- #1 Void Destroyer 2
97% matchVery Positive80% of 664 reviews2020
Dev: Iteration 11
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.5 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: Space Sim 20.3% ★, Trading 15.5% ★, Mining 13.5% ★, Flight 10.5%, Sandbox 9.5%
- #2 The Spatials: Galactology
96% matchMixed69% of 258 reviews2018
Dev: Weird and Wry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The Spatials are back with Galactology! Design, build and protect your colony station from the many enemies you will make while exploring the galaxy and exploding their homeworlds.
Why similar: Space Sim 21.6% ★, Spaceships 20.9% ★, Sandbox 12%, Base Building 12%, Space 10.9%
- #3 Galactic Mining Corp
96% matchVery Positive84% of 931 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 20.1% ★, Space Sim 18.9% ★, Economy 17.4%, Space 12.2%, Base Building 11%
- #4 Avorion
95% matchVery Positive90% of 14,288 reviews2020
Dev: Boxelware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 98.8 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 18.7% ★, Space Sim 15.5% ★, Trading 10.4% ★, Flight 10.3%, Economy 8.8%
- #5 Gaia Beyond
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 258 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 22.5% ★, Trading 19% ★, Mining 17.5% ★, Space 10.7%, Open World 8.2%
- #6 Final Upgrade
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 451 reviews2022
Dev: TaosX
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Help humanity to spread throughout the cosmos by exploring new worlds, building space factories and setting up trade routes. Research advanced technologies to increase efficiency and unlock new paths of development. Fight off other artificial intelligences in your goal to reach the Final Upgrade!
Why similar: Space Sim 23.7% ★, Space 16.3%, Base Building 15.2%, Sandbox 13.3%, Open World 11.6%
- #7 X4: Foundations
93% matchMostly Positive80% of 27,985 reviews2018
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 94.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore the stars, trade goods, fight battles, build stations, buy and equip ships, and command fleets in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to your decisions.
Why similar: Space Sim 20.5% ★, Trading 19.4% ★, Economy 13.3%, Sandbox 9.9%, Flight 9.6%
- #8 Hired Stars
92% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Mark Kaps
Windows
HIRED STARS is an isometric single player RTS game in an open, randomly generated sandbox universe. You take control of a small mercenary force. Plunder trade routes, attack pirates, fight the Empire or follow the story. Conquer or buy new ships and equipment. Recruit new captains and level them.
Why similar: Spaceships 22.5% ★, Space Sim 19.2% ★, Trading 13.6% ★, RTS 11.2%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #9 Shortest Trip to Earth
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,426 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 38.5% ★, Space Sim 19.7% ★, Space 14.9%, Aliens 11.8%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #10 AstroTrucks
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DjArcasPub: ProjectorGames
Windows
Fly cargo spaceships and deliver materials in a realistic 6-DOF multiplayer simulation. VR and motion platform supported.
Why similar: Spaceships 23.5% ★, Space Sim 16.1% ★, Mining 14.1% ★, Flight 12.2%, Space 8.3%
- #11 X3: Reunion
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 725 reviews2006
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 8.8 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 Sim 23.8% ★, Space 19%, Economy 13.3%, Trading 10.9% ★, Sandbox 10.3%
- #12 Capital Command
89% 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: Space Sim 19.1% ★, Trading 17.2% ★, Flight 12%, Economy 11.8%, Space 9.5%
- #13 X2: The Threat
89% matchVery Positive83% of 518 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 19.4%, Space Sim 19.2% ★, Trading 16.7% ★, Economy 12.8%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #14 Starpoint Gemini Warlords
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,569 reviews2017
Dev: Little Green Men Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 22.7% ★, Space Sim 17.2% ★, Space 10.6%, Flight 9.6%, Strategy RPG 8.9%
- #15 Asteroid Rodeo
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Buried Signal Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tame spinning asteroids with harpoons and thrusters. Mine them for profit. Upgrade your ship. A physics sandbox where every rock fights back.
Why similar: Space Sim 18.6% ★, Mining 16.7% ★, Trading 15.6% ★, Economy 12.7%, Sandbox 9.9%
- #16 Ostranauts
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,398 reviews2020
Dev: Blue Bottle GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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% ★, Flight 18.1%, Space Sim 14.5% ★, Trading 14.1% ★, Space 7.4%
- #17 Interstellar Rift
85% matchMixed68% of 1,655 reviews2020
Dev: Split PolygonPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 33.2 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 22% ★, Trading 17.7% ★, Mining 15.7% ★, Sandbox 9.7%, Aliens 8.9%
- #18 X: Beyond the Frontier
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 382 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 Sim 20.7% ★, Trading 19.6% ★, Space 17.8%, Economy 11.6%, Sci-fi 8.4%
- #19 EVE Online
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 38,402 reviews2010
Dev: CCP
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 136.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 19.7% ★, Trading 18.9% ★, Mining 13.1% ★, Economy 10.2%, Space 9.3%
- #20 Verse Project
84% matchNo user reviews
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 19.8% ★, Trading 15.8% ★, Flight 12.3%, Space 10.1%, Sandbox 10%
- #21 Spaceflight Simulator 2
82% 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.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.1% ★, Flight 14.7%, Spaceships 14.4% ★, Sandbox 12.2%, Space 9.1%
- #22 X3: Terran Conflict
83% matchVery Positive85% of 2,841 reviews2008
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 32.2 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 22.7%, Space Sim 20% ★, Trading 17.2% ★, Sandbox 11.6%, Economy 9.2%
- #23 Flight Of Nova
81% matchVery Positive94% of 513 reviews2022
Dev: Aerovery Lab
Windows · Linux
Flight of Nova is a simulator based on newtonian mechanics in which you control spacecraft in the Noren star system. You fly multiple types of spacecraft doing transport and search missions in an environment with realistic aerodynamics and orbital physics.
Why similar: Spaceships 25.3% ★, Space Sim 22.2% ★, Flight 16.6%, Sandbox 7.4%, Sci-fi 6.7%
- #24 Landinar: Into the Void
82% matchMixed57% of 243 reviews2019
Dev: Convoy Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 Sim 35.7% ★, Space 23.5%, Sandbox 12.2%, Open World 11%, RPG 10.1%
- #25 Stardust Origins
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: Nikolaj Piet PaghPub: PetskullGames
Windows
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: Trading 22.9% ★, Space Sim 22.1% ★, Space 14.5%, Open World 9.6%, Mining 9.6% ★
- #26 Create Your Own Universe
80% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: UNPREDICTABLE GAMES
Windows
Create Your Own Universe is a survival, crafting, exploration, base building, third person, open world, go anywhere you see on screen space game.
Why similar: Space Sim 19.5% ★, Flight 15.9%, Trading 13% ★, Economy 10.2%, Mining 9.7% ★
- #27 Stellar Wanderer DX
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 43 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: Space Sim 20.5% ★, Trading 19.6% ★, Mining 15.8% ★, Flight 14.5%, Space 9.2%
- #28 Space Commander: War and Trade
79% matchMixed67% of 688 reviews2020
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Fight, explore the stars, trade, and lead your fleet across the galaxySpace Commander: War and Trade is an ultimate single player space-sim featuring spectacular graphics, intuitive combat and deep mechanics.
Why similar: Space Sim 25.8% ★, Flight 16.3%, Base Building 13%, Economy 11.1%, Aliens 10.7%
- #29 Starpoint Gemini 2
79% matchMixed69% of 4,112 reviews2014
Dev: Little Green Men Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Captain your own space ship and roam the galaxy in 3D in this tactical space simulator with tons of RPG depth ! Space has never looked so inviting - but images can betray...It has been two years since the end of the second Gemini war, the situation in the wartorn system is further from resolution than ever.
Why similar: Spaceships 24.6% ★, Space 16.9%, Space Sim 16.7% ★, Trading 15.2% ★, Flight 11%
- #30 Deep Space Exploitation
76% matchVery Positive96% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: JuhrJuhr
Windows
Deep Space Exploitation is a space mining game featuring 2D physics, fully destructible asteroids, and a story of survival under an exploitative corporation. Use your equipment wisely, upgrade your ship, and make difficult decisions to secure your future!
Why similar: Space Sim 28.4% ★, Mining 25.7% ★, Flight 14.9%, Physics 12.1%, Space 10.5%
- #31 Dimensions: Dreadnought Architect
77% matchMixed55% of 199 reviews2023
Dev: Craft Theory
Windows
Unleash your creativity, design your dreadnought with a variety of modules, and have complete control over the function and style of each module. Command your battleship with wisdom and decisiveness. Gallop in the vast galaxy and destroy all enemies.
Why similar: Spaceships 36.9% ★, Flight 14.5%, Space Sim 13.4% ★, Sandbox 11%, Space 8%
- #32 Immortal Space God
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iteration 11
Windows
Fight till you can't then fight some more! A space combat simulator with survival crafting elements.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.7% ★, RTS 12.5%, Sandbox 11.6%, Aliens 11.3%, Open World 9%
- #33 Star Life
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 21HOBNAILS
Windows
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: Trading 17.6% ★, Space Sim 16.5% ★, Economy 15.3%, Strategy RPG 12%, Sandbox 11.9%
- #34 Cattle Hyperdrive
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cattle Hyperdrive
Windows · Mac
Cattle Hyperdrive is a space trucking open world game that takes place across the solar system.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.7% ★, Flight 18.4%, Trading 14.9% ★, Economy 13%, Space 8.3%
- #35 Belt Colony
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: GridSky Software
Windows
The year is 2040. You, an ex-sergeant, have signed a contract with a large mining corporation in the Belt. Mine ore, build out your outpost, travel to nearby asteroids and collaborate with other belters.
Why similar: Spaceships 26.9% ★, Space Sim 19.2% ★, Mining 15.9% ★, Flight 11.5%, Space 8.9%
- #36 Spacefleet: Heat Death
72% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2026
Dev: Spacezero Interactive
Windows
In the 23rd century, Earth orbit is flooded with debris from constant warfare. Countries, megacorporations, and mercenaries are fighting for control. Take contracts, build your warfleets, and dominate the Earth-Luna system in this realism-focused strategy RPG!
Why similar: Space Sim 16.9% ★, Strategy RPG 11.3%, RTS 10.9%, Space 10.5%, Sandbox 10.4%
- #37 Endless Sky
74% matchVery Positive92% of 6,938 reviews2015
Dev: Michael Zahniser
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.6 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 27.1%, Trading 18.1% ★, Space Sim 16.3% ★, Open World 11.3%, Sci-fi 8.6%
- #38 Stellar Trader
73% matchNo user reviews2026
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: Space Sim 24.9% ★, Trading 24.1% ★, Economy 15.2%, Flight 13.5%, Space 12.8%
- #39 Drifter
75% 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: Trading 19.4% ★, Space Sim 18.9% ★, Space 17.9%, Sandbox 15.9%, Mining 9.5% ★
- #40 REDVERY SPACE™
73% 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% ★, Trading 17.6% ★, Flight 12.7%, Space 11.1%, Sandbox 10.5%
- #41 HELL GALAXY
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Italian Games Factory
Windows
Hell Galaxy is the only game where you can experience the fusion of space battles, RPG elements, eerie specters, and daunting titans. Embark on a dark sci-fi odyssey through a galaxy teeming with ancient alien ruins and hidden secrets, where nothing is human. Not even you.
Why similar: Spaceships 35.6% ★, Space Sim 22.5% ★, Flight 14.1%, Aliens 6.6%, Space 6.3%
- #42 Rank: Warmaster
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Laser Beams & Particle Streams Software, Inc.
Windows
Stranded on Mars with next to nothing, build a city, assemble a fleet, and expand your empire to survive a hostile solar system in this new take that combines elements of space combat and RTS inspired by the classics.
Why similar: Spaceships 26.2% ★, Space Sim 19.5% ★, RTS 11.5%, Flight 10.9%, Base Building 8.4%
- #43 The Galactic Junkers
72% 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: Space Sim 21.3% ★, Trading 20.1% ★, Mining 17.3% ★, Strategy RPG 14.4%, Space 9.7%
- #44 Final Orbit
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bad Sector
Windows
Master the cockpit of highly realistic spacecraft in this Newtonian physics based sim. Take off from surface to space, plot a course between the planets and dock with space stations. Trade commodities or take shipping contracts to buy upgrades and optimize your build - every choice matters.
Why similar: Space Sim 21.5% ★, Sandbox 14.8%, Space 13.2%, Spaceships 12.9% ★, Flight 12%
- #45 SpaceBourne 2
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,992 reviews2025
Dev: Burak Dabak
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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% ★, Flight 16.3%, Economy 11.2%, Mining 10.9% ★, Base Building 10.3%
- #46 Stellar outpost commander
69% matchPositive83% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Kinderril
Windows
Real-time strategy game with commander task control. Pilots-Mercenary, each with their own character, and many unique ships for them. Interesting missions. Base development, various technologies and space exploration.
Why similar: Trading 20% ★, Space Sim 18.2% ★, RTS 13.9%, Space 13.7%, Base Building 11.3%
- #47 Starship Simulator
70% 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: Spaceships 30% ★, Space Sim 25.6% ★, Space 11.9%, Sandbox 9.8%, Open World 9%
- #48 Among The Stars
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hidden Universe Games
Windows
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 38% ★, Sandbox 17.7%, Strategy RPG 10%, Exploration 8.5%, RPG 7%
- #49 Halley Mission: 2061
69% matchMixed71% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: PcZ Games
Windows · Mac
Embark on a sci-fi survival adventure on Halley's Comet as a retired astronaut on a top-secret mission. Build, manage limited resources, and survive the desolate space environment to complete your mission.
Why similar: Spaceships 22.6% ★, Space Sim 20.5% ★, Space 11.6%, Strategy RPG 11%, Base Building 8.6%
- #50 Cosmonautica
71% matchMixed48% of 1,184 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 23.6% ★, Space Sim 19.3% ★, Economy 14.3%, Space 11.1%, Management 7.8%
- #51 AstroForge: Space Pirates
69% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: FrostFire
Windows
Build your unique spaceship and explore space. Travel between planets, fight different opponents, trade and develop. Build the most efficient ship and fight with other players in multiplayer. 17 languages available.
Why similar: Spaceships 34.1% ★, Space Sim 23.5% ★, RTS 11.1%, Space 10.4%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #52 Astro Lords
70% matchMixed65% of 227 reviews2015
Dev: Aratog LLCPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Player bases are located on asteroids, which travel within the Oort Cloud. Once they’ve acquired the appropriate skills, players can control their asteroid’s movements. Mass-combat enthusiasts will love the Arena: here, players can battle it out against alien races or other Astro Lord players.
Why similar: Spaceships 26.2% ★, Space Sim 17.3% ★, Economy 11.7%, Space 11%, Sandbox 10%
- #53 Deepest Blue
68% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Steve TurnerPub: Graftgold Studios
Windows
A futuristic space combat simulation set in deep space featuring 1st person combat, exploration of new warp paths and sectors, prospecting resource, shipping freight, base building or munitions deployment. Up to 9 player ships can be flown or assigned to co-pilots and grouped into squads.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.7% ★, Spaceships 20.3% ★, Trading 17.7% ★, Base Building 12.6%, Open World 10.7%
- #54 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 29.5% ★, Flight 18%, Sandbox 13.7%, Space 13.2%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #55 Spaceflight Simulator
66% 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.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.2% ★, Spaceships 22.3% ★, Sandbox 16%, Space 14.7%, Exploration 5.5%
- #56 Rise - The Vieneo Province
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 29 reviews2020
Dev: Unistellar Industries, LLC
Windows
Rise is a persistent science fiction sandbox strategy MMO set on Vieneo, an exomoon about 225 LY from Earth. Use ground, air, and space vehicles to explore this vast open world of 100 million square kilometers in size! You are helping establish a living, breathing world with virtually no boundaries!
Why similar: Space Sim 18.3% ★, Mining 15.7% ★, Flight 15.6%, Economy 12.8%, Sandbox 10%
- #57 9.8
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tremoço Games
Windows
A 2D space agency simulator where every object follows the same orbital physics. Land on moons, build colonies, deploy satellites, and reshape entire planetary systems. Deorbit a moon if you want.
Why similar: Space Sim 21.7% ★, Flight 19.6%, Space 16.4%, Sandbox 11.2%, Physics 10.8%
- #58 Astrox Imperium
67% matchVery Positive85% of 1,210 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 Sim 29.4% ★, Space 23.9%, Mining 17.8% ★, Sandbox 13.8%, Open World 9.4%
- #59 Exploration: Light
67% 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 27.6% ★, Trading 19.8% ★, Flight 13.3%, Open World 10.9%, Space 9.3%