- #1 Children of a Dead Earth
97% 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: Space Sim 37.4% ★, Simulation 34.9%, Space 27.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers the most scientifically accurate depiction of space combat, focusing on realistic orbital mechanics and weapon physics.
- #2 ΔV: Rings of Saturn
96% 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 61.8% ★, Space 22.5%, Simulation 15.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a realistic physics model for mining and navigation in space, emphasizing the dangers of orbital debris.
- #3 Flight Of Nova
96% 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 69.5% ★, Simulation 20%, Space 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a sophisticated flight model that requires mastery of both atmospheric and space-based physics.
- #4 Kerbal Space Program
95% 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 53.2% ★, Space 25.3%, Simulation 21.5%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for orbital mechanics, it forces players to understand the physics of space flight to succeed.
- #5 Objects in Space
94% matchMixed52% of 612 reviews2019
Dev: Flat Earth GamesPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Objects in Space is a retro space game centred on 2D point-and-click stealth action in a massive open world. Players have their own customisable ships and can meet people, become a trader, bounty hunter, explorer, scavenger or all of them at once.
Why similar: Space Sim 42% ★, Simulation 34.7%, Space 23.3%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes realistic sensor management and ship system maintenance in a retro-futuristic setting.
- #6 Evochron Legacy SE
94% matchVery Positive83% of 440 reviews2016
Dev: StarWraith 3D Games LLC
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Advanced Space Flight, Combat, Trading, and Exploration Simulation. Set in a vast explorable universe, Evochron Legacy offers freeform gameplay with many diverse objectives and paths to choose from.
Why similar: Space Sim 65.5% ★, Simulation 17.6%, Space 16.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, realistic space simulation with a focus on Newtonian flight and exploration.
- #7 Helium Rain
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 324 reviews2018
Dev: Deimos Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Trade your wares and eliminate the competition in a cutthroat world. Buy new ships and stations to mine and haul resources. Explore the vast emptiness of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 64.4% ★, Simulation 17.9%, Space 17.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a realistic Newtonian flight model and a complex logistics-based economy.
- #8 Hardspace: Shipbreaker
91% matchVery Positive89% of 21,702 reviews2022
Dev: Blackbird Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp!
Why similar: Space Sim 48.1% ★, Space 27.3%, Simulation 24.6%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a high-fidelity physics engine to simulate the complex process of dismantling spacecraft.
- #9 Elite Dangerous
92% 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 68.9% ★, Space 18.8%, Simulation 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a massive, realistic-scale galaxy with deep flight mechanics and ship customization.
- #10 Stationeers
91% matchVery Positive88% of 8,897 reviews2017
Dev: RocketWerkz
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 81.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Stationeers puts you in control of the construction and management of a space station to run by yourself or online with your friends. Complex atmospheric, electrical, manufacturing, agriculture, and gravitational systems require your thought and management at all times!
Why similar: Space 100%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the hardcore engineering and system management required to survive in space environments.
- #11 Universe Sandbox
90% 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: Space Sim 42.6% ★, Space 29.5%, Simulation 27.9%
Why You'll Like It: It serves as an essential tool for understanding the orbital mechanics and gravitational interactions that govern space.
- #12 PULSAR: Lost Colony
89% matchVery Positive90% of 5,694 reviews2021
Dev: Leafy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The co-op open-world space sim where everyone has a role! Pilot the ship. Reroute power. Launch nukes. Explore alien planets. Research new talents. Work together to find the Lost Colony! ...or just deliver some biscuits
Why similar: Space Sim 65.2% ★, Simulation 17.9%, Space 17%
Why You'll Like It: This game requires multi-crew cooperation to manage complex ship systems during space travel and combat.
- #13 Barotrauma
87% matchVery Positive94% of 84,235 reviews2023
Dev: FakeFishPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 54.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!
Why similar: Simulation 100%
Why You'll Like It: While set underwater, it provides an intense experience in ship system management, damage control, and crew coordination.
- #14 Space Engineers
88% matchVery Positive89% of 133,238 reviews2019
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 95.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment. Explore planets and space, mine resources, survive hazards, and engage in combat alone or with friends in Creative or Survival modes.
Why similar: Space Sim 63.4% ★, Space 18.3%, Simulation 18.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers complex engineering and physics-based construction, allowing for the creation of functional, system-heavy ships.
- #15 Interstellar Rift
89% matchMixed68% of 1,655 reviews2020
Dev: Split PolygonPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 69.4% ★, Space 15.9%, Simulation 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features detailed ship construction and complex internal systems that must be managed to keep the vessel operational.
- #16 Between the Stars
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,427 reviews2024
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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 55.1% ★, Space 24.2%, Simulation 20.7%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on ship management and tactical combat, requiring players to balance various systems during encounters.
- #17 SpaceBourne 2
84% 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 82.2% ★, Space 17.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep space simulation experience with complex ship progression and RPG elements.
- #18 Celestial Command
86% matchMixed63% of 687 reviews2014
Dev: Romenics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Mine asteroids, salvage space debris, design your own small or massive spacecraft using individual functional components, complete missions, and engage in battles against enemies in a vast galaxy with realistic physics based on orbital mechanics or in a classic physics mode.
Why similar: Space Sim 40.7% ★, Space 30.1%, Simulation 29.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on physics-based space construction and the realistic operation of modular spacecraft.
- #19 Lunar Flight
85% 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: Simulation 62.6%, Space 37.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the realistic piloting of a lunar lander, requiring precise control and fuel management.
- #20 X4: Foundations
83% matchMostly Positive80% of 27,985 reviews2018
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 94.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore the stars, trade goods, fight battles, build stations, buy and equip ships, and command fleets in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to your decisions.
Why similar: Space Sim 65.5% ★, Space 17.3%, Simulation 17.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a deep simulation of ship systems, economy, and fleet management in a vast, interconnected universe.
- #21 Wayward Terran Frontier: Zero Falls
84% matchMixed68% of 536 reviews2016
Dev: Reason Generator Inc.
Windows
2d space combat like no other. From the perspective of a single crew member, explore the fully destructible interior of any ship in a massive living world. Engage in space combat with no hitpoints where you know your enemy is dead when you see them fall out of their ship into the cold dark of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 66.3% ★, Simulation 17.4%, Space 16.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features highly detailed ship building where every component has a specific function and can be damaged.
- #22 Void Destroyer 2
82% matchVery Positive80% of 664 reviews2020
Dev: Iteration 11
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Start with nothing... End with everything! All you have is a basic ship, barely fit for combat, with it you'll start your journey and empire. A open world space sandbox, inspired by and expanding the classics.
Why similar: Space Sim 66.7% ★, Simulation 16.9%, Space 16.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines tactical space combat with detailed ship management and fleet coordination.
- #23 Tachyon: The Fringe
82% matchVery Positive89% of 244 reviews2009
Dev: NovaLogic
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Caught in the middle of a violent conflict on the fringe of the galaxy — your ability to survive will depend on your piloting skills and combat savvy as a mercenary space fighter. But, as you explore the vastly detailed world of Tachyon: The Fringe, you will often find that the most powerful weapon on your ship is in your head.
Why similar: Space Sim 57.3% ★, Simulation 28.8%, Space 14%
Why You'll Like It: A classic space simulation that emphasizes flight mechanics and tactical combat within a detailed universe.
- #24 Space Docker VR
79% 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: Space Sim 57.9% ★, Simulation 22%, Space 20.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a realistic simulation of the delicate and technical process of docking spacecraft.
- #25 The Battle of Sol
81% matchMixed57% of 102 reviews2015
Dev: Bit Planet Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 23%
The Battle of Sol is an intense space action game where you participate in epic capital ship battles, thrilling dogfights, space station raids, and much more as you liberate humanity's solar system from enemies determined to bring us to its fiery end.
Why similar: Space Sim 47.8% ★, Simulation 34.1%, Space 18.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a tactical space combat simulation that requires careful management of ship capabilities.
- #26 Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,212 reviews2025
Dev: Lyra Creative
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Do you have what it takes to become an astronaut? Reentry is a realistic space flight simulator inspired by the early NASA space programs, from orbiting Earth in Mercury and Gemini, to the moon landing in project Apollo. Learn the procedures. Operate the spacecraft. Complete the mission.
Why similar: Space Sim 62.1% ★, Space 19.2%, Simulation 18.7%
- #27 Space Rogue
80% matchMixed64% of 451 reviews2016
Dev: Red Beat
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Take on the role of a spaceship captain. Explore new worlds, and engage in intense ship-to-ship battles. Develop unique battle tactics, upgrade your ship, and recruit crew members as you fight for peace or piracy.
Why similar: Space 59.9%, Simulation 40.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title blends strategic decision-making with space simulation elements to create a challenging experience.
- #28 Starbase
78% matchMixed56% of 6,702 reviews2021
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 91.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Starbase is a hybrid voxel/vertex-based space MMO with a fully destructible and infinitely expanding universe, with a focus on building and designing spaceships and stations, exploration, resource gathering, crafting, trading, and combat.
Why similar: Space Sim 66.1% ★, Simulation 17.4%, Space 16.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game allows for complex engineering and physics-based construction in an expansive space environment.
- #29 Spaceforce Rogue Universe HD
81% matchMixed58% of 53 reviews2015
Dev: Dreamatrix
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 100%
Spaceforce Rogue Universe HD is an action RPG space simulation game, with emphasis on key elements such as ship development, exploration of an immersive universe and freedom of choice. After the pilot leaves the starting zone, Spaceforce opens an almost unlimited space for exploration.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a traditional space simulation experience with a focus on ship progression and combat.
- #30 Spaceflight Simulator
76% 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 64.7% ★, Space 18%, Simulation 17.4%
- #31 ISS Simulator
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Spacedata.incPub: 株式会社スペースデータ
Windows
The ultimate space simulator game, precisely modeling the space and space environment inside the International Space Station (ISS).
Why similar: Space Sim 61.6% ★, Simulation 29.4%, Space 9%
- #32 SpaceBourne
77% 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 49.7% ★, Simulation 26.2%, Space 24%
- #33 Orbit HD
79% matchMixed58% of 89 reviews2015
Dev: Brainchild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore the cosmos as a comet, orbiting planets with a realistic gravity system and a backdrop of procedurally generated nebulae. Learn to use planetary gravity to your advantage, and relax in the ambience of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 60% ★, Space 22.3%, Simulation 17.7%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the physics of orbital navigation and gravity-based movement in a relaxing, minimalist environment.
- #34 StarbaseSim
74% 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 66.7% ★, Simulation 22.8%, Space 10.5%
- #35 REAL MOON
73% 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 59.6% ★, Simulation 26.2%, Space 14.1%
- #36 AGOS - A Game Of Space
76% 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 69.7% ★, Simulation 22.4%, Space 7.9%
- #37 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 46.2% ★, Simulation 34.1%, Space 19.7%
- #38 Rocket Science
75% 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 61.5% ★, Space 20.5%, Simulation 18.1%
- #39 Sector Space
70% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Robin M. FarrellPub: Outer Vision Games
Windows · Linux
Explore a procedurally generated galaxy, mine asteroids, refine minerals, colonize planets, build stations, deploy drones, salvage rare items, construct gear, level up, improve your ship, assemble a fleet, engage in combat, and take on the void.
Why similar: Space Sim 66.4% ★, Simulation 27.8%, Space 5.9%
- #40 Rebel Galaxy
73% matchVery Positive85% of 8,230 reviews2015
Dev: Double Damage Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 13.6 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 Sim 51.4% ★, Space 38.1%, Simulation 10.6%
- #41 Space Mechanic Simulator
71% 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 62.5% ★, Simulation 19.2%, Space 18.3%
- #42 Void Destroyer
74% matchMixed60% of 351 reviews2015
Dev: Iteration 11
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Combining the best of space combat and real time strategy. Victory can be tactical, a dogfight or capital ship slugging match - depending on how you decide to achieve it. Space combat on a RTS scale with space sim savagery.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.1% ★, Simulation 34.7%, Space 28.1%
- #43 Tiny Space Academy
72% 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 58.3% ★, Simulation 21.8%, Space 20%
- #44 X Rebirth
73% matchMixed44% of 7,305 reviews2013
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In the distant future, the X universe faces a period of profound and irrevocable change. While the universe stumbles towards an uncertain future, countless adventures await as new enemies rise in search of power.
Why similar: Space Sim 40.6% ★, Simulation 30%, Space 29.3%
- #45 Space Engineers 2
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 4,293 reviews2025
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Space Engineers 2 is a sandbox about engineering and colonization where you build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible world. Begin the story of Miro and Ivan Sokol, expand humanity’s foothold in the Almagest system, and fight to survive.
Why similar: Space Sim 56.6% ★, Space 22.2%, Simulation 21.2%
- #46 Space Reign
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 377 reviews2026
Dev: Propulsive Games
Windows
An indie space-sim and strategy game featuring ship and fleet combat mixed with RTS elements. Complete contracts and Claim sectors for your faction in the near-future, where resource exploiting corporations are in a state of constant conflict over territory control.
Why similar: Space Sim 79.4% ★, Space 20.6%
- #47 Solargene
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 819 reviews2026
Dev: Alexander Semenov
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Take Command of a Space Corporation in the Sci-Fi Simulator Solargene! Manage personnel, design and develop colonies and orbital stations across the solar system! Mine resources, establish logistics, research cutting-edge technologies, trade, and complete missions
Why similar: Space Sim 73.3% ★, Space 16.2%, Simulation 10.5%
- #48 Starship EVO
69% matchVery Positive84% of 1,210 reviews2020
Dev: Moonfire Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Mine and craft your way to orbit, build your own starship and explore a vast, dangerous galaxy alongside your crew. For players who love a meaningful survival progression, a unique and elegant building system, and epic space-opera scale.
Why similar: Space Sim 45.4% ★, Simulation 29.2%, Space 25.4%
- #49 Ostranauts
68% 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: Space Sim 63.7% ★, Space 19.2%, Simulation 17.1%
- #50 Signal Simulator
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,022 reviews2018
Dev: Blagovest Penev
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Game inspired by SETI. Take the role of a scientist to find an extraterrestrial signal .Control massive Radio Antennas by using interactive control in your Observatory. Detect , download and decode unknown or story telling signals. Manage and Maintain an electrical system to improve your systems and make it more efficient.
Why similar: Simulation 67.4%, Space 32.6%
- #51 Into the Stars
72% matchMixed41% of 537 reviews2016
Dev: Fugitive GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take the role of Captain in this Space Survival Simulation as you explore a massive star system in search of a new home for humanity. Outfit your ship, hand pick your crew and set off on a journey through an open-world where you must scavenge resources, shelter civilians and outrun a hostile alien force.
Why similar: Simulation 52.9%, Space 47.1%
- #52 Ship Simulator Realistic
69% matchMixed58% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: Gregory Nikolaidis
Windows
Ship Simulator Realistic experience the real simulation. The game will be based on a free roam aspect to explore the Greece Scenery in a physics based game , realistic handling and many more features.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #53 Stable Orbit - Build your own space station
71% matchMixed51% of 380 reviews2017
Dev: Jim Offerman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Design, build and control your own space station. Mission command and control is in your hands and only careful planning and vigilant supervision will keep your crew and space station safe.
Why similar: Space Sim 55.5% ★, Simulation 23.1%, Space 21.4%
- #54 Empyrion - Galactic Survival
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 34,087 reviews2020
Dev: Eleon Game Studios
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 76.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build and explore in a true space sandbox survival adventure. Construct mighty capital vessels, sprawling planetary settlements, and vast space stations in your galactic journey to discover the mysteries of Empyrion!
Why similar: Space Sim 59.2% ★, Simulation 21.6%, Space 19.3%
- #55 Space Mechanic Simulator: Prologue
67% 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 63.6% ★, Simulation 20.2%, Space 16.2%
- #56 Satellite Command
70% 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 60.7% ★, Simulation 20.4%, Space 18.9%
- #57 Deep Space Exploitation
63% matchVery Positive96% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: JuhrJuhr
Windows
Deep Space Exploitation is a space mining game featuring 2D physics, fully destructible asteroids, and a story of survival under an exploitative corporation. Use your equipment wisely, upgrade your ship, and make difficult decisions to secure your future!
Why similar: Space Sim 82.1% ★, Space 17.9%
- #58 The Sentient
70% matchMostly Negative39% of 82 reviews2016
Dev: Uncaged Studios
Windows
Play as an A.I tasked with helping mankind explore the vastness of space. Customize your ship, recruit a crew, battle alien vessels, research new technology and explore randomly generated universes.
Why similar: Space Sim 54.7% ★, Simulation 28.4%, Space 17%
- #59 Darkstar One
68% matchVery Positive83% of 609 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 Sim 61.3% ★, Space 25.5%, Simulation 13.1%
