- #1 Escape the Loop
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Maniacs
Windows
You're stuck in a time loop – and you have five minutes to stop it.
Why similar: Time Travel 29.1% ★, Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Nonlinear 12.9%, Open World 9.8%, Mystery 8.7%
- #2 ARCA-102
96% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Atale Studios
Windows
Face logic challenges in this Escape Room game, where every second counts! Join Mirra, your mercenary partner, to uncover the mysteries of an abandoned colonizer ship on an unknown planet.
Why similar: Space 24.8%, Mystery 18%, Dialogue Heavy 14%, Exploration 13%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #3 Endless mind
96% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Material
Windows
Futuristic escape game in which you must survive and find a way out of a deadly labyrinth.
Why similar: Time Travel 36.9% ★, Nonlinear 14.8%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Exploration 8.5%, Minimalist 7.5%
- #4 Abyss of Light
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Qian
Windows · Mac
"Abyss of Light" is a narrative-driven sci-fi adventure game. In this story, you play as a stranded interstellar colonist who crash-landed on a mysterious planet and struggles to find a way home.
Why similar: Space 23.2%, Nonlinear 20.8%, Mystery 15.1%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Exploration 10.1%
- #5 Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality
94% matchMixed60% of 320 reviews2021
Dev: Maze Theory Ltd
Windows
Experience an unforgettable adventure in space and time. Explore new worlds, face Daleks, Cybermen and Weeping Angels and join two Doctors on an epic quest to save the universe from an unstoppable new threat in this first-person narrative adventure.
Why similar: Time Travel 33% ★, Space 18.6%, Mystery 13.1%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Exploration 9%
- #6 ECH8
93% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: MOON@NOON
Windows · Linux
ECH8 is a single-player narrative puzzle game about the mystery behind the disappearance of an entire species. Communicate with their past, decide their future. Will you find the truth in time, or are you doomed to repeat the same mistakes? The current release is Chapter 0, a free standalone demo.
Why similar: Space 25.6%, Dialogue Heavy 20.4%, Mystery 16.7%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Story Rich 8%
- #7 Transcendence
94% matchVery Positive88% of 223 reviews2015
Dev: Kronosaur Productions
Windows
Explore the farthest reaches of Human Space in this open-world space adventure. Compelled to journey to the Galactic Core by a mysterious hyperintelligence, you must fight your way through dozens of star systems teeming with clashing empires, expansionist AIs, and fearsome xenophobes.
Why similar: Space 20.9%, Space Sim 16.1%, Roguelite 13.9%, Perma Death 12.5%, Open World 11.4%
- #8 Chronoquartz
92% matchVery Positive99% of 467 reviews2025
Dev: Infinite Stairs
Windows
In Chronoquartz, every move matters! You have 10 turns per loop: explore, solve puzzles, and use your past knowledge to progress. Strategy, critical thinking, and time management will be your allies in this unique temporal adventure. Will you succeed in saving time?
Why similar: Time Travel 32.3% ★, Mystery 12.2%, Minimalist 11.5%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Exploration 10%
- #9 SpaceNET - A Space Adventure
91% matchPositive100% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: Sonejo Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
SpaceNET is a non-linear retro sci-fi adventure. Less graphics, more story! Along with an amazing soundtrack and a really atmospheric soundscape, the minimalist graphics allows a deeper immersion into the story.
Why similar: Space 19.4%, Nonlinear 18.7%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Minimalist 10.8%
- #10 Laser Maze
91% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2019
Dev: -Yodasaurus- Games
Windows · Mac
Laser Maze is a puzzle game that takes place in an abandoned space station where you solve puzzles by redirecting lasers, moving boxes, and navigating through computer terminals.
Why similar: Space 15.8%, Nonlinear 14%, Open World 13.4%, Logic 10.8%, Mystery 9.6%
- #11 Infinite Voyager
90% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: cGh ONE
Windows
Far from Earth, mankind hasn't changed in the centuries since we've reached the stars. Across this wide-open galaxy, you'll find merchants, builders, and explorers. The more adventurous are colonizers, conquerors, and even space pirates. And you, Voyager? What will you be?
Why similar: Space 23.5%, Space Sim 22.9%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Open World 11.2%, Nonlinear 9.5%
- #12 Beyond the Chiron Gate
89% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Space Goblin Games
Windows
Explore an endless text-based universe filled with exotic planets, strange life forms, and ancient civilisations. Manage a crew of space explorers, upgrade their ship, and brave dangerous worlds to gather the data you need to reach the mysterious Gatebuilders.
Why similar: Perma Death 23.6%, Space 20.6%, Roguelite 17.2%, Nonlinear 13.1%, Exploration 10.9%
- #13 Darkstar One
89% matchVery Positive83% of 614 reviews2008
Dev: Ascaron Entertainment ltd.Pub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Darkstar One offers a fantastic amount of freedom of choice. The story-based missions gradually lead you deeper into the galaxy to new races, new technologies and ever stronger opponents. Explore a vast array of solar systems in search of hidden artifacts of ancient races, essential objects for upgrading your ship--the Darkstar One.
Why similar: Space 34.9%, Space Sim 29%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Open World 11.7%, Exploration 7.9%
- #14 At Eternity's Hatch
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jardus Games
Windows
Stranded at sea in an alternate timeline, you must master a complex time travel system to find a way home while piecing together the mystery of an obsessed captain and his quest that led him to the Greenland Sea in search of a supernatural anomaly.
Why similar: Time Travel 31.3% ★, Nonlinear 16.3%, Mystery 13.9%, Exploration 8.1%, Choices Matter 8%
- #15 Unknown Horizons
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ellitopia Gaming
Windows
Unknown Horizons is a retro styled top-down space exploration adventure where you will meet new alien races, learn their secrets and build their trust to get their help to find a way home.
Why similar: Space 25.1%, Space Sim 12%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Nonlinear 11.5%, Open World 10.3%
- #16 Starcom: Nexus
86% matchVery Positive91% of 2,295 reviews2019
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Suddenly thrown into an unknown galaxy, you must explore, fight or befriend aliens and transform your ship from a small survey vessel into a powerful battlecruiser to unravel the mystery of the forces that brought you here and find your way home.
Why similar: Space 37.2%, Space Sim 18.4%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Open World 11.5%, Exploration 10%
- #17 死前30天
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: Kwing works
Windows
你是工作在异星太空站上的员工,突然!全体船员感染了致命的太空病毒,生命只剩30天!而公司领导以不可抗力为由,拒绝赔付医疗保险!也拒绝任何救助!只剩30天了,食物不足,氧气不足,太空站上各种故障,脚下多颗神秘的异星球....你们要如何生存下去,对抗草菅人命的巨型公司?来!赶快行动起来!你只剩30天!
Why similar: Time Travel 31.7% ★, Space Sim 19.7%, Space 14.9%, Mystery 9.1%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #18 Sea of Tranquility
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sky Trail Ltd
Windows
Escape your doomed mission from the Moon. Explore a vast open-world landscape and evade its dangers. Land shuttles, solve puzzles, control cameras, hack systems, uncover mysteries, and roam tranquil plains in your Rover. Survive the mission. Make your escape.
Why similar: Space 24.5%, Nonlinear 19.2%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Mystery 12.9%, Open World 10.9%
- #19 Naev
84% matchVery Positive80% of 224 reviews2017
Dev: Naev Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Naev is a game about space exploration, trade and combat. Players travel the galaxy and earn money by trading, fighting and performing missions.
Why similar: Space Sim 21.2%, Space 18.3%, Nonlinear 16.6%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Open World 9.8%
- #20 Rodina
84% matchVery Positive93% of 1,329 reviews2014
Dev: Elliptic Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 36.5%, Open World 18.3%, Space Sim 15.5%, Exploration 13%, Sci-fi 12.9%
- #21 Aphotic
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ivan Voirol
Windows · Mac · Linux
Aphotic is a mysterious exploration and puzzle game that lets you explore scenes full of secrets. Use tools and objects to understand and modify your environment. Embark on a journey through space.
Why similar: Space 21.3%, Nonlinear 16.3%, Mystery 13.5%, Exploration 9.5%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #22 Door3:Insignia
82% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2021
Dev: SVGames
Windows
Symbols have never had such an impact on a person’s fate. Meet a new part of a fascinating mystical doors puzzle. This time you will have to face the ruins of the past, hiding the secret of a vanished civilization.
Why similar: Time Travel 24.8% ★, Open World 14.9%, Logic 11.3%, Nonlinear 9.4%, Minimalist 8.8%
- #23 End of Space Project
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alterran Rumble
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take command of a spaceship, try to get home. A science fiction adventure game.Weapons, crew, morally ambiguous actions and cats in spacesuits.
Why similar: Perma Death 25%, Space 21.1%, Roguelite 14.4%, Sci-fi 13%, Exploration 7.3%
- #24 Endless Sky
81% matchVery Positive92% of 7,005 reviews2015
Dev: Michael Zahniser
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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 43.6%, Open World 15.5%, Space Sim 15.3%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Exploration 5.3%
- #25 Eon of the Green: Area Delta (Prologue)
81% matchPositive85% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: Drifted Matter
Windows · Mac
A secret scientific research on life’s final terrene days. Your consciousness serves as a vessel gathering information on a future period they dubbed Eon of the Green. Slowly but surely it takes hold of your mind and the only human factor is that colleague on the intercom.
Why similar: Time Travel 34.8% ★, Dialogue Heavy 18.8%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Mystery 9.3%
- #26 火起雪中寺
79% matchVery Positive81% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: 江湖奇事录
Windows
Huoqi Xuezhong Temple is a 3D suspense exploration game. The ancient temple covered in heavy snow suddenly caught fire. A mysterious shadow transported you back three hours before the fire started. Faced with six people gathered at this temple with different purposes.
Why similar: Time Travel 41.8% ★, Nonlinear 16.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Exploration 7.9%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #27 MOTHERSHIP
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SPACE Game Studio
Windows
Mothership is a peaceful sci-fi adventure game with a breathtaking physics-driven exploration. Your goal, to retrieve the fuel cores of huge space wrecks to keep searching, deeper into space, for the last humans in the galaxy. [Crafted with heart by a solo dev]
Why similar: Space 24.5%, Open World 15.4%, Time Travel 15% ★, Sci-fi 12.9%, Exploration 12%
- #28 Last Horizon
80% matchVery Positive81% of 260 reviews2015
Dev: PixeljamPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 112.4 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Pilot the last vessel of a fallen civilization into the vast expanse of space. Collect resources and search for a new world to call home in this minimalist space exploration and survival game.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.7%, Space 23.1%, Minimalist 13.3%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Exploration 10%
- #29 Deliver Us The Moon
78% matchVery Positive88% of 9,301 reviews2019
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Moon has gone dark, cutting off Earth’s last source of energy. As a lone astronaut, you’ll explore abandoned lunar bases, solve intricate puzzles, and navigate stunning zero-gravity environments. Operate advanced vehicles, uncover hidden truths, and survive in this gripping sci-fi thriller.
Why similar: Space 34.3%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Space Sim 15.7%, Mystery 9.2%, Adventure 7%
- #30 Dice Trek
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RefresherTowel Games
Windows
Roam the galaxy, destroy enemy ships, and encounter special events as you explore! Make smart decisions with your dice rolls in order to survive. Buy upgrades at Galactic Bazaars, unlock new ships, and manage your fate in the cold expanse of space. Your choices decide your destiny!
Why similar: Perma Death 21.6%, Space Sim 19.2%, Space 18.9%, Roguelite 12.4%, Sci-fi 11.4%
- #31 Rebel Galaxy
77% matchVery Positive85% of 8,321 reviews2015
Dev: Double Damage Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Rebel Galaxy is a swashbuckling space adventure, with action-packed combat, exploration, discovery, trade, and “negotiation” with the outlandish denizens at the edge of the known universe.
Why similar: Space 42.3%, Space Sim 20%, Open World 15.8%, Sci-fi 15%, Exploration 3.2%
- #32 Galaxiwilds
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blake Sherwin
Windows
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: Space 17.4%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Mystery 16.4%, Exploration 13.3%, Space Sim 13%
- #33 Astrobound
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Doink Studios
Windows
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: Perma Death 23.4%, Space Sim 22.6%, Space 21.1%, Exploration 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #34 Voyager-19
74% matchVery Positive88% of 978 reviews2024
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short horror game where you control a decaying spacecraft exploring distant star systems.
Why similar: Space 27%, Space Sim 23.5%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Retro 11.1%, Exploration 9.1%
- #35 Jitter
74% matchVery Positive86% of 159 reviews2025
Dev: Berko Games
Windows
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 Sim 24.4%, Space 21.1%, Open World 13.5%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Exploration 8.5%
- #36 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey
76% matchVery Positive94% of 1,151 reviews2017
Dev: Bird in SkyPub: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
3030 Deathwar is a unique mix of Adventure and Space Sim. Explore star systems, mine and hunt pirates in top-down mode. Leave your ship and switch into classic Adventuring mode, where you explore derelicts, talk to shady characters or head over to the space bar for a drink.
Why similar: Space 31.4%, Space Sim 19.1%, Open World 14.6%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Exploration 7.5%
- #37 ORBITAL
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Night Sky Dogs
Windows · Mac
A space adventure where you solve the mystery of your past, building a thriving civilization across a distant solar system. Fly your rocket as a commander, grow your colonies and build planet upgrades to conquer this unknown space.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.3%, Space 22.2%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Minimalist 7.4%
- #38 VOIDHUNTER
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Digitality Games
Windows
In a dystopian spacefaring future, mankind struggles to maintain their humanity. Take control of devastating spacecrafts, upgrade their loadouts and offer justice to the highest bidder. Become a space-traveling mercenary. Become the VOIDHUNTER.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.4%, Perma Death 22.3%, Space 20.3%, Roguelite 14.3%, Open World 11.6%
- #39 Space Sprouts
73% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Schleuder Games
Windows · Mac
Launch into a chaotic spaceship adventure: bend the rules of physics, experiment with unusual gadgets and toss everything around. With each journey, you will have limited time to reveal the mysteries aboard your solar punk spaceship - how much will you discover before you arrive home?
Why similar: Space Sim 21.3%, Nonlinear 16.9%, Space 14.8%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #40 Chroma Zero
73% matchVery Positive96% of 330 reviews2024
Dev: ekorzPub: ZeroXP
Windows
Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.
Why similar: Mystery 15.1%, Logic 13.1%, Open World 11.9%, Minimalist 11.9%, Nonlinear 11.7%
- #41 Redux
73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: -Yodasaurus- Games
Windows · Mac
A puzzle game about destroying your past self.
Why similar: Time Travel 33.5% ★, Nonlinear 14%, Open World 10.7%, Logic 9.6%, Mystery 8.4%
- #42 Starcom: Unknown Space
71% matchVery Positive93% of 4,302 reviews2024
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 29.9%, Space Sim 24.4%, Open World 15.1%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Exploration 10.2%
- #43 Suborbital
72% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Pat Traynor
Windows
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 29.8%, Space 20.2%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Open World 11.6%, Sci-fi 10.4%
- #44 Mines Of Moritania
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jofer's Games
Windows
Experimental, None Linear, Cosmic Horror Game.
Why similar: Nonlinear 20%, Dialogue Heavy 13.6%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #45 Scraponauts
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AriaMakesGames
Windows
You are a Scraponaut, create your own spaceplane with unique parts each affecting the way your plane behaves. Collect scrap while exploring procedurally generated islands, unlock and discover unique new parts to upgrade your spaceplane.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.1%, Space 21.5%, Nonlinear 12.9%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Logic 7%
- #46 Elite Dangerous
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 105,919 reviews2015
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 18.3 hrsMean: 147.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 34.6%, Space 27.2%, Open World 15.7%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Exploration 8.5%
- #47 FULE
70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Null Reality
Windows · Mac
Embark on an Interstellar Odyssey! Captain your own starship amidst a network of bustling transit stations, ferrying passengers of diverse species. Upgrade your vessel, navigate volatile interspecies relations, and avert cosmic chaos in this thrilling sci-fi saga!
Why similar: Space Sim 26.1%, Space 18.3%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%
- #48 Satelital
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Miguel DortaPub: Spectral Orbit
Windows · Mac
Satelital is a puzzle game where you explore forgotten planets, each with a different kind of challenge. Travel through an atmospheric open world from a top-down perspective.
Why similar: Logic 18.5%, Nonlinear 16.3%, Exploration 14.4%, Puzzle 12.8%, Space 12.2%
- #49 5 Days
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Inspiring Games
Windows
Five days is a fully open world, no limits time travel puzzle adventure. This game isn't just a time loop of the same day on repeat, this game lets you travel between five different days. Use your knowledge of the future and ability to travel to the past to assassinate a heavily defended king.
Why similar: Time Travel 42.2% ★, Mystery 13.6%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Open World 9.1%, Exploration 8.9%
- #50 A Maze In Labyrinth
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ludus Meta
Windows
Get lost... in the labyrinth. Explore the interconnected maze to find the "exit." Race, climb, and slide through the multiple areas, and try solving the mystery of the “Amazing Labyrinth” in the process.
Why similar: Time Travel 26.7% ★, Nonlinear 19%, Mystery 14%, Open World 10.9%, Exploration 10%
- #51 Star Explorers
70% matchVery Positive83% of 251 reviews2018
Dev: Schmidt Workshops
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 25.8%, Space 20.8%, Open World 13.2%, Nonlinear 12.5%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #52 Shrouded Suns
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Benjamin Cid Pérez
Windows
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 40.9%, Space 29.7%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Retro 10.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #53 Black Demeter
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Max Skawran
Windows
Black Demeter is an open-world sci-fi action-adventure set on a planet in constant twilight and mystery. Turn movement into a weapon, earn the locals’ trust, or burn it all down.
Why similar: Space 17.9%, Open World 15.8%, Nonlinear 15.3%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Choices Matter 12.6%
- #54 Novantica
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brent JacksonPub: Jxnblk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the open-world, futuristic city of Novantica in this sci-fi adventure game, traveling back in time, crafting devices, gathering clues, and solving puzzles to untangle the plot behind a mysterious event that has damaged critical systems across the city.
Why similar: Time Travel 33.1% ★, Nonlinear 12.9%, Open World 12.2%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Mystery 9.1%
- #55 SOUNDGRASS
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Soundgrass Studio
Windows
You find yourself on a planet where plants emit sound. Sound and music are also your main gameplay mechanic. Experience the world of sound as never done before.
Why similar: Space 18.8%, Mystery 15.3%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Open World 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #56 Orbital Abyss: Cipher Division
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JointPoint Studios LLC
Windows
Decipher interstellar transmissions encoded via substitution ciphers aboard Eremite Station. In this choice driven narrative, uncover secrets from planetary factions while conversing with crewmates to reveal their stories and troubles. The ripples of your choices may be felt throughout the galaxy.
Why similar: Space 20.4%, Dialogue Heavy 15.8%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Mystery 12.8%
- #57 The Silent Sky Part I
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: KAPA
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Silent Sky is a hand-drawn, point-and-click adventure game about a boy who goes wandering while searching for his dog. Without even realizing it, while under the night's silent sky, his epic journey is about to begin.
Why similar: Space 23.3%, Time Travel 20.7% ★, Choices Matter 16.7%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Mystery 8.9%
- #58 PowerCorp
67% 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 27.2%, Space Sim 19.7%, Perma Death 14.2%, Exploration 9.8%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #59 Starfield
65% matchMixed57% of 173,406 reviews2023
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 36.7 hrsMean: 75.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.
Why similar: Space 31.9%, Open World 18.9%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Space Sim 15.3%, Exploration 9.2%
- #60 Flux Empyrean
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ChillCash
Windows · Linux
The Flux is not keen on giving away its secrets, and you’re one of them. Sail a vast planet under a blanket of stars and use your tools and wits to remind yourself of what was lost and what could come next. An open world mystery about understanding the end of the world.
Why similar: Nonlinear 17.5%, Space 15.4%, Mystery 15%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Exploration 10.2%