- #1 Elite Dangerous
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 105,919 reviews2015
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 18.3 hrsMean: 147.5 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 44.4%, Space 19.4%, Open World 16.5%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Massively Multiplayer 4.3%
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 28,557 reviews2018
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 94.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore, trade, fight, and build as you rise to command fleets, stations, and entire economies in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to every decision.
Why similar: Space Sim 27%, Economy 16%, Space 13.3%, Flight 12.5%, Open World 12.1%
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 14,391 reviews2020
Dev: Boxelware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 99.8 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 30.1%, Economy 15.7%, Flight 13.6%, Space 13.2%, Open World 12.4%
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 6,719 reviews2021
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 91.3 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 36.2%, Open World 17.2%, Space 14.5%, Crafting 10.7%, Sci-fi 10%
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 12,733 reviews2023
Dev: ROCKFISH Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 28.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 28.3%, Open World 25.1%, Flight 22.3%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Simulation 6.5%
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 SpaceBourne 2
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,057 reviews2025
Dev: Burak Dabak
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 32.7%, Flight 15.3%, Economy 14.1%, Open World 12.6%, Space 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: An ambitious RPG space-sim that emphasizes exploration, mining, and combat in an open universe.
- #7 Infinity: Battlescape
94% matchVery Positive80% of 754 reviews2019
Dev: I-Novae Studios, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.1 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: Space Sim 41%, Space 27.2%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Massively Multiplayer 9.3%, Simulation 8.7%
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.
- #8 Interstellar Rift
92% matchMixed68% of 1,660 reviews2020
Dev: Split PolygonPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 33.5 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 34%, Open World 14.5%, Crafting 14.4%, Space 12.5%, 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.
- #9 Starpoint Gemini Warlords
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,581 reviews2017
Dev: Little Green Men Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 32.2%, Space 18.7%, Open World 15.8%, Flight 12.2%, Sci-fi 11.3%
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 1,154 reviews2020
Dev: Double Damage Games
Windows
Median: 42 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 40.3%, Open World 16.6%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Space 9.5%, Flight 6.4%
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 Void Destroyer 2
90% matchVery Positive80% of 667 reviews2020
Dev: Iteration 11
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 37.2%, Open World 16%, Space 14.7%, Flight 13.1%, Sci-fi 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of sandbox, RTS, and space-sim that offers deep control over combat and economic progression.
- #12 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 31.8%, Space 26.6%, Open World 13.1%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Simulation 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore space-sim that offers unparalleled freedom in exploration and Newtonian flight physics.
- #13 Star Conflict
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,162 reviews2013
Dev: Star Gem Inc.Pub: Gaijin Network Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 34.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 32.3%, Flight 15.2%, Crafting 14.2%, Open World 14.2%, Sci-fi 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced MMO that focuses on action-packed space combat and ship progression.
- #14 Starcom: Nexus
87% matchVery Positive91% of 2,295 reviews2019
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Suddenly thrown into an unknown galaxy, you must explore, fight or befriend aliens and transform your ship from a small survey vessel into a powerful battlecruiser to unravel the mystery of the forces that brought you here and find your way home.
Why similar: Space 33.8%, Space Sim 30%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Open World 15.5%, RPG 2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration and ship modularity, offering a compelling sci-fi narrative in a mysterious galaxy.
- #15 Chorus
85% matchVery Positive82% of 4,520 reviews2021
Dev: Deep Silver FishlabsPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.7 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 28.2%, Space 25.4%, Flight 16%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Open World 10.2%
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 7,309 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 30.5%, Space Sim 26.6%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Simulation 10%, Economy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep simulation experience with a focus on trading, combat, and exploring a vast sci-fi universe.
- #17 Between the Stars
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,444 reviews2024
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 8.8 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 25.9%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Open World 8.3%, Simulation 7%
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.
- #18 Wayward Terran Frontier: Zero Falls
86% matchMixed68% of 537 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 39.3%, Open World 17.9%, Space 15.5%, Crafting 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox space-sim with deep ship customization and open-world exploration mechanics.
- #19 House of the Dying Sun
84% matchVery Positive90% of 2,016 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 48%, Space 22.3%, Flight 11.5%, Sci-fi 9%, 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.
- #20 Shattered Void
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 93 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: MMORPG 32.8% ★, Space 29.9%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Massively Multiplayer 11%, Simulation 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: An indie MMO that focuses on cooperative space combat and tactical ship management.
- #21 Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut
83% matchVery Positive82% of 387 reviews2014
Dev: Born Ready Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Director's Cut of Strike Suit Zero delivers the definitive version with a graphical overhaul, restructured campaign and more content. Pilot the mecha Strike Suit across massive fleet battles where your dogfighting skills will decide Earth's fate.
Why similar: Space 34.9%, Space Sim 26.4%, Sci-fi 18.5%, Flight 15.1%, Simulation 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game is a pure spectacle-fighter that emphasizes transforming ship combat and large-scale battles.
- #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: Space 46.8%, Massively Multiplayer 39.4%, RPG 10.1%, Indie 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: An MMO space-sim that emphasizes player freedom and combat within an open-world setting.
- #23 Outerstellar
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 170 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: Crafting 28.8%, Space 28.1%, Sci-fi 21.4%, Massively Multiplayer 8.5%, Base Building 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer survival game that features space exploration and combat in a sci-fi setting.
- #24 The Infinite Black 2
80% matchVery Positive85% of 232 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 29.3%, MMORPG 19.4% ★, Space 12.6%, Open World 12.5%, Sci-fi 8%
Why You'll Like It: A persistent, massively multiplayer space-sim that focuses on PVP combat and economic growth.
- #25 Drift: Space Survival
78% matchMostly Positive70% of 77 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 34.7%, Crafting 29.6%, Open World 10.7%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Simulation 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-oriented space game that emphasizes crafting and exploration in a dangerous, open-world setting.
- #26 Subspace Discovery
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 135 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: MMORPG 32.9% ★, Space 25.5%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Crafting 12.2%, Massively Multiplayer 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: An MMO focused on exploration and PVE combat in a vast, procedurally generated space environment.
- #27 Astrometica
75% matchVery Positive83% of 3,055 reviews2024
Dev: BeryMeryPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.3 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 39.3%, Open World 16.4%, Crafting 15.2%, Space 14.3%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #28 SpaceBourne
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 807 reviews2020
Dev: Burak Dabak
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Spacebourne is an open space exploration game with Rpg elements. Its world consists of different factions at war. You as an expert pilot need to choose your side or be on no one's side and create a force of your own. Load up your weapons, Ready your ship and warp to adventure.
Why similar: Space Sim 46.7%, Space 36.1%, Simulation 12.6%, RPG 3.4%, Indie 1.2%
- #29 HighFleet
76% matchVery Positive88% of 7,247 reviews2021
Dev: Konstantin KoshutinPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.7 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 62.8%, Simulation 29.4%, Action 4.1%, Indie 3.7%
- #30 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 29.4%, Space 28.3%, Sci-fi 20.3%, Open World 17.4%, RPG 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game that focuses on crafting and exploration in a hostile alien environment.
- #31 Stars End
75% matchMixed61% of 1,419 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: Space Sim 29.9%, Space 17.3%, Open World 14.8%, Crafting 14%, Sci-fi 10.7%
- #32 CryoFall
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 6,430 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: Crafting 26.8%, Economy 26.6%, Open World 19.6%, Space 18.8%, Base Building 6.4%
- #33 StarMade
74% matchMixed68% of 2,982 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 30.5%, Open World 20.9%, Space Sim 18%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Crafting 11.1%
- #34 Space Commander: War and Trade
73% matchMixed67% of 694 reviews2020
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Fight, explore the stars, trade, and lead your fleet across the galaxySpace Commander: War and Trade is an ultimate single player space-sim featuring spectacular graphics, intuitive combat and deep mechanics.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.2%, Flight 15.9%, Economy 14.9%, Space 10.5%, Sci-fi 5.8%
- #35 Interstellar Pilot 2
71% matchVery Positive91% of 155 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 44.7%, Space 15.6%, Open World 13%, Simulation 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.5%
- #36 Empyrion - Galactic Survival
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 34,194 reviews2020
Dev: Eleon Game Studios
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 76.8 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 16.6%, Crafting 14.3%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #37 Jitter
69% matchVery Positive86% of 159 reviews2025
Dev: Berko Games
Windows
A sci-fi exploration & survival game where you take on the role of a spaceship’s AI. Explore, fight, and survive across a mining colony in the Main Asteroid Belt. Rebuild your ship. Rescue your crew. Reveal the truth behind your mission.
Why similar: Space Sim 41.7%, Space 20%, Open World 19%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Base Building 3.9%
- #38 Starbound
70% matchVery Positive90% of 122,999 reviews2016
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.1 hrsMean: 64.2 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 28.8%, Crafting 27%, Open World 24.8%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Atmospheric 6%
- #39 Azulgar: Star Commanders
73% 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 36%, Sci-fi 27.2%, Simulation 16.8%, Open World 11%, Massively Multiplayer 3.6%
- #40 Craterbound
72% matchMixed54% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: Daniel Marquez
Windows
Crash-land onto a unique and hostile alien world and begin your fight to survive. Face its inhabitants, upgrade your technology, create outposts & bases, and find a way to repair your ship. Explore the beautifully strange terrain, all while blasting and crafting your way off of the planet.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.6%, Space 18.3%, Open World 18.2%, Crafting 16.3%, Sci-fi 11.2%
- #41 Stellar Wanderer DX
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Dream Builder StudiosPub: Leoful
Windows
Fight, trade, mine, and explore the galaxy in this old-school space combat simulator. You are a freelance pilot who survived an assassination attempt. Travel the open world, chase bounties, get new ships, upgrade your gear, and, why not, maybe even save humankind!
Why similar: Space Sim 34.9%, Flight 16.8%, Space 14.8%, Open World 13%, Sci-fi 11.3%
- #42 GRAV
73% matchMixed47% of 6,921 reviews2015
Dev: BitMonster, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 11.6 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 32.3%, Crafting 22.8%, Space 20.1%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Base Building 7.1%
- #43 Cosmic Miners
68% 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 29.5%, Space 11.8%, Economy 11.7%, Flight 10.3%, Open World 9.7%
- #44 StarRupture
65% matchVery Positive81% of 12,313 reviews2026
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 22.6 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 30.7%, Crafting 29.7%, Sci-fi 21.2%, Simulation 9.1%, Base Building 8.2%
- #45 Astrox Imperium
69% matchVery Positive85% of 1,220 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 37.8%, Space 28.5%, Open World 14.4%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Simulation 7%
- #46 The Front
66% matchMixed67% of 10,771 reviews2025
Dev: Samar Studio
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 44.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Front is a survival open-world crafting sandbox game. You are a resistance fighter sent back in time to stop the rise of a tyrannical empire. Collect resources, craft tech, build shelters, and fight monsters to accomplish your mission.
Why similar: Crafting 36.6%, Open World 33.5%, Massively Multiplayer 10.3%, Base Building 8.9%, Simulation 8.4%
- #47 Starcom: Unknown Space
66% matchVery Positive93% of 4,302 reviews2024
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Starcom: Unknown Space is an action RPG of space exploration and adventure. Build your own starship while discovering an epic story in a universe of strange mysteries, alien factions and uncharted worlds.
Why similar: Space Sim 38.1%, Space 25.9%, Open World 19.3%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Atmospheric 2.7%
- #48 Under A New Sun
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 384 reviews2023
Dev: New Horizon Games
Windows
While searching for a new home, an unexpected failure in your ship has left you stranded on a planet surprisingly similar to Earth. Discover a vast open world, hunt for food, develop technologies, and build yourself a new home to survive!
Why similar: Open World 35.5%, Crafting 33.2%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Base Building 7.1%
- #49 Space Battle VR
70% matchMixed66% of 100 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 31.8%, Flight 16.5%, Space 16.4%, Open World 13.2%, Sci-fi 12%
- #50 Dune: Awakening
64% matchMostly Positive70% of 76,118 reviews2025
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 47.7 hrsMean: 97.4 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: Open World 28.8%, Crafting 28.2%, Sci-fi 21.9%, Massively Multiplayer 9.8%, Base Building 7.3%
- #51 SOL: Exodus
71% 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 50%, Simulation 40%, Action 5.5%, Indie 4.5%
- #52 Celestial Command
70% matchMixed63% of 698 reviews2014
Dev: Romenics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Mine asteroids, salvage space debris, design your own small or massive spacecraft using individual functional components, complete missions, and engage in battles against enemies in a vast galaxy with realistic physics based on orbital mechanics or in a classic physics mode.
Why similar: Space 35.4%, Space Sim 29.9%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Simulation 11%, Open World 6.9%
- #53 Starship EVO
67% matchVery Positive84% of 1,435 reviews2020
Dev: Moonfire Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Mine and craft your way to orbit, build your own starship and explore a vast, dangerous galaxy alongside your crew. For players who love a meaningful survival progression, a unique and elegant building system, and epic space-opera scale.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.3%, Space 27.6%, Open World 12.9%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Simulation 9.6%
- #54 Lost Rift
65% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,554 reviews2025
Dev: People Can Fly
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Crafting 63.1%, Massively Multiplayer 19.1%, Base Building 15.6%, Action 2.2%
