60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Simulation, Space Sim, Space, Economy.
Survive against a relentless horde in a single-player space sandbox blending factory automation, RTS combat, and deep RPG progression. Pilot humanity's last ark, the Mothership, on a desperate mission back in time to build a fleet powerful enough to change the destiny of the galaxy.
Space Sim Tycoon
Space Sim Tycoon – A sandbox transportation tycoon game where you can explore forbidden planets, gather resources, craft goods, and establish routes to manage your space empire.
Galactic Merchant
Galactic Merchant is sci-fi business simulator (a.k.a space tycoon game). Starting from single ship startup you can grow it to intergalactic monopoly. To do so, you could trade, mine, produce goods, smuggle, rob, give bribes, engage in politics, save planets and use many other options.
Space Sim Tycoon – A sandbox transportation tycoon game where you can explore forbidden planets, gather resources, craft goods, and establish routes to manage your space empire.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.4%, Sandbox 14.4%, Automation 11%, Management 8.5%, Simulation 6.7%
Galactic Merchant is sci-fi business simulator (a.k.a space tycoon game). Starting from single ship startup you can grow it to intergalactic monopoly. To do so, you could trade, mine, produce goods, smuggle, rob, give bribes, engage in politics, save planets and use many other options.
Why similar: Trading 24.9%, Space Sim 19.9%, Automation 16.5%, Economy 13.3%, Management 11%
Command your ship and fleet in a galaxy that truly lives: 150 sectors where six factions mine, haul, trade, build and wage war whether you're there or not. Trade it, rob it, defend it — or forge your own fleet and carve out your place in it.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.8%, Trading 20.9%, Economy 13.2%, Sandbox 12.7%, Management 6.7%
Build and automate your own modular space fleet in this sandbox base-building game. Mine asteroids, expand your ship, fight enemies, explore new star systems, and uncover the deepest secrets of the universe.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.1%, Automation 21.7%, Economy 14.1%, Management 10.5%, Strategy 6.8%
The accessible space-sim. Fly, fight, and trade through a galaxy where the prices and borders came from 700,000 days of astropolitical generation that keep ticking.
Why similar: Space Sim 35%, Trading 19.6%, Sandbox 8.6%, Economy 8.4%, Space 6.5%
Amidst powerful alien empires, you are among the first humans in this corner of the procedurally generated galaxy. Trade and explore. With no combat, your success hinges on mastering complex alien economies and navigating intricate politics. Can you carve out a place for humanity in the cosmos?
Why similar: Trading 31.8%, Economy 11.7%, Space Sim 11.4%, Management 10.8%, Sci-fi 7.1%
The Human Race had advanced to the point where we could travel among the stars, we developed giant automated machines to help us colonise other worlds, but there was a fault in their programming and they turned and attacked. Forcing us to lay a trap to protect Earth and exiling the Human race to stay on Earth once again.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.3%, Trading 21.5%, Economy 12.6%, Sandbox 9.7%, Space 9%
Star Life is a space sandbox RPG where you start on a planet and carve your own path. Develop skills through "learn by doing," influence dynamic economies, schedule your life with the "Life Planner," and face the challenges of space. Balance risk and survival in a universe shaped by your choices.
Why similar: Space Sim 18.3%, Trading 18.2%, Economy 15.6%, Sandbox 13.3%, Automation 11%
Cosmonautica is a fresh take on space trading in a procedurally generated universe, paired with quirky humor for your intergalactic enjoyment.
Why similar: Trading 23.2%, Space Sim 20.4%, Economy 13.9%, Management 9.2%, Sandbox 8.3%
Become spacefaring merchant in a galaxy filled with diverse planets, each with its own economy, resources, and challenges. Amass wealth and reputation by trading goods, negotiating with factions, and navigating the intricacies of interstellar commerce.
Why similar: Space Sim 22%, Trading 21.2%, Economy 15.1%, Sandbox 12.9%, Space 5.3%
Build your own logistics company, plan deliveries across European cities, and manage vehicles, drivers, and costs. Accept contracts, optimize routes, and make smart business decisions to grow your company step by step.
Why similar: Economy 24.2%, Trading 20.2%, Automation 19.7%, Management 14.7%, Sandbox 13.3%
X²: The Threat is of a new generation of space simulator games, you play the role of Julian Gardna who continues the story set by X: Beyond The Frontier. The updated graphics engine gives the universe a fresher feel with newly designed ships and stations adding to the complexity of the universe.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.6%, Trading 19.1%, Economy 14.5%, Sandbox 11.2%, Space 10.2%
An in-depth space and economy simulation meets simple twin-stick controls. Iskhaari people have been exiled by the Khanid Emperor to a contested region of the galaxy. Through the means of military, economy and politics conquer this region for the House of Iskhaar.
Why similar: Space Sim 22.1%, Trading 21%, Economy 14.6%, Sandbox 13.9%, Action RPG 8.5%
X3: Reunion continues the epic space saga, blending deep space trading and intense real-time combat. Explore a vast universe, establish your empire, and shape the new frontier. With enhanced graphics and intricate economies, it's a journey of strategy, simulation, and interstellar intrigue.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.5%, Economy 15.2%, Sandbox 12.9%, Trading 12.6%, Space 10.2%
As CEO, build your corporate empire! Design space-efficient factories in a grid-based puzzle system. Fund cutting-edge research to optimise production, master complex supply chains, and dominate a living interstellar economy.
Why similar: Economy 18.7%, Automation 18.4%, Management 15%, Trading 12.6%, Space Sim 9.1%
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: Trading 20.4%, Space Sim 20.3%, Economy 10.8%, Sandbox 10.4%, Management 9.4%
You are a pilot, seeking revenge on your deceitful father who threw you into unknown space. Can you find your way back and get revenge? Experience a mix of 2D topdown space adventure and explore planets to discover quests, negotiate trades, mine, hunt and survive in an expanding universe.
Why similar: Trading 25.3%, Space Sim 25.1%, Top-Down 8.8%, Space 7.5%, Sci-fi 5.9%
Fly a rented corporate vessel in a procedurally-generated universe, navigate risky routes, profit from changing markets before the opportunity disappears and you lose it all. Take jobs, navigate the markets, smuggle, lie. Do everything in order to keep flying.
Why similar: Space Sim 41.9%, Economy 15.8%, Simulation 8.9%, Trading 7.8%, Strategy 5.6%
Build a galactic transportation empire and supply humanity with everything it needs to colonize the stars. In this sci-fi logistics simulator, grow your company from a local transport agency into an interstellar logistics behemoth! Singleplayer, vs AI, and online multiplayer.
Why similar: Trading 26.2%, Space Sim 14.8%, Economy 13.8%, Management 12.8%, Space 9.6%
Commanding a starship, you’ll trade goods across the galaxy, evade cosmic threats, and grow your trading empire. Do you have what it takes to outmaneuver rivals and become a trading legend? Take command of your destiny in Epic Space Trader, your journey to the stars begins now!
Why similar: Space Sim 27%, Economy 19.6%, Management 12.8%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Top-Down 6.7%
Build your own maritime freight company, plan trade routes between European ports, and manage ships, crews, and operating costs. Transport containers and specialized cargo, optimize your fleet, and grow your business into one of Europe's leading logistics networks.
Why similar: Trading 19.6%, Sandbox 18.8%, Economy 18.7%, Automation 16.5%, Management 14.1%
From rags to riches, build your merchant empire in this space trader tycoon. Haul cargo, mine asteroids, run factories, trade stocks, command a fleet or even colonize an entire planet. Grow to become a gazillionaire as you outsmart the competition and expand your business across the planets.
Why similar: Trading 24.1%, Space Sim 18.7%, Economy 17.3%, Sandbox 15%, Management 11.6%
It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse races, cultures and life forms creates new tensions, mistrust and open conflict that need to be overcome!
Why similar: Space Sim 24.4%, Trading 19.8%, Sandbox 14.3%, Space 11.9%, Economy 10.4%
Shape the Galactic Arms Race. As CEO of a private space arms company, design modular ships, research breakthrough tech, and win faction tenders. Outmaneuver rivals in prototype races and make critical choices that make every playthrough unique, from a startup to galactic dominance.
Why similar: Trading 21.2%, Economy 18.3%, Space Sim 18.2%, Management 11.9%, Sandbox 9.6%
Run your own supermarket in outer space. Keep shelves stocked and nicely organized. Supply your store with drone delivery. Will you take the duty of running a space supermarket?
Why similar: Trading 27.3%, Space Sim 21.3%, Economy 19.6%, Sandbox 11.4%, Space 7.2%
Take the helm of a state-of-the-art warship as you fight epic space battles in a sandbox campaign. Upgrade and customize your ship, master the art of maneuvering, and use a blend of tactical prowess and heavy firepower to overcome deadly threats.
Why similar: Space Sim 25%, Trading 20.9%, Economy 14.2%, Sandbox 11.7%, Management 8%
Manage your very own space station in this Tycoon game. Sell fuel and repairs to the visitors. Manufacture and research new ways to defend your business and make more money while balancing your relations towards other factions. Survive against all odds.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.5%, Economy 16.7%, Trading 15.9%, Sandbox 13.8%, Management 7.7%
Port Aphelion is a trading-simulation and adventure game where players build their economic empire through honest trade, smuggling, bounty-hunting, or all-out piracy!
Why similar: Economy 18.9%, Sandbox 12.8%, Automation 12.8%, Space Sim 10.3%, Management 8.6%
A 2D space trading game with a real economy. NPC ships haul cargo between 78 stations and prices move whether you're there or not. Good routes die as other traders catch on, so you keep hunting new ones. No quest markers, no "best trade" arrows. Just you, a map, and the prices.
Why similar: Space Sim 35.4%, Sandbox 18.5%, Economy 13.4%, Simulation 7.9%, Top-Down 6.6%
An open world where alcohol is illegal. Produce and sell it, find customers, take over territories, grow your gang, and build a criminal empire — alone or with friends.
Why similar: Sandbox 21%, Trading 19.1%, Automation 18.3%, Economy 17.6%, Management 14.6%
Build, fly, and battle in Droneboi: Conquest - the ultimate space sandbox game! Explore Conquest, engage in combat, and upgrade your ship. Start your space journey today!
Why similar: Space Sim 21.2%, Trading 19.9%, Automation 16.4%, Economy 15.6%, Sandbox 13.1%
See the galaxy through the eyes of a trader. Hundreds of years after humanity took to the stars, you're free to buy, fight, explore, and build your way to power. Shape economies, form alliances, and influence the systems that control trade, tech, and politics.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.3%, Trading 27.4%, Economy 17.1%, Space 6.8%, Strategy 6.3%
X-Tension is the eagerly awaited expansion pack to X: Beyond the Frontier. The expansion is not limited by a linear plot line but makes use of new ways to expand your empire. You can now take part in missions that are offered to you throughout the game.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.5%, Economy 14.7%, Sandbox 12.9%, Strategy 10.5%, Simulation 9.6%
Asteroids are worth trillions. They're also spinning at 200 meters per second. You are a Wrangler—harpoon tumbling rocks, wrestle them to a dead stop with your custom-built ship, and mine them for credits. The pay is good. The survival rate is a conversation people avoid.
Why similar: Space Sim 25.2%, Trading 19.7%, Economy 15.8%, Sandbox 13.5%, Procedural Generation 9%
Build and manage your own space company. Design missions, launch satellites, and expand your influence across Earth’s orbit.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.1%, Sandbox 17.5%, Strategy 11.9%, Automation 10.8%, Management 8.8%
Trade your wares and eliminate the competition in a cutthroat world. Buy new ships and stations to mine and haul resources. Explore the vast emptiness of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 48%, Trading 15.8%, Space 9.7%, Strategy 9%, Economy 9%
A real-time portfolio management sim where you build a career as a stock broker. Balance clients' trust, market timing, and your own reputation on a procedurally-generated Wall Street that never stops moving.
Why similar: Trading 27.1%, Economy 21.9%, Sandbox 21.9%, Management 13.9%, Strategy 9.5%
Interstellar Inn is a 2D hotel building and management sim in space.
Why similar: Space Sim 25.3%, Economy 17.2%, Management 16.5%, Sandbox 15.6%, Strategy 5.7%
Build an industrial empire across vast procedurally generated maps. Create production chains, develop cities, research technologies, build powerful brands, and compete for market dominance in a dynamic economy shaped by supply and demand.
Why similar: Economy 20.3%, Trading 19.3%, Automation 15%, Management 13.1%, Sandbox 10%
As head of an interplanetary corporation, your goal is to extract resources from across the solar system and bring them home faster and cheaper than your competitors. Construct trade depots and colonies. Build rockets and spaceports. Master realistic orbital mechanics and maximize profits.
Why similar: Space Sim 25.8%, Automation 19.4%, Economy 13.4%, Management 11.4%, Sandbox 10.1%
Build your Texas oil empire from scratch. Explore the underground, drill wells, and extract oil into tanks or barrels. Sell it cheaply at a local depot or store it and wait for a price spike on global markets. An atmospheric economic tycoon game featuring a unique cross-section view of the earth.
Why similar: Economy 21.2%, Management 16.4%, Trading 16%, Automation 15.7%, Sandbox 11.9%
Deep Space Outpost is a space station building & survival game, involving resource and base management. Build your space station tile by tile, mine asteroids, refine materials and keep your station operational.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.8%, Trading 19.1%, Economy 13.7%, Sandbox 12.5%, Procedural Generation 7.5%
Build cars step-by-step in a factory sim. Design vehicles, build your garage layout, hire and train workers, manage parking inventory, and sell cars through customer orders or walk-in buyers as you expand your operation.
Why similar: Automation 27.7%, Management 21.6%, Economy 20.7%, Strategy 13%, Simulation 9.2%
Star Haul Tycoon is a narrative logistics sim where efficiency is the only path to profit. Connect planets, manage a fleet of transport ships and optimize complex supply chains. In an economy where fuel equals money, you must pay off your massive corporate debt to a supervisor who's always watching.
Why similar: Economy 23.7%, Automation 21.3%, Sandbox 16.7%, Management 12.8%, Strategy 9.1%
Become a fellow of the famous medieval Hanse trading association in the 13th century. Manage the politics, prestige and economic success in your city and the known parts of Europe!
Why similar: Trading 39.1%, Economy 24.5%, Management 15.5%, Strategy 11.9%, Simulation 6.5%
🚀 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: Space Sim 23.9%, Automation 16%, Economy 12.5%, Management 10.1%, Sandbox 10.1%
Calling Home is an exciting sci-fi simulation resource management game that draws heavily from games in the factory-building and exploration genres, providing a thrilling mix of building your base, researching, factory management, puzzle solving, exploration, and resource gathering.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.4%, Sandbox 17.4%, Automation 16.2%, Strategy 8.8%, Top-Down 6.9%
Trade, fight and explore. Build a fleet, level your captain and dive through wormholes for rare loot — a single-player 2D space RPG of free corsairs.
Why similar: Space Sim 36.4%, Trading 26.1%, Economy 12.4%, Space 6.4%, Sci-fi 4%
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 24.1%, Trading 20.7%, Economy 14.1%, Sandbox 11.5%, Management 9%
Build and manage your industrial sawmill in Timberline Factory. Experience a tycoon game where logistics meet physics: logs aren't just icons, they are physical objects that roll, collide, and react to your machines. Design efficient lines, manage equipment, and turn wood waste into green energy.
Why similar: Automation 28.9%, Economy 20.4%, Trading 17.5%, Sandbox 11.6%, Management 8.8%
Rionag: Survey Fleet is a top-down starship builder and logistics game where it's your job to balance the needs of the crews with cutting-edge equipment on board. Unlock tech that adds new capabilities for your ships to go through hazardous environments, enabling you to explore new worlds.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.5%, Automation 17.1%, Economy 14.9%, Management 9.8%, Space 5.4%
HAS Galactics is a top-down factory builder. Design your own rocket, automate your production lines, balance your reputation between the Galactic Factions and complete daring missions. Start from a humble beginning… to a thriving galactic mega-factory!
Why similar: Space Sim 23.3%, Automation 22%, Management 9.7%, Economy 9.3%, Sandbox 7.7%
HIRED STARS is an isometric single player RTS game in an open, randomly generated sandbox universe. You take control of a small mercenary force. Plunder trade routes, attack pirates, fight the Empire or follow the story. Conquer or buy new ships and equipment. Recruit new captains and level them.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.6%, Trading 19%, Sandbox 12.6%, Management 11.3%, Procedural Generation 8.8%
Explore a seed-driven galaxy where every ship, planet, and dungeon is generated at runtime. Dogfight pirate wings, land on 20 kinds of worlds, raid surface sites on foot, and build a fleet from salvaged hulls, solo or in Steam co-op. The same seed rebuilds the same galaxy, every time.
Why similar: Space Sim 43.7%, Sandbox 16.8%, Management 11.5%, Simulation 7.2%, Sci-fi 5.8%
The Last Starship is a 2D space construction game where you design and upgrade your starship. Choose your path: pirate hunter, miner, engineer, spacebus driver, and more, whilst exploring vibrant star systems. Enjoy a growing sandbox world, with regular free updates. Your cosmic adventure awaits!
Why similar: Space Sim 27.6%, Sandbox 14.1%, Automation 13.8%, Management 8.3%, Top-Down 7.2%
Weird Wormholes is a casual game about traveling through wormholes to try and get back home. Use your ship to mine planets for resources and process these resources into components to enable your travels.
Why similar: Space Sim 39.2%, Sandbox 20.6%, Economy 14.2%, Management 9.1%, Top-Down 7.1%
The hit mobile game Interstellar Pilot 2 has come to Steam. Join the TEF forces heading to the Gatopean sector to find a new home for mankind. Play how you like in this open world space-sim developed by Pixelfactor.
Why similar: Space Sim 38.1%, Sandbox 20.7%, Strategy 13.3%, Simulation 9%, Space 6%
Build an investment firm, trade fictional markets, acquire income-producing property, and create your own ETFs as you grow from a small office into a financial empire in this player-paced management simulation.
Why similar: Trading 28.8%, Economy 24.3%, Management 18.2%, Sandbox 13.9%, Strategy 7.6%
Grow a small regional company into a global market leader. Compete for market share, expand into international markets, coordinate production and distribution, and shape your own strategy in a dynamic sandbox economic simulation.
Why similar: Trading 29.8%, Economy 20.7%, Sandbox 17.6%, Management 14.7%, Top-Down 7.3%
Build and automate your own industrial space empire. Mine asteroids, manage logistics, expand production lines with drones and conveyors, explore new sectors through wormholes, and grow your mining operation across the galaxy.
Why similar: Space Sim 22.7%, Automation 21.6%, Management 12.7%, Sandbox 11.9%, Sci-fi 8.3%
