- #1 ADIOS Amigos: Galactic Explorers
97% matchVery Positive93% of 123 reviews2018
Dev: Cosmic Picnic
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Improvise fuel efficient trajectories to keep your rusty ship running. Break into a space station with an asteroid. Tow a sofa into a black hole. Experience the perils and intrigue of space exploration with 1-4 players.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.3%, Physics 14%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Space 8.9%, Exploration 8%
- #2 Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?!
96% matchMixed67% of 977 reviews2017
Dev: Daylight StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! is a whacky space exploration game where you manage your very own spaceship, craft hundreds of weapons, and explore the vastness of a veggie-filled universe.
Why similar: Space 26.5%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Simulation 15.7%, Exploration 9.7%, Adventure 8.6%
- #3 Earth Analog
96% 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 28.7%, Metroidvania 19.1%, Space 15.5%, Exploration 8.6%, Sci-fi 8.4%
- #4 SpaceKraft!
94% matchVery Positive91% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Game Dev Garage
Windows
Gather crystals, repair/run crafting facilities, upgrade your spaceship, build machines, explore the open world, find your way back to mother earth.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.8%, Sandbox 14.2%, Physics 13.6%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #5 Tiny Space Academy
95% 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 35.5%, Physics 18.9%, Space 18.6%, Simulation 10.1%, Exploration 9.7%
- #6 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey
94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,151 reviews2017
Dev: Bird in SkyPub: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
3030 Deathwar is a unique mix of Adventure and Space Sim. Explore star systems, mine and hunt pirates in top-down mode. Leave your ship and switch into classic Adventuring mode, where you explore derelicts, talk to shady characters or head over to the space bar for a drink.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.3%, Space 20.3%, Sandbox 11.7%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Simulation 9.1%
- #7 Spaceflight Simulator
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,030 reviews2022
Dev: Team Curiosity ✦
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 15.0 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 35.7%, Sandbox 18.1%, Space 15.2%, Exploration 7.8%, Simulation 7.3%
- #8 SYMMETRY
93% matchMixed55% of 306 reviews2018
Dev: Sleepless ClinicPub: IMGN.PRO
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A research spaceship reaches an abandoned planet. Nothing is what it seems here and the situation quickly slips out of control. Can the crew manage to survive and get back home?
Why similar: Space Sim 27.6%, Time Management 26%, Space 14.6%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Simulation 7.3%
- #9 Cosmonautica
92% matchMixed48% of 1,189 reviews2015
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Cosmonautica is a fresh take on space trading in a procedurally generated universe, paired with quirky humor for your intergalactic enjoyment.
Why similar: Space Sim 29%, Space 15%, Sandbox 11.6%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #10 Space Mechanic Simulator
90% matchMixed63% of 119 reviews2023
Dev: Atomic JellyPub: Wildlands Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 36.5%, Space 16.4%, Time Management 12.5%, Physics 12.3%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #11 Neospace: Prologue
89% matchVery Positive90% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: DreamStudios
Windows
You wake up in a spaceship, you realize that strange things are going on there, you try to get back to civilization. However, this is harder than you think, the encounters will drive you crazy and you will doubt yourself.
Why similar: Space 22.5%, Choices Matter 18.6%, Logic 15.9%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Exploration 11%
- #12 Orbit HD
91% 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 28.5%, Space 16.2%, Physics 15.9%, Sandbox 11.3%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #13 Next Space Rebels
89% matchVery Positive86% of 355 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Floris KaaykPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
SPACE IS FOR EVERYONE. In Next Space Rebels, you will develop from a naive rocket hobbyist into an experienced space activist by designing, building, and launching rockets of increasing complexity.
Why similar: Simulation 26.5%, Physics 19.7%, Space 16.6%, Funny 11.2%, Sandbox 10.2%
- #14 Sunshine Heavy Industries
88% matchVery Positive99% of 422 reviews2021
Dev: Rocket Rat Games
Windows
Welcome to Sunshine Heavy Industries! As the new spaceship engineer, solve increasingly tricky design puzzles with your own personal style. Manage customer demands, juggle budget and ship performance, and survive the questionable decision making skills of your business partner.
Why similar: Sandbox 24.3%, Space 22.6%, Puzzle 14.7%, Funny 12.4%, Simulation 8.6%
- #15 ΔV: Rings of Saturn
86% matchVery Positive93% of 3,347 reviews2023
Dev: Kodera Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 29%, Space 16.1%, Physics 15.2%, Sandbox 10.4%, Sci-fi 10.4%
- #16 Space Impossible
87% matchVery Positive95% of 141 reviews2016
Dev: Happy Polygon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take control of a fully destructible spaceship and explore, blast or trade your way through the cosmos, alone or with friends. Every tile matters, as you dogfight, maneuver or speed your way past friendly traders, hostile aliens, and impressive space navies. What will you do, Captain?
Why similar: Space 42.4%, Adventure 34.9%, Indie 22.7%
- #17 Solar 2
86% matchVery Positive91% of 2,209 reviews2011
Dev: Murudai
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Dynamic abstract sandbox universe. Changes and evolves as you do.
Why similar: Space 25.9%, Sandbox 21.1%, Space Sim 19.8%, Physics 10.9%, Simulation 6.7%
- #18 Exo One
84% matchVery Positive90% of 5,153 reviews2021
Dev: ExbleativePub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time.
Why similar: Space Sim 34%, Space 18.2%, Physics 17.4%, Exploration 10.7%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #19 Kosmokrats
85% matchVery Positive87% of 124 reviews2020
Dev: Pixel DelusionPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Experience life in space using cutting edge drone simulation technology. You can never fail — build ships, make friends, live forever.
Why similar: Physics 25.5%, Space 24.4%, Puzzle 14.9%, Simulation 10.5%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #20 Low Oxygen
84% matchVery Positive89% of 303 reviews2023
Dev: Alex-Stefan Neagu
Windows · Linux
Explore an abandoned facility on the planet you've crashlanded, solving puzzles with strange plants along the way.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.4%, Logic 16.5%, Funny 14.4%, Adventure 12.4%, Space 10.5%
- #21 SPACE ACCIDENT
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 295 reviews2022
Dev: Whale Rock Games
Windows
Your hero is Andy Freeman, a technical engineer of the Zeus-M700 spacecraft, sent on an expedition to the satellite of Jupiter to colonize it. However, what is conceived does not always go according to plan…
Why similar: Space Sim 37.8%, Simulation 15.9%, Puzzle 14.9%, Exploration 10.3%, Adventure 9.5%
- #22 Starcom: Nexus
81% matchVery Positive91% of 2,295 reviews2019
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Suddenly thrown into an unknown galaxy, you must explore, fight or befriend aliens and transform your ship from a small survey vessel into a powerful battlecruiser to unravel the mystery of the forces that brought you here and find your way home.
Why similar: Space 32.3%, Space Sim 30%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Exploration 12.1%, Adventure 4.8%
- #23 Shortest Trip to Earth
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,430 reviews2019
Dev: Interactive Fate
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.
Why similar: Space Sim 25.6%, Space 17.5%, Roguelike 11.8%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #24 RymdResa
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 304 reviews2015
Dev: Morgondag
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A relaxed roguelike space odyssey in a procedurally generated universe! Travel through a lonely and mysterious cosmos. Customize your ship, explore and survive!
Why similar: Space 24.6%, Roguelike 18%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Exploration 15%, Adventure 7.4%
- #25 A Long Journey to an Uncertain End
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Crispy Creative
Windows
Explore the known and unknown galaxy with a ragtag crew of eclectic new friends in this narrative management space opera. You are a sentient spaceship, an outlawed commodity, and there's an entire galaxy between you and freedom…not to mention your abusive ex on your tail.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.8%, Time Management 20.3%, Space 13.4%, Choices Matter 10%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #26 KunSpace
78% matchVery Positive97% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: DeadManLiPub: DeadManKUN
Windows
In an infinite-looping space, find the traces of the modifications made by kun and break them. You can safely leave by reaching the 2.5th level. There is also an endless mode available, allowing you to push beyond your own limits and see how many levels you can reach.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.4%, Exploration 18.8%, Funny 15.9%, Simulation 14.5%, Choices Matter 10%
- #27 International Space Banana
79% matchVery Positive96% of 120 reviews2021
Dev: Cool Scooter SoftwarePub: PQube
Windows
SPIN. BOUNCE. STRUGGLE... In Space, nobody can hear you rage.
Why similar: Space Sim 47.8%, Physics 15.5%, Space 14.9%, Funny 8.9%, Simulation 5.3%
- #28 Starship Inspector
80% matchMixed61% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Vedanta Team
Windows
Starship Inspector is a Space Roguelike in which every choice you make matters. Save a galaxy or rescue your crew member? Serve an evil empire or help an ancient tribe? You'll constantly have to make hard decisions and deal with consequences.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.5%, Space 17.1%, Roguelike 12.5%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Simulation 11.7%
- #29 Deep Sixed
78% matchVery Positive84% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: LRDGames, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Deep Sixed is a roguelike space sim that will force you to use strategy, ingenuity and duct tape to keep your ship (and your skull) in one piece as you risk exploring a mysterious nebula protected by dangerous alien creatures.
Why similar: Simulation 23.1%, Space 17.6%, Adventure 11.3%, Roguelike 10.1%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #30 Space Pirates and Zombies
77% matchVery Positive91% of 3,154 reviews2011
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a randomly generated Galaxy populated with factions, enemies, missions, and items providing you with a unique experience each time you play.
Why similar: Space 46.2%, Sci-fi 18.3%, Sandbox 12.5%, Exploration 8.6%, 2D 5.8%
- #31 Kerbal Space Program
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 141,003 reviews2015
Dev: SquadPub: Private Division
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 65.8 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 27.3%, Space 19.8%, Sandbox 16.8%, Physics 14.9%, Simulation 8.4%
- #32 STAR-BOX: RPG Adventures in Space
79% matchMixed50% of 86 reviews2015
Dev: Michael FlynnPub: FlynnFour Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
STAR-BOX – RPG Adventures in Space!Strap on your gravity boots, power up your laser, and climb aboard your spaceship for a retro-styled, RPG-jaunt into the unknown!Travel an open-world, sandbox universe where you are the architect of your own story.
Why similar: Space 25.2%, Sandbox 21.7%, Simulation 20.3%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Adventure 11.1%
- #33 Entropy
75% matchVery Positive94% of 198 reviews2022
Dev: Chromatic WindowPub: Juggernaut Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Fly between incomprehensible galaxies in this experimental micro game!
Why similar: Space 63.3%, Exploration 32.2%, Adventure 4.5%
- #34 IFO
76% matchVery Positive85% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: Lucas Le Slo
Windows · Mac
A spaceship simulator for aliens, an ever-changing rule discovery puzzle for humans.
Why similar: Space Sim 21.8%, Puzzle 21.2%, Space 15.1%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Exploration 12.5%
- #35 Heavenly Bodies
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,339 reviews2021
Dev: 2pt Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Wrangle the hands and arms of a 1970s space cosmonaut and push, pull and twist your way through an increasingly precarious range of physically simulated stellar scenarios, where without gravity, nothing is still, nothing is secure, and nothing is simple.
Why similar: Physics 28.6%, Space 24.4%, Puzzle 14.3%, Simulation 11.9%, Funny 9.1%
- #36 Infinite Space III: Sea of Stars
77% matchMixed69% of 130 reviews2015
Dev: Digital Eel
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sea of Stars is a starship roguelike, a sandbox adventure game of interstellar exploration and combat. Travel from star to star, upgrade your ship with new systems and weapons, build up your flotilla with allies and mercenaries, and take on a variety of alien menaces.
Why similar: Space 49%, Adventure 32.3%, Indie 18.7%
- #37 FTL: Faster Than Light
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 77,932 reviews2012
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 33.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
Why similar: Space 25%, Roguelike 22.8%, Space Sim 22.7%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Simulation 4.8%
- #38 Celestial Command
76% matchMixed63% of 698 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 27.1%, Space Sim 23.9%, Sandbox 19.3%, Simulation 13.1%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #39 Bunny Space Odyssey: FlopHop
72% matchVery Positive100% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: AinkOink
Windows · Linux
Embark on a pixel adventure with Ponchee the bunny in "Bunny Space Odyssey: FlopHop". Solve puzzles, protect plants, and uncover deep mysteries with Usagi-01 on an uninhabited planet.
Why similar: Space 36.1%, Puzzle 20.4%, Simulation 12.3%, Adventure 12.1%, 2D 9.6%
- #40 Out There: Oceans of Time
75% matchMixed55% of 234 reviews2022
Dev: Mi-Clos StudioPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Out There: Oceans of Time is a space exploration game that puts you at the helm of an interstellar mission of discovery spanning a vast and vibrant cosmos.
Why similar: Space 24.2%, Roguelike 18.6%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Exploration 12.5%
- #41 Jitter
71% matchVery Positive86% of 159 reviews2025
Dev: Berko Games
Windows
A sci-fi exploration & survival game where you take on the role of a spaceship’s AI. Explore, fight, and survive across a mining colony in the Main Asteroid Belt. Rebuild your ship. Rescue your crew. Reveal the truth behind your mission.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.4%, Sandbox 14.2%, Space 13.9%, Physics 13.7%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #42 Space Haven
68% matchVery Positive86% of 10,442 reviews2026
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Space Sim 33.5%, Sandbox 18.1%, Space 16.7%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Exploration 8.6%
- #43 Arcade Moonlander
72% matchVery Positive93% of 1,209 reviews2017
Dev: Daniel Paul GriffinPub: Back Of Nowhere Studios
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Explore space and race against the clock in this retro styled adventure game.
Why similar: Physics 23.5%, Space 23.1%, Exploration 18.3%, Sci-fi 16.1%, 2D 8.2%
- #44 Randomice
70% matchVery Positive97% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: VideoludidPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
Escape from a laboratory house in this unique puzzling platformer with a twist! All important objects are randomly placed in the world before the start of the game. Each playthrough will take a different path through the house, but can always be completed. A perfect introduction to Randomizers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Nonlinear 21.8%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Exploration 10.3%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #45 Space Hole 2018
73% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2019
Dev: Sam AtlasPub: Mr. Sam Atlas
Windows
Launch in and out of the space ball in Space Hole 2018! Myriad holes lead to plentiful Space Gems, opening further holes. New dimensions such as the Impure Light Zone and HoM, the Red Hot Dimension and Filled Space await the shuttle on its way. You Gotta Go in the Space Hole~
Why similar: Space Sim 33%, Metroidvania 29.7%, Space 11.7%, Exploration 8.1%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #46 Space Rogue
74% 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 27%, Sandbox 23.6%, Roguelike 13.1%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Exploration 10.8%
- #47 Astronimo
69% matchVery Positive85% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: Coatsink
Windows
Crash-landed and ill-prepared, you and your friends must build, break, and rebuild to escape. A chaotic co-op puzzler about creativity, comedy, and questionable engineering.
Why similar: Sci-fi 20.1%, Sandbox 18%, Physics 16%, Space 15.5%, Simulation 15.2%
- #48 Derelict Star
67% matchVery Positive95% of 111 reviews2026
Dev: gatePub: Luminous Tree Games
Windows · Mac
A precise momentum-based platformer that emphasizes exploration and navigation puzzles. Run and jump your way through a wide variety of obstacles and challenges as you explore an abandoned derelict freighter. Be careful: getting in is often easier than getting out!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Nonlinear 21.4%, Space 12%, Exploration 11.7%, Sci-fi 8.7%
- #49 Space Control
67% matchVery Positive100% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: MoonMonster Studios
Windows
You've been abducted by an intergalactic megacorporation, Glorpo Inc! Work off your debt with your alien crew - abduct new recruits, take care of alien babies and cook up some questionable space snacks!
Why similar: Physics 24.1%, Simulation 19.6%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Sandbox 13%, Adventure 9.8%
- #50 Adaptory
67% matchVery Positive81% of 104 reviews2026
Dev: Stormcloak GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Deep in uncharted space, your expedition took a challenging turn when your ship crash-landed. Master complex simulations to keep your outspoken explorers alive, face unpredictable challenges, and figure out a way back home.
Why similar: Simulation 23.9%, Sci-fi 22.8%, Physics 16.9%, Exploration 13.2%, 2D 11.2%
- #51 The Long Journey Home
71% matchMixed59% of 1,922 reviews2017
Dev: Daedalic Studio WestPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Long Journey Home combines an open world full of galaxies, planets and anomalies with quests and mechanics of a rogue-like RPG. One destination. Endless adventures. Where will this journey take you?
Why similar: Space 31.3%, Simulation 19.1%, Roguelike 15.9%, Exploration 12.6%, Sci-fi 11.5%
- #52 Solar Expanse - Space Exploration Manager
66% matchVery Positive87% of 941 reviews2026
Dev: SpaceOpsPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Explore the Solar System. Mine and drop asteroids. Colonize and terraform. Lead the space race and compete with other corporations on your way to profit. Watch the expansion of human race over the centuries.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.1%, Space 16%, Sandbox 15.9%, Physics 15.1%, Sci-fi 8.5%
- #53 Maptroid: Worlds
69% matchVery Positive93% of 89 reviews2022
Dev: lozzajp
Windows
A metroidvania experienced entirely in the map! Explore and fill the map of several planets in this minimalistic and abstract metroidvania game, collect powerups to get to new places, and discover lore items to read. Have extra fun in the puzzletroid maps, or relax in zentroid.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.6%, Space 20.1%, Puzzle 11%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Funny 6.6%
- #54 SpaceVenture
67% matchVery Positive86% of 132 reviews2025
Dev: Guys from Andromeda
Windows
A sci-fi comedy adventure game
Why similar: Space 31.3%, Adventure 22%, Sci-fi 20.1%, Funny 19.8%, Singleplayer 6.8%
- #55 Kaptain Brawe: A Brawe New World
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 176 reviews2011
Dev: Cateia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Step into a hilarious, steampunk-tinged point n click space adventure! Play as Captain Brawe, Agent Luna and Danny across four colorful planets — solve clever puzzles, uncover conspiracies, and meet unforgettable characters (space pirates, secret agents, and eccentric aliens).
Why similar: Hand-drawn 24.2%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Puzzle 14.7%, Exploration 13.1%, Funny 9.1%
- #56 Manifold Garden
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,248 reviews2020
Dev: William Chyr Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
Why similar: Nonlinear 40.5%, Puzzle 25.6%, Exploration 19.8%, Adventure 6.2%, Indie 4.3%
- #57 Rocket Science
69% matchVery Positive81% of 171 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 30.9%, Sandbox 16.6%, Space 15.8%, Physics 15.7%, Exploration 9%
- #58 Starlight Drifter
70% matchMixed68% of 50 reviews2018
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Create your own character and explore the universe in this sci-fi space game allowing you to choose where to explore and what to do, where your decisions will affect the universe and the ending you experience.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.3%, Sandbox 18.8%, Space 17.1%, Exploration 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #59 SpaceBourne
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 807 reviews2020
Dev: Burak Dabak
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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 40.5%, Space 30%, Simulation 16.3%, Exploration 8.3%, Indie 4.9%
- #60 Multicellular
70% matchMixed64% of 55 reviews2018
Dev: Insane Dreamers
Windows
Multicellular will take you back in time, to the dawn of life. Build your multicellular organism and combat hunger, the environment, darkness and other organisms. Everything in this new world can kill you, will you be able to survive?
Why similar: Physics 26.9%, Sandbox 24.7%, Exploration 14.2%, Simulation 13.6%, Funny 11.6%