- #1 Elite Dangerous
97% 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 36.1% ★, Massively Multiplayer 18.7%, Space 15.8%, Open World 13.4%, Sci-fi 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the most comprehensive space simulation experience with a massive galaxy, complex economy, and deep ship customization.
- #2 X4: Foundations
96% 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: Space Sim 31.1% ★, Economy 19.1%, Space 13.2%, Flight 9.9%, Open World 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at providing a living, breathing economy and simulation where you can pilot ships and manage a massive space empire.
- #3 Avorion
96% matchVery Positive90% of 14,288 reviews2020
Dev: Boxelware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 98.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A procedural co-op space sandbox where players can build their own space ships out of dynamically scalable blocks. Fight epic space battles, explore, mine, trade, wage wars and build your own empire to save your galaxy from being torn apart by an unknown enemy.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.2% ★, Economy 15.6%, Flight 13.2%, Space 12.8%, Open World 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox space-sim that allows for detailed ship building and exploration, capturing the crafting and open-world elements of the seed game.
- #4 Starbase
95% matchMixed56% of 6,702 reviews2021
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 91.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Starbase is a hybrid voxel/vertex-based space MMO with a fully destructible and infinitely expanding universe, with a focus on building and designing spaceships and stations, exploration, resource gathering, crafting, trading, and combat.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.9% ★, Massively Multiplayer 25.4%, Open World 13.7%, Space 11.6%, Crafting 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A massively multiplayer space-sim that focuses on building and engineering, mirroring the crafting and MMO elements found in the Arcanum System.
- #5 EVERSPACE™ 2
94% matchVery Positive86% of 12,587 reviews2023
Dev: ROCKFISH Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
EVERSPACE 2 is a fast-paced single-player spaceship shooter with exploration in space and on planets, tons of loot, RPG elements, mining, and crafting. Experience an exciting sci-fi story set in a vivid, handcrafted open world full of secrets, puzzles, and perils.
Why similar: Space 28.6%, Open World 25.3%, Flight 22.6%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Simulation 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a polished, action-heavy space combat experience with looting and exploration mechanics that feel very similar to the spectacle-fighter aspects of the seed.
- #6 Infinity: Battlescape
94% matchVery Positive80% of 751 reviews2019
Dev: I-Novae Studios, LLC
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Infinity: Battlescape is a multiplayer space combat sim supporting hundreds of players on a single server. Join one of the corporate factions and fight for domination of a seamless, true-to-scale procedural star system. Participate in massive space and planetary battles involving hundreds of ships.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 35%, Space Sim 28.9% ★, Space 19.2%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Simulation 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on massive, seamless space combat in a persistent universe, perfect for those who enjoy the spectacle-fighter feel of the seed.
- #7 Interstellar Rift
93% matchMixed68% of 1,655 reviews2020
Dev: Split PolygonPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Interstellar Rift is an open world starship simulator with an emphasis on ship construction and multi-player interaction. Survive in a hostile galaxy with your own custom designed and constructed starship. Invite other players to join your crew or fight them across the galaxy!
Why similar: Space Sim 33.9% ★, Crafting 14.5%, Open World 14.4%, Space 12.4%, Sci-fi 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A space-sim that emphasizes ship building and multiplayer cooperation, similar to the crafting and MMO aspects of the seed.
- #8 SpaceBourne 2
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,992 reviews2025
Dev: Burak Dabak
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Embark on a journey to greatness. Get ready for adrenaline-fueled battles and a chance to claim your place in the galaxy. Grab the controls of your ship, gear up for the fight, and unleash your ambition to conquer and build a new empire in the vastness of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.4% ★, Flight 15.5%, Economy 14.8%, Open World 12.8%, Space 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: An ambitious RPG space-sim that emphasizes exploration, mining, and combat in an open universe.
- #9 Starpoint Gemini Warlords
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,569 reviews2017
Dev: Little Green Men Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Strategy from the front lines! Starpoint Gemini Warlords combines 3rd person capital spaceship combat with 4X strategy and RPG gameplay elements. Build mighty war fleets and send them into battle or lead them into combat yourself. Become the Warlord and conquer the Gemini system!
Why similar: Space Sim 33.3% ★, Space 19.4%, Open World 16.3%, Flight 12.6%, Sci-fi 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: It blends RPG, strategy, and space-sim elements, allowing players to command fleets and engage in large-scale combat.
- #10 Rebel Galaxy Outlaw
91% matchMixed64% of 1,122 reviews2020
Dev: Double Damage Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Out of cash, out of luck, out on the fringe. Juno Markev has a killer to tail, a debt to pay, and more trouble headed her way. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw takes place in a greasy, blue-collar world of outlaws, truckers, cops and thieves.
Why similar: Space Sim 40.8% ★, Open World 16.8%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Space 9.4%, Flight 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title captures the gritty, action-oriented space combat and economic trading feel of a pilot in a hostile system.
- #11 Star Conflict
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,084 reviews2013
Dev: Star Gem Inc.Pub: Gaijin Network Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Star Conflict is an action-packed, massively multiplayer space simulation game that puts players in the role of elite pilots engaging in a widespread interplanetary skirmish. The whole world for PVP and PVE!
Why similar: Space Sim 24.6% ★, Massively Multiplayer 20.7%, Flight 11.6%, Crafting 10.9%, Open World 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced MMO that focuses on action-packed space combat and ship progression.
- #12 Void Destroyer 2
89% matchVery Positive80% of 664 reviews2020
Dev: Iteration 11
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Start with nothing... End with everything! All you have is a basic ship, barely fit for combat, with it you'll start your journey and empire. A open world space sandbox, inspired by and expanding the classics.
Why similar: Space Sim 37% ★, Open World 15.9%, Space 14.6%, Flight 13%, Sci-fi 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of sandbox, RTS, and space-sim that offers deep control over combat and economic progression.
- #13 Evochron Mercenary
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 434 reviews2012
Dev: StarWraith 3D Games LLC
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The life of an independent mercenary is rarely without excitement. Your spacecraft awaits and your adventure begins in the Sapphire star system.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.5% ★, Space 26.4%, Open World 12.9%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Simulation 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore space-sim that offers unparalleled freedom in exploration and Newtonian flight physics.
- #14 Starcom: Nexus
87% matchVery Positive91% of 2,274 reviews2019
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.6 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 33.7%, Space Sim 30% ★, Sci-fi 17.1%, Open World 15.4%, Indie 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration and ship modularity, offering a compelling sci-fi narrative in a mysterious galaxy.
- #15 Chorus
86% matchVery Positive83% of 4,444 reviews2021
Dev: Deep Silver FishlabsPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take control of Nara on a quest to destroy the dark cult that created her. Unlock devastating weapons & mind-bending abilities in an evolution of the space-combat shooter. Along with Forsaken, her sentient starfighter, explore ancient temples, engage in zero-g combat & venture beyond waking reality.
Why similar: Space Sim 27% ★, Space 23.8%, Flight 14.7%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Open World 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane spectacle-fighter that focuses on fluid, fast-paced space combat and sci-fi narrative.
- #16 X Rebirth
86% 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 30.6%, Space Sim 26.5% ★, Sci-fi 15.2%, Simulation 10.1%, Economy 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep simulation experience with a focus on trading, combat, and exploring a vast sci-fi universe.
- #17 House of the Dying Sun
84% matchVery Positive90% of 2,001 reviews2016
Dev: Marauder Interactive, LLC
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
House of the Dying Sun is a tactical space shooter that puts you in the cockpit of the universe's most terrifying starfighter. Hunt the enemies of the Empire and bring ruin to their people.
Why similar: Space Sim 47.6% ★, Space 22.1%, Flight 11.1%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Simulation 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical space combat game that captures the military pilot feel and intense, focused dogfighting of the seed game.
- #18 Between the Stars
83% 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 36.6% ★, Space 25.7%, Sci-fi 11%, Open World 8.3%, Simulation 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines RPG mechanics with space combat and simulation, putting you in the role of a captain in a war-torn galaxy.
- #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 39% ★, Open World 17.7%, Space 15.4%, Crafting 10.1%, Sci-fi 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox space-sim with deep ship customization and open-world exploration mechanics.
- #20 Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut
84% matchVery Positive82% of 387 reviews2014
Dev: Born Ready Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In the year 2299, an interstellar war rages on. In a bid to save Earth from destruction, you must take control of the Strike Suit – a revolutionary fighter craft with the ability to transform into a lethal suit of space armor.
Why similar: Space 34.8%, Space Sim 26.3% ★, Sci-fi 18.4%, Flight 15.1%, Indie 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game is a pure spectacle-fighter that emphasizes transforming ship combat and large-scale battles.
- #21 Shattered Void
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: yyy1505yyy
Windows · Linux
Space MMORPG where players can fly on different ships, collecting devices, subsystems and navigations or finding new weapons that will serve in battles. Take part in battles, explore the world, mine ore, trade, fight and build your own clan with a station.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 39.1%, MMORPG 21.9% ★, Space 19.9%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Simulation 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: An indie MMO that focuses on cooperative space combat and tactical ship management.
- #22 Starfighter: Infinity
82% matchVery Positive91% of 129 reviews2019
Dev: Ben Olding Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A space based MMORPG with a focus on ‘dogfighting’ style action and exploration. Features a huge array of ships, imaginative weapons and ship upgrades with more being added all the time. Explore the galaxy, fight other players, form your own organisations, mine asteroids to craft new items, loot rare weapons from alien races, and more...
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 77.3%, Space 17.3%, Indie 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: An MMO space-sim that emphasizes player freedom and combat within an open-world setting.
- #23 The Infinite Black 2
81% matchVery Positive84% of 231 reviews2023
Dev: SpellbookPub: www.Spellbook.com
Windows
Command a fleet of ships to hunt aliens, trade resources and loot treasure! Form corporations with your friends while fighting a never-ending intergalactic war in this open-world online space adventure!
Why similar: Space Sim 25.4% ★, MMORPG 16.9% ★, Massively Multiplayer 16.1%, Space 10.9%, Open World 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A persistent, massively multiplayer space-sim that focuses on PVP combat and economic growth.
- #24 Subspace Discovery
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 131 reviews2023
Dev: FLICK Comp GmbH
Windows
Fly through Subspace, build your own ship, and engage in epic battles. Mine asteroids and research new technologies. Uncover the origins of the alien homeworld by solving weekly events in this Co-op PvE MMO.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 33.7%, MMORPG 25.4% ★, Space 19.6%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Crafting 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An MMO focused on exploration and PVE combat in a vast, procedurally generated space environment.
- #25 Drift: Space Survival
78% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: KAR Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You were deep in uncharted space on a research mission. Disaster struck. Together with your friends, explore a mysterious asteroid field and mine whatever resources possible to build what you need to survive.
Why similar: Space 27.7%, Crafting 23.8%, Online Co-Op 20.6%, Open World 8.5%, Sci-fi 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-oriented space game that emphasizes crafting and exploration in a dangerous, open-world setting.
- #26 Outerstellar
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 168 reviews2023
Dev: Strange Horizons Ltd
Windows
Stranded on a hostile and deadly planet, you must gather resources, build shelter, and fight to survive each night. But the secrets of this world await in a gripping sci-fi survival PvP game.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 35.1%, Crafting 22.5%, Space 21.9%, Sci-fi 16.7%, 3D 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer survival game that features space exploration and combat in a sci-fi setting.
- #27 Stars End
77% matchMixed61% of 1,414 reviews2023
Dev: Reverie World StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Stars End is a sci-fi survival sandbox set on the wild frontier of a distant star system. Play solo or host your own server as you craft, build, and battle to survive in a galaxy shaped by danger, discovery, and your own grit.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 27%, Space Sim 20.6% ★, Space 11.9%, Open World 10.2%, Crafting 9.7%
- #28 HighFleet
75% matchVery Positive88% of 7,155 reviews2021
Dev: Konstantin KoshutinPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Battle for survival in the skies of a mysterious future Earth in this unique action-strategy game mixing arcade combat, exploration, management and diplomacy. As giant flying ships wage spectacular aerial warfare, a prophecy tells of one who will save the world – could it be you?
Why similar: Sci-fi 55.8%, Simulation 26.4%, Indie 13.1%, Adventure 4.7%
- #29 Edge of Space
79% matchMostly Negative33% of 2,729 reviews2015
Dev: Handyman StudiosPub: Reverb Triple XP
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Suit up as an operative of the Ark Corporation, sent to the farthest reaches of the universe in search of habitable planets to terraform. However, after the long space journey you awaken from cryosleep to find that your ship has gone way off course and is disabled near a strange new world.
Why similar: Crafting 28.7%, Space 27.5%, Sci-fi 19.8%, Open World 16.9%, Indie 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game that focuses on crafting and exploration in a hostile alien environment.
- #30 SpaceBourne
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 805 reviews2020
Dev: Burak Dabak
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 46.6% ★, Space 36.1%, Simulation 12.7%, Indie 4.7%
- #31 EVE Online
75% 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: Space Sim 28.6% ★, Massively Multiplayer 19.5%, Economy 14%, Space 12.8%, Open World 12.5%
- #32 Empyrion - Galactic Survival
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 34,087 reviews2020
Dev: Eleon Game Studios
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 76.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build and explore in a true space sandbox survival adventure. Construct mighty capital vessels, sprawling planetary settlements, and vast space stations in your galactic journey to discover the mysteries of Empyrion!
Why similar: Space Sim 34% ★, Space 17.8%, Open World 16.5%, Crafting 14.4%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #33 Starbound
73% matchVery Positive90% of 122,901 reviews2016
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.2 hrsMean: 64.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
Why similar: Space 23.8%, Crafting 22.5%, Open World 20.4%, Online Co-Op 16%, Sci-fi 8%
- #34 CryoFall
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 6,397 reviews2021
Dev: AtomicTorch StudioPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
CryoFall is a sci-fi colony simulation survival game set on a forgotten planet in a distant future. Master technology, agriculture, trading, industry, cybernetics, exploration, and more!
Why similar: Economy 27.6%, Crafting 27.5%, Open World 19.8%, Space 19.2%, Management 5.9%
- #35 Interstellar Pilot 2
72% matchVery Positive92% of 153 reviews2023
Dev: Pixelfactor Ltd.
Windows
The hit mobile game Interstellar Pilot 2 has come to Steam. Join the TEF forces heading to the Gatopean sector to find a new home for mankind. Play how you like in this open world space-sim developed by Pixelfactor.
Why similar: Space Sim 44.6% ★, Space 15.5%, Open World 12.9%, Simulation 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.5%
- #36 StarMade
74% matchMixed68% of 2,981 reviews2014
Dev: Schine GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
The ultimate space sandbox. Participate in epic fleet battles, form alliances, strive to dominate entire galaxies and harness the universe’s resources for your industrious empire or the destruction of others. Customise your experience, the universe is yours!
Why similar: Space 27.8%, Open World 18.9%, Space Sim 16.3% ★, Sci-fi 11%, Crafting 10.2%
- #37 Cosmic Miners
71% matchMixed58% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: bitByte Games
Windows
Explore asteroid fields, trade rare resources, and upgrade your ship in Cosmic Miners. Navigate faction alliances, complete missions, and rise through the ranks in a dynamic space adventure where your choices shape your path to cosmic power.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.4% ★, Space 11.8%, Economy 11.7%, Flight 10.3%, Open World 9.4%
- #38 Azulgar: Star Commanders
74% matchMixed51% of 108 reviews2017
Dev: SZEINER
Windows
Azulgar: Star Commanders is a Sci-Fi open world sandbox game that puts you in a command of your own custom made space ship. Explore aftermath of the Azulgar event that reshaped the face of the solar system.
Why similar: Space 29.9%, Sci-fi 22.5%, Massively Multiplayer 15.9%, Simulation 14%, Open World 9.1%
- #39 Lost Rift
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,413 reviews2025
Dev: People Can Fly
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lost Rift is a first person survival adventure shooter that blends cooperative base building with multiplayer PvE or PvP extraction expeditions. Journey solo or in teams of up to 5 players across a vast archipelago, craft gear, build bases, defeat raiders, and become legendary.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 48.4%, Crafting 30.2%, Online Co-Op 19.8%, Adventure 1.6%
- #40 Space Aces
70% matchMixed63% of 350 reviews2026
Dev: DewEnforcerPub: Space Aces
Windows
Space Aces is an indie space shooter that plunges you into an online universe full of action, strategy, and fierce competition. Step into the cockpit and evolve from a rookie pilot into the most feared Ace in the galaxy!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 45.9%, MMORPG 30.7% ★, Space 15.9%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #41 Astrometica
69% matchVery Positive83% of 2,970 reviews2024
Dev: BeryMeryPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Astrometica is a space exploration and base-building survival game. After a catastrophic event, explore vast space, gather resources, build bases, and uncover cosmic mysteries. Use advanced technology, craft tools, and discover new blueprints to survive and thrive in the unknown.
Why similar: Space Sim 39.9% ★, Open World 16.4%, Crafting 15.5%, Space 14.5%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #42 GRAV
73% matchMixed47% of 6,921 reviews2015
Dev: BitMonster, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
GRAV is a sand box experience where you explore a multitude of planets, hunt strange alien creatures, build and defend outposts, craft weapons and armor, and attempt to survive against other players in a hostile environment.
Why similar: Open World 31.4%, Crafting 22.3%, Space 19.6%, Massively Multiplayer 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.4%
- #43 StarRupture
66% matchVery Positive81% of 10,861 reviews2026
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
StarRupture is a first-person open world base-building game with advanced combat and tons of exploration. Play alone or in a group on this sublime and ever-changing planet, extract and manage resources, create your complex industrial system and fight off hordes of alien monsters.
Why similar: Open World 27.7%, Crafting 27%, Sci-fi 19.3%, Online Co-Op 16%, Simulation 8.4%
- #44 PIONER
67% matchMixed65% of 3,315 reviews2025
Dev: GFAGAMES
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
PIONER drops players into a vast, grim world, where survival hinges on exploration, crafting, and smart resource management. As an MMO FPS, it offers both PvE missions and intense PvP zones, with unique crafting mechanics, hundreds of weapons and a deep story to explore.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 30.5%, MMORPG 27.5% ★, Open World 17.8%, Crafting 17%, Atmospheric 4.7%
- #45 Space Rift - Episode 1
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 73 reviews2016
Dev: Vibrant CorePub: bitComposer Interactive GmbH
Windows
Be part of the action! SPACE RIFT is the first part of a breathtaking action space adventure with a captivating story specifically designed for Virtual Reality!Experience the excitement of flying through the expanses of our galaxy up close in your own cockpit and join the fight for the freedom of humanity on Mars!
Why similar: Space Sim 45.7% ★, Space 24.3%, Simulation 17.9%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Adventure 3.6%
- #46 Dune: Awakening
66% matchMostly Positive70% of 74,372 reviews2025
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 47.7 hrsMean: 95.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Dune: Awakening is an Open World Survival RPG where you can fully immerse yourself in the epic world of Dune. Alone or with friends, explore a vast open world Arrakis, survive the sandworms, build a home, craft an ornithopter, and unravel the mystery of the missing Fremen.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 33.7%, Open World 18.7%, Crafting 18.5%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Online Co-Op 13.5%
- #47 Space Battle VR
70% matchMixed67% of 99 reviews2018
Dev: Raba Games
Windows
Space Battle VR is an action shooter set in space. It supports VR controllers to give you a real feel how it is to be a spaceship pilot. You can truly feel the cosmos with this game. Jump into an awesome adventure, help mankind, win a war, bring freedom and happiness to the universe. People need you!
Why similar: Space Sim 31.3% ★, Flight 16.3%, Space 16.1%, Open World 12.9%, Sci-fi 11.4%
- #48 Space Haven
67% matchVery Positive86% of 9,719 reviews2020
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 20.2 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 37.5% ★, Space 18.7%, Open World 16.8%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Simulation 6.2%
- #49 Astrox Imperium
68% matchVery Positive85% of 1,210 reviews2019
Dev: Jace Masula
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Astrox Imperium is a relaxing space game where you fly around a generated universe. Mining, Fighting, Building, Exploring, and Surviving. What makes this game unique? You have complete control of how it plays. A robust sandbox and lots of MOD tools. Make it your game, and play it your own way.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.1% ★, Space 28.4%, Open World 14%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Simulation 7%
- #50 ARC Raiders
62% matchVery Positive86% of 373,688 reviews2025
Dev: Embark Studios
Windows
Median: 40.0 hrsMean: 86.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure, set in a lethal future earth, ravaged by a mysterious mechanized threat known as ARC.
Why similar: Crafting 22.5%, Online Co-Op 22.1%, Open World 19.4%, Sci-fi 18.8%, Futuristic 10.7%
- #51 SOL: Exodus
70% matchMixed51% of 109 reviews2012
Dev: Bit Planet Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Take on the role of the Lieutenant Commander, ace fighter pilot, as you search for a new home, battle a mysterious enemy, and rescue humanity from a fiery end.
Why similar: Space 46.1%, Simulation 37.2%, Indie 16.7%
- #52 Will To Live Online
66% matchMixed69% of 18,150 reviews2018
Dev: AlphaSoft LLC
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 32.2%, Open World 30.9%, MMORPG 22.2% ★, Crafting 11.7%, Atmospheric 2.1%
- #53 Into the Stars
69% matchMixed41% of 537 reviews2016
Dev: Fugitive GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 65.4%, Simulation 23.6%, Indie 8.1%, Adventure 3%
