- #1 Starscrip
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FLOOPYPub: boomthump
Windows
The accessible space-sim. Fly, fight, and trade through a galaxy where the prices and borders came from 700,000 days of astropolitical generation that keep ticking.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.3%, Trading 16.4%, Space 16%, Open World 10.5%, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #2 Endless Sky
96% matchVery Positive92% of 7,090 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 31.4%, Trading 15.3%, Space Sim 12.4%, Open World 11.9%, Sci-fi 7.1%
- #3 X: Beyond the Frontier
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 397 reviews2010
Dev: Egosoft
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
The Human Race had advanced to the point where we could travel among the stars, we developed giant automated machines to help us colonise other worlds, but there was a fault in their programming and they turned and attacked. Forcing us to lay a trap to protect Earth and exiling the Human race to stay on Earth once again.
Why similar: Space 25%, Trading 20.2%, Space Sim 19%, Simulation 10.4%, Sci-fi 8.3%
- #4 Gaia Beyond
95% matchMostly Positive75% of 265 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: Space Sim 18.1%, Trading 17.2%, Space 13.1%, Open World 9.2%, Top-Down 7.7%
- #5 X2: The Threat
94% matchVery Positive83% of 529 reviews2006
Dev: Egosoft
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 35%
X²: The Threat is of a new generation of space simulator games, you play the role of Julian Gardna who continues the story set by X: Beyond The Frontier. The updated graphics engine gives the universe a fresher feel with newly designed ships and stations adding to the complexity of the universe.
Why similar: Space 28%, Space Sim 18.2%, Trading 17.7%, Open World 9.4%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #6 Transcendence
94% matchVery Positive89% of 227 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 18.4%, Space Sim 15.5%, Trading 15.2%, Open World 10.6%, Top-Down 7%
- #7 Starcom: Nexus
93% matchVery Positive90% of 2,315 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 31%, Space Sim 17%, Open World 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.9%, RPG 6.8%
- #8 Naev
92% matchVery Positive81% of 230 reviews2017
Dev: Naev Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Naev is a game about space exploration, trade, and combat in a large and vibrant universe. Players travel the galaxy and earn money by trading, fighting, and performing missions.
Why similar: Trading 22%, Space Sim 19.6%, Space 15.3%, Open World 8.7%, Top-Down 8.3%
- #9 Unknown Horizon
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ellitopia Gaming
Windows · Linux
Unknown Horizon is a retro styled top-down space exploration adventure where you will meet new alien races, learn their secrets and build their trust to get their help to find a way home.
Why similar: Space 21.3%, Trading 17.7%, Space Sim 11.3%, Top-Down 11.1%, Open World 9.3%
- #10 Drifter
91% 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 23.9%, Trading 19%, Space Sim 16.5%, Open World 11.2%, Simulation 8.5%
- #11 Wayward Terran Frontier: Zero Falls
90% matchMixed67% of 542 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 23.3%, Trading 15.7%, Space 15%, Open World 12.4%, Top-Down 8.1%
- #12 X3: Terran Conflict
89% matchVery Positive85% of 2,864 reviews2008
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse races, cultures and life forms creates new tensions, mistrust and open conflict that need to be overcome!
Why similar: Space 32.1%, Space Sim 18.5%, Trading 18%, Open World 8.6%, Simulation 7.8%
- #13 Exploration: Light
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rednax
Windows
Experience large space ship battles. Uncover the secrets of the mysterious alien race. Upgrade your ship or even start a fleet. Survive
Why similar: Space Sim 23.1%, Trading 18.7%, Open World 12.6%, Space 11.9%, Sci-fi 7.1%
- #14 Rebel Galaxy
88% matchVery Positive85% of 8,380 reviews2015
Dev: Double Damage Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 13.6 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 34.1%, Space Sim 17.9%, Open World 13.6%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Trading 8.3%
- #15 Darkstar One
87% matchVery Positive84% of 625 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 30.4%, Space Sim 28%, Open World 10.8%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Simulation 5.3%
- #16 Between the Stars
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,495 reviews2024
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 27.3%, Space Sim 24%, RPG 8.6%, Simulation 7.7%, Sci-fi 7.2%
- #17 X3: Reunion
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 739 reviews2006
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 41%
X3: Reunion continues the epic space saga, blending deep space trading and intense real-time combat. Explore a vast universe, establish your empire, and shape the new frontier. With enhanced graphics and intricate economies, it's a journey of strategy, simulation, and interstellar intrigue.
Why similar: Space 29.4%, Space Sim 23.8%, Trading 12.2%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Open World 7.7%
- #18 Elite Dangerous
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 107,282 reviews2015
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 18.2 hrsMean: 148.6 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 31.1%, Space 22.1%, Open World 13.4%, Trading 9.9%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #19 Space Shooter 24
84% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Yusuf Islam SeyhanPub: Inspector Studios
Windows
Join the war in the depths of space with Space Shooter 24! Customizable ships, realistic graphics, and breathtaking action await you. Take action now to save the galaxy.
Why similar: Space 22.2%, Open World 15%, Space Sim 14.2%, Sci-fi 9.2%, RPG 7.8%
- #20 Infinite Voyager
84% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: cGh ONE
Windows
Far from Earth, mankind hasn't changed in the centuries since we've reached the stars. Across this wide-open galaxy, you'll find merchants, builders, and explorers. The more adventurous are colonizers, conquerors, and even space pirates. And you, Voyager? What will you be?
Why similar: Space Sim 23.2%, Space 21.5%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Open World 10.9%, Adventure 7.6%
- #21 Star Spectre
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skulbowl Studio
Windows
Star Spectre is a single player space combat game with tons of exploration and numerous RPG elements. You will be free to explore and trade, as well as fight in a vast galaxy.
Why similar: Trading 22.5%, Space Sim 19.9%, Space 15.3%, Open World 7.8%, Flight 7%
- #22 X Rebirth
83% matchMixed44% of 7,316 reviews2013
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 19.0 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 36.4%, Space Sim 19.5%, Simulation 12.6%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Trading 7.2%
- #23 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey
81% matchVery Positive94% of 1,166 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 27.1%, Space Sim 18.3%, Open World 13.4%, Sci-fi 9%, Simulation 8.3%
- #24 Evochron Mercenary
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 435 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 31.3%, Space Sim 23%, Open World 11%, Simulation 10.5%, Trading 9.8%
- #25 Star Corsairs: Fractured Frontier
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tagir Nabiullin
Windows
Trade, fight and explore. Build a fleet, level your captain and dive through wormholes for rare loot — a single-player 2D space RPG of free corsairs.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.3%, Trading 23.6%, Space 16.9%, Open World 10.3%, RPG 6%
- #26 Stellar Wanderer DX
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 64 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: Trading 21.4%, Space Sim 19.9%, Space 13.7%, Open World 8.6%, Mining 8.4% ★
- #27 Helium Rain
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 339 reviews2018
Dev: Deimos Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Trade your wares and eliminate the competition in a cutthroat world. Buy new ships and stations to mine and haul resources. Explore the vast emptiness of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.1%, Space 26.7%, Trading 14.8%, Simulation 9.3%, Exploration 4.7%
- #28 Starlathe
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Astraeon Interactive
Windows
Command your ship and fleet in a galaxy that truly lives: 150 sectors where six factions mine, haul, trade, build and wage war whether you're there or not. Trade it, rob it, defend it — or forge your own fleet and carve out your place in it.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.7%, Trading 24.3%, Open World 12.1%, Space 9.7%, Mining 6.5% ★
- #29 black screen
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: captkuso
Windows · Linux
Trade to make your fortune in this lo-fi, laid back space adventure, where you'll get help from anthropomorphic animals, gear up your ship, and search for the mythical key to immortality hidden in the depths of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.3%, Trading 15%, RPG 9.5%, Open World 9.5%, Top-Down 9.4%
- #30 Objects in Space
78% matchMixed52% of 621 reviews2019
Dev: Flat Earth GamesPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Objects in Space is a retro space game centred on 2D point-and-click stealth action in a massive open world. Players have their own customisable ships and can meet people, become a trader, bounty hunter, explorer, scavenger or all of them at once.
Why similar: Space 27.6%, Space Sim 19.6%, Simulation 13.1%, RPG 10.8%, Adventure 6.7%
- #31 SIRIUS-4
76% matchMixed45% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Triumvirate Games
Windows
"Sirius-4" is a plot-oriented space simulator that gives the player complete freedom of action as a hired pilot of the "Sirius" unit. The action takes place on the outskirts of human space during a turbulent time for the galaxy after a global war.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.6%, Space 16.2%, Trading 14.1%, Simulation 12.1%, Flight 8.9%
- #32 Starcom: Unknown Space
74% matchVery Positive92% of 4,461 reviews2024
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 26.8%, Space Sim 23.8%, Open World 14.1%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Exploration 6.1%
- #33 Evochron Legacy SE
76% matchVery Positive83% of 445 reviews2016
Dev: StarWraith 3D Games LLC
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Advanced Space Flight, Combat, Trading, and Exploration Simulation. Set in a vast explorable universe, Evochron Legacy offers freeform gameplay with many diverse objectives and paths to choose from.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.6%, Trading 22.6%, Space 17.7%, Open World 11%, Sci-fi 7.2%
- #34 Dangerous
77% matchMostly Negative30% of 50 reviews2014
Dev: Binary HelixPub: XP
Windows · Mac
Dangerous is an epic 3D open and living world space combat RPG sandbox with an immersive and riveting story. Are you the feared war criminal who will destroy all life or the savior of the universe? Gather your wingmen and travel the galaxy in search of answers.
Why similar: Space Sim 22.6%, Space 21.9%, Open World 13.1%, Simulation 12.1%, RPG 11.7%
- #35 Astrox Imperium
75% matchVery Positive84% of 1,249 reviews2019
Dev: Jace Masula
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 34.4%, Space Sim 27%, Open World 12.5%, Mining 9.5% ★, Simulation 9.1%
- #36 Starlink: Battle for Atlas
75% matchMixed65% of 313 reviews2019
Dev: Ubisoft TorontoPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Lead a group of interstellar pilots dedicated to free the Atlas Star System from Grax and the Forgotten Legion. Start your adventure with the full original Starlink: Battle for Atlas™ Initiative team. Included : * Starlink Game * 4 Starships : Zenith, Neptune, Pulse, Lance * 6 Pilots : Mason, Judge, Chase, Hunter, Levi, Razor * 12...
Why similar: Space 28.7%, Space Sim 25.1%, Open World 15.3%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Adventure 11%
- #37 Story of Nova
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Horizium Studio
Windows
Awake aboard Nova Station with no memories and a crushing debt to the CRA. Explore alien worlds, gather resources, craft equipment, work for powerful factions or defy them, and uncover the truth behind your creation.
Why similar: Space 28.2%, Open World 21.3%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Adventure 8.5%, Exploration 7.3%
- #38 REAL MOON
73% matchMixed68% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: historia Inc.
Windows
Explore a precisely recreated lunar surface built from real data and a JAXA-backed simulation.
Why similar: Space Sim 36.9%, Space 22.8%, Simulation 14.3%, Open World 13.1%, Exploration 7.4%
- #39 Rodina
73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,333 reviews2014
Dev: Elliptic Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A single-developer passion project. A seamless full scale solar system. Thrilling action. Be part of an incredible journey as a Universe is built from the ground up!
Why similar: Space 35.1%, Open World 18.9%, Space Sim 16.6%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Exploration 8.4%
- #40 Space Merchant
73% matchMixed43% of 35 reviews2021
Dev: Retora Games
Windows
Based off the original Merchant RPG, a new Idle RPG space exploration experience!
Why similar: Trading 22.9%, Space Sim 19.9%, Space 17.5%, Top-Down 7.7%, Open World 6.6%
- #41 Starfield
71% matchMixed57% of 175,061 reviews2023
Dev: Bethesda Game StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 36.8 hrsMean: 76.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.
Why similar: Space 28.1%, Open World 17.7%, Space Sim 15%, Sci-fi 10.5%, RPG 8.2%
- #42 A Sector Darkly
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: A Paradise Lost Studios
Windows
A real-time open-world space exploration game. Your ship and crew lost in a sector in chaos. Befriend the local residents. Explore, scavenge, research, craft, upgrade. Take command of your ship and crew, survive, solve the mystery of the dark sectors and get your crew home.
Why similar: Space 21.1%, Space Sim 20.3%, Open World 14.2%, Sci-fi 11%, RPG 8%
- #43 EVE Online
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 39,351 reviews2010
Dev: Fenris Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 138.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Over 20 years of legendary space battles! Explore a massive living universe of danger and opportunity in a challenging and highly rewarding space adventure. Fight, trade, build, and connect with a universe driven and shaped directly by players.
Why similar: Trading 23.1%, Space Sim 21.4%, Space 15.6%, Open World 10.9%, Mining 7.8% ★
- #44 Baryum
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dams-Labs
Windows
A first-person space sim set in the real solar system at true scale, with every planet where it actually is today. Dock at the ISS, take contracts, survey planets, mine moons, haul cargo and fight pirates across genuine interplanetary distances as you rise from cadet to major.
Why similar: Space Sim 36.4%, Space 23.8%, Open World 15.5%, Sci-fi 9%, Simulation 9%
- #45 Star Horizon
72% matchMixed60% of 150 reviews2015
Dev: Orbital Knight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Experience fast action, thrilling levels, spectacular explosions and lots of pew-pew-pew. Star Horizon is a reboot for the on-rails space shooter genre.
Why similar: Space 27.3%, Space Sim 20.9%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Open World 9.9%, Simulation 9.5%
- #46 Stellar Trader
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ParaVerseLabPub: Spiral Up Games
Windows
See the galaxy through the eyes of a trader. Hundreds of years after humanity took to the stars, you're free to buy, fight, explore, and build your way to power. Shape economies, form alliances, and influence the systems that control trade, tech, and politics.
Why similar: Trading 27.5%, Space Sim 25.2%, Space 20%, Sci-fi 7.1%, Simulation 6.8%
- #47 Ostranauts
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,152 reviews2026
Dev: Blue Bottle GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Space Sim 24%, Space 17.5%, Trading 15.2%, Flight 7.9%, Open World 7%
- #48 The Galactic Junkers
70% matchMixed45% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Evil Twin ArtworksPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Become the space captain you always wanted to be. There are just a few problems, your ship needs work, there’s a price on your head, and your crew are idiots. Seek your fortune and the truth in The Galactic Junkers, a comedic space combat adventure game.
Why similar: Trading 22.6%, Space Sim 21.2%, Space 14.8%, Mining 9.4% ★, Open World 8.9%
- #49 Verse Project
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Synthes Games
Windows
In this multiplayer game you have to explore the Solar System in real scale. Control spaceships of the near future, explore planets, moons and asteroids, mine resources, fight for space domination and build the future of the universe.
Why similar: Space Sim 21.8%, Trading 19.6%, Space 17%, Open World 10.8%, Sci-fi 6.9%
- #50 REDVERY SPACE™
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: REDVERY e.K.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Single-player, first-person spaceflight sim. Fly a fast, agile ship through dense asteroid fields. Scan anomalies and sell scientific data at Science Labs—just don’t crash: you’ll lose it. Hack probes and satellites to access hidden secrets, then jump through unstable wormholes before they collapse.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.5%, Trading 20.1%, Space 17.4%, Open World 11.9%, Flight 5.9%
- #51 Capital Command
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hellride GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Take the helm of a state-of-the-art warship as you fight epic space battles in a sandbox campaign. Upgrade and customize your ship, master the art of maneuvering, and use a blend of tactical prowess and heavy firepower to overcome deadly threats.
Why similar: Trading 22.1%, Space Sim 21.9%, Space 16.6%, Open World 10.1%, Sci-fi 7.6%
- #52 Celestial Command
70% matchMixed62% of 704 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 36.4%, Space Sim 18.7%, Simulation 11.8%, Sci-fi 8.4%, RPG 6.7%
- #53 Stellar Wreck
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: luna kiuty studioPub: luna kiuty
Windows
Repair your spaceship, explore mysterious planets, battle strange creatures, and survive in this sci-fi sandbox RPG where every journey becomes a new adventure.
Why similar: Space Sim 22.6%, RPG 11.7%, Space 11.5%, Simulation 11.2%, Adventure 8.5%
- #54 Morancairn: The Silent Wake
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aether Codex
Windows
Single-player space strategy about the last ship of a vanished civilization: built to copy itself, no longer able to. Turn dead systems into mines, refineries, and shipyards. Design fleets, command the fights, lose ships, never the factory. Find out what silenced the galaxy.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.3%, Space 24.2%, Open World 10.4%, Exploration 7.8%, Simulation 7.7%
- #55 Cosmonautica
68% matchMixed48% of 1,190 reviews2015
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Cosmonautica is a fresh take on space trading in a procedurally generated universe, paired with quirky humor for your intergalactic enjoyment.
Why similar: Trading 26.7%, Space Sim 19.5%, Space 17.1%, Open World 8.2%, Sci-fi 7.2%
- #56 Interstellar Rift
67% matchMixed68% of 1,666 reviews2020
Dev: Split PolygonPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 33.1 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 23.6%, Trading 21.3%, Space 14.1%, Open World 11.7%, Mining 9.3% ★
- #57 Scraponauts
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AriaMakesGames
Windows
You are a Scraponaut, create your own spaceplane with unique parts each affecting the way your plane behaves. Collect scrap while exploring procedurally generated islands, unlock and discover unique new parts to upgrade your spaceplane.
Why similar: Space Sim 29%, Space 19.9%, Flight 8.1%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Simulation 7.8%
- #58 Star Nomad 2
68% 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 28.6%, Space Sim 14.2%, Open World 12.6%, RPG 11.3%, Simulation 11%
- #59 Infini Orbis
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tanis
Windows
Survive against a relentless horde in a single-player space sandbox blending factory automation, RTS combat, and deep RPG progression. Pilot humanity's last ark, the Mothership, on a desperate mission back in time to build a fleet powerful enough to change the destiny of the galaxy.
Why similar: Trading 25.3%, Space Sim 25.1%, Top-Down 8.8%, Space 7.5%, Sci-fi 5.9%