9%
- #26 The Battle of Sol
80% matchMixed57% of 102 reviews2015
Dev: Bit Planet Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 25%
The Battle of Sol is an intense space action game where you participate in epic capital ship battles, thrilling dogfights, space station raids, and much more as you liberate humanity's solar system from enemies determined to bring us to its fiery end.
Why similar: Space Sim 50.7%, Space 28.9%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Action 6.1%
- #27 Interstellar Marines
78% matchMixed53% of 7,877 reviews2013
Dev: Zero Point Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
UPDATE 28 AVAILABLE - Interstellar Marines is an immersive tactical sci-fi First Person Simulator in the making, offering a unique blend of tactical gameplay, dynamic environments and non-scripted AI. Play Singleplayer or Co-op/PvP on servers around the world.
Why similar: Sci-fi 22.1%, Shooter 21.5%, Multiplayer 14.6%, Space 11.7%, First-Person 9.5%
- #28 Between the Stars
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,502 reviews2024
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 Sim 42.7%, Space 28%, Flight 11.9%, Sci-fi 10.4%, 3D 2.9%
- #29 Periapsis: Eclipse
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Skytrellis Games
Windows
Conquer the Settled Galaxy in Periapsis: Eclipse where gravity, heat and the physics of space are the keys to conquest. Master orbital mechanics, real-world inspired weapons and nuclear rockets to outmaneuver dozens of hostile ships and claim victory for the Exiled Empire.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.7%, Immersive Sim 20.1%, Vehicular Combat 16.2%, Space 15.7%, Physics 7.4%
- #30 Celestial Command
77% matchMixed62% of 705 reviews2014
Dev: Science Interactive
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 43.7%, Space Sim 38.8%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Action 3.4%
- #31 Jump Space
71% matchVery Positive85% of 13,145 reviews2025
Dev: Keepsake Games
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 11.9 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: Flight 29.8%, Space 17.8%, Shooter 13.2%, Sci-fi 11.5%, PvE 10.7%
- #32 IRON REBELLION
73% matchVery Positive85% of 860 reviews2024
Dev: Black Beach Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Step inside a colossal war machine and experience what it means to be a mech pilot. Control every switch, weapon, and system from the cockpit, customize your mech for battle, and outmaneuver rival pilots in tactical cross-platform multiplayer combat.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 26.2%, Immersive Sim 17.2%, Shooter 10.7%, PvP 10.3%, Sci-fi 10%
- #33 Detached
76% matchMixed56% of 377 reviews2017
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Detached is a suspenseful interstellar duel that demands tactics and skill to survive. Separated from your unit you must make smart decisions and race to safety in this visceral exploration of deep space. Strap yourself into your spacesuit for thrilling gameplay designed for VR headsets.
Why similar: Flight 24.9%, Space Sim 23.1%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Space 11%, PvP 7.7%
- #34 Cosmic Miners
73% matchMixed56% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: bitByte Games
Windows
Explore asteroid fields, trade rare resources, and upgrade your ship in Cosmic Miners. Navigate faction alliances, complete missions, and rise through the ranks in a dynamic space adventure where your choices shape your path to cosmic power.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.3%, Flight 20.6%, Space 12.5%, Shooter 10.9%, Sci-fi 8.7%
- #35 The Infinite Black 2
73% matchVery Positive85% of 238 reviews2023
Dev: SpellbookPub: www.Spellbook.com
Windows
Command a fleet of ships to hunt aliens, trade resources and loot treasure! Form corporations with your friends while fighting a never-ending intergalactic war in this open-world online space adventure!
Why similar: Space Sim 38.8%, Space 15.7%, Immersive Sim 14.3%, PvP 11.4%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #36 Into Black
72% matchVery Positive88% of 136 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: PvP 29.5%, PvE 25.3%, Sci-fi 20%, Multiplayer 18.6%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #37 Remote Reaper: FPV Combat Drone Simulator
71% matchVery Positive93% of 261 reviews2025
Dev: Vladyslav Fomenko
Windows
Realistic Ukrainian FPV combat drone simulator built with frontline pilots. Train like a real pilot: fight through enemy jamming, watch your battery, find armor weak spots, and finish the strike before the signal dies. Supports RadioMaster, DJI FPV, TBS and gamepads. Online co-op, mission editor.
Why similar: Flight 33.4%, Military 21.6%, Realistic 13.2%, First-Person 9.3%, 3D 6.5%
- #38 Void Destroyer
75% matchMixed59% of 352 reviews2015
Dev: Iteration 11
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 30%
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 40.8%, Space Sim 35.8%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Action 5.3%
- #39 Avorion
71% matchVery Positive90% of 14,588 reviews2020
Dev: Boxelware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 99.6 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: Space Sim 30%, Flight 24%, Vehicular Combat 15.5%, Space 12.4%, Sci-fi 7.3%
- #40 Miner Wars 2081
76% matchMostly Negative35% of 392 reviews2012
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Operate an advanced mining ship in a fully destructible and open-world environment!
Why similar: Space 47.3%, Shooter 22.8%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Action 12.1%
- #41 EVERSPACE™ 2
69% matchVery Positive86% of 13,135 reviews2023
Dev: ROCKFISH Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 29.8 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 33.8%, Space 22.9%, Shooter 18.4%, PvE 11%, Sci-fi 10.5%
- #42 Evochron Legacy SE
72% matchVery Positive83% of 446 reviews2016
Dev: StarWraith 3D Games LLC
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Advanced Space Flight, Combat, Trading, and Exploration Simulation. Set in a vast explorable universe, Evochron Legacy offers freeform gameplay with many diverse objectives and paths to choose from.
Why similar: Space Sim 49.7%, Space 19.1%, Sci-fi 10.9%, First-Person 8.9%, Multiplayer 6.1%
- #43 X4: Foundations
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 30,300 reviews2018
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 95.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore, trade, fight, and build as you rise to command fleets, stations, and entire economies in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to every decision.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.9%, Flight 24.1%, Space 14.4%, Immersive Sim 11.5%, Sci-fi 8.3%
- #44 Void Crew
68% matchVery Positive86% of 8,473 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 Sim 42.5%, Space 12.8%, PvE 9.2%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Online Co-Op 7.7%
- #45 Firehawk: FPV Drone Shooter
67% matchVery Positive92% of 532 reviews2025
Dev: TruePlayers
Windows · Mac
Fly a real FPV drone into battle. Dive, flip, and shoot your way through roguelite runs, endless swarms, and the clock, then take those skills into 10-player dogfights or 4-pilot co-op. True quadcopter physics, every crash is yours, and so is every kill.
Why similar: Flight 34.5%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Realistic 12.9%, Shooter 9.5%, Physics 7.6%
- #46 Star Conflict
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,239 reviews2013
Dev: Star Gem Inc.Pub: Gaijin Network Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 34.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Star Conflict is an action-packed, massively multiplayer space simulation game that puts players in the role of elite pilots engaging in a widespread interplanetary skirmish. The whole world for PVP and PVE!
Why similar: Space Sim 32%, Flight 26.6%, Shooter 10.4%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Online Co-Op 8.5%
- #47 VR Jetpack Game
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: pftqPub: Autodidactic Studios
Windows
Physics-based VR with full freedom of flight. VR that feels and controls like a real jetpack. A real-time multiplayer VR arena.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.1%, Flight 32.4%, Shooter 12.1%, Space 7.7%, Multiplayer 6.4%
- #48 Starminer
65% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,894 reviews2026
Dev: CoolAndGoodGames
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 26.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Design and build a massive interstellar fleet in this simulation sandbox. Strip space of its minerals for profit, but stay alert: your greed attracts the alien. Master deep base-building and deploy warships to protect your empire in immersive real-time space.
Why similar: Space Sim 35.6%, Flight 25.1%, Space 14.6%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Physics 7.8%
- #49 BattleGroupVR
66% matchVery Positive92% of 950 reviews2023
Dev: SpaceOwl Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
BattleGroupVR is a first person real-time space strategy where you lead a fleet of powerful warships into battle from the bridge of your own flagship. Assemble your fleet, upgrade your load-outs, train your captains, engage the enemy and secure the sector. Try not to go down with the ship.
Why similar: Space Sim 42.8%, Space 17.9%, Sci-fi 10.8%, PvP 10.4%, First-Person 8.2%
- #50 Alliance Peacefighter
66% matchVery Positive85% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Urban Logic Games
Windows
A linear, story-driven space sim in the style of 90s classics like X-Wing and Wing Commander. As a newly qualified Alliance pilot, you find yourself caught up in a plot to break the fragile peace between two galactic superpowers.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.9%, Flight 27.5%, Space 13.3%, PvE 7.3%, Sci-fi 7.3%
- #51 Disputed Space
70% matchMixed65% of 99 reviews2017
Dev: ShilohGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience epic space battles while piloting a small, fast fighter ship as part of a fleet that lashes out against enemy factions across stunning procedurally generated star systems in Disputed Space.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.1%, Space 21.2%, Shooter 17.9%, Sci-fi 11.4%, First-Person 8.8%
- #52 EVERSPACE™
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 11,489 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 Sim 30.8%, Space 28.6%, Flight 18.9%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Shooter 6.9%
- #53 Hardspace: Shipbreaker
64% matchVery Positive89% of 22,441 reviews2022
Dev: Blackbird Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 24.0 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 Sim 31.6%, Space 27.5%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Physics 14.2%, First-Person 7.8%
- #54 End Space
68% matchMixed68% of 95 reviews2018
Dev: Orange Bridge Studios
Windows
Jump in your Minos Starfighter and blast your enemies into space dust in virtual reality. Maintain law and order at the mysterious and beautiful edge of inhabited space as you complete increasingly difficult contracts for the United Trade Consortium.
Why similar: Flight 28.6%, Space Sim 27.8%, Space 16.9%, Shooter 9.8%, Sci-fi 7.3%
- #55 CDF Starfighter VR
69% matchMixed63% of 103 reviews2017
Dev: MadAboutGamesStudios
Windows
CDF Starfighter VR Remastered is a VR space combat simulator that puts you in the cockpit of the CDF`s most advanced starfighters. Engage a variety of enemies in 4 different game modes and play the part of Lt. Rodgers in the extensive VR Campaign Mode.
Why similar: Space 54%, Sci-fi 33.8%, Action 12.2%