60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Space, Space Sim, Open World, Sci-fi.
Orion’s End is space trading life sim. Trading, smuggling, pirate hunting, or pirating. Be a hero or a rogue. But also be a friend - there are residents on each planet who need someone like you to talk to, help them with quests, or to just gift them with loot from your adventures.
Endless Sky
Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.
X3: Terran Conflict
It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse races, cultures and life forms creates new tensions, mistrust and open conflict that need to be overcome!
Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.
Why similar: Space 31.4%, Trading 16.9% ★, Space Sim 13.7% ★, Open World 10.9%, Sci-fi 8.3%
It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse races, cultures and life forms creates new tensions, mistrust and open conflict that need to be overcome!
Why similar: Space 28.9%, Space Sim 18.5% ★, Trading 17.6% ★, Sandbox 11.1%, Simulation 7.9%
You are a pilot, seeking revenge on your deceitful father who threw you into unknown space. Can you find your way back and get revenge? Experience a mix of 2D topdown space adventure and explore planets to discover quests, negotiate trades, mine, hunt and survive in an expanding universe.
Why similar: Trading 22.9% ★, Space Sim 20% ★, Space 18.1%, Open World 10%, Sci-fi 7.6%
The Human Race had advanced to the point where we could travel among the stars, we developed giant automated machines to help us colonise other worlds, but there was a fault in their programming and they turned and attacked. Forcing us to lay a trap to protect Earth and exiling the Human race to stay on Earth once again.
Why similar: Space 23.8%, Trading 21.1% ★, Space Sim 20% ★, Simulation 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.3%
X²: The Threat is of a new generation of space simulator games, you play the role of Julian Gardna who continues the story set by X: Beyond The Frontier. The updated graphics engine gives the universe a fresher feel with newly designed ships and stations adding to the complexity of the universe.
Why similar: Space 26.8%, Space Sim 19.3% ★, Trading 18.5% ★, Sandbox 9.1%, Sci-fi 8.8%
2d space combat like no other. From the perspective of a single crew member, explore the fully destructible interior of any ship in a massive living world. Engage in space combat with no hitpoints where you know your enemy is dead when you see them fall out of their ship into the cold dark of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.4% ★, Trading 16.1% ★, Space 14.1%, Sandbox 12%, Open World 10.7%
Spiritus Astrum is a persistent, open-world, multi-player, roleplaying sandbox. It features an infinite, procedurally generated universe which players are free to explore without restriction. Spiritus Astrum is more than a game, it is a world.
Why similar: Space Sim 20.7% ★, Life Sim 15.1%, Space 13.6%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Sandbox 9.8%
In this multiplayer game you have to explore the Solar System in real scale. Control spaceships of the near future, explore planets, moons and asteroids, mine resources, fight for space domination and build the future of the universe.
Why similar: Space Sim 19.2% ★, Trading 17% ★, Space 13.5%, Sandbox 10%, Immersive Sim 9.2%
Drifter is an open-world sandbox space trading game with a procedurally-generated galaxy 100,000 light years across made up of tens of thousands of star systems to explore and features an original soundtrack by composer Danny Baranowsky.
Why similar: Space 22.6%, Trading 19.6% ★, Space Sim 17.3% ★, Sandbox 15%, Open World 9.7%
X3: Reunion continues the epic space saga, blending deep space trading and intense real-time combat. Explore a vast universe, establish your empire, and shape the new frontier. With enhanced graphics and intricate economies, it's a journey of strategy, simulation, and interstellar intrigue.
Why similar: Space 27.2%, Space Sim 24.7% ★, Trading 12.5% ★, Sandbox 11.1%, Sci-fi 8.6%
In the distant future, the X universe faces a period of profound and irrevocable change. While the universe stumbles towards an uncertain future, countless adventures await as new enemies rise in search of power.
Why similar: Space 32.7%, Space Sim 19.3% ★, Simulation 12.8%, Sci-fi 12%, Sandbox 9.2%
Rebel Galaxy is a swashbuckling space adventure, with action-packed combat, exploration, discovery, trade, and “negotiation” with the outlandish denizens at the edge of the known universe.
Why similar: Space 32.9%, Space Sim 18.9% ★, Open World 11.9%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Trading 8.8% ★
Vacuum space junk, polish derelict ships, and clear alien worlds of debris as you upgrade your high-tech cleaning gear.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.2% ★, Life Sim 17.8%, Space 16.6%, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Sandbox 9.9%
The life of an independent mercenary is rarely without excitement. Your spacecraft awaits and your adventure begins in the Sapphire star system.
Why similar: Space 28.4%, Space Sim 23.2% ★, Simulation 10.8%, Sandbox 10.1%, Trading 9.7% ★
Star Life is a space sandbox RPG where you start on a planet and carve your own path. Develop skills through "learn by doing," influence dynamic economies, schedule your life with the "Life Planner," and face the challenges of space. Balance risk and survival in a universe shaped by your choices.
Why similar: Trading 19.1% ★, Space Sim 16.1% ★, Life Sim 12.3%, Sandbox 12%, Space 10.4%
Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.
Why similar: Space 24.3%, Space Sim 14.3% ★, Open World 14%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Character Customization 10.4%
Take control of your own starship and blaze your trail in an ever-changing galaxy. Master the arts of combat, mining and trade or venture out into the unknown across a 1:1 scale universe.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.3% ★, Space 21.3%, Open World 11.9%, Trading 10.6% ★, Sci-fi 8.5%
A sci-fi exploration & survival game where you take on the role of a spaceship’s AI. Explore, fight, and survive across a mining colony in the Main Asteroid Belt. Rebuild your ship. Rescue your crew. Reveal the truth behind your mission.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.5% ★, Space 17.2%, Sandbox 11.9%, Open World 10.7%, Sci-fi 9%
Starcom: Unknown Space is an action RPG of space exploration and adventure. Build your own starship while discovering an epic story in a universe of strange mysteries, alien factions and uncharted worlds.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.3% ★, Space 24%, Action RPG 12.6%, Open World 11.7%, Sci-fi 8%
Advanced Space Flight, Combat, Trading, and Exploration Simulation. Set in a vast explorable universe, Evochron Legacy offers freeform gameplay with many diverse objectives and paths to choose from.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.6% ★, Trading 22.2% ★, Space 16%, Sandbox 10.7%, Open World 9%
Run your own supermarket in outer space. Keep shelves stocked and nicely organized. Supply your store with drone delivery. Will you take the duty of running a space supermarket?
Why similar: Trading 27.4% ★, Space 19.4%, Space Sim 17.9% ★, Simulation 11.2%, Sandbox 9.9%
Astrox Imperium is a relaxing space game where you fly around a generated universe. Mining, Fighting, Building, Exploring, and Surviving. What makes this game unique? You have complete control of how it plays. A robust sandbox and lots of MOD tools. Make it your game, and play it your own way.
Why similar: Space 31.1%, Space Sim 27.8% ★, Sandbox 13.5%, Open World 10.1%, Simulation 9.1%
Star Matter is a single-player, 2D, tile based, spaceship physics RPG, where you pilot a ship that you are able to customize and configure to suit the current task, your playstyle, or what remains of your ship.
Why similar: Space Sim 20.7% ★, RPG 14.8%, Simulation 12.9%, Space 11.7%, Action RPG 11.7%
Become the Captain of an interstellar cruiser and journey across the galaxy to save the Republic. During your journey you will have to make important decisions, improve the weaponry of your ship and fight against numerous enemies.
Why similar: Space 27.6%, Space Sim 26.9% ★, RPG 10.3%, Sandbox 9.7%, Simulation 9%
Naev is a game about space exploration, trade and combat. Players travel the galaxy and earn money by trading, fighting and performing missions.
Why similar: Trading 25.5% ★, Space Sim 23.1% ★, Space 16.2%, Open World 8.4%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
Single-player, first-person spaceflight sim. Fly a fast, agile ship through dense asteroid fields. Scan anomalies and sell scientific data at Science Labs—just don’t crash: you’ll lose it. Hack probes and satellites to access hidden secrets, then jump through unstable wormholes before they collapse.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.2% ★, Trading 19.7% ★, Space 15.5%, Sandbox 10.9%, Open World 9.6%
Darkstar One offers a fantastic amount of freedom of choice. The story-based missions gradually lead you deeper into the galaxy to new races, new technologies and ever stronger opponents. Explore a vast array of solar systems in search of hidden artifacts of ancient races, essential objects for upgrading your ship--the Darkstar One.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.4% ★, Space 31.6%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Open World 10.3%, Simulation 6.2%
Stellaxy is a space exploration immersive sim with alien cultures, boss battles, and massive Universes containing billions of planets to explore! Discover the mysteries of the Universes and find collectibles while completing quests.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.6% ★, Space 16.7%, Immersive Sim 12.3%, Sandbox 11.6%, Sci-fi 9.1%
3030 Deathwar is a unique mix of Adventure and Space Sim. Explore star systems, mine and hunt pirates in top-down mode. Leave your ship and switch into classic Adventuring mode, where you explore derelicts, talk to shady characters or head over to the space bar for a drink.
Why similar: Space 26.8%, Space Sim 20.1% ★, Open World 12.1%, Sandbox 10.5%, Sci-fi 10.5%
An open-world space exploration game. Explore, trade and fight to rise the ranks, discover new worlds and new species, and leave your mark on the Galaxy.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.9% ★, Space 22%, Character Customization 13.1%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Open World 8.8%
Space Travellers is a unique open-world sandbox space simulator set in the year 2343. Travel the galaxy, trade, explore unexplored worlds, fight, build bases and factories, forge alliances and experience new adventures!
Why similar: Space Sim 28.9% ★, Space 17.7%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Sandbox 11.8%, Open World 10.4%
Explore the farthest reaches of Human Space in this open-world space adventure. Compelled to journey to the Galactic Core by a mysterious hyperintelligence, you must fight your way through dozens of star systems teeming with clashing empires, expansionist AIs, and fearsome xenophobes.
Why similar: Space 19.9%, Space Sim 18.8% ★, Trading 18.2% ★, Action RPG 14.7%, Open World 10.5%
Solar Echoes: Star Fated is a 2D open-world Action-RPG where your combat skill is as crucial as your ship build and gear. Explore space and play as the villain in this fully voice-acted adventure. Battle bounty hunters, pirates, the law, a powerful crime syndicate, and any NPC you pick a fight with!
Why similar: Space Sim 17.7% ★, Action RPG 15.6%, Open World 12.2%, Sandbox 12.1%, Character Customization 10.8%
The hit mobile game Interstellar Pilot 2 has come to Steam. Join the TEF forces heading to the Gatopean sector to find a new home for mankind. Play how you like in this open world space-sim developed by Pixelfactor.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.5% ★, Sandbox 16.9%, Space 15.5%, Simulation 13.3%, Open World 8.5%
Mine asteroids, salvage space debris, design your own small or massive spacecraft using individual functional components, complete missions, and engage in battles against enemies in a vast galaxy with realistic physics based on orbital mechanics or in a classic physics mode.
Why similar: Space 32.7%, Space Sim 18.9% ★, Sandbox 15.9%, Simulation 12.1%, Sci-fi 9%
Survive against a relentless horde in a single-player space sandbox blending factory automation, RTS combat, and deep RPG progression. Pilot humanity's last ark, the Mothership, on a desperate mission back in time to build a fleet powerful enough to change the destiny of the galaxy.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.8% ★, Trading 24.6% ★, Sandbox 13.1%, Action RPG 10.7%, Space 6.6%
Travel through space in your own spaceship, land on planets and moons, talk to NPCs, perform various tasks, collect scientific data, gather minerals, acquire better equipment, upgrade your ship, advance your skills, and delve into the main storyline.
Why similar: Trading 19.2% ★, Space 19.2%, Action RPG 16%, Open World 12.8%, Sci-fi 11.1%
An in-depth space and economy simulation meets simple twin-stick controls. Iskhaari people have been exiled by the Khanid Emperor to a contested region of the galaxy. Through the means of military, economy and politics conquer this region for the House of Iskhaar.
Why similar: Trading 23.4% ★, Space Sim 20.8% ★, Space 15.4%, Sandbox 13.4%, Action RPG 10.6%
Design, craft, and trade robots on the frozen world of Xylaris-9. Serve factions, upgrade your facility, and shape your robotic legacy in Robodeal Simulator.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.7% ★, Life Sim 20.2%, Sandbox 14.3%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Simulation 10.7%
Star Spectre is a single player space combat game with tons of exploration and numerous RPG elements. You will be free to explore and trade, as well as fight in a vast galaxy.
Why similar: Trading 24.4% ★, Space Sim 21.8% ★, Space 15.1%, Action RPG 10.9%, Open World 7.1%
Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore the stars, trade goods, fight battles, build stations, buy and equip ships, and command fleets in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to your decisions.
Why similar: Trading 26.4% ★, Space Sim 25.1% ★, Space 15.6%, Sandbox 12.5%, Open World 7.1%
Start your courier journey with the Prologue. Take your first delivery jobs, earn money, upgrade your gear, and get a small taste of the big city waiting for you in the full game.
Why similar: Life Sim 20.2%, Action RPG 17.2%, Sandbox 15.1%, RPG 14.7%, Simulation 13.4%
A space trader & combat sim meets squad-RPG, large scale conquest, choice driven gameplay with fluid & punchy tactical real-time combat set in a dynamic open-world sandbox.
Why similar: Space 26.2%, Space Sim 14.4% ★, Sandbox 12.5%, RPG 12.3%, Simulation 11.4%
Gaia Beyond is a handcrafted 2D Action-RPG, an exploration mix built around the core features fighting, mining and trading. Your decisions are footprints within a vast non-linear solar system. Forge alliances among numerous factions and develop relations with hundreds of NPCs.
Why similar: Space Sim 22.8% ★, Trading 21.3% ★, Space 14.9%, Action RPG 10.4%, Open World 9.5%
A futuristic space combat simulation set in deep space featuring 1st person combat, exploration of new warp paths and sectors, prospecting resource, shipping freight, base building or munitions deployment. Up to 9 player ships can be flown or assigned to co-pilots and grouped into squads.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.9% ★, Trading 19.7% ★, Immersive Sim 19.1%, Open World 12.3%, Sci-fi 8.2%
Explore a seamless endless universe with an uncountable number of galaxies, stars, planets, and moons. Make friends or enemies with unique alien civilizations. Research upgrades for your vessel with scientific phenomena and alien tech that you've acquired.
Why similar: Space Sim 31% ★, Space 14.9%, Sandbox 14.4%, Open World 12.8%, Immersive Sim 11.6%
Navigate your scrappy ship through the boneyard in search of valuable parts in abandoned vessels. Use salvage to upgrade your ship, or sell it for cash to pay down your mounting debt, or restock fuel, air, or food. Fly and role-play aboard your dream spaceship in this hardcore noir space-sim.
Why similar: Trading 18.1% ★, Space Sim 16.8% ★, Life Sim 13.9%, Space 11.9%, Immersive Sim 8.9%
Over 20 years of legendary space battles! Explore a massive living universe of danger and opportunity in a challenging and highly rewarding space adventure. Fight, trade, build, and connect with a universe driven and shaped directly by players.
Why similar: Trading 23.8% ★, Space Sim 22.4% ★, Space 14.6%, Open World 9.4%, Sandbox 9.1%
In celebration of the 25 yr anniversary of the first release, this compendium contains all 4 games in the Battlecruiser 3000AD series which was first released in 1996.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.7% ★, Space 17%, Sandbox 12.2%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Sci-fi 10.4%
Paralives is a life simulation game about building homes, lives and bonds. Through both hardship and success, where will your story take you?
Why similar: Life Sim 35.1%, Character Customization 20.6%, Open World 12.2%, Simulation 11.1%, Sandbox 9.3%
Nocturnal Sun is an open-world RPG set in the mysterious and lush environment of Cozamal. You've been tasked with exploring the region and documenting available resources within the Codex provided. Cultivate the land, fish, hunt, and harvest natural resources to discover the riches of Cozamal.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 15.8%, Trading 13.5% ★, Open World 13.3%, RPG 11.5%, Action RPG 11.2%
The game of survival and construction on the surface of the moon. Learn to build a base on the surface of the moon, maintain survival, explore and discover the secrets inside the moon, and solve abnormal problems.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.8% ★, Space 17%, Open World 11.1%, Action RPG 9.6%, Sci-fi 9.4%
你今年22岁，大学刚毕业，但是马上就失业了。 你决定，带着大学4年积累下来的18000元， 冲进华强北，当一回背包客。 泪水打湿猪脚饭，发誓要赚一百万！
Why similar: Life Sim 33.3%, Trading 31.4% ★, Immersive Sim 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%, Simulation 4.1%
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: Space Sim 23.5% ★, Space 20.8%, Sandbox 18.7%, Open World 12.4%, RPG 8%
Welcome to Aculto, a sandbox adventure game. Jump into a living world and explore an island with hidden secrets, artifacts to discover, and monsters to slay.
Why similar: Sandbox 19.1%, Immersive Sim 17.2%, Open World 15.1%, Action RPG 13.9%, RPG 13%
Landoff is an open post-apocalyptic world shattered by artificial intelligence. Explore islands, trade, fight bandits, and uncover lost treasures to climb the social ladder and reveal the truth about who you are — and what happened to this broken world.
Why similar: Trading 20.5% ★, Life Sim 16.2%, Sandbox 13.6%, Action RPG 11.1%, RPG 11%
A fully pixelated city? Here, you take on the role of a penniless character, embarking on your life adventure starting in a rental house. You will try to survive, purchase, and interact ...And what else will you encounter??
Why similar: Life Sim 29.6%, Simulation 14.7%, Sandbox 14.7%, Open World 13.5%, Character Customization 8%
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 35.5%, Space Sim 21.6% ★, Sci-fi 13.4%, Open World 10.7%, RPG 9.3%
Experience large space ship battles. Uncover the secrets of the mysterious alien race. Upgrade your ship or even start a fleet. Survive
Why similar: Space Sim 28.2% ★, Trading 22.5% ★, Space 13%, Open World 12.7%, Sci-fi 9.3%
Become spacefaring merchant in a galaxy filled with diverse planets, each with its own economy, resources, and challenges. Amass wealth and reputation by trading goods, negotiating with factions, and navigating the intricacies of interstellar commerce.
Why similar: Trading 24.7% ★, Space Sim 21.6% ★, Space 16.5%, Sandbox 12.9%, RPG 5.7%
