Games Like Star Shelter

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: Open World Survival Craft 27.5% ★, Space Sim 14.2% ★, Space 9.3%, Open World 8.3%, Survival 7.7%

Grab your jetpack and explore procedural asteroid fields, derelict spaceships and abandoned outposts. Build and automate your Space Rig to process scavenged trash. Craft, trade and fight your way home in this interstellar, open-world survival sandbox.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.4% ★, Space Sim 8.5% ★, Procedural Generation 8.4%, Space 8.4%, Base Building 8.2%

Survive in outer space! Together with your immortal chicken, discover the truth behind your sudden spaceship crash. Craft tools, pilot vehicles, and even control space stations to survive and explore the wreckage.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.9% ★, Base Building 12.7%, Space 11.5%, Survival 8.7%, Sandbox 8.1%

No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.9% ★, Space 10.5%, Open World 10.4%, Procedural Generation 8.2%, Space Sim 7.6% ★

A space survival crafting mining base building and star system building game. Craft rockets to create planets and Dyson Rings, mine and craft advanced materials, terraform the terrain, manage electricity, farm food, and more as you watch the star system evolve into stunning, ever-changing views.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.2% ★, Base Building 13.5%, Crafting 9.7%, Space 9.3%, Resource Management 6.8%

A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31% ★, Base Building 14.4%, Crafting 8.7%, Space 8.5%, Survival 8.3%

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: Open World Survival Craft 38.5% ★, Space 11.4%, Base Building 10.2%, Survival 10%, Crafting 9.5%

Remains - survival in outer space orbiting the planet. Explore the area. Find a way to restore oxygen. Create tools for your needs. Beware of the dangers of outer space. Build your shelter in orbit and try not to die!

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 27.2% ★, Base Building 12%, Procedural Generation 9.9%, Space 8.9%, Crafting 8.8%

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 24.4% ★, Crafting 12.6%, Open World 12.5%, Space 11.2%, Sandbox 10.6%

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 20.1% ★, Open World Survival Craft 16.6% ★, Base Building 11.5%, Open World 10%, Crafting 9.5%

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: Open World Survival Craft 27.8% ★, Space Sim 11.4% ★, Base Building 11.2%, Space 8.9%, Open World 8.5%

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: Open World Survival Craft 44.7% ★, Sandbox 11.1%, Space 9%, Crafting 8.3%, Survival 7.9%

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 Survival Craft 38.8% ★, Base Building 12.9%, Survival 10.6%, Open World 10.2%, Sandbox 7.5%

A base-building open-world survival shooter that replaces your typical base with a giant drill. Alone or with friends, explore an island plagued by eruptions, upgrade your drill, and fight robots to uncover what's been hiding beneath the surface.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.2% ★, Base Building 13.2%, Crafting 10.8%, Open World 10.6%, Survival 9.7%

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: Open World Survival Craft 33.7% ★, Base Building 12.1%, Space 11.2%, Open World 10.6%, Survival 9.4%

Strayed is a fast paced open world VR survival game where every session feels like a new adventure. Start with nothing on a fresh island, gather materials, craft weapons, build bases, and battle other players for the best loot.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 35.6% ★, VR 13.4%, Base Building 10.1%, Procedural Generation 8.7%, Crafting 8.1%

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: Open World Survival Craft 27.5% ★, Space Sim 12.6% ★, Space 9.1%, FPS 7.7%, Survival 7.6%

Sandbox Survival in VR. Face a frozen wilderness solo or in co-op - build a shelter, craft tools, hunt for food, and manage your resources to endure harsh conditions. Strategize your moves against unpredictable weather and lurking dangers. And remember to keep yourself safe and sane!

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28.8% ★, VR 16.8%, Base Building 14%, Survival 9.4%, Crafting 8.2%

Stranded in a hostile alien world, you must fight to survive. Hunt, harvest, craft, advance skills, and build using local resources along with technology from your voyage.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 48.4% ★, Survival 12.5%, Open World 9.5%, Crafting 7.4%, Sandbox 6.1%

A first-person survival game set on a post-apocalyptic, ecologically ruined Earth. Play solo or with up to 3 friends as you build, upgrade, and fly a high-tech airship. Scavenge resources, craft tools, and face dangers on the surface as you hunt for a cure to save humanity.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.2% ★, Base Building 15.9%, Crafting 10.8%, Open World 10.6%, Survival 9.8%

Cosmodread is a VR survival horror roguelike about escaping a dying spaceship filled with nightmares. Stranded in a hostile universe, you must explore, survive, and find your way back to the safety of Earth.

Why similar: VR 31.3%, Procedural Generation 17.4%, Survival 14.5%, Space 12.2%, Sci-fi 9.8%

GRIM is an Exclusive VR Multiplayer Survival game where you must immerse yourself, stranded on a secluded part of Earth. Survival is not just a choice but a grueling battle against nature and other players. Gather resources, craft, and build your base, all to stay alive.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 28% ★, VR 17.8%, Base Building 12.4%, Crafting 10.8%, Survival 10.2%

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: Open World Survival Craft 33.2% ★, Base Building 14.4%, Survival 10.6%, Space 10.2%, Crafting 10.2%

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 18.3% ★, Base Building 17.4%, Space 11.4%, Survival 10.5%, Sandbox 9.9%

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 Survival Craft 32.1% ★, Base Building 15.2%, Open World 9.8%, Crafting 9.6%, Survival 9.2%

Stationeers puts you in control of the construction and management of a space station to run by yourself or online with your friends. Complex atmospheric, electrical, manufacturing, agriculture, and gravitational systems require your thought and management at all times!

Why similar: Base Building 23%, Space 15.4%, Crafting 15.3%, Survival 13.8%, Sandbox 13.2%

You are the lone survivor orbiting a potential new home planet, tethered to what’s left of your ship. Gather nearby debris and assemble a make-shift vessel in an attempt to survive the harsh realities of space. Maybe you'll live long enough to uncover the truth behind the ship's malfunction...

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 31.3% ★, Base Building 13.7%, Crafting 10.1%, Space 9.9%, Survival 8.7%

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 30.9% ★, Space 17%, Open World 15.4%, Sandbox 14.9%, Exploration 9.1%

Astrometica: Prologue is the free game about surviving in space. You need to use your skills and tools to stay alive. There are many challenges to face, and you need to fight to survive. You also need to build a new base in space.

Why similar: Space Sim 21.8% ★, Base Building 17.2%, Open World 11.1%, Space 10.4%, Survival 10.3%

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 21.4% ★, Open World Survival Craft 17% ★, Open World 12.3%, Space 10.8%, Sandbox 9.1%

Explore unique star systems in AGOS: A Game of Space! Scavenge resources, face the danger of space and save humankind.

Why similar: Space Sim 32.7% ★, VR 22%, Open World 9.5%, Space 7.5%, Simulation 6.7%

Embark on a galactic journey in Cubic Odyssey, an open-world adventure where you explore vibrant planets, craft tools, build vehicles, and fight the Red Darkness. Uncover ancient mysteries, and shape a universe full of life, danger, and limitless possibilities!

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 30.6% ★, Base Building 13.7%, Procedural Generation 9%, Sandbox 8.3%, Open World 7.3%

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 31.4% ★, Space 17.2%, Open World 14.1%, VR 11.4%, Exploration 6.5%

You’re a castaway stranded in the middle of nowhere. Storm is gone, the worst certainly not. Look for food and resources, craft gear, make shelters. These are the basics, you need much more to stay alive on this cut-off-the-world, yet not desert island. Build & burn, sail & explore, be Out of Reach!

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 46.1% ★, Survival 12.6%, Open World 11.2%, Crafting 10.3%, Base Building 8%

You've barely managed to escape your exploding spaceship. Now in an old escape pod, you hurtle through space at the mercy of the cosmos. With no knowledge of the pod’s complex systems, your life depends on a technical manual and your own wits. How long can you survive?

Why similar: Space Sim 24% ★, Space 20.5%, Survival 16.9%, VR 13.4%, Resource Management 9.5%

How long would you survive in this unrealistic representation of the zombie apocalypse? Scavenge for supplies, find a base, and construct your defenses. Break down furniture and board up your home. Set bear traps, nail your axe to a gun, or find your own ways to fight off the undead. VR required.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.5% ★, VR 22.6%, Base Building 17.7%, Crafting 9.4%, Survival 8.5%

Survive and colonize Mars in a highly technical, open-world sandbox game. Build and upgrade your base, discover new regions, conduct mining operations, retrieve water, generate oxygen, grow crops, and fix broken parts.

Why similar: Base Building 17.6%, Crafting 12.6%, Open World 12.4%, Space 12.2%, Sandbox 10.9%

Hyperjump into the dark recesses of space with Genesis Alpha One - a roguelike FPS where you must build, maintain and navigate your ship through a galaxy filled with hostile alien and human threats. Explore, create and survive the militarized space race in order to secure humanity’s future.

Why similar: Space Sim 17.8% ★, Base Building 15.1%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Roguelite 11%, FPS 10.9%

Void Crew is a Chaotic, Co-op Roguelite game for 1 to 6 players: Outfit your spaceship and crew for thrilling quests, brave fierce enemies in Space Battles... and try not to panic!

Why similar: Space Sim 44.3% ★, Roguelite 18.9%, Space 18.6%, Exploration 6.4%, Sci-fi 5.9%

Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment. Explore planets and space, mine resources, survive hazards, and engage in combat alone or with friends in Creative or Survival modes.

Why similar: Space Sim 22.4% ★, Base Building 17.8%, Space 13%, Open World 12%, Survival 11%

Investigate a starship crash, explore a hostile world, build shelters and survive nightly attacks of the Rot. Tear down any structure and experience total freedom of action.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 36.2% ★, Base Building 15.1%, Survival 10.1%, Crafting 10%, Sandbox 9.6%

Detached is a suspenseful interstellar duel that demands tactics and skill to survive. Separated from your unit you must make smart decisions and race to safety in this visceral exploration of deep space. Strap yourself into your spacesuit for thrilling gameplay designed for VR headsets.

Why similar: VR 28.4%, Open World 14.8%, Space Sim 12% ★, Survival 11.3%, Exploration 9.4%

Scavenge abandoned ruins, craft gear from scrap and salvaged materials, and fight the environment itself as hunger, exposure, and exhaustion push you to your limits. There are no second chances—only adaptation or death.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 37.1% ★, Base Building 15.4%, Crafting 11.4%, Open World 10.6%, Survival 10.2%

Experience the first stages of terraforming an entire planet in this space survival open world terraforming crafting game prologue. Explore, survive, collect, build your base then create oxygen, heat and pressure to make an hostile planet livable for humanity.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33% ★, Base Building 14.6%, Survival 10.2%, Open World 9.5%, Crafting 9.4%

Starsand is a mystic survival game set among the dunes of an arcane desert. An open-world full of danger, vast environments and mysterious happenings await you! Explore, hunt, craft, build – and SURVIVE.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.3% ★, Base Building 13.6%, Open World 10.1%, Crafting 9.6%, Survival 9.3%

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 Survival Craft 39.3% ★, Base Building 12.8%, Open World 11.1%, Crafting 10.5%, Survival 10.4%

Experience a vast Sci-fi open-world survival TD game set on a distant planet deep in the universe. Craft, build, mine, trade, explore, and survive in this alien world. Collect Data and defend against waves of enemies seeking to banish you. Enjoy the adventure in Singleplayer or Multiplayer.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 33.6% ★, Base Building 13.7%, Open World 10.2%, Crafting 10.1%, Survival 9.3%

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: Open World Survival Craft 47.4% ★, Sandbox 12.6%, Crafting 8.6%, Space 8.5%, Survival 6.1%

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 24.4% ★, Space 21.5%, Sandbox 8.4%, RPG 7.5%, Roguelite 7.4%

Outpost Zero blends the genres of Multiplayer Base Building Survival and Simulation games in a Sci-Fi universe. On a lawless alien world, robotic scouts are tasked with building an Outpost for human colonists. Command AI minions, colonize the planet, and survive the perils of Gaiya.

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 39.4% ★, Base Building 13.1%, Survival 12.8%, Open World 9.9%, Crafting 7.4%

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: Open World Survival Craft 26.4% ★, Base Building 13.8%, Open World 10.6%, Sandbox 9%, Survival 8.7%

Explore space and build on other worlds in Star Rangers! Star Rangers is a space exploration and construction game that allows players to build habitats and spacecraft, acquire gear and explore the solar system.

Why similar: Space Sim 17.8% ★, Space 13.5%, Survival 13.2%, Sandbox 12.6%, Crafting 11.1%

In the vastness of space, you are a lone robot desperately trying to survive. Build, explore, and fight for your life as you face deadly threats in the asteroid belt. This hardcore game shows no mercy—dangers lurk at every step, ready to destroy you at any moment.

Why similar: Crafting 17.4%, Survival 15.9%, Open World 15.7%, Base Building 15.5%, FPS 15%

Embark on a journey of survival, crafting, and automation in Eden Crafters, a solo and co-op open-world game that challenges you to turn a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity. Temper the climate, create a breathable atmosphere, and turn toxic lakes into water: shape a new world!

Why similar: Open World Survival Craft 32.3% ★, Base Building 14.4%, Crafting 9.9%, Open World 8.6%, Sandbox 7.8%

Become one of the Hunters in Astro Hunters VR - PvPvE extraction shooter set in space. Explore a unique planet, fight with different enemies, craft, gather resources, and upgrade your weapons. But remember there are also other hunters on the planet. Will you ally, fight, or betray - it's up to you!

Why similar: VR 32.6%, Crafting 15%, Open World 12.5%, Space 12.2%, FPS 11.3%

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 24.8% ★, Base Building 16.2%, Space 14.9%, Open World 13.6%, Sandbox 11.5%

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: Roguelite 24.2%, Space 18.4%, Base Building 17.4%, Resource Management 14.7%, Procedural Generation 12.8%