
Build physics-driven ships and automated factories block by block in a 2D space survival sandbox. Mine planets and asteroids, program machines, explore a hostile universe and survive solo or with friends.
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Build physics-driven ships and automated factories block by block in a 2D space survival sandbox. Mine planets and asteroids, program machines, explore a hostile universe and survive solo or with friends.

Industronaut
A survival engineering game where you build life support habitats, mine resources, and automate production chains on a radiation heavy planet. No rescue. No support. Just engineering.

Reprocessed
Factory management and sandbox base building in zero-g environment. Survive, expand and then dominate space industrial market. Build large scale resource processing plant completely from nothing.
A survival engineering game where you build life support habitats, mine resources, and automate production chains on a radiation heavy planet. No rescue. No support. Just engineering.
Why similar: Automation 15.7%, Mining 13.6% ★, Base Building 12%, Space Sim 8.7%, Crafting 7.9%
Factory management and sandbox base building in zero-g environment. Survive, expand and then dominate space industrial market. Build large scale resource processing plant completely from nothing.
Why similar: Automation 17.2%, Base Building 14.4%, Space Sim 12.8%, Space 9.6%, Sandbox 9.6%
Flow Factory is a physics-based factory automation game. Tinker with complex production lines, make them faster and more efficient. Deal with freely floating pieces and defy gravity. Build, research, optimize. Relax and enjoy everything running smoothly.
Why similar: Automation 19.8%, Base Building 14.8%, Mining 13.7% ★, Sandbox 9.8%, Crafting 9.2%
Stranded on a hostile alien world, you must gather resources, craft tools, and automate production to survive. Build a base, fend off deadly wildlife, and uncover ancient secrets in this immersive sci-fi survival adventure. Will you conquer the planet or succumb to its perils?
Why similar: Automation 14.7%, Space Sim 13.8%, Base Building 12%, Space 9.9%, Sandbox 9.4%
LithoBreak is an Early Access industrial survival game rebuilding toward one moon-site loop: boot up the console, build the first site, and help shape a science-driven survival sim.Play with Science
Why similar: Automation 15.5%, Mining 12.7% ★, Base Building 12.7%, Space Sim 11.5%, Crafting 8.4%
Stellar Shipyard is a space colony sandbox where you design modular ships and stations, and automate resource production using drones and workers. Let the automated systems fly even the most improvised designs. Face rival factions and threats solo, or alongside friends as allies or rivals.
Why similar: Automation 13.8%, Mining 13.3% ★, Space Sim 10.6%, Base Building 10.2%, Space 8.2%
Exovia is a physics-based mining and automation sandbox in space. Survey asteroids, engineer zero-G logistics without conveyor belts, and design complex Newtonian factories. Turn floating chaos into perfect order and experience true inner peace as you solve one satisfying problem and then the next.
Why similar: Space Sim 14.4%, Mining 13.8% ★, Automation 13.7%, Base Building 10.1%, Space 7.5%
Veinfall is a 2D exploration, crafting, and factory automation game. Mine ore, gather materials, build machines, and connect production lines with conveyors. Grow a small hand-built base into your own factory as you explore deeper into the planet.
Why similar: Automation 20.5%, Mining 18.8% ★, Base Building 15.3%, Crafting 8.8%, Sandbox 8.7%
A physics-driven automation game where your workers bounce between buildings like pinballs. Design bounce paths, build production chains, and survive asteroid waves.
Why similar: Mining 20.5% ★, Base Building 17.2%, Space Sim 14.6%, Automation 13.4%, Sandbox 9.8%
Fly from planet to planet, build automated bases, and take on alien swarms on foot or in vehicles. Master your ship’s momentum in a seamless 2D solar system.
Why similar: Automation 14%, Space Sim 12.6%, Mining 12.5% ★, Base Building 11.3%, Space 8.5%
The Universe is yours. SpaceCraft is an online space exploration and building game. Explore a vast galaxy of solar systems and planets, mine and craft resources, design and build ships, automate planetary bases and interplanetary logistics, trade and cooperate.
Why similar: Space Sim 14.9%, Automation 13.4%, Base Building 11.6%, Space 10.6%, Sandbox 9%
The Ignition Protocol is a slow-paced, top-down incremental asteroid-mining game. Fly your ship in zero-g, mine and tow asteroids, transport resources, automate your base, and ignite a new star - the last light in a fading universe.
Why similar: Mining 18.6% ★, Automation 17.2%, Space 12%, Space Sim 11.5%, Sandbox 9.6%
Main Sequence is a first-person space-sim factory builder where you design spaceships, build space stations, and automate everything. Start with a single ship and grow to become an interstellar industrial empire as you leave your mark on the galaxy.
Why similar: Automation 20.4%, Space Sim 19.7%, Base Building 15.3%, Space 10.3%, Crafting 7.5%
Eat a snack while you watch an entire planet burn in your image.
Why similar: Automation 17.6%, Space Sim 13%, Sandbox 11.1%, Base Building 10.6%, Space 9.1%
Astrometica: Prologue is the free game about surviving in space. You need to use your skills and tools to stay alive. There are many challenges to face, and you need to fight to survive. You also need to build a new base in space.
Why similar: Space Sim 19.1%, Base Building 14.9%, Automation 14.4%, Building 10.1%, Space 9.8%
Planet Gemini is a factory-building and tower defense game. After crash-landing on two planets during an interdimensional journey, fend off waves of enemies and research a portal to survive.
Why similar: Automation 17.9%, Mining 15.2% ★, Base Building 13.6%, Space 8.8%, Crafting 8.2%
Dig deep into an alien world, gather resources, explore the unknown, and build interconnected power, oxygen, and production systems. Upgrade your gear, expand your base, and automate logistics with drones as manual work gradually grows into an efficient production network.
Why similar: Mining 22.6% ★, Automation 18.8%, Base Building 15.9%, Sandbox 9.4%, Building 7.5%
Astario is a universe in which you can build functional ships and orbital stations with automated factories. Collect materials, craft new blocks, and expand into the universe. Nothing is ever truly static, ships, stations, asteroids, planets, everything follows the laws of orbital motion.
Why similar: Mining 18.1% ★, Automation 16.3%, Space Sim 14.1%, Space 12.4%, Building 10.3%
Build and automate your own industrial space empire. Mine asteroids, manage logistics, expand production lines with drones and conveyors, explore new sectors through wormholes, and grow your mining operation across the galaxy.
Why similar: Automation 18.4%, Mining 15.7% ★, Space Sim 13.5%, Space 12.5%, Resource Management 8.3%
Yuri’s Resolve is a single-player factory-building game set in Mars' orbit. Salvage wreckage, mine Phobos, construct manufacturing systems, and forge a path back home. Operate from the immersive cockpit of your ship as Yuri’s Resolve delivers a bold, innovative take on the factory building genre.
Why similar: Automation 20.7%, Base Building 15.9%, Space Sim 13.1%, Crafting 10.9%, Space 10.8%
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
Why similar: Automation 23.6%, Base Building 20.5%, Crafting 10.6%, Building 9.3%, Sandbox 8.5%
An open world survival game set in space.
Why similar: Space Sim 16.5%, Mining 14% ★, Base Building 12.5%, Space 11.8%, Sandbox 10.1%
Build and navigate your ship as it barrels through space. Machines, pipes, and wiring; all necessities to keep your ship running. Survive and explore.
Why similar: Space Sim 16.8%, Automation 16.6%, Mining 14.6% ★, Base Building 11.9%, Space 9.7%
Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation.
Why similar: Automation 19.8%, Base Building 18.2%, Space 12.4%, Space Sim 12.3%, Building 8.4%
You drift in space, land on a random planet, collect materials, survive, develop civilization technology, conquer more planets, idle automation factory game
Why similar: Automation 24.2%, Base Building 18.1%, Crafting 11.8%, Survival 10.6%, Building 9.9%
TerraTech Worlds is an open world, build-craft adventure game, set on an uncharted alien world. Play solo or with friends, explore your surroundings, craft unique vehicles, construct automated bases, and battle your way through hazards and enemies to harness the power of your environment
Why similar: Base Building 14.9%, Mining 14.6% ★, Automation 11.6%, Sandbox 9.8%, Crafting 9.5%
Stationeers puts you in control of the construction and management of a space station to run by yourself or online with your friends. Complex atmospheric, electrical, manufacturing, agriculture, and gravitational systems require your thought and management at all times!
Why similar: Automation 14%, Mining 13.1% ★, Base Building 11.3%, Space 8.2%, Sandbox 7.6%
Build a formidable factory and go dungeoning alone or with friends. Solve logic puzzles and automate resource collection and crafting, or venture into dungeons filled with dangers and rewards. Find your own ideal gameplay balance, as any unique path will advance the story!
Why similar: Mining 18.8% ★, Automation 16.4%, Base Building 12.3%, Crafting 8.5%, Space 8.1%
Hydroneer is a mining and base building sandbox. Dig for gold and other resources to turn a profit and enhance your mining operation. Build a base of operations, forge weapons, go fishing, and dig deep!
Why similar: Mining 20% ★, Automation 19.7%, Base Building 16.7%, Sandbox 10.8%, Building 9.2%
Untethered is a space survival-sandbox set in our own cosmic backyard. Explore zero-gravity environments, build and operate realistic space stations, and fight to stay alive in the unforgiving realm of deep space.
Why similar: Automation 16.8%, Space Sim 15.8%, Base Building 13.3%, Space 10.5%, Sandbox 10.5%
Survive in futuristic 2046 USA where a ruthless megacorporation owns your debt. Mine cobalt, automate production, craft machines, explore a dying world, and ride your electric bike across vast pixel-art wastelands. Pay what you owe… or disappear.
Why similar: Mining 20.2% ★, Automation 18.9%, Base Building 14.8%, Crafting 10.1%, Sandbox 9.6%
Help humanity to spread throughout the cosmos by exploring new worlds, building space factories and setting up trade routes. Research advanced technologies to increase efficiency and unlock new paths of development. Fight off other artificial intelligences in your goal to reach the Final Upgrade!
Why similar: Automation 20.8%, Base Building 15.4%, Space Sim 14.9%, Space 12.4%, Building 10.4%
Mine resources, automate production, and defend your base from escalating alien attacks. Expand your power grid, unlock new technology, and survive alone or with friends in online co-op.
Why similar: Automation 18.7%, Base Building 14.5%, Mining 12.2% ★, Building 9.5%, Sandbox 9.1%
A space survival crafting mining base building and star system building game. Craft rockets to create planets and Dyson Rings, mine and craft advanced materials, terraform the terrain, manage electricity, farm food, and more as you watch the star system evolve into stunning, ever-changing views.
Why similar: Mining 17.5% ★, Automation 14.8%, Base Building 13.9%, Space 10.3%, Crafting 9.9%
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: Space Sim 17%, Mining 16.8% ★, Base Building 13.6%, Automation 12.1%, Space 10.7%
Set on small procedurally generated planets, PoliPlanet is a unique first-person city building game. Discover new planets, gather resources, craft, explore, and build.
Why similar: Automation 21.1%, Base Building 16.2%, Space Sim 11.7%, Crafting 10.6%, Building 9.7%
Explore a vast underground world to mine and craft hundreds of items while building up your modular Outpost on the surface, to prospect for gems, refine resources and farm hydroponic crops in this top-down sci-fi survival-crafter where the story always provides a reason to dig deeper.
Why similar: Mining 16.1% ★, Automation 13.6%, Base Building 12.8%, Crafting 8.9%, Sandbox 8.6%
Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.
Why similar: Automation 28.8%, Base Building 20.9%, Sandbox 10.4%, Resource Management 9.7%, Crafting 9.2%
Build the most efficient intergalactic factory in space simulation strategy game Dyson Sphere Program! Harness the power of stars, collect resources, plan and design production lines and develop your interstellar factory from a small space workshop to a galaxy-wide industrial empire.
Why similar: Automation 25.5%, Base Building 18.9%, Space 14.9%, Building 10.2%, Space Sim 8.9%
A sci-fi, base-building adventure where you build a 'ship' on an asteroid; explore space, battle slimes, raiders, space rhinos, and more. A story that includes following orders from a mysterious AI, shooting fish with a space grappling hook, invading space stations, fixing the exploded moon, etc.
Why similar: Mining 18% ★, Base Building 15.7%, Sandbox 13.7%, Space 13.2%, Crafting 10.6%
A sudden, devastating strike has reduced your interstellar voyage to ruins. As the sole survivor in X SPACE, you must rebuild your space base from scratch, assemble a versatile fleet, and pilot your massive mobile fortress into the depths of the universe.
Why similar: Automation 16%, Space Sim 15.3%, Base Building 12.6%, Space 11.4%, Sandbox 10.6%
A space sim where you build the industry that produces your rockets, then fly them. Genuinely integrated orbits, aerodynamics solved part by part, procedural planets you can walk. From first mine to first interstellar flight.
Why similar: Automation 22.5%, Space Sim 18.4%, Sandbox 11.3%, Space 10.4%, Physics 9.2%
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: Automation 17.1%, Base Building 14.6%, Sandbox 10.4%, Space 9.7%, Building 9.7%
Build an automated factory on a true-scale Mars streamed from real NASA terrain. Mine, smelt and belt resources, run trains between outposts, master chemistry, and grow from a lone lander into a planet-spanning industry while the real Martian weather does its worst.
Why similar: Automation 19.2%, Base Building 14%, Mining 13.9% ★, Space Sim 12.8%, Space 10.3%
A living pixel sandbox where every grain simulates - and every world hides its Keepers. Dig to the abyss, sail past the clouds, tame a horse, farm, brew, and build. Face seven sim-bosses you defeat by reshaping the world itself, and mend the heart of your world.
Why similar: Base Building 15.7%, Mining 14.7% ★, Crafting 11.8%, Sandbox 11.6%, Survival 10.8%
A creative sandbox adventure with a focus on exploration, discovery and survival. Shape your worlds, build, mine, and farm. Expand your reach and travel to other worlds using your ship, and worm holes!
Why similar: Space Sim 16.3%, Base Building 14.5%, Sandbox 12.1%, Building 11.5%, Crafting 11.4%
Eden Crafters is a solo or co-op open-world survival, crafting, and factory-building game where you transform a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity. Build, automate, and terraform. Control the climate, create a breathable atmosphere, and turn toxic lakes into water: shape a new world!
Why similar: Automation 20.3%, Base Building 15.2%, Crafting 10.4%, Sandbox 9.8%, Building 8.7%
Astrometica is a space exploration and base-building survival game. After a catastrophic event, explore vast space, gather resources, build bases, and uncover cosmic mysteries. Use advanced technology, craft tools, and discover new blueprints to survive and thrive in the unknown.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.4%, Automation 17%, Base Building 13.3%, Space 11.4%, Crafting 10.9%
A chill, top down automation game about mining asteroids down to the core. Build bots. Figure out logistics. Automate yourself out of a job.
Why similar: Automation 22.7%, Base Building 16.1%, Mining 11.5% ★, Building 10.3%, Resource Management 10.3%
Factor Y is a relaxing, large-scale, multi-planetary, mega factory automation game. Mine resources, craft new items and structures via recipes and generate your own, custom building blocks. Expand your factory to span across multiple planets.
Why similar: Automation 20.6%, Mining 19.4% ★, Base Building 15.8%, Sandbox 11.5%, Space 9.3%
Kardaviik is a 3D factory automation game set in a voxel asteroid belt. Your mission: harness energy, ascend the Kardashev Scale, and save Earth. Conquer the expansive procedurally generated belt by harvesting resources and extracting fuel, and build your ultimate space factory!
Why similar: Automation 29.5%, Base Building 20.6%, Space 15%, Sandbox 11.7%, Resource Management 9.6%
Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment. Explore planets and space, mine resources, survive hazards, and engage in combat alone or with friends in Creative or Survival modes.
Why similar: Space Sim 16.7%, Base Building 13.2%, Space 10.4%, Sandbox 9.6%, Building 9.3%
A small quick game about building a factory to launch planets into a solar system! Grow your base and increase production to make the ultimate factory for launching planets!
Why similar: Base Building 18.4%, Space Sim 14.5%, Sandbox 13.8%, Space 13.7%, Crafting 11.7%
Produce weapons, automate your production, and complete contracts to gain more money and expand your factory. A war is waging against the aliens. You will need to support the war effort by producing an ever-increasing amount of weapons. And always stay ready to defend your factories.
Why similar: Automation 22.4%, Base Building 16.9%, Crafting 13.2%, Building 11.2%, Sandbox 8.7%
Build floating automated rigs in a volatile gas giant. Extract elements, synthesize compounds, and descend through atmospheric layers in this sci-fi systems-builder focused on chemistry, engineering, and survival.
Why similar: Automation 21%, Base Building 16%, Space Sim 14%, Space 11.5%, Sandbox 9.8%
Triton Survival is an open world survival game about exploration, construction, engineering, and fighting on planets. Embark on this interstellar adventure and conquer the galaxy. Are you ready?
Why similar: Space Sim 18.5%, Base Building 14.9%, Space 12.5%, Sandbox 12.1%, Building 11.7%
Factory Trashcension is a first-person open-world factory creation and optimization game with unlimited possibilities. Play with your friends and design efficient factories to TRASHCEND without worries and explore a v a p o r w a v e inspired universe!
Why similar: Automation 23.5%, Base Building 18.1%, Crafting 12.5%, Sandbox 12.1%, Building 11.2%
Facteroids is a 3D factory building game about asteroid mining in space. Prospect, mine and manage your production lines in a variety of scenarios and procedurally generated worlds across the entire Solar system.
Why similar: Automation 19.6%, Base Building 15%, Mining 14.9% ★, Space Sim 11.1%, Sandbox 10.4%
Shape an entire grid-based world with your mouse. Gather, craft, farm, cook, tame animals, automate production, and battle powerful bosses. Every item, machine, and creature is yours to pick up, place, and combine.
Why similar: Automation 27.1%, Crafting 16%, Sandbox 14.6%, Base Building 12.6%, Building 11.5%
Cartefact is an automation card game. Craft, automate and manage resources all through cards Play as a young explorer who lands on a distant alien planet to uncover its mysteries and find a way to solve humanity’s energy crisis.
Why similar: Automation 32.8%, Base Building 19.3%, Crafting 16%, Resource Management 11.3%, Sandbox 9.4%