- #1 Psi 5 Trading Company
97% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Accolade, Inc.Pub: Ziggurat
Windows
Captain a space freighter on its perilous voyage to deliver vital supplies to the Parvin Frontier! Select your crew, then lead and command their efforts to manage the ship's navigation, engineering, weapons, and more on the fly as crises and obstacles arise in real time.
Why similar: Space Sim 44.3% ★, Management 16.6%, Aliens 11.8%, Space 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #2 Galduen of the Void
96% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: AzurDevPub: Azurdev
Windows · Linux
A fantasy space agency management game! Manage your team, design your space ship and research new technology! Reach moons, planets and the void beyond. Can you reach the void? Can you bring Galduen to the void?
Why similar: Space Sim 41% ★, Management 21.1%, Space 12.6%, Strategy 7.8%, Resource Management 7.6%
- #3 Work Beasts
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Canary Cartel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Manage your workforce of mystical work beasts! Increase your team productivity in order to complete the most difficult jobs and earn lots of money, after all, the government won't leave you alone if you don't pay your taxes. Oh, don't forget to give your employers a coffee sometimes.
Why similar: Creature Collector 35.6%, Funny 17.3%, Management 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Casual 6.7%
- #4 Puddies
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iracoon GamesPub: Voxel School
Windows
Are you curious to discover what lies beyond our planet? Accompany Bean on his space mission and discover an endless number of adorable creatures called Puddies that will have to be trained. Launch yourself into the unknown or you launch him.
Why similar: Creature Collector 33.7%, Space Sim 28% ★, Management 16.1%, Funny 9.6%, Casual 5.9%
- #5 Planet Factory
93% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: SupremeGuardianGames
Windows
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: Space Sim 40.8% ★, Strategy 13.7%, Management 13.5%, Casual 11.8%, Space 7.2%
- #6 Space Station Continuum
94% matchNegative15% of 39 reviews2020
Dev: N-Body Solutions
Windows
Space Station Continuum is a building & management sim inspired by the past, present, and future of humans in space.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.7% ★, Management 14.6%, Funny 11%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Space 9.3%
- #7 Slinkie Dinkie
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 534 reviews2025
Dev: Sewer Cat
Windows
A Slinkie Dinkie se uniu ao grupo SPG para trazer de volta o pet virtual mais querido de todos os tempos!
Why similar: Creature Collector 50.1%, Casual 14.2%, Management 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Resource Management 7.3%
- #8 Asteroid Mining Empire
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nightingale Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Asteroid Mining Empire is a sci-fi mining progression game where you harvest asteroid fields, earn credits, unlock upgrades, expand your ship and drone systems, and push toward powerful long-term rebirth progression as your small operation grows into a space industry.
Why similar: Space Sim 57.8% ★, Casual 14%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Space 8.8%, Indie 3.5%
- #9 The Sentient
92% matchMostly Negative39% of 82 reviews2016
Dev: Uncaged Studios
Windows
Play as an A.I tasked with helping mankind explore the vastness of space. Customize your ship, recruit a crew, battle alien vessels, research new technology and explore randomly generated universes.
Why similar: Space Sim 43.1% ★, Management 17.8%, Strategy 15.4%, Space 13.3%, Indie 10.4%
- #10 1000 days to escape
90% matchVery Positive84% of 401 reviews2019
Dev: Lemon Squeezy
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Only 1000 days left until the end of the world. You have to realize the largest space program ever to save as many people as you can. Explore planets, colonize them, help people find a new home.
Why similar: Space Sim 40.5% ★, Space 15.3%, Casual 10.6%, Aliens 10.1%, Funny 9.1%
- #11 Collectamon
89% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Grappling Hook Games
Windows
Collectamon is a creature collecting game with an additional focus on upgrades. Upgrade your character, upgrade the area and place your caught monsters in your sanctuary. Catch all monsters in the game? Upgrade Everything? Try and get all achievements? It's up to you!
Why similar: Creature Collector 59.3%, Management 23.1%, Casual 8.3%, Indie 5.2%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #12 cluck-a-thon
89% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Verde
Windows
Cluck-a-thon: Merge and create extraordinary chickens in this enchanting indie adventure. Discover unique chickens and immerse yourself in a charming world of feathered fun! Join the clucking frenzy today!
Why similar: Creature Collector 40.7%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Casual 12.7%, Strategy 10.7%, Management 9.9%
- #13 Trimmer Tycoon
88% matchMixed68% of 692 reviews2016
Dev: Improx Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Trimmer Tycoon is a fast survival game. You’re the new owner of a beard-trimming salon - Shavy. Customers start flowing in with absurd wishes for their beards. Can you satisfy their beardy dreams and keep up with the ever-increasing rent?
Why similar: Management 37.1%, Pixel Graphics 21.6%, Strategy 17%, Casual 11.5%, Indie 10.3%
- #14 Chimera Island
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Chimera Productions
Windows
Rediscover a lost island with mysterious creatures the world has long since forgotten. Now it is up to you to help restore this ruined world and bring about a new age of Chimera.
Why similar: Creature Collector 56.2%, Strategy 14%, Casual 11.9%, Resource Management 10.7%, Indie 4.9%
- #15 The Cosmogenesis Project: Corruption
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BitDriven
Windows
Pilot your ship across a procedurally generated star map as corruption spreads inward. Each sector holds a stabiliser; protect it from raiders and pump energy into its shields. Jump between nodes, prioritise threats, and manage energy. Hold the line until time runs out, or be consumed by corruption.
Why similar: Space Sim 57.8% ★, Space 18.8%, Strategy 16.3%, Sci-fi 4.8%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #16 Helium Rain
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 324 reviews2018
Dev: Deimos Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Trade your wares and eliminate the competition in a cutthroat world. Buy new ships and stations to mine and haul resources. Explore the vast emptiness of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 64.6% ★, Space 17.8%, Strategy 10.9%, Indie 6.8%
- #17 Sputnika Game
84% matchVery Positive90% of 613 reviews2024
Dev: egunan
Windows
A Cosmic twist on a Suika-style game with space gravity. Help our little friend Sputnik on his journey to become the Sun.
Why similar: Space Sim 51.1% ★, Strategy 16.5%, Casual 13.6%, Space 7.9%, Indie 5.1%
- #18 CyberHive
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 77 reviews2020
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
CyberHive is a strategic space travel simulator with a non-linear story, in the cosmic opera setting, and in an anime visual style.
Why similar: Space Sim 44.8% ★, Management 20.6%, Space 13%, Strategy 8.4%, Sci-fi 5.7%
- #19 StellarDefender
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: WON
Windows
Search for the scattered items within the planet to prevent a planetary collision.Let's search for supplies scattered across the planet, build a foundation, and launch a compressed-power missile to eliminate other planets that threaten the Delta planet.
Why similar: Space Sim 48.5% ★, Creature Collector 27.1%, Casual 9.7%, Singleplayer 6%, Indie 5.6%
- #20 Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,623 reviews2026
Dev: GamexcitePub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is a story-driven survival strategy game in which the fate of the iconic starship is in your hands. Take the helm, manage the ship and resources, and make difficult decisions. Will you be able to bring home the ship and its crew?
Why similar: Space Sim 42.8% ★, Management 18.8%, Strategy 13.2%, Aliens 11.3%, Space 7.7%
- #21 Shrouded Suns
83% 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 66.5% ★, Space 16.6%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Indie 4.9%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #22 Epic Space Trader
82% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Tectonics, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Commanding a starship, you’ll trade goods across the galaxy, evade cosmic threats, and grow your trading empire. Do you have what it takes to outmaneuver rivals and become a trading legend? Take command of your destiny in Epic Space Trader, your journey to the stars begins now!
Why similar: Space Sim 39.1% ★, Management 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Space 9.8%, Sci-fi 7.1%
- #23 Memetric: Classic
81% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: CloudCage
Windows
It's a "side-scrolling" real-time strategy game, pixelart style, with a few small "rouge-lite" elements. You have to collect and farm creatures, various bizarre creatures, to further develop your territory and eventually defeat the evil force that has been organizing against you throughout the game.
Why similar: Creature Collector 51.9%, Pixel Graphics 19.5%, Strategy 17.5%, Singleplayer 6.5%, Indie 4.5%
- #24 Star Fleet Deluxe
80% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Trevor SorensenPub: Interstel Technologies, Inc.
Windows
Command a UGA heavy cruiser against the Krellan Empire. Navigate space, manage resources, and coordinate defense strategies. Use starbases and outposts to protect colonies while engaging in tactical ship combat. Your decisions will determine the fate of sectors in this military space simulation.
Why similar: Space Sim 56.6% ★, Strategy 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #25 Space Manager
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trophy Games
Windows
Build, launch and manage realistic space missions across our solar system, placing satellites and telescopes in precise orbits. Explore planets, collect valuable scientific data and sell your findings to expand your rising aerospace empire.
Why similar: Space Sim 51% ★, Management 20.9%, Strategy 11.3%, Space 9.5%, Resource Management 5.3%
- #26 Starborne: Frontiers
79% matchMixed68% of 285 reviews2024
Dev: Solid Clouds hf.
Windows
Starborne: Frontiers is a free-to-play tactical autobattler with hundreds of unique ships. Form your fleet, customize it with a variety of equipment, and use strategy to create the perfect battlefield formation. Take on bounties, engage in the PvP arena, and bring order to the Frontier.
Why similar: Creature Collector 33.9%, Space Sim 33.7% ★, Management 10.2%, Space 7.1%, Strategy 6.4%
- #27 20 Days
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: AgostonB
Windows
Survive 20 tense days aboard a failing spaceship while hunting down an enemy satellite. Every day brings new malfunctions, random story events, and difficult choices. Will you find the target before it's too late?
Why similar: Space Sim 51.6% ★, Strategy 16.1%, Aliens 11.8%, Space 7.6%, Sci-fi 4.3%
- #28 Muhe space
78% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: klmfs
Windows
A space strategy game. By freely editing the attributes of eight warships, engage in free combat and obtain unlimited resources to strengthen the warships. Featuring innovative combat modes, mutually restrained weapon types, and highly strategic.
Why similar: Space Sim 48.2% ★, Space 13.3%, Resource Management 11.1%, Strategy 11.1%, Aliens 11%
- #29 _space_train
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Josh McNamee
Windows
What if there was a train, in space? Embark as a simple passenger or take a longer-term role as a member of staff in an asymmetric gaming experience like no other.
Why similar: Space Sim 46.7% ★, Aliens 14%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Space 10%, Indie 6.8%
- #30 Nebula Miner
76% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Tacit Software Solutions
Windows
Nebula miner puts you in control of a space mining company. A real time resource management game where you need to explore space to find resources, and then harvest them efficiently.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.7% ★, Space 16.9%, Management 14%, Strategy 12.8%, Resource Management 12.1%
- #31 SCALEPLANET
77% matchMixed63% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: Scale Studio
Windows
Somewhere in the third dimension there lives an alien Joe. He can't sit still. He constantly travels and explores the world and galaxies. This time he came across a new planet.
Why similar: Space Sim 55.5% ★, Casual 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Space 9.7%, Indie 4.3%
- #32 ASTRALODE Freeminers
77% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2020
Dev: Drixxel Soft
Windows
Take to the stars and harvest precious ore from wild asteroids! ASTRALODE Freeminers is asteroid mining puzzle action with an interstellar support crew of colorful misfits.
Why similar: Space Sim 36.8% ★, Strategy 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Space 12%, Indie 9.7%
- #33 Viscera Alien
74% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Nasapagym
Windows · Mac
A Suika Game-style physics puzzle! Merge cute alien creatures called Viscera to create bigger ones. Combine two Level 11 Viscera to create an Alien and collect it in your encyclopedia! Simple yet addictive casual puzzle game.
Why similar: Creature Collector 28.8%, Strategy 17.2%, Aliens 14.1%, Casual 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%
- #34 Aquarium 24'
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zippycat9
Windows
Buy and sell unique fish in this wacky pixel fish simulator!
Why similar: Creature Collector 59%, Management 12.6%, Casual 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Indie 3.5%
- #35 Wandering Pet Garden
76% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Sabu
Windows
Collecting new pets, feed and train them and gets the rewards and unlock more types! Sit back and enjoy the atmosphere while collecting new cute pets! Wandering Pet Garden is a relaxing pet collecting game with elements of simulation, collecting and resource management.
Why similar: Creature Collector 49.1%, Management 24.3%, Resource Management 10.9%, Casual 7.7%, Indie 6.1%
- #36 Tokiros
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Bixano Games
Windows
Step into a world full of adventure, capture amazing creatures, and prove you have what it takes to become the greatest Tokiro trainer of all time!
Why similar: Creature Collector 74.7%, Indie 9.4%, Casual 9.1%, Singleplayer 6.8%
- #37 Space Out
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Vizabee Games LLC
Windows
Space Out blends elements from Breakout, pinball, and a space shooter to provide a unique, fast-paced, and challenging arcade experience.
Why similar: Space Sim 53.7% ★, Aliens 13.9%, Casual 13.8%, Space 7.2%, Sci-fi 5.1%
- #38 Eternal Space
74% match8 user reviews56% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Freeworld DevelopmentsPub: Studio Grandis
Windows · Mac
Eternal Space is a city builder and space exploration/combat game. Explore the Eternal Space, and manage your city while you fight pirates, or maybe even become a pirate! Keep your citizens happy, and collect taxes from them each year for a little bonus!
Why similar: Space Sim 38.7% ★, Management 20.7%, Strategy 10.1%, Space 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #39 Color Splash: Cats
73% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: Quantum Quiver Games
Windows
Color Splash: Cats is a charming and relaxing puzzle game that will lift your spirits and take You into the world of adorable cats and art. Venture into the gallery, where you will find many extraordinary and colorful cat paintings.
Why similar: Creature Collector 55.3%, Funny 19.9%, Casual 17.4%, Strategy 4.2%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #40 Space Depot
72% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Zenventorymgmt
Windows
A fast paced cooperative game where hippos run a growing space depot. Race against the clock to Scan, inspect, and ship the right materials using drones. Try to keep up. Other hipponauts such as yourself are relying on you.
Why similar: Space Sim 49.5% ★, Management 20.9%, Space 15%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Indie 4.5%
- #41 Unit 097
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sip
Windows · Linux
Explore the galaxy through the eyes of an android pilot. Enjoy a mix of relaxing planetary scanning and arcade-style combat as you upgrade your fleet. A slow-paced space sim for those who love the hum of an engine and the glow of distant suns.
Why similar: Space Sim 73.5% ★, Casual 18.4%, Indie 4.9%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #42 Tale of Excalibun
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews
Dev: Coney Head Studio Oy
Windows
Wield the Excalibun and create a kingdom for the rabbit kind by rescuing a variety of different bunnies from across the land!
Why similar: Creature Collector 58.2%, Funny 23.1%, Casual 10.7%, Indie 4.1%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #43 Spacelines from the Far Out: Flight School
71% matchVery Positive83% of 252 reviews2022
Dev: CoffeenautsPub: Skystone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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 Sim 34.8% ★, Management 15%, Space 13.2%, Aliens 12.6%, Funny 12.1%
- #44 Luft Gears
72% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Cestmir Kocian
Windows
Blend of planet system exploration, discovery, real time space combat, together with player needing to maintain and upgrade his space ship to overcome numerous obstacles. An experience quite unlike other games in its genre.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.9% ★, Management 21.7%, Space 18.5%, Strategy 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #45 Gravitation
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GoldenEggs Workshop
Windows
Gravitation is a sandbox simulation set in the vastness of the cosmos and built on the laws of real-world physics.
Why similar: Space Sim 53.4% ★, Strategy 17.2%, Casual 15%, Space 8.8%, Indie 3.7%
- #46 AstraX
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 34 reviews2022
Dev: RexTo Studios
Windows
AstraX is a side-scrolling action game about flying ships that can destroy everything in their path.
Why similar: Space Sim 44.8% ★, Funny 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Space 11.8%, Sci-fi 6.1%
- #47 What the Stars Forgot
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Airlock Games
Windows
What The Stars Forgot is a retro-styled sci-fi horror management sim. As an advanced starship's cutting-edge AI, you have to guide a procedurally generated crew of hundreds as they embark on a dangerous mission to discover the source of an anomalous signal emanating from deep space.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.8% ★, Management 24.5%, Strategy 10.9%, Space 8.2%, Resource Management 7.3%
- #48 Isles of Isvenness
68% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Kazumi Games Inc.
Windows
A cozy creature-collecting idle game featuring vibrantly handcrafted islands that are freely movable on your screen. Harness elemental aether, grow your creature collection, complete missions, and achieve progression milestones at your own pace for a relaxing and rewarding gameplay experience.
Why similar: Creature Collector 60.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Casual 11.5%, Resource Management 5.6%, Indie 3.8%
- #49 GLOOPALAXY
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Felis Major
Windows
Collect and study strange aquatic creatures in Gloopalaxy! Discover new life forms called Gloops, build the perfect ecosystem to keep them happy, and learn fun facts about each species as you complete a variety of scientific missions.
Why similar: Creature Collector 31.7%, Space Sim 24.5% ★, Management 15.8%, Aliens 10.4%, Funny 8.2%
- #50 Space Sim Tycoon
67% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: SuperChicken Productions LLC
Windows
Space Sim Tycoon – A sandbox transportation tycoon game where you can explore forbidden planets, gather resources, craft goods, and establish routes to manage your space empire.
Why similar: Space Sim 50.1% ★, Management 16.6%, Strategy 11%, Space 9.3%, Resource Management 6%
- #51 X-COM: Interceptor
70% matchMixed56% of 219 reviews2008
Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 22%
They're back...only this time the heinous aliens are out to destroy Earth and rule the new frontier. As X-COM commander, it's your sole duty to protect humanity and the prized mining operations in outer space.
Why similar: Space Sim 43.1% ★, Strategy 26.6%, Space 16.5%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #52 Keng's Little Universe
68% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: Keng7
Windows
Civilization was born from a chaotic star system and has been constantly tested in its development, from ancient civilizations to occupying the entire galaxy, which is long and dangerous.
Why similar: Space Sim 44.1% ★, Aliens 15.5%, Space 13.3%, Strategy 10%, Sci-fi 5.7%
- #53 Let's Build a Zoo
65% matchVery Positive89% of 4,032 reviews2021
Dev: SpringloadedPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
It's time to Build a Zoo! Construct and decorate enclosures, buy and breed animals, hire zookeepers and vets... then try your hand at DNA splicing, and stitch together over 300,000 different types of animal. This can only go smoothly...
Why similar: Creature Collector 39.5%, Management 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Strategy 9.2%, Resource Management 7.3%
- #54 Color Splash: Parrots
65% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Quantum Quiver Games
Windows
Color Splash: Parrots is a charming and relaxing puzzle game that will lift your spirits and take You into the world of adorable parrots and art. Venture into the gallery, where you will find many extraordinary and colorful birds paintings.
Why similar: Creature Collector 61%, Casual 19.4%, Funny 8.3%, Strategy 4.5%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #55 STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition
67% 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 73.6% ★, Space 20.8%, Singleplayer 5.6%
- #56 Solar Lander
67% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: TChapman500
Windows · Linux
Fly an Apollo-style lander around various planets, landing to earn points and then redocking with the command module to advance to the next level.
Why similar: Space Sim 45% ★, Casual 20.8%, Indie 17.6%, Space 12.7%, Singleplayer 3.9%