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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Space Sim, Space, Simulation, Science.

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Master physics in one compelling physics puzzle after another. Aim the launcher and adjust its power, using your understanding of gravity wells to correctly plot their courses in a variety of challenges. Complete a light-hearted story and then test yourself in the endless Expeditions mode.

Reviews: Positive — 100% — of 18 reviews
Released: 2021-11-02
Developer: Dire Kitten Games
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Shelby County Video Game DevelopmentPub: Mathematics Firms of Memphis
    Windows

    A classic fantasy MMORPG powered by uMMORPG—discover dungeons, fight powerful creatures, forge rare equipment, and shape a living world alongside hundreds of players.

    Why similar: Space Sim 31.4%, Science 29.9%, Space 15.8%, Education 7.7%, Simulation 6%

  2. #2 Solar Systems For Kids
    96% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: SRM Games
    Windows

    A family friendly casual game that teaches children about celestial bodies. Learn about the Sun, Earth, Jupiter, and the other celestial bodies that make up our Solar System. You or your child will also be able to create your own Solar System in a sleek and in-depth fashion!

    Why similar: Science 29.4%, Space Sim 19%, Space 17.3%, Family Friendly 12.4%, Education 8.5%

  3. #3 MOVING WITH THE MOON: Mastering Universal Gravitation!
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Wada System Limited
    Windows

    This is a new action game where you steer the earth. Steer the Earth, when both the Earth and the Moon are in the goal zone, the stage is cleared. Stars are constantly pulling on each other with universal gravitation. You can experience a simulated universal gravitation.

    Why similar: Science 32.4%, Space Sim 29.9%, Space 19.1%, Casual 6.4%, Sci-fi 4.4%

  4. #4 Kepler Project
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Kepler Project
    Windows · Linux

    Build rockets and shoot them into space. Once you reach orbit, you are halfway to explore anywhere in the Solar System.

    Why similar: Space Sim 35.7%, Space 24.4%, Science 21.8%, Simulation 9.4%, Education 6.2%

  5. #5 Search
    94% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
    Dev: Ahmad R.H.
    Windows

    The existence of all mankind is under threat. You are the only hope!

    Why similar: Space Sim 31.7%, Science 27.3%, Space 20.8%, Simulation 8.6%, Procedural Generation 7.7%

  6. #6 ΔV: Rings of Saturn
    93% matchVery Positive93% of 3,305 reviews2023
    Dev: Kodera Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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 Sim 24.6%, Science 22.6%, Space 17.2%, Procedural Generation 9.9%, Top-Down 6%

  7. #7 Satellite Command
    94% matchMixed64% of 80 reviews2016
    Dev: Stormtide
    Windows

    Satellite Command is a realistic, relaxing astrophysics simulator. Complete contracts with real data, launch and take control of ever more powerful Satellites, research advanced technology and build your Space Agency!

    Why similar: Science 26.4%, Space Sim 25.7%, Space 15.3%, Family Friendly 7.7%, Education 7.2%

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    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,936 reviews2019
    Dev: Cosmographic Software
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 47.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    The world's first science-based photorealistic interactive 3D planetarium that models the entire Universe, using procedural generation for uncharted areas.

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  9. #9 Solar System Experience
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Masutora
    Windows

    An educational, family-friendly game about our very own Solar System. Fly through space, land on planets and learn all the essential information about planets. You can take quizzes about each planet to check your knowledge.

    Why similar: Science 28.8%, Space Sim 26.5%, Space 20.8%, Education 9%, Family Friendly 8.1%

  10. #10 Kerbal Space Program
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 133,317 reviews2015
    Dev: SquadPub: Private Division
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 65.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.

    Why similar: Science 29.2%, Space Sim 27.8%, Space 25.4%, Simulation 7.1%, Education 4.8%

  11. #11 3D Solar System Simulator
    90% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
    Dev: Rob MoorePub: NARP
    Windows

    This is a simulation based upon real physics. Its specifically for use with 3D headsets such as the HTC Vive and Oculus quest. It gives you a 3D perspective of how gravity works and interacts on all the bodies in a solar system. You can experiment with creating your own solar system.

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  12. #12 Star Paws
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Blue Cat's Games
    Windows

    Star Paws is a space simulator with sandbox elements. In this game, you play as an astronaut cat. Your goal is to develop your own space program. Build a spacecraft from a variety of components and venture in search for a strange signal coming from a distant deep corner of the Solar System!

    Why similar: Space Sim 31.7%, Science 30%, Space 16.1%, Education 6.5%, Simulation 5%

  13. #13 Astro Tanto
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Theory Studios
    Windows

    You were promised a hero’s journey. You got a vacuum cleaner. Team up with 3 friends in this chaotic, physics-based co-op game. Build your space station out of "recycled" trash, dodge orbital debris, and try not to burn up in the atmosphere. In space, no one can hear you clean.

    Why similar: Space Sim 40.3%, Science 25.8%, Space 13%, Simulation 11.5%, Casual 7.5%

  14. #14 Spaceflight Simulator
    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,486 reviews2022
    Dev: Team Curiosity ✦
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    In Spaceflight Simulator, you will get to build your rockets, plan launches and flights, attempt landings, deploy payloads and explore new worlds.

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  15. #15 Starship Simulator
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fleetyard Studios
    Windows

    Explore a scientifically accurate Milky Way galaxy and discover distant uncharted worlds, while having unrestricted access to every deck of your Magellan Class deep space exploration vessel. Interact with numerous fully simulated ship systems, or simply relax in the bar and watch the stars drift by.

    Why similar: Space Sim 31.7%, Science 27.1%, Space 16.7%, Procedural Generation 10.1%, Sci-fi 4.6%

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    86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Les Bird
    Windows · Mac

    A futuristic sci-fi persistent universe exploration game with one million stars and 18 million planets and moons. Fly your ship to any star and explore its solar system. Claiming stars, planets and moons will make them yours forever - other players will see your discoveries and you will see theirs.

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  17. #17 Expedition Astra
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Light Year Interactive Inc.
    Windows

    Explore the uncharted territories of the Kuiper Belt in a deeply immersive virtual reality experience. Hone your skills in spacecraft docking, engage in strategic asteroid sampling, and unveil the secrets of this distant region of our solar system.

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    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Insert Developer NamePub: Great North Gorilla
    Windows

    A casual space simulation game where you perform orbital manoeuvres on satellites to change their orbit and complete missions.

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    84% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Juhani Viitanen
    Windows

    Casual puzzle game on a cosmic scale. Build stars, planets and other cosmic objects. Evolve your cosmos using abilities of the stars from stellar winds to supernova.

    Why similar: Space 26.7%, Space Sim 23.5%, Science 22.3%, Top-Down 9%, Family Friendly 6%

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    84% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows

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    Dev: TiJayFLY
    Windows

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    Why similar: Science 35%, Space Sim 31%, Space 18.8%, Linear 3.9%, Simulation 3.7%

  22. #22 Shrouded Suns
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Benjamin Cid Pérez
    Windows

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  23. #23 Celestarium
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Celestarium Dev
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Celestarium, an astronomy game where you start as an amateur astronomer. Discover and map planets, sell data to corporates, improve your gear, start your own space agency, manage your own missions, build and fly rockets to discovered bodies. Explore, prosper and expand your presence in space.

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  24. #24 Soyuz Constructors
    81% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 30,587 reviews2015
    Dev: Giant Army
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe.

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    81% matchVery Positive90% of 902 reviews2016
    Dev: Q Switched Productions, LLC
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%

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    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: We Cure Boredom
    Windows

    Repair satellites in orbit. Reduce space debris. And enjoy the view. Void Tech is space repair simulation game, where every mission extends satellite life and restores critical infrastructure.

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    78% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2024
    Dev: Light-Year Simulations, LLC
    Windows

    Freely travel among the stars and planets in this made for VR astronomy simulation. Experience space from some of the smallest solar system bodies to our largest planets. Or leave the solar system to explore strange new worlds orbiting stars so distant it takes light thousands of years to get here.

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  29. #29 Roids
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Braymatter
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  30. #30 1000 days to escape
    78% matchVery Positive84% of 401 reviews2019
    Dev: Lemon Squeezy
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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    77% matchMixed63% of 117 reviews2023
    Dev: Atomic JellyPub: Wildlands Interactive
    Windows

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    76% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: WPC
    Windows · Mac

    Real-time planetary collision sandbox powered by SPH physics: smash planets together and watch the destruction and its aftermath!

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    77% matchMostly Positive73% of 122 reviews2018
    Dev: Orbital Views
    Windows

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    76% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2018
    Dev: Paul SobkowiakPub: LPS-Interactive
    Windows

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    74% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
    Dev: Me
    Windows

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  36. #36 Spaceflight Simulator 2
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Curiosity ✦
    Windows · Mac

    Build rockets and fly them around the Solar System in this realistic aerospace sandbox. Attempt landings, build space stations, drive rovers, perform spacewalks, explore alien worlds, and get your crew home safe.

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  37. #37 A Hole In Space
    75% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2021
    Dev: Clever AIPub: Hoi 4 ED
    Windows · Mac

    A "small" universe simulation, where you play as a black hole and try to absorb the whole universe. You decide the size and shape of the universe. Could also be used as a less meaningful CPU benchmark.

    Why similar: Space Sim 52.6%, Space 25.2%, Simulation 11.7%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Physics 3%

  38. #38 Tachyon: The Fringe
    75% matchVery Positive89% of 244 reviews2009
    Dev: NovaLogic
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%

    Caught in the middle of a violent conflict on the fringe of the galaxy — your ability to survive will depend on your piloting skills and combat savvy as a mercenary space fighter. But, as you explore the vastly detailed world of Tachyon: The Fringe, you will often find that the most powerful weapon on your ship is in your head.

    Why similar: Space Sim 56.1%, Space 26.3%, Simulation 17.7%

  39. #39 Rogue System
    73% matchMixed67% of 274 reviews2022
    Dev: Digits Crossed Interactive, LLCPub: Image Space Incorporated
    Windows

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    Why similar: Space Sim 64.5%, Space 19.4%, Simulation 16.2%

  40. #40 Rocket Science
    73% matchVery Positive80% of 160 reviews2020
    Dev: unbeGames
    Windows

    Take part in a space program. Design spacecrafts and send them off to explore the vast expanses of space. Experience the real scale of the Solar system and the size of its celestial bodies.

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  41. #41 Periapsis: Eclipse
    71% matchPositive84% of 48 reviews2025
    Dev: Skytrellis Games
    Windows

    Conquer the Settled Galaxy in Periapsis: Eclipse where gravity, heat and the physics of space are the keys to conquest. Master orbital mechanics, real-world inspired weapons and nuclear rockets to outmaneuver dozens of hostile ships and claim victory for the Exiled Empire.

    Why similar: Science 37.5%, Space Sim 26.1%, Space 19.6%, Simulation 5.8%, Top-Down 5.2%

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    73% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Gogodinosaur
    Windows

    Stellar Archipelago is a third-person base builder with a space western flair. Gather resources, build colonies on miniature planets, and grow your population to prove habitability. Unlock the warp junction and open your frontier system to future settlers.

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    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Zhurbyte
    Windows · Linux

    You are the ISS crew, where the station's fate depends on everyone. Oxygen leaks, system failures, meteorite threats — repair with your own hands and make real-time decisions. Complete missions, perform spacewalks. Experience life in orbit: in space, nothing goes according to plan.

    Why similar: Space Sim 40%, Science 22.3%, Space 13.9%, Simulation 9.5%, Cinematic 7.4%

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    71% matchMixed56% of 61 reviews2024
    Dev: Hochschule Darmstadt
    Windows

    IMPACT is an immersive sci-fi game set on the Moon. Build and manage a lunar base, generating valuable scientific data along the way. This data is used by the European Space Agency to train a real AI that will eventually land on the Moon.

    Why similar: Space Sim 32.3%, Science 28.3%, Space 15.9%, Family Friendly 7.8%, Top-Down 5.7%

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    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tonia Sanzo
    Windows

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    Why similar: Science 35.8%, Space 23%, Simulation 10.3%, Family Friendly 7.6%, Education 7%

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    72% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2018
    Dev: Leveler Games
    Windows

    Planetary Settlers is a family friendly game with real benefits! Learn about the solar system as you play. Experience realistic gravity as you control Blue 42 on each planet, completing mini games, uncovering secrets, solving puzzles, and completing quizzes to enhance your abilities!

    Why similar: Science 33.7%, Space 21.1%, Space Sim 17.1%, Education 9.6%, Family Friendly 8.1%

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    70% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2024
    Dev: Lucky Cog Studios
    Windows

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    70% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
    Dev: Rumor Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
    Dev: tentcoding
    Windows

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    68% matchNo user reviews88% of 17 reviews2026
    Dev: Kugelblitz
    Windows

    Travel through the solar system in your own spaceship! The motion of each celestial body is accurately reproduced by the Kepler equation.

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    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Endless Abyss Games
    Windows

    Master the hardcore, Starship-style catch maneuver in Critical Descent. Pilot massive boosters and agile upper stages across 50+ handcrafted levels on Earth, the Moon, and Mars. Featuring global leaderboards, multiple difficulties, and a realistic physics system, for the ultimate landing experience.

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    70% matchMostly Negative36% of 162 reviews2018
    Dev: Stuka Games IncPub: Brixton Dynamics Ltd
    Windows

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  53. #53 MatchyGotchy
    69% matchMostly Positive76% of 177 reviews2018
    Dev: Silverware Games, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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    68% matchNo user reviews
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    67% matchMostly Negative27% of 31,135 reviews2023
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    67% matchMixed63% of 27 reviews2022
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    Windows

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    68% match9 user reviews90% of 10 reviews2016
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    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%

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  59. #59 FSX SpacePort
    67% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
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