- #1 Psi 5 Trading Company
97% match8 user reviews88% of 8 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 44.4%, Management 16.4%, 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 41.3%, Management 20.9%, Space 12.7%, Strategy 7.8%, Resource Management 7.4%
- #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 35.8%, Funny 17.3%, Management 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Casual 6.7%
- #4 Puddies
95% 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 33.8%, Space Sim 28.1%, Management 15.9%, Funny 9.5%, Casual 5.9%
- #5 Asteroid Mining Empire
94% match4 user reviews100% of 4 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%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Casual 9.3%, Space 7.4%, Indie 5.7%
- #6 Planet Factory
92% matchPositive86% of 28 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 41%, Strategy 13.6%, Management 13.4%, Casual 11.8%, Space 7.2%
- #7 Space Station Continuum
93% 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 30.9%, Management 14.5%, Funny 11.1%, Space 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #8 Slinkie Dinkie
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 564 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 50.3%, Casual 14.2%, Management 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Resource Management 7.1%
- #9 The Sentient
91% 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 43.4%, Management 17.6%, Strategy 15.4%, Space 13.4%, Indie 10.3%
- #10 1000 days to escape
90% matchVery Positive84% of 401 reviews2019
Dev: Lemon Squeezy
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 40.6%, Space 15.3%, Casual 10.6%, Aliens 10.1%, Funny 9.1%
- #11 Space Fishing: Verti-Go!
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sliheim
Windows
Sadly, this isn't just an idle clicker! It's a Shmup blending skill with stat explosions and incremental skill tree growth. Pilot your ship to hunt the legendary Space Whale. Upgrade and push your limits—a true Ace might finish this journey within 150 min! ⎝(◕u◕)⎠
Why similar: Space Sim 48.8%, Creature Collector 27.4%, Casual 12.4%, Space 6.9%, Indie 3%
- #12 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 59.6%, Management 22.9%, Casual 8.3%, Indie 5.1%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #13 Cow Project 1986
87% matchPositive85% of 27 reviews2026
Dev: JCdaisuki
Windows · Mac · Linux
A game about an alien that has to abduct things to pay rent!
Why similar: Space Sim 44.8%, Aliens 21.2%, Casual 13.6%, Space 8.9%, Sci-fi 5.6%
- #14 cluck-a-thon
88% 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 40.9%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Casual 12.7%, Strategy 10.7%, Management 9.8%
- #15 Trimmer Tycoon
86% 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%, Pixel Graphics 21.7%, Strategy 17.1%, Casual 11.5%, Indie 10.3%
- #16 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 18.9%, Strategy 16.2%, Sci-fi 4.8%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #17 Chimera Island
85% 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 56.5%, Strategy 14%, Casual 11.9%, Resource Management 10.5%, Indie 4.8%
- #18 Sputnika Game
84% matchVery Positive90% of 629 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 51.3%, Strategy 16.4%, Casual 13.5%, Space 7.9%, Indie 5%
- #19 Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown
82% matchVery Positive80% of 4,118 reviews2026
Dev: GamexcitePub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 43%, Management 18.6%, Strategy 13%, Aliens 11.2%, Space 8.1%
- #20 Helium Rain
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 332 reviews2018
Dev: Deimos Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 64.7%, Space 17.8%, Strategy 10.9%, Indie 6.7%
- #21 CyberHive
83% 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 45%, Management 20.4%, Space 13%, Strategy 8.4%, Sci-fi 5.7%
- #22 StellarDefender
82% 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 48.6%, Creature Collector 27.2%, Casual 9.7%, Singleplayer 5.9%, Indie 5.5%
- #23 Shrouded Suns
81% 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 66.6%, Space 16.7%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Indie 4.9%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #24 Epic Space Trader
81% 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 39.2%, Management 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Space 9.8%, Sci-fi 7.1%
- #25 Star Fleet Deluxe
79% 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 56.8%, Strategy 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #26 Memetric: Classic
80% 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 52.1%, Pixel Graphics 19.4%, Strategy 17.5%, Singleplayer 6.4%, Indie 4.5%
- #27 Starborne: Frontiers
78% matchMixed68% of 292 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 34%, Space Sim 33.8%, Management 10.1%, Space 7.2%, Strategy 6.4%
- #28 Space Manager
79% 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 51.3%, Management 20.7%, Strategy 11.3%, Space 9.5%, Resource Management 5.2%
- #29 Blackout Protocol
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Exo-Labs UK
Windows
Blackout Protocol is a systems-driven sci-fi survival prototype where you must restore power, stabilise a damaged spacecraft, and bring critical ship systems back online before time runs out.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.1%, Management 30.2%, Space 17.2%, Casual 9.8%, Sci-fi 5.4%
- #30 Muhe space
77% 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 48.3%, Space 13.3%, Aliens 11.1%, Strategy 11%, Resource Management 10.9%
- #31 _space_train
77% 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 46.8%, Aliens 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Space 10.1%, Indie 6.8%
- #32 20 Days
76% 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 51.7%, Strategy 16.1%, Aliens 11.9%, Space 7.6%, Sci-fi 4.3%
- #33 Nebula Miner
75% 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 28.9%, Space 17%, Management 13.9%, Strategy 12.8%, Resource Management 11.9%
- #34 SCALEPLANET
76% 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 55.6%, Casual 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Space 9.7%, Indie 4.3%
- #35 Viscera Alien
73% match5 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 28.9%, Strategy 17.2%, Aliens 14.1%, Casual 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%
- #36 ASTRALODE Freeminers
75% 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 37%, Strategy 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Space 12%, Indie 9.6%
- #37 Tokiros
73% match1 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Bixano Games
Windows
Help Tokiro rescue his little siblings across challenging single-screen levels filled with danger, precision, and strategy. Every move matters in this adventure that’s easy to learn but hard to master.
Why similar: Creature Collector 74.9%, Indie 9.3%, Casual 9%, Singleplayer 6.7%
- #38 Aquarium 24'
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zippycat9
Windows
Buy and sell unique fish in this wacky pixel fish simulator!
Why similar: Creature Collector 59.2%, Management 12.5%, Casual 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Indie 3.5%
- #39 Wandering Pet Garden
74% 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 49.5%, Management 24.1%, Resource Management 10.7%, Casual 7.7%, Indie 6.1%
- #40 Unit 097
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 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 73.7%, Casual 18.4%, Indie 4.8%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #41 Color Splash: Cats
72% 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 55.4%, Funny 19.9%, Casual 17.4%, Strategy 4.2%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #42 Eternal Space
73% 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 38.9%, Management 20.5%, Strategy 10.1%, Space 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #43 Space Depot
71% 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 49.7%, Management 20.7%, Space 15%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Indie 4.5%
- #44 Luft Gears
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 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 27%, Management 21.5%, Space 18.6%, Strategy 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #45 Spacelines from the Far Out: Flight School
71% matchVery Positive83% of 253 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 34.9%, Management 14.8%, Space 13.2%, Aliens 12.7%, Funny 12.1%
- #46 Tale of Excalibun
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
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 58.3%, Funny 23.1%, Casual 10.7%, Indie 4.1%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #47 Orbit One
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Specific Impulse Interactive
Windows
Take to the stars and explore the solar system. Master the orbital mechanics of N-body physics. Plot a careful course to complete your mission.
Why similar: Space Sim 62.6%, Strategy 15.7%, Space 14.9%, Indie 4.1%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #48 Space Out
70% match2 user reviews50% of 2 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 53.8%, Aliens 14%, Casual 13.7%, Space 7.2%, Sci-fi 5.1%
- #49 Gravitation
69% 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 53.5%, Strategy 17.1%, Casual 15%, Space 8.8%, Indie 3.7%
- #50 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 60.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Casual 11.4%, Resource Management 5.5%, Indie 3.7%
- #51 AstraX
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 38 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 45%, Funny 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Space 11.9%, Sci-fi 6.2%
- #52 Monster Girl Factory
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Quiet Crucible
Windows
Craft monster girls and expand your living production chain.
Why similar: Creature Collector 46.9%, Management 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Casual 6.4%, Resource Management 4.3%
- #53 What the Stars Forgot
67% 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 33.1%, Management 24.3%, Strategy 10.9%, Space 8.3%, Resource Management 7.2%
- #54 Keng's Little Universe
67% 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 9.9%, Sci-fi 5.8%
- #55 X-COM: Interceptor
69% matchMixed55% of 222 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 43.2%, Strategy 26.5%, Space 16.6%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #56 Nonentity Galaxy
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 546 reviews2026
Dev: Brick-Up StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Fight, Scavenge, Survive, and File Your Taxes. A grim yet hilarious space strategy roguelite where you must balance hull integrity against your company's relentless profit margins. Warning: Contains lethal doses of dark humor and corporate exploitation.
Why similar: Space Sim 35.7%, Management 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Space 10.2%, Resource Management 8.8%
- #57 UFO Craft
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Glushchenko Valerii
Windows
You are a UFO. Your target: anything that moves and isn't properly secured. Pilot the UFO, sow chaos, and abduct everything! Equipped with a powerful gravity beam, destruction physics, and deep ship upgrades. Abduct cows, cars, and people in this insane cosmic abduction simulator. Earth isn't ready!
Why similar: Space Sim 37%, Creature Collector 30.5%, Space 11.3%, Resource Management 7.3%, Casual 6%