- #1 Heng Rover Mission
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Roeun Technology
Windows · Mac
Build, launch, and survive. Design your own rover and automated robot workforce to conquer the harsh Martian climate, fulfill Mission Control directives, and uncover the secrets of the red planet in Heng Mar Mission.
Why similar: Mars 24.8% ★, Automation 18.3%, Base Building 12.9%, Mining 9.1% ★, Survival 7.8%
- #2 HAS Galactics
96% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: HAS Games
Windows
HAS Galactics is a top-down factory builder. Design your own rocket, automate your production lines, balance your reputation between the Galactic Factions and complete daring missions. Start from a humble beginning… to a thriving galactic mega-factory!
Why similar: Mars 29.8% ★, Automation 21.5%, Base Building 13.4%, Space 9.6%, Space Sim 7.7%
- #3 Industronaut
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Amca Games
Windows
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 21.7%, Base Building 13.6%, Mining 12.3% ★, Space 8.5%, Survival 7.4%
- #4 DeepWork
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CCS
Windows
Manage your parcel, build, collect and expend. Research to unlock new possibility. Explore to increase profitability. Dive under the surface to discover secrets. Is this planet hiding treasures or threats?
Why similar: Mars 38.3% ★, Automation 20.3%, Base Building 12.6%, Mining 5.9% ★, Space 5.3%
- #5 Reprocessed
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Macrostructura
Windows
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 23%, Base Building 15.9%, Space 10.3%, Space Sim 8.3%, Sandbox 7.7%
- #6 Bouncekraft
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sinister Plots Games
Windows · Mac
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: Base Building 18.3%, Mining 17.4% ★, Automation 17.3%, Space Sim 9.1%, Sandbox 7.7%
- #7 Yuri's Resolve
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Apothecary Games
Windows
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 25.5%, Base Building 16.1%, Space 10.6%, Space Sim 7.8%, Crafting 7.2%
- #8 Preset Rocket Plan
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MakeThings
Windows
A rocket simulation game inspired by SpaceX's rocket recovery technology: Precisely control rocket engines, plan launches, complete missions, secure government funding, deliver supplies to Mars, and ultimately achieve Mars terraforming and human colonization.
Why similar: Mars 35.8% ★, Automation 22.6%, Space 10.9%, Sandbox 8.3%, Space Sim 8.1%
- #9 Alien Planet Survival
91% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Yamate
Windows
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 29.7%, Base Building 18.3%, Survival 10%, Space 8.1%, Crafting 7.7%
- #10 Kardashev
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vinyl Studios Pty Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Kardashev 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 34.4%, Base Building 19.8%, Space 14%, Sandbox 8.2%, Crafting 5.9%
- #11 Sol 0: Mars Colonization
91% matchMixed69% of 409 reviews2016
Dev: Chondrite Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Sol 0 is a real time strategy game where you establish the first Martian colony. From the first human footprints on Martian soil to a thriving and self-sustaining colony, Sol 0 imagines a near future using technology that could be available within the next few decades.
Why similar: Mars 43.1% ★, Base Building 20.3%, Space 16.1%, Simulation 10.4%, Strategy 8.7%
- #12 Dyson Sphere Program
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 91,368 reviews2021
Dev: Youthcat StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 75.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 31.1%, Base Building 19.1%, Space 14.6%, Sandbox 6.2%, Building 6%
- #13 LithoBreak
89% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Tau Ceti Labs
Windows
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 21.8%, Base Building 14.7%, Mining 11.7% ★, Space Sim 7.8%, Sandbox 6.8%
- #14 X Space
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: X SPACE
Windows
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 19.6%, Base Building 12.7%, Space 11.1%, Space Sim 9%, Sandbox 7.8%
- #15 Blossom: The Seed of Life
86% matchVery Positive88% of 993 reviews2026
Dev: Pebbledust GamesPub: Pretty Soon
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Terraform a dead planet back to life in this open world survival crafting game. Explore ruins, gather resources, print machines, drive modular vehicles, grow forests, biomes, and ecosystems. Create life and make it thrive with your own hands.
Why similar: Mars 32.6% ★, Automation 14.3%, Base Building 12.6%, Space Sim 8.4%, Sandbox 5.9%
- #16 Starvector
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Justus BlairPub: Octopus Inc. Studios
Windows
Eat a snack while you watch an entire planet burn in your image.
Why similar: Automation 23.4%, Base Building 11.7%, Space 9.7%, Survival 9.1%, Sandbox 8.9%
- #17 Star Rangers™ XE
87% matchMixed40% of 153 reviews2016
Dev: Project Whitecard Studios Inc.Pub: Awestruck Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore space and build on other worlds in Star Rangers! Star Rangers is a space exploration and construction game that allows players to build habitats and spacecraft, acquire gear and explore the solar system.
Why similar: Mars 34.1% ★, Space 10.5%, Survival 9.1%, Sandbox 8%, Space Sim 7.7%
- #18 Sol One
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: yeetgench
Windows
A grounded open-world survival crafting game where you're stranded alone on Mars. Explore the red planet, extract resources, build a pressurized base, manage oxygen, power, and food, and construct the rocket that's your only way home.
Why similar: Mars 33.2% ★, Base Building 14.5%, Mining 9.9% ★, Space 9%, Survival 8.6%
- #19 Occupy Mars: The Game
83% matchMixed70% of 3,123 reviews2026
Dev: ▲ Pyramid Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Survive and colonize Mars in a highly technical, open-world sandbox game. Build and upgrade your base, discover new regions, conduct mining operations, retrieve water, generate oxygen, grow crops, and fix broken parts.
Why similar: Mars 31.7% ★, Base Building 13.8%, Space 10%, Survival 7.4%, Sandbox 7.4%
- #20 Main Sequence
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tumbling Dumpling StudioPub: Mythwright
Windows
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 27.7%, Base Building 17%, Space Sim 12.8%, Space 11.2%, Sandbox 5.9%
- #21 Space Company Simulator
85% matchMostly Negative28% of 179 reviews2019
Dev: IntermarumPub: All in! Games
Windows
Take the position of a CEO of a space transport company and become a new major player in the industry. Space Company Simulator is a realistic management sim game that will challenge your planning skills as you strive to launch the first manned mission to Mars.
Why similar: Mars 31.5% ★, Base Building 16%, Space 11.9%, Space Sim 10%, Simulation 8.1%
- #22 AGRONOM
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CyberMagesPub: Skystone Games
Windows
Farm, build, and automate with robots in AGRONOM, inspired by the best in the automation genre, games like Satisfactory, Factorio, Dyson Sphere Program, StarRupture and Planet Crafter. Сreate a cozy Martian homestead in Eastern European setting
Why similar: Mars 36.3% ★, Automation 22.1%, Base Building 13.4%, Crafting 5.8%, Building 5.7%
- #23 Space
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neila Games
Windows
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 21.4%, Base Building 14.4%, Space 11.5%, Space Sim 9.7%, Survival 8.7%
- #24 PoliPlanet
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: -
Windows
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 26.9%, Base Building 17%, Sandbox 7.2%, Crafting 7.2%, Space Sim 7.2%
- #25 Take On Mars
82% matchMixed55% of 2,032 reviews2017
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Take On Mars places you right in the middle of mankind’s most exciting undertaking. Start out in the seat of a rover operator, finish as the first human to have ever set foot on the Red Planet.
Why similar: Mars 45% ★, Space 15.5%, Simulation 8.7%, Space Sim 8.2%, Survival 7%
- #26 Astro Colony
78% matchVery Positive81% of 2,677 reviews2026
Dev: Terad Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 25.8%, Base Building 19.5%, Space 12.9%, Space Sim 7.7%, Sandbox 5.8%
- #27 The Maker Way
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Brave Games Inc.
Windows
Build creative machines, rovers, drones or robots. Use them to gather resources, discover new machine parts, source energy, construct bases and battle enemy factions in a physics-based open world.
Why similar: Automation 23.3%, Base Building 18.1%, Sandbox 9.8%, Crafting 8.8%, Survival 8%
- #28 Flow Factory
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Smuie
Windows
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 29.2%, Base Building 18%, Mining 13.2% ★, Sandbox 8.7%, Crafting 7.3%
- #29 Astrometica: Prologue
78% matchVery Positive90% of 1,298 reviews2024
Dev: BeryMeryPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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: Automation 20%, Base Building 17.2%, Space Sim 12.8%, Space 10.9%, Survival 9.5%
- #30 Celestium
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: alex197
Windows · Linux
An open world survival game set in space.
Why similar: Base Building 14%, Space 12.8%, Mining 12.5% ★, Space Sim 10.8%, Survival 9.4%
- #31 The Planet Crafter: Prologue
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,704 reviews2021
Dev: Miju Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Experience the first stages of terraforming an entire planet in this space survival open world terraforming crafting game prologue. Explore, survive, collect, build your base then create oxygen, heat and pressure to make an hostile planet livable for humanity.
Why similar: Mars 23.6% ★, Base Building 17%, Automation 12%, Survival 11%, Space 7.3%
- #32 Mars or Die!
79% matchMixed53% of 74 reviews2018
Dev: 34BigThings srl
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Control two characters simultaneously! Survive, gather, collect upgrades, fight all sizes of one-eyed Martians, build defensible outposts and conquer Mars, in this glorious mix between roguelite and tower defense.
Why similar: Mars 35.3% ★, Base Building 13.3%, Space 10.3%, Space Sim 8.8%, Survival 7.4%
- #33 Untethered
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: True Anomaly Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 22.4%, Base Building 14.6%, Space 11%, Space Sim 10.1%, Survival 9.6%
- #34 Star Crafter
75% matchMixed70% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
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: Automation 19.4%, Base Building 15.1%, Mining 15% ★, Space 10.8%, Crafting 7%
- #35 Surviving Mars: Pioneer
75% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Bolverk GamesPub: Impact Inked
Windows
The Red Planet is vast, desolate, and utterly indifferent to your survival. Surviving Mars: Pioneer is the first made-for-VR entry in the Surviving Mars universe, challenging you to carve out an existence in one of the most hostile environments imaginable.
Why similar: Mars 32.2% ★, Base Building 13%, Mining 13% ★, Space 10.9%, Space Sim 9.6%
- #36 Factorio
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 232,802 reviews2020
Dev: Wube Software LTD.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 44.8 hrsMean: 192.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 37.5%, Base Building 22.5%, Sandbox 8.2%, Crafting 6.4%, Trains 6.3% ★
- #37 Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 830 reviews2025
Dev: Tinymice EntertainmentPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Stellar Settlers is a chill space base/city builder and colony sim game. With unique vertical and horizontal base-building gameplay, settle on 10 hostile alien planets and build your own thriving colony. Get enough materials to build a physics-based Spaceship and try to escape from disasters.
Why similar: Mars 30.1% ★, Base Building 15.1%, Automation 14.3%, Space 8.6%, Space Sim 7%
- #38 Huntian: StarTrace
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: INSIGNE
Windows
Welcome to this innovative sci-fi open-world! As the last survivor of humanity, build a home on a wild alien planet. Reignite civilization—from primal survival to advanced energy systems. Use the Planetary Control Module to reshape the world, uncover human secrets, and journey back to Earth.
Why similar: Automation 19%, Space 15.2%, Base Building 13.3%, Sandbox 12.4%, Space Sim 11.2%
- #39 Rover Mechanic Challenge - ERC Competition
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2020
Dev: Pyramid Games S.A.
Windows
𝗘𝗥𝗖 𝗥𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 is an e-tournament based on the world's only simulator for repairing Mars Rovers. Take part in solving challenging tasks and become the master of leader board.
Why similar: Mars 33.3% ★, Automation 18%, Space Sim 11.6%, Space 9.5%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #40 Astrometica
73% matchVery Positive83% of 3,164 reviews2024
Dev: BeryMeryPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Automation 21.7%, Space Sim 14.4%, Base Building 14%, Space 11.7%, Survival 10.5%
- #41 Pinsky Protocol
73% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Colmillo Estelar
Windows
Play as Agent 8085, the most advanced mining AI sent to asteroid 8085 Pinsky. Extract resources, upgrade your systems, and complete missions that affect the future of humanity. Your choices matter: promote unity, extinction, remain neutral. A sci-fi strategy game where your decisions have impact.
Why similar: Automation 29.9%, Base Building 16%, Mining 13.5% ★, Space Sim 10.3%, Sandbox 7.4%
- #42 Utopia Colony
71% matchMixed65% of 113 reviews2026
Dev: GridSky StudiosPub: Geelix
Windows
The year is 2033. You, an ex-Marine with little opportunities left, have signed up with Utopia Arura, a large mining corporation on Mars. They have sent you to a location they have proposed but you have chosen for mining. Everything else is up to you.
Why similar: Mars 37.5% ★, Mining 14.4% ★, Base Building 12.3%, Space 11.5%, Space Sim 9.3%
- #43 Space Trash Scavenger
70% matchVery Positive84% of 523 reviews2024
Dev: SquarePlay GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Automation 24.9%, Space 11.8%, Base Building 11.1%, Survival 9%, Sandbox 7.3%
- #44 Too Far Too Late
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fly Game Studio
Windows
Embark on a Colony in Space. Build a base to ensure your colonists survive. Explore, mine resources, craft items, and thrive in a realistic atmospheric and electrical simulation. Watch out for potential dangers before it’s too late!
Why similar: Mars 30.4% ★, Base Building 13.7%, Mining 11.2% ★, Space 11%, Space Sim 7.2%
- #45 Cobalt Miner
70% matchMixed40% of 25 reviews2026
Dev: Digital Deer StudioPub: MadOctopus
Windows
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: Automation 25.4%, Mining 17.8% ★, Base Building 16.4%, Survival 8.1%, Sandbox 7.8%
- #46 The Last Starship
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,667 reviews2026
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Automation 16.4%, Base Building 15.1%, Mining 14.8% ★, Space 11.6%, Space Sim 11.1%
- #47 Satisfactory
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 276,964 reviews2024
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 32.9 hrsMean: 111.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 32.7%, Base Building 23.5%, Crafting 7.9%, Open World 7.7%, Sandbox 7.2%
- #48 Automation Empire
72% matchMixed66% of 2,641 reviews2019
Dev: DOG HOGGLER
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build and manage a massive industrial network of factories, mines, and farms. Employ a fleet of trains, trucks, and robotic drones. In the age of automation, efficiency is survival!
Why similar: Automation 31.1%, Base Building 18.5%, Mining 8.4% ★, Simulation 8.1%, Sandbox 8.1%
- #49 Outer Space Shack
71% matchMixed43% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Open Lowcode SAS
Windows
Build and manage space outposts on the Moon and Mars in this realistic simulation game. From the first step on the Moon to Mars colonization, launch rockets, take care of your astronauts and expand your base as you explore the cosmos. No grind, just pure management and exploration fun.
Why similar: Mars 34.2% ★, Base Building 14.8%, Space 12%, Space Sim 9.4%, Survival 6.8%
- #50 Final Upgrade
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 458 reviews2022
Dev: TaosX
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 28.1%, Base Building 17.1%, Space 13.4%, Space Sim 9.7%, Sandbox 7.4%
- #51 XenoHaven
68% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Miniverse GamePub: OKJOY
Windows
In XenoHaven, gather resources to build shelters, enslave alien beasts to work for you, and run restaurants and shops. Delve into dark underground dungeons, defeat swarming insectoids and mighty bosses, and craft powerful gear to conquer the alien world.
Why similar: Base Building 18.3%, Automation 15.1%, Survival 10.7%, Sandbox 10.2%, Open World 8.8%
- #52 CosmoFab
67% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: StrabSphace
Windows
CosmoFab is a factory-building game focused on mining, production, and automation. Mine resources and build production lines to create a fully automated industrial system. Defend your base against relentless hostile creatures, explore the planet, and complete your mission.
Why similar: Automation 38.8%, Base Building 22.2%, Simulation 9.1%, Crafting 8.6%, Space 8.2%
- #53 Super-Spatial
69% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Interline Studios LC
Windows
Explore, build, and master the art of automation. Build your base, discover colorful new worlds, and develop new technologies as you tame the far reaches of space and search for a way to return to Earth.
Why similar: Automation 18.3%, Base Building 16.2%, Space 14.1%, Survival 10.3%, Open World 8.2%
- #54 Plan B: Terraform
66% matchVery Positive91% of 3,565 reviews2025
Dev: Gaddy Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Terraform a lifeless rock into a lush and habitable world. Build trucks, trains, and sprawling factories on an enormous hexagonal planet. Grow its population to millions. Enjoy a dynamic simulation of atmosphere, temperature, water, and forests.
Why similar: Mars 27.1% ★, Automation 22.9%, Base Building 12%, Trains 11.7% ★, Sandbox 6.7%
- #55 Shuttle World
69% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Starry Sky Team
Windows
Shuttle World is a first person open world sandbox game, integrating exploration, construction, survival, entertainment and other elements. Players can embark on adventures alone in the game, exploring the entire vast planet! Various free gameplay, welcome to download...
Why similar: Automation 30.3%, Base Building 19.1%, Sandbox 11.2%, Survival 10%, Building 7.5%
- #56 Belts of Iron
66% matchPositive94% of 48 reviews2026
Dev: Builderment LLC
Windows
Explore, automate, and fight in this new open world factory automation game. Build factories connected by miles of conveyor belts. Manage power and fluid networks. Explore procedurally generated worlds filled with resources to harvest and hostile creatures to defeat. Play solo or online with friends
Why similar: Automation 28.1%, Base Building 18%, Trains 10.4% ★, Crafting 7.8%, Sandbox 7.5%
- #57 Factor Y
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Martin Buck Software
Windows · Linux
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 27%, Base Building 17.1%, Mining 16.7% ★, Space 9.8%, Sandbox 9.1%
- #58 Belt Colony
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: GridSky StudiosPub: Geelix
Windows
The year is 2040. You, an ex-sergeant, have signed a contract with a large mining corporation in the Belt. Mine ore, build out your outpost, travel to nearby asteroids and collaborate with other belters.
Why similar: Mars 31.8% ★, Mining 13.6% ★, Base Building 13.2%, Space Sim 10.2%, Space 9.9%
- #59 Hydroneer
67% matchVery Positive86% of 28,320 reviews2020
Dev: Foulball Hangover
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Automation 27.3%, Base Building 19%, Mining 18.2% ★, Sandbox 9%, Open World 6.7%