- #1 Avorion
97% matchVery Positive90% of 14,488 reviews2020
Dev: Boxelware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 99.0 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: Spaceships 27.9% ★, Space Sim 15.1%, Space 14.7%, Sandbox 13.4%, Open World 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep ship building and a massive sandbox galaxy that mirrors the progression and freedom found in Star Valor.
- #2 EVERSPACE™ 2
96% matchVery Positive86% of 12,855 reviews2023
Dev: ROCKFISH Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 29.0 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: Loot 26.2%, Space 20%, Open World 13.2%, Action RPG 10.1%, Sci-fi 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a polished, action-oriented space RPG experience with a heavy focus on loot and exploration.
- #3 Rebel Galaxy
96% matchVery Positive85% of 8,345 reviews2015
Dev: Double Damage Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Rebel Galaxy is a swashbuckling space adventure, with action-packed combat, exploration, discovery, trade, and “negotiation” with the outlandish denizens at the edge of the known universe.
Why similar: Space 37.4%, Open World 15.5%, Space Sim 14.4%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Sandbox 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the sense of scale and open-world freedom with a focus on ship-to-ship combat and trade.
- #4 Space Pirates and Zombies
95% matchVery Positive91% of 3,157 reviews2011
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a randomly generated Galaxy populated with factions, enemies, missions, and items providing you with a unique experience each time you play.
Why similar: Space 32.7%, Procedural Generation 11%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Top-Down 9.2%, Open World 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features top-down tactical combat and ship customization that feels like a direct ancestor to the action in Star Valor.
- #5 Starcom: Unknown Space
94% matchVery Positive92% of 4,377 reviews2024
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows
Median: 8.5 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 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Space Sim 14.9%, Open World 12.5%, Action RPG 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration and ship customization with a focus on discovering mysteries in a vast, open galaxy.
- #6 VoidExpanse
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 765 reviews2015
Dev: AtomicTorch Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore the vast reaches of VoidExpanse -- mine asteroids, upgrade your ship, trade, complete missions, advance your character and survive fast-paced combat with hostile aliens and mercenaries in the rich and exciting Sci-Fi universe of VoidExpanse!
Why similar: Space 33%, Sandbox 16%, Open World 15.9%, Sci-fi 11%, RPG 10%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down space RPG that shares a very similar gameplay loop of mining, trading, and combat in a persistent galaxy.
- #7 Astrox Imperium
93% matchVery Positive84% of 1,237 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 28.6%, Mining 22.5% ★, Space Sim 16.8%, Sandbox 14.3%, Open World 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A deep space simulation that allows for extensive customization and a focus on mining and economy.
- #8 Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
91% matchVery Positive94% of 12,715 reviews2022
Dev: Walternate Realities
Windows
Median: 19.5 hrsMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Design and simulate the starships of your dreams! Command your ship or fleet in epic battles and manage your crew while exploring a dangerous galaxy. Play alone or with friends, test your ships in online PvP, and let your imagination reach for the stars!
Why similar: Spaceships 36.9% ★, Space 20.4%, Space Sim 17.9%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Exploration 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on intricate ship design and tactical combat, perfect for those who enjoy the engineering aspect of Star Valor.
- #9 Endless Sky
92% matchVery Positive92% of 7,056 reviews2015
Dev: Michael Zahniser
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.7 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 39%, Open World 15.3%, Space Sim 11.3%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Sandbox 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play open-world space game that emphasizes trading, combat, and fleet management in a 2D environment.
- #10 Space Rangers HD: A War Apart
91% matchVery Positive94% of 7,226 reviews2013
Dev: SNK GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 27.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Space adventure, open world RPG, strategy, arcade, quest and more!
Why similar: Space 46.2%, RPG 14.1%, Open World 13.1%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Sandbox 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic top-down space RPG that offers unparalleled freedom in how you interact with the galaxy and its factions.
- #11 Gaia Beyond
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 264 reviews2020
Dev: Warp Turtle
Windows
Gaia Beyond is a handcrafted 2D Action-RPG, an exploration mix built around the core features fighting, mining and trading. Your decisions are footprints within a vast non-linear solar system. Forge alliances among numerous factions and develop relations with hundreds of NPCs.
Why similar: Mining 25.6% ★, Space Sim 15.1%, Space 14.8%, Open World 10.8%, Sci-fi 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down space sim that captures the open-world exploration and RPG elements of Star Valor perfectly.
- #12 Interstellar Rift
89% matchMixed68% of 1,663 reviews2020
Dev: Split PolygonPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 33.4 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: Mining 24.5% ★, Space Sim 15.7%, Space 12.7%, Sandbox 12.5%, Open World 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a complex ship-building and exploration experience for players who enjoy managing their own vessel.
- #13 ΔV: Rings of Saturn
87% matchVery Positive93% of 3,408 reviews2023
Dev: Kodera Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A physics-based mining sim, set in the thickest debris field in Sol. Every action has a reaction, lasers are invisible without a medium, and your thrust is a potent weapon. Find trade, adapt your equipment to your playstyle, hire a crew to help. Unravel the mysteries of the rings, or just get rich.
Why similar: Space 20.4%, Space Sim 15.9%, Procedural Generation 12%, Open World 10.7%, Sandbox 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the mining aspect of space games with realistic physics and a high-stakes atmosphere.
- #14 Reassembly
88% matchVery Positive94% of 4,079 reviews2015
Dev: Anisoptera GamesPub: Indie Voyage
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A spaceship building and universe-exploration game. Collect resources, expand and grow your fleet, and conquer your personal galaxy. Stellar ambience by Peaks.
Why similar: Space 35.8%, Sandbox 28.4%, Open World 9.4%, Top-Down 7.2%, Sci-fi 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on modular ship building and sandbox combat, providing a unique take on fleet management.
- #15 Galaxy on Fire 2™ Full HD
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,240 reviews2012
Dev: Fishlabs Entertainment GmbHPub: bitComposer Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%
A hyperdrive malfunction sends Keith T. Maxwell tumbling through space and time to fight for his life against a mysterious alien armada that is wreaking havoc.
Why similar: Space 36.3%, Space Sim 31.2%, Exploration 12.8%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Action 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a classic space-sim experience with a strong narrative and a variety of ships to pilot and upgrade.
- #16 Starpoint Gemini Warlords
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,584 reviews2017
Dev: Little Green Men Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.9 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: Spaceships 28.9% ★, Space 18.3%, Space Sim 14.3%, Open World 11.5%, Sandbox 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Blends RPG elements with strategy and large-scale ship combat in a persistent open world.
- #17 Void Destroyer 2
86% matchVery Positive80% of 672 reviews2020
Dev: Iteration 11
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 15.3 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: Mining 25.9% ★, Space Sim 17.8%, Space 15.5%, Sandbox 15%, Open World 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines space simulation with strategy elements, allowing players to command fleets in a sandbox environment.
- #18 Starship EVO
85% matchVery Positive84% of 1,485 reviews2020
Dev: Moonfire Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 28.1%, Sandbox 19.9%, Spaceships 13.8% ★, Space Sim 13.5%, Open World 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a sandbox experience with a heavy emphasis on building and engineering your own space vessels.
- #19 Transcendence
84% matchVery Positive88% of 226 reviews2015
Dev: Kronosaur Productions
Windows
Explore the farthest reaches of Human Space in this open-world space adventure. Compelled to journey to the Galactic Core by a mysterious hyperintelligence, you must fight your way through dozens of star systems teeming with clashing empires, expansionist AIs, and fearsome xenophobes.
Why similar: Space 18.1%, Space Sim 11.3%, Procedural Generation 11.3%, Open World 10.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that features a unique roguelite progression system within a vast, dangerous galaxy.
- #20 Between the Stars
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,460 reviews2024
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 8.7 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 30.5%, Space Sim 19.5%, Sandbox 12.3%, RPG 11.3%, Sci-fi 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that puts you in command of a cruiser, focusing on combat and decision-making.
- #21 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey
83% matchVery Positive94% of 1,159 reviews2017
Dev: Bird in SkyPub: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
3030 Deathwar is a unique mix of Adventure and Space Sim. Explore star systems, mine and hunt pirates in top-down mode. Leave your ship and switch into classic Adventuring mode, where you explore derelicts, talk to shady characters or head over to the space bar for a drink.
Why similar: Space 29.6%, Open World 15.3%, Space Sim 14.7%, Sandbox 13.5%, Sci-fi 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a charming mix of adventure and space simulation with a focus on exploration and trading.
- #22 Landinar: Into the Void
84% matchMixed56% of 244 reviews2019
Dev: Convoy Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Landinar: Into the Void is a top-down space-adventure-RPG. You are recruited as a rookie bounty hunter in the oppressive Landinar Empire. On your journey through the quadrant you will meet diverse characters, build your own spaceship and choose your battles.
Why similar: Space 22.7%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Space Sim 16.6%, Sandbox 10.3%, Open World 10%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down action RPG that focuses on exploration and ship customization in a procedurally generated galaxy.
- #23 Stellar Tactics
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,706 reviews2026
Dev: Don WilkinsPub: Maverick Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!
Why similar: Sandbox 26.2%, Space 20.3%, Open World 16.7%, Exploration 13%, RPG 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A squad-based RPG that features deep space exploration and tactical combat both on ships and on the ground.
- #24 Darkstar One
82% matchVery Positive83% of 618 reviews2008
Dev: Ascaron Entertainment ltd.Pub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Darkstar One offers a fantastic amount of freedom of choice. The story-based missions gradually lead you deeper into the galaxy to new races, new technologies and ever stronger opponents. Explore a vast array of solar systems in search of hidden artifacts of ancient races, essential objects for upgrading your ship--the Darkstar One.
Why similar: Space 32.2%, Space Sim 21.9%, Sci-fi 13%, Open World 12%, Action 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic space-sim that focuses on ship upgrades and exploration in a narrative-driven galaxy.
- #25 Hardspace: Shipbreaker
79% matchVery Positive89% of 22,140 reviews2022
Dev: Blackbird Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp!
Why similar: Space 31.2%, Sandbox 18.6%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Space Sim 15.4%, Procedural Generation 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the industrial side of space, offering a unique and satisfying gameplay loop centered on salvaging.
- #26 Starpoint Gemini 3
81% matchMixed50% of 875 reviews2020
Dev: Little Green Men Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fight, loot, explore and craft in the living open world of Starpoint Gemini 3. Assemble your trusty ship and boost your RPG skills to face all challenges.
Why similar: Spaceships 27.4% ★, Space 14.3%, Space Sim 13.5%, Open World 8.9%, Crafting 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a more personal, character-driven approach to the space-sim genre with plenty of exploration.
- #27 Destination Sol
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,362 reviews2015
Dev: MovingBlocks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Pilot your ship in the seamless open world made of space, planets, and more. Find new ships and equipment, find allies and beat all the enemies in this open source space shooter!
Why similar: Space 38.4%, Open World 22.6%, RPG 16.5%, Procedural Generation 9.3%, Action 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, top-down space shooter that emphasizes exploration and survival in a dangerous solar system.
- #28 Vanguard Galaxy
77% matchVery Positive91% of 496 reviews2025
Dev: Bat Roost Games
Windows
A relaxing game about space exploration that can be played full screen or at the bottom of your screen. Trade, fight, mine and salvage your way through a procedurally generated galaxy. Let the game idle while your autopilot handles business and builds your fortune.
Why similar: Mining 19.4% ★, Loot 14.8%, Space 11.3%, Space Sim 10.5%, Sandbox 9.7%
- #29 Celestial Command
81% matchMixed62% of 701 reviews2014
Dev: Science Interactive
Windows · 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 36.7%, Sandbox 20.8%, Space Sim 14%, Sci-fi 9.9%, RPG 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based space simulation that allows for creative ship building and complex orbital mechanics.
- #30 Starminer
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,757 reviews2026
Dev: CoolAndGoodGames
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Design and build a massive interstellar fleet in this simulation sandbox. Strip space of its minerals for profit, but stay alert: your greed attracts the alien. Master deep base-building and deploy warships to protect your empire in immersive real-time space.
Why similar: Spaceships 25.1% ★, Mining 17.1% ★, Space Sim 12.2%, Space 11.7%, Sandbox 11.1%
- #31 Starcom: Nexus
77% matchVery Positive90% of 2,305 reviews2019
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.5 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 32.3%, Space Sim 13%, Sci-fi 12%, Open World 11.1%, RPG 8.4%
- #32 Shortest Trip to Earth
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,435 reviews2019
Dev: Interactive Fate
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.
Why similar: Spaceships 42.6% ★, Space 22.4%, Space Sim 14.2%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Exploration 8%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused space sim that forces players to manage their ship and crew under constant threat.
- #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 22.3%, Sandbox 17.3%, Mining 12.4% ★, Space Sim 11.3%, Open World 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox space game that focuses on the experience of being a pilot in a massive, open galaxy.
- #34 Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation
76% matchVery Positive84% of 455 reviews2015
Dev: Jace Masula
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Exiled to a deep space mining sector, you are left with a crappy ship, a laser, and a small mining beam. It is up to you to survive by working your way through the galaxy. Mine asteroids, refine and trade the ore, buy upgrades for your ship, hunt pirates... you get it.
Why similar: Mining 24.5% ★, Space 23.5%, Sandbox 14%, Space Sim 12.7%, Open World 10.1%
- #35 Reality Break
73% matchVery Positive83% of 713 reviews2025
Dev: Element Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Rewrite the universe! Break reality to change your fate, and use your powers to stop sinister forces from altering existence itself. Discover the origin of your new abilities in a fast-paced ARPG Loot Collection Roguelite where you will bend, break, and change the laws of the universe!
Why similar: Spaceships 29.5% ★, Loot 17.5%, Top-Down Shooter 12%, Space 11.8%, Action RPG 7.5%
- #36 Warspace 2
74% matchMixed61% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Magic Game Art
Windows · Mac · Linux
Warspace 2 is a 1-4 player CO-OP space shooter with RPG elements, open-world and procedurally-generated galaxy. You can trade, craft, and fight your way through a universe, either solo or with friends.
Why similar: Loot 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Sandbox 11.5%, Space 11.4%, Space Sim 10.9%
- #37 Space Pirates And Zombies 2
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,837 reviews2017
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Design and then improve the ultimate mothership. Explore a persistent living galaxy populated by 200 unique captains that can do everything you can do. Survive the zombie infection and then fight them back. Make allies and start your own faction. Build your empire. Also includes Sandbox Mode.
Why similar: Space 36.8%, Open World 14.7%, Sandbox 11.3%, RPG 8.7%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #38 StarMade
75% matchMixed68% of 2,989 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 29.4%, Sandbox 22.5%, Open World 15%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Space Sim 7.8%
- #39 Ostranauts
73% matchVery Positive81% of 2,676 reviews2020
Dev: Blue Bottle GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Navigate your scrappy ship through the boneyard in search of valuable parts in abandoned vessels. Use salvage to upgrade your ship, or sell it for cash to pay down your mounting debt, or restock fuel, air, or food. Fly and role-play aboard your dream spaceship in this hardcore noir space-sim.
Why similar: Spaceships 20.8% ★, Space Sim 15.9%, Space 15.8%, Sandbox 14%, Procedural Generation 7.8%
- #40 Astronomics
71% matchVery Positive90% of 664 reviews2025
Dev: Numizmatic
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Top-down action and space exploration meet asteroid mining automation! Navigate to randomly generated asteroids passing by and start mining. Impress your employer, upgrade your equipment, fight off pirates and save up for that ticket to Earth so you can finally come home... for the very first time.
Why similar: Mining 21.1% ★, Space 20.3%, Procedural Generation 16.2%, Sandbox 13.5%, Top-Down 9.4%
- #41 Space Trash Scavenger
72% matchVery Positive84% of 521 reviews2024
Dev: SquarePlay GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Space 19.2%, Sandbox 15%, Procedural Generation 12.9%, Open World 12.8%, Crafting 11.4%
- #42 Star Singularity
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 69 reviews2018
Dev: Star Bunny Enterprises
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A space action-adventure unlike any other: navigate your spacecraft through a galactic-scale mystery. Make sure to loot, craft and upgrade your space fleet. Play the story campaign or test your skills in vicious arena modes against AI opponents.
Why similar: Space 17.6%, Top-Down Shooter 13%, Open World 11.5%, Procedural Generation 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #43 Eventide Matter
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 888 reviews2025
Dev: Ottropi Games
Windows
A 2D space mining adventure. Mine exotic resources, unlock powerful equipment, and fend off relentless enemies to build an inter-dimensional portal, the last hope of salvation for your civilization.
Why similar: Mining 30.7% ★, Space 17.2%, Crafting 12.2%, RPG 9.5%, Sci-fi 9.4%
- #44 The Last Starship
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,617 reviews2026
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Last Starship is a 2D space construction game where you design and upgrade your starship. Choose your path: pirate hunter, miner, engineer, spacebus driver, and more, whilst exploring vibrant star systems. Enjoy a growing sandbox world, with regular free updates. Your cosmic adventure awaits!
Why similar: Mining 27.9% ★, Space 15.8%, Space Sim 15.3%, Sandbox 14.1%, Sci-fi 8.6%
- #45 Galactic Mining Corp
71% matchVery Positive84% of 936 reviews2021
Dev: Windybeard
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Galactic Mining Corp is a unique rogue-lite, action game with crafting and base building mechanics. Head into uncharted space and discover a universe of locations to exploit for riches! Use your profits to expand your HQ, hire a crazy work force, obtain new drill components and upgrade everything.
Why similar: Mining 27.7% ★, Space 14.8%, Space Sim 14.2%, Loot 13.4%, Procedural Generation 10.8%
- #46 Star Nomad 2
73% 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 26.5%, Sandbox 14.7%, RPG 12.4%, Open World 12.2%, Top-Down Shooter 10.3%
- #47 Silent Sector
71% matchVery Positive85% of 147 reviews2021
Dev: Rake in Grass
Windows
Oldschool action open-world sci-fi with a unique storyline, frenetic battles, crude humor, loose morals and cows.
Why similar: Space 14.6%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Space Sim 13.2%, Sandbox 10.4%, Open World 10.3%
- #48 Evochron Mercenary
72% 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 36.7%, Space Sim 19.8%, Sandbox 15.1%, Open World 13.5%, Sci-fi 11%
- #49 Drox Operative 2
70% matchVery Positive90% of 288 reviews2021
Dev: Soldak Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Drox Operative 2 is a starship action RPG with warring alien races, fierce space battles, a dynamic, evolving galaxy, and co-op multiplayer for Windows and Linux.
Why similar: Loot 17.5%, RPG 17.5%, Space 16.2%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Action 8.9%
- #50 Elite Dangerous
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 106,632 reviews2015
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 18.2 hrsMean: 148.2 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 26.6%, Space 25.6%, Open World 16.3%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Sandbox 8.3%
- #51 X4: Foundations
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 29,356 reviews2018
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 94.8 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 23.2%, Space Sim 20.2%, Sandbox 17.5%, Open World 14.8%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #52 SpaceBourne 2
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,095 reviews2025
Dev: Burak Dabak
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.1 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 24.6%, Mining 24.3% ★, Space 18.8%, Open World 15.6%, RPG 10.2%
- #53 Stellar Wanderer DX
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 60 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: Mining 28.3% ★, Space Sim 16.8%, Space 15.7%, Open World 10.3%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #54 Star Traders: Frontiers
68% matchVery Positive84% of 3,789 reviews2018
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 24.7 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: Space Sim 18.7%, Sandbox 17.2%, Procedural Generation 16.2%, Space 15.3%, Sci-fi 13.9%
- #55 Space Haven
64% matchVery Positive86% of 10,886 reviews2026
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 23.4%, Space Sim 20.2%, Sandbox 20%, Open World 14.7%, Sci-fi 11.9%
- #56 Nienix: Cosmic Warfare
67% matchVery Positive87% of 352 reviews2023
Dev: HolmCom
Windows · Mac · Linux
Search for the legendary lost artifact Nienix through galaxies in conflict! An open world space action RPG adventure that can be played both alone and together!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.3%, Loot 16.7%, Space 12%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Action RPG 9.4%
- #57 Out of Orbit
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 162 reviews2023
Dev: Case Yellow Labs
Windows
Design, build, or pirate spaceships. Build bases on planets. Explore endless randomly generated universes, travel through black holes, command your crew, survive cosmic events, collect and trade materials, battle epic bosses, and much more. The sky is the limit, literally!
Why similar: Spaceships 28.6% ★, Sandbox 16.8%, Space 15%, Open World 12.6%, Exploration 7.9%
- #58 Jitter
65% matchVery Positive85% of 163 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 19.1%, Space Sim 18%, Sandbox 15.4%, Open World 13.6%, Sci-fi 9.8%
- #59 Spaceflight Simulator
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,436 reviews2022
Dev: Team Curiosity ✦
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In Spaceflight Simulator, you will get to build your rockets, plan launches and flights, attempt landings, deploy payloads and explore new worlds.
Why similar: Spaceships 21.1% ★, Space Sim 18.7%, Space 18.4%, Sandbox 17.4%, Exploration 6.2%
- #60 Wayward Terran Frontier: Zero Falls
69% matchMixed67% of 538 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 18.9%, Space 16.4%, Sandbox 16.2%, Open World 14.2%, Sci-fi 7.6%
