Games Like Red Frontier

Dive into a hardcore space station simulation and overcome the unforgiving environment of space. You must build and manage your station under the pressures of life, economics, and thermodynamics. Rise to power through economic leverage or ruthless military might.

Why similar: Colony Sim 27%, Space Sim 24.9%, Sandbox 15.1%, Simulation 13%, Strategy 9.1%

Take command of your first colony as the Orc Prince. Dig, Build and Expand your colony deeper underground.

Why similar: Colony Sim 45.5%, Strategy 16.9%, Simulation 16.9%, Sandbox 7.8%, Building 5%

Remove fog, look for and mine minerals, construct buildings, upgrade the rover and reach the portal.

Why similar: Colony Sim 30.2%, Space Sim 28.6%, Simulation 17.2%, Adventure 11.8%, Third Person 4.6%

Travelers in Space Crack is a survive game in deep space. Explore in different galaxy through space cracks. To find and gather useful resource, to trade and make money are all important to develop your own fleets. And only through build massive fleets, you triumph over the unknown evil forces.

Why similar: Colony Sim 30.4%, Space Sim 26.7%, Simulation 18.1%, Strategy 16.5%, Exploration 3.7%

Inspired by viral sensation, Among Us, Space of Retaliation is a unique sci-fi gaming experience, high quality 3D graphics and First & Third-Person viewpoints. Players aim to repair the station with the goal of escaping. However, the only chance of survival in this game is to find the disguised spy.

Why similar: Colony Sim 21.8%, Space Sim 21%, Strategy 11.1%, Simulation 10.8%, Co-op 9%

Starfall Protocol is a Starship colony sim with RPG adventures in a galaxy with millions of explorable planets!🌌

Why similar: Colony Sim 31.2%, Space Sim 24.2%, Sandbox 11.9%, Simulation 10.4%, Strategy 8.3%

A colony sim set on a starship. Build and manage a spacefaring civilisation, balance oxygen, power, and crew survival, and guide your ship through the final escape from Earth.

Why similar: Colony Sim 38.9%, Space Sim 25.9%, Simulation 12%, Strategy 6.7%, Building 6.5%

Ensure the moon is safe for humanity’s lunar settlement! Explore the moon as a Lunar Rover and interact with crashed ships, natural resources, and the nearby landmarks to determine if humans can live here!

Why similar: Colony Sim 29.5%, Space Sim 28.4%, Sandbox 12.4%, Simulation 11%, Building 4.5%

Order: The New Dawn is a colony sim with space adventure. As a legendary captain from the United Stellar, build a base on the desert planet New Terra and face the perils of the Wastespace—how will you shape the destiny of the stars?

Why similar: Colony Sim 31.5%, Space Sim 24.1%, Sandbox 10.9%, Strategy 6.4%, Building 5.6%

Become a Roman god! Don't be shy! Epic game that topped the charts on Big Fish Games and GameHouse!

Why similar: Colony Sim 60.1%, Strategy 16.6%, Simulation 14.4%, Adventure 8.9%

A deep starship colony sim. Build your starship, manage air, water, food, fuel, energy, temperature and psychology to keep your crew alive across vast distances. Closed-loop system in space. Mining, wiring, plumbing, in-ship factory, (alien?) radio signals & translation, diplomacy, combat, and more.

Why similar: Colony Sim 33%, Space Sim 19.4%, Sandbox 10.9%, Strategy 9.3%, Simulation 9.2%

Nova Origin is a next-generation sci-fi city builder set on a mysterious alien planet. Build, expand, and survive as you establish a thriving colony, manage resources, and uncover the secrets of a hostile new world.

Why similar: Colony Sim 34.1%, Space Sim 24.1%, Strategy 17.2%, Simulation 15.9%, Building 4%

DomeFall is a 1–4 player co-op survival sandbox FPS where you scavenge derelict starships, trade with alien stations, and defend a fragile orbital dome from endless undead swarms in the haunted graveyard of space.

Why similar: Space Sim 24.5%, Colony Sim 23.9%, Simulation 10.5%, Sandbox 10.3%, Co-op 9.5%

Elusive Verge is a third-person space exploration game with dash of base-building, combat and survival.

Why similar: Colony Sim 30.3%, Space Sim 23.2%, Sandbox 12.9%, Simulation 10%, Adventure 6.7%

The ultimate space simulator game, precisely modeling the space and space environment inside the International Space Station (ISS).

Why similar: Colony Sim 32.8%, Space Sim 27.2%, Simulation 17.7%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Third Person 4.2%

Master the heavy physics of your offroad hauler and upgrade it to conquer the treacherous Martian landscape. Transport vital resources to evolve your central outpost from a humble shelter into a thriving planetary hub. The frontier is hostile, it’s your job to tame it.

Why similar: Colony Sim 33.5%, Space Sim 25%, Simulation 17.7%, Adventure 12%, Third Person 4.3%

Inspired by the deep simulation of Dwarf Fortress, the open world survival of Minecraft, and the social interactions of The Sims. Embark is a colony management game with a focus on complex simulation in a huge living 3D world.

Why similar: Colony Sim 50.6%, Sandbox 11.1%, Strategy 10.6%, Simulation 10%, Building 5.8%

Gnomoria is a sandbox village management game where you help lead a small group of gnomes, who have set out on their own, to thrive into a bustling kingdom! Anything you see can be broken down and rebuilt elsewhere.

Why similar: Colony Sim 41%, Sandbox 17.4%, Strategy 11.4%, Simulation 10.7%, Building 6.4%

The Colony is a city building game where the player must manage their resources in order for the population to survive and thrive. Constructing buildings and assigning jobs to villagers, you can gather resources like wood, food, stone, tin, and copper and use them to grow your village.

Why similar: Colony Sim 65.4%, Strategy 17.3%, Simulation 17.3%

Castle Story is a creative voxel-based strategy game in which you can build castles one brick at a time using an army of little creatures called Bricktrons. Design and build your own castles, expand your territory in a vast landscape and defend your Bricktrons against onslaughts of hostile creatures.

Why similar: Colony Sim 44.2%, Sandbox 15.3%, Strategy 13.1%, Building 9.7%, Survival 4.5%

A sci fi business colony simulation on an alien planet. Extract resources, create production pipelines, research new buildings and trade resources with the Earth as you manage the expectations of your employees and defend from the alien flora that inhabits this world.

Why similar: Colony Sim 32.7%, Strategy 20.3%, Simulation 18.6%, Sandbox 16.7%, Building 6%

Space for Sale is an interplanetary, top-down Space Realty management game with a focus on problem-solving and exploration. Played either solo or with a friend, it's up to you to transform wild, uninhabited lands into bustling communities!

Why similar: Colony Sim 30.1%, Space Sim 23.7%, Sandbox 13%, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 9.9%

Build a colony on an alien planet. Supply settlers, defend against meteors, upgrade your base, develop your economy, and fight for survival.

Why similar: Space Sim 27.8%, Simulation 19.7%, Strategy 18%, Sandbox 13.9%, Colony Sim 10.6%

Build a Safe Haven! An alchemy accident has devastated the mainland and the people are looking for a new home. Take the lead and rebuild society, house by house. HavenCraft is a third-person town builder and management game, playable in single- and multiplayer.

Why similar: Colony Sim 38.6%, Sandbox 15.3%, Simulation 13.7%, Third Person 6.4%, Co-op 6%

Manage and expand a colony of dwarves. Decide where to dig and how to build a settlement. Choose what items to craft and what skills to learn and master. Keep your dwarves alive and survive goblin attacks, famine, harsh winters and wild beasts.

Why similar: Colony Sim 40.8%, Simulation 15%, Strategy 14.6%, Sandbox 10.9%, Survival 5.7%

Your time machine is broken. And it looks like you are stuck in the past. Try to create your own civilization and return home!

Why similar: Colony Sim 48.3%, Simulation 14%, Sandbox 11.3%, Strategy 10.8%, Survival 8%

It is the year 2072. Recent research has revealed how to locate an Earth-like exoplanet. You were shipped there. Your mission is to repair the spaceship, keep people in hibernation pods alive, and prepare the exoplanet for their arrival.

Why similar: Colony Sim 39.9%, Space Sim 29.9%, Strategy 20.7%, Crafting 4.6%, Resource Management 3.6%

In Project Ark, the land has become uninhabitable after the apocalypse. The sea has become the only habitable place. Transform your ship into a floating city. Build, produce, and collect resources, research technologies, take care of your health, and rescue survivors!

Why similar: Colony Sim 41%, Strategy 15.3%, Sandbox 14.3%, Adventure 9.9%, Simulation 5.2%

A medieval village-building game about shaping a charming settlement, cultivating the land, and watching a small community flourish.

Why similar: Colony Sim 43.5%, Simulation 22.8%, Sandbox 17.6%, Strategy 7%, Resource Management 3.9%

Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.

Why similar: Colony Sim 29.8%, Space Sim 19.5%, Sandbox 11.9%, Strategy 8.9%, Simulation 8.5%

A 3D voxel fantasy colony sim with online co-op. Build a settlement block-by-block, mine deep for rare resources, craft powerful gear, and defend your colonists from monsters and rival factions.

Why similar: Colony Sim 51.8%, Strategy 20.4%, Simulation 19.3%, Co-op 7.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%

A kingdom's open ended journey from a small village to a patchwork of bustling castles. Build your kingdom block by block. Explore the world, grow your industries, and watch your citizens thrive in your creations. Do it your way - there are no wrong choices.

Why similar: Colony Sim 36.4%, Simulation 20.6%, Strategy 18.9%, Exploration 5.5%, Building 5.4%

Colonial Wars is a sci-fi futuristic real-time strategy and survival game where you face up to three different opponents on battle maps, fighting for control of resources and territory while also contending with the local alien wildlife population.

Why similar: Colony Sim 45.7%, Simulation 26%, Strategy 23.6%, 3D 4.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Galactineers is a genre-mix of open world sandbox game and realtime strategy game. You can use blocks and items to build your world in space, and also construct your own ships. Win cooperative PVE missions or PVP arena battles with your own custom ships.

Why similar: Strategy 29.5%, Simulation 26.2%, Sandbox 18.2%, Adventure 16.2%, Crafting 6.8%

The hit mobile game Interstellar Pilot 2 has come to Steam. Join the TEF forces heading to the Gatopean sector to find a new home for mankind. Play how you like in this open world space-sim developed by Pixelfactor.

Why similar: Space Sim 31.5%, Simulation 21%, Strategy 19.7%, Sandbox 18.9%, Adventure 4.6%

ROVA is a cozy space-rover photography game. Help a new space colony conduct research on large spherical planets, by documenting elements of alien worlds through photography. ROVA is a game about discovery and exploration.

Why similar: Colony Sim 35.8%, Space Sim 25.8%, Sandbox 15.4%, Simulation 8.2%, Exploration 6%

Maia is a colony building game set in the not-so-distant future. Your colonists make planetfall on a hostile world and you must ensure their survival and their safety, constructing their off-world habitat from almost nothing and sheltering them from a dangerous, often deadly environment.

Why similar: Colony Sim 49%, Strategy 14%, Simulation 14%, Sandbox 7.3%, Survival 7.2%

During a 96,000 km journey, you must manage power, secure resources, and survive. But… you may not be alone out here. A top-down, system- and story-driven exploration game. It is based on the opening chapter of a future sequel. It aims to deliver a unique and experimental gameplay system.

Why similar: Colony Sim 36.1%, Space Sim 28.1%, Simulation 13.4%, Adventure 7.8%, Exploration 5.1%

Nyric is a third-person survivalcraft where your words shape the world. Type a phrase—“A storm-haunted wasteland”—and step into a procedurally generated realm built from your imagination. Survive harsh climates and strange hazards using Faebots— AI companions with unique powers tied to their moods.

Why similar: Colony Sim 26.1%, Sandbox 12.8%, Simulation 10.1%, Co-op 8.7%, Online Co-Op 8.2%

In a collapsing world, safety is a memory. Guide a small group of survivors through the daily struggle of a bleak reality. Manage your shelter, craft essentials, and make soul-crushing choices. In Never Secure, winning isn't the goal—lasting one more day is.

Why similar: Colony Sim 38.3%, Simulation 15.4%, Strategy 13.3%, Survival 8.3%, Inventory Management 7.3%

Townsmen – A Kingdom Rebuilt hands the crown to you: Guide your people from their first steps in a small village to a massive medieval metropolis with thousands of inhabitants.

Why similar: Colony Sim 47.9%, Strategy 19.6%, Simulation 19.1%, Sandbox 6%, Building 4.2%

Build and Manage your city. Raise your island from a small village to a big kingdom!

Why similar: Colony Sim 69%, Simulation 10.1%, Strategy 9.7%, Sandbox 7.4%, Resource Management 2.7%

A first person building game where every problem is solved with pipes.

Why similar: Space Sim 33.5%, Sandbox 19.3%, Simulation 15.6%, Exploration 6.3%, Building 5.9%

Space Sim Tycoon – A sandbox transportation tycoon game where you can explore forbidden planets, gather resources, craft goods, and establish routes to manage your space empire.

Why similar: Space Sim 30.6%, Simulation 21.2%, Sandbox 17.8%, Strategy 13.4%, Building 7%

Welcome to Resort Galactica, a hotel simulator set in space where you design, build, and manage an extravagant resort among the stars. Care for your guests based on each species' individual needs. Expand your hotel with restaurants, leisure centres, and entertainment floors.

Why similar: Colony Sim 32.6%, Space Sim 16.2%, Sandbox 15%, Simulation 12.3%, Strategy 10.8%

Gateworlds is a colony sim about exploring and surviving a fantasy wilderness. Find your way in a world of floating islands, strange creatures, and fickle gods.

Why similar: Colony Sim 37.1%, Sandbox 13.4%, Simulation 8.6%, Strategy 8%, Survival 6.7%

Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.

Why similar: Colony Sim 48.9%, Sandbox 8.8%, Survival 8.1%, Building 6.6%, Simulation 6.2%

Explore alien planets in sci-fi survival adventure, gather resources to craft tools, overcome environmental hazards, uncover hidden secrets, and build thriving, self-sustaining colonies with advanced technology. Prepare humanity for a new future among the stars.

Why similar: Space Sim 28.9%, Colony Sim 26%, Sandbox 13.1%, Adventure 10.3%, Inventory Management 5.2%

The Promised Land, a brave new world , the hole nation – all this lies in your hands! Become a true leader, a chosen one, a father of nation! Guide your colony to the victory of the modern superpower! We collected all the best that is in games of this genre, arched by exciting mini-games and carefully turned it into the deep and...

Why similar: Colony Sim 62.1%, Strategy 16.7%, Adventure 9.9%, Simulation 7.5%, Resource Management 2.5%

Mine, build, upgrade, and extract. Scavenge the stars in a resource-management sim focused on base building and survival. Gather materials, construct facilities, and order units to thrive in a hostile galaxy. Fortify your temporary base and secure your haul for a clean escape before it’s too late.

Why similar: Colony Sim 26.5%, Sandbox 16.6%, Strategy 15.4%, Simulation 11.4%, Survival 7.7%

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 30.1%, Sandbox 16.6%, Simulation 13.1%, Adventure 8.3%, Building 6.9%

Command a damaged scout ship in a living space colony survival sim. Wake your crew from cryostasis, secure water and food, build fragile settlements, trade or smuggle between factions, and survive the stories that emerge.

Why similar: Colony Sim 36.5%, Space Sim 17.4%, Sandbox 11.8%, Strategy 9.2%, Simulation 8.1%

Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation.

Why similar: Colony Sim 30.4%, Space Sim 16.6%, Sandbox 10%, Simulation 9.3%, Strategy 8.6%

Gravitation is a sandbox simulation set in the vastness of the cosmos and built on the laws of real-world physics.

Why similar: Space Sim 33.5%, Simulation 22.4%, Strategy 21.4%, Sandbox 16.6%, Exploration 4.7%

A simulation sci-fi game where players take on the role of the project manager of a space elevator project. They will progressively achieve project phase goals and ultimately accomplish the ultimate goal of constructing a Mars colonization spacecraft.

Why similar: Space Sim 35.7%, Simulation 24.5%, Strategy 22.3%, Exploration 6.7%, Building 6.6%

Calling Home is an exciting sci-fi simulation resource management game that draws heavily from games in the factory-building and exploration genres, providing a thrilling mix of building your base, researching, factory management, puzzle solving, exploration, and resource gathering.

Why similar: Space Sim 30.5%, Sandbox 17%, Strategy 13.8%, Simulation 13%, Adventure 8.8%

What if there was a train, in space? Embark as a simple passenger or take a longer-term role as a member of staff in an asymmetric gaming experience like no other.

Why similar: Colony Sim 36.4%, Space Sim 30.3%, Simulation 12.1%, Inventory Management 6.1%, Crafting 4.8%

Grow a small colony into a vast, world-spanning civilization. Play solo or with friends as you gather resources, build cities, manage colonist needs, explore uncharted lands, establish logistics, raise armies, forge alliances, and wage wars—all in a living world.

Why similar: Colony Sim 36.1%, Sandbox 13.7%, Strategy 11.8%, Simulation 11.6%, Building 6.9%

A small quick game about building a factory to launch planets into a solar system! Grow your base and increase production to make the ultimate factory for launching planets!

Why similar: Space Sim 30.2%, Simulation 20.9%, Strategy 20%, Sandbox 17.7%, Crafting 3.8%