60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Space Sim, Space, Sci-fi, Simulation.
Embark on an open world journey across the stars while encountering foes, friends and forgotten stories. Build your ship. Recruit and train your crew. Most of all, explore and confront the unknown to reveal the true, vast nature of choice and consequence.
Battlecruiser Generations
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.
Among The Stars
You find yourself in a distant galaxy full of merchants, diplomats, bandits and powerful factions. Explore unknown galaxies, trade, fight pirates or become one. Uncover mysteries and shape the universe!
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 29.1%, Aliens 11.7%, Sandbox 11.3%, Futuristic 11%, Space 7.9%
You find yourself in a distant galaxy full of merchants, diplomats, bandits and powerful factions. Explore unknown galaxies, trade, fight pirates or become one. Uncover mysteries and shape the universe!
Why similar: Space Sim 39.7%, Sandbox 18%, Exploration 9.5%, RPG 9%, Futuristic 7.2%
Worlds Of The Future is a sci-fi open world, action/adventure game. Explore a fully seamless solar system full of adventures, mysteries and colorful characters. Build your space delivery company, climb the company rankings and become a legend among the worlds!
Why similar: Space Sim 33.2%, Sandbox 15.9%, Futuristic 10.8%, Aliens 8%, Space 7.7%
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 31.1%, Sandbox 15.7%, Science 12.1%, RPG 9.2%, Futuristic 8.6%
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: Space Sim 25%, Sandbox 16.8%, VR 13.3%, Science 12.6%, Space 10.2%
Realistic space flight simulator.
Why similar: Space Sim 29%, VR 15.6%, Science 15.1%, Sandbox 11.1%, Space 9.9%
Explore a seed-driven galaxy where every ship, planet, and dungeon is generated at runtime. Dogfight pirate wings, land on 20 kinds of worlds, raid surface sites on foot, and build a fleet from salvaged hulls, solo or in Steam co-op. The same seed rebuilds the same galaxy, every time.
Why similar: Space Sim 41.5%, Sandbox 15.4%, Science 12.5%, Futuristic 8.3%, Exploration 8.2%
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: Space Sim 28.5%, Science 21.5%, Sandbox 15.1%, Space 9.4%, Exploration 7.3%
Explore a unique, procedurally generated galaxy filled with alien artifacts and resources to extract and exploit. Mine asteroids, harvest nebula, pilot unique ships and find new and strange things in the void between stars as you struggle to survive long enough to find another home.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.5%, Aliens 17.6%, Science 14.3%, Futuristic 10.2%, Exploration 6.6%
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: Space Sim 31%, Science 18.4%, Sandbox 11.5%, Space 9.4%, Futuristic 8.6%
Explore a collapsing multiverse, make first contact with 75 alien civilizations, and uncover the truth behind reality’s unraveling—one discovery at a time.
Why similar: Investigation 18.2%, Space Sim 17.3%, Aliens 16%, Exploration 11.3%, Sci-fi 9.8%
Out of cash, out of luck, out on the fringe. Juno Markev has a killer to tail, a debt to pay, and more trouble headed her way. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw takes place in a greasy, blue-collar world of outlaws, truckers, cops and thieves.
Why similar: Space Sim 39.9%, Old School 13.1%, Futuristic 9.6%, Sci-fi 8.2%, RPG 8.1%
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 28.3%, Sandbox 21.2%, Space 11.9%, RPG 8.9%, Adventure 7.5%
In Spaceflight Simulator, you will get to build your rockets, plan launches and flights, attempt landings, deploy payloads and explore new worlds.
Why similar: Space Sim 38.2%, Sandbox 19.1%, Science 18.7%, Space 11.7%, Exploration 7.1%
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: Space Sim 45.1%, Science 25.6%, Sandbox 9.8%, Space 6%, Exploration 5.4%
The world's first science-based photorealistic interactive 3D planetarium that models the entire Universe, using procedural generation for uncharted areas.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.4%, Science 17.6%, Sandbox 15.7%, Space 10.2%, Futuristic 9%
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 44.9%, Space 13.6%, VR 10.6%, Sandbox 7.5%, Sci-fi 7.1%
Planets, aliens, resources, upgrades, caves, mapping & documenting star systems ... seek a new home for the human race. An all-inclusive (admittedly janky) procedural space-sim made by solo developer Schmidt Workshops.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.4%, Aliens 13.6%, Sandbox 12.1%, Space 10.3%, Old School 10%
Rogue Stargun is an action-packed space combat sim where you pilot 5 unique starfighters with interactive VR cockpits in a story-driven single player campaign consisting of over 24 unique missions covering both land and space.
Why similar: Space Sim 41.2%, VR 27.1%, Space 8.8%, Futuristic 8.7%, Sci-fi 7.6%
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 36.1%, Sandbox 17.5%, Futuristic 10.7%, Exploration 7.8%, Space 6.5%
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 47.8%, Futuristic 12.7%, Exploration 9.8%, Space 8.1%, Atmospheric 6.5%
X Rebirth VR Edition is tailored to be an immersive VR experience, based on X Rebirth: Home of Light. TRADE, FIGHT, BUILD, THINK in the X Universe - the biggest sandbox this side of the galaxy.
Why similar: Space Sim 47%, VR 33.9%, Sandbox 9.1%, Space 6%, Sci-fi 4%
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: Space Sim 26%, Science 20.5%, Sandbox 14.3%, VR 13.2%, Space 9.2%
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: Space Sim 27.7%, Science 22%, Sandbox 15.5%, Space 11.4%, Futuristic 8.3%
This is an unusual adventure future simulation space game, in different gravity under your operation will also change. Players can feel the vastness of different planets in the game, feel different gravity, feel their own different operations. Conquer the universe!
Why similar: Space Sim 38.4%, Sandbox 17.7%, Futuristic 9.8%, Space 8.2%, Exploration 7.4%
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 37.2%, Sandbox 14.3%, Futuristic 11%, Space 10.8%, Sci-fi 8.1%
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 41.1%, Science 14.2%, Investigation 10.3%, Adventure 9.2%, Exploration 8.9%
The story takes place in the distant future. You will play a captain of a star ship and go into deep space. You need to manage your resources carefully. In the game, you can investigate the outliers of various planets, discover the wonders of the universe or learn the stories of lost civilizations.
Why similar: Space Sim 46.7%, Futuristic 16.6%, Space 15.9%, Exploration 9.9%, Adventure 4.5%
Become a master MI6 saboteur, and earn your name as the ministry's most important asset on the Moon in this 1st-person shooter VR sci-fi epic! Follow the orders of your handler, or explore and find new weapons and defenses! Do whatever it takes to complete your mission!
Why similar: Space Sim 29.3%, VR 17.9%, Space 11.1%, Futuristic 9.5%, RPG 7.9%
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 Sim 30.6%, Aliens 13.9%, Sandbox 13.1%, Futuristic 9.1%, Space 7.8%
The accessible space-sim. Fly, fight, and trade through a galaxy where the prices and borders came from 700,000 days of astropolitical generation that keep ticking.
Why similar: Space Sim 44.4%, Space 12.4%, Sandbox 10.5%, RPG 9.1%, Sci-fi 8%
A retro style space sim where you mine, trade, bounty hunt, pillage, and explore. In this game you choose you own path as you navigate the galaxy while balancing faction alligence and legality of your actions.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.8%, Sandbox 17.6%, Futuristic 13.1%, Aliens 8.7%, Space 8.2%
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 Sim 36.9%, Space 17.9%, RPG 13%, Sandbox 12.3%, Sci-fi 7.3%
Oldschool action open-world sci-fi with a unique storyline, frenetic battles, crude humor, loose morals and cows.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.8%, Aliens 17.3%, Sandbox 11.7%, Old School 9.8%, Space 9.6%
Experience fast action, thrilling levels, spectacular explosions and lots of pew-pew-pew. Star Horizon is a reboot for the on-rails space shooter genre.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.1%, Space 15.6%, Sandbox 12.2%, Futuristic 11.9%, Sci-fi 9.8%
As the last Pilgrim, explore Dwarvuk's wastes, scavenge ruins in a blend of non-linear discovery and post-apocalyptic survival set in space. Silence the AI's signal!
Why similar: Sandbox 20.3%, Aliens 17.3%, RPG 16%, Adventure 9.1%, Futuristic 8.9%
Captain a space freighter on its perilous voyage to deliver vital supplies to the Parvin Frontier! Select your crew, then lead and command their efforts to manage the ship's navigation, engineering, weapons, and more on the fly as crises and obstacles arise in real time.
Why similar: Space Sim 46.8%, Aliens 21.6%, Space 13.1%, Futuristic 8%, Sci-fi 6.6%
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: Space Sim 30.3%, Science 18.1%, Sandbox 14.3%, Space 9.8%, RPG 7.3%
Fight, explore the stars, trade, and lead your fleet across the galaxySpace Commander: War and Trade is an ultimate single player space-sim featuring spectacular graphics, intuitive combat and deep mechanics.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.1%, Aliens 17.2%, RPG 10.8%, Futuristic 9.3%, Exploration 8.2%
Embark on an epic space adventure in AstroMiner, where you must build a base, overcome challenges, and construct a space ship to return home from the asteroid belt.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.2%, Sandbox 16.8%, Aliens 15.9%, Space 10.7%, Exploration 8.2%
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 50%, Space 13.9%, Exploration 8.5%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Open World 4.6%
You are an experienced astronaut, stranded in space. Will you reach Earth, or will you get lost in space and die?
Why similar: Space Sim 31.5%, Science 14.4%, Aliens 13.7%, Space 10.6%, RPG 8%
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: Space Sim 26.7%, Science 23%, Sandbox 16.3%, Space 11.1%, Exploration 7.5%
Prepare for your unexpected enrollment into the Startenders Academy. Your goal is to create bizarre beverages for colourful customers in the hope that no one notices you haven’t the slightest clue what’s going on.
Why similar: Space Sim 36.8%, VR 17.5%, Aliens 17.5%, Futuristic 10.7%, Space 7.2%
Welcome to a VR game where you rule the universe! Break stuff, enjoy gravity physics, and survive natural disasters. And the best part? Fight off aliens using several guns or even asteroids. Try everything you can to keep your home solar system safe from the dangers out there!
Why similar: Space Sim 32.5%, VR 23.3%, Space 11.4%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Aliens 8.4%
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: Space Sim 34.6%, Science 22.6%, Sandbox 13.8%, Space 10.1%, Exploration 6.8%
Classic arcade action reimagined for virtual reality! Dodge, blast, and survive as you pilot your ship through swarms of asteroids and enemy drones in fully immersive 360° space battles.
Why similar: VR 30.8%, Space Sim 22.8%, Aliens 13.4%, Space 13%, Sci-fi 10%
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 33.8%, Space 16.2%, Aliens 13.6%, Exploration 9.1%, RPG 7.1%
Space Salvage is a first-person adventure seeking game. Your job is to skillfully maneuver your spaceship through wreckage and asteroids while destroying mines and enemy factions! All while your eager yet amoral ship AI guides you. Do you have what it takes to dominate space?
Why similar: Space Sim 27.8%, VR 20.7%, Space 11%, Futuristic 9%, Sci-fi 7.8%
Use the force of gravity in this fast-paced space shooter with realistic physics and orbital mechanics.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.5%, Science 16.5%, Aliens 16.1%, Futuristic 11%, Space 9.9%
47 million probes were launched into the void. Yours just found something alive. A living universe simulation where evolution never stops — not even when you do.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.2%, Sandbox 18.1%, Aliens 13.9%, Science 11.1%, Sci-fi 9.4%
A single-developer passion project. A seamless full scale solar system. Thrilling action. Be part of an incredible journey as a Universe is built from the ground up!
Why similar: Space Sim 23.2%, Space 20.9%, Sandbox 17.9%, Exploration 12.4%, Sci-fi 8.7%
Interkosmos is back! Jump into a year 2000 space shuttle for an even crazier VR adventure. Grab a wrench to fix failing systems, load floppy disks, and steer your ship to safety. Experience the funny story, master the retro controls, and try not to die!
Why similar: Space Sim 38.7%, VR 22.6%, Science 15.3%, Space 8.6%, Atmospheric 6.8%
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: Space Sim 31.7%, Science 23%, Sandbox 19.2%, Space 16.6%, Exploration 3.7%
Alliance Tales is a linear, story-driven space combat sim inspired by 90s classics like Wing Commander and Tie Fighter. Take part in fast-paced space battles in a campaign that takes you on the hunt for a missing friend while foiling a plot to take over the Frontier Colonies.
Why similar: Space Sim 42.2%, VR 20.4%, Space 11.7%, Aliens 9.6%, Old School 5.3%
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 33.5%, Aliens 18.8%, Science 17.3%, Space 9.7%, Sci-fi 6.9%
Space Battle VR is an action shooter set in space. It supports VR controllers to give you a real feel how it is to be a spaceship pilot. You can truly feel the cosmos with this game. Jump into an awesome adventure, help mankind, win a war, bring freedom and happiness to the universe. People need you!
Why similar: Space Sim 31.5%, VR 20.9%, Space 11.2%, Sandbox 10.1%, Sci-fi 7.9%
Bean Base is a survival base building farming game where you are solely responsible for your very own space station. Grow crops, explore the stars, and decorate your base; however you want to, survive the elements of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.1%, Sandbox 16.2%, Science 13%, RPG 12.9%, Aliens 11.8%
OnOrbit is a virtual space lab lets you assemble and operate space hardware as if you were actually in space. Make your own craft in a sandbox mode, then simulate its operation as part of the Supernational Space Cooperative (SSC). Climb the ranks and head out to the planets.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.4%, Science 22.6%, Sandbox 16%, Futuristic 12.9%, Sci-fi 6.8%
Space Trucker is a "realistic" space simulator where you fly your cargo ship to different places within the solar system. Configure your ship, maneuver for departing and docking, plan your high speed flight, and execute it all without breaking space rules - or killing yourself!
Why similar: Space Sim 54.4%, VR 27.5%, Futuristic 15%, Open World 3.1%
