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You've barely managed to escape your exploding spaceship. Now in an old escape pod, you hurtle through space at the mercy of the cosmos. With no knowledge of the pod’s complex systems, your life depends on a technical manual and your own wits. How long can you survive?

Why similar: Space Sim 21.5%, Space 18.2%, Survival 14.9%, Immersive Sim 9%, Realistic 7.4%

Boötes is a Space Sim where you get to jump on astroids. Collect Crystals, Unlock New Abilities, Find Secrets to Unlock New Suits, and Much More. You are all alone in The Boötes Void where you find mysterious crystals that can help fuel your space shuttle so you can visit the Cold Dark.

Why similar: Space Sim 40.9%, Horror 11%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Exploration 7.8%, Futuristic 5.2%

A first-person space courier sim. Haul cargo between planets and stations, fuel and repair your ship by hand, and navigate by instruments through a forgotten star system where nobody is coming to help.

Why similar: Space Sim 27.3%, Space 12.2%, Survival 11.6%, Immersive Sim 11.2%, Dark 5.7%

Explore a star system while surviving the harsh conditions of space and whatever lurks in the darkness.

Why similar: Space Sim 27.4%, Space 15.8%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 7.6%, Sci-fi 6.8%

A survival horror game where light is scarier than darkness. Use your radar and other tools to stay out of the light, sneak around dangers, explore the quarantined ship, and find a way to escape. But be careful, monsters are hunting you and are aware of your every mistake!

Why similar: Space 17.7%, Survival 12.8%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Horror 9.3%

A space sim survival where each decision costs power. Every system drains your dying reactor. Pilot a crippled spacecraft across a real-scale solar system using true orbital mechanics, manage critical systems, scavenge for resources, while you try to uncover why humanity seems to have disappeared.

Why similar: Space Sim 22.2%, Space 20.9%, Survival 18.2%, Immersive Sim 9.6%, Exploration 7.4%

A sci-fi survival game with a twist. Set in a sub-orbit of a black hole, collect materials and scavenge wrecks in order to repair your damaged ship. However, time is not on your side.

Why similar: Space Sim 34.1%, Survival 16.9%, Space 15.8%, Crafting 7.4%, Exploration 7.2%

Forced into working as an Anomaly Observer in a space stockroom, you must explore, observe carefully, and report inconsistencies. Earn Credits to buy upgrades, but beware: hideous horrors are creeping in the dark.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 14%, Horror 14%, First-Person 9.7%, Exploration 8.9%, Atmospheric 8%

Alone in orbit with a corpse and no way to reach Earth, play as an astronaut who must keep a defunct space station aloft. Maintain the onboard systems, deal with the constant threat of space junk, and navigate the dark halls in zero-gravity. Day by day more systems fail, and the void draws closer.

Why similar: Space Sim 36.8%, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Horror 9.5%, Space 7.9%, First-Person 6.8%

SurviRail is a game about exploration and managing your own space train. Expand your train cars, upgrade your engines, collect resources, and discover new locations in the unknown space.

Why similar: Space Sim 33.3%, Space 13.5%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Survival 10.7%, Exploration 7.2%

A short horror game about piloting a rover across a dead planet on humanity's most desperate mission.

Why similar: Space Sim 26.7%, Horror 15%, Exploration 11.1%, Realistic 9.9%, First-Person 8.9%

Enter an infinite‑loop laboratory and retrieve uncontaminated extraterrestrial samples, and ultimately achieve your mission objectives.

Why similar: Space Sim 26.3%, Immersive Sim 16.7%, Space 11.6%, Horror 9.5%, Exploration 7.6%

This is a single player game. You play a rebooted android in a broken shuttle. You need to fly the ship, keep the energy systems functional, mine some fuel from asteroids and feed the FTL drive with energy.

Why similar: Space Sim 36.6%, Immersive Sim 20.7%, Survival 12.4%, Exploration 9.1%, Space 6.2%

A first-person space sim set in the real solar system at true scale, with every planet where it actually is today. Dock at the ISS, take contracts, survey planets, mine moons, haul cargo and fight pirates across genuine interplanetary distances as you rise from cadet to major.

Why similar: Space Sim 42.1%, Space 20.9%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Exploration 7.5%, Realistic 5.3%

Welcome to your new career as a gas station attendant in the deepest, darkest corner of space! Serve adorable ships, count your cash, and expand your diesel empire. It's a simple, satisfying job. Just... ignore the whispers in the vents. Everything is fine. Probably.

Why similar: Space Sim 40.4%, Immersive Sim 17.6%, Space 13.9%, First-Person 7.8%, Sci-fi 7.3%

Pilot a fragile drone through the depths of space and investigate a derelict station in this short horror game.

Why similar: Space Sim 37.2%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, Horror 12.3%, Survival Horror 7.9%, Space 7.1%

RESBS is a first-person space survival simulation where you and your friends cooperate to survive in zero gravity on a space station!

Why similar: Space Sim 31%, Space 21%, Survival 16.5%, Exploration 9.8%, First-Person 7.7%

If this message still exists, then we didn’t. Restore the station’s emergency power, explore abandoned laboratories and industrial sectors, solve the failures we left behind, and remember—every generator you restart brings the station closer to life… and something closer to you

Why similar: Space Sim 27.5%, Space 12.2%, Immersive Sim 11.6%, Horror 10.7%, Exploration 6.2%

Space Station Escape is a anomaly horror game.Players take on the role of an astronaut wanting to escape from a spaceship running out of oxygen.

Why similar: Space Sim 32.2%, Space 20.8%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Horror 8.2%, Exploration 7.8%

Nebulis Entity is a first person spaceship crew simulator, with support for online co-op. Maintain your vessel, track down and decode alien signals, and venture as far as you can - while doing your best to prevent your ship from falling apart around you.

Why similar: Space Sim 31.8%, Space 22%, Survival 17.2%, Exploration 10.3%, First-Person 5.6%

Backrooms Doors - This is an atmospheric first-person horror game. Explore spaces that can't exist in the real world and find your way out before the entities find you.

Why similar: Horror 14.4%, Dark 13.2%, Survival 13.2%, Survival Horror 12%, Immersive Sim 11%

Fly real astrodynamics from an Apollo-era DSKY. Plan Lambert transfers, mine asteroids, build a fleet, and survive a 38-body solar system where every trajectory is solved from Kepler's equation. No autopilot, no cheating.

Why similar: Space Sim 38.1%, Immersive Sim 15.6%, Space 12%, Survival 9.3%, Exploration 8.3%

A short cosmic horror game where you remotely operate a land rover through an unknown planet labeled the silent zone.

Why similar: Space Sim 28.8%, Immersive Sim 11%, Horror 11%, Survival Horror 8.5%, Sci-fi 8.3%

After a mysterious accident you are left are stranded, floating through space on a piece of a space station. Craft supplies and Hubs to expand what is now your home. But be warned space is a dangerous places where one mistake can mean certain death. Can you defy the odds and survive in space?

Why similar: Space Sim 33%, Space 10.6%, Crafting 8.4%, Realistic 8%, Survival 7.8%

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 33.8%, Space 17.5%, Immersive Sim 12.9%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Realistic 7.5%

Hand Simulator: Aliens is a multiplayer game where your mission is team survival. You either battle infected colleagues, saving the ship and crew, or sow chaos and death as an infected member.

Why similar: Space Sim 30%, Space 13.4%, Survival 12.8%, Survival Horror 9.1%, Immersive Sim 8.8%

SPACE WALK is a hands-on first-person astronaut simulation where you operate an orbital station and conduct surface expeditions across the Moon.

Why similar: Space 25.7%, Space Sim 16.9%, First-Person 11.6%, Exploration 10%, Realistic 7.8%

Survive and Escape! Crash-landed on an asteroid, your oxygen is running out. Explore, mine precious resources, build a base, and repair your ship to survive the dangers of space. Do you have what it takes to escape?

Why similar: Immersive Sim 18%, Space 14.7%, Survival 11.1%, Exploration 9.5%, Crafting 8.4%

Our Empire is spreading thin through the galaxy. Your responsibility is to assist your comrades on our newly founded colony. Keep your station operational at all cost. Your pivotal role may shape destiny. And don't forget: Humanity Above All!

Why similar: Space Sim 28.8%, Space 14.8%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Dark 9.7%, Survival 9%

Immersive survival-adventure. Wake up in deep space with no memory, amid debris and dangerous 5D fractals of an alien world. Piece together the catastrophe, build a base, drive vehicles, laser-cut asteroids, fight for life and remember who you are among these secrets.

Why similar: Space Sim 25%, Space 13.8%, Survival 12.9%, Immersive Sim 12%, Crafting 8.7%

Haunted Space is a dark-sci-fi multiplayer co-op where you become a raider, a lethal bio-ship hybrid forged for combat. Join forces with your allies to hunt down the Colossi, titanic creatures that dominate the void. Evolve, fight, and survive in a ruthless alien galaxy.

Why similar: Space Sim 30.3%, Space 18.3%, Immersive Sim 12%, Horror 11%, First-Person 6.6%

A futuristic sci-fi persistent universe exploration game with one million stars and 18 million planets and moons. Fly your ship to any star and explore its solar system. Claiming stars, planets and moons will make them yours forever - other players will see your discoveries and you will see theirs.

Why similar: Space Sim 44.9%, Space 13.5%, Exploration 9.7%, Sci-fi 7.2%, Simulation 6.7%

The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...

Why similar: Survival 26.5%, Space 13.4%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Exploration 9.7%

A sci-fi FPS where a pirate ambush scatters your family across alien planets. Play as Arin, fight bosses, travel through portals, and reunite the Mikseli family. Demo available now. Wishlist for launch updates.

Why similar: Space Sim 21%, Space 17.7%, Survival 17.2%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Crafting 6.6%

You are on a 200 year voyage to a distant galaxy. You have awakened… A lifetime too soon. Do you choose to survive? Solve puzzles and determine your fate in a punishing environment. A cinematic experience. Atmospheric, emotional and beautiful. From solo developer David Fazzio.

Why similar: Space Sim 25.1%, Space 18%, Survival 16.1%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Immersive Sim 8.7%

Operate a spacecraft at the edge of a singularity. Use realistic orbital mechanics and Newtonian physics to explore a star system around a black hole and what lies beyond.

Why similar: Space Sim 34%, Space 16.5%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Realistic 9.8%, Sci-fi 8.7%

Above Earth is a science fiction survival game. Experience a struggle for life in the fragile artificial environment of a damaged space station.

Why similar: Space Sim 21.1%, Space 18.9%, Survival 15.1%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Sci-fi 7.8%

You are the last living organism in the galaxy. Adrift and alone in a cold dark world you must scavenge for resources to keep your ship running, and arm your ship to prepare for the swarms arrival.

Why similar: Space Sim 28.4%, Space 23.9%, Survival 18.6%, Crafting 12.6%, Exploration 11.2%

SAMARA plunges player into a first person, single player psychological survival horror game. Investigating his missing uncle's house, player encounters a disturbing doll. Through puzzles and chilling revelations , he confronts the darkness within and uncovers the horrifying truth.

Why similar: Horror 13.4%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Survival 11.2%, Dark 11%

A first-person psychological horror game where your own fear shapes the world around you. Explore a mysterious space station, uncover hidden truths, and stay calm as the game reacts to your every move and emotion.

Why similar: Space 18.6%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Horror 12.1%, Survival Horror 10.5%, Sci-fi 8.7%

A short horror game where you control a decaying spacecraft exploring distant star systems.

Why similar: Space Sim 30.1%, Space 23.7%, Horror 15.7%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Exploration 7.8%

Eat a snack while you watch an entire planet burn in your image.

Why similar: Space Sim 21.7%, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Survival 14.8%, Space 13.9%, Crafting 8.8%

Astral Outlaw is a 3D sci-fi survival game made by Korean high schoolers. Explore an abandoned station, scavenge for scrap, and craft tools to repair your broken ship. Master repair mini-games and manage resources to escape the void.

Why similar: Space Sim 45.3%, Space 20.2%, Survival 13.6%, Crafting 6.8%, 3D 5.7%

Venture into the depths of space and leave your legacy among the stars. In Star Legacy, explore galaxies, upgrade your ship, and survive on unknown planets.

Why similar: Space Sim 41.2%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, Space 9.8%, Exploration 8.3%, Realistic 6.7%

First person single player 3D Sci-Fi adventure in space

Why similar: Space Sim 35.8%, Immersive Sim 18.7%, Exploration 10.6%, Space 10.3%, First-Person 6.4%

Survive and explore space in Astrobound! Visit strange planets, encounter cosmic calamities, and keep your crew alive as you journey through the stars in a retro-inspired whimsical space adventure.

Why similar: Space Sim 29.7%, Space 19%, Immersive Sim 16.8%, Survival 15.3%, Exploration 8.9%

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 35.3%, Space 17%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Exploration 8%

Spiritus Astrum is a persistent, open-world roleplaying sandbox with multiplayer support. 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 28.8%, Space 15.8%, Immersive Sim 14%, Survival 10.4%, Crafting 8%

A lone space commander explores real planetary surfaces, builds small outposts, rescues stranded astronauts, and fights to survive in the cold silence of the Solar System.

Why similar: Space Sim 35.5%, Space 12.4%, Survival 10%, Realistic 8%, First-Person 7.3%

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: Space Sim 36%, Survival 16.3%, Space 16.1%, Crafting 10.4%, First-Person 7.4%

Experience an immersive sci-fi adventure. Walk in the footsteps of the ill-fated crew members of the Miranda station. Explore a world cloaked in mystery and danger, solve clever puzzles to help discover the questions that...

Why similar: Space 29.4%, Survival 16.6%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Exploration 10.4%, Horror 9.8%

Step into the boots of Major Axel Vex in this survival horror descent into deep space. You embark on a mission to investigate a distress signal coming from Cengona Base. What starts off as a simple mission quickly turns into a terrifying, action-packed fight for survival.

Why similar: Space 24.1%, Horror 16.2%, Survival Horror 11.1%, Sci-fi 10.8%, First-Person 9.4%

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 51%, Space 25.3%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Atmospheric 6.2%, Simulation 3.7%

Pedal through the looping halls to find Room 237 - Hand tracking VR horror game

Why similar: Survival 17.3%, Immersive Sim 15.7%, Horror 14.1%, Survival Horror 12.3%, First-Person 8.6%

Arrested and sold at auction, you have been transported to a secret testing facility in deep space. Perform the required tasks while avoiding the abomination lurking within the complex.

Why similar: Horror 14.3%, Space 14%, Survival 11.8%, Dark 10.5%, Survival Horror 9%

Trapped in a condemned building, you must escape before the earthquakes and collapses bring a tragic end. Survive the tremors, find essential items, and flee! Each tremor is a new challenge in this fight for survival. Time is running out... Can you escape?

Why similar: Survival 18.8%, Horror 16%, Dark 14.2%, Survival Horror 12%, Realistic 11.5%

The Moon Relax is a realistic exploration and survival game set in a large open world on the Moon.

Why similar: Space Sim 30.5%, Space 15.9%, Survival 9.3%, Survival Horror 7.4%, Exploration 5.8%

Dreadpine is a horror game set in a dark, corrupted forest. A relentless creature lurks in the shadows, twisting the world into eternal night, looking for you. Light is your only defense as you explore, scavenge and craft to survive the hunt.

Why similar: Horror 18.8%, Immersive Sim 18.8%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Survival 14.3%, Crafting 12.7%

Don your space helmet and fire up your star drive as you blaze a trail across the stars in this 1980s inspired space exploration game.

Why similar: Space Sim 35.1%, Space 12%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Immersive Sim 8.1%, Survival 7.6%

WarpedSpace is a sci-fi survival adventure game set in deep space. A massive, open environment full of wonder and peril awaits you!

Why similar: Space Sim 28.7%, Space 14.9%, Survival 14.1%, Crafting 10.5%, Sci-fi 7.5%