Games Like Out of Orbit

Design and simulate the starships of your dreams! Command your ship or fleet in epic battles and manage your crew while exploring a dangerous galaxy. Play alone or with friends, test your ships in online PvP, and let your imagination reach for the stars!

Why similar: Spaceships 42.4% ★, Space 15.2%, Building 9.1%, Survival 7.3%, Strategy 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a highly detailed modular ship-building system that directly impacts combat performance and crew management.

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 16.6%, Base Building 16%, Sandbox 11.7%, Open World 10.4%, Building 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive sandbox for engineering complex ships and bases with realistic physics and survival elements.

A procedural co-op space sandbox where players can build their own space ships out of dynamically scalable blocks. Fight epic space battles, explore, mine, trade, wage wars and build your own empire to save your galaxy from being torn apart by an unknown enemy.

Why similar: Spaceships 46.9% ★, Space 15.8%, Sandbox 11.6%, Open World 9.7%, Building 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines procedural galaxy exploration with an intuitive block-based ship building system and RPG progression.

Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.

Why similar: Base Building 18.1%, Space 17.3%, Sandbox 11.9%, Survival 10.3%, Building 10%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the management of a crew and the intricate design of a ship interior to survive in deep space.

Build and explore in a true space sandbox survival adventure. Construct mighty capital vessels, sprawling planetary settlements, and vast space stations in your galactic journey to discover the mysteries of Empyrion!

Why similar: Space 24.4%, Open World 14.8%, Sandbox 14.7%, Building 14.2%, Survival 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a seamless transition between building ships, constructing planetary bases, and exploring diverse alien worlds.

Starbase is a hybrid voxel/vertex-based space MMO with a fully destructible and infinitely expanding universe, with a focus on building and designing spaceships and stations, exploration, resource gathering, crafting, trading, and combat.

Why similar: Space 27.3%, Open World 21.2%, Building 19.7%, Sandbox 19.4%, Exploration 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A massive-scale MMO that features incredibly detailed ship construction and a fully destructible environment.

Mine and craft your way to orbit, build your own starship and explore a vast, dangerous galaxy alongside your crew. For players who love a meaningful survival progression, a unique and elegant building system, and epic space-opera scale.

Why similar: Space 24.1%, Spaceships 19.1% ★, Building 14.6%, Sandbox 14.2%, Indie 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a powerful creative suite for building functional, physics-based starships with complex internal systems.

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 20.5%, Base Building 19.7%, Sandbox 14.6%, Building 11.7%, Strategy 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the technical design of starships and the strategic management of systems and crew during missions.

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: Spaceships 44.9% ★, Space 13.9%, Sandbox 9.6%, Exploration 8.8%, Open World 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore survival sim that emphasizes the gritty reality of scavenging and repairing ships in a realistic space setting.

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 33.9%, Sandbox 15.4%, Strategy 10.9%, RPG 9.8%, Building 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based space simulation that challenges players to build functional ships from individual components.

Over 1000 unique components allow you to build and command voxel vehicles from the deep ocean to outer space! Forge strategies, allegiances and fleets strong enough to destroy eight deadly factions of the planet and reign supreme. A genre-defying mashup of simulation, building, RTS and RPG.

Why similar: Space 25.5%, Sandbox 23.5%, Building 21%, Survival 16.1%, Strategy 14%

Why You'll Like It: Offers unparalleled depth in ship design and strategic combat, allowing for total control over every aspect of your vessel.

Interstellar Rift is an open world starship simulator with an emphasis on ship construction and multi-player interaction. Survive in a hostile galaxy with your own custom designed and constructed starship. Invite other players to join your crew or fight them across the galaxy!

Why similar: Space 20.9%, Sandbox 16.5%, Open World 15.8%, Building 14.9%, Survival 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A space-sim that emphasizes ship construction and the management of complex internal systems while exploring the galaxy.

Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!

Why similar: Survival 28%, Gore 24.4%, Violent 20.8%, Strategy 12%, 2D 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes the tension of maintaining a ship and managing a crew while navigating a dangerous, alien environment.

A spaceship building and universe-exploration game. Collect resources, expand and grow your fleet, and conquer your personal galaxy. Stellar ambience by Peaks.

Why similar: Space 28.7%, Building 18.3%, Sandbox 18.2%, Strategy 10%, Open World 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique procedural ship-building system that emphasizes tactical combat and faction-based strategy.

You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...

Why similar: Sandbox 18.6%, Space 18%, Survival 10.8%, Open World 10.1%, Building 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a vast, procedurally generated universe to explore with extensive base-building and survival mechanics.

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: Base Building 26.4%, Space 25%, Sandbox 18%, Building 15.4%, Survival 15.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the complex engineering and atmospheric management required to build and maintain a functional space base.

Scavenge modules, combine them in the deadliest and most efficient ways imaginable, and fly your very own spaceship through alien space with BossConstructor. Thousands of procedurally generated galaxies await you and your space-faring collection of assembled modules to explore them.

Why similar: Space 29.1%, RPG 20%, Building 13.6%, Indie 10.9%, Action 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Allows for creative ship building with a strong emphasis on RPG-style progression and boss encounters.

Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore, trade, fight, and build as you rise to command fleets, stations, and entire economies in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to every decision.

Why similar: Space 26.7%, Sandbox 17.1%, Open World 15.8%, Building 13.4%, Strategy 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A deep space simulation that allows players to build a fleet, manage stations, and engage in a complex dynamic economy.

The ultimate space sandbox. Participate in epic fleet battles, form alliances, strive to dominate entire galaxies and harness the universe’s resources for your industrious empire or the destruction of others. Customise your experience, the universe is yours!

Why similar: Space 31.3%, Sandbox 19.2%, Open World 13.9%, Building 11.4%, Strategy 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A voxel-based space sandbox that allows for massive ship and station construction in a multiplayer environment.

Start with nothing... End with everything! All you have is a basic ship, barely fit for combat, with it you'll start your journey and empire. A open world space sandbox, inspired by and expanding the classics.

Why similar: Space 24.7%, Sandbox 19.2%, Open World 17.5%, Building 12.5%, Strategy 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: Blends space simulation, sandbox exploration, and real-time strategy elements into a cohesive ship-focused experience.

Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp!

Why similar: Space 48%, Sandbox 23%, Strategy 10.7%, Building 9.4%, Open World 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the mechanical intricacies of ship construction by tasking players with the careful deconstruction of derelict vessels.

Design and then improve the ultimate mothership. Explore a persistent living galaxy populated by 200 unique captains that can do everything you can do. Survive the zombie infection and then fight them back. Make allies and start your own faction. Build your empire. Also includes Sandbox Mode.

Why similar: Space 29.7%, Strategy 11.6%, Open World 10.3%, RPG 9.2%, Sandbox 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines modular ship building with tactical combat and a dynamic, evolving sandbox galaxy.

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 52.3%, Sandbox 21.5%, Open World 17.3%, Indie 9%

Why You'll Like It: A space-sim that offers a deep RPG progression system and a vast, open sandbox to explore and trade in.

No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.

Why similar: Space 31.7%, Open World 21.3%, Sandbox 12.8%, Survival 12.5%, Exploration 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: The premier exploration game for those who want to build bases and ships while traveling through an infinite, vibrant universe.

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: Space 21.4%, Base Building 14.9%, Sandbox 13.5%, Survival 12.5%, Open World 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines survival and base-building mechanics with a focus on scavenging resources from debris in space.

A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!

Why similar: Sandbox 23.9%, Space 23.1%, Open World 16.6%, RPG 16.6%, Exploration 14.8%

Why You'll Like It: A squad-based RPG that features deep ship customization and tactical combat across a vast star system.

Void Crew is a Chaotic, Co-op Roguelite game for 1 to 6 players: Outfit your spaceship and crew for thrilling quests, brave fierce enemies in Space Battles... and try not to panic!

Why similar: Space 51.9%, Adventure 14.9%, Exploration 13.6%, Indie 9.9%, Action 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op focused experience that emphasizes the frantic coordination required to operate and maintain a ship in combat.

This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.

Why similar: Space 49.9%, Strategy 19.7%, Survival 11%, Indie 10.4%, Adventure 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic roguelike that captures the intensity of managing a ship's crew and systems during desperate combat encounters.

🚀 Become a Space Pioneer by building and managing a station of your own on the orbit of distant planets! Focus on design and management or fulfill objectives to progress. 🛰️ Explore, Build and Prosper!

Why similar: Space 48%, Sandbox 19.7%, Building 19.1%, Strategy 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the strategic management and design of complex space stations in a realistic setting.

Objects in Space is a retro space game centred on 2D point-and-click stealth action in a massive open world. Players have their own customisable ships and can meet people, become a trader, bounty hunter, explorer, scavenger or all of them at once.

Why similar: Space 29.2%, RPG 18.5%, Strategy 17.3%, Indie 10.4%, Action 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, retro-styled space simulation that focuses on realistic navigation and ship management.

Embark on a galactic journey in Cubic Odyssey, an open-world adventure where you explore vibrant planets, craft tools, build vehicles, and fight the Red Darkness. Uncover ancient mysteries, and shape a universe full of life, danger, and limitless possibilities!

Why similar: Base Building 26.7%, Sandbox 18%, Building 15%, RPG 14.5%, Space 8.2%

Space Engineers 2 is a playable Early Access Alpha sandbox focused on engineering, exploration, and colonization in a fully destructible universe. Design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases while uncovering the story of Miro and Ivan Sokol. Help shape the future of the Almagest system.

Why similar: Space 22.4%, Sandbox 16.8%, Building 13.9%, Survival 13.1%, Open World 12.9%

Welcome to Keplerth! Try to survive on a hostile alien planet in this 2D sandbox RPG, where you can choose to live alone or fight side by side with your friends in the online multiplayer mode. Survive, build, farm, fight, and explore your way to victory in this open-world adventure!

Why similar: Sandbox 16.7%, Open World 14.1%, Survival 13.1%, Building 12.6%, Base Building 9.3%

Pilot your ship in the seamless open world made of space, planets, and more. Find new ships and equipment, find allies and beat all the enemies in this open source space shooter!

Why similar: Space 34.3%, RPG 19.3%, Open World 17.6%, Indie 9.6%, Action 9.2%

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 20.2%, Base Building 15.5%, Sandbox 13%, Open World 12.5%, Exploration 7.5%

Suit up as an operative of the Ark Corporation, sent to the farthest reaches of the universe in search of habitable planets to terraform. However, after the long space journey you awaken from cryosleep to find that your ship has gone way off course and is disabled near a strange new world.

Why similar: Sandbox 23.1%, Space 18.7%, Survival 9.2%, RPG 8%, Open World 7.5%

Planet Explorers is an open world sandbox adventure RPG game set on a distant planet. The game uses a new OpenCL calculated voxel system to allow players to change the terrain in any way, create new objects such as weapons, vehicles, objects, and do it anywhere.

Why similar: Sandbox 25.1%, Open World 20.5%, Survival 13.4%, RPG 10.8%, Building 10.7%

Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.

Why similar: Sandbox 20.1%, Survival 17.9%, Base Building 12.3%, Open World 11.5%, Building 7.8%

Explore a procedurally generated galaxy, mine asteroids, refine minerals, colonize planets, build stations, deploy drones, salvage rare items, construct gear, level up, improve your ship, assemble a fleet, engage in combat, and take on the void.

Why similar: RPG 32.1%, Exploration 13.4%, Space 12.9%, Building 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

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: Base Building 24.5%, Space 21.3%, Sandbox 10.2%, Building 10.1%, Open World 8.9%

Build automated machines and weapons across the universe, beat massive bosses, experience cosmic events and explore unique landmarks in this quest driven automation crafting adventure game. Includes a manual scenario for crafting instead of machines for those not a fan of logic/automation!

Why similar: Space 21.8%, Base Building 20.1%, RPG 17.6%, Open World 13%, Action 8.8%

TerraTech is an open-world, sandbox adventure game, where you design and build your own creations through a mix of crafting, combat and discovery. Design vehicles from a huge library of blocks. Scavenge, craft and buy new parts to survive and become the ultimate planetary prospector.

Why similar: Sandbox 22.1%, Building 21.2%, Open World 18.6%, Survival 10.8%, Strategy 7.3%

Command the Nimbatus and craft drones out of hundreds of different parts. Survive unknown threats in a fully destructible, procedural universe, compete against other players in different arenas or enjoy complete creative freedom in the sandbox.

Why similar: Space 21.4%, Strategy 14.9%, Sandbox 12%, Open World 10.4%, Building 10.2%

Become the captain of an airship and explore the world of the skies, gather resources and build powerful weapons, uncover ancient secrets and fight beneath your ship's sails.

Why similar: Base Building 21.6%, Open World 16.3%, Sandbox 15.9%, Survival 11.7%, RPG 11%

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 46.4%, Open World 16%, RPG 8.1%, Sandbox 7%, Exploration 5.2%

Choose your own destiny as you explore an open-world procedurally generated galaxy where anything is possible. Become a miner, a trader, a bounty hunter, a pirate, or perhaps a jack of all trades. Start off small and build your way to the top but remember with every action, comes consequences.

Why similar: Space 31.6%, Sandbox 18.6%, Open World 14.3%, RPG 12.7%, Exploration 8.9%

Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!

Why similar: Sandbox 14.6%, Base Building 13.9%, Open World 13.2%, Survival 11.2%, Building 9.4%

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 17.3%, Sandbox 13.3%, Open World 12.7%, Space 10.8%, Survival 10.5%

In Istrolid you design your own unique spaceships from a large number of parts to fit your strategy and play style. With no set units or factions you are free to create a fleet where each ship has its own balanced strengths and weaknesses, from basic fighters and bombers to hulking battleships and speedy destroyers.

Why similar: Space 32.6%, Building 23.6%, Strategy 18.9%, Sandbox 12.6%, Indie 6.9%

Embark on a journey to greatness. Get ready for adrenaline-fueled battles and a chance to claim your place in the galaxy. Grab the controls of your ship, gear up for the fight, and unleash your ambition to conquer and build a new empire in the vastness of space.

Why similar: Base Building 27%, Space 22.8%, Open World 16.5%, RPG 16.1%, Building 10.5%

Take control of a fully destructible spaceship and explore, blast or trade your way through the cosmos, alone or with friends. Every tile matters, as you dogfight, maneuver or speed your way past friendly traders, hostile aliens, and impressive space navies. What will you do, Captain?

Why similar: Space 26%, Indie 23%, Action 21.9%, Adventure 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

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 23.2%, Sandbox 15.3%, Open World 13.4%, Building 12.5%, Survival 12.3%

Explore a randomly generated Galaxy populated with factions, enemies, missions, and items providing you with a unique experience each time you play.

Why similar: Space 35.5%, RPG 9%, Strategy 8.8%, Open World 8.4%, Spaceships 7.8% ★

GRAV is a sand box experience where you explore a multitude of planets, hunt strange alien creatures, build and defend outposts, craft weapons and armor, and attempt to survive against other players in a hostile environment.

Why similar: Base Building 21.5%, Survival 17%, Open World 16.3%, Space 15.6%, Sandbox 14.8%

In Spaceflight Simulator, you will get to build your rockets, plan launches and flights, attempt landings, deploy payloads and explore new worlds.

Why similar: Spaceships 37.8% ★, Space 21.5%, Sandbox 16.3%, Exploration 7.2%, Building 5.6%

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 32.8%, Open World 15.9%, Exploration 10.3%, RPG 9.8%, Building 8.4%

The RTS/FPS phenomenon has moved into space! Build your base on an asteroid, command fleets of starships for epic battles, pilot fighters, mine and trade resources, assemble robots to defend or assault other stations. Take sole command or share the glory as you fight for control of the quadrant.

Why similar: Base Building 30%, Space 27.7%, Building 19.8%, Strategy 15.6%, Action 7%

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: Base Building 21.9%, Space 21.2%, Sandbox 11%, Survival 9.9%, Open World 9.2%

Take the helm as a new Station Commander and exploit an alien star system in this stunning space-station factory automation game. Amass resources and construct starships using increasingly advanced manufacturing and expand your station in a hostile universe.

Why similar: Space 34.2%, Base Building 33.4%, Sandbox 19.9%, Strategy 12.5%