- #1 Starlink: Battle for Atlas
97% matchMixed65% of 313 reviews2019
Dev: Ubisoft TorontoPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Lead a group of interstellar pilots dedicated to free the Atlas Star System from Grax and the Forgotten Legion. Start your adventure with the full original Starlink: Battle for Atlas™ Initiative team. Included : * Starlink Game * 4 Starships : Zenith, Neptune, Pulse, Lance * 6 Pilots : Mason, Judge, Chase, Hunter, Levi, Razor * 12...
Why similar: Space 22.2%, Space Sim 22.2%, Action 17.9%, Adventure 14.6%, Sci-fi 13%
- #2 Darkstar One
96% matchVery Positive84% of 625 reviews2008
Dev: Ascaron Entertainment ltd.Pub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Darkstar One offers a fantastic amount of freedom of choice. The story-based missions gradually lead you deeper into the galaxy to new races, new technologies and ever stronger opponents. Explore a vast array of solar systems in search of hidden artifacts of ancient races, essential objects for upgrading your ship--the Darkstar One.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.6%, Space 28.1%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Action 12.7%, Open World 8.6%
- #3 Starcom: Nexus
96% matchVery Positive90% of 2,315 reviews2019
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Suddenly thrown into an unknown galaxy, you must explore, fight or befriend aliens and transform your ship from a small survey vessel into a powerful battlecruiser to unravel the mystery of the forces that brought you here and find your way home.
Why similar: Space 30.6%, Space Sim 19.1%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Open World 8.6%, Exploration 7.8%
- #4 Subdivision Infinity DX
95% matchMostly Positive75% of 105 reviews2019
Dev: MistFly GamesPub: Crescent Moon Games
Windows
Subdivision Infinity is an immersive and pulse pounding sci-fi space shooter featuring stunning graphics and tight spaceship game play. Hunt down and destroy enemy spacecraft, crush capital ships, mine asteroids for rare minerals, and find blueprints to craft amazing new vessels!
Why similar: Space Sim 30.6%, Space 23.6%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Action 14.1%, Exploration 7.1%
- #5 Starscrip
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FLOOPYPub: boomthump
Windows
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 33.2%, Space 19.1%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Open World 10.7%, Exploration 6.3%
- #6 Space Travellers
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lonely Man
Windows
Space Travellers is a unique open-world sandbox space simulator set in the year 2343. Travel the galaxy, trade, explore unexplored worlds, fight, build bases and factories, forge alliances and experience new adventures!
Why similar: Space Sim 28.4%, Space 17%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Procedural Generation 10.4%, Open World 9.3%
- #7 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey
93% 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 25.8%, Space Sim 19.9%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Adventure 11.4%, Open World 11%
- #8 Starcom: Unknown Space
92% matchVery Positive92% of 4,461 reviews2024
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Starcom: Unknown Space is an action RPG of space exploration and adventure. Build your own starship while discovering an epic story in a universe of strange mysteries, alien factions and uncharted worlds.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.4%, Space 24%, Open World 10.8%, Top-Down Shooter 10%, Sci-fi 10%
- #9 Landinar: Into the Void
91% matchMixed56% of 244 reviews2019
Dev: Convoy Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Landinar: Into the Void is a top-down space-adventure-RPG. You are recruited as a rookie bounty hunter in the oppressive Landinar Empire. On your journey through the quadrant you will meet diverse characters, build your own spaceship and choose your battles.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.8%, Space 23.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11%, Action 10.2%, Adventure 9.6%
- #10 Star Horizon
91% matchMixed60% of 150 reviews2015
Dev: Orbital Knight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Experience fast action, thrilling levels, spectacular explosions and lots of pew-pew-pew. Star Horizon is a reboot for the on-rails space shooter genre.
Why similar: Space 24.2%, Space Sim 21.2%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Action 10.6%, Adventure 9%
- #11 Rodina
90% matchVery Positive93% of 1,333 reviews2014
Dev: Elliptic Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A single-developer passion project. A seamless full scale solar system. Thrilling action. Be part of an incredible journey as a Universe is built from the ground up!
Why similar: Space 31.6%, Space Sim 17%, Open World 14.6%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Exploration 10.8%
- #12 ARESDA
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Drnagol
Windows
An open-world space exploration game. Explore, trade and fight to rise the ranks, discover new worlds and new species, and leave your mark on the Galaxy.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.1%, Space 21.5%, Exploration 9.8%, Open World 8.1%, Action 8.1%
- #13 Worlds Of The Future
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonmen Games
Windows
Worlds Of The Future is a sci-fi open world, action/adventure game. Explore a fully seamless solar system full of adventures, mysteries and colorful characters. Build your space delivery company, climb the company rankings and become a legend among the worlds!
Why similar: Space Sim 29.8%, Space 14.2%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Action 8.9%, Adventure 8.1%
- #14 Stardust Origins
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: Nikolaj Piet PaghPub: PetskullGames
Windows
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: Space Sim 23.2%, Space 21.5%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Open World 10.9%, Adventure 7.6%
- #15 Endless Sky
87% matchVery Positive92% of 7,090 reviews2015
Dev: Michael Zahniser
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.
Why similar: Space 38.1%, Space Sim 17.2%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Open World 12.3%, Adventure 5%
- #16 Solbound
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fleur Noire
Windows
Fight, salvage and trade across the moons and rings of a solar system nobody can leave. Take what you can carry. Read what the dead left behind. Everything you do is remembered.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.6%, Space 18.9%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Action 9.3%, Open World 8.4%
- #17 Rebel Galaxy
86% 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 36.7%, Space Sim 21.9%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Open World 12.5%, Adventure 5.6%
- #18 Story of Nova
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Horizium Studio
Windows
Awake aboard Nova Station with no memories and a crushing debt to the CRA. Explore alien worlds, gather resources, craft equipment, work for powerful factions or defy them, and uncover the truth behind your creation.
Why similar: Space 26.4%, Sci-fi 23.5%, Open World 17.1%, Adventure 13.7%, Exploration 9.8%
- #19 Slingshottr
84% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: tentcoding
Windows
A co-op sci-fi featuring scrap, piracy, and your talkative line manager Clara.
Why similar: Space 24.8%, Space Sim 24.6%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Action 7.8%, Adventure 6.8%
- #20 Jitter
83% matchVery Positive85% of 168 reviews2025
Dev: Berko Games
Windows
A sci-fi exploration & survival game where you take on the role of a spaceship’s AI. Explore, fight, and survive across a mining colony in the Main Asteroid Belt. Rebuild your ship. Rescue your crew. Reveal the truth behind your mission.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.8%, Space 18.3%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Open World 10.7%, Exploration 7.1%
- #21 Baryum
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dams-Labs
Windows
A first-person space sim set in the real solar system at true scale, with every planet where it actually is today. Dock at the ISS, take contracts, survey planets, mine moons, haul cargo and fight pirates across genuine interplanetary distances as you rise from cadet to major.
Why similar: Space Sim 38.6%, Space 22.1%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Open World 12.3%, Exploration 7.7%
- #22 Relative Frame
82% match2 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: pangolin studios
Windows
Explore space in a hand crafted, physics based universe, with immersive sound and atmosphere. Fight and board ships, collect rare cargo, and upgrade your ship.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.2%, Action 13.4%, Adventure 11.5%, Top-Down Shooter 9.8%, Space 8.7%
- #23 Deliver Us The Moon
82% matchVery Positive88% of 9,543 reviews2019
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Deliver Us The Moon is a Sci-Fi thriller set in an apocalyptic near future where Earth's natural resources are depleted. In an effort to solve the energy crisis, global powers created the World Space Agency and secured a promising new source of energy on the moon.
Why similar: Space 30.3%, Adventure 17.6%, Space Sim 17.4%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Action 13.2%
- #24 Asteroid Station
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Moosejaw Software
Windows
Asteroid Station is about mining asteroids, but that's not all! Battle hostile machines, defeat powerful bosses, and upgrade your ship as you push deeper into dangerous sectors in this top-down space mining and combat game.
Why similar: Space 26.9%, Space Sim 24.8%, Action 11.8%, Adventure 11.4%, Sci-fi 9.4%
- #25 Transcendence
81% matchVery Positive89% of 227 reviews2015
Dev: Kronosaur Productions
Windows
Explore the farthest reaches of Human Space in this open-world space adventure. Compelled to journey to the Galactic Core by a mysterious hyperintelligence, you must fight your way through dozens of star systems teeming with clashing empires, expansionist AIs, and fearsome xenophobes.
Why similar: Space 20.6%, Space Sim 19.9%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Open World 10.2%, Procedural Generation 9.7%
- #26 Star Singularity
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 69 reviews2018
Dev: Star Bunny Enterprises
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A space action-adventure unlike any other: navigate your spacecraft through a galactic-scale mystery. Make sure to loot, craft and upgrade your space fleet. Play the story campaign or test your skills in vicious arena modes against AI opponents.
Why similar: Space 20.6%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Open World 11.1%, Procedural Generation 10%, Top-Down Shooter 9.5%
- #27 Veridian Expanse
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Howling Moon Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the depths as you drill, craft, and fight to escape from a mysterious asteroid deep in the Veridian Expanse!
Why similar: Space Sim 28.9%, Space 12.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Action 8.3%
- #28 Spaceship Commander
79% matchMixed68% of 28 reviews2018
Dev: Sokolov Yaroslav Vladimirovich
Windows · Linux
Fight in space or on the planets, or just travel the universe. Visit cities and buildings, mine resources, trade with or speak to individuals on the planets. Explore and discover. Buy a new ship, fit upgrades, and hire a whole army of crew!
Why similar: Space Sim 24.4%, Space 18.8%, Sci-fi 13%, Open World 10.1%, Action 7.9%
- #29 black screen
78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: captkuso
Windows · Linux
Trade to make your fortune in this lo-fi, laid back space adventure, where you'll get help from anthropomorphic animals, gear up your ship, and search for the mythical key to immortality hidden in the depths of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.6%, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Exploration 8.8%, Action 8.6%, Open World 8.1%
- #30 Parsec Express
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thulu Games
Windows · Mac
Explore a scientifically grounded version of our solar system in this 2D space adventure. Mine asteroids, fight hostile ships, navigate the cold silence between worlds, and choose your place among rival factions.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.2%, Space 12.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11.3%, Action 9%, Adventure 8.2%
- #31 Exploration: Light
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rednax
Windows
Experience large space ship battles. Uncover the secrets of the mysterious alien race. Upgrade your ship or even start a fleet. Survive
Why similar: Space Sim 29.4%, Space 13.2%, Open World 12.1%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Exploration 7.5%
- #32 Elite Dangerous
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 107,282 reviews2015
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 18.2 hrsMean: 148.6 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 38%, Space 23.6%, Open World 12.3%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Exploration 7%
- #33 Parkan 2
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 390 reviews2014
Dev: NikitaPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Parkan II is an original concept game that will allow you to feel as a pilot of a spacecraft lost somewhere in the universe. Become a pirate or mercenary, get money to buy the most powerful cruiser and show them all who is to be the new master of the galaxy. Unforgettable adventures in the Parkan II universe await you!
Why similar: Space 33.1%, Space Sim 22.5%, Action 17.2%, Adventure 15.5%, Sci-fi 11.7%
- #34 Super Starship
74% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Les Bird
Windows · Mac
A futuristic sci-fi persistent universe exploration game with one million stars and 18 million planets and moons. Fly your ship to any star and explore its solar system. Claiming stars, planets and moons will make them yours forever - other players will see your discoveries and you will see theirs.
Why similar: Space Sim 40.8%, Space 14.1%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Exploration 9.9%, Procedural Generation 8.1%
- #35 无尽星海(Endless Stars)
75% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Lxy
Windows
The story takes place in the distant future. You will play a captain of a star ship and go into deep space. You need to manage your resources carefully. In the game, you can investigate the outliers of various planets, discover the wonders of the universe or learn the stories of lost civilizations.
Why similar: Space Sim 39.3%, Space 27.5%, Futuristic 10.3%, Exploration 9.9%, Adventure 6.8%
- #36 Inter Solar 83
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: First Time Games
Windows
Don your space helmet and fire up your star drive as you blaze a trail across the stars in this 1980s inspired space exploration game.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.8%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Space 12.1%, Open World 11.4%, Procedural Generation 10.3%
- #37 Between the Stars
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,495 reviews2024
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Become the Captain of an interstellar cruiser and journey across the galaxy to save the Republic. During your journey you will have to make important decisions, improve the weaponry of your ship and fight against numerous enemies.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.4%, Space 30.2%, Sci-fi 12%, Action 10.3%, Adventure 7.6%
- #38 Perihelion: Rogue Orbit
73% match8 user reviews100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: The LANBox
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lock a target, read the angle, and null your transversal for a clean shot. Turn direct hits into brutal volleys, stacking buffs, and wildly misplaced confidence. Perihelion: Rogue Orbit is a 2D space combat roguelite where you fit ships, control range, and make every shot count.
Why similar: Space 23.8%, Sci-fi 18.4%, Space Sim 15.3%, Action 12.7%, Top-Down 10.3%
- #39 Shrouded Suns
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Benjamin Cid Pérez
Windows
In the midst of a seemingly hopeless war among the stars, take control of highly customizable spacefighters to experience classic space combat action throughout a story-driven campaign.
Why similar: Space Sim 45.3%, Space 25.9%, Sci-fi 17%, Action 10.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #40 Rebel Galaxy Outlaw
73% matchMixed63% of 1,188 reviews2020
Dev: Double Damage Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Out of cash, out of luck, out on the fringe. Juno Markev has a killer to tail, a debt to pay, and more trouble headed her way. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw takes place in a greasy, blue-collar world of outlaws, truckers, cops and thieves.
Why similar: Space Sim 35.2%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Open World 12.6%, Space 11.8%, Action 7.8%
- #41 Last Horizon
72% matchVery Positive81% of 260 reviews2015
Dev: PixeljamPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 122.6 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Pilot the last vessel of a fallen civilization into the vast expanse of space. Collect resources and search for a new world to call home in this minimalist space exploration and survival game.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.6%, Space 21.7%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Action 9.6%, Exploration 9%
- #42 Too Many Captains
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: pixelCast Games
Windows
A chaotic cooperative spaceship simulator where you journey through the unknowns of the expanse to find a home. The ship is crowded and space is limited, so you may be difficult to complete your tasks. Careful to not fly straight into a blackhole or steal from the wrong trade station.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.7%, Space 14.1%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Action 8.9%, Exploration 7.9%
- #43 X Rebirth
72% matchMixed44% of 7,316 reviews2013
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In the distant future, the X universe faces a period of profound and irrevocable change. While the universe stumbles towards an uncertain future, countless adventures await as new enemies rise in search of power.
Why similar: Space 39.4%, Space Sim 24.1%, Sci-fi 18.4%, Action 9.2%, Open World 6.4%
- #44 STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Alliance™
71% matchVery Positive82% of 511 reviews2015
Dev: Totally GamesPub: LucasArts
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 21%
A neutral family fights for its business - and its survival - and is swept up in the struggle against the encroaching Empire. You must defy the strong-arm tactics of a rival family who will stop at nothing to destroy your trading company.
Why similar: Space Sim 45.8%, Space 28.4%, Action 18.5%, Sci-fi 6.3%, Singleplayer 1%
- #45 When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: None is Enough
Windows · Linux
When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears is a story-rich, retro space shooter inspired by DOS-era space games. Blast your way through fast-paced arcade combat, build out modular, upgradable ships, and explore a galaxy torn by war.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.1%, Space 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.3%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Exploration 7.7%
- #46 STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 473 reviews2015
Dev: LucasfimPub: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Against the overwhelming might of the Empire stands a small but growing Rebel Alliance. Scattered resistance groups are uniting and what is needed most now are Starfighter pilots. Will you join their struggle to end this tyranny and become a hero of the Rebellion?
Why similar: Space Sim 46.6%, Space 26.7%, Action 20.1%, Sci-fi 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #47 Stellar Archipelago
70% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Gogodinosaur
Windows
Stellar Archipelago is a third-person base builder with a space western flair. Gather resources, build colonies on miniature planets, and grow your population to prove habitability. Unlock the warp junction and open your frontier system to future settlers.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.3%, Space 15.6%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Procedural Generation 10.8%, Open World 10.6%
- #48 Astra Protocol 2
69% matchPositive84% of 38 reviews2022
Dev: Slice Bar Games
Windows
Monitors have received notification of an unknown event, referred to as ASTRA PROTOCOL. You have been designated search and reconnaissance to determine the meaning of this ASTRA PROTOCOL. SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: Find evidence of survivors. PROBABILITY OF HOSTILES: HIGH.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.7%, Space 17.5%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Procedural Generation 10.8%, Open World 8.5%
- #49 A Sector Darkly
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: A Paradise Lost Studios
Windows
A real-time open-world space exploration game. Your ship and crew lost in a sector in chaos. Befriend the local residents. Explore, scavenge, research, craft, upgrade. Take command of your ship and crew, survive, solve the mystery of the dark sectors and get your crew home.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.5%, Space 21.4%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Open World 12.4%, Exploration 8.9%
- #50 STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition
69% matchVery Positive81% of 643 reviews2015
Dev: Totally GamesPub: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 29%
The Imperial Navy is called upon to eradicate the last of the rebellion and restore law and order. As an Imperial navy starfighter pilot, you will safeguard imperiled lives thoughout the galaxy. Join the Emperor's cause in eliminating the Rebel uprising as the Empire strikes back!
Why similar: Space Sim 48%, Space 31.1%, Action 19.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #51 Scraponauts
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AriaMakesGames
Windows
You are a Scraponaut, create your own spaceplane with unique parts each affecting the way your plane behaves. Collect scrap while exploring procedurally generated islands, unlock and discover unique new parts to upgrade your spaceplane.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.6%, Space 19.6%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Adventure 7.2%, Exploration 6%
- #52 Cosmic Armada
67% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Charged Software
Windows
A fleet combat and space exploration game. Pilot ships, control a fleet, build and upgrade colonies, mine resources, craft items, trade, upgrade your ships and fleet, carry out missions, board ships, destroy ships and get revenge on the empire that conquered your home planet.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.6%, Space 18.4%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.4%, Procedural Generation 6.6%
- #53 Interstellar Nomad
67% matchMostly Negative30% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Metadarkverse
Windows
First person single player 3D Sci-Fi adventure in space
Why similar: Space Sim 33.4%, Exploration 11.2%, Space 11.1%, Action 9.3%, Open World 9%
- #54 Among The Stars
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hidden Universe Games
Windows
You find yourself in a distant galaxy full of merchants, diplomats, bandits and powerful factions. Explore unknown galaxies, trade, fight pirates or become one. Uncover mysteries and shape the universe!
Why similar: Space Sim 43.1%, Exploration 12.2%, Space 9.7%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Adventure 8.6%
- #55 Super CosmoJet
68% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: KingChimp
Windows
Super CosmoJet is a 2D physics-based action space game. Master gravity and your ship's thrust controls to navigate hazardous star systems, on your quest to find your missing father. Each star system is procedurally generated at runtime, so no two play-throughs are the same!
Why similar: Space 28%, Space Sim 25.1%, Action 18.1%, Procedural Generation 11.5%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #56 Azulgar: Star Commanders
68% matchMixed51% of 108 reviews2017
Dev: SZEINER
Windows
Azulgar: Star Commanders is a Sci-Fi open world sandbox game that puts you in a command of your own custom made space ship. Explore aftermath of the Azulgar event that reshaped the face of the solar system.
Why similar: Space 29.7%, Sci-fi 21.1%, Action 18.4%, Adventure 16.4%, Open World 5.6%
- #57 Voidship: Redux
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cydonian Games
Windows
Build a battleship and fight through unforgiving space to save your people. Make strategic decisions, guide your people, meet allies and foes, and battle for your right for a home. The tale of a lone spaceship on a centuries-long mission from Voidship: The Long Journey greatly enhanced and updated!
Why similar: Space Sim 32.5%, Top-Down Shooter 11.3%, Action 10.2%, Space 9.8%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #58 Star Explorers
67% matchVery Positive82% of 254 reviews2018
Dev: Schmidt Workshops
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Planets, aliens, resources, upgrades, caves, mapping & documenting star systems ... seek a new home for the human race. An all-inclusive (admittedly janky) procedural space-sim made by solo developer Schmidt Workshops.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.1%, Space 19.1%, Open World 11%, Procedural Generation 11%, Sci-fi 10.4%