Games Like Spacebase DF-9

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: Base Building 20%, Space 17.6%, Sandbox 10.5%, Building 10.1%, Sci-fi 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly detailed ship-based colony simulation where managing crew needs and hull integrity is paramount.

Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.

Why similar: Base Building 26.7%, Space 24.5%, Strategy 7.4%, Survival 7.1%, Sci-fi 7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic space colony builder that challenges you to manage oxygen, water, and food supplies for your settlers on alien worlds.

Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.

Why similar: Base Building 35.5%, Building 11.5%, Space 11.4%, Survival 10.1%, Sandbox 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sophisticated colony management game that focuses on complex resource systems and the survival of your dupes in a hostile environment.

A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.

Why similar: Base Building 30.5%, Sandbox 11.9%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Simulation 8.8%, Building 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive colony simulator that mirrors the character-driven drama and base-building complexity found in Spacebase DF-9.

Stardeus is a deep colony sim set on a broken starship manned by drones and hibernating human survivors. As the AI, have your drones repair your ship, save your crew and travel the stars in this beautiful simulation.

Why similar: Base Building 23.9%, Space 22.6%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Sandbox 11.9%, Simulation 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A deep space colony sim that captures the feeling of waking up on a derelict ship and rebuilding it piece by piece.

Spacebase Startopia captivates with its original mixture of economic simulation and empire building strategy paired with classic RTS skirmishes and a good dose of humor.

Why similar: Base Building 21%, Space 20.5%, Simulation 12%, Sci-fi 10%, Strategy 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A modern reimagining of the classic space station management genre with a focus on humor and diverse alien populations.

From a small 2-man team comes a unique space station management sim. Take on the role of an A.I commanding a lost space ark. Try not to let your crew run amok and wreck the place.

Why similar: Space 19.3%, Base Building 16.4%, Sandbox 12.5%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Building 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management of a space station where you play as an AI overseeing the lives and survival of your human colonists.

Starship Theory is a ship building survival game. Mine and trade to gather resources. Plan and construct new upgrades. Train and manage crew. Fight to survive.

Why similar: Base Building 28.6%, Space 23.2%, Simulation 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Strategy 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the survival aspect of space travel, requiring you to build and maintain a ship while defending it from threats.

The Spatials are back with Galactology! Design, build and protect your colony station from the many enemies you will make while exploring the galaxy and exploding their homeworlds.

Why similar: Base Building 23.4%, Space 19.6%, Sandbox 12.5%, Building 11.5%, Management 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines base-building with management and exploration, allowing for a deep simulation of life on a space station.

A once thriving network of space stations and planets have been left lifeless, redundant scars of the apocalypse. Into this age of darkness comes light. You will lead the way in rebuilding the network of space stations to a standard accepted by the individual alien races, attracting them to harness their expertise and research new...

Why similar: Base Building 22.9%, Space 20.3%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Simulation 11.6%, Sandbox 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: The original classic that set the standard for managing diverse alien populations on a rotating space station.

The Last Starship is a 2D space construction game where you design and upgrade your starship. Choose your path: pirate hunter, miner, engineer, spacebus driver, and more, whilst exploring vibrant star systems. Enjoy a growing sandbox world, with regular free updates. Your cosmic adventure awaits!

Why similar: Base Building 21%, Space 20.6%, Sandbox 12%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Building 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Allows for intricate ship design and management, emphasizing the technical aspects of keeping a crew alive in deep space.

Build a new home for humanity in Aven Colony. Discover Aven Prime - an alien planet of deserts, tundras, and wetlands light years from earth. Build your colonies into massive, sprawling cities whilst dealing with the challenges faced when settling on a new world.

Why similar: Base Building 23.2%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Space 15.1%, Simulation 12.7%, Strategy 12%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a polished colony-building experience on an alien planet with a strong emphasis on infrastructure and resource management.

Build your way to success! Trade your way to the top! Explore your way to infamy! Do it all your way!

Why similar: Space 22.6%, Base Building 21.7%, Building 11.1%, Simulation 10.1%, Strategy 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A direct spiritual successor to the style of Spacebase DF-9, focusing on pixel-art space station management and crew survival.

Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.

Why similar: Base Building 28.4%, Building 16.5%, Sandbox 16.2%, Simulation 13.3%, Strategy 9%

Why You'll Like It: While set in a prison, the core building, room-assignment, and AI-management mechanics are remarkably similar to Spacebase DF-9.

Automate a lunar base as you become the savior of humanity exploring the future on the moon. Mine, craft, research, and trade resources with Earth in this gripping narrative basebuilder.

Why similar: Base Building 23.1%, Space 21.2%, Sandbox 10.6%, Building 9.4%, Sci-fi 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A lunar colony simulation that emphasizes automation and base-building in a harsh, resource-constrained environment.

Maia is a colony building game set in the not-so-distant future. Your colonists make planetfall on a hostile world and you must ensure their survival and their safety, constructing their off-world habitat from almost nothing and sheltering them from a dangerous, often deadly environment.

Why similar: Base Building 17.5%, Space 16.6%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Simulation 12.5%, Strategy 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi colony sim that captures the gritty, survival-focused atmosphere of building a base on a hostile planet.

A sci-fi colony management sim with a focus on exploration, expansion, and survival. Rebuild your underground facility, manage colonists and robots, and uncover the mysteries of an alien world light-years from Earth. Dig deep, expand across the surface, and shape your new home.

Why similar: Base Building 21.6%, Space 17.7%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Building 11.5%, Simulation 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric colony sim that tasks you with managing a subterranean base on an alien planet, focusing on survival and exploration.

Build and manage mankind’s first mission across the universe! Create a sprawling facility underground, recruit a diverse group of specialists from around the globe and explore mysterious new worlds through the Exogate.

Why similar: Base Building 21.9%, Space 16.4%, Sandbox 11.5%, Building 11.3%, Sci-fi 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on managing a base centered around a stargate, blending base-building with scientific research and personnel management.

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 22%, Base Building 12%, Building 11.6%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Sandbox 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic approach to space station construction that emphasizes the engineering challenges of living in orbit.

Build the most efficient intergalactic factory in space simulation strategy game Dyson Sphere Program! Harness the power of stars, collect resources, plan and design production lines and develop your interstellar factory from a small space workshop to a galaxy-wide industrial empire.

Why similar: Base Building 26%, Space 25.1%, Building 11%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Sandbox 9%

Why You'll Like It: While more focused on automation, the scale and space-faring logistics provide a satisfying sense of progression for base-building fans.

The Final Earth 2 is a vertical sci-fi city builder. Earth is unlivable, so you decide to create a space colony. Gather resources, then build and research your way to a better future! Grow your city from an exploration ship to a huge metropolis, full of advanced technology. What will you build?

Why similar: Space 20.5%, Base Building 18.9%, Building 10.9%, Sandbox 10.3%, Sci-fi 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing colony builder that focuses on building vertical cities in space, emphasizing population management.

It's the year 5781 -- and you have been chosen to build and lead a space station in a wild corner of the galaxy! Attract visitors and explore hundreds of planets to fund your station.

Why similar: Space 20.8%, Base Building 19.9%, Simulation 10.5%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Building 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: An earlier iteration of the management series that focuses on building and maintaining a space station for diverse alien visitors.

Build amongst the stars in Starport Delta, a light sci-fi strategy game that focuses on survival. Station Commanders across the universe will turn to you for guidance to expand, defend, and survive. Help them build a thriving station, but watch out, there are many dangers hiding in space...

Why similar: Simulation 18.4%, Space 16.3%, Base Building 16.3%, Strategy 14.3%, Sci-fi 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A space station builder that emphasizes defensive positioning and managing the flow of resources to keep the station operational.

Sol 0 is a real time strategy game where you establish the first Martian colony. From the first human footprints on Martian soil to a thriving and self-sustaining colony, Sol 0 imagines a near future using technology that could be available within the next few decades.

Why similar: Space 30.8%, Base Building 30.4%, Simulation 18%, Strategy 16.1%, Indie 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic take on building a Martian colony, focusing on the immediate survival needs of the first settlers.

Design your dream space station in Space Architect! Master the power of automation or 'hire' an army of crewmates to handle your ever-growing production. Mine asteroids, fabricate goods, and engage in interstellar trade to pay off the menacing Big Evil Corp. Will you thrive in the vastness of space?

Why similar: Base Building 22.4%, Space 14.1%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Building 10.6%, Sandbox 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down colony sim that emphasizes the design and layout of space stations to maximize efficiency and crew happiness.

Extract and gather resources from different planets. Manage the supply of electricity, water, food and oxygen of your base in order to survive. Automate the creation of new products. Build a spaceship to transport your products to other places...

Why similar: Space 25.7%, Building 21.7%, Sandbox 21.5%, Simulation 13.9%, Strategy 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox space game that allows for building bases on various planets while exploring the galaxy.

Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need.

Why similar: Sandbox 29.5%, Building 29.1%, Survival 12.2%, Strategy 10.5%, Simulation 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Though set in a fantasy world, the 2D colony management and building mechanics are a perfect match for fans of the genre's core loop.

Build and manage a space station in the outer reaches of space. The challenges will be many, oxygen will escape through every tiny hole in the hull, you'll contend with asteroid showers and nebulous alien blobs.

Why similar: Space 39.5%, Simulation 27.3%, Strategy 17.9%, City Builder 8.8%, Indie 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward space station builder that focuses on the core loop of construction and resource maintenance.

StellarHub is a starbase management game where your job is to build a safe and functional space station. Deal with the challenges of managing a station crew while taking care of everyone’s needs. Your tasks include construction, extraction of resources, defense, trade, and more.

Why similar: Simulation 35.7%, Base Building 25.7%, Space 17.2%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Building 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy station builder that focuses on the logistics of keeping a space outpost running efficiently.

Help humanity to spread throughout the cosmos by exploring new worlds, building space factories and setting up trade routes. Research advanced technologies to increase efficiency and unlock new paths of development. Fight off other artificial intelligences in your goal to reach the Final Upgrade!

Why similar: Base Building 22.4%, Space 22.1%, Building 12%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Sandbox 10.4%

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 38.3%, Simulation 16.1%, Sandbox 14.3%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Strategy 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features physics-based ship building and space station construction, perfect for players who enjoy the engineering side of space games.

Stellar Settlers is a chill space base/city builder and colony sim game. With unique vertical and horizontal base-building gameplay, settle on 10 hostile alien planets and build your own thriving colony. Get enough materials to build a physics-based Spaceship and try to escape from disasters.

Why similar: Base Building 26.5%, Space 18.9%, Building 12.5%, Simulation 9.9%, Strategy 7.9%

Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling.

Why similar: Space 38.9%, Base Building 27.9%, Strategy 16.3%, Simulation 10.9%, Indie 4.5%

Welcome to Trappist-1, 40.7 light-years from Earth. Fly your Ark, a colossal spaceship and mobile base. Explore the solar system and establish thriving colonies. Uncover the mysteries of Trappist in this story-driven colony builder.

Why similar: Base Building 20.2%, Space 19.2%, Building 11.9%, Sandbox 11.4%, Simulation 7.6%

IXION is an unrelenting, city-building odyssey across the stars. As Administrator of the Tiqqun, DOLOS’ prototype space station, you are tasked with balancing preservation and exploration as you manage infrastructure, resources and crew. Can you keep the flame of humanity alight in the cold dark?

Why similar: Space 32.3%, Base Building 20.6%, Building 10.7%, Strategy 9.1%, Survival 8.7%

Land on a distant planet in this chill resource management game. Harvest alien resources, build and automate machinery, uncover secrets across the stars and strike shipping deals with distant colonies for exclusive rewards!

Why similar: Base Building 25%, Space 20.5%, Sandbox 13.9%, Building 13%, Sci-fi 11.1%

Habitat is a physics-based space game where you build, fly, and fight with whatever you can find out in space. Upgrade and arm your creations with weapons and structures you find in orbit, fly and explore using rocket physics.Battle deadly enemies in Campaign Mode to save humanity or explore Sandbox Mode for true creative control.

Why similar: Space 42.2%, Simulation 17.1%, Sandbox 15.4%, Strategy 14.7%, Survival 5.7%

Derelict Void is a space survival game involving scavenging for resources and base management. You command a ship and crew searching for resources you need to stay alive.

Why similar: Space 29.9%, Base Building 21.1%, Simulation 13.3%, Strategy 12.2%, Sci-fi 8.7%

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 42.4%, Sandbox 18.8%, Simulation 15.6%, Building 12.1%, Sci-fi 5%

Build and command a fleet of starships and travel between planets as you explore, build, negotiate, and fight to preserve your vision for humanity.

Why similar: Space 55.3%, Sci-fi 22.6%, Strategy 20.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.

Why similar: Base Building 27.4%, Sandbox 15.3%, Building 14.8%, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 8.8%

Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors.

Why similar: Base Building 40.6%, Simulation 13.8%, Survival 12.9%, Strategy 10.4%, Sci-fi 6.9%

A spaceship building and universe-exploration game. Collect resources, expand and grow your fleet, and conquer your personal galaxy. Stellar ambience by Peaks.

Why similar: Space 36.9%, Building 22.2%, Sandbox 19.3%, Strategy 9%, Sci-fi 7%

Manage interstellar pioneers and their descendants in this detailed sci-fi colony sim. Centuries after planetfall, colonists are still struggling to gain foothold on their lush and alien planet. You settle on the frontier by carefully managing resources, production and different personalities.

Why similar: Simulation 39%, Strategy 27.2%, Sci-fi 15.8%, Survival 9.6%, Indie 8.4%

Terraform, strategize, and construct a Martian colony in this retro-inspired turn-based city builder. Create a comfortable living for your citizens, research alien artifacts, and uncover the secrets of the Red Planet.

Why similar: Base Building 22.8%, Space 22.1%, Building 11.7%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Simulation 8.1%

Build, explore, fight! ReFactory is a 2D strategy game with a focus on construction and logistics where you build an automated mega-factory on an alien planet.

Why similar: Base Building 32.9%, Simulation 19.8%, Strategy 15.7%, Sandbox 11.2%, Management 5.8%

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: Space 46%, Simulation 22.4%, Strategy 16.3%, Survival 10.2%, Indie 5.2%

You've been elected as the new Bunker Warden! Now you must take control over a group of fellow bunker residents and try to make them last until the surface becomes habitable.

Why similar: Base Building 31.9%, Simulation 17.2%, Sandbox 16.5%, Strategy 13.5%, Survival 12.1%

Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation.

Why similar: Base Building 32.1%, Space 26.2%, Building 11.8%, Sandbox 10.3%, Simulation 10.1%

MewnBase is a space-cat survival and base-building game. Scavenge around a barren planet for items to keep you fed. Explore and collect resources. Craft items and grow your base to help you survive.

Why similar: Base Building 28.2%, Space 22.4%, Sandbox 13.7%, Building 11.9%, Sci-fi 8.4%

This "space station builder simulation roguelite" puts you in charge of a space station. Fight off enemy ships, fleets and rival stations to dominate your corner of space. Build and upgrade your station, hire and manage your crew. Survive as long as you can.

Why similar: Base Building 25.2%, Space 23.8%, Building 13.1%, Strategy 8.1%, Survival 6.5%

Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends.

Why similar: Space 30%, Base Building 24.2%, Sandbox 12.6%, Building 10.3%, Survival 9.8%

In XenoHaven, gather resources to build shelters, enslave alien beasts to work for you, and run restaurants and shops. Delve into dark underground dungeons, defeat swarming insectoids and mighty bosses, and craft powerful gear to conquer the alien world.

Why similar: Base Building 26.2%, Sandbox 15.6%, Space 15.5%, Building 11.9%, Sci-fi 11.4%

Facteroids is a 3D factory building game about asteroid mining in space. Prospect, mine and manage your production lines in a variety of scenarios and procedurally generated worlds across the entire Solar system.

Why similar: Base Building 26.9%, Space 16.1%, Sandbox 14.5%, Building 13.3%, Sci-fi 9.6%

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: Base Building 25.2%, Space 17.7%, Sandbox 12.2%, Building 11.5%, Sci-fi 7.6%

Geo is a game about building and expanding an intergalactic mining corporation. Explore uncharted space and discover comets, moons, Planets and gas giants before heading in and drilling the cash out of them! Expand your HQ, build new rooms and facilities to increase your drilling stats.

Why similar: Space 24.5%, Simulation 24.3%, Base Building 21.7%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Indie 7.7%

You play as an astronaut in a colony on Mars and you need to upgrade your colony, build new constructions and collect resources

Why similar: Base Building 58.5%, Simulation 19.8%, Strategy 15.3%, Indie 6.4%

Take the position of a CEO of a space transport company and become a new major player in the industry. Space Company Simulator is a realistic management sim game that will challenge your planning skills as you strive to launch the first manned mission to Mars.

Why similar: Base Building 20.6%, Space 19.2%, Simulation 12%, Building 11.3%, Sci-fi 9.3%

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 39.6%, Simulation 21%, Strategy 15.8%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Survival 5.9%

Before We Leave is a city building game set in a cozy corner of the universe. Nurture your Peeps and their surroundings while rebuilding and rediscovering civilisation. Settle new lands and planets while avoiding hungry Space Whales.

Why similar: Space 23.1%, Base Building 16.5%, Building 13.2%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Sandbox 11.5%