- #1 Trade Anchor
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lemuria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Amidst powerful alien empires, you are among the first humans in this corner of the procedurally generated galaxy. Trade and explore. With no combat, your success hinges on mastering complex alien economies and navigating intricate politics. Can you carve out a place for humanity in the cosmos?
Why similar: Trading 29.3%, Transportation 24.4% ★, Sci-fi 9.5%, Space Sim 8.6%, Space 6.4%
- #2 Hollow Sector
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 2 Rocs
Windows · Mac
The corporations abandoned Kepler-11 and left its stations to the people still living in them. Somebody still has to move the cargo, mine the ore, and make what nobody else can. Nobody out here asks questions. Build a fleet in a living system that keeps turning, even when you're gone.
Why similar: Transportation 27.6% ★, Space Sim 19.9%, Trading 16.7%, Space 6.7%, Sci-fi 6.2%
- #3 Space Supermarket Simulator
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Mythforge Games
Windows
Run your own supermarket in outer space. Keep shelves stocked and nicely organized. Supply your store with drone delivery. Will you take the duty of running a space supermarket?
Why similar: Trading 26%, Space Sim 16.6%, Space 11.3%, Economy 10.7%, Simulation 9.8%
- #4 Stellar Trader
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ParaVerseLabPub: Spiral Up Games
Windows
See the galaxy through the eyes of a trader. Hundreds of years after humanity took to the stars, you're free to buy, fight, explore, and build your way to power. Shape economies, form alliances, and influence the systems that control trade, tech, and politics.
Why similar: Trading 25.4%, Space Sim 23%, Space 10.4%, Economy 9.1%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #5 X: Beyond the Frontier
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 399 reviews2010
Dev: Egosoft
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
The Human Race had advanced to the point where we could travel among the stars, we developed giant automated machines to help us colonise other worlds, but there was a fault in their programming and they turned and attacked. Forcing us to lay a trap to protect Earth and exiling the Human race to stay on Earth once again.
Why similar: Trading 23.2%, Space Sim 21.5%, Space 16.1%, Simulation 11.4%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #6 Interstellar Transport Company
94% matchMixed67% of 412 reviews2019
Dev: MT Worlds
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build a galactic transportation empire and supply humanity with everything it needs to colonize the stars. In this sci-fi logistics simulator, grow your company from a local transport agency into an interstellar logistics behemoth! Singleplayer, vs AI, and online multiplayer.
Why similar: Trading 26.9%, Space 16.3%, Transportation 13% ★, Space Sim 12.5%, Simulation 8.3%
- #7 Abyss Drifter
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VetusCorvum
Windows
A first-person space courier sim. Haul cargo between planets and stations, fuel and repair your ship by hand, and navigate by instruments through a forgotten star system where nobody is coming to help.
Why similar: Transportation 25.1% ★, Space Sim 24.2%, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Space 8%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #8 Helium Rain
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 340 reviews2018
Dev: Deimos Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.4 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 38.4%, Trading 16.2%, Space 15.7%, Simulation 9.3%, Strategy 7.3%
- #9 Black Market Space Station Shop Simulator
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dragon Dropper
Windows
Newly released from prison, you've been sent to a distant space station to manage a general store. This is your last chance at redemption and the authorities are watching. Can you keep your nose clean and still earn a profit in this trading simulator?
Why similar: Trading 24.6%, Space Sim 16%, Inventory Management 9.9%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Immersive Sim 9%
- #10 X2: The Threat
91% matchVery Positive83% of 534 reviews2006
Dev: Egosoft
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 36%
X²: The Threat is of a new generation of space simulator games, you play the role of Julian Gardna who continues the story set by X: Beyond The Frontier. The updated graphics engine gives the universe a fresher feel with newly designed ships and stations adding to the complexity of the universe.
Why similar: Space Sim 21.5%, Trading 21.2%, Space 18.8%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Economy 9.3%
- #11 Void Cargo: Equilibrium
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Hammer&Hammer
Windows · Linux
A first-person sci-fi cargo flight sim. Pilot a physics-driven lander, plan risky routes, manage fuel and heavy cargo, and repair systems mid-flight. Explore the cabin, mine resources, and build Equilibrium Arrays. Earn credits and upgrade your ship.
Why similar: Transportation 42.3% ★, Space Sim 26.4%, Economy 7.8%, Space 7%, Sci-fi 7%
- #12 Deepspace Emporium
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Questing Goose Studio
Windows
Deepspace Emporium is a gritty shopkeeping sim set in the depths of a sprawling space station. As a former scavenger turned merchant, you trade in goods of varying legality—all while facing rising rent. Navigate a divided society, balance faction demands, and dodge authorities as you try to survive.
Why similar: Trading 28.2%, Space Sim 19.2%, Cyberpunk 15.9%, Space 11.1%, Inventory Management 7.9%
- #13 D.R.I.F.T.
89% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: ResilientLogic Games
Windows
A slow, system-driven space sim about contracts, reputation, and survival through careful decision-making, not combat or heroics.
Why similar: Transportation 32.1% ★, Space Sim 26.7%, Trading 22.5%, Economy 6.8%, Space 6.3%
- #14 Auction King
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skyofmine Studio
Windows
Auction King is a multiplayer auction strategy game. On a future colony planet ruled by corporations, inspect clues, judge hidden asset values, and outbid rival players. Build your fortune from abandoned warehouses to skyscrapers, reach the orbital station, and compete for control of the colony.
Why similar: Trading 29.4%, Cyberpunk 15.6%, Economy 12.4%, Strategy 10.8%, Sci-fi 8%
- #15 Starscrip
87% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: boomthump
Windows
The top-down space sim. Fly, trade, and fight in a galaxy shaped by simulated history, where production, freight, and war reshape a living economy.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.8%, Trading 23%, Space 12.6%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Simulation 7.8%
- #16 Factory Default: Build, Trade, Repeat
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chett FitzgeraldPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Build a global industrial empire on a 3D planet earth. Mine resources, manufacture complex goods, trade across continents, and shape your company’s reputation through powerful policies. Control every step of the supply chain and turn industry into influence.
Why similar: Transportation 40.3% ★, Trading 20.8%, Economy 13.9%, Simulation 12.4%, Resource Management 8.8%
- #17 Frontier Pilot Simulator
86% matchMixed70% of 956 reviews2021
Dev: RAZAR s.r.o.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.9 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: Transportation 28.9% ★, Trading 20.8%, Space Sim 18.4%, Economy 10.1%, Space 8.8%
- #18 General Purpose Trucker
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fantastic Systems
Windows
Humanity is gone, but the machines never stopped producing, and now there's cargo to move. As a robot space trucker, you’ll jump between systems, navigate astronomical planetary distances, upgrade your junk-hauler, and keep the galaxy's commerce alive. People may be gone but the job's never done!
Why similar: Space Sim 30.2%, Transportation 20.6% ★, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Simulation 11.5%, Realistic 6.7%
- #19 Android Simulator: Prologue
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Android Simulator: Prologue is just part of the amazing adventure that awaits you in the full version of the game. Take charge of a spaceship colony, flight route and manage the right water balance for plants, oxygen level, and spacecraft parameters to securely deliver the colonizers.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.9%, Cyberpunk 20.4%, Space 11.6%, Futuristic 11.4%, Simulation 7.8%
- #20 VOID PROFIT
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Corvid Food
Windows
Fly a rented corporate vessel in a procedurally-generated universe, navigate risky routes, profit from changing markets before the opportunity disappears and you lose it all. Take jobs, navigate the markets, smuggle, lie. Do everything in order to keep flying.
Why similar: Space Sim 38.3%, Simulation 14.3%, Economy 10.1%, Trading 8.7%, Sci-fi 7.6%
- #21 X3: Reunion
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 743 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 27.9%, Space 19.5%, Trading 14.5%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Economy 10.1%
- #22 Space Hauler
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 94 Kelvin
Windows
Space Hauler is a space flight sim set around Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Fly your spacecraft using realistic aerodynamics and orbital mechanics, take on contracts, and build your career as a pilot-for-hire.
Why similar: Transportation 36.2% ★, Space Sim 30.2%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Space 7.1%, Realistic 6.4%
- #23 Beltlife: Prospector
81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: JMGffs LLC
Windows
Beltlife: Prospector is a GUI-based "hard" sci-fi business/work sim with economy simulation and RPG elements. Your focus is on maintaining your ship's systems and your health while prospecting for asteroid claims to auction on simulated markets.
Why similar: Space Sim 19.1%, Space 15.5%, Economy 14.2%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Simulation 10.7%
- #24 Stardust Origins
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: Nikolaj Piet PaghPub: PetskullGames
Windows
You are a pilot, seeking revenge on your deceitful father who threw you into unknown space. Can you find your way back and get revenge? Experience a mix of 2D topdown space adventure and explore planets to discover quests, negotiate trades, mine, hunt and survive in an expanding universe.
Why similar: Trading 28.9%, Space Sim 23.5%, Space 14.1%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Simulation 7.2%
- #25 X3: Terran Conflict
82% matchVery Positive86% of 2,875 reviews2008
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse races, cultures and life forms creates new tensions, mistrust and open conflict that need to be overcome!
Why similar: Space Sim 22.4%, Trading 22.2%, Space 22.1%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Simulation 9.2%
- #26 Space Travellers
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lonely Man
Windows
Space Travellers is a unique open-world sandbox space simulator set in the year 2343. Travel the galaxy, trade, explore unexplored worlds, fight, build bases and factories, forge alliances and experience new adventures!
Why similar: Space Sim 29.5%, Space 11.4%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Realistic 8.6%
- #27 Industrial Empire
79% matchMixed36% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Mustafa Alimoğlu
Windows
Build and expand your industrial empire. Invest in industries and companies, manage supply chains, and operate your forklift hands-on to handle inventory, shipments, and sales.
Why similar: Transportation 33.2% ★, Trading 13.3%, Inventory Management 11.1%, Economy 10.9%, Immersive Sim 9.5%
- #28 Starport Tycoon
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Michael Blum
Windows · Linux
Starport Tycoon is a trade and management simulation set it space. Obtain landing rights, transport goods, plan profitable routes, develop spaceports and your fleet. Hold your ground against competitors and pirates.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.6%, Economy 15.9%, Trading 14.5%, Simulation 9.9%, Strategy 9.7%
- #29 Starcrest
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Rizen Planet Studios
Windows
Build, pilot, and crew custom physics-driven spacecraft in a persistent online universe. Explore distant worlds, mine and trade for resources, and band together in factions to fight for territorial control. Carve out your empire in an ever evolving infinite online galaxy.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.9%, Transportation 21.9% ★, Simulation 11.1%, Futuristic 7.8%, Space 7.7%
- #30 Star Trucker
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,396 reviews2024
Dev: Monster and MonsterPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.1 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: Transportation 32.5% ★, Space Sim 21.5%, Space 9%, Futuristic 8.5%, Sci-fi 8.4%
- #31 Massive Galaxy
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Massive Galaxy Studios
Windows
Explore, trade and fight your way through Massive Galaxy, a point and click narrative adventure set in bustling cyberpunk cities, deserted wastelands and beautifully crafted space habitats
Why similar: Trading 23.4%, Space Sim 19.5%, Cyberpunk 17.4%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Space 9.2%
- #32 Galactic Merchant
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sophism Games
Windows
Galactic Merchant is sci-fi business simulator (a.k.a space tycoon game). Starting from single ship startup you can grow it to intergalactic monopoly. To do so, you could trade, mine, produce goods, smuggle, rob, give bribes, engage in politics, save planets and use many other options.
Why similar: Trading 33.7%, Space Sim 22%, Space 11.6%, Economy 10.4%, Sci-fi 7.6%
- #33 Cosmic Miners
76% matchMixed56% 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 27.9%, Cyberpunk 14.3%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Space 10.3%, Economy 7.7%
- #34 Gravity Cab
74% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Tamas Kincses
Windows · Mac
Pilot a futuristic taxi through a cyberpunk world full of danger, passengers, and chaos. Navigate tight environments, avoid hazards, complete missions, and climb the global leaderboard.
Why similar: Transportation 49.8% ★, Cyberpunk 30.6%, Sci-fi 6.7%, Futuristic 5.9%, Casual 3.5%
- #35 MANIFEST
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Manifest Dev
Windows · Linux
This is a game about the pressure of keeping ships productive. Idle ships bleed money. Late deliveries hurt your reputation. Old hulls develop histories. Captains become known quantities. A quiet ore run can suddenly become a rescue problem, a customs problem, or a piracy problem.
Why similar: Trading 22.5%, Transportation 21.2% ★, Space Sim 18.3%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Economy 8.5%
- #36 Cattle Hyperdrive
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cattle Hyperdrive
Windows · Mac
Cattle Hyperdrive is a space trucking open world game that takes place across the solar system.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.3%, Transportation 25.7% ★, Trading 18.7%, Economy 9.3%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #37 Offworlders: Galactic Ventures
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Snowchimp Interactive
Windows
Top-down space trading and combat on a working frontier. Run cargo, hunt salvage, fight pirates, and build a corporation that survives twenty cycles of pressure from the Cryos Foundation, the Frontier Allegiance, and the Sable Syndicate.
Why similar: Trading 27.2%, Space Sim 25.3%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Space 8.7%, Inventory Management 8%
- #38 X: Tension
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 144 reviews2010
Dev: Egosoft
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 16%
X-Tension is the eagerly awaited expansion pack to X: Beyond the Frontier. The expansion is not limited by a linear plot line but makes use of new ways to expand your empire. You can now take part in missions that are offered to you throughout the game.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.1%, Space 17.2%, Simulation 15.7%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Strategy 10%
- #39 Prosperous Universe
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,109 reviews2022
Dev: simulogics
Windows
In Prosperous Universe start your galactic empire by trading on the real-time market exchange with other real players. Build your 1st base from humble beginnings & watch as your business flourishes with complex supply chain strategies. Economics, politics & realism fuel this immersive business MMO.
Why similar: Trading 23.1%, Space Sim 17.3%, Economy 10%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Inventory Management 8.4%
- #40 Lost Satellite
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Waves and Blaze
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lost Satellite is a cyber punk space adventure game. Free demo coming soon
Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.8%, Space Sim 20.2%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Space 11.7%, Futuristic 9.9%
- #41 SPACE ACCIDENT
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 376 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 31.2%, Cyberpunk 17.6%, Simulation 14.7%, Futuristic 10.9%, Adventure 9.6%
- #42 SIRIUS-4
71% matchMixed43% of 23 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 32.6%, Trading 16.2%, Simulation 13.3%, Space 10.4%, Futuristic 9.3%
- #43 Space Mechanic Simulator
72% matchMixed63% of 122 reviews2023
Dev: Atomic JellyPub: Wildlands Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 16.6 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 27.1%, Trading 13%, Space 11.7%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #44 Galactic Pit Stop Simulator
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Denzee Games
Windows
Run the busiest fuel station on the edge of known space. Refuel incoming ships, trade goods in your market and hangar, upgrade your station, and keep travelers happy — solo or with up to 3 friends in online co-op. Build the ultimate galactic pit stop.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.4%, Trading 23.2%, Cyberpunk 18.1%, Resource Management 7.7%, Economy 7.5%
- #45 Enterprise - Space Agency Simulator
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 0! Crunch Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Take the helm of a cutting-edge space agency with the mission to explore and exploit the Solar system. Realize the historical, and futuristic mission to establish humanity as the Interplanetary species.
Why similar: Transportation 36% ★, Trading 24.6%, Space Sim 19%, Simulation 6.1%, Space 5.9%
- #46 STARS COMMANDER
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Vox Mare
Windows
This is a game set in space and focused on trade of resources between spaceships and space stations.
Why similar: Transportation 41.1% ★, Space Sim 22.7%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Space 10.1%, Resource Management 10%
- #47 Endless Sky
71% matchVery Positive92% of 7,114 reviews2015
Dev: Michael Zahniser
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.
Why similar: Space 26.6%, Trading 23.1%, Space Sim 18.5%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Simulation 6.1%
- #48 sfsim
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jan Wedekind
Windows · Linux
sfsim is a realistic 3D space flight simulator.Use an advanced single-stage-to-orbit space craft to take off, orbit the planet, perform reentry, and land back on Earth.sfsim features a true to scale Earth planet using NOAA elevation data and procedurally generated volumetric clouds.
Why similar: Transportation 38.1% ★, Space Sim 23.8%, Space 11%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Futuristic 7.3%
- #49 X Rebirth
72% matchMixed44% of 7,317 reviews2013
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 19.0 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 25.1%, Space Sim 23.7%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Simulation 14.8%, Trading 8.8%
- #50 Star Corsairs: Fractured Frontier
68% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Tagir Nabiullin
Windows
Trade, fight and explore. Build a fleet, level your captain and dive through wormholes for rare loot — a single-player 2D space RPG of free corsairs.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.3%, Trading 29.1%, Space 12%, Economy 7.9%, Sci-fi 6.7%
- #51 Baryum
67% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Dams-Labs
Windows
A first-person space sim set in the real solar system at true scale, with every planet where it actually is today. Dock at the ISS, take contracts, survey planets, mine moons, haul cargo and fight pirates across genuine interplanetary distances as you rise from cadet to major.
Why similar: Space Sim 41.3%, Space 15.3%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Simulation 9.9%, Realistic 6.8%
- #52 Space Empires: Starfury
70% matchMixed68% of 21 reviews2020
Dev: Malfador MachinationsPub: Strategy First
Windows
In Space Empires: Starfury you are on a wild intergalactic ride through the Space Empires universe. You are an undercover agent for the TCN (Terran Confederation Navy) trying to determine the cause of a recent escalation of pirate attacks in the Neutral territories.
Why similar: Trading 26.7%, Space Sim 24%, Space 15.4%, Strategy 12%, Sci-fi 7%
- #53 Columbiad: To The Moon
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: theideasoftware
Windows
Build a retro-industrial space program, manage your launch base, assemble and upgrade the Columbiad, then manually guide each mission through atmospheric ascent, orbital insertion, lunar transfer, and recovery in a low-poly spaceflight management adventure.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.1%, Space 14.3%, Realistic 9.9%, Sci-fi 9%, Simulation 8.7%
- #54 Deepest Blue
69% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Steve TurnerPub: Graftgold Studios
Windows
A futuristic space combat simulation set in deep space featuring 1st person combat, exploration of new warp paths and sectors, prospecting resource, shipping freight, base building or munitions deployment. Up to 9 player ships can be flown or assigned to co-pilots and grouped into squads.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.1%, Trading 21.6%, Immersive Sim 17.4%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Futuristic 6.9%
- #55 Spaceport Trading Company
68% matchPositive84% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: Digital Tectonics, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become spacefaring merchant in a galaxy filled with diverse planets, each with its own economy, resources, and challenges. Amass wealth and reputation by trading goods, negotiating with factions, and navigating the intricacies of interstellar commerce.
Why similar: Trading 27%, Space Sim 23.1%, Space 11.1%, Economy 11.1%, Sci-fi 6.5%
- #56 Payout - Shop Simulator
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Bigos Games
Windows
Run your own store in this shop simulation game. Manage your warehouse, drive around the city, stock shelves, set prices, hire workers and keep customers happy as you grow your business from a small store to a busy supermarket.
Why similar: Transportation 32.9% ★, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Trading 12.9%, Simulation 11%, Economy 8.5%
- #57 Spacelane Express
67% matchNo user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: ChooonPub: Self
Windows
A cozy space-trucking game about hauling cargo, docking at industrial stations, and cruising between planets at your own pace. Deliver cargos, manage your ship, and enjoy the quiet life of an interstellar transport pilot.
Why similar: Space Sim 43%, Trading 25.1%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Adventure 9.7%, Resource Management 8.8%
- #58 Medieval Travelling Merchant
66% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Lord Beard Games
Windows
Travel across a living medieval economy, buy goods where supply is strong, and sell where demand creates opportunity. Manage cargo, routes, escorts, seasonal markets, rival merchants, and risk in a focused, relaxing trading simulation.
Why similar: Trading 37.8%, Transportation 17.8% ★, Economy 13.1%, Resource Management 8.9%, Simulation 7.8%
- #59 Metro Mini Market Simulator
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Altai EntertainmentPub: Blackburne Games Studio FZ LLC
Windows
Manage and grow your mini market in the metro station in Metro Mini Market Simulator! Expand your product variety and multiply your revenues with strategic decisions. Become a successful entrepreneur in this fun simulation world!
Why similar: Trading 30.8%, Economy 12.2%, Inventory Management 11.3%, Transportation 9.2% ★, Immersive Sim 9.2%