Games Like Learn to Fly 3

In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.

Why similar: Space 31%, Sandbox 26%, Physics 23%, Simulation 13.2%, Strategy 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the core loop of designing, building, and launching increasingly capable spacecraft to conquer the physics of flight and space exploration.

Build airplanes by snapping parts together, designing wing sections, and attaching engines. At any time, you can strap yourself into the cockpit and see how it flies with realistic physics. If you're not in the mood for building, over 100,000 airplanes are available to download for free.

Why similar: Flight 47.7%, Sandbox 22.5%, Physics 21.3%, Strategy 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features the same intuitive sandbox vehicle-building mechanics where you construct custom flying machines and test them in a physics-driven environment.

In Spaceflight Simulator, you will get to build your rockets, plan launches and flights, attempt landings, deploy payloads and explore new worlds.

Why similar: Sandbox 32.9%, Space 27.6%, Simulation 13.2%, Physics 12.9%, 2D 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a focused, accessible rocket-building experience reminiscent of trying to break through the atmosphere just like in Learn to Fly.

Blow leaves, upgrade your gear, and automate your progress as you explore the Leaf Universe. A satisfying incremental idle game where every leaf blown brings you closer to the next big upgrade. Simple, relaxing, and endlessly rewarding. Let the leaves fall, and your progress rise!

Why similar: Physics 29.9%, Relaxing 25.9%, Casual 16.5%, Indie 12%, 2D 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Mirrors the satisfying incremental progression and continuous upgrade loop found in the later stages of Learn to Fly.

Use the Nimbatus Drone Creator to construct physically simulated drones and try them out in a virtual testing environment. Do you have what it takes to become a drone engineer?

Why similar: Flight 22.5%, Simulation 19.7%, Sandbox 17.5%, Physics 15.3%, Space 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines sandbox creation with physics-based simulation, allowing you to design custom crafts and test them against challenges.

Bring to life anything you can imagine from rockets and airplanes to cars and more. Automate them with a visual programming language. Explore 3D planets and make your own. Share your creations online. Complete contracts, conquer milestones, and unlock technology in the newly added Career Mode.

Why similar: Flight 33.9%, Sandbox 18.3%, Physics 17.7%, Space 16.6%, Simulation 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, engineering-focused sandbox experience for players who love fine-tuning parts and rocketry design.

Build and fly your own airplane! Complete missions to earn money, upgrade your plane, and discover new locations in an open world.

Why similar: Flight 38.2%, Physics 23.8%, Sandbox 23.3%, Simulation 7.1%, Strategy 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes the assembly and physics-driven testing of flying contraptions in a sandbox setting.

Tiny Space Academy is a 2D space sim where you can grow your own space agency and explore our solar system with rockets you design! Learn basic orbital mechanics, run science experiments, and get your astronauts back to Earth safely.

Why similar: Physics 30.8%, Space 30.7%, Simulation 16.7%, Casual 9.3%, 2D 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Captures a charming 2D space exploration vibe with rocket design and orbital mechanics suited for casual players.

Welcome, eager young investor, to AdVenture Capitalist! Arguably the world's greatest Capitalism simulator!

Why similar: Management 23.9%, Character Customization 22.5%, Family Friendly 15.8%, Relaxing 13.5%, Simulation 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on passive income generation and exponential upgrades to fuel your progression, much like buying upgrades between launches.

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 57%, Sandbox 13.4%, Simulation 11.4%, 2D 6.4%, Singleplayer 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Engages players with open-ended space exploration and customizing ships through trading, combat, and upgrading components.

Develop your own transport network in different regions and cities: open new routes, buy and upgrade new planes, and increase airport capacity!

Why similar: Flight 22.1%, Management 13.4%, Logic 13.3%, Sandbox 12.3%, Family Friendly 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the casual management and optimization gameplay loop of expanding networks and resources efficiently.

In Istrolid you design your own unique spaceships from a large number of parts to fit your strategy and play style. With no set units or factions you are free to create a fleet where each ship has its own balanced strengths and weaknesses, from basic fighters and bombers to hulking battleships and speedy destroyers.

Why similar: Space 39%, Sandbox 23.5%, Strategy 23.1%, Indie 6.3%, 2D 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Allows you to design your own custom spaceships from modular parts to deploy in strategic encounters.

Go head to head with other players in a Bloon-popping battle for victory. From the creators of best-selling Bloons TD 6, this all new Battles game is specially designed for multiplayer combat, featuring the ability to control bloons directly and send them charging past your opponent's defenses.

Why similar: Strategy 44.4%, Family Friendly 18.7%, Sandbox 12.3%, Casual 10%, 2D 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers competitive strategic management with escalating upgrade paths similar to managing a growing enterprise.

A casual idle / active-idle asteroid mining game where you fly around mining and make the numbers go UP! Lasers, Drones, a dash of humor, RPG, science, research, crafting, games and more.

Why similar: Flight 46.4%, Space 16.3%, Relaxing 12.2%, Strategy 9.4%, Casual 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Blends idle progression mechanics with space themes and constant equipment upgrades.

Five-star tower defense with unrivaled depth and replayability. The Bloons are back in full HD glory and this time they mean business! Build awesome towers, choose your favorite upgrades, hire new Special Agents, and pop every last invading Bloon in the most popular tower defense series in history.

Why similar: Strategy 31.3%, Family Friendly 29.8%, Sandbox 14.6%, Casual 10.7%, 2D 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features classic lane defense gameplay rooted in smart resource investment and tactical upgrades.

Create, upgrade, and customize your very own Bloons Monkey City in this groundbreaking blend of city building and tower defense awesomeness!

Why similar: Strategy 74.6%, Family Friendly 16.1%, Casual 6.6%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines city building and resource management with strategic tower defense upgrades.

The world's greatest communism simulator!

Why similar: Simulation 25.9%, Strategy 20.6%, Casual 20.2%, Family Friendly 14.7%, Singleplayer 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers the same mindless, addictive number-crunching and automatic resource generation found in idle upgrade games.

The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

Why similar: Strategy 25.6%, Sandbox 23.4%, Family Friendly 22.3%, Cute 8.6%, Casual 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides engaging strategic progression and upgrading loops that appeal to fans of satisfying, incremental optimization.

Spacelines from the Far Out: Flight School is all about getting you prepared to take on the task of running your own Spaceline before launch! Join up to 3 other people to take on the challenges and demands as you ferry people to their destination.

Why similar: Space 35.2%, Management 26.3%, Family Friendly 18.1%, Simulation 12.8%, Casual 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a quirky, casual space-flight management experience with light chaotic fun.

Calm down from the hassle of your daily life, experience the feeling of flying, and immerse yourself into beautiful and atmospheric landscapes.

Why similar: Flight 34.1%, Family Friendly 14.9%, Relaxing 14.4%, Simulation 9.8%, Cute 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses purely on the relaxing, low-stress joy of free-roaming flight and exploration.

Gather crystals, repair/run crafting facilities, upgrade your spaceship, build machines, explore the open world, find your way back to mother earth.

Why similar: Flight 29.2%, Sandbox 21.9%, Physics 21%, Puzzle 15.2%, Simulation 10%

Why You'll Like It: Combines a quirky steampunk aesthetic with physics-based space puzzle mechanics and construction.

Build, crash, rebuild! Explore new planets in co-op multiplayer with your fully modular spaceship made from whatever bolts together long enough to fly. Mount giant thrusters, annoying cables, and everything in between. Complete wild missions, face the dangers of space and argue with your crew!

Why similar: Flight 43.2%, Sandbox 33.8%, Simulation 15%, Puzzle 5.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: Tests your patience and physics navigation as you climb and fly your way upward through vertical space.

Fly and collect all of the glowing orbs. Meditative Flight & exploration game with relaxing music.

Why similar: Flight 42.9%, Relaxing 18.5%, Casual 13.7%, Puzzle 10.5%, Simulation 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a relaxing, casual flight and exploration experience centered around mastering orbital physics.

Satellite Command is a realistic, relaxing astrophysics simulator. Complete contracts with real data, launch and take control of ever more powerful Satellites, research advanced technology and build your Space Agency!

Why similar: Sandbox 18.4%, Space 16.5%, Physics 16.2%, Management 14%, Simulation 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Puts you in control of orbital operations with a simulation-heavy approach to space management.

Build your own pachinko! Upgrade pins and balls, unleash powerful synergies, and help a shattered village rise again in this incremental adventure.

Why similar: Physics 21.3%, Management 19.2%, Family Friendly 12%, Relaxing 9.8%, Arcade 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Blends physics drop mechanics with idle and management progression systems.

A game about never-ending problem of loading screens. We've all experienced it while playing games, while downloading something, while installing an operating system ect. And now you can experience it once again in Loading Screen Simulator: Steam edition

Why similar: Simulation 35.8%, Family Friendly 19.1%, Casual 16.9%, Indie 13.2%, Singleplayer 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Embraces the ironic, incremental nature of simple casual games designed to pass the time with progress bars.

From the creators of Bloons TD6... Bloons TD Battles 2 is a brand new installment of the top-rated head-to-head tower defense game. Gather your Hero, choose your team of powerful Monkey Towers, and prepare to battle one on one against other players and relentless waves of Bloons!

Why similar: Sandbox 29.8%, Character Customization 21.3%, Family Friendly 20.2%, Strategy 15.9%, Indie 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Tests your tactical upgrade choices and economy management against other players in real-time.

Stickman Jetpack! fly and survive to unlock all the levels achievements in this physic based game!

Why similar: Simulation 32.1%, Arcade 22.4%, Casual 17.8%, Indie 12.9%, 2D 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the momentum-based vertical movement and upgrade-driven propulsion of early flight games.

Enjoy some of the best loved Flash games of the past in this awesome time capsule of over 60 Ninja Kiwi classics. Experience a piece of history and play the original Flash games that spawned the worldwide phenomenon of Bloons TD.

Why similar: Arcade 37.6%, Strategy 26.4%, Casual 16.8%, 2D 10.9%, Singleplayer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a collection of nostalgic, casual Flash-era games that share the pick-up-and-play arcade DNA of Learn to Fly.

Grow your fleet of spaceships in this incremental space game. Mine asteroids and trade with stations, unlock upgrades to make more money, deploy pirates, and unlock [REDACTED]. Pin to your desktop and watch your empire grow while you do "more important" things.

Why similar: Management 27.9%, Space 24.9%, Relaxing 14.2%, Simulation 11.2%, Casual 8.7%

Conquer PickCrafter, the hit indie idle game! Break blocks, forge equipment, and collect powerful Pickaxes. Prestige to legendary tiers with the new Ascension Skill Tree. Discover biomes and battle epic bosses. Make meaningful choices and invent complex builds in this addictive endless adventure!

Why similar: Management 31.4%, Simulation 18.6%, Strategy 15%, 2D 11.6%, Casual 10.3%

In Click Space Miner II you take control over a mining company in space. There is a big market, a lot of customers, but therefore also a lot of concurrents so you have to mine fast.

Why similar: Sandbox 28.5%, Simulation 15.3%, Family Friendly 14.6%, Relaxing 13.1%, Casual 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Relies entirely on incremental clicker and idle management loops within a space mining theme.

Vacuum Warrior is a Free to Play incremental idle game. Listen to the crisp crackle of dust and debris entering your vacuum as you vacuum ridiculous amounts of dust. Upgrade your vacuums, idle gains, and robot vacuums, earn achievements, and explore numerous locations in the Vacuum Warrior universe!

Why similar: Relaxing 22.9%, Simulation 18.4%, Management 14.2%, Puzzle 14.1%, Casual 12.5%

Build & Manage Your Airport. An International Hub or a Regional Masterpiece -- it's up to you. Buy more land to scale out, or escalators to scale up with MULTIPLE FLOORS. You're in full control in this modern business management tycoon!

Why similar: Flight 35.3%, Management 18.9%, Sandbox 17.8%, Simulation 7.7%, Strategy 7.6%

Welcome to Sunshine Heavy Industries! As the new spaceship engineer, solve increasingly tricky design puzzles with your own personal style. Manage customer demands, juggle budget and ship performance, and survive the questionable decision making skills of your business partner.

Why similar: Sandbox 23.3%, Space 21.9%, Puzzle 13%, Relaxing 10.5%, Simulation 8.4%

A sci-fi management game where you build and optimize your computer's system from the ground up. Connect and configure interconnected nodes to efficiently download, process, and upload files. Manage your setup, solve system challenges, and become the ultimate system architect

Why similar: Management 25.7%, Logic 24.5%, Simulation 22.9%, Sandbox 14.7%, Relaxing 6.9%

Habitat is a physics-based space game where you build, fly, and fight with whatever you can find out in space. Upgrade and arm your creations with weapons and structures you find in orbit, fly and explore using rocket physics.Battle deadly enemies in Campaign Mode to save humanity or explore Sandbox Mode for true creative control.

Why similar: Space 30.9%, Sandbox 21.3%, Strategy 15.7%, Simulation 14.5%, Physics 11.3%

Set off to conquer space with Space Rocket, an ultra addictive rocket game!

Why similar: Casual 15.2%, Family Friendly 13.2%, Arcade 12.5%, Relaxing 11.2%, Indie 11%

Command the Nimbatus and craft drones out of hundreds of different parts. Survive unknown threats in a fully destructible, procedural universe, compete against other players in different arenas or enjoy complete creative freedom in the sandbox.

Why similar: Logic 20.9%, Space 19%, Sandbox 16.7%, Physics 15.6%, Strategy 13.7%

Game Builder Tycoon - Prologue is a free simulation game in which you begin your journey as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing and research stuff. Create best game on the planet!

Why similar: Management 23.5%, Sandbox 18.5%, Relaxing 12.8%, Simulation 10.1%, Strategy 9.2%

Customize your airship and explore the world above the clouds in this sim RPG

Why similar: Simulation 41.4%, Casual 25.1%, Cute 15.2%, 2D 9.4%, Indie 5.9%

Starship Theory is a ship building survival game. Mine and trade to gather resources. Plan and construct new upgrades. Train and manage crew. Fight to survive.

Why similar: Space 29.8%, Management 22.6%, Simulation 16.5%, Strategy 15.2%, 2D 6.2%

Time Clickers is what's called an 'incremental game'. There's always a fun upgrade to look forward to, and the numbers keep getting bigger! Hire a team to fight for you, even when you're offline!

Why similar: Casual 27.6%, Indie 17.1%, Relaxing 12%, Simulation 11.8%, Singleplayer 11.6%

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 37.8%, Sandbox 26.3%, Simulation 18.1%, Strategy 12.3%, Indie 5.4%

Travel on an intergalactic highway in search of new planets!

Why similar: Simulation 48.4%, Casual 29.3%, Indie 22.2%

Extract and gather resources from different planets. Manage the supply of electricity, water, food and oxygen of your base in order to survive. Automate the creation of new products. Build a spaceship to transport your products to other places...

Why similar: Sandbox 37.4%, Space 23.6%, Strategy 15.5%, Simulation 14.8%, Indie 8.7%

Pop the top on some legendary action with Soda Dungeon, the fresh and fizzy hit mobile RPG adventure, now available on your desktop! Manage your team as you raid the local dungeons, upgrade your tavern, and attract new party members. Gold, legendary items, and more await you.

Why similar: Casual 33.3%, 2D 27%, Strategy 20.3%, Singleplayer 11.1%, Indie 8.4%

MatchyGotchy is a casual idle clicker game full of childlike wonder. Introducing characters from the Matchy Star world, collect them all as digital pets and build thousands of ships to reach Xanadu. Get your virtual Stars that intergalactic pool party they always wanted!

Why similar: Space 20.4%, Simulation 17.3%, Family Friendly 15.5%, Relaxing 11.1%, Casual 11%

Defend Ooo from the Bloon invasion in this epic tower defense crossover.

Why similar: Strategy 62%, Family Friendly 29.7%, Singleplayer 8.3%

Transform your childhood home as you build brilliant factories and forge lifelong friendships, then reach for the skies and finally finish your family's dream - your mother's precious rocket ship. Roll up your sleeves, it turns out that saving this town really IS rocket science!

Why similar: Sandbox 37.5%, Logic 18.1%, Relaxing 15.8%, Cute 14.4%, 2D 8.6%

Scavenge modules, combine them in the deadliest and most efficient ways imaginable, and fly your very own spaceship through alien space with BossConstructor. Thousands of procedurally generated galaxies await you and your space-faring collection of assembled modules to explore them.

Why similar: Space 30%, Simulation 18.8%, Physics 13.6%, Management 12.4%, Arcade 8.6%

Experience life in space using cutting edge drone simulation technology. You can never fail — build ships, make friends, live forever.

Why similar: Physics 31.2%, Space 30.2%, Puzzle 16.8%, Simulation 13.1%, Indie 4.9%

The acclaimed bridge-building indie-hit is back! More levels, more features, more physics fun!

Why similar: Physics 26.1%, Sandbox 22.5%, Puzzle 13.3%, Simulation 12.1%, Family Friendly 8.4%

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: Sandbox 24.9%, Space 22.5%, Management 16.2%, Strategy 11.3%, Simulation 11.3%

Mine and craft your way to orbit, build your own starship and explore a vast, dangerous galaxy alongside your crew. For players who love a meaningful survival progression, a unique and elegant building system, and epic space-opera scale.

Why similar: Space 33.4%, Sandbox 29.9%, Simulation 17.9%, Physics 11%, Indie 7.8%

Build and fly realistic aircraft. Use free-form fuselage and wing editor tools and tune your engines to recreate aircraft from any era or design your own.

Why similar: Flight 38.4%, Sandbox 24.7%, Physics 18.3%, Simulation 14.5%, Indie 2.3%

Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

Why similar: Management 22%, Cute 20.9%, Simulation 15.3%, 2D 12.5%, Casual 11.5%

Snap, rotate and launch your own warship in minutes, then pilot it into bullet-hell boss fights to hunt the galaxy's supervillains. Master intuitive engineering, evolve from drone to dreadnought, and use the fully gridless designer to build anything you can imagine!

Why similar: Space 25.4%, Physics 22.2%, Sandbox 21.7%, Simulation 11.4%, 2D 6.6%

Remove fog, look for and mine minerals, construct buildings, upgrade the rover and reach the portal.

Why similar: Simulation 33.2%, Space 19.3%, Character Customization 15.2%, Family Friendly 15.2%, Relaxing 10.5%