- #1 X3: Terran Conflict
97% matchVery Positive85% of 2,841 reviews2008
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 32.2 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 24.4%, Space Sim 17.5% ★, Trading 16.8% ★, Sandbox 11.6%, Economy 9.2%
- #2 Space Supermarket Simulator
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 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 22.8% ★, Economy 16.8%, Space Sim 14.9% ★, Space 14.3%, Capitalism 11.1%
- #3 X: Beyond the Frontier
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 382 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: Space 20%, Trading 20% ★, Space Sim 18.9% ★, Economy 12.1%, Sandbox 8.6%
- #4 X2: The Threat
95% matchVery Positive83% of 518 reviews2006
Dev: Egosoft
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 35%
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 22.5%, Space Sim 18.2% ★, Trading 17.6% ★, Economy 13.7%, Sandbox 9.6%
- #5 Starship Contractor: Galactic Tycoon
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Decha Studio/Rashaun
Windows
Shape the Galactic Arms Race. As CEO of a private space arms company, design modular ships, research breakthrough tech, and win faction tenders. Outmaneuver rivals in prototype races and make critical choices that make every playthrough unique, from a startup to galactic dominance.
Why similar: Capitalism 18.7%, Trading 18.4% ★, Economy 16.3%, Space Sim 13.2% ★, Space 8.6%
- #6 Your Spaceport!
94% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: LokaFab
Windows
Manage your very own space station in this Tycoon game. Sell fuel and repairs to the visitors. Manufacture and research new ways to defend your business and make more money while balancing your relations towards other factions. Survive against all odds.
Why similar: Capitalism 17.8%, Space Sim 17.2% ★, Economy 15%, Trading 13.9% ★, Sandbox 11.5%
- #7 Stellar Trader
92% matchNo user reviews2026
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 24.1% ★, Space Sim 22.3% ★, Economy 15.4%, Space 14.1%, Strategy 4.4%
- #8 X3: Reunion
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 725 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 23.1% ★, Space 22.6%, Economy 14.6%, Trading 11.7% ★, Sandbox 11.5%
- #9 Infini Orbis
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tanis
Windows
Survive against a relentless horde in a single-player space sandbox blending factory automation, RTS combat, and deep RPG progression. Pilot humanity's last ark, the Mothership, on a desperate mission back in time to build a fleet powerful enough to change the destiny of the galaxy.
Why similar: Space Sim 21.6% ★, Trading 21.5% ★, Economy 15.8%, Sandbox 12.7%, Top-Down 5.3%
- #10 X4: Foundations
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 27,985 reviews2018
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 94.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore the stars, trade goods, fight battles, build stations, buy and equip ships, and command fleets in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to your decisions.
Why similar: Trading 23% ★, Space Sim 21.7% ★, Economy 16%, Sandbox 12%, Space 12%
- #11 Iskhaar3D
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kaan Özgül
Windows
An in-depth space and economy simulation meets simple twin-stick controls. Iskhaari people have been exiled by the Khanid Emperor to a contested region of the galaxy. Through the means of military, economy and politics conquer this region for the House of Iskhaar.
Why similar: Trading 20.7% ★, Space Sim 18.3% ★, Economy 14.8%, Sandbox 13.1%, Space 12.1%
- #12 Endless Sky
89% matchVery Positive92% of 6,938 reviews2015
Dev: Michael Zahniser
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.6 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 30.8%, Trading 18.6% ★, Space Sim 15.1% ★, Sandbox 6.2%, Economy 5.9%
- #13 Cosmonautica
89% matchMixed48% of 1,184 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: Trading 24.2% ★, Space Sim 17.8% ★, Economy 14.9%, Space 12.5%, Sandbox 8.2%
- #14 Helium Rain
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 324 reviews2018
Dev: Deimos Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Trade your wares and eliminate the competition in a cutthroat world. Buy new ships and stations to mine and haul resources. Explore the vast emptiness of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.7% ★, Space 21.7%, Trading 13.7% ★, Economy 7.9%, Strategy 6.6%
- #15 Star Life
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 21HOBNAILS
Windows
Star Life is a space sandbox RPG where you start on a planet and carve your own path. Develop skills through "learn by doing," influence dynamic economies, schedule your life with the "Life Planner," and face the challenges of space. Balance risk and survival in a universe shaped by your choices.
Why similar: Trading 18.9% ★, Economy 16.7%, Space Sim 15.9% ★, Sandbox 13.2%, Capitalism 12.9%
- #16 Stardust Origins
86% 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 25.9% ★, Space Sim 22.4% ★, Space 18.1%, Top-Down 8.8%, Sci-fi 5.4%
- #17 X: Tension
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 135 reviews2010
Dev: Egosoft
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 15%
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 27.5% ★, Space 21.5%, Economy 14.8%, Sandbox 12%, Simulation 9.2%
- #18 black screen
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: captkuso
Windows · Linux
Trade to make your fortune in this lo-fi, laid back space adventure, where you'll get help from anthropomorphic animals, gear up your ship, and search for the mythical key to immortality hidden in the depths of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.8% ★, Trading 15.1% ★, Capitalism 12.7%, Exploration 8.6%, RPG 8.3%
- #19 Wayward Terran Frontier: Zero Falls
85% matchMixed68% of 536 reviews2016
Dev: Reason Generator Inc.
Windows
2d space combat like no other. From the perspective of a single crew member, explore the fully destructible interior of any ship in a massive living world. Engage in space combat with no hitpoints where you know your enemy is dead when you see them fall out of their ship into the cold dark of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.6% ★, Trading 17.6% ★, Sandbox 14.4%, Space 13.6%, Top-Down 6.4%
- #20 Edge Of Galaxy
84% matchMixed63% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: KinderrilPub: Meridian4
Windows
Edge of Galaxy is a space strategy and management game focused on fleet control, expansion, and survival at the frontier of a hostile sci-fi universe.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.4% ★, Economy 19.2%, Space 14.6%, Sandbox 13.8%, Exploration 7.7%
- #21 D.R.I.F.T.
82% 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: Space Sim 25.9% ★, Trading 21.3% ★, Economy 11.5%, Capitalism 10.6%, Space 8.6%
- #22 Interstellar Transport Company
83% matchMixed67% of 408 reviews2019
Dev: MT Worlds
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 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 27.2% ★, Space 23.8%, Economy 14.7%, Space Sim 12.9% ★, Sandbox 7.2%
- #23 Orbit Zero
82% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Kaan Özgül
Windows
Create a Company, Build structures, Collect Resources, Make Investments and Speculate on Assets. Carefully manage your Workforce, Finances, Resources, Shareholders, BOD & Political Partnerships.
Why similar: Trading 19.1% ★, Space Sim 16.6% ★, Capitalism 16.4%, Economy 14.7%, Space 12.1%
- #24 Store Keeper
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: AlexsusDev
Windows
Become a wholesale warehouse manager! Receive shipments, optimize storage, maintain proper conditions, and manage inventory. Streamline logistics and make your warehouse as efficient as possible!
Why similar: Trading 31% ★, Capitalism 20%, Economy 19.2%, Sandbox 15.4%, Inventory Management 7.7%
- #25 Capital Command
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hellride GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Take the helm of a state-of-the-art warship as you fight epic space battles in a sandbox campaign. Upgrade and customize your ship, master the art of maneuvering, and use a blend of tactical prowess and heavy firepower to overcome deadly threats.
Why similar: Trading 21.5% ★, Space Sim 21.4% ★, Economy 15%, Space 13.1%, Sandbox 11.4%
- #26 Little Merchant Legend
79% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: DemoDog Games
Windows
Buy commodity resources, evaluate prices, sell commodities, earn profits, and complete your business saga.
Why similar: Trading 31.1% ★, Economy 22.4%, Capitalism 22%, Inventory Management 11.5%, Sandbox 6.4%
- #27 Among The Stars
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hidden Universe Games
Windows
You find yourself in a distant galaxy full of merchants, diplomats, bandits and powerful factions. Explore unknown galaxies, trade, fight pirates or become one. Uncover mysteries and shape the universe!
Why similar: Space Sim 37.3% ★, Sandbox 19.9%, Exploration 11.5%, Space 7.7%, RPG 7.4%
- #28 X Rebirth
80% matchMixed44% of 7,305 reviews2013
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In the distant future, the X universe faces a period of profound and irrevocable change. While the universe stumbles towards an uncertain future, countless adventures await as new enemies rise in search of power.
Why similar: Space 32%, Space Sim 21.3% ★, Sandbox 11.2%, Simulation 8.9%, Sci-fi 8.4%
- #29 Port Aphelion
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: John Pile Jr
Windows
Port Aphelion is a trading-simulation and adventure game where players build their economic empire through honest trade, smuggling, bounty-hunting, or all-out piracy!
Why similar: Economy 19.8%, Capitalism 18.6%, Space 14.7%, Sandbox 12.4%, Space Sim 8.8% ★
- #30 Rocket Simulator
77% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Traveller Praha
Windows
Travel with your spacecraft throughout the solar system based on realistic Kepler's laws of gravity. Invent your own routes between planets, use gravity, explore space, trade, upgrade your spaceship and enjoy the beautiful scenery!
Why similar: Space Sim 30.6% ★, Time Manipulation 23.7% ★, Space 16.1%, Sandbox 12.5%, Simulation 5.7%
- #31 CEO
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 90 reviews2022
Dev: Salty Olives
Windows
Play the CEO of a multi-national conglomerate in this business simulation. Grow crops, raise livestock, build mines and oil wells to get the raw resources needed to make more than 75 types of consumer goods.
Why similar: Capitalism 38.4%, Economy 35.3%, Sandbox 14.5%, Simulation 9.6%, 2D 2.3%
- #32 Interstellar Inn
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kunaya
Windows
Interstellar Inn is a 2D hotel building and management sim in space.
Why similar: Economy 22.6%, Sandbox 20.4%, Space Sim 19.7% ★, Space 15.2%, Simulation 5.1%
- #33 Drifter
78% matchMixed54% of 208 reviews2014
Dev: Celsius Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Drifter is an open-world sandbox space trading game with a procedurally-generated galaxy 100,000 light years across made up of tens of thousands of star systems to explore and features an original soundtrack by composer Danny Baranowsky.
Why similar: Space 22.8%, Trading 22.4% ★, Space Sim 19.7% ★, Sandbox 19%, Simulation 6.5%
- #34 Naev
76% matchVery Positive81% of 222 reviews2017
Dev: Naev Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Naev is a game about space exploration, trade and combat. Players travel the galaxy and earn money by trading, fighting and performing missions.
Why similar: Trading 26.3% ★, Space Sim 23.7% ★, Space 14.8%, Choices Matter 7.1%, Top-Down 7%
- #35 Varevo
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brain Damage
Windows
Prison cooking simulator. Loot garbage cans, throw food into the boiler and get out on parole for good behavior. For bad behavior - suitcase, train station, jail. Make a fortune before the health inspection comes.
Why similar: Trading 26.7% ★, Capitalism 25.3%, Sandbox 15.1%, Inventory Management 11.3%, Exploration 8.1%
- #36 Epic Space Trader
74% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Tectonics, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Commanding a starship, you’ll trade goods across the galaxy, evade cosmic threats, and grow your trading empire. Do you have what it takes to outmaneuver rivals and become a trading legend? Take command of your destiny in Epic Space Trader, your journey to the stars begins now!
Why similar: Space Sim 24.5% ★, Economy 21.8%, Space 12.9%, Top-Down 7.2%, Sci-fi 7.1%
- #37 Caravan Trade Tycoon
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Ege Sayın
Windows
Did you ever think how would it be if you were a merchant in the middle ages? You didn't? Well, it would be a fun experience if you ask me. Be ready to be the richest merchant in the Quadia!
Why similar: Trading 28.9% ★, Capitalism 21.8%, Economy 18.4%, Sandbox 14.3%, RPG 4.6%
- #38 E-Startup
75% matchMixed48% of 168 reviews2018
Dev: Polytale Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
E-Startup is a sandbox business simulation game in a low-poly universe. Build, buy resources to create products and complete contracts, invest in the stock market to become rich and popular!
Why similar: Trading 28.6% ★, Capitalism 28.1%, Economy 20.8%, Sandbox 17.4%, Simulation 3.4%
- #39 Asteroid Rodeo
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Buried Signal Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tame spinning asteroids with harpoons and thrusters. Mine them for profit. Upgrade your ship. A physics sandbox where every rock fights back.
Why similar: Space Sim 21.5% ★, Trading 20.1% ★, Economy 16.6%, Sandbox 13.1%, Space 10%
- #40 Deepspace Emporium
73% 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 28.6% ★, Space Sim 19.8% ★, Space 16.2%, Economy 8.3%, Inventory Management 7.7%
- #41 Trade Anchor
72% 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 37.2% ★, Economy 14%, Space 11.8%, Space Sim 11.2% ★, Sci-fi 7.2%
- #42 E-Startup 2 : Business Tycoon
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Polytale Games
Windows
Manage your product company ! Design concept and sell product on the market ! Dodge bankruptcy and rise to the top by making the best concept, the best pricing strategy and applying the best management ! Beat all those damn competitors !
Why similar: Capitalism 25.9%, Trading 25.6% ★, Economy 21.9%, Sandbox 16%, Inventory Management 7.3%
- #43 Droneboi: Conquest
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 43 reviews2022
Dev: Rizen Planet Studios
Windows
Build, fly, and battle in Droneboi: Conquest - the ultimate space sandbox game! Explore Conquest, engage in combat, and upgrade your ship. Start your space journey today!
Why similar: Trading 21% ★, Space Sim 18.7% ★, Economy 16.9%, Sandbox 13.2%, Space 13.1%
- #44 EVE Online
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 38,402 reviews2010
Dev: CCP
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 136.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Over 20 years of legendary space battles! Explore a massive living universe of danger and opportunity in a challenging and highly rewarding space adventure. Fight, trade, build, and connect with a universe driven and shaped directly by players.
Why similar: Trading 23.9% ★, Space Sim 22.4% ★, Economy 13.1%, Space 13%, Sandbox 10.1%
- #45 Null Hørizøn
70% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: HopefullyHeroic
Windows
Survive the void in Null Hørizøn. Trade, fight, and explore a retro-futuristic 3D galaxy with 2D sprites. Upgrade your ship, smuggle goods, and travel across the universe. Tactical Real-Time combat meets Grid-based exploration in this atmospheric space sim. The Null Hørizøn calls, Captain.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.1% ★, Sandbox 14.9%, Economy 14.1%, Space 11.7%, Exploration 8.1%
- #46 Cattle Hyperdrive
71% 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 26.6% ★, Capitalism 21.3%, Trading 17.8% ★, Economy 15.9%, Space 10.9%
- #47 Car Trader Simulator
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 517 reviews2020
Dev: Live Motion Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Do you know how to profit from trading cars while maintaining a good reputation? Car Trader Simulator lets you play the role of an American car dealer. Your goal is to get rich. How you do it depends entirely on you.
Why similar: Trading 36.4% ★, Economy 20.6%, Capitalism 16.8%, Simulation 6.3%, Inventory Management 5.8%
- #48 Evochron Legacy SE
71% matchVery Positive83% of 440 reviews2016
Dev: StarWraith 3D Games LLC
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Advanced Space Flight, Combat, Trading, and Exploration Simulation. Set in a vast explorable universe, Evochron Legacy offers freeform gameplay with many diverse objectives and paths to choose from.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.1% ★, Trading 24.3% ★, Space 15.6%, Sandbox 13%, Exploration 7.4%
- #49 REDVERY SPACE™
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: REDVERY e.K.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Single-player, first-person spaceflight sim. Fly a fast, agile ship through dense asteroid fields. Scan anomalies and sell scientific data at Science Labs—just don’t crash: you’ll lose it. Hack probes and satellites to access hidden secrets, then jump through unstable wormholes before they collapse.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.3% ★, Trading 21.5% ★, Space 15%, Sandbox 13.2%, Exploration 6.9%
- #50 Between the Stars
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,427 reviews2024
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Become the Captain of an interstellar cruiser and journey across the galaxy to save the Republic. During your journey you will have to make important decisions, improve the weaponry of your ship and fight against numerous enemies.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.8% ★, Space 27.2%, Sandbox 11.9%, RPG 9.2%, Strategy 6.9%
- #51 Star Nomad 2
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 158 reviews2015
Dev: Huy Phan
Windows · Mac
A space trader & combat sim meets squad-RPG, large scale conquest, choice driven gameplay with fluid & punchy tactical real-time combat set in a dynamic open-world sandbox.
Why similar: Space 23.9%, Space Sim 14.8% ★, Sandbox 14.2%, RPG 10.1%, Strategy 7.6%
- #52 Elite Dangerous
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 105,113 reviews2015
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 18.4 hrsMean: 146.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Take control of your own starship and blaze your trail in an ever-changing galaxy. Master the arts of combat, mining and trade or venture out into the unknown across a 1:1 scale universe.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.8% ★, Space 21.5%, Trading 12% ★, Exploration 7.7%, Sandbox 7.5%
- #53 Pub Sim
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: 1st impact games
Windows
You've just bought your first Pub. First steps are to clean it, stock it, set your markup and let in the Patrons. Keep the drinks flowing and try not to shortchange anyone! If you keep it going long enough you might just earn enough to spruce up the place, hire staff and expand the premises.
Why similar: Trading 28.6% ★, Capitalism 26.1%, Economy 21.7%, Sandbox 9.7%, Inventory Management 8.4%
- #54 Galactic Merchant
68% 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 32.9% ★, Space Sim 22% ★, Economy 18.1%, Space 16.3%, Sci-fi 4.4%
- #55 Prosperous Universe
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,030 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 22.4% ★, Economy 17.3%, Space Sim 17.2% ★, Sandbox 11.8%, Space 11.4%
- #56 Space Sim Tycoon
67% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: SuperChicken Productions LLC
Windows
Space Sim Tycoon – A sandbox transportation tycoon game where you can explore forbidden planets, gather resources, craft goods, and establish routes to manage your space empire.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.4% ★, Sandbox 18.8%, Space 12.2%, Simulation 9%, Trading 8.3% ★
- #57 Star Traders: Frontiers
68% matchVery Positive84% of 3,754 reviews2018
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue.
Why similar: Trading 24.3% ★, Space Sim 20.3% ★, Economy 13.2%, Sandbox 11.7%, Space 9.8%
- #58 Patrician IV
69% matchMixed56% of 751 reviews2010
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 42%
You are a merchant in northern Europe in the late Middle Ages when the Hanseatic League was flourishing. Your goal is to rise to the most successful and influential member of the Hanse, ultimately being elected Elderman, leader of the trading league.
Why similar: Trading 44.8% ★, Economy 22%, Capitalism 18.4%, Strategy 10.9%, Simulation 3.9%
- #59 Beltlife: Prospector
65% 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: Economy 26.4%, Space 23.2%, Space Sim 20.3% ★, Inventory Management 10.7%, Simulation 7.5%
- #60 Shooting Range Simulator: Prologue
64% matchVery Positive92% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Buffed GamesPub: KNGL Studio
Windows
Run your own Shooting Range. Manage your supplies, rent guns, and sell ammo packs. Expand and upgrade your shop; level up your popularity to get even better equipment. Open various cases and sell the skins you got from them. Join shooting tournaments and much more!
Why similar: Trading 26.5% ★, Capitalism 26.2%, Economy 20.2%, Sandbox 16%, Strategy 4.8%