- #1 Spaceflight Simulator
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,683 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: Space Sim 26.8%, Spaceships 17.2% ★, Science 16.9%, Space 12.9%, Sandbox 10.3%
- #2 Final Orbit
96% 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 19.7%, Science 12.8%, Space 12.6%, Spaceships 11.1% ★, Open World 10.7%
- #3 Space Travellers
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lonely Man
Windows
Space Travellers is a unique open-world sandbox space simulator set in the year 2343. Travel the galaxy, trade, explore unexplored worlds, fight, build bases and factories, forge alliances and experience new adventures!
Why similar: Space Sim 27.2%, Space 12.4%, Open World 9.3%, Procedural Generation 9.2%, Sandbox 8%
- #4 SpaceEngine
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,417 reviews2019
Dev: Cosmographic Software
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 44.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The world's first science-based photorealistic interactive 3D planetarium that models the entire Universe, using procedural generation for uncharted areas.
Why similar: Space Sim 20.9%, Science 17.3%, Space 12.3%, Open World 11.3%, Sandbox 9.2%
- #5 Periapsis: Gravity Slingshot
94% matchPositive80% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: PcZ Games
Windows · Mac
Lead humanity’s final journey beyond Earth. Launch ships, harness gravity slingshots, and explore distant star systems to make humanity multi-planetary.
Why similar: Space Sim 25.5%, Spaceships 24.7% ★, Space 11.6%, Science 9.8%, Procedural Generation 7.1%
- #6 Relax In Space
93% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Lucky Cog Studios
Windows
This digital experience doesn’t ask you for much, it just wants you to come as you are. Bring your favorite edibles, mushrooms, music, and Relax. Consider using it for meditation and reflection. A title perfect for those nights when you want to float off into space and forget about things.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.8%, Science 23%, Space 12.4%, Sandbox 9.7%, Open World 8.6%
- #7 ΔV: Rings of Saturn
93% matchVery Positive93% of 3,449 reviews2023
Dev: Kodera Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.7 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 21.3%, Science 17.4%, Space 13.5%, Open World 7.9%, Procedural Generation 7.2%
- #8 Flight Of Nova
92% matchVery Positive93% of 561 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 23.9% ★, Space Sim 23.8%, Open World 7.6%, Futuristic 7.2%, Space 6.5%
- #9 SpaceLab Simulator
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tractor Set GO!
Windows
Run a spaceship's lab module all by yourself while trying to find a cure for close-to-extinct humanity. Make repairs to various systems of the ship, solve technical problems, perform maintenance, and upgrade tools that will help you to overcome the most unusual challenges.
Why similar: Spaceships 41.2% ★, Space Sim 28.2%, Space 12.6%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Simulation 6.6%
- #10 Spaceflight Simulator 2
91% 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 29.7%, Science 15.6%, Spaceships 14.8% ★, Space 10.5%, Sandbox 10%
- #11 Rocket Simulator
89% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Traveller Praha
Windows
Travel with your spacecraft throughout the solar system based on realistic Kepler's laws of gravity. Invent your own routes between planets, use gravity, explore space, trade, upgrade your spaceship and enjoy the beautiful scenery!
Why similar: Space Sim 31.7%, Spaceships 25.6% ★, Space 13.9%, Sandbox 8.4%, Sci-fi 4.9%
- #12 Starpoint Gemini 2
90% matchMixed70% of 4,118 reviews2014
Dev: Little Green Men Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 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 23.4% ★, Space 18.8%, Space Sim 18%, Science 12.5%, Open World 7.6%
- #13 Planet Architect
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Devote
Windows · Mac
A planet-building sandbox where you create entire worlds from the ground up. Generate unique planets, shape vast landscapes, and use interconnected simulations inspired by real-world processes to bring your fantasy planet to life.
Why similar: Space Sim 26%, Science 16.7%, Sandbox 11.8%, Procedural Generation 11.3%, Space 8.6%
- #14 Gravity Game
88% matchMixed71% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: SGS
Windows
Gravity Game is a puzzle-style infinite physics simulation. You are tasked with escaping your home planet, and reaching the goal at another! This game uses real Newtonian Physics in a simple 2D simulation, as a way to help people visually understand the mechanics.
Why similar: Spaceships 34% ★, Science 17.9%, Space Sim 17.3%, Space 13.3%, Immersive Sim 5.4%
- #15 Stargazer Simulator
87% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: TeamCosmicDawn
Windows
A first-person astronomy simulator built on real astronomical data. Set up, align, and operate your telescope as the sky changes with location, date, and time. Use star charts and bright stars to find targets, then observe the Moon, planets, and faint, distant deep-sky objects through the eyepiece.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.6%, Science 27.4%, Space 7.8%, Realistic 6.8%, Sandbox 6.3%
- #16 DarkHelm
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kai-Uwe Rathjen
Windows · Mac · Linux
A co-op starship bridge sim for 6–25 players. Man a station — helm, weapons, sensors, engineering, comms or command — and no one can fly the ship alone. Communicate, coordinate, and survive together.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.4%, Science 14.8%, Sandbox 11.4%, Space 7.6%, Immersive Sim 7.4%
- #17 Kerbal Space Program 2
86% matchMostly Negative26% of 31,953 reviews2023
Dev: Intercept GamesPub: Private Division
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Kerbal Space Program 2 is the sequel to the acclaimed space-flight simulation game Kerbal Space Program. Enter the next generation of space adventure with exciting new parts, stunning visuals, fully revamped UI and Map View, and rich new environments to explore.
Why similar: Science 23.5%, Space Sim 21.1%, Space 13.8%, Sandbox 10%, Open World 9%
- #18 Super Starship
84% matchPositive91% of 11 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.
Why similar: Space Sim 40%, Space 10.6%, Futuristic 8.6%, Simulation 7.9%, Open World 7.9%
- #19 Universe Sandbox
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 32,034 reviews2015
Dev: Giant Army
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 24.4 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.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.6%, Science 19%, Space 13.8%, Sandbox 10.8%, Open World 9.9%
- #20 Wayward Cosmos
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Exploratory Game StudiosPub: AlchemicMage
Windows · Linux
Explore a seed-driven galaxy where every ship, planet, and dungeon is generated at runtime. Dogfight pirate wings, land on 20 kinds of worlds, raid surface sites on foot, and build a fleet from salvaged hulls, solo or in Steam co-op. The same seed rebuilds the same galaxy, every time.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.8%, Science 14.7%, Sandbox 10.8%, Space 7.5%, Exploration 7%
- #21 Superstring Transition: The Warp Ancestor
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gabriel DzsurdzsaPub: The Warp Ancestor
Windows
An AI returns from a relativistic test flight to find humanity gone. Explore a real data‑based solar‑system ephemeris, pilot spacecraft across accurate topological data, and push the limits of physics as you attempt escalating Superstring Transitions.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.8%, Spaceships 19.3% ★, Science 13.2%, Immersive Sim 6.9%, Exploration 6.2%
- #22 Worlds Of The Future
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonmen Games
Windows
Worlds Of The Future is a sci-fi open world, action/adventure game. Explore a fully seamless solar system full of adventures, mysteries and colorful characters. Build your space delivery company, climb the company rankings and become a legend among the worlds!
Why similar: Space Sim 32.2%, Sandbox 11.9%, Space 11.8%, Open World 8.6%, Futuristic 8.5%
- #23 Course Correction
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: House 13 Games
Windows
Realistic space flight simulator.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.9%, Science 18%, Space 14.4%, Sandbox 7.9%, Sci-fi 6.7%
- #24 Planet Genesis 2
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Raptor Claw
Windows
Design your own solar systems and enjoy watching them orbit, collide and smash each other in a cosmic dance!
Why similar: Science 25%, Space Sim 20.2%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Sandbox 11%, Space 10.7%
- #25 Spaceship Pro Simulator
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
Spaceship Pro Simulator. Strapped in and ready. One ship, one mission—survive the unknown. Enemies ahead, systems online. This is my journey through deep space, and I'm not going down easy.
Why similar: Spaceships 45.6% ★, Space Sim 30%, Space 10.4%, Simulation 5%, Exploration 3.4%
- #26 Baryum
80% 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 40.7%, Space 17.8%, Open World 13.5%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Exploration 6.5%
- #27 No End
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thomas Martin
Windows
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 33.2%, Open World 13%, Space 11.9%, Sandbox 11.2%, Procedural Generation 9.9%
- #28 Ostranauts
77% 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 26.6%, Spaceships 20% ★, Space 12.9%, Sandbox 9.7%, Open World 6.1%
- #29 Elite Dangerous
79% 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 39.1%, Space 18.6%, Open World 13.2%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Exploration 5.8%
- #30 StarDune
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2w Systems
Windows · Mac
Build, Fly, and Survive. StarDune combines tactile, modular construction with seamless space travel. Reshape vibrant voxel planets, automate your outposts, and explore a procedurally generated solar system alone or with friends in a world that’s yours to mold.
Why similar: Space Sim 20.5%, Spaceships 18.3% ★, Space 12%, Open World 11.6%, Sandbox 9.7%
- #31 Among The Stars
77% 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 42%, Sandbox 14.7%, Exploration 9.5%, Open World 8.2%, Space 7.2%
- #32 Rodina
78% 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 26.7%, Space Sim 18.9%, Open World 16.8%, Sandbox 11.2%, Exploration 9.5%
- #33 PULSAR: Lost Colony
76% matchVery Positive90% of 5,732 reviews2021
Dev: Leafy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The co-op open-world space sim where everyone has a role! Pilot the ship. Reroute power. Launch nukes. Explore alien planets. Research new talents. Work together to find the Lost Colony! ...or just deliver some biscuits
Why similar: Spaceships 29.4% ★, Space Sim 25.2%, Space 11.4%, Open World 9.9%, Sci-fi 6.2%
- #34 eXoSpace Combat Engineer
75% matchPositive82% of 44 reviews2025
Dev: Fantastimaker
Windows
Evolve from simple drone to massive dreadnaught in eXoSpace Combat Engineer! Explore a vast galaxy, design custom drones, and battle diverse factions. Defeat epic bosses in thrilling missions, or unleash your creativity in Sandbox and Arena modes.
Why similar: Spaceships 37.2% ★, Space Sim 23.3%, Space 12.2%, Sandbox 7%, Sci-fi 7%
- #35 Solar Expanse - Space Exploration Manager
73% matchVery Positive88% of 1,295 reviews2026
Dev: SpaceOpsPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Explore the Solar System. Mine and drop asteroids. Colonize and terraform. Lead the space race and compete with other corporations on your way to profit. Watch the expansion of human race over the centuries.
Why similar: Science 24.6%, Space Sim 24.1%, Space 15.6%, Sandbox 10.4%, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #36 QANGA
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 595 reviews2024
Dev: iolaCorp Studio
Windows
QANGA: 750 years after humanity's fall, you must survive in a shattered world where Earth itself demands vengeance. Tear through the fabric of space to face the Voss, awaken the ancient civilisation, and dare to challenge the Sanglines, born from the bowels of a world that condemned you.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.4%, Space 12.1%, Open World 10.1%, Futuristic 9.9%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #37 Rocket Science
76% matchVery Positive81% of 176 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.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.1%, Science 22.3%, Space 14%, Sandbox 9.8%, Open World 8.7%
- #38 spaceXplorer
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Playito.com
Windows
Desktop and VR interactive space experience/game. Fan homage to SpaceX's efforts of inspiring humanity to finally become a spacefaring civilization! Experience launches, flights and landings of starships first-hand, engage with challenging mini-games, explore funny memes and more. :-)
Why similar: Science 23%, Space Sim 22.7%, Space 12.6%, Sandbox 9.6%, Immersive Sim 8.5%
- #39 Trenite Engineer
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gryzly22
Windows
You don't pilot the ship-you run it. Manage power, fuel, gravity, life support and other systems, repair failures and engineer your way through a hostile solar system.
Why similar: Spaceships 35.4% ★, Space Sim 29.7%, Space 11.4%, Sci-fi 7%, Simulation 4.3%
- #40 Celestarium
73% 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.
Why similar: Science 22.5%, Space Sim 19.2%, Space 16.1%, Futuristic 9.5%, Sci-fi 8.3%
- #41 Starscrip
73% 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 38.1%, Space 16.8%, Open World 12.8%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Sandbox 6.9%
- #42 Celestial Routes
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unpredictable Games
Windows · Mac
A third-person space survival game where seamless planet landings meet debt, fuel costs, fines, taxes, base ownership, and rebellion.
Why similar: Spaceships 29.1% ★, Space Sim 25.6%, Space 14.2%, Open World 9.6%, Sci-fi 7.6%
- #43 Launch Director
72% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: TiJayFLY
Windows
A walking simulator where you can launch rockets! Become the Launch Director for a commercial space transportation company. Can you configure these reusable rockets for a successful launch, ascent and landing?
Why similar: Science 27.6%, Space Sim 27.5%, Space 15.1%, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Open World 7.9%
- #44 Kerbal Space Program
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 146,254 reviews2015
Dev: SquadPub: Private Division
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 66.1 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: Space Sim 26%, Science 24.3%, Space 21.5%, Sandbox 12.1%, Open World 5.7%
- #45 Abyss Drifter
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VetusCorvum
Windows
A first-person space courier sim. Haul cargo between planets and stations, fuel and repair your ship by hand, and navigate by instruments through a forgotten star system where nobody is coming to help.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.4%, Science 15.6%, Space 11.6%, Immersive Sim 8.3%, Open World 6.2%
- #46 Aposfera Spacetrips
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Roman Moltanovski
Windows
Space trips across the your personal universe
Why similar: Space Sim 37.1%, Spaceships 27.9% ★, Space 11.2%, Simulation 7.5%, Exploration 7.1%
- #47 Starpoint Gemini 3
71% matchMixed50% of 875 reviews2020
Dev: Little Green Men Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 28.7% ★, Space Sim 24.6%, Space 12.9%, Open World 8.9%, Sci-fi 6.3%
- #48 Soyuz Constructors
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pyramid Games S.A.Pub: Pyramid Lab
Windows
Become a pioneer of spaceflight. As an engineer in the Soviet Space Program you will be responsible for repairing, fixing and building the iconic spacecraft and rockets from the R-7 family.
Why similar: Space Sim 25.9%, Science 23%, Space 14.3%, Sandbox 9.4%, Sci-fi 7.1%
- #49 Star Paws
69% 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 29.2%, Science 24.6%, Space 13.4%, Sandbox 9%, Realistic 5.8%
- #50 Orbital Traffic Controller
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Green Giraffe
Windows
Orbital Traffic Controller is a sci-fi spaceship management game set in the Solar System. Become an interstellar traffic controller, directing vessels from planetary holding patterns and warp gates to atmospheric reentry, all while avoiding collisions with other spacecraft and planetary bodies.
Why similar: Spaceships 32.6% ★, Space Sim 26.4%, Science 13.5%, Space 9.3%, Sandbox 5.8%
- #51 Enter The Moon
70% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: Paul SobkowiakPub: LPS-Interactive
Windows
Space simulation moon game. Explore the moon, mars, venus and mercury in breathtaking real-time 3D. Explore their geological aspects. Battle against spaceships or a secret lunar base. Enter the ISS. Measure the moon. And get in the cockpit.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.2%, Science 20.8%, Space 14.5%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Open World 7.2%
- #52 Darkstar One
70% 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 Sim 37.7%, Space 27.4%, Open World 11.4%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Exploration 6.2%
- #53 Star Wrath
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Targem GamesPub: Gaijin Network Ltd
Windows
Star Wrath is a multiplayer space extraction-action where you design your own ship and fight other players for resources in intense PvP and PvE battles.
Why similar: Spaceships 29.1% ★, Space Sim 26%, Space 13.5%, Futuristic 6.3%, Sci-fi 6.3%
- #54 Battlecruiser Generations
68% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2021
Dev: 3000AD
Windows
In celebration of the 25 yr anniversary of the first release, this compendium contains all 4 games in the Battlecruiser 3000AD series which was first released in 1996.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.2%, Space 14.1%, Futuristic 10.2%, Sandbox 9.9%, Sci-fi 8.6%
- #55 The Universe of Red Hope
67% 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 34.7%, Science 29.5%, Space 15.8%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Simulation 4.5%
- #56 Rover Simulator
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Matt SchostekPub: Demigod Studios
Windows
Rover Simulator allows you to experience the cosmos through the lens of a Rover. Explore celestial bodies across the galaxy in the pursuit of evidence pointing to signs of life as well as gaining a broader understanding of the universe to pave the way for colonization beyond the Earth.
Why similar: Space Sim 36.9%, Science 16.4%, Immersive Sim 9.7%, Space 7.9%, Exploration 7.5%
- #57 Galactic Simulator 3
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PcZ Games
Windows · Mac
Galactic Simulator 3 is a space exploration and evolution sim inspired by the Fermi Paradox and Great Filter theory. Scan uncharted star systems, gather resources and samples, establish outposts and stargates, and witness the rise and fall of civilizations across an ever-evolving galaxy.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.8%, Space 16.1%, Procedural Generation 11.2%, Sandbox 10%, Realistic 5.1%
- #58 Stellar Archipelago
67% 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.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.3%, Space 12.3%, Open World 11.3%, Procedural Generation 10.2%, Exploration 7.7%
- #59 Hired Stars
65% match3 user reviews67% of 3 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 27.8% ★, Space Sim 26.8%, Sandbox 8.8%, Open World 8.4%, Procedural Generation 8.3%
- #60 Kepler Project
66% 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 38.5%, Space 23.9%, Science 20.9%, Exploration 8.7%, Simulation 7%