Games Like Interstellar Nomad

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 30.8%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Procedural Generation 9.4%, Open World 7.9%, Exploration 7.7%

Venture into the depths of space and leave your legacy among the stars. In Star Legacy, explore galaxies, upgrade your ship, and survive on unknown planets.

Why similar: Space Sim 38.4%, Immersive Sim 15.4%, Exploration 9.7%, Action 7.9%, Realistic 5.1%

Embark on an odyssey beyond the stars in "Further," a spellbinding virtual reality adventure that defies the limits of space and imagination. Assume the role of Alex, a fearless protagonist thrust into an interstellar realm of trials, puzzles, and encounters with extraterrestrial entities.

Why similar: Space Sim 26.3%, Immersive Sim 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Exploration 9.7%, Space 7.9%

You wake up in an unfamiliar building. You have to get out of here. You go down the stairs and go down the corridor to reach the same stairs again. The world repeats itself over and over, but each time it repeats itself, something changes. Eternal return. Can you escape from this looping world?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.6%, Immersive Sim 26%, Exploration 15%, Realistic 7.1%, First-Person 7.1%

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 34.5%, Open World 9.9%, Procedural Generation 9.6%, Immersive Sim 9.4%, Exploration 8.7%

Cratered is an open-world planet exploration game with a distinct illustrative style. Explore a star system, land on planets with your ship and walk around in first-person. Use tools to dig into the surface to find hidden items. Meteors, explosions and collisions make craters on the surface.

Why similar: Space Sim 36.1%, Immersive Sim 17.8%, Exploration 10%, 3D 6.6%, Action 6.2%

This is a single player game. You play a rebooted android in a broken shuttle. You need to fly the ship, keep the energy systems functional, mine some fuel from asteroids and feed the FTL drive with energy.

Why similar: Space Sim 40.3%, Immersive Sim 26.7%, Exploration 12.5%, Physics 4.4%, First-Person 3.9%

Boötes is a Space Sim where you get to jump on astroids. Collect Crystals, Unlock New Abilities, Find Secrets to Unlock New Suits, and Much More. You are all alone in The Boötes Void where you find mysterious crystals that can help fuel your space shuttle so you can visit the Cold Dark.

Why similar: Space Sim 49.5%, Immersive Sim 14.6%, Exploration 11.8%, Adventure 6.4%, Futuristic 5.9%

Explore a seamless endless universe with an uncountable number of galaxies, stars, planets, and moons. Make friends or enemies with unique alien civilizations. Research upgrades for your vessel with scientific phenomena and alien tech that you've acquired.

Why similar: Space Sim 37.8%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Open World 11%, Exploration 10.4%, Procedural Generation 10.2%

First person space combat and exploration in an open world in a variety of star systems. Pilot ships, fight, run missions and trade.

Why similar: Space Sim 32%, Immersive Sim 16.7%, Procedural Generation 8.2%, Open World 7.9%, Exploration 7.5%

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 47.1%, Open World 11.7%, Space 11.1%, Exploration 10.5%, Sci-fi 5.3%

Explore unique star systems in AGOS: A Game of Space! Scavenge resources, face the danger of space and save humankind.

Why similar: Space Sim 45.9%, Immersive Sim 20.6%, Open World 7.5%, Exploration 7.5%, Adventure 5.2%

Play as a talented astronauts and save the earth in an awesome Virtual reality game.

Why similar: Space Sim 32.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Immersive Sim 15.6%, Exploration 9%, Realistic 5.3%

Explore and unravel the mysteries of Rheksetor!

Why similar: Space Sim 35.2%, Immersive Sim 20.4%, Exploration 11.4%, Space 9.6%, Open World 8.9%

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 38%, Exploration 11.8%, Procedural Generation 10.1%, Open World 9.4%, Space 7.3%

Far from Earth, mankind hasn't changed in the centuries since we've reached the stars. Across this wide-open galaxy, you'll find merchants, builders, and explorers. The more adventurous are colonizers, conquerors, and even space pirates. And you, Voyager? What will you be?

Why similar: Space Sim 33.3%, Exploration 11.2%, Space 11.1%, Action 9.4%, Open World 9.1%

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 48.3%, Exploration 13%, Procedural Generation 7.9%, Open World 7.1%, Space 6.9%

Rover Simulator allows you to experience the cosmos through the lens of a Rover. Explore celestial bodies across the galaxy in the pursuit of evidence pointing to signs of life as well as gaining a broader understanding of the universe to pave the way for colonization beyond the Earth.

Why similar: Space Sim 41.1%, Immersive Sim 18.4%, Exploration 11.7%, Adventure 6.9%, First-Person 5.6%

Enter an infinite‑loop laboratory and retrieve uncontaminated extraterrestrial samples, and ultimately achieve your mission objectives.

Why similar: Space Sim 30.4%, Immersive Sim 22.6%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 6.7%, Space 6.3%

Odyssey is a story-driven space adventure for solo and multiplayer. Search for a new home for humanity while protecting your exploration ship. Scientists onboard carry Earth's last hope—its biodiversity. The fate of life itself is in your hands.

Why similar: Space Sim 29.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Immersive Sim 15.2%, Space 9.4%, Exploration 8.9%

Operate a spacecraft at the edge of a singularity. Use realistic orbital mechanics and Newtonian physics to explore a star system around a black hole and what lies beyond.

Why similar: Space Sim 37.2%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Realistic 8.7%, Space 8.5%, Exploration 7.8%

Opportunity is an atmospheric narrative game where you become the famous NASA rover and brave the many obstacles littering the desolate red planet in order to finally complete its mission.

Why similar: Space Sim 41.2%, Immersive Sim 19.3%, Exploration 11.4%, Adventure 7.2%, Open World 5.7%

YOU ARE THE ONLY HUMAN ON THE SPACE STATION. YOU DON’T KNOW HOW YOU GOT HERE. KEEP IT ALIVE. TRY TO SURVIVE.

Why similar: Space Sim 35.8%, Immersive Sim 18.7%, Exploration 10.6%, Space 10.3%, First-Person 6.4%

Experience a 1:1 scale, procedurally generated universe with seamless exploration from planets to stars. Journey across the cosmos with zero loading screens and realistic Newtonian physics. Trade, fight, and survive in a post-apocalyptic galaxy where gravity is your only boundary.

Why similar: Space Sim 37.3%, Immersive Sim 11.5%, Exploration 10.1%, Procedural Generation 9.5%, Open World 9.1%

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 41.2%, Exploration 14.4%, Space 11.7%, Procedural Generation 8.7%, Open World 8.4%

Command a starship on the edge of known space. Pick your bridge officers, keep the ship alive, and face first contacts, derelicts and diplomatic crises where every order has a cost. A text-driven captaincy sim with branching episodes and multiple endings. What kind of captain will you be?

Why similar: Space Sim 33.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Text-Based 18%, Space 10.8%, Sci-fi 5%

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 29%, Immersive Sim 15.7%, Space 9.8%, Exploration 9.2%, Procedural Generation 8.8%

DustCrow is a space-salvaging and exploration zero-G VR game where you strip derelict wrecks for scrap, manage your tools and equipment in a zero-G environment, and play in a live, player-driven economy. It's just industrial tools, tactile physics, and the daily grind in the vast emptiness of space.

Why similar: Space Sim 30%, Immersive Sim 25%, Exploration 15%, Space 10.5%, Physics 6.3%

A multiplayer space simulator to play with friends. Control your planet's gravity to pull in rare gases, absorb space dust, and increase your mass. Progress through all stages of cosmic evolution: from a gas giant and a blazing star to a supermassive black hole.

Why similar: Space Sim 36.9%, Immersive Sim 23.3%, Exploration 13.9%, Space 10.6%, Open World 6.9%

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 43.2%, Space 13.7%, Exploration 11.1%, Action 9.6%, Sci-fi 7.4%

Space adventure can be scary, so that's why we at InkForge Studios have developed the most advanced Space Suit ever - the SEMU suit. Standing for Survival Extra-vehicular Mobility Unit, it will keep you safe as you journey the cosmos. With survival guaranteed, what else is there to worry about?

Why similar: Space Sim 39.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Immersive Sim 17.5%, Exploration 9.8%, Space 5.7%

Embark on humanity’s greatest journey to the Moon with Lunaris. Take on the role of an astronaut navigating NASA’s Apollo missions, from the roaring launch of Saturn V to stepping on the lunar surface. Experience the triumphs, challenges, and legacy of space exploration in this immersive simulator.

Why similar: Space Sim 43.4%, Immersive Sim 22%, Realistic 6.4%, First-Person 6.3%, Space 5.5%

Fly real astrodynamics from an Apollo-era DSKY. Plan Lambert transfers, mine asteroids, build a fleet, and survive a 38-body solar system where every trajectory is solved from Kepler's equation. No autopilot, no cheating.

Why similar: Space Sim 44.7%, Immersive Sim 21.5%, Exploration 12.2%, Space 6.7%, Open World 6.5%

In celebration of the 25 yr anniversary of the first release, this compendium contains all 4 games in the Battlecruiser 3000AD series which was first released in 1996.

Why similar: Space Sim 39.2%, Immersive Sim 15.4%, Exploration 11.1%, Space 8.9%, 3D 6.3%

Spiritus Astrum is a persistent, open-world roleplaying sandbox with multiplayer support. It features an infinite, procedurally generated universe which players are free to explore without restriction. Spiritus Astrum is more than a game, it is a world.

Why similar: Space Sim 31.9%, Immersive Sim 18.2%, Procedural Generation 11.6%, Exploration 9.4%, Space 8.3%

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 43%, Exploration 13.8%, Open World 10.7%, First-Person 7.4%, Space 7%

Explore a scientifically accurate Milky Way galaxy and discover distant uncharted worlds, while having unrestricted access to every deck of your Magellan Class deep space exploration vessel. Interact with numerous fully simulated ship systems, or simply relax in the bar and watch the stars drift by.

Why similar: Space Sim 35.1%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Open World 9.9%, Exploration 9.4%, Space 8.9%

Space Hauler is a space flight sim set around Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Fly your spacecraft using realistic aerodynamics and orbital mechanics, take on contracts, and build your career as a pilot-for-hire.

Why similar: Space Sim 40.9%, Immersive Sim 18.3%, Open World 8%, Exploration 7%, Space 6.1%

Gravity and exploration sandbox

Why similar: Space Sim 34.9%, Immersive Sim 15.5%, Exploration 9.4%, Space 9.1%, Procedural Generation 8.2%

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 45.1%, Space 17.5%, Exploration 10.3%, Open World 10.2%, Action 9.3%

Low Earth Orbit Adventures is a chill space sim set in the near future where the space around Earth has become a frontier of science, commerce and diplomacy. Retrieve the Hubble, rescue astronauts, assemble space stations and many other missions in this realistic but friendly adventure.

Why similar: Space Sim 47.2%, Immersive Sim 20.6%, Realistic 9.6%, Physics 7.3%, Space 5.8%

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 40.8%, Exploration 11.4%, Procedural Generation 8.1%, Open World 8.1%, Space 8%

SPACE WALK is a hands-on first-person astronaut simulation where you operate an orbital station and conduct surface expeditions across the Moon.

Why similar: Space Sim 19.9%, Exploration 14.6%, Space 14.3%, First-Person 12.2%, Immersive Sim 9.6%

A space sim survival where each decision costs power. Every system drains your dying reactor. Pilot a crippled spacecraft across a real-scale solar system using true orbital mechanics, manage critical systems, scavenge for resources, while you try to uncover why humanity seems to have disappeared.

Why similar: Space Sim 27.9%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Space 12.5%, Exploration 11.6%, Realistic 7%

Live a full life in the future as a human, an alien, or even a robot as you rise through the ranks to become captain of your very own starship.

Why similar: Space Sim 26.8%, Text-Based 23%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Space 14.3%, Sci-fi 6.9%

Humanity is gone, but the machines never stopped producing, and now there's cargo to move. As a robot space trucker, you’ll jump between systems, navigate astronomical planetary distances, upgrade your junk-hauler, and keep the galaxy's commerce alive. People may be gone but the job's never done!

Why similar: Space Sim 42%, Immersive Sim 20%, Realistic 5.8%, First-Person 5.7%, Space 5.6%

Ensure the moon is safe for humanity’s lunar settlement! Explore the moon as a Lunar Rover and interact with crashed ships, natural resources, and the nearby landmarks to determine if humans can live here!

Why similar: Space Sim 42.2%, Immersive Sim 16.9%, Exploration 9.4%, Realistic 8.9%, Physics 6.9%

A futuristic space combat simulation set in deep space featuring 1st person combat, exploration of new warp paths and sectors, prospecting resource, shipping freight, base building or munitions deployment. Up to 9 player ships can be flown or assigned to co-pilots and grouped into squads.

Why similar: Space Sim 43.5%, Immersive Sim 25.7%, Open World 11.9%, 3D 6.3%, Sci-fi 4.8%

Space Station Escape is a anomaly horror game.Players take on the role of an astronaut wanting to escape from a spaceship running out of oxygen.

Why similar: Space Sim 39.1%, Space 11.9%, Exploration 11.8%, First-Person 6.6%, Sci-fi 6%

A first-person space courier sim. Haul cargo between planets and stations, fuel and repair your ship by hand, and navigate by instruments through a forgotten star system where nobody is coming to help.

Why similar: Space Sim 36.3%, Immersive Sim 17.6%, Exploration 9%, Space 7.7%, Open World 5.7%

Star Squadron is a narrative-driven space combat simulator built for maximum immersion. Command your wing with freeform voice recognition and experience a dynamic campaign that calls you by name using our proprietary Voice Mimic System. Don't just play the game—live it.

Why similar: Space Sim 40.4%, Immersive Sim 20.7%, Space 10.3%, Aliens 6.9%, Sci-fi 5.2%

SurviRail is a game about exploration and managing your own space train. Expand your train cars, upgrade your engines, collect resources, and discover new locations in the unknown space.

Why similar: Space Sim 42.2%, Immersive Sim 18.4%, Exploration 11.4%, Space 8.1%, Action 5.6%

Starlight Brigade is a realistic space action-adventure game with a precise combat system and full 6DOF controls. You command the Wayfarer, an aging light cruiser centuries past her time. Plot missile salvos, hunt down your enemy, design munitions, manage your crew, and send engineers to fix damage.

Why similar: Space Sim 32.6%, Immersive Sim 21.3%, Exploration 11.8%, Space 9.8%, Physics 6.1%

The top-down space sim. Fly, trade, and fight in a galaxy shaped by simulated history, where production, freight, and war reshape a living economy.

Why similar: Space Sim 48.3%, Open World 12.1%, Space 11.4%, Exploration 10.1%, Sci-fi 6%

You are a space archaeologist searching for ancient and powerful artifacts. After a lifetime spent chasing myths and legends, you finally uncover clues leading to the mysterious Gemini region. Aboard your old but trusted ship, you set course for the adventure of a lifetime.

Why similar: Space Sim 43.3%, Interactive Fiction 26%, Exploration 12%, Adventure 7.6%, Space 6.7%

In this multiplayer game you have to explore the Solar System in real scale. Control spaceships of the near future, explore planets, moons and asteroids, mine resources, fight for space domination and build the future of the universe.

Why similar: Space Sim 31.2%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Open World 9%, Exploration 8.8%, Space 8.8%

The world's first science-based photorealistic interactive 3D planetarium that models the entire Universe, using procedural generation for uncharted areas.

Why similar: Space Sim 54.6%, Exploration 14.6%, Space 11%, Realistic 10%, Open World 9.8%

Galactic Simulator 3 is a space exploration and evolution sim inspired by the Fermi Paradox and Great Filter theory. Scan uncharted star systems, gather resources and samples, establish outposts and stargates, and witness the rise and fall of civilizations across an ever-evolving galaxy.

Why similar: Space Sim 42.4%, Procedural Generation 12.6%, Space 10.8%, Immersive Sim 8.9%, Exploration 6.9%

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 35.8%, Immersive Sim 15.9%, Open World 10.4%, Space 9%, Exploration 8.8%

A sci-fi survival game with a twist. Set in a sub-orbit of a black hole, collect materials and scavenge wrecks in order to repair your damaged ship. However, time is not on your side.

Why similar: Space Sim 44.1%, Exploration 11.5%, Space 9.7%, Open World 9.6%, First-Person 6.9%