60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Exploration, Space Sim, RPG, Sci-fi.
This pixelated game has 99% more RPG than modern games. Immerse yourself in any role, from a janitor to a space station captain or the head of an SCP facility. Just remember, something can always go wrong.
Void Ledger
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!
Sector Space
Explore a procedurally generated galaxy, mine asteroids, refine minerals, colonize planets, build stations, deploy drones, salvage rare items, construct gear, level up, improve your ship, assemble a fleet, engage in combat, and take on the void.
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 42.2%, Sandbox 17.7%, RPG 13%, Strategy RPG 10.6%, Exploration 7.4%
Explore a procedurally generated galaxy, mine asteroids, refine minerals, colonize planets, build stations, deploy drones, salvage rare items, construct gear, level up, improve your ship, assemble a fleet, engage in combat, and take on the void.
Why similar: Space Sim 45.4%, RPG 23.3%, Simulation 7%, Top-Down 6.3%, Exploration 6.2%
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 49.2%, Sandbox 16.8%, Exploration 7.1%, Massively Multiplayer 6.8%, Simulation 6.5%
Stellaxy is a space exploration immersive sim with alien cultures, boss battles, and massive Universes containing billions of planets to explore! Discover the mysteries of the Universes and find collectibles while completing quests.
Why similar: Space Sim 35.5%, Sandbox 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, RPG 12.4%, Sci-fi 6.7%
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 44.3%, Sandbox 20.6%, Simulation 7.9%, Top-Down 6.7%, Exploration 6.7%
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 49.8%, RPG 13.9%, Sandbox 10.9%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Exploration 5.8%
In a shared star system, a small new bank struggles strategically to rise and outmaneuver its rivals.
Why similar: Space Sim 35.8%, Strategy RPG 22.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, RPG 13.9%, Top-Down 5.6%
Sequel to a sci-fi exploration game Ironseed written in 1994, the story continues in Ironseed 2 : Consensus!
Why similar: Space Sim 46.1%, Strategy RPG 27.7%, RPG 14.2%, Exploration 8%, Sci-fi 3.6%
Trade to make your fortune in this lo-fi, laid back space adventure, where you'll get help from anthropomorphic animals, gear up your ship, and search for the mythical key to immortality hidden in the depths of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 52%, RPG 19.9%, Exploration 7.5%, Top-Down 7%, 2D 3.4%
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 41%, Sandbox 19%, RPG 16.4%, Simulation 7.1%, Exploration 5.7%
Start with your own character and a small ship in a world that lives independently of the player. Develop your skills, explore space, trade, build industry, and grow your fleet to survive real-time battles against hostile fleets—and something far more terrifying lurking in the darkness.
Why similar: Space Sim 35.7%, Strategy RPG 17%, Sandbox 13.6%, RPG 13.1%, Top-Down 5%
Ironseed: Lost Chapter is a standalone side story built on the 25th Anniversary Edition engine. Restored from unused lore and expanded quest fragments, it explores events that were hinted at, but never fully realized, in the original Ironseed timeline.
Why similar: Space Sim 42.3%, Strategy RPG 24.8%, RPG 18.2%, Exploration 8.1%, Sci-fi 3.5%
Battle baddies and foster interplanetary diplomacy in an epic space colony sim!
Why similar: Space Sim 37.2%, Strategy RPG 25.1%, RPG 16.8%, Simulation 5.8%, Exploration 5%
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 42.6%, Sandbox 18.1%, RPG 13.4%, Top-Down 7.1%, Sci-fi 5.9%
An online sci-fi space exploration game. Explore stylised solar systems. Harvest resources. Craft and build. Level your professions. Enforce laws against space pirates--or be one yourself. Engage with story-rich NPCs and complete quests. Make new friends.
Why similar: Space Sim 43.2%, RPG 22.2%, Sandbox 20%, Massively Multiplayer 7.4%, Exploration 6.6%
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 55.2%, Massively Multiplayer 12.9%, Sandbox 8.5%, Sci-fi 7.2%, Exploration 6.3%
Sequel to a sci-fi exploration game Ironseed written in 1994, continued in Ironseed 2: Consensus, and now in Ironseed 3 : Vigil!
Why similar: Space Sim 43.2%, Strategy RPG 25.4%, RPG 18.6%, Exploration 8.3%, Sci-fi 4.5%
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 34.6%, Sandbox 15.6%, Massively Multiplayer 13.3%, RPG 9.3%, PvP 6.3%
Embark on an Interstellar Odyssey! Captain your own starship amidst a network of bustling transit stations, ferrying passengers of diverse species. Upgrade your vessel, navigate volatile interspecies relations, and avert cosmic chaos in this thrilling sci-fi saga!
Why similar: Space Sim 42.1%, RPG 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Dialogue Heavy 7.6%
One Week to Graduate is a top-down university life-sim set in modern day Budapest. Study, work, make friends, or skip class altogether. Spend your limited time wisely, shape your own playstyle, and find the archetype your choices create.
Why similar: RPG 26.9%, Strategy RPG 26.7%, Sandbox 20.1%, Simulation 8.1%, Exploration 5.9%
"The End of the Immortal Path" is an open-world sandbox game themed around immortality cultivation. This world is full of different characters, monsters and marvelous items. The path to immortality is long, you will experience the process of cultivation from a mortal and growing step by step.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 28.8%, Sandbox 21.5%, RPG 19.9%, Top-Down 9.4%, Exploration 9.1%
Become the Captain of an interstellar cruiser and journey across the galaxy to save the Republic. During your journey you will have to make important decisions, improve the weaponry of your ship and fight against numerous enemies.
Why similar: Space Sim 44.2%, RPG 21.1%, Sandbox 13.6%, Sci-fi 7.3%, Simulation 6.3%
Start with a shuttle and a full tank. A galaxy of forty-four systems, nine factions, and a war that redraws the map while you fly it. Trade, smuggle, mine, spy, hunt bounties, or command a fleet — and past the last charted jump, something older than every flag out here is starting to wake up.
Why similar: Space Sim 36.4%, RPG 24.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Simulation 7.7%, Exploration 5.2%
Solar Echoes: Star Fated is a 2D open-world Action-RPG where your combat skill is as crucial as your ship build and gear. Explore space and play as the villain in this fully voice-acted adventure. Battle bounty hunters, pirates, the law, a powerful crime syndicate, and any NPC you pick a fight with!
Why similar: Space Sim 28.1%, Sandbox 16.8%, RPG 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Sci-fi 8.4%
I am excited to release my first game on Steam! SimpleRockets was released in 2013 for mobile and I've put a ton of work into it to get it ready for PC and Mac. It was inspired by KSP, and it offers a simpler 2D experience for building rockets and exploring space with realistic orbital mechanics.
Why similar: Space Sim 57.5%, Sandbox 27.4%, Simulation 10.2%, 2D 3.1%, Indie 1.9%
扶摇录是一款开放世界沙盒仙侠RPG。在这里，你可以自由探索天地，揽胜九州大陆；亦可结交各路仙缘，与珍奇灵兽共修；还能建造洞府助力修行，开辟田园属地驻足休憩。擅用功法与法宝搭配，灵活应对战斗，不忘本心，潜心修炼，有朝一日，诸君定将登顶大乘之境。
Why similar: Strategy RPG 29.7%, Sandbox 22%, RPG 20.2%, Top-Down 8.1%, Exploration 7.1%
Create your own character and explore the universe in this sci-fi space game allowing you to choose where to explore and what to do, where your decisions will affect the universe and the ending you experience.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Sandbox 17.1%, RPG 8.8%, Character Customization 6.9%
Dungeon Maker is a multiplayer application/game to bring your tabletop fantasy role-playing online. Dungeon Maker is designed to work best with the Dungeons and Dragons 5e ruleset.
Why similar: RPG 42.1%, Sandbox 32.5%, Exploration 10.8%, Character Customization 8.9%, 2D 5.8%
Explore space in a hand crafted, physics based universe, with immersive sound and atmosphere. Fight and board ships, collect rare cargo, and upgrade your ship.
Why similar: Space Sim 47.4%, Sandbox 22.1%, Exploration 7.1%, Top-Down 5.9%, Action 4.9%
CyberHive is a strategic space travel simulator with a non-linear story, in the cosmic opera setting, and in an anime visual style.
Why similar: Space Sim 46.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, RPG 15%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Simulation 4.4%
There are a thousand ways to fight. This RPG features strategy-oriented battles where "distance" from the enemy is the key.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 42.9%, RPG 39.2%, Sci-fi 11%, 2D 5.6%, Indie 1.3%
Repair your spaceship, explore mysterious planets, battle strange creatures, and survive in this sci-fi sandbox RPG where every journey becomes a new adventure.
Why similar: Space Sim 37.3%, RPG 25.8%, Simulation 8.1%, Top-Down 6.1%, Exploration 5.7%
Play as a variety of creatures or characters and try to survive either maintaining or attacking a space station while everything that can go wrong has already gone wrong.
Why similar: Space Sim 33.2%, Sandbox 14.1%, Massively Multiplayer 12.1%, RPG 10.6%, PvP 6.7%
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 47.4%, Sandbox 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Exploration 7.5%
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 52%, Sandbox 24.2%, Exploration 7.8%, Top-Down 7.7%, Sci-fi 4.1%
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 48%, Sandbox 20%, Sci-fi 7.2%, Top-Down 6.2%, Simulation 5.6%
Pandora Galaxy is a PC game. The game is based in space, in the far future, with elements of exploration and trade. The protagonist of the game is a merchant engaged in interplanetary trade, but as the story unfolds, the player can choose the path of an interstellar pirate or a planetary explorer.
Why similar: Space Sim 59.2%, Strategy RPG 33.1%, Sci-fi 7.7%
Explore a galaxy of 300 systems as you control your fleet in a top-down 3D style, navigating through Star-lanes, Warp gates, and Black holes. Customize and upgrade your fleet, complete missions, trade, hire your crew, wage war and determine the fate of the galaxy in this grand sim saga.
Why similar: Space Sim 55.2%, RPG 16.7%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Exploration 7.4%, Top-Down 4.8%
MOSS Becoming Human is an AI science game where players develop and deploy AI agents to build a Martian civilization. Customize, evolve, and test AI in various modes, shaping diverse outcomes. Agents can also interact with the real world, including social platforms like X.
Why similar: Space Sim 51.9%, Sandbox 21.2%, Simulation 9%, Massively Multiplayer 8.6%, Exploration 5.6%
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 29.3%, Strategy RPG 20.6%, Sandbox 19%, RPG 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%
Vythzkel of City is in the development phase, so if you'd like to contribute, I'd be delighted to do my best. Please ensure you have Windows 11 Pro or Education x64 bit to launch the game via Steam.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.9%, RPG 30.5%, Sandbox 28.1%, Action 5%, Simulation 3.5%
Can you deliver the goods? Board your spaceship and go!
Why similar: Space Sim 52.5%, Sandbox 25.1%, Simulation 10.7%, Sci-fi 6.8%, 2D 3.8%
Survival game in a space setting with resource manager elements and puzzles
Why similar: Space Sim 38.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Sandbox 19.4%, RPG 13.6%, Exploration 7.7%
Explore the stars in this 2D top-down sci-fi game, where you can engage in dogfights with spaceships or disembark to challenge your enemies on foot. Complete contracts, unlock stronger ships, and discover ancient mysteries hidden in forgotten galaxies.
Why similar: Space Sim 40.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, RPG 12.4%, Top-Down 7.4%, Exploration 6.8%
A persistent online space MMO where you control a ship to harvest asteroids, trade at player-run structures, and fight inside star systems, either alone or with others.
Why similar: Space Sim 41.5%, RPG 24.7%, Massively Multiplayer 8.8%, Simulation 7.5%, Sci-fi 5.8%
A cold top-down avalanches survival game. Can you sustain avalanches? You must survive to find a way to escape avalanche valley. Or live there, its up to you!
Why similar: RPG 30%, Sandbox 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Simulation 9%, Top-Down 7.7%
"This is a single-player RPG based on the 'Tower of the Sorcerer' gameplay. Control the hero to collect resources on the map, defeat monsters, obtain gold coins, and continuously improve your attributes until you defeat the final Demon Dragon King！
Why similar: Strategy RPG 32.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, RPG 20.2%, Top-Down 8.2%, Exploration 7.6%
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 57.3%, Top-Down 10.9%, Exploration 8.9%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
Vanquish villains and lead the Kairobot Corps to glory in this spacefaring saga!
Why similar: Space Sim 40.3%, Strategy RPG 28.8%, RPG 18.3%, Simulation 5.9%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%
Explore an endless procedural universe. Mine asteroids, trade across living stations, fight cunning pirates, discover countless ships and items, and build your own space stations in a galaxy that never stops creating new stories.
Why similar: Space Sim 39.4%, RPG 25%, Simulation 7.9%, Top-Down 5.8%, Exploration 5.7%
This is a game combines SIM and SRPG. Please lead your family, your friends and strangers who come to you to survive in this broken, unknown and fascinating universe, Captain.
Why similar: Space Sim 40.8%, Strategy RPG 24.2%, RPG 15.4%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Simulation 5%
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 53.4%, Sandbox 19.2%, Exploration 7.4%, Simulation 7.3%, Sci-fi 6.4%
A first person building game where every problem is solved with pipes.
Why similar: Space Sim 54.2%, Sandbox 25.2%, Exploration 8.2%, Simulation 7.2%, Sci-fi 5.3%
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 51.7%, Sandbox 24.9%, Simulation 9.8%, Sci-fi 6.7%, Action 5.9%
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 67.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Top-Down 7.6%, 2D 5.8%, Sci-fi 4.6%
Star Matter is a single-player, 2D, tile based, spaceship physics RPG, where you pilot a ship that you are able to customize and configure to suit the current task, your playstyle, or what remains of your ship.
Why similar: Space Sim 36.2%, RPG 32.4%, Simulation 9.8%, Sci-fi 6.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
Spacebourne is an open space exploration game with Rpg elements. Its world consists of different factions at war. You as an expert pilot need to choose your side or be on no one's side and create a force of your own. Load up your weapons, Ready your ship and warp to adventure.
Why similar: Space Sim 50.2%, RPG 30.3%, Simulation 10.3%, Exploration 6.5%, Indie 2.7%
A sci-fi exploration & survival game where you take on the role of a spaceship’s AI. Explore, fight, and survive across a mining colony in the Main Asteroid Belt. Rebuild your ship. Rescue your crew. Reveal the truth behind your mission.
Why similar: Space Sim 44.4%, Sandbox 18.8%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Top-Down 7.5%, Exploration 7.2%
