60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Space Sim, Simulation, Space, Sci-fi.
A cozy atmospheric exploration game about making your home in space, finding your way in a strange and whimsical universe, and the impact you have along the way.
Second Stage
You're the newest engineer at a rocket company on a tropical island. Build the rocket, run the sim, make the GO call — then go home to cook, garden, fish, and stargaze. A cozy life-sim about doing the best job on Earth, and living a life worth coming home to.
Orion's End
Orion’s End is space trading life sim. Trading, smuggling, pirate hunting, or pirating. Be a hero or a rogue. But also be a friend - there are residents on each planet who need someone like you to talk to, help them with quests, or to just gift them with loot from your adventures.
You're the newest engineer at a rocket company on a tropical island. Build the rocket, run the sim, make the GO call — then go home to cook, garden, fish, and stargaze. A cozy life-sim about doing the best job on Earth, and living a life worth coming home to.
Why similar: Space Sim 25.4%, Cozy 18.6%, Life Sim 17%, Space 7.3%, Relaxing 6.9%
Orion’s End is space trading life sim. Trading, smuggling, pirate hunting, or pirating. Be a hero or a rogue. But also be a friend - there are residents on each planet who need someone like you to talk to, help them with quests, or to just gift them with loot from your adventures.
Why similar: Space Sim 18.7%, Trading 18.3%, Life Sim 14.9%, Space 12%, Sandbox 9%
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 34%, Trading 19.4%, Space 15%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Sandbox 7.7%
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 25.3%, Trading 13.6%, Space 12.3%, Sandbox 11.3%, Cyberpunk 9.6%
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 20.4%, Trading 20%, Space 19.8%, Sandbox 15.9%, Simulation 7.8%
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 24.7%, Trading 22.4%, Space 21.9%, Simulation 10.1%, Sci-fi 9.3%
Join Space Alliance as a new captain-in-training and work with your crew to solve the mysteries of an ancient relic found on the Grey Planet. Little-Known Galaxy is a cozy single-player RPG space adventure full of friendly characters, exploration, crafting, and farming.
Why similar: Space Sim 25.1%, Cozy 18.4%, Life Sim 13.7%, Space 9.7%, Sci-fi 7.7%
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 27.4%, Space Sim 23.5%, Trading 19.5%, Sandbox 12.6%, Sci-fi 7.9%
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 25.6%, Space Sim 24.8%, Space 17.6%, Top-Down 10.2%, Sci-fi 7.6%
Mine asteroids, trade minerals and chart an endless, procedurally generated galaxy in a relaxed 2D space sim. Then pin it to your desktop as a live wallpaper: your ship keeps flying, mining and discovering while you work
Why similar: Space Sim 35.2%, Simulation 10%, Trading 9.9%, Space 7.7%, Top-Down 6.9%
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 33.3%, Sandbox 16%, Simulation 10%, Space 8.1%, Top-Down 7.4%
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 30.2%, Trading 17.3%, Sandbox 13.3%, Space 13%, Top-Down 7.3%
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 31.5%, Trading 19.4%, Space Sim 18.5%, Sci-fi 9%, Sandbox 6.1%
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 44.7%, Space 21.6%, Trading 15.8%, Simulation 8.3%, Exploration 5.9%
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 23.3%, Trading 22.9%, Space 13.3%, Sandbox 12.5%, Top-Down 6.6%
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 25.5%, Space Sim 24.6%, Trading 20.4%, Sandbox 10.8%, Sci-fi 9.1%
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 45.1%, Space 19.7%, Simulation 10.4%, Sandbox 10%, Relaxing 9%
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 39.3%, Sandbox 13.8%, Simulation 8.8%, Exploration 7.8%, Space 7.8%
Deepspace Emporium is a gritty shopkeeping sim set in the depths of a sprawling space station. As a former scavenger turned merchant, you trade in goods of varying legality—all while facing rising rent. Navigate a divided society, balance faction demands, and dodge authorities as you try to survive.
Why similar: Trading 27.4%, Space Sim 22.2%, Space 15.2%, Cyberpunk 14.8%, Sci-fi 6.2%
Once Upon The Universe is a god-game that takes you to the VERY beginning of creation. You begin the game just after the big bang, with nothing but an empty space and a lot of super hot hydrogen in the entire universe. Fill the universe with life and watch it thrive - or destory it.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.8%, Life Sim 18.7%, Space 14.9%, Sandbox 14.6%, Sci-fi 7.5%
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 31%, Space 25.7%, Trading 13.5%, Sandbox 12.5%, Sci-fi 8.7%
Start as an asteroid, grow by absorbing other celestial bodies to become a planet, a star, and ultimately a black hole. Experience realistic gravity and orbital physics in an ever-evolving sandbox universe.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.4%, Space 17.5%, Sandbox 13.2%, Relaxing 9.2%, Sci-fi 7%
NOW HIRING: Station Manager! Run a totally-legit* space biz in Sector 7-G. Farm alien crops, refuel shady ships, and sell dangerously edible snacks. Perks: gloves, oxygen insurance**, and mild relevance. No exp needed. Apply today! *Legit status not valid in all sectors. **Terms apply.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.8%, Dystopian 16.4%, Life Sim 13.4%, Sandbox 13.3%, Simulation 8.7%
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 31%, Space Sim 24.8%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Simulation 11.9%, Sandbox 10.5%
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 32%, Trading 23%, Space 14.3%, Sandbox 11.5%, Sci-fi 7.4%
After a galactic portal failure you find yourself lost millions of light years away from home, in a foreign galaxy... With your main propulsion systems disabled you are unable to traverse space, so you try to collect resources you find near you in order to create a galactic portal to return back.
Why similar: Space Sim 35.3%, Trading 12.2%, Space 12%, Simulation 11.6%, Exploration 7.1%
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 29%, Trading 22%, Space 12.1%, Sandbox 11.6%, Relaxing 6.5%
You work at a small observatory as scientist, studying the sky and making sure nothing unsual goes unnoticed. Explore worlds, launch satelites, receive signals from outer space, solve mystries and connect the dots. Welcome to Skywatch.
Why similar: Space 25.2%, Space Sim 21.6%, Exploration 13%, Simulation 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
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 35.5%, Trading 26.4%, Sandbox 14.4%, Space 8.4%, Exploration 5.1%
Build your space station, design your own ships, and explore relaxed sci-fi sectors in Astrosphere. Gather resources, research new technologies, and shape your journey through the cosmos at your own pace.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.4%, Cozy 15.5%, Space 13.1%, Sandbox 10.7%, Sci-fi 7.8%
Asteroid Mining Empire is a sci-fi mining progression game where you harvest asteroid fields, earn credits, unlock upgrades, expand your ship and drone systems, and push toward powerful long-term rebirth progression as your small operation grows into a space industry.
Why similar: Space Sim 46.8%, Space 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Top-Down 7.7%, Character Customization 5.9%
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 41.9%, Space 20%, Trading 11.4%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Sandbox 6.6%
This is an incremental game where you become a cozy destroyer of worlds.
Why similar: Space Sim 40.4%, Sandbox 14.5%, Cozy 11%, Simulation 9.9%, Space 9.6%
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 34.5%, Space 15.9%, Sandbox 14.8%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Simulation 6.8%
Dynamic abstract sandbox universe. Changes and evolves as you do.
Why similar: Space 26.8%, Space Sim 18.2%, Sandbox 17.9%, Relaxing 8.7%, Top-Down 6.5%
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 38%, Space 20.2%, Sandbox 15.8%, Simulation 12.2%, Exploration 5.9%
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 29.7%, Space Sim 22.6%, Space 18.2%, Sandbox 11.1%, Simulation 10.2%
Vacuum space junk, polish derelict ships, and clear alien worlds of debris as you upgrade your high-tech cleaning gear.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.2%, Space 16.1%, Life Sim 15.1%, Sandbox 10.4%, Cyberpunk 10.3%
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 Sim 30.3%, Space 27.7%, Sandbox 11.8%, Trading 10.9%, Simulation 10.2%
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 26.5%, Trading 20.2%, Space 13.9%, Sandbox 12.4%, Character Customization 9%
A first-person adult shop management sim. Order stock, fill your shelves, serve customers and grow your reputation. Unlock five themed zones — from vanilla to the VIP lounge — hire staff, and untangle the dark story the previous owner left behind.
Why similar: Trading 41.6%, Life Sim 23.5%, Cyberpunk 10.5%, Simulation 9.8%, Character Customization 4.4%
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 45.7%, Sandbox 19.7%, Exploration 11.1%, Space 7.9%, Sci-fi 6.3%
Earth is on the brink of collapse! Explore space, discover new planets, and gather vital resources to save humanity. No weapons, no wars—just you and the vastness of space. The future depends on you!
Why similar: Space Sim 26.7%, Space 14.5%, Relaxing 14.3%, Exploration 13.3%, Simulation 10.4%
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 23.8%, Trading 20.8%, Space 12.6%, Sandbox 11.2%, Top-Down 7.7%
A laid-back idle life sim where you watch over cute pixel-art roommates called JK. Collect furniture, decorate the room, and build your own sticker book from the stickers they draw for you every day. Trade with other players for the ones you're missing. Decorate, collect, and again tomorrow.
Why similar: Cozy 31.5%, Life Sim 24.1%, Relaxing 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Character Customization 7.5%
A survey vessel bound for a destination 84,000 km away. While investigating a destroyed spacecraft, you encounter an unexplained spatial anomaly. Manage power and resources to continue your journey, and uncover the truth behind a phenomenon that is slowly consuming reality itself.
Why similar: Space Sim 41.6%, Top-Down 11.5%, Space 10%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Exploration 8.9%
It's 2008, and you just sat down at the family computer. Run your own boutique, build your dream wardrobe, make new friends, fall in love, and explore a colorful world where every day is yours to style. Welcome to My Stylish Life.
Why similar: Cozy 28.6%, Life Sim 20.8%, Character Customization 13.7%, Relaxing 13.2%, Simulation 8.9%
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: Space Sim 28.8%, Trading 27.4%, Space 15%, Top-Down 8.5%, Exploration 6.6%
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 38.5%, Sandbox 18.5%, Top-Down 8.3%, Exploration 8%, Space 6.9%
Design, craft, and trade robots on the frozen world of Xylaris-9. Serve factions, upgrade your facility, and shape your robotic legacy in Robodeal Simulator.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.5%, Life Sim 18.4%, Sandbox 16.1%, Simulation 9.6%, Space 6.9%
Based off the original Merchant RPG, a new Idle RPG space exploration experience!
Why similar: Space Sim 25%, Trading 24.4%, Space 14.8%, Cyberpunk 13.8%, Exploration 6.8%
Explore, trade and fight your way through Massive Galaxy, a point and click narrative adventure set in bustling cyberpunk cities, deserted wastelands and beautifully crafted space habitats
Why similar: Trading 23.1%, Space Sim 23%, Cyberpunk 16.5%, Space 12.9%, Sci-fi 9.2%
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 26.8%, Trading 24.5%, Space 13.1%, Sandbox 9.8%, Character Customization 8.8%
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 25.3%, Trading 17.1%, Space 15.4%, Sandbox 13.3%, Sci-fi 9.6%
In the midst of a seemingly hopeless war among the stars, take control of highly customizable spacefighters to experience classic space combat action throughout a story-driven campaign.
Why similar: Space Sim 51.4%, Space 22.5%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Simulation 7.5%, Atmospheric 6%
Your guests are animals. They have opinions. Mostly about each other. Run a cozy island hotel: cook, furnish rooms and work out who can share a wall without ruining everyone's night. Five stars is the goal. Peace is optional.
Why similar: Cozy 29.4%, Life Sim 22.4%, Top-Down 9.6%, Character Customization 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
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 27.5%, Trading 23.6%, Space 14%, Sandbox 11.8%, Sci-fi 8.2%
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 35%, Space 29.9%, Sandbox 15.2%, Simulation 8.7%, Sci-fi 6.5%
Transport/ trade, build and combat your way to become the legendary Tycoon Tai-pan in this sci-fi/ cyberpunk themed space adventure. Grow your empire, design & build spaceships to deliver your cargo across the galaxy! Bring back the luxury liners & explore the cosmos in style.
Why similar: Trading 26.6%, Space Sim 25.1%, Cyberpunk 20.8%, Space 10.1%, Sci-fi 8.9%
Spiritus Astrum is a persistent, open-world roleplaying sandbox with multiplayer support. It features an infinite, procedurally generated universe which players are free to explore without restriction. Spiritus Astrum is more than a game, it is a world.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.5%, Life Sim 15.8%, Space 14.3%, Sandbox 12.2%, Character Customization 10.6%
