- #1 Nova Lands
97% matchVery Positive89% of 3,422 reviews2023
Dev: BEHEMUTTPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Nova Lands is a factory building, exploration, and island management game. Explore, engage in combat, and automate your industry. The planet you’re on is full of mysteries, creatures, people, and things to do. Welcome to your new home amongst the stars!
Why similar: Crafting 24.4%, Resource Management 23.9%, Open World 23.7%, Exploration 9.8%, Adventure 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features a similar top-down perspective and focuses on base-building and automation in a charming, alien world.
- #2 Loddlenaut
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,779 reviews2023
Dev: Moon LagoonPub: Secret Mode
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Play as an interstellar custodian sent to clean up a polluted ocean planet. Pick up trash, explore the vibrant waters, and take care of axolotl-like alien creatures!
Why similar: Open World 21.2%, Relaxing 16.4%, Crafting 12.8%, Cute 12.5%, Sci-fi 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the same relaxing, cute, and colorful vibe while focusing on cleaning up an alien environment through exploration.
- #3 FixFox
96% matchVery Positive87% of 442 reviews2022
Dev: RendlikePub: Joystick Ventures
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Arriving on a curious planet, Vix and her toolbox Tin explore space, fixing machines with unconventional tools and eating cozy meals with kind robot locals. On an epic adventure, the duo repairs an interstellar beacon, constructs giant mechs, and unravels a cosmic mystery that transcends existence.
Why similar: Open World 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Space 10.1%, Crafting 10.1%, Relaxing 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a delightful, cute sci-fi setting with a heavy emphasis on exploration and puzzle-solving.
- #4 Distant Bloom
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 266 reviews2024
Dev: Ember TrailPub: Kinda Brave
Windows
From a world in ruins to a world in bloom. This serene management game lets you explore an alien planet where things have gone amiss. Harness the power of plants to restore the environment and build a flourishing community with your crewmates.
Why similar: Crafting 17.8%, Resource Management 14.6%, Family Friendly 12.4%, Relaxing 11.7%, Exploration 9%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the cozy, rewarding process of restoring a planet through exploration and crafting.
- #5 Ankora: Lost Days
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 165 reviews2022
Dev: Chibig
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Discover the wild planet Ankora and explore freely around this mysterious world full of promise and danger. Craft different tools, build structures and terraform yourself a new home in this cute-as-heck survival game.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.1%, Crafting 14.1%, Relaxing 13.1%, Cute 11.3%, Colorful 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title mirrors the crash-landed survival and crafting loop with a cute, female-protagonist-led adventure.
- #6 Creatures of Ava
94% matchVery Positive87% of 501 reviews2024
Dev: Inverge StudiosPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems – all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection.
Why similar: Crafting 19%, Space 16.2%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Exploration 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a wholesome, creature-focused adventure that emphasizes exploration and environmental care.
- #7 A Short Hike
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 22,017 reviews2019
Dev: adamgryu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Why similar: Relaxing 17.2%, Open World 14.7%, Exploration 14.2%, Cute 12.5%, Walking Simulator 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the pure joy of exploration and the relaxing, low-stakes atmosphere that makes Lost Nova so enjoyable.
- #8 Little-Known Galaxy
92% matchVery Positive88% of 733 reviews2024
Dev: Carbon & Kay
Windows · Mac
Join Space Alliance as a new captain-in-training and work with your crew to solve the mysteries of an ancient relic found on the Grey Planet. Little-Known Galaxy is a cozy single-player RPG space adventure full of friendly characters, exploration, crafting, and farming.
Why similar: Crafting 17.1%, Open World 15.5%, Space 12.7%, Sci-fi 12%, Exploration 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines cozy farming-sim elements with a charming sci-fi exploration narrative.
- #9 Slime Rancher
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 153,291 reviews2017
Dev: Monomi Park
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
Why similar: Open World 20.9%, Cute 17.8%, Exploration 13.4%, Colorful 9.6%, Funny 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This colorful, cute, and highly addictive game focuses on exploring an alien world and managing resources.
- #10 The Planet Crafter
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 70,189 reviews2024
Dev: Miju Games
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 37.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.
Why similar: Crafting 19%, Open World 17.7%, Space 16.9%, Resource Management 14.5%, Sci-fi 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It allows for a low-stakes, satisfying terraforming experience that rewards exploration and resource management.
- #11 Summer in Mara
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,162 reviews2020
Dev: Chibig
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take care of your own island and sail with your boat in this cozy farming adventure! Relax and unwind exploring a tropical archipelago or harvesting your own crops while helping others. Discover the story of Summer in Mara, with farming, crafting and exploring mechanics.
Why similar: Crafting 21.1%, Relaxing 18.8%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Exploration 13.5%, Cute 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a relaxing island-life experience with a strong focus on crafting, exploration, and gentle progression.
- #12 Starbound
89% matchVery Positive90% of 122,999 reviews2016
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.1 hrsMean: 64.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
Why similar: Crafting 20.2%, Space 19.5%, Open World 18.1%, Relaxing 12.9%, Exploration 10%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a vast, 2D space-exploration experience with deep crafting and sandbox elements.
- #13 Space Trash Scavenger
88% matchVery Positive84% of 518 reviews2024
Dev: SquarePlay GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Grab your jetpack and explore procedural asteroid fields, derelict spaceships and abandoned outposts. Build and automate your Space Rig to process scavenged trash. Craft, trade and fight your way home in this interstellar, open-world survival sandbox.
Why similar: Crafting 25.4%, Space 22.8%, Open World 22%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Exploration 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the satisfying loop of scavenging and crafting in a space environment.
- #14 Minicology
89% matchMixed68% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Isaac DennerPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You have crash-landed into a mini-verse of tiny planets. Welcome to Minicology! Embark on an interstellar survival sandbox journey. Use your crafting, combat, and automation skills to survive the many challenges this mini-verse throws at you.
Why similar: Crafting 33.6%, Open World 31%, Exploration 17.6%, 2D 10%, Adventure 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features a space-based survival and crafting loop that emphasizes exploration across various small, unique planets.
- #15 Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,995 reviews2020
Dev: ustwo games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Even the smallest person can make a big difference. Join Alba, as she sets out to save her beautiful island and its wildlife. And possibly start a revolution.
Why similar: Open World 16.8%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Family Friendly 15.8%, Exploration 9.9%, Funny 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same gentle, nature-focused exploration and heartwarming atmosphere found in Lost Nova.
- #16 Crashlands
87% matchVery Positive90% of 6,682 reviews2016
Dev: Butterscotch Shenanigans
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fight and tame alien beasts, craft resources into menacing weaponry, befriend the outlandish locals, and go toe-to-chin with a world-domineering maniac.
Why similar: Open World 19.4%, Crafting 19.2%, Exploration 10.7%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a humorous and engaging crafting and exploration loop on a dangerous but colorful alien planet.
- #17 ASTRONEER
86% matchVery Positive92% of 137,959 reviews2019
Dev: System Era Softworks
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 44.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends.
Why similar: Open World 26.6%, Space 25.1%, Crafting 16.5%, Exploration 12.6%, Sci-fi 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: While slightly more complex, it offers a beautiful, low-pressure space exploration and crafting experience.
- #18 My Little Universe
85% matchVery Positive86% of 2,099 reviews2023
Dev: EstotyPub: SayGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Stranded on a barren moon with nothing but your tools, fuelless ship, and celestial powers of creation, you are destined to recreate what was once lost and be the hero of your own Little Universe! Don't forget to call in up to three of your friends to join your journey in the Splitscreen Co-op Mode!
Why similar: Crafting 20.5%, Space 17.9%, Open World 17.4%, Relaxing 13.2%, Exploration 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the satisfying, repetitive loop of mining, crafting, and expanding your world through exploration.
- #19 Grow: Song of the Evertree
84% matchVery Positive81% of 2,549 reviews2021
Dev: Prideful SlothPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Grow your own worlds and nurture a deep natural connection with everything they hold. See your actions change the world for better! Bring the Evertree back to life in this breathtaking world-crafting sandbox, with life management and adventure elements.
Why similar: Open World 23.8%, Family Friendly 15.7%, Exploration 13.6%, Cute 13%, Colorful 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes world-building and cozy exploration in a vibrant, imaginative setting.
- #20 LOST EMBER
83% matchVery Positive88% of 5,172 reviews2019
Dev: Mooneye Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore the remains of a fallen world from fascinating perspectives! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights, dig underground as a mole or even climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, there are lots of ways of getting around.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.3%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Relaxing 13.7%, Family Friendly 13%, Exploration 11%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a relaxing, atmospheric exploration experience that focuses on the beauty of the environment.
- #21 Little Rocket Lab
81% matchVery Positive90% of 1,252 reviews2025
Dev: Teenage AstronautsPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Crafting 27%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Relaxing 12.7%, Cute 10.7%, Story Rich 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a focus on automation and building within a space-themed, adventurous setting.
- #22 Craterbound
84% matchMixed54% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: Daniel Marquez
Windows
Crash-land onto a unique and hostile alien world and begin your fight to survive. Face its inhabitants, upgrade your technology, create outposts & bases, and find a way to repair your ship. Explore the beautifully strange terrain, all while blasting and crafting your way off of the planet.
Why similar: Open World 23%, Space 21.4%, Crafting 21%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Exploration 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on open-world exploration and survival mechanics in a space-themed environment.
- #23 helionaut
82% matchVery Positive95% of 224 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
An open-world galaxy adventure game ✨🚀🌠 Explore a procedurally-generated universe filled with diverse micro-planets, asteroid belts and UFOs. 👽
Why similar: Space 19.1%, Crafting 17.8%, Open World 16.9%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Cute 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a simple, indie-focused space adventure that emphasizes exploration and simulation.
- #24 Garden Paws
81% matchVery Positive90% of 2,489 reviews2018
Dev: Bitten Toast Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You have inherited your grandparents farm as they set off to travel the world. Work with Frank at the local construction shop to finish off the final touches on your new home. Aid Frank and Mayor Wilson in building up the town so it may reach it's full potential.
Why similar: Crafting 23.9%, Open World 20.2%, Family Friendly 14.8%, Relaxing 14.7%, Exploration 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a cute, relaxing experience focused on exploration, crafting, and managing your own shop.
- #25 Cloudy Valley
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: PaltypusPub: TyGAMES
Windows
Go on a summer vacation to the Cloudy Valley archipelago! Swim, climb, and explore the different islands at your own pace. Discover treasures or enjoy a cozy and relaxing atmosphere by the waves...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.9%, Open World 15.2%, Relaxing 13%, Exploration 11.7%, Cute 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: It is a cute, indie adventure that prioritizes exploration and a relaxing pace.
- #26 Cozy Grove
79% matchVery Positive90% of 8,378 reviews2021
Dev: Spry FoxPub: Spry Fox
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 32.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to Cozy Grove, a game about camping on a haunted, ever-changing island. As a Spirit Scout, you'll wander the island's forest each day, finding new hidden secrets and helping soothe the local ghosts. With a little time and a lot of crafting, you'll bring color and joy back to Cozy Grove!
Why similar: Relaxing 27.9%, Cute 17.4%, Story Rich 13.7%, Crafting 12.9%, Colorful 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: It is a perfect match for players who enjoy relaxing, cute, and exploration-based gameplay with a focus on small, daily tasks.
- #27 Wytchwood
78% matchVery Positive93% of 4,661 reviews2021
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Wytchwood is a crafting adventure game set in a land of gothic fables and fairytales. As the old witch of the woods, explore a strange countryside, collect magic ingredients, brew sorcerous spells, and pass judgement upon a capricious cast of characters.
Why similar: Crafting 23.6%, Female Protagonist 18%, Exploration 12.1%, Story Rich 11%, Fantasy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features a charming, craft-heavy exploration loop set in a whimsical, story-rich world.
- #28 STARDROP
79% matchVery Positive87% of 276 reviews2019
Dev: Joure Visser
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
STARDROP is an interactive sci-fi cinematic experience.
Why similar: Space 17.3%, Walking Simulator 16%, Female Protagonist 14%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Story Rich 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a story-rich, casual space adventure that focuses on exploration and discovery.
- #29 Blood Nova
78% matchVery Positive92% of 118 reviews2022
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows · Mac · Linux
Princess Love is set to assume the throne of a powerful galactic empire. But when conspirators try to thwart her ascension, Love and her best friend Kel become stranded on an interstellar lighthouse. Prove Love worthy of rule in this thrilling point and click adventure game.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.3%, Funny 14.9%, Story Rich 11.8%, Fantasy 11.6%, Sci-fi 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features a compelling sci-fi narrative with a female protagonist, perfect for those who enjoyed the story elements of Lost Nova.
- #30 Starcom: Nexus
77% matchVery Positive91% of 2,295 reviews2019
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.4 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 32.8%, Open World 16.3%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Exploration 12.2%, Action RPG 7.3%
- #31 Duck Side of the Moon
74% matchVery Positive97% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: Starbrew Games
Windows · Linux
Waddle and fly as a duck in space! Explore every corner of the galaxy and find curious creatures and materials along the way. Craft gadgets, upgrade your spaceship, and get cozy in this relaxing adventure.
Why similar: Space 13.5%, Open World 13.2%, Family Friendly 11.4%, Relaxing 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.8%
- #32 Garden Story
76% matchVery Positive89% of 1,695 reviews2021
Dev: PicogramPub: Rose City Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Embark on a wholesome adventure to save The Grove! Forage resources, combat the invasive Rot, and restore the community. Relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor in this charming action-RPG starring a grape.
Why similar: Action RPG 15.1%, Family Friendly 12.6%, Funny 10.7%, Fantasy 10.7%, Cute 10.2%
- #33 Prospector
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: Loonworks Games
Windows
Land on a distant planet in this chill resource management game. Harvest alien resources, build and automate machinery, uncover secrets across the stars and strike shipping deals with distant colonies for exclusive rewards!
Why similar: Resource Management 18%, Open World 17.8%, Crafting 17.6%, Space 14.7%, Sci-fi 10.1%
- #34 Lilith Odyssey
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Chaystar Unlimited LLC
Windows
In the wake of the Nacho Wars, your alien family embarks on a galactic journey to Lilith -- a faraway planet of new hope. Discover the history of the Mugalo galaxy. Relax to in-game radio. Grow your fishing, farming and spacefaring skills in a casual adventure across a cosmos of 1000+ unique worlds.
Why similar: Open World 26.2%, Crafting 25.4%, Cute 14%, Exploration 12.7%, Colorful 12%
- #35 MewnBase
72% matchVery Positive93% of 1,439 reviews2023
Dev: Cairn4
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
MewnBase is a space-cat survival and base-building game. Scavenge around a barren planet for items to keep you fed. Explore and collect resources. Craft items and grow your base to help you survive.
Why similar: Crafting 19.3%, Space 15.6%, Open World 13.8%, Cute 10.3%, Relaxing 9.8%
- #36 dino game
74% matchVery Positive90% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
You fell from your UFO... How do you get back? Explore a foreign and friendly world inhabited by geysers, tall trees and dinosaurs. Learn its rules and systems and craft your way back to your spaceship!
Why similar: Adventure 32.2%, Indie 21.7%, Crafting 16.7%, Relaxing 11.5%, Cute 9.8%
- #37 One Lonely Outpost
72% matchMixed59% of 645 reviews2025
Dev: indie.io
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
An alien world sometimes needs a farmer’s touch to bring it to life. In this sci-fi, colonization-life sim, terraform a barren world: turn wastelands into verdant landscapes while exploring, farming, building, and unlocking all the mysteries of this strange new planet.
Why similar: Space 25%, Crafting 21.3%, Open World 19.9%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Cute 9.9%
- #38 Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?!
75% matchMixed67% of 977 reviews2017
Dev: Daylight StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! is a whacky space exploration game where you manage your very own spaceship, craft hundreds of weapons, and explore the vastness of a veggie-filled universe.
Why similar: Space 21.9%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Cute 11.4%, Story Rich 8.7%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
- #39 Lunnye Devitsy
76% matchMixed64% of 163 reviews2009
Dev: Boss Baddie
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
An alien lost on a strange planet needs help returning home
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Open World 17.4%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Relaxing 13.1%, Exploration 12.6%
- #40 Under A New Sun
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 384 reviews2023
Dev: New Horizon Games
Windows
While searching for a new home, an unexpected failure in your ship has left you stranded on a planet surprisingly similar to Earth. Discover a vast open world, hunt for food, develop technologies, and build yourself a new home to survive!
Why similar: Open World 33.4%, Crafting 31.8%, Exploration 15.1%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Adventure 5.9%
- #41 LOST EMBER - VR Edition
73% matchMixed47% of 108 reviews2022
Dev: Mooneye Studios
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Explore the remains of a fallen world from fascinating perspectives! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights, dig underground as a mole, climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, and many more!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.9%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Exploration 12.3%, Relaxing 11.1%, Family Friendly 10%
- #42 Luna's Fishing Garden
70% matchVery Positive94% of 2,216 reviews2021
Dev: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Luna's Fishing Garden is a short, cozy fishing and building game. Catch fish, trade it in and create the garden of your dreams by planting new trees, placing water objects and bringing animals to the archipelago.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.2%, Relaxing 18.2%, Family Friendly 17.1%, Cute 15.3%, Colorful 10.9%
- #43 My Time at Portia
68% matchVery Positive92% of 44,122 reviews2019
Dev: Pathea GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 36.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!
Why similar: Open World 33.3%, Crafting 33%, Relaxing 10.6%, Exploration 7%, Adventure 5.5%
- #44 No Place Like Home
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,066 reviews2022
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Humanity Trashed the Earth and left for Mars. Only few remained. EXPLORE the world. Clean the environment, CRAFT with recycled resources. Domesticate animals. Rebuild your village. Restore environment and run your own post-apo FARM as there is No Place Like Home!
Why similar: Crafting 27.8%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Open World 15.8%, Relaxing 14.5%, Exploration 12.7%
- #45 Crashlands 2
66% matchVery Positive88% of 2,392 reviews2025
Dev: Butterscotch Shenanigans
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Slap your way across a vibrant world where interstellar friendships are the key to your survival. Befriend eccentric aliens, craft bizarre weaponry, and stick it to the man in this sequel to the award-winning Action RPG Crashlands.
Why similar: Action RPG 16.6%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Crafting 15.7%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #46 Lodestar
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: Edenic Era LLC
Windows
Lodestar sends you and your squad of friends on your own space odyssey. Traverse multiple planets in a journey to get home without losing yourself or your ship to the perils of the unknown! Solve puzzles, gather resources, mine asteroids, and survive... with your own oh-so welcoming AI sidekick!
Why similar: Space 20.5%, Crafting 19.9%, Resource Management 18.9%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Exploration 12.5%
- #47 Aground
68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,985 reviews2020
Dev: Fancy Fish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
As one of the last human survivors, you find yourself stranded on an uninhabited island. With a few other victims of the crash, can you craft, mine, and build your way to survival?
Why similar: Open World 35%, Exploration 20%, Family Friendly 19.6%, Story Rich 16.3%, 2D 9.1%
- #48 The Gunk
67% matchVery Positive86% of 5,688 reviews2022
Dev: Image & Form GamesPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Gunk is an action-adventure game in which you play as Rani, part of our duo of gritty space haulers. As they’re struggling to bring in funds, they chance upon an untouched planet brimming with life. They came in search of valuable resources, and it looks like they’ve hit the jackpot…
Why similar: Space 16.8%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Family Friendly 14.3%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Relaxing 13.1%
- #49 SpaceKraft!
67% matchVery Positive91% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Game Dev Garage
Windows
Gather crystals, repair/run crafting facilities, upgrade your spaceship, build machines, explore the open world, find your way back to mother earth.
Why similar: Open World 48.7%, Sci-fi 30.2%, Adventure 13.6%, Singleplayer 7.5%
- #50 Space Bob vs. The Replicons
70% matchVery Positive90% of 98 reviews2018
Dev: Intravenous SoftwarePub: Independent
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help clueless Bob survive his first day of work in this procedurally generated, planet hopping, gravity simulator. Haul loot and resources back in to orbit while simultaneously fighting off a full scale alien invasion in this rogue-lite survival hybrid quite unlike anything you've played before.
Why similar: Open World 18.4%, Crafting 16.9%, Resource Management 16.1%, Action RPG 14.9%, Space 13.8%
- #51 De-Void
71% matchMixed63% of 144 reviews2016
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
De-Void is a first-person adventure game, where the player unravels the mysterious circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a remote space colony crew.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Space 14.1%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Family Friendly 9.1%
- #52 Edge of Space
73% matchMostly Negative33% of 2,729 reviews2015
Dev: Handyman StudiosPub: Reverb Triple XP
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Suit up as an operative of the Ark Corporation, sent to the farthest reaches of the universe in search of habitable planets to terraform. However, after the long space journey you awaken from cryosleep to find that your ship has gone way off course and is disabled near a strange new world.
Why similar: Crafting 25%, Space 21.8%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Open World 14.5%, 2D 7.2%
- #53 Last Horizon
70% matchVery Positive81% of 260 reviews2015
Dev: PixeljamPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 112.4 hrs≥1hr: 32%
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 33.3%, Sci-fi 22.1%, Exploration 19.9%, 2D 9.3%, Indie 5.9%
- #54 The Last Shores
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Black Frog Studio
Windows
🌿 The Last Shores is a chill solar-punk adventure. Clean, explore, and uncover the secrets of a forgotten island while restoring its lost harmony. 🏝️✨
Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.5%, Open World 16.9%, Relaxing 13.7%, Exploration 13.1%, Cute 11.7%
- #55 Petit Island
67% matchVery Positive81% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: Xelo GamesPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
Welcome to the beautiful and tropical Petit Island! Relive your grandpaw's youthful adventures by exploring the island and meeting all the unique islanders in this heartwarming open-world narrative exploration game. Preserve his memories before they fade away.
Why similar: Open World 14.7%, Family Friendly 13.4%, Relaxing 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Cute 10.3%
- #56 Low Oxygen
66% matchVery Positive89% of 303 reviews2023
Dev: Alex-Stefan Neagu
Windows · Linux
Explore an abandoned facility on the planet you've crashlanded, solving puzzles with strange plants along the way.
Why similar: Cute 22.3%, Funny 20.9%, Adventure 15.4%, Space 13.1%, 2D 12.9%
- #57 Space Chef
64% matchVery Positive80% of 131 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Goo GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Hunt, cook, and deliver cosmic cuisine using ingredients from across the galaxy to become the greatest chef in the Horseshoe Nebula. Explore alien worlds teeming with (edible) life, win the hearts of your customers, and thwart the rise of an evil interstellar burger chain.
Why similar: Resource Management 18.4%, Crafting 13.3%, Relaxing 13.2%, Space 13%, Open World 11%
