Games Like Planet Genesis 2

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 20.4%, Space Sim 16.3%, Education 14.9%, Sandbox 13.7%, Space 10.2%

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 28.5%, Immersive Sim 18.8%, Education 18.5%, Space Sim 14.3%, Space 10.3%

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 23.9%, Space Sim 16.1%, Education 15.6%, Sandbox 12.5%, Immersive Sim 12.2%

The world's first science-based photorealistic interactive 3D planetarium that models the entire Universe, using procedural generation for uncharted areas.

Why similar: Science 21.5%, Space Sim 16%, Sandbox 13.5%, Education 12.7%, Space 10.5%

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 27.4%, Space Sim 18.1%, Space 16.7%, Sandbox 16.1%, Education 10.7%

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 23.2%, Space Sim 22.9%, Education 22.2%, Simulation 11.3%, Immersive Sim 11.2%

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 25%, Space Sim 20.2%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Sandbox 11.1%, Space 10.7%

Dive into a VR universe of knowledge! Explore space, engineer inventions, and journey through Earth's history. Discover, learn, and be amazed.

Why similar: Science 24.4%, Immersive Sim 16.3%, Education 16.2%, Space Sim 15.1%, Sandbox 12.4%

Welcome to "Electrical Leak"—a electrician simulation and electrical puzzle game adapted from real-world cases! Armed with nothing but a test pen, you will face seemingly ordinary yet hazard-filled daily scenarios.

Why similar: Science 38%, Education 25.8%, Immersive Sim 19.5%, Simulation 13.8%, Casual 2.5%

Take part in a space program. Design spacecrafts and send them off to explore the vast expanses of space. Experience the real scale of the Solar system and the size of its celestial bodies.

Why similar: Science 25.7%, Space Sim 17.2%, Education 14.1%, Sandbox 13.3%, Space 11.1%

A first-person astronomy simulator built on real astronomical data. Set up, align, and operate your telescope as the sky changes with location, date, and time. Use star charts and bright stars to find targets, then observe the Moon, planets, and faint, distant deep-sky objects through the eyepiece.

Why similar: Science 33.7%, Space Sim 28.5%, Sandbox 9.1%, Education 6.7%, Space 6.6%

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 22.6%, Space Sim 17.1%, Immersive Sim 15%, Space 12.1%, Sandbox 8.9%

Gravity and exploration sandbox

Why similar: Space Sim 20.4%, Education 16%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Sandbox 13.5%, Space 11.1%

Gas reaction simulator. Build the ultimate jet engine, solve puzzles, or just make everything explode!

Why similar: Science 31%, Education 22.8%, Sandbox 18.9%, Immersive Sim 14.6%, Simulation 12.5%

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 24%, Space Sim 22.2%, Education 16.7%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Space 11.5%

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 25.3%, Immersive Sim 17.7%, Education 16.5%, Space Sim 13.3%, Space 11.3%

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 27%, Immersive Sim 17.1%, Space Sim 16.4%, Sandbox 13.3%, Space 10.2%

Join Aggi and dive into a world that lies just out of sight. Customize your own cell and see it thrive in a vibrant ecosystem. Discover a wide variety of organisms like you've never seen before. And learn real science in a playful and relaxed environment.

Why similar: Science 45.1%, Education 24.6%, Sandbox 14.8%, Simulation 8.7%, Casual 6.4%

Real-time planetary collision sandbox powered by SPH physics: smash planets together and watch the destruction and its aftermath!

Why similar: Space Sim 29.2%, Sandbox 15.4%, Space 14.2%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Science 9.5%

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 33.6%, Space Sim 24.4%, Education 20.7%, Space 12.4%, Simulation 7.4%

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 32.6%, Immersive Sim 20.7%, Space Sim 20%, Space 12.3%, Open World 5.2%

A family friendly casual game that teaches children about celestial bodies. Learn about the Sun, Earth, Jupiter, and the other celestial bodies that make up our Solar System. You or your child will also be able to create your own Solar System in a sleek and in-depth fashion!

Why similar: Science 32.7%, Education 22.6%, Space Sim 14.6%, Space 13.6%, Simulation 5.1%

Star Paws is a space simulator with sandbox elements. In this game, you play as an astronaut cat. Your goal is to develop your own space program. Build a spacecraft from a variety of components and venture in search for a strange signal coming from a distant deep corner of the Solar System!

Why similar: Science 28.9%, Space Sim 21.2%, Education 14.9%, Sandbox 12.4%, Space 10.9%

PHYSARUM is a sandbox simulation game. Simulate the real world slime mold Physarum polycephalum by generating millions of living particles. Create and mutate slime species in real time to discover countless mesmerizing and emergent patterns.

Why similar: Science 34%, Sandbox 20.4%, Education 19.7%, Simulation 10.6%, Procedural Generation 9.5%

Welcome to this exciting gaming world, where you will transform into a true space explorer and embark on a magnificent journey of exploring the wonders of the universe!

Why similar: Space Sim 28.8%, Immersive Sim 23.8%, Idler 22.7%, Simulation 8.8%, Space 7.8%

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 19%, Space Sim 18%, Sandbox 17.7%, Space 12.9%, Simulation 10.5%

A real-time 3D space simulator and interactive planetarium. Travel to any planet, moon, star, or galaxy and view it from any point in space and time. Accelerate time, land on alien worlds, and expand the universe with community-made add-ons.

Why similar: Space Sim 27.7%, Science 25.7%, Education 19.6%, Simulation 12.8%, Space 9.1%

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 23.7%, Space Sim 19.9%, Immersive Sim 15.5%, Space 11.9%, Education 11.1%

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 27.6%, Science 24.4%, Space 19.1%, Education 16.6%, Simulation 11.6%

Watch as stars battle for control of a simple simulated galaxy. Each star belongs to a faction, indicated by its color, and combat happens automatically between neighboring stars. Your role is to observe the dynamic battlefield as stars change ownership.

Why similar: Idler 25.2%, Space Sim 22.3%, Sandbox 17.8%, Space 10.8%, Procedural Generation 9.7%

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.

Why similar: Science 30.5%, Space Sim 18.4%, Sandbox 15.2%, Space 13.3%, Education 11.3%

Operate the Starship space launch system and learn how to catch a rocket to understand what it takes to colonize Mars in this ever-evolving simulation of SpaceX Starbase Texas.

Why similar: Space Sim 24.3%, Immersive Sim 20%, Sandbox 17.4%, Education 14.2%, Simulation 8.3%

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 26.8%, Space Sim 26.1%, Sandbox 19.3%, Space 14%, Simulation 6.9%

Biotope will be the most detailed and realistic aquarium simulator on the market. Biotope makes it possible to create complex aquarist ecosystems and simulate realistic life cycles of plants and fish.

Why similar: Science 22.8%, Immersive Sim 20.6%, Education 18.9%, Sandbox 15.2%, Simulation 7%

Perihelion lets you run your own rocket engine shop. Take over an abandoned desert airfield, design realistic, unique engines, then test them!

Why similar: Space Sim 25.5%, Sandbox 23%, Immersive Sim 21.1%, Simulation 12.1%, Space 7.7%

SKYOS is a real-time 3D space simulation where Earth, satellites, constellations, weather imagery, and orbital events evolve in sync with the living sky, while cinematic Earth-to-Moon missions unfold through real-time launch windows and orbital transfers.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.2%, Science 16.9%, Space Sim 15.6%, Education 15%, Space 12.2%

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 24.9%, Immersive Sim 18.1%, Sandbox 14.1%, Space 12.7%, Procedural Generation 10.9%

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 28.1%, Space Sim 19.5%, Sandbox 13.6%, Space 12%, Simulation 11.8%

Galactic Simulator is a clicker game based on the Fermi Paradox and the Great Filter theory. Players can simulate the evolution of celestial bodies and civilizations in the galaxy from an observer's perspective. The game supports multiplayer mode. Create a unique galaxy with friends!

Why similar: Idler 24.5%, Space Sim 21.5%, Sandbox 14.4%, Immersive Sim 13%, Space 12.4%

Click the atom, earn particles, evolve through all 118 elements of the periodic table. A free idle/clicker game with a deep skill tree, prestige system, and Steam achievements.

Why similar: Science 44.9%, Idler 44.4%, Casual 9.8%, Singleplayer 1%

Build and manage your own space company. Design missions, launch satellites, and expand your influence across Earth’s orbit.

Why similar: Space Sim 24%, Immersive Sim 19.7%, Science 18.2%, Sandbox 18%, Simulation 12.3%

Explore time and space as you learn about astronomy and earn stars to buy overlays for the Earth and Sun and control the passage of time. Soon you will be able to simulate and observe Earth/Sun correspondences from any age and perspective as you use keyboard and mouse controls to fly through space.

Why similar: Science 27.3%, Idler 22%, Education 18.4%, Space Sim 15.2%, Space 8.9%

Conquer the Settled Galaxy in Periapsis: Eclipse where gravity, heat and the physics of space are the keys to conquest. Master orbital mechanics, real-world inspired weapons and nuclear rockets to outmaneuver dozens of hostile ships and claim victory for the Exiled Empire.

Why similar: Science 35.6%, Immersive Sim 25.3%, Space Sim 17.2%, Space 13.1%, Simulation 6.1%

An evolution simulation game. Take control of your species in the environment and edit your species as a whole. Compete with other evolving species for resources on an alien planet.

Why similar: Science 37%, Education 20.4%, Sandbox 17.4%, Procedural Generation 10.3%, Simulation 8.3%

Pretty Buttons makes the buttons on your keyboard do pretty things. Its a visual sensory experience to engage any who need a little engagement.

Why similar: Education 27.7%, Sandbox 23.4%, Idler 22.3%, Simulation 15.9%, Casual 10.2%

This is a serious game. Made for educational purposes. It was made in order to enable students to understand the high school chemistry curriculum and to provide equality of opportunity.

Why similar: Science 36.3%, Education 29.3%, Sandbox 18.5%, Simulation 11.9%, Realistic 3.7%

Realistic space flight simulator.

Why similar: Science 23.6%, Space Sim 21.7%, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Space 13%, Sandbox 12.2%

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 28.1%, Immersive Sim 23.2%, Education 15.8%, Simulation 14.5%, Space 7.4%

A co-op starship bridge sim for 6–25 players. Man a station — helm, weapons, sensors, engineering, comms or command — and no one can fly the ship alone. Communicate, coordinate, and survive together.

Why similar: Space Sim 24.4%, Science 19.9%, Sandbox 18.1%, Immersive Sim 17%, Simulation 10.9%

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 32.9%, Space Sim 23.6%, Space 13.8%, Procedural Generation 9.6%, Education 8%

Gather resources, craft components, build vehicles, and code their logic in a physics-driven engineering sandbox and full scale space sim.

Why similar: Science 24.7%, Space Sim 16.6%, Immersive Sim 16.1%, Sandbox 13%, Space 9.4%

Build rockets and fly them around the Solar System in this realistic aerospace sandbox. Attempt landings, build space stations, drive rovers, perform spacewalks, explore alien worlds, and get your crew home safe.

Why similar: Space Sim 26.1%, Science 22.2%, Sandbox 16.8%, Space 10.3%, Education 9.1%

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 26.8%, Sandbox 17.2%, Immersive Sim 16.1%, Space 10.7%, Procedural Generation 10.4%

Pilot your ship through a perilous black hole system in this Space Action RPG. Engage in advanced ship combat, haul rare elements, and upgrade your vessel to survive. Stunning visuals, a deep narrative, and a rewarding progression system await as you uncover the abyss's dark secrets.

Why similar: Science 25.2%, Space Sim 20.2%, Education 15.6%, Sandbox 14%, Space 11.5%

This program simulates astrophysics, allowing the creation of stellar systems in the void and the experience of being one of the celestial bodies.

Why similar: Science 38.6%, Education 25.3%, Space 13.4%, Simulation 9.5%, Sandbox 8.9%

Space Simulator and Music Machine!

Why similar: Science 34.4%, Education 16.1%, Space 15.5%, Sandbox 11.6%, Simulation 10.9%

This digital experience doesn’t ask you for much, it just wants you to come as you are. Bring your favorite edibles, mushrooms, music, and Relax. Consider using it for meditation and reflection. A title perfect for those nights when you want to float off into space and forget about things.

Why similar: Science 33.6%, Space Sim 21.3%, Sandbox 16.6%, Space 12.4%, Open World 6.9%

Incremental game where you get to continually break an increasing speed of light across many universes in order to make the 100th gear of a googol machine spin

Why similar: Science 36.4%, Education 21.2%, Idler 18.8%, Sandbox 15.3%, Casual 6.8%

To survive, you must guide your species through a constantly changing world. Compete with strange creatures for food and territory, and find your niche through careful evolutionary choices. The real question is not if you can survive, but for how long.

Why similar: Science 28.3%, Education 15.7%, Immersive Sim 15.3%, Sandbox 14.8%, Procedural Generation 9.9%