- #1 Children of a Dead Earth
97% matchVery Positive90% of 902 reviews2016
Dev: Q Switched Productions, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
The most scientifically accurate space warfare simulator ever made. Now with Steam Workshop!
Why similar: Science 35.3% ★, Space 25.3%, Space Sim 13.7% ★, Simulation 11.4%, Realistic 8.1%
- #2 ΔV: Rings of Saturn
96% matchVery Positive93% of 3,305 reviews2023
Dev: Kodera Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A physics-based mining sim, set in the thickest debris field in Sol. Every action has a reaction, lasers are invisible without a medium, and your thrust is a potent weapon. Find trade, adapt your equipment to your playstyle, hire a crew to help. Unravel the mysteries of the rings, or just get rich.
Why similar: Science 21.4% ★, Space Sim 15.6% ★, Space 14.2%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Vehicular Combat 11.9% ★
- #3 Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,212 reviews2025
Dev: Lyra Creative
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Do you have what it takes to become an astronaut? Reentry is a realistic space flight simulator inspired by the early NASA space programs, from orbiting Earth in Mercury and Gemini, to the moon landing in project Apollo. Learn the procedures. Operate the spacecraft. Complete the mission.
Why similar: Science 26.3% ★, Space Sim 21.4% ★, Space 16.5%, Immersive Sim 15.6%, Physics 7.5%
- #4 Tin Can
95% matchVery Positive85% of 1,297 reviews2022
Dev: Tin Can Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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: Science 21.6% ★, Space 19.3%, Space Sim 18.2% ★, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Simulation 7.4%
- #5 Rogue System
94% matchMixed67% of 274 reviews2022
Dev: Digits Crossed Interactive, LLCPub: Image Space Incorporated
Windows
Our goal is to depict the possibilities of space exploration & combat within a realistic environment- to emphasize the "science" in science-fiction. Key features to include: proper orbital mechanics for all objects in space, detailed ship system control, functionality, inter-dependency & damage reaction.
Why similar: Space Sim 57.2% ★, Space 22.4%, Simulation 20.4%
- #6 Satellite Command
94% matchMixed64% of 80 reviews2016
Dev: Stormtide
Windows
Satellite Command is a realistic, relaxing astrophysics simulator. Complete contracts with real data, launch and take control of ever more powerful Satellites, research advanced technology and build your Space Agency!
Why similar: Science 30.6% ★, Space Sim 20% ★, Space 15.6%, Immersive Sim 14%, Physics 9.2%
- #7 Space Docker VR
93% matchVery Positive95% of 149 reviews2021
Dev: Cat Commandos
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A hardcore flight simulator for VR! Get in the cockpit, pilot a ship, and navigate hazardous environments on a journey to become an expert docker!
Why similar: Space Sim 25.6% ★, Immersive Sim 24.8%, Space 22.2%, Physics 12.1%, Simulation 8.7%
- #8 Launch Director
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: TiJayFLY
Windows
A walking simulator where you can launch rockets! Become the Launch Director for a commercial space transportation company. Can you configure these reusable rockets for a successful launch, ascent and landing?
Why similar: Science 30.2% ★, Space Sim 18% ★, Immersive Sim 17.2%, Space 14.2%, Physics 8.8%
- #9 Tachyon: The Fringe
91% matchVery Positive89% of 244 reviews2009
Dev: NovaLogic
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Caught in the middle of a violent conflict on the fringe of the galaxy — your ability to survive will depend on your piloting skills and combat savvy as a mercenary space fighter. But, as you explore the vastly detailed world of Tachyon: The Fringe, you will often find that the most powerful weapon on your ship is in your head.
Why similar: Space Sim 48.6% ★, Space 29.6%, Simulation 21.8%
- #10 Space Mechanic Simulator
91% matchMixed63% of 117 reviews2023
Dev: Atomic JellyPub: Wildlands Interactive
Windows
Become a Space Mechanic! Get your hands dirty, explore the depths of space and repair broken machinery. Diagnose problems using diagrams and tools, perform repairs, manage your resources and watch the simulated machinery come alive. Or just gaze upon the beauty of the Solar System.
Why similar: Science 26.4% ★, Space Sim 20.9% ★, Space 15.3%, Immersive Sim 15.2%, Physics 6.9%
- #11 House of the Dying Sun
90% matchVery Positive90% of 2,001 reviews2016
Dev: Marauder Interactive, LLC
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
House of the Dying Sun is a tactical space shooter that puts you in the cockpit of the universe's most terrifying starfighter. Hunt the enemies of the Empire and bring ruin to their people.
Why similar: Space Sim 45.9% ★, Space 33.2%, Simulation 12.4%, Sci-fi 5%, Indie 2.9%
- #12 Celestarium
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Celestarium Dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Celestarium, an astronomy game where you start as an amateur astronomer. Discover and map planets, sell data to corporates, improve your gear, start your own space agency, manage your own missions, build and fly rockets to discovered bodies. Explore, prosper and expand your presence in space.
Why similar: Science 28.4% ★, Space 17.4%, Space Sim 14.5% ★, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Physics 10%
- #13 Kepler Project
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kepler Project
Windows · Linux
Build rockets and shoot them into space. Once you reach orbit, you are halfway to explore anywhere in the Solar System.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.4% ★, Science 25.7% ★, Space 25.2%, Simulation 10.6%, Physics 7.2%
- #14 Mars Horizon
88% matchVery Positive84% of 3,058 reviews2020
Dev: Auroch Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Lead a major space agency as you guide humanity to Mars in this strategy simulation game. Construct a base, design and build rockets, conduct missions throughout the Solar System, and write your own history of Space exploration. Created with support from the European Space Agency.
Why similar: Science 31.1% ★, Space Sim 21.1% ★, Space 16.8%, Immersive Sim 13.5%, Physics 6.8%
- #15 Astro VR
87% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Light-Year Simulations, LLC
Windows
Freely travel among the stars and planets in this made for VR astronomy simulation. Experience space from some of the smallest solar system bodies to our largest planets. Or leave the solar system to explore strange new worlds orbiting stars so distant it takes light thousands of years to get here.
Why similar: Science 33.8% ★, Space Sim 19.7% ★, Immersive Sim 19.7%, Space 15.8%, Simulation 3.9%
- #16 I Fetch Rocks
86% matchVery Positive95% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: SarumXR
Windows
Embark on your asteroid hauling career with Veritago Fortana. Start with a basic ship and earn credits to upgrade, customise and repair as you try to fulfil larger and harder contracts. Built exclusively for VR, use your own hands to build, wire and fly using 100s of interconnecting components.
Why similar: Science 32.9% ★, Immersive Sim 23.8%, Space 15.6%, Space Sim 13.7% ★, Physics 9.6%
- #17 Lunar Odyssey
86% matchMixed61% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Fractal Blue EntertainmentPub: Visual Purple Inc.
Windows
Don your xEMU Spacesuit, explore the Orontius Crater, and Lunar Module in an immersive first-person VR experience with out of this world accuracy and interaction. Follow real-life procedures, launch the Apollo-era Lunar Module, play Space Golf, and experience the moon like never before.
Why similar: Science 28.2% ★, Immersive Sim 17.7%, Space 15.7%, Space Sim 14.4% ★, Physics 7.6%
- #18 3D Solar System Simulator
85% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Rob MoorePub: NARP
Windows
This is a simulation based upon real physics. Its specifically for use with 3D headsets such as the HTC Vive and Oculus quest. It gives you a 3D perspective of how gravity works and interacts on all the bodies in a solar system. You can experiment with creating your own solar system.
Why similar: Science 26.9% ★, Space Sim 25.9% ★, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Simulation 11.4%, Space 8.7%
- #19 Space Crash Simulator
84% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: WPC
Windows · Mac
Real-time planetary collision sandbox powered by SPH physics: smash planets together and watch the destruction and its aftermath!
Why similar: Space Sim 31.9% ★, Space 19.9%, Physics 11.8%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Science 10.6% ★
- #20 Course Correction
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: House 13 Games
Windows
Realistic space flight simulator.
Why similar: Science 24.6% ★, Space Sim 22.1% ★, Space 16.9%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Simulation 6.9%
- #21 The Universe of Red Hope
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shelby County Video Game DevelopmentPub: Mathematics Firms of Memphis
Windows
A classic fantasy MMORPG powered by uMMORPG—discover dungeons, fight powerful creatures, forge rare equipment, and shape a living world alongside hundreds of players.
Why similar: Science 38.1% ★, Space Sim 26.9% ★, Space 17.6%, Simulation 7.3%, Sci-fi 5.4%
- #22 The Last Starship
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,419 reviews2026
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Science 27.1% ★, Space Sim 26.8% ★, Space 19.6%, Top-Down 8.1%, Simulation 7%
- #23 Solar Expanse - Space Exploration Manager
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SpaceOpsPub: Games Operators
Windows
Explore the Solar System. Mine and drop asteroids. Colonize and terraform. Lead the space race and compete with other corporations on your way to profit. Watch the expansion of human race over the centuries. Then go beyond and conquer the galaxy!
Why similar: Science 33% ★, Space Sim 18.9% ★, Space 17.9%, Physics 10.3%, Simulation 6%
- #24 MOVING WITH THE MOON: Mastering Universal Gravitation!
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wada System Limited
Windows
This is a new action game where you steer the earth. Steer the Earth, when both the Earth and the Moon are in the goal zone, the stage is cleared. Stars are constantly pulling on each other with universal gravitation. You can experience a simulated universal gravitation.
Why similar: Science 40.1% ★, Space Sim 24.9% ★, Space 20.7%, Physics 8.7%, Sci-fi 4.2%
- #25 spaceXplorer
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Playito.com
Windows
Desktop and VR interactive space experience/game. Fan homage to SpaceX's efforts of inspiring humanity to finally become a spacefaring civilization! Experience launches, flights and landings of starships first-hand, engage with challenging mini-games, explore funny memes and more. :-)
Why similar: Science 30.9% ★, Space Sim 18.3% ★, Immersive Sim 17.5%, Space 14.5%, Physics 8.6%
- #26 Kerbal Space Program
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 133,317 reviews2015
Dev: SquadPub: Private Division
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 65.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
Why similar: Science 32.8% ★, Space 24.9%, Space Sim 20.9% ★, Physics 11.1%, Simulation 7.6%
- #27 Search
80% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Ahmad R.H.
Windows
The existence of all mankind is under threat. You are the only hope!
Why similar: Science 32.4% ★, Space Sim 25.3% ★, Space 21.6%, Simulation 9.8%, Physics 8.3%
- #28 Keplerian Space Discovery
78% matchNo user reviews88% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Kugelblitz
Windows
Travel through the solar system in your own spaceship! The motion of each celestial body is accurately reproduced by the Kepler equation.
Why similar: Science 36.3% ★, Space Sim 21.4% ★, Space 19%, Physics 10.1%, Simulation 4.8%
- #29 Rover Simulator
79% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Matt SchostekPub: Demigod Studios
Windows
Rover Simulator allows you to experience the cosmos through the lens of a Rover. Explore celestial bodies across the galaxy in the pursuit of evidence pointing to signs of life as well as gaining a broader understanding of the universe to pave the way for colonization beyond the Earth.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.6% ★, Science 22% ★, Immersive Sim 19.9%, Simulation 11.3%, Space 9.1%
- #30 Kerbal Space Program 2
77% matchMostly Negative27% of 31,135 reviews2023
Dev: Intercept GamesPub: Private Division
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Kerbal Space Program 2 is the sequel to the acclaimed space-flight simulation game Kerbal Space Program. Enter the next generation of space adventure with exciting new parts, stunning visuals, fully revamped UI and Map View, and rich new environments to explore.
Why similar: Science 36.5% ★, Space Sim 19.6% ★, Space 18.3%, Physics 11.2%, Simulation 5.4%
- #31 n-body VR
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2017
Dev: Idellio
Windows
Based on true Newtonian Physics, n-body VR immerses you in a deep space, 4D playground of sight and sound with your HTC Vive. This unique new experience promises to be fun and interesting to generations of space-time enthusiasts.
Why similar: Science 42.6% ★, Simulation 20.6%, Space 20.4%, Physics 13.1%, Indie 3.3%
- #32 Soyuz Constructors
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pyramid Games S.A.Pub: Pyramid Lab
Windows
Become a pioneer of spaceflight. As an engineer in the Soviet Space Program you will be responsible for repairing, fixing and building the iconic spacecraft and rockets from the R-7 family.
Why similar: Science 32% ★, Space Sim 21.6% ★, Space 16.5%, Simulation 11.6%, Physics 10.5%
- #33 Enter The Moon
77% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: Paul SobkowiakPub: LPS-Interactive
Windows
Space simulation moon game. Explore the moon, mars, venus and mercury in breathtaking real-time 3D. Explore their geological aspects. Battle against spaceships or a secret lunar base. Enter the ISS. Measure the moon. And get in the cockpit.
Why similar: Science 28.6% ★, Space Sim 25.7% ★, Space 17.1%, Immersive Sim 13%, Simulation 5.9%
- #34 Tungsten Moon
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eccentric Anomalies LLC
Windows · Linux
Tungsten Moon is a first-person, immersive spaceflight simulator set on a fictional moon, somewhere in the universe. Stay alive by exploring over 1 million square kilometers of open-world terrain, while at the controls of your personal SkyDart spacecraft.
Why similar: Science 27.9% ★, Space Sim 19.4% ★, Immersive Sim 14%, Space 13.1%, Physics 8.4%
- #35 Borderline Enigma
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eyüp Korkmaz
Windows
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: Science 25.9% ★, Space Sim 23.3% ★, Immersive Sim 15.2%, Space 15.2%, Choices Matter 6.4%
- #36 Final Orbit
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bad Sector
Windows
Master the cockpit of highly realistic spacecraft in this Newtonian physics based sim. Take off from surface to space, plot a course between the planets and dock with space stations. Trade commodities or take shipping contracts to buy upgrades and optimize your build - every choice matters.
Why similar: Science 22.5% ★, Space Sim 20.7% ★, Space 18.7%, Simulation 10.8%, Immersive Sim 10%
- #37 Gravity Game
73% matchPositive79% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: SGS
Windows
Gravity Game is a puzzle-style infinite physics simulation. You are tasked with escaping your home planet, and reaching the goal at another! This game uses real Newtonian Physics in a simple 2D simulation, as a way to help people visually understand the mechanics.
Why similar: Science 28.1% ★, Space 17.9%, Space Sim 16.2% ★, Immersive Sim 12.9%, Physics 8.4%
- #38 Astro Tanto
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Theory Studios
Windows
You were promised a hero’s journey. You got a vacuum cleaner. Team up with 3 friends in this chaotic, physics-based co-op game. Build your space station out of "recycled" trash, dodge orbital debris, and try not to burn up in the atmosphere. In space, no one can hear you clean.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.9% ★, Science 30.3% ★, Space 13.4%, Simulation 12.9%, Physics 7.1%
- #39 Spaceflight Simulator
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,486 reviews2022
Dev: Team Curiosity ✦
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
In Spaceflight Simulator, you will get to build your rockets, plan launches and flights, attempt landings, deploy payloads and explore new worlds.
Why similar: Science 32% ★, Space Sim 29.8% ★, Space 20.7%, Simulation 7.1%, Physics 5.9%
- #40 Heat Signature
73% matchVery Positive94% of 7,334 reviews2017
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.
Why similar: Stealth 32.3%, Space 30.6%, Roguelite 16.4%, Top-Down 11.7%, Sci-fi 5.9%
- #41 Starlight Explorers
73% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2021
Dev: Dire Kitten Games
Windows
Master physics in one compelling physics puzzle after another. Aim the launcher and adjust its power, using your understanding of gravity wells to correctly plot their courses in a variety of challenges. Complete a light-hearted story and then test yourself in the endless Expeditions mode.
Why similar: Science 37.5% ★, Space Sim 26.1% ★, Space 19.6%, Simulation 5.8%, Top-Down 5.2%
- #42 Kinetic Void
74% matchOverwhelmingly Negative17% of 1,556 reviews2014
Dev: Badland Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Kinetic Void is a 3D space adventure with a focus on customization and enjoyable space simulation. The shipyard allows players to construct their ship piece by piece. Ships can be as simplistic as a cockpit, a hull, a engine and a gun, or as complex as a player wants.
Why similar: Space 55.7%, Space Sim 16.5% ★, Simulation 15.9%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Indie 3.2%
- #43 RemoteSpace: First Settlement
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ShadowDev
Windows
A sci-fi settlement building game with orbital mechanics. Start from a spaceship, scan asteroids, manage fuel, ore, electricity, time, and sanity, while expanding your settlement, exploring an alien solar system, and building stations and spacecraft to support your growing colony.
Why similar: Science 28.1% ★, Space Sim 27.9% ★, Space 13%, Physics 9.7%, Simulation 6.7%
- #44 Opportunity
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DIMANCHE CORP.
Windows
Opportunity is an atmospheric narrative game where you become the famous NASA rover and brave the many obstacles littering the desolate red planet in order to finally complete its mission.
Why similar: Space Sim 31% ★, Immersive Sim 21.8%, Science 14.6% ★, Simulation 12.5%, Space 11.3%
- #45 DeepSpaceDiesel
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlurryOwl
Windows
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 34.4% ★, Immersive Sim 26.4%, Space 15%, Simulation 13.7%, Choices Matter 5.4%
- #46 Starship Simulator
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fleetyard Studios
Windows
Explore a scientifically accurate Milky Way galaxy and discover distant uncharted worlds, while having unrestricted access to every deck of your Magellan Class deep space exploration vessel. Interact with numerous fully simulated ship systems, or simply relax in the bar and watch the stars drift by.
Why similar: Science 32.1% ★, Space Sim 25.3% ★, Space 17.3%, Immersive Sim 13.7%, Sci-fi 4.2%
- #47 Low Earth Orbit Adventures
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Classyk Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Low Earth Orbit Adventures is a chill space sim set in the near future where the space around Earth has become a frontier of science, commerce and diplomacy. Retrieve the Hubble, rescue astronauts, assemble space stations and many other missions in this realistic but friendly adventure.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.2% ★, Immersive Sim 22.4%, Physics 13.7%, Space 11.3%, Realistic 7.6%
- #48 ESA SHIELD
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: Hochschule Darmstadt Games Lab
Windows
Join the European Space Agency's SHIELD mission and discover why aliens aren't the biggest threat to us! In this science-based Planetary Protection Simulator, you fight real cosmic hazards. Build, Monitor, Protect! Become Earth's Last Defense.
Why similar: Science 33.6% ★, Space Sim 24.2% ★, Immersive Sim 16%, Roguelite 15.1%, Simulation 7%
- #49 Expedition Astra
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Light Year Interactive Inc.
Windows
Explore the uncharted territories of the Kuiper Belt in a deeply immersive virtual reality experience. Hone your skills in spacecraft docking, engage in strategic asteroid sampling, and unveil the secrets of this distant region of our solar system.
Why similar: Science 28.3% ★, Space Sim 24.8% ★, Space 18.6%, Immersive Sim 15%, Simulation 6%
- #50 TeepyTime
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: TeepyTeam
Windows
TeepyTime is a shared ambient application. You appear as a glowing orb in space alongside other connected players. There are no objectives. Each player's orbit is procedurally generated and unique.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 32.8%, Space Sim 32.1% ★, Space 24.7%, Simulation 9.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #51 Universe Sandbox
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 30,587 reviews2015
Dev: Giant Army
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe.
Why similar: Science 36.3% ★, Space 22.4%, Space Sim 12.9% ★, Physics 12.7%, Simulation 7.6%
- #52 Evochron Mercenary
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 434 reviews2012
Dev: StarWraith 3D Games LLC
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 43.1%, Space Sim 32.9% ★, Simulation 15.2%, Sci-fi 6.6%, Indie 2.1%
- #53 Mission Critical : Foresight
69% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Mission Critical Studios
Windows
When scientists resumed their Unified Field Theory experiments this time they succeeded- with devastating consequences. You are trapped on a desolate Lunar Base with only your wits, real world astronaut weapons and a heads up display to give you instructions.
Why similar: Science 29.2% ★, Space Sim 22.8% ★, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Space 14.4%, Simulation 5.5%
- #54 Beyond The Cupola: ISS Simulator
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zhurbyte
Windows · Linux
You are the ISS crew, where the station's fate depends on everyone. Oxygen leaks, system failures, meteorite threats — repair with your own hands and make real-time decisions. Complete missions, perform spacewalks. Experience life in orbit: in space, nothing goes according to plan.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.7% ★, Science 25.4% ★, Space 13.8%, Simulation 10.4%, Physics 7.2%
- #55 Starship Command: Orion Spur
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cambium Studios
Windows · Linux
Command the CSV Leonidas in authentic capital ship warfare. Lead from the bridge or take direct control as war erupts in the Orion Spur. Your ship. Your crew. Your orders.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 30.8%, Space Sim 22.2% ★, Space 20.7%, Simulation 7.2%, Sci-fi 6.2%
- #56 Further
67% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: ZeroGStudio
Windows
Embark on an odyssey beyond the stars in "Further," a spellbinding virtual reality adventure that defies the limits of space and imagination. Assume the role of Alex, a fearless protagonist thrust into an interstellar realm of trials, puzzles, and encounters with extraterrestrial entities.
Why similar: Space Sim 23% ★, Immersive Sim 22.4%, Stealth 19.1%, Space 18.5%, Physics 10.6%
- #57 Non Fingo VR
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Inchoate Elk
Windows
Non Fingo is a VR Space Combat Sim with n-body gravity, realistic(ish) physics, fully simulated projectiles, and 0g player movement in Early Access under active development by an independent, solo developer.
Why similar: Science 22.8% ★, Space Sim 21.2% ★, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Space 15.6%, Vehicular Combat 12.8% ★
- #58 Go For Launch: Mercury
67% matchVery Positive81% of 73 reviews2021
Dev: Joe ChisholmPub: First Time Games
Windows
Re-live the early days of spaceflight in the accurate, detailed and exciting simulation of the Mercury spacecraft.
Why similar: Space Sim 35% ★, Immersive Sim 18.5%, Space 18.3%, Simulation 8.3%, Physics 6.3%
- #59 Lunaris
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Project Lunaris
Windows
Embark on humanity’s greatest journey to the Moon with Lunaris. Take on the role of an astronaut navigating NASA’s Apollo missions, from the roaring launch of Saturn V to stepping on the lunar surface. Experience the triumphs, challenges, and legacy of space exploration in this immersive simulator.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.1% ★, Immersive Sim 25.2%, Simulation 15.2%, Space 11.2%, Realistic 5.4%
- #60 PowerCorp
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: byteZorroPub: byteZorro Games
Windows
A hard sci-fi survival sim 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, and fight to reach Earth — where space itself is the only enemy you need.
Why similar: Space 24.7%, Space Sim 20.7% ★, Immersive Sim 15.8%, Simulation 14.1%, Physics 8.1%