- #1 Starlink: Battle for Atlas
97% matchMixed65% of 297 reviews2019
Dev: Ubisoft TorontoPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.3 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 22.5%, Space Sim 21.7% ★, Action 18.2%, Adventure 14.8%, Sci-fi 12.9%
- #2 Darkstar One
96% matchVery Positive83% of 609 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 29.8% ★, Space 28.2%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Action 12.4%, Open World 8.5%
- #3 Starcom: Nexus
96% matchVery Positive91% of 2,274 reviews2019
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.6 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 19.2% ★, Sci-fi 14.6%, Open World 8.5%, Exploration 7.9%
- #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 31.4% ★, Space 23.4%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Action 14.1%, Exploration 7%
- #5 Space
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Digital Traveller
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 28.5% ★, Space 17%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Procedural Generation 10.6%, Open World 9.2%
- #6 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey
94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,148 reviews2017
Dev: Bird in SkyPub: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 25.9%, Space Sim 20.1% ★, Sci-fi 12.8%, Adventure 11.2%, Open World 10.9%
- #7 Starcom: Unknown Space
93% matchVery Positive93% of 4,082 reviews2024
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 16.2 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 24.9% ★, Space 23.8%, Open World 10.7%, Sci-fi 10%, Top-Down Shooter 9.9%
- #8 Landinar: Into the Void
92% matchMixed57% of 243 reviews2019
Dev: Convoy Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.6 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 27% ★, Space 23.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%, Action 10%, Adventure 9.4%
- #9 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 24.3%, Space Sim 21.4% ★, Sci-fi 14.9%, Action 10.4%, Adventure 8.8%
- #10 Rodina
91% matchVery Positive93% of 1,329 reviews2014
Dev: Elliptic Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 31.7%, Space Sim 17.1% ★, Open World 14.3%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Exploration 10.9%
- #11 ARESDA
90% 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 31.2% ★, Space 21.5%, Exploration 9.9%, Procedural Generation 8.1%, Open World 8%
- #12 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 29.9% ★, Space 14.3%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Action 8.7%, Adventure 7.9%
- #13 Stardust Origins
89% 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 24% ★, Space 21.1%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Open World 10.7%, Top-Down 7.5%
- #14 Endless Sky
88% matchVery Positive92% of 6,938 reviews2015
Dev: Michael Zahniser
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.6 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 38.2%, Space Sim 17.2% ★, Sci-fi 12.8%, Open World 12.2%, Adventure 4.9%
- #15 Rebel Galaxy
87% matchVery Positive85% of 8,230 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 36.9%, Space Sim 21.9% ★, Sci-fi 14.9%, Open World 12.4%, Adventure 5.5%
- #16 Jitter
86% matchVery Positive86% of 153 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 26.9% ★, Space 18.3%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Open World 10.5%, Exploration 7.1%
- #17 Slingshottr
86% 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 24.9%, Space Sim 24.7% ★, Sci-fi 15.5%, Action 7.6%, Adventure 6.7%
- #18 Relative Frame
85% match3 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 30.3% ★, Action 13.1%, Adventure 11.2%, Top-Down Shooter 9.8%, Space 8.7%
- #19 Deliver Us The Moon
84% matchVery Positive88% of 9,052 reviews2019
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Moon has gone dark, cutting off Earth’s last source of energy. As a lone astronaut, you’ll explore abandoned lunar bases, solve intricate puzzles, and navigate stunning zero-gravity environments. Operate advanced vehicles, uncover hidden truths, and survive in this gripping sci-fi thriller.
Why similar: Space 29.9%, Space Sim 17.9% ★, Adventure 17.5%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Action 13.3%
- #20 Star Singularity
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: Star Bunny Enterprises
Windows
Median: 3.0 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 13.9%, Open World 10.9%, Procedural Generation 10.2%, Top-Down Shooter 9.5%
- #21 Veridian Expanse
83% 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 29% ★, Space 12.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Action 8.1%
- #22 Transcendence
82% matchVery Positive88% of 221 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 20.5%, Space Sim 20% ★, Sci-fi 11%, Open World 10%, Procedural Generation 9.9%
- #23 Parsec Express
82% 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 30.3% ★, Space 12.6%, Top-Down Shooter 11.3%, Action 8.8%, Adventure 8%
- #24 black screen
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 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 37.7% ★, Top-Down Shooter 13.5%, Exploration 8.8%, Action 8.3%, Open World 7.9%
- #25 Parkan 2
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 382 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 33.7%, Space Sim 23% ★, Action 16.7%, Adventure 14.8%, Sci-fi 11.9%
- #26 Elite Dangerous
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 105,113 reviews2015
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 18.4 hrsMean: 146.5 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 38.1% ★, Space 23.6%, Open World 12.2%, Sci-fi 12%, Exploration 7.1%
- #27 Inter Solar 83
79% 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 30.9% ★, Sci-fi 12.9%, Space 12.1%, Open World 11.2%, Procedural Generation 10.5%
- #28 Super Starship
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 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 41% ★, Space 14.2%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Exploration 10%, Futuristic 7.9%
- #29 无尽星海(Endless Stars)
78% 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 39.5% ★, Space 27.5%, Futuristic 10.2%, Exploration 10%, Adventure 6.7%
- #30 Exploration: Light
78% 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 29.5% ★, Space 13.2%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Open World 11.9%, Exploration 7.5%
- #31 Shrouded Suns
77% matchNo user reviews
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 45.5% ★, Space 26%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Action 10.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #32 Between the Stars
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,427 reviews2024
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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 30.5% ★, Space 30.4%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Action 10.2%, Adventure 7.6%
- #33 Instarion
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Animus Digital
Windows
Massive ground and space battles with hundreds of units. Seamless landings on huge spherical planets. Interplanetary flights with explorable ship interiors. Boarding vessels anywhere in combat, space or surface. All in a single-server PvE co-op space-sim shooter.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.7% ★, Space 17.8%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Open World 12.4%, Action 8.9%
- #34 Rebel Galaxy Outlaw
76% matchMixed64% of 1,122 reviews2020
Dev: Double Damage Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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 35.4% ★, Sci-fi 14.5%, Open World 12.6%, Space 11.6%, Action 7.7%
- #35 Too Many Captains
74% 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 8.7%, Exploration 7.9%
- #36 X Rebirth
75% matchMixed44% of 7,305 reviews2013
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 19.2 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 39.6%, Space Sim 24.1% ★, Sci-fi 18.4%, Action 9%, Open World 6.3%
- #37 Stellar Archipelago
73% 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 33.4% ★, Space 15.6%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Procedural Generation 11%, Open World 10.4%
- #38 STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Alliance™
73% matchVery Positive83% of 500 reviews2015
Dev: Totally GamesPub: LucasArts
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 20%
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 46.1% ★, Space 28.5%, Action 18.1%, Sci-fi 6.3%, Singleplayer 1%
- #39 Scraponauts
72% 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 32.7% ★, Space 19.6%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Adventure 7%, Exploration 6%
- #40 STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 463 reviews2015
Dev: LucasfimPub: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 29%
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 46.9% ★, Space 26.8%, Action 19.7%, Sci-fi 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #41 Astra Protocol 2
71% 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 12.6%, Procedural Generation 11%, Open World 8.4%
- #42 STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition
72% matchVery Positive81% of 631 reviews2015
Dev: Totally GamesPub: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 28%
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 48.1% ★, Space 31%, Action 19.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #43 Cosmic Armada
71% 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 27.5% ★, Space 18.4%, Sci-fi 13.5%, Top-Down Shooter 10.4%, Procedural Generation 6.7%
- #44 Super CosmoJet
71% 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 25.2% ★, Action 17.6%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #45 Among The Stars
70% 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 43.2% ★, Exploration 12.3%, Space 9.7%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Adventure 8.5%
- #46 Interstellar Nomad
69% matchMostly Negative30% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Metadarkverse
Windows
First person single player 3D Sci-Fi adventure in space
Why similar: Space Sim 33.5% ★, Exploration 11.3%, Space 11.1%, Action 9.1%, Procedural Generation 9%
- #47 Voidship: Redux
69% 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 9.9%, Space 9.7%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #48 Star Explorers
70% matchVery Positive83% of 250 reviews2018
Dev: Schmidt Workshops
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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%, Procedural Generation 11.2%, Open World 10.8%, Sci-fi 10.4%
- #49 Azulgar: Star Commanders
70% 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 30%, Sci-fi 21.2%, Action 18.1%, Adventure 16.2%, Open World 5.5%
- #50 MICROVERSE
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spacefaring Studio
Windows
MICROVERSE is a sci-fi action/adventure game. It includes weapons such as laser pistols, melee weapons and a 'merchant center' where you use in-game credits to buy new weapons and upgrades.
Why similar: Space Sim 36.6% ★, Space 14.5%, Open World 11.5%, Exploration 10.7%, Sci-fi 10.6%
- #51 Orbitous
67% matchPositive92% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: Oddmin
Windows · Linux
Orbitous is an action roguelike where every object has gravity. Every planet, moon, star, enemy, projectile, is attracted to one another. Nothing is stationary in this procedurally generated galaxy. Fly between star systems, build weapons, and fight enemies.
Why similar: Space Sim 39.3% ★, Space 17.1%, Adventure 14%, Open World 9.1%, Action 8.4%
- #52 Space Light
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Flex UnitPub: Barabanshchykov Denys
Windows
Get ready to embark on a thrilling space adventure across the cosmos, where you'll explore new planets, engage in thrilling space battles, and shape the fate of humanity among the stars.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.2% ★, Space 16.2%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Top-Down Shooter 10%, Open World 8.5%
- #53 ΔV: Rings of Saturn
66% 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: Space Sim 25% ★, Space 20.6%, Sci-fi 13.5%, Procedural Generation 9.4%, Open World 8.7%
- #54 Naev
68% matchVery Positive81% of 222 reviews2017
Dev: Naev Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Naev is a game about space exploration, trade and combat. Players travel the galaxy and earn money by trading, fighting and performing missions.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.5% ★, Space 18.7%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Open World 8.9%, Nonlinear 8.3%
- #55 Mikseli: Genesis
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mikseli Oy
Windows
A sci-fi FPS where a pirate ambush scatters your family across alien planets. Play as Arin, fight bosses, travel through portals, and reunite the Mikseli family. Demo available now. Wishlist for launch updates.
Why similar: Space Sim 20.5% ★, Sci-fi 19.9%, Space 19.9%, Adventure 13.6%, Exploration 7.2%
- #56 System of Sentinels
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pavel Gorev
Windows
A space exploration horror RPG with open world and customization.
Why similar: Space 21.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16%, Open World 13.8%, Sci-fi 13%, Futuristic 9.2%
- #57 Interstellar Pilot 2
66% matchVery Positive92% of 153 reviews2023
Dev: Pixelfactor Ltd.
Windows
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 35.8% ★, Space 17.7%, Action 17%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Open World 9%
- #58 REAL MOON
65% matchMixed68% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: historia Inc.
Windows
Explore a precisely recreated lunar surface built from real data and a JAXA-backed simulation.
Why similar: Space Sim 45% ★, Space 24.2%, Open World 11.8%, Exploration 11.3%, Adventure 6.8%