60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Space Sim, Space, Simulation, Sci-fi.
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.
Starscrip
The top-down space sim. Fly, trade, and fight in a galaxy shaped by simulated history, where production, freight, and war reshape a living economy.
Interstellar Rift
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!
The top-down space sim. Fly, trade, and fight in a galaxy shaped by simulated history, where production, freight, and war reshape a living economy.
Why similar: Space Sim 36.6%, Trading 17.5%, Open World 11.1%, Space 8%, Sandbox 7.6%
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 25.7%, Trading 16.5%, Mining 11.8% ★, Sandbox 9.7%, Open World 9%
Mine a vast, lonely asteroid field at the edge of a giant solar system. Tear ore from drifting rocks, haul it back to the station, and upgrade a rust-bucket into a roaring hauler. Dodge mini-suns, the sun, and a black hole — and clear the whole field to win.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.9%, Trading 17.6%, Mining 14.4% ★, Economy 10.6%, Sandbox 10.3%
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 31.5%, Trading 15.1%, Sandbox 12.8%, Open World 11.9%, Space 6.7%
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: Space Sim 25.5%, Trading 18.3%, Economy 10.9%, Sandbox 10.1%, Open World 8.4%
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 Sim 22.7%, Trading 18.6%, Sandbox 16.3%, Space 10.9%, Open World 10.9%
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 Sim 25.8%, Trading 17.9%, Space 13.3%, Economy 11.9%, Sandbox 10.4%
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 Sim 27.5%, Trading 20.9%, Space 12.1%, Economy 10.7%, Sandbox 9.3%
Asteroids are worth trillions. They're also spinning at 200 meters per second. You are a Wrangler—harpoon tumbling rocks, wrestle them to a dead stop with your custom-built ship, and mine them for credits. The pay is good. The survival rate is a conversation people avoid.
Why similar: Space Sim 25.2%, Trading 16.9%, Mining 14.5% ★, Economy 11.8%, Sandbox 11.4%
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 Sim 32.6%, Space 13.4%, Economy 12.6%, Sandbox 12.1%, Trading 11.9%
Deep Claims is a space exploration game where you upgrade your ship and equipment in order to mine increasingly valuable and hazardous asteroids. Can you make it to the core?
Why similar: Space Sim 27.6%, Sandbox 16.1%, Crafting 10.7%, Management 10%, Open World 8.7%
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 Sim 26.3%, Trading 18.2%, Space 15.2%, Sandbox 13%, Open World 8.7%
Weird Wormholes is a casual game about traveling through wormholes to try and get back home. Use your ship to mine planets for resources and process these resources into components to enable your travels.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.4%, Sandbox 16.6%, Economy 10.2%, Mining 10.1% ★, Crafting 7.1%
Over 20 years of legendary space battles! Explore a massive living universe of danger and opportunity in a challenging and highly rewarding space adventure. Fight, trade, build, and connect with a universe driven and shaped directly by players.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.2%, Trading 20.1%, Mining 11.2% ★, Open World 9.5%, Economy 9.4%
Space Sim Tycoon – A sandbox transportation tycoon game where you can explore forbidden planets, gather resources, craft goods, and establish routes to manage your space empire.
Why similar: Space Sim 35.8%, Sandbox 16%, Building 8.6%, Simulation 8.1%, Trading 6.8%
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 49.1%, Trading 14.5%, Space 11.8%, Economy 7.3%, Simulation 6.3%
You are a pilot, seeking revenge on your deceitful father who threw you into unknown space. Can you find your way back and get revenge? Experience a mix of 2D topdown space adventure and explore planets to discover quests, negotiate trades, mine, hunt and survive in an expanding universe.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.4%, Trading 24.6%, Open World 12.5%, Space 10%, Mining 6.6% ★
Build, fly, and battle in Droneboi: Conquest - the ultimate space sandbox game! Explore Conquest, engage in combat, and upgrade your ship. Start your space journey today!
Why similar: Space Sim 23.2%, Trading 18.7%, Economy 12.8%, Sandbox 12.2%, Building 8.8%
A slow, system-driven space sim about contracts, reputation, and survival through careful decision-making, not combat or heroics.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.5%, Trading 20.4%, Mining 12.3% ★, Economy 9.4%, Sandbox 7.5%
Cosmonautica is a fresh take on space trading in a procedurally generated universe, paired with quirky humor for your intergalactic enjoyment.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.7%, Trading 24.1%, Economy 12.7%, Sandbox 8.5%, Open World 7.3%
Manage your very own space station in this Tycoon game. Sell fuel and repairs to the visitors. Manufacture and research new ways to defend your business and make more money while balancing your relations towards other factions. Survive against all odds.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.7%, Trading 15.4%, Economy 14.2%, Sandbox 13.3%, Crafting 5.7%
Run your own supermarket in outer space. Keep shelves stocked and nicely organized. Supply your store with drone delivery. Will you take the duty of running a space supermarket?
Why similar: Trading 26.5%, Space Sim 24.1%, Economy 16.6%, Sandbox 11%, Space 9.6%
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 36.1%, Space 15.4%, Mining 14.9% ★, Sandbox 14.5%, Open World 11.8%
Dive into a hardcore space station simulation and overcome the unforgiving environment of space. You must build and manage your station under the pressures of life, economics, and thermodynamics. Rise to power through economic leverage or ruthless military might.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.9%, Sandbox 17.7%, Economy 8%, Management 7.5%, Building 6.7%
Experience an epic story in this open-world space exploration RPG. Stranded far from home in a region torn apart by war, you must scavenge, research, and craft what you need to survive as you chart a course through dangerous sectors, uncover rival alien agendas, and search for a way home.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.5%, Trading 15%, Sandbox 12.9%, Open World 12.6%, Space 8%
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: Space Sim 25.7%, Trading 18.6%, Economy 11.5%, Sandbox 11%, Mining 10.6% ★
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 39%, Trading 23.9%, Open World 10.4%, Economy 9.9%, Space 8.2%
A 2D space trading game with a real economy. NPC ships haul cargo between 78 stations and prices move whether you're there or not. Good routes die as other traders catch on, so you keep hunting new ones. No quest markers, no "best trade" arrows. Just you, a map, and the prices.
Why similar: Space Sim 40.1%, Sandbox 17.8%, Economy 11.4%, Simulation 8.3%, Open World 5.9%
Starport Tycoon is a trade and management simulation set it space. Obtain landing rights, transport goods, plan profitable routes, develop spaceports and your fleet. Hold your ground against competitors and pirates.
Why similar: Space Sim 41.1%, Economy 21.5%, Trading 12.9%, Simulation 6.5%, Space 5%
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 Sim 22.1%, Trading 19.4%, Space 18.6%, Open World 15%, Sandbox 6.8%
An open world survival game set in space.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.8%, Mining 13.3% ★, Sandbox 13.1%, Open World 11.9%, Space 8.3%
An in-depth space and economy simulation meets simple twin-stick controls. Iskhaari people have been exiled by the Khanid Emperor to a contested region of the galaxy. Through the means of military, economy and politics conquer this region for the House of Iskhaar.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.1%, Trading 22%, Sandbox 14.4%, Economy 13.4%, Space 7.4%
A hardcore 2D MMO sandbox where survival depends on your skill in trade and combat. A world with a living economy and full loot that functions even when playing solo. Become a trade magnate, pirate, mercenary, or ruins explorer in this post-apocalyptic machine-world simulator.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.9%, Trading 19.9%, Sandbox 13.3%, Economy 12.3%, Open World 10.4%
Fly a rented corporate vessel in a procedurally-generated universe, navigate risky routes, profit from changing markets before the opportunity disappears and you lose it all. Take jobs, navigate the markets, smuggle, lie. Do everything in order to keep flying.
Why similar: Space Sim 49.8%, Economy 14%, Simulation 9.7%, Trading 7.9%, Space 5.5%
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 36.7%, Trading 22.1%, Sandbox 12.2%, Open World 10.7%, Space 8.1%
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: Space Sim 33.9%, Trading 26.2%, Economy 14.3%, Space 9%, Building 6.7%
Become spacefaring merchant in a galaxy filled with diverse planets, each with its own economy, resources, and challenges. Amass wealth and reputation by trading goods, negotiating with factions, and navigating the intricacies of interstellar commerce.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.5%, Trading 22.7%, Economy 14.2%, Sandbox 13.6%, Space 7.8%
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 46.7%, Open World 14.3%, Space 11%, Trading 10.6%, Sandbox 6.8%
Star Life is a space sandbox RPG where you start on a planet and carve your own path. Develop skills through "learn by doing," influence dynamic economies, schedule your life with the "Life Planner," and face the challenges of space. Balance risk and survival in a universe shaped by your choices.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.3%, Trading 19.9%, Economy 15%, Sandbox 14.4%, Open World 9.8%
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 27.4%, Trading 14.6%, Sandbox 11.5%, Economy 10.7%, Open World 9.4%
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 28.5%, Trading 17.3%, Mining 12.2% ★, Sandbox 11.4%, Open World 10.1%
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 26%, Trading 19.1%, Economy 11.4%, Sandbox 10.6%, Open World 9.6%
Embrace the final frontier and bend it to your will in Project Voidcraft - a space entrepreneurship sim set in the early days of space colonization. Experience a free-form MMO-grade Solar System sandbox where logistics is king, and everything else is up to you.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.4%, Economy 13%, Sandbox 13%, Open World 11.6%, Crafting 8.5%
Lead an expedition into an unexplored solar system. Build rockets, aircraft, and other vehicles, discover new worlds, gather resources, complete missions, unlock technology, and grow a colony of tiny purple Klorps in this spaceflight sandbox.
Why similar: Space Sim 42.5%, Sandbox 16.4%, Space 11.3%, Simulation 9.4%, Building 8.5%
In Prosperous Universe start your galactic empire by trading on the real-time market exchange with other real players. Build your 1st base from humble beginnings & watch as your business flourishes with complex supply chain strategies. Economics, politics & realism fuel this immersive business MMO.
Why similar: Space Sim 21.8%, Trading 20.5%, Economy 13.5%, Sandbox 11.2%, Open World 9.7%
Starfall Protocol is a Starship colony sim with RPG adventures in a galaxy with millions of explorable planets!🌌
Why similar: Space Sim 35%, Sandbox 13.2%, Open World 11.2%, Building 7.1%, Crafting 6.1%
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: Space Sim 29.1%, Mining 16.4% ★, Sandbox 15.1%, Space 13.1%, Open World 11.5%
A lo fi space salvage game. Strip dead warships for parts, fuel and gear. Fit your ship, manage your heat, and fight the machines that still hunt out here. Two hundred star systems, thousands of rolled drops, stations to build up. Made by one person. Trust nothing. Stay adrift.
Why similar: Space Sim 42.3%, Sandbox 14.8%, Open World 9.1%, Space 7.6%, Economy 7.3%
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: Space Sim 26.4%, Trading 19.3%, Mining 14.2% ★, Sandbox 11.5%, Crafting 7.7%
Embark on an epic space adventure in AstroMiner, where you must build a base, overcome challenges, and construct a space ship to return home from the asteroid belt.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.7%, Mining 16.4% ★, Sandbox 15%, Open World 12.1%, Space 8.5%
Explore a seamless endless universe with an uncountable number of galaxies, stars, planets, and moons. Make friends or enemies with unique alien civilizations. Research upgrades for your vessel with scientific phenomena and alien tech that you've acquired.
Why similar: Space Sim 41.2%, Sandbox 15.8%, Open World 14.6%, Crafting 10.9%, Space 7.3%
In Spaceflight Simulator, you will get to build your rockets, plan launches and flights, attempt landings, deploy payloads and explore new worlds.
Why similar: Space Sim 42%, Sandbox 18.4%, Space 10%, Crafting 6.2%, Building 5.5%
Explore the pixel cosmos, jumping from star system to star system. Land on fully procedural planets, and make them your home.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.2%, Sandbox 16.7%, Building 12%, Crafting 11.3%, Open World 9.2%
You find yourself in a distant galaxy full of merchants, diplomats, bandits and powerful factions. Explore unknown galaxies, trade, fight pirates or become one. Uncover mysteries and shape the universe!
Why similar: Space Sim 51.7%, Sandbox 20.6%, Open World 9.2%, Exploration 8.2%, Space 4.4%
Space. Ships. Resources. Trading. Production. Combat. Mine ore, haul cargo, and find profitable trade routes. Buy and capture ships, build your fleet, construct stations, and develop your production. Start with your first ship. Build your empire!
Why similar: Space Sim 40.5%, Economy 17.1%, Open World 15.5%, Crafting 10.4%, Space 8.8%
Command a crewed starship from the inside. Explore a living galaxy, answer distress calls, fight hostile ships, manage damage, craft supplies, and make captain-level choices during an interstellar war.
Why similar: Space Sim 16.9%, Economy 15.8%, Sandbox 13.8%, Space 11.7%, Crafting 9.6%
Survive the void in Null Hørizøn. Trade, fight, and explore a retro-futuristic 3D galaxy with 2D sprites. Upgrade your ship, smuggle goods, and travel across the universe. Tactical Real-Time combat meets Grid-based exploration in this atmospheric space sim. The Null Hørizøn calls, Captain.
Why similar: Space Sim 43.4%, Sandbox 14.9%, Economy 11.3%, Simulation 6.9%, Space 6.6%
From rags to riches, build your merchant empire in this space trader tycoon. Haul cargo, mine asteroids, run factories, trade stocks, command a fleet or even colonize an entire planet. Grow to become a gazillionaire as you outsmart the competition and expand your business across the planets.
Why similar: Trading 25.6%, Space Sim 23.3%, Economy 16.1%, Sandbox 15.8%, Management 8.2%
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 41.9%, Sandbox 19.3%, Open World 10.1%, Simulation 9.1%, Space 7.9%
