- #1 Hypergate
97% matchPositive89% of 47 reviews2018
Dev: Geoff Nagy
Windows · Linux
Hypergate is an arcade-style space combat game. It is focused on fast-paced combat rather than resources, realistic flight, or grinding. It features a 2-hour campaign, LAN or single-player Instant Action for customizing your own battles, 30 upgrades to buy using in-game points, and 3 ships to fly.
Why similar: Space Sim 20.5% ★, Flight 15.6%, 6DOF 13.5% ★, Space 9.8%, Action 8.2%
- #2 End Space
96% matchMixed68% of 95 reviews2018
Dev: Orange Bridge Studios
Windows
Jump in your Minos Starfighter and blast your enemies into space dust in virtual reality. Maintain law and order at the mysterious and beautiful edge of inhabited space as you complete increasingly difficult contracts for the United Trade Consortium.
Why similar: Space Sim 19.1% ★, Flight 17.3%, 6DOF 14.5% ★, Space 13%, Action 8%
- #3 Subdivision Infinity DX
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 105 reviews2019
Dev: MistFly GamesPub: Crescent Moon Games
Windows
Subdivision Infinity is an immersive and pulse pounding sci-fi space shooter featuring stunning graphics and tight spaceship game play. Hunt down and destroy enemy spacecraft, crush capital ships, mine asteroids for rare minerals, and find blueprints to craft amazing new vessels!
Why similar: Space Sim 31% ★, Space 17.1%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Action 10.3%, Indie 7.1%
- #4 Arvoch Alliance SE
95% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: StarWraith 3D Games LLC
Windows
Advanced First Person Space Flight Combat Simulation.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.4% ★, Flight 19.8%, 6DOF 13.6% ★, Space 10%, Sci-fi 7.3%
- #5 Arc Savior
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 29 reviews2019
Dev: Squid Monkey Studios
Windows
Discover a beautiful and brutal universe through three immersive stories. Champion blazing fast dog-fights, Out wit aggressive defense systems and overcome constant overwhelming odds. This is your goal, this is your duty, this is your way of life...
Why similar: Space Sim 25.2% ★, Flight 18%, Space 12%, Action 9.7%, Simulation 8.7%
- #6 Alliance Tales: Battle for the Frontier
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Urban Logic Games
Windows
Alliance Tales is a linear, story-driven space combat sim inspired by 90s classics like Wing Commander and Tie Fighter. Take part in fast-paced space battles in a campaign that takes you on the hunt for a missing friend while foiling a plot to take over the Frontier Colonies.
Why similar: Flight 25.4%, Space Sim 24.8% ★, Space 14.3%, 6DOF 8.4% ★, Shooter 8%
- #7 Sylph
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Softmax Foundries
Windows
Operate a spacecraft at the edge of a singularity. Use realistic orbital mechanics and Newtonian physics to explore a star system around a black hole and what lies beyond.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.5% ★, Flight 26.3%, Space 11.7%, 6DOF 9.3% ★, Sci-fi 8.7%
- #8 Asteroid Defender!
92% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Gray Wolf Interactive
Windows
Defend humanity in this retro-inspired space shooter as you patrol the stars and blast killer asteroids from the sky. Keep power to the energy pylons while maintaining the defense shield protecting Earth to earn powerful upgrades for your ship. Do you have what it takes to protect our world?
Why similar: Space Sim 25.5% ★, Flight 18.4%, 6DOF 17.8% ★, Space 15.3%, Action 8.5%
- #9 Space Aces
91% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: Matthew Hubbs
Windows
Space Aces is a video game made for the spring 2022 offering of CAP 4053 at UCF. The player controls a space fighter capable of movement in 3 directions and rotation in 3 directions. The game supports any controller, keyboard, and the Thrustmaster 1600M flight stick.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.4% ★, 6DOF 22.1% ★, Flight 21.6%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Action 4.5%
- #10 First Parsec
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zamraky.cz
Windows · Linux
You’re a courier tasked with delivering a package across the galaxy. The path is dangerous - Smokers, greedy merchants, military meatheads, and aliens lurk at every turn. Switch ships, outfly enemies, and survive the chaos of a galaxy ruled by warring factions.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.3% ★, Flight 25.1%, Space 14.6%, Shooter 8.7%, Sci-fi 6%
- #11 Galactic Starfire: Squadron
90% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: InScienceGamesPub: Matt Scala
Windows
Galactic Starfire: Squadron is a Future Sci-Fi Space Shooter game set in different environments around the universe. Complete the challenges and stay alive as you progress through the different types of levels.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.2% ★, Flight 15.9%, Action 10.7%, Shooter 10.1%, Space 8.4%
- #12 Blackstar Ranger
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vandal Gameworx
Windows
Blackstar Ranger is a high-octane and immersive first-person space shooter. From the seat of your advanced fighter, you will complete contracts for BLACKSTAR, the most esteemed Private Military Faction in the solar system. With 6DOF capability, you will battle threats throughout the system.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.5% ★, Flight 23.7%, 6DOF 13.3% ★, Space 8.7%, Shooter 8.5%
- #13 Alliance Peacefighter
87% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Urban Logic Games
Windows
A linear, story-driven space sim in the style of 90s classics like X-Wing and Wing Commander. As a newly qualified Alliance pilot, you find yourself caught up in a plot to break the fragile peace between two galactic superpowers.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.9% ★, Flight 23.9%, Space 14.1%, 6DOF 9% ★, Shooter 8.4%
- #14 Vallen
89% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Rader Games
Windows
Space combat on a massive scale. Defend your allies, destroy the Xeris and claim victory for the Vallen! Your people need you, fly your ship in an intense battle in an asteroid field to secure the sector.
Why similar: Space Sim 36.2% ★, Flight 25.5%, Action 11.2%, Space 9.1%, Futuristic 5.2%
- #15 Space Battle VR
88% 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 23.6% ★, Flight 19.2%, Space 12.8%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Action 7.3%
- #16 House of the Dying Sun
86% 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 35.9% ★, Space 17.5%, Flight 13.2%, Action 8.1%, Sci-fi 6.4%
- #17 CDL for a UFO
86% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Myopic Frog
Windows
Play as a starship captain who is woefully unqualified for the job. With an unfamiliar control panel in front of you, all 45 keys of your keyboard are randomized at the start of every attempt. Guide your ship through a variety of obstacles in an attempt to make it to your destination in one piece.
Why similar: Flight 26.7%, Space Sim 20.3% ★, Space 19.1%, 6DOF 12.8% ★, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #18 Silverwing
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Synthetic Vector Studios
Windows
Silverwing is an action flight game where you build an array of powerful spaceships to combat enemies across space and a diverse array of planet landscapes. Play through a fully voiced 20+ mission campaign with multiple endings based on your mission choices.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.4% ★, Flight 18.3%, 6DOF 17.2% ★, Space 11.4%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #19 Underspace
84% matchVery Positive82% of 431 reviews2024
Dev: Pastaspace InteractivePub: Camlann Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 42%
The spiritual successor to Freelancer with a Lovecraftian, sandbox RPG twist. Explore a vast handmade universe with Day 1 mod support and a planned PvP/co-op multiplayer on the Early Access roadmap. You're going to need a bigger ship.
Why similar: Space Sim 21.9% ★, Flight 20.8%, 6DOF 15.2% ★, Space 11.2%, Futuristic 6.5%
- #20 Gravity in Space
84% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Cross and Dot Products
Windows · Linux
Gravity in Space is an acurate-physics-based spacecraft flight and combat simulation. Learn how to use gravitational forces to navigate through surreal worlds, while you outplay your enemies and shoot them.
Why similar: Flight 23.2%, Space Sim 21.1% ★, Space 14.3%, 6DOF 13% ★, Shooter 8.7%
- #21 Space Docker VR
83% 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 24.6% ★, Flight 23.4%, 6DOF 17.2% ★, Space 14.3%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #22 STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 463 reviews2015
Dev: LucasfimPub: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Against the overwhelming might of the Empire stands a small but growing Rebel Alliance. Scattered resistance groups are uniting and what is needed most now are Starfighter pilots. Will you join their struggle to end this tyranny and become a hero of the Rebellion?
Why similar: Space Sim 44.2% ★, Space 18.8%, Action 13.8%, Flight 10.7%, Simulation 6.7%
- #23 Univoyager
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Damiano VitulliPub: Neondev Sas
Windows
Experience a 1:1 scale, procedurally generated universe with seamless exploration from planets to stars. Journey across the cosmos with zero loading screens and realistic Newtonian physics. Trade, fight, and survive in a post-apocalyptic galaxy where gravity is your only boundary.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.9% ★, Flight 19.4%, 6DOF 18.2% ★, Space 10.2%, Exploration 5%
- #24 Tinker Pilot
80% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Lluís Garcia Lamora
Windows
VR spaceflight simulator built for maximum sense of presence. Operate a fully interactable and customizable cockpit and take full control of your ship in a sci-fi open environment.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.6% ★, Flight 22.2%, Space 13.5%, 6DOF 13% ★, Sci-fi 5.9%
- #25 Lightspeed
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: MPS LabsPub: Atari
Windows
You're the only human in a huge, robotic space ship, flying at incredible speeds through deep space. Your mission: find and settle a new planet where humanity can thrive. Combat is inevitable, but you'll need more than flying skills to succeed.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.3% ★, Flight 30.2%, Space 16.6%, Action 7.3%, Simulation 6.9%
- #26 Somewhere on Zibylon
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 30 reviews2017
Dev: Mykhail Konokh
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
The game is filled to the brim with the atmosphere of cold space and zero gravity, features unusual game mechanics with a lot of puzzles, exploration, stealth, resource extraction, crafting, fights with alien forces and seizing space stations!
Why similar: Space Sim 20.4% ★, 6DOF 16.8% ★, Flight 14.2%, Space 11.4%, Action 10.8%
- #27 Orbital Salvager
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RG GameDev, LLC
Windows
Orbital Salvager is a 2D space arcade simulation about mastering orbital mechanics to recover salvage ships from planetary orbit and deliver them to a salvage depot on time. Tether and tow salvage in various orbital patterns, manage fuel, and avoid obstacles in the daily and campaign modes.
Why similar: Space Sim 35.2% ★, Flight 24.6%, Space 18.2%, Action 6.4%, Simulation 5.7%
- #28 Shrouded Suns
79% 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 45.1% ★, Space 19.1%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Action 7.8%, Simulation 5.6%
- #29 Project Horizon
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Radvok Studios LLC
Windows · Linux
Project Horizon is a 1-4 player co-op first-person spaceship simulator where the entire crew needs to work together to carefully maintain the nuclear reactor, take up arms against enemy ships, and repair every leak and faulty electrical panel to survive.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.6% ★, Flight 22.7%, 6DOF 18.4% ★, Sci-fi 7.8%, Action 6.8%
- #30 EVERSPACE™
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 11,373 reviews2017
Dev: ROCKFISH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.
Why similar: Space 24.3%, Space Sim 23.2% ★, Flight 12.5%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Action 8.2%
- #31 Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 241 reviews2014
Dev: Volition Inc.Pub: Interplay Inc.
Windows
Volition's classic is back. Descent: FreeSpace is the quintessential old school space shooter. With a deep story, great graphics and engaging battles against fighters to capital ships it keeps you moving. Breakout that flight stick and enroll with the Grand Terran Alliance today.
Why similar: Space Sim 21.6% ★, Flight 18.5%, 6DOF 16.4% ★, Space 12.5%, Sci-fi 8%
- #32 DarkSpase
77% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Devon James
Windows
Galaga meets Tie Fighter meets Elite Dangerous. A sci-fi starfighter combat sim with NASA-accurate Keplerian orbits. Voyage across the Solar System with real-time FTL. Engage Dregg swarms in dynamic PvE encounters. Outmaneuver invaders by pushing Newtonian physics to the limit at 150 m/s.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.2% ★, Flight 21.7%, 6DOF 10.3% ★, Action 8.9%, Simulation 7%
- #33 Galactic Federation
76% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Radivoj Radivojevic
Windows
Classical 3D space combat simulation with unique 100% dynamic destruction engine, allows you to realistically damage and burn through your enemies exactly where you hit them with blasters, causing their onboard systems and armor to melt away and fall apart. Made by solo developer.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.4% ★, 6DOF 22.7% ★, Flight 17.7%, Space 8.8%, Sci-fi 8%
- #34 Sector One
75% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Playalley
Windows
Sector One takes you on a journey through 6 different worlds, where your goal is to fly your spaceship as long as you can, neutralizing enemies on the way. Each world offers a unique visual experience but also comes with different kinds of challenges that you need to overcome.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.4% ★, Flight 24.3%, Action 11%, Space 10.9%, Sci-fi 8%
- #35 Freelancers: Rogue Skies
74% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: ExodusIndiePub: GameLab
Windows
FREELANCERS: ROGUE SKIES An open-world single-player space combat roguelite where you pilot customizable starfighters, engage in tactical dogfights, and explore dynamic star systems across a galaxy shaped by war and opportunity.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.9% ★, Flight 18.9%, Action 11.2%, Shooter 10.1%, Simulation 8.4%
- #36 Starfighter Arduxim
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 23 reviews2016
Dev: Fulby Technologies
Windows
Strap into the cockpit of your Arduxim fighter and take on enemy starships in this first-person tactical space shooter. Harks back to the classic Wing Commander games. Playable in VR or on monitor.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.9% ★, Flight 21%, 6DOF 12.2% ★, Space 9.3%, Shooter 6.5%
- #37 STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Alliance™
75% matchVery Positive83% of 500 reviews2015
Dev: Totally GamesPub: LucasArts
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 20%
A neutral family fights for its business - and its survival - and is swept up in the struggle against the encroaching Empire. You must defy the strong-arm tactics of a rival family who will stop at nothing to destroy your trading company.
Why similar: Space Sim 45.6% ★, Space 20.9%, Action 13.3%, Flight 11.8%, Sci-fi 4.5%
- #38 STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition
74% matchVery Positive81% of 631 reviews2015
Dev: Totally GamesPub: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 28%
The Imperial Navy is called upon to eradicate the last of the rebellion and restore law and order. As an Imperial navy starfighter pilot, you will safeguard imperiled lives thoughout the galaxy. Join the Emperor's cause in eliminating the Rebel uprising as the Empire strikes back!
Why similar: Space Sim 47.3% ★, Space 22.6%, Action 14.4%, Flight 11.2%, Simulation 2.3%
- #39 Cosmic Miners
72% matchMixed58% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: bitByte Games
Windows
Explore asteroid fields, trade rare resources, and upgrade your ship in Cosmic Miners. Navigate faction alliances, complete missions, and rise through the ranks in a dynamic space adventure where your choices shape your path to cosmic power.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.6% ★, Flight 16.2%, Space 12.5%, Sci-fi 9%, Shooter 8.6%
- #40 Rixer
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Headglitch Games
Windows
Rixer is a space combat sim featuring 6dof newtonian physics, ship customization, and intense missions in across busy sectors of space with your friends. Complete on the leaderboards in PvP game modes with bot support. Enjoy sandbox fun with live-mp modding tools on dedicated servers.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.2% ★, 6DOF 20.6% ★, Flight 18.5%, Space 10.3%, Shooter 6.2%
- #41 Thrust & Shoot : Flight School
73% matchMixed61% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: Hellride Games
Windows
Master a new way to fly and fight. Control every movement and engine burn. Simple controls, realistic flight: a game for space fans by a space fan.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.4% ★, 6DOF 23.6% ★, Flight 10.7%, Space 9.8%, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #42 RESBS
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RESB
Windows
RESBS is a first-person space survival simulation where you and your friends cooperate to survive in zero gravity on a space station!
Why similar: Space Sim 30.3% ★, 6DOF 22.8% ★, Space 17.5%, Exploration 7.3%, Simulation 6%
- #43 Starship Fighters: Space Combat Simulator
71% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
Pilot your starship in Starship Fighters, a realistic space combat simulator. Engage in intense battles, explore vast galaxies, and unleash destruction with an arsenal of powerful weapons in a universe teeming with enemies!
Why similar: Space Sim 30.1% ★, Flight 21.4%, Space 9.7%, Shooter 8.3%, Sci-fi 7.2%
- #44 Disputed Space
72% matchMixed65% of 99 reviews2017
Dev: ShilohGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience epic space battles while piloting a small, fast fighter ship as part of a fleet that lashes out against enemy factions across stunning procedurally generated star systems in Disputed Space.
Why similar: Space Sim 19.1% ★, 6DOF 18.6% ★, Space 13.3%, Action 11.1%, Shooter 8.9%
- #45 TwoBrains OneShip
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Z-Tech Studio
Windows
Two players. One ship. Infinite chaos. Deliver cargo across the galaxy, upgrade your ship, and try not to explode — or each other.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.7% ★, Flight 29.6%, Space 16.3%, Action 7.1%, Sci-fi 5.7%
- #46 Leaving the formation
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: D&A
Windows
Leaving the formation is a story-driven sci-fi combat simulation based on honest Newtonian flight physics.
Why similar: Space Sim 39.5% ★, Flight 22.8%, Space 16.6%, Simulation 7.7%, Sci-fi 6.3%
- #47 Flight Of Nova
69% 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 27% ★, Flight 21.6%, 6DOF 17.2% ★, Sci-fi 8.3%, Space 6.9%
- #48 Eclipsi
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 3nc3ladus
Windows
Embark on an epic 3D space shooter adventure featuring dynamic space combat and thrilling planetary exploration. Battle in single or multiplayer modes from 1v1 to 5v5, strategizing to achieve victory through base destruction, resource collection, or base capture. Dominate with our ranking system!
Why similar: Space Sim 32.5% ★, Flight 23.8%, Shooter 10.1%, Space 9.8%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #49 The Battle of Sol
71% 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 32.5% ★, Space 20.7%, Action 14.2%, Simulation 12.9%, Sci-fi 10.6%
- #50 TheFlagship
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NeveraiN Games
Windows
"The Flagship" is a singleplayer third-person space warship roguelike game. From destroyers to battleships, choose your vessel and equip it to face node-based roguelike challenges, each adventure is a different experience. Your ship, equipment, skill level and roguelike ability build will be tested.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.4% ★, Flight 18.5%, Space 15.3%, Sci-fi 10%, Action 6.8%
- #51 Liberation
69% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: Classyk Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fight back against the evil Galactic Federation! It'll be good for humanity and probably OK for you.
Why similar: Space Sim 32% ★, Flight 16.1%, Space 13.5%, Sci-fi 9.9%, 6DOF 9% ★
- #52 Rogue Stargun
68% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Du Games
Windows
Rogue Stargun is an action-packed space combat sim where you pilot 5 unique starfighters with interactive VR cockpits in a story-driven single player campaign consisting of over 24 unique missions covering both land and space.
Why similar: Space Sim 37% ★, Space 11.9%, 6DOF 10% ★, Sci-fi 9.7%, Simulation 8%
- #53 Space Duels
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Benjamin Chen
Windows
1v1 online multiplayer spaceship duels with realistic physics
Why similar: Space Sim 32.8% ★, Flight 24.4%, Shooter 10.3%, Action 7.5%, Sci-fi 6.7%
- #54 SIRIUS-4
67% matchMixed45% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Triumvirate Games
Windows
"Sirius-4" is a plot-oriented space simulator that gives the player complete freedom of action as a hired pilot of the "Sirius" unit. The action takes place on the outskirts of human space during a turbulent time for the galaxy after a global war.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.7% ★, Flight 25.1%, Space 12.7%, Simulation 9.3%, Action 7%
- #55 StarFront: Lancers
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: R J L Jones
Windows · Linux
Spaceship combat sim arcade shooter. Rogue-like and other game modes. Character collection.
Why similar: Space Sim 35.2% ★, Flight 15.2%, 6DOF 13.3% ★, Shooter 11.3%, Action 10.8%
- #56 Star Trek™: Starfleet Academy
68% matchVery Positive83% of 130 reviews2015
Dev: Interplay Entertainment Corp.
Windows
A must for any fan, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is an action/flight simulator featuring filmed footage of the original Star Trek actors. Take your place among the best and brightest at Starfleet Academy!
Why similar: Space Sim 32.3% ★, Flight 18.5%, Space 13.1%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Shooter 5.9%
- #57 Wrath and Retribution
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mad Vulture Games
Windows · Mac
A space combat roguelike set across a shattered solar system. Master the Specter Drive’s explosive dash to crush enemy squadrons and hunt massive warships alongside Merlin, your tactical co-pilot. Upgrade your fighter and companion with powerful rewards to unleash total retribution!
Why similar: Space Sim 28.7% ★, 6DOF 19.4% ★, Flight 16.6%, Space 12.1%, Sci-fi 8.6%
- #58 Darkstar One
67% 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 37.9% ★, Space 26.6%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Action 11.7%, Exploration 5.3%
- #59 Solara: Starlight Horizon
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CYBERPOOCH STUDIOS LLC
Windows
In Solara: Starlight Horizon fight, explore, trade, smuggle contraband, mine, craft, and undertake missions to gain favor with various factions throughout the universe. Earn credits, upgrade your ship, purchase new spacecraft, and explore a sci fi sandbox solo or with a group of friends
Why similar: Space Sim 25.6% ★, 6DOF 23.2% ★, Flight 20.1%, Space 11.8%, Sci-fi 7.8%