- #1 Rogue System
97% 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 62.1% ★, Space 19.2%, Simulation 18.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is the closest experience to Reentry in terms of complex, switch-by-switch cockpit interaction and deep systems simulation.
- #2 Kerbal Space Program
96% 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: Space Sim 23.5% ★, Space 22.1%, Science 21.2% ★, Physics 9.1%, Simulation 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive title for learning orbital mechanics and rocket design through realistic physics-based gameplay.
- #3 Go For Launch: Mercury
96% 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 22.5% ★, Flight 16.1%, VR 10.3%, Historical 9.6%, Space 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the historical, procedural focus of early NASA space programs found in the seed game.
- #4 Children of a Dead Earth
95% 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 25.6% ★, Space 25.2%, Space Sim 17.2% ★, Realistic 15.4%, Simulation 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly realistic, engineering-focused simulation of space combat and orbital physics.
- #5 Flight Of Nova
94% matchVery Positive94% of 513 reviews2022
Dev: Aerovery Lab
Windows · Linux
Flight of Nova is a simulator based on newtonian mechanics in which you control spacecraft in the Noren star system. You fly multiple types of spacecraft doing transport and search missions in an environment with realistic aerodynamics and orbital physics.
Why similar: Space Sim 25.3% ★, Flight 23.2%, Immersive Sim 9%, Realistic 8%, Open World 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a realistic flight model that emphasizes the transition from atmospheric flight to space travel.
- #6 Lunar Flight
94% matchVery Positive81% of 675 reviews2012
Dev: Shovsoft
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A modern take on the classic arcade game, Lunar Lander, Lunar Flight extends the experience to a fully fictionalized and accessible lunar module simulator
Why similar: Flight 23.5%, Space 23.2%, VR 20.5%, Simulation 14.8%, Physics 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses specifically on the challenging, physics-based task of landing a lunar module with high fidelity.
- #7 Juno: New Origins
93% matchVery Positive89% of 3,369 reviews2023
Dev: Jundroo, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Bring to life anything you can imagine from rockets and airplanes to cars and more. Automate them with a visual programming language. Explore 3D planets and make your own. Share your creations online. Complete contracts, conquer milestones, and unlock technology in the newly added Career Mode.
Why similar: Space Sim 21.6% ★, Science 18.5% ★, Flight 18.1%, Space 10.2%, Education 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines detailed craft design with complex flight simulation and programmable logic.
- #8 VTOL VR
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,178 reviews2017
Dev: Boundless Dynamics, LLC
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
VTOL VR is a near-futuristic combat flight game built for Virtual Reality. Pilot advanced multi-role jets, using your hands to flip switches, press buttons, and manipulate the virtual flight controls.
Why similar: Flight 37.7%, VR 18.3%, Military 16.9%, Realistic 10.6%, Physics 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an incredibly tactile, cockpit-focused flight experience that mirrors the hands-on intensity of operating a spacecraft.
- #9 ΔV: Rings of Saturn
91% 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: Space Sim 20.9% ★, Science 16.5% ★, Space 15%, Immersive Sim 9.1%, Physics 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-heavy simulation that demands careful navigation and management of a spacecraft in a harsh environment.
- #10 Kerbal Space Program 2
91% 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 21.6% ★, Space Sim 20% ★, Space 14.8%, Physics 8.4%, Difficult 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the original's orbital physics with modern graphics and improved building mechanics.
- #11 Spaceflight Simulator
89% 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: Space Sim 33.4% ★, Science 20.7% ★, Space 18.4%, Simulation 6.8%, Exploration 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a streamlined yet accurate representation of orbital mechanics and rocket staging.
- #12 X-Plane 12
89% matchVery Positive86% of 5,788 reviews2022
Dev: Laminar Research
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.8 hrsMean: 89.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Ultra-Realistic Flight Simulation
Why similar: Flight 29.2%, VR 12.8%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Military 11.1%, Realistic 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: The industry benchmark for realistic flight dynamics, sharing the same technical rigor required for space simulation.
- #13 Take On Mars
90% matchMixed55% of 2,023 reviews2017
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Take On Mars places you right in the middle of mankind’s most exciting undertaking. Start out in the seat of a rover operator, finish as the first human to have ever set foot on the Red Planet.
Why similar: Space 23.2%, Space Sim 22% ★, Science 20.4% ★, Simulation 10.4%, Education 7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the realistic operation and maintenance of space exploration hardware on the Martian surface.
- #14 SpaceEngine
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,936 reviews2019
Dev: Cosmographic Software
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 47.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 20.2% ★, Flight 17%, Science 16.1% ★, Space 13.4%, Open World 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the most accurate scientific scale and environment for exploring the universe with realistic physics.
- #15 Mars Horizon
86% 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: Space Sim 23.2% ★, Science 19.8% ★, Space 14.6%, Education 10.6%, Historical 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the strategic and historical progression of space agencies, complementing the technical side of space flight.
- #16 DCS World Steam Edition
86% matchVery Positive85% of 39,863 reviews2013
Dev: Eagle Dynamics SA
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 47.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Feel the excitement of flying the Su-25T "Frogfoot" attack jet and the TF-51D "Mustang" in the free-to-play Digital Combat Simulator World!
Why similar: Flight 40.4%, Military 18.5%, Simulation 11.2%, VR 10.5%, Realistic 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for high-fidelity, systems-heavy flight simulation that requires extensive manual study.
- #17 Satellite Command
87% 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: Space Sim 24.4% ★, Science 21.5% ★, Space 15%, Education 11.3%, Immersive Sim 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the procedural management and orbital positioning of satellites in a realistic setting.
- #18 Space Mechanic Simulator
85% 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: Space Sim 26.2% ★, Science 19.2% ★, Space 15.2%, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Realistic 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep dive into the technical maintenance and engineering side of space hardware.
- #19 Ostranauts
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,398 reviews2020
Dev: Blue Bottle GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Navigate your scrappy ship through the boneyard in search of valuable parts in abandoned vessels. Use salvage to upgrade your ship, or sell it for cash to pay down your mounting debt, or restock fuel, air, or food. Fly and role-play aboard your dream spaceship in this hardcore noir space-sim.
Why similar: Flight 30.5%, Space Sim 19.8% ★, Difficult 11.8%, Space 11.8%, Immersive Sim 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A systems-heavy simulation that requires players to manage the complex, often failing components of a spacecraft.
- #20 StarbaseSim
82% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: AshtorakSimGames
Windows · Linux
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 26.5% ★, Flight 22.5%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Space 8.3%, Education 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes the immersive, manual operation of space station systems and flight controls.
- #21 Tiny Space Academy
84% matchMixed63% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: Full Orbit Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Tiny Space Academy is a 2D space sim where you can grow your own space agency and explore our solar system with rockets you design! Learn basic orbital mechanics, run science experiments, and get your astronauts back to Earth safely.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.3% ★, Space 20.5%, Physics 11.5%, Education 11.1%, Simulation 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A charming but surprisingly accurate introduction to orbital physics and mission planning.
- #22 Elite Dangerous
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 105,113 reviews2015
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 18.4 hrsMean: 146.5 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 41.6% ★, Space 22.5%, Open World 13.3%, VR 7.4%, Simulation 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a complex, Newtonian-inspired flight model that rewards precise control and system management.
- #23 Rocket Science
83% matchVery Positive80% of 160 reviews2020
Dev: unbeGames
Windows
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: Space Sim 18.9% ★, Science 16.7% ★, Flight 16.3%, Space 12.5%, Education 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the engineering challenges and physics of designing launch vehicles.
- #24 Universe Sandbox
80% 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 23.3% ★, Space 19.8%, Space Sim 14.4% ★, Physics 10.3%, Education 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: An essential tool for understanding the gravitational and orbital physics that govern the space flight in Reentry.
- #25 AGOS - A Game Of Space
81% matchMixed63% of 103 reviews2020
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Explore unique star systems in AGOS: A Game of Space! Scavenge resources, face the danger of space and save humankind.
Why similar: Space Sim 32% ★, Flight 13.8%, Immersive Sim 11.5%, VR 10.6%, Simulation 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Uses physics-based controls to simulate the difficulty of navigating and managing a space vessel.
- #26 Rover Mechanic Simulator
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 654 reviews2020
Dev: ▲ Pyramid GamesPub: Pyramid Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
As an Engineer - crew member of one of the first Mars colonies - you are responsible for repairing and maintaining Mars Rovers. In this advanced simulator you will learn the internal details of various Mars Rovers and their components.
Why similar: Space Sim 22.5% ★, Science 20% ★, Space 14.6%, Education 11.6%, Immersive Sim 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the technical repair and maintenance of space exploration vehicles.
- #27 REAL MOON
77% matchMixed68% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: historia Inc.
Windows
Explore a precisely recreated lunar surface built from real data and a JAXA-backed simulation.
Why similar: Space Sim 43.7% ★, Space 20.5%, Simulation 14.5%, Open World 11.4%, Exploration 7.7%
- #28 Detached
81% matchMixed56% of 376 reviews2017
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Detached is a suspenseful interstellar duel that demands tactics and skill to survive. Separated from your unit you must make smart decisions and race to safety in this visceral exploration of deep space. Strap yourself into your spacesuit for thrilling gameplay designed for VR headsets.
Why similar: VR 14.1%, Flight 12.9%, Space Sim 12.1% ★, Open World 10.7%, Realistic 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a visceral, physics-based experience of the challenges involved in EVA and space navigation.
- #29 Solar System VR
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 321 reviews2020
Dev: Split Light Studio
Windows
An educational virtual reality journey through space. Be the first space tourist in history and explore planets and moons in our Solar System like never before. You can experience a journey to the Earth's moon, explore Mars, and even see the surface of Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons.
Why similar: Space 24.2%, VR 20.6%, Flight 16.5%, Education 13.5%, Simulation 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: An educational experience that provides a realistic sense of scale and orbital structure.
- #30 Space Docker VR
78% 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: Flight 24.6%, Space Sim 22.5% ★, Space 15.4%, Immersive Sim 11.6%, VR 11.1%
- #31 Exo One
76% matchVery Positive90% of 5,125 reviews2021
Dev: ExbleativePub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time.
Why similar: Flight 25.9%, Space Sim 24.3% ★, Space 16.7%, Physics 8.8%, Realistic 7.4%
- #32 Helicopter Simulator VR 2021 - Rescue Missions
75% matchVery Positive83% of 161 reviews2024
Dev: Helicopter Simulator
Windows
Learn, hone and master all the instruments and controls of a real helicopter! Follow the tutorials to turn the aircraft on and off, learn to use ropes and flares and apply your knowledge in missions based on real situations!
Why similar: Flight 31.7%, VR 18.1%, Military 15.6%, Simulation 10.6%, Realistic 8%
- #33 Space Simulator
78% matchMostly Negative36% of 162 reviews2018
Dev: Stuka Games IncPub: Brixton Dynamics Ltd
Windows
Realistic simulation of spaceflight in a full sized Solar System, with all the planets and their major moons. using real forces, distances, velocities and time. Chapter 1: The Apollo Days. Incredibly detailed Apollo Program missions starting with Apollo 8 lunar orbit missions.
Why similar: Space Sim 41.7% ★, Space 35.2%, Simulation 23.2%
Why You'll Like It: A general-purpose space flight simulator that emphasizes realistic orbital mechanics and mission planning.
- #34 Space Battle VR
77% matchMixed67% of 99 reviews2018
Dev: Raba Games
Windows
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 22.3% ★, Flight 20.8%, Space 14.1%, VR 11.2%, Open World 7.9%
- #35 Frontier Pilot Simulator
74% matchMixed70% of 949 reviews2021
Dev: RAZAR s.r.o.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
FPS is a Sci-Fi cargo pilot sim, with an engaging emergent mission-driven storyline, with a real-time economy with free flight and trading, on an alien world to explore. All in customizable upgradeable, well-simulated VTOL craft with real weather, and flight dynamics.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.7% ★, Flight 25.4%, Space 17%, Difficult 9.5%, Open World 8.9%
- #36 Tin Can
73% 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: Space Sim 22.7% ★, Space 19.1%, Science 15.5% ★, Realistic 10.5%, Immersive Sim 8.8%
- #37 Space Mechanic Simulator: Prologue
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Atomic JellyPub: Wildlands Interactive
Windows
Space Mechanic Simulator: Prologue is a story prelude to the full version, which will introduce you to the world of cosmic repairs, greedy corporations, and cutting-edge technology.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.2% ★, Space 14.2%, Science 12.2% ★, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Realistic 9.3%
- #38 Earth Analog
74% matchMixed66% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: Funcraft Games
Windows
In this relaxing space flight adventure, you pilot the science vessel Eurisko XI on a quest through deep space. Explore fascinating, fractal-based exoplanets and uncover their mysteries. Analyze artifacts and upgrade your ship to unlock new pathways. Your mission: find humanity’s new home.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.2% ★, Flight 25.1%, Space 21.7%, Simulation 7.4%, Exploration 6.7%
- #39 Evochron Mercenary
75% 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 32%, Space Sim 30.9% ★, Flight 14.2%, Simulation 12.1%, Open World 10.9%
- #40 SpaceBourne 2
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,992 reviews2025
Dev: Burak Dabak
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Embark on a journey to greatness. Get ready for adrenaline-fueled battles and a chance to claim your place in the galaxy. Grab the controls of your ship, gear up for the fight, and unleash your ambition to conquer and build a new empire in the vastness of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.3% ★, Flight 25.3%, Science 18.8% ★, Space 13%, Open World 10%
- #41 SpaceBourne
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 805 reviews2020
Dev: Burak Dabak
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Spacebourne is an open space exploration game with Rpg elements. Its world consists of different factions at war. You as an expert pilot need to choose your side or be on no one's side and create a force of your own. Load up your weapons, Ready your ship and warp to adventure.
Why similar: Space Sim 40% ★, Space 38.2%, Simulation 15.9%, Exploration 5.9%
- #42 Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 71,065 reviews2020
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 35.3 hrsMean: 165.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%
From gliders and helicopters to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and accurate aircraft in the Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition. The world is at your fingertips.
Why similar: Flight 40.9%, VR 13.1%, Open World 12.6%, Realistic 12%, Simulation 10.7%
- #43 X3: Reunion
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 725 reviews2006
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
X3: Reunion continues the epic space saga, blending deep space trading and intense real-time combat. Explore a vast universe, establish your empire, and shape the new frontier. With enhanced graphics and intricate economies, it's a journey of strategy, simulation, and interstellar intrigue.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.7% ★, Space 31.4%, Flight 15.8%, Simulation 9.2%, Open World 8%
- #44 orbit.industries
71% matchMixed61% of 87 reviews2022
Dev: LAB132Pub: Klabater
Windows · Linux
🚀 Become a Space Pioneer by building and managing a station of your own on the orbit of distant planets! Focus on design and management or fulfill objectives to progress. 🛰️ Explore, Build and Prosper!
Why similar: Space Sim 28.3% ★, Space 23.4%, Science 19.9% ★, Immersive Sim 10.5%, Realistic 8.6%
- #45 Astrox Imperium
70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,210 reviews2019
Dev: Jace Masula
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Astrox Imperium is a relaxing space game where you fly around a generated universe. Mining, Fighting, Building, Exploring, and Surviving. What makes this game unique? You have complete control of how it plays. A robust sandbox and lots of MOD tools. Make it your game, and play it your own way.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.7% ★, Space 35.6%, Open World 12.3%, Simulation 10.4%, Atmospheric 3%
- #46 Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition
70% matchVery Positive87% of 26,197 reviews2014
Dev: Microsoft Game StudiosPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 46.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Take to the skies in the World’s favourite flight simulator! The multi award winning Microsoft Flight Simulator X lands on Steam for the first time. Take off from anywhere in the world, flying some of the world’s most iconic aircraft to any one of 24,000 destinations.
Why similar: Flight 54.8%, Simulation 12.1%, Realistic 11%, Open World 10.5%, VR 3.8%
- #47 Titans of Space PLUS
70% matchVery Positive94% of 192 reviews2019
Dev: DrashVR LLC
Windows
Just how big is big? Journey through this holographic Solar System, and then squint your eyes in the intense light of a few of the largest known stars. Enjoy various accidentally-educational activities along the way. Great care has been taken to ensure a comfortable VR experience. VR optional.
Why similar: Space 25.4%, Science 21.8% ★, VR 18.7%, Education 17.8%, Simulation 13.5%
- #48 Apollo 11 VR HD
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 270 reviews2018
Dev: Immersive VR Education Ltd.
Windows
Apollo 11 VR HD is the story of the greatest journey ever taken by humankind. Now you get to experience this historic event through the eyes of those who lived through it.
Why similar: Simulation 47.2%, VR 43.6%, Adventure 9.2%
- #49 Star Trucker
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,997 reviews2024
Dev: Monster and MonsterPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Haul cargo, trade salvage and keep your space suit close as you search for fame and fortune among the stars in a game that puts an interstellar twist on the truck sim genre.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.1% ★, Space 18%, Open World 11.8%, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Physics 10.3%
- #50 Astronaut Simulator
72% matchMixed63% of 59 reviews2015
Dev: Astrosimer
Windows
Experience zero gravity flight from the astronaut helmet perspective in this unique flight simulator. Ever wanted to know what it would be like to be an astronaut? Now you can find out.
Why similar: Simulation 84.5%, Adventure 15.5%
- #51 Detached: Non-VR Edition
71% matchMostly Negative40% of 50 reviews2018
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Detached, a suspenseful interstellar duel that demands tactics and skill to survive, is now available in a non-VR version! Separated from your unit, you must make smart decisions and race to safety in this visceral exploration of deep space.
Why similar: Space Sim 19.1% ★, Flight 18.9%, Space 13.4%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Realistic 10.7%
- #52 Rodina
69% 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 38.6%, Space Sim 24% ★, Open World 19.9%, Exploration 10.7%, Simulation 3.1%
- #53 I Fetch Rocks
65% 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: Flight 23.5%, Science 17.2% ★, Space Sim 12.4% ★, Immersive Sim 11.5%, Space 11.2%
- #54 Moon Journey - China's Lunar Exploration Digital Museum
66% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: 郝锐昌工作室
Windows
"Journey to the Moon" is an interactive game that combines lunar exploration with art, culture and science popularization. The core of its development is "space life is coming eventually".
Why similar: Science 30.8% ★, Space 19.4%, VR 15.3%, Education 10%, Immersive Sim 8%
- #55 Orders of Magnitude
64% matchVery Positive97% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Ouroboro Soft Inc.
Windows
Have you ever wondered what the whole Universe looks like? With the myriad Galaxies, each containing billions of Stars, including our Solar System? Have you seen a Human Brain and its Neurons? DNA? What about the Electrons surrounding the tiny Atomic Nucleus? And what lies at even smaller scales?
Why similar: Space Sim 21.7% ★, Science 14.9% ★, Space 14.1%, VR 12.7%, Simulation 12.4%
- #56 Interkosmos
68% matchVery Positive80% of 422 reviews2017
Dev: Ovid Works
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 88.3 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Interkosmos is an arcady astronaut adventure in VR. Brace yourself for a rush of hectic gameplay to challenge your inner cosmonaut, and a fun story full of twists and Cold War absurdities.
Why similar: Space Sim 22.8% ★, VR 20.4%, Flight 20%, Space 18.4%, Simulation 12.9%
- #57 Surviving Mars: Relaunched
64% matchMixed52% of 1,856 reviews2025
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The award-winning sci-fi city builder is back - remastered, expanded and even more stunning. Colonize Mars and survive the process, from exploration and infrastructure to welcoming colonists and achieving long-term stability. Are you ready? Mars is waiting.
Why similar: Space 25.4%, Immersive Sim 21.6%, Realistic 17.2%, Open World 13.3%, Simulation 12.3%
- #58 House of the Dying Sun
66% 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 37.7% ★, Space 21.6%, Flight 15.9%, VR 15.7%, Simulation 8.6%
- #59 Space Rift - Episode 1
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 73 reviews2016
Dev: Vibrant CorePub: bitComposer Interactive GmbH
Windows
Be part of the action! SPACE RIFT is the first part of a breathtaking action space adventure with a captivating story specifically designed for Virtual Reality!Experience the excitement of flying through the expanses of our galaxy up close in your own cockpit and join the fight for the freedom of humanity on Mars!
Why similar: VR 31%, Space Sim 27.7% ★, Space 18.2%, Simulation 15.9%, Adventure 3.5%
