- #1 Star Merchant
97% matchMixed66% of 180 reviews2017
Dev: SimProse StudiosPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Star Merchant is a galactic trading sim where you become a space entrepreneur. Buy and sell items, fight pirates, upgrade your ship and try to meet your goal without going broke!
Why similar: Simulation 67.1%, Management 13.8%, Space 13%, Sci-fi 6.1%
- #2 Space Station Manager
96% matchMixed45% of 77 reviews2020
Dev: Ondrej Hroch
Windows
Space Station Manager is an exciting game where you own a space company, your main goal is to build a space station, make profit, grow your business, build an economical network, and expand beyond the solar system.
Why similar: Simulation 72.3%, Management 10.8%, Space 9.9%, Building 7%
- #3 Starship Theory
96% matchMixed50% of 1,100 reviews2017
Dev: Reconnect Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Starship Theory is a ship building survival game. Mine and trade to gather resources. Plan and construct new upgrades. Train and manage crew. Fight to survive.
Why similar: Simulation 31.5%, Base Building 30.6%, Space 15.1%, Management 12.7%, Sci-fi 5.4%
- #4 Stable Orbit - Build your own space station
95% matchMixed51% of 380 reviews2017
Dev: Jim Offerman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Design, build and control your own space station. Mission command and control is in your hands and only careful planning and vigilant supervision will keep your crew and space station safe.
Why similar: Simulation 32.8%, Management 18.1%, Space 16.1%, Base Building 14.4%, Building 11.4%
- #5 Base One
94% matchMostly Negative38% of 478 reviews2021
Dev: PixFrozePub: Blowfish Studios
Windows · Mac
Base One is a space base builder game where you take control of a network of space stations and its crew's tasks and wellbeing. Maintain your resources and defenses as you navigate the wide array of dangers ahead of you!
Why similar: Simulation 43.9%, Management 19.7%, Building 14.9%, Space 13.9%, Sci-fi 7.6%
- #6 Space Station Tycoon
93% matchMixed61% of 215 reviews2023
Dev: Lunheim Studios
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Create a thriving space station in a lost sector. Face thrilling challenges head-on, from pirate raids to asteroid impacts, as you lead your company to new heights.
Why similar: Base Building 24.2%, Management 21.1%, Simulation 20.9%, Space 17.3%, Building 11.5%
- #7 Starship Corporation
94% matchMixed42% of 555 reviews2018
Dev: Coronado GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A sci-fi simulation game, in which players must design, assemble and test spaceships, in a bid to build a supreme Galactic Mega-Corporation. Gain your reputation by engineering and selling your own spacecraft, testing them to the limit in RTS missions and simulated emergency and combat situations.
Why similar: Simulation 57.7%, Management 23.8%, Space 14.3%, Sci-fi 4.2%
- #8 Rogue Station
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 228 reviews2023
Dev: Quint Studio
Windows
This "space station builder simulation roguelite" puts you in charge of a space station. Fight off enemy ships, fleets and rival stations to dominate your corner of space. Build and upgrade your station, hire and manage your crew. Survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Base Building 30.1%, Simulation 17.9%, Management 17.9%, Space 17.3%, Building 12.8%
- #9 Starport Delta
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 75 reviews2020
Dev: Cloudfire Studios
Windows
Build amongst the stars in Starport Delta, a light sci-fi strategy game that focuses on survival. Station Commanders across the universe will turn to you for guidance to expand, defend, and survive. Help them build a thriving station, but watch out, there are many dangers hiding in space...
Why similar: Simulation 56.8%, Base Building 19%, Space 11.6%, Building 7.2%, Sci-fi 5.3%
- #10 Spacebase DF-9
92% matchOverwhelmingly Negative18% of 4,324 reviews2014
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In Spacebase DF-9, you'll build a home among the stars for a motley population of humans and aliens as they go about their daily lives. Mine asteroids, discover derelicts, and deal with the tribulations of galactic resettlement in Earth's distant future.
Why similar: Simulation 35.7%, Base Building 25.7%, Space 17.2%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Building 7.5%
- #11 Stationeers
89% matchVery Positive88% of 8,897 reviews2017
Dev: RocketWerkz
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 81.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Stationeers puts you in control of the construction and management of a space station to run by yourself or online with your friends. Complex atmospheric, electrical, manufacturing, agriculture, and gravitational systems require your thought and management at all times!
Why similar: Base Building 34.8%, Management 21.8%, Space 18.9%, Building 14.8%, Sci-fi 9.6%
- #12 Space Station Alpha
90% matchMixed46% of 78 reviews2015
Dev: NuclearFirecracker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Build and manage a space station in the outer reaches of space. The challenges will be many, oxygen will escape through every tiny hole in the hull, you'll contend with asteroid showers and nebulous alien blobs.
Why similar: Simulation 75%, Space 25%
- #13 Space Architect
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 283 reviews2024
Dev: Albert WiatrPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Design your dream space station in Space Architect! Master the power of automation or 'hire' an army of crewmates to handle your ever-growing production. Mine asteroids, fabricate goods, and engage in interstellar trade to pay off the menacing Big Evil Corp. Will you thrive in the vastness of space?
Why similar: Base Building 27%, Simulation 26.8%, Management 18.1%, Building 10.5%, Space 10.4%
- #14 Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 818 reviews2025
Dev: Tinymice EntertainmentPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Stellar Settlers is a chill space base/city builder and colony sim game. With unique vertical and horizontal base-building gameplay, settle on 10 hostile alien planets and build your own thriving colony. Get enough materials to build a physics-based Spaceship and try to escape from disasters.
Why similar: Base Building 31.6%, Simulation 31.2%, Space 13.7%, Building 12.2%, Management 11.2%
- #15 The Spatials
89% matchMixed69% of 329 reviews2015
Dev: Weird and Wry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
It's the year 5781 -- and you have been chosen to build and lead a space station in a wild corner of the galaxy! Attract visitors and explore hundreds of planets to fund your station.
Why similar: Simulation 31.3%, Base Building 22.4%, Management 17.3%, Space 14.3%, Building 8.4%
- #16 Solargene
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 819 reviews2026
Dev: Alexander Semenov
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Take Command of a Space Corporation in the Sci-Fi Simulator Solargene! Manage personnel, design and develop colonies and orbital stations across the solar system! Mine resources, establish logistics, research cutting-edge technologies, trade, and complete missions
Why similar: Base Building 32.6%, Management 19.1%, Simulation 16.9%, Space 13.9%, Building 12.2%
- #17 orbit.industries
88% matchMixed61% of 87 reviews2022
Dev: LAB132Pub: Klabater
Windows · Linux
🚀 Become a Space Pioneer by building and managing a station of your own on the orbit of distant planets! Focus on design and management or fulfill objectives to progress. 🛰️ Explore, Build and Prosper!
Why similar: Simulation 35.3%, Space 28.2%, Management 22.2%, Building 14.3%
- #18 Outworld Station
84% matchVery Positive90% of 506 reviews2025
Dev: Trickjump Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Take the helm as a new Station Commander and exploit an alien star system in this stunning space-station factory automation game. Amass resources and construct starships using increasingly advanced manufacturing and expand your station in a hostile universe.
Why similar: Simulation 31%, Base Building 29.2%, Space 17.3%, Management 16.6%, Sci-fi 6%
- #19 Space Haven
85% matchVery Positive86% of 9,719 reviews2020
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.
Why similar: Simulation 26.4%, Base Building 25.6%, Management 16.8%, Space 13.7%, Building 10.6%
- #20 Exogate Initiative
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 699 reviews2025
Dev: Xeno Bits
Windows
Build and manage mankind’s first mission across the universe! Create a sprawling facility underground, recruit a diverse group of specialists from around the globe and explore mysterious new worlds through the Exogate.
Why similar: Simulation 28.1%, Base Building 25.4%, Management 17.4%, Space 11.6%, Building 10.8%
- #21 Delos: Space Traffic Control
82% matchVery Positive87% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: hv
Windows
In Delos, you are the space traffic controller managing the flow of ships at a bustling space station. Direct docking, allocate resources, and prevent collisions in a real-time strategy setting. Balance efficiency and safety to maintain order in the interstellar hub.
Why similar: Simulation 82.7%, Sci-fi 17.3%
- #22 Starmancer
83% matchMixed64% of 1,024 reviews2021
Dev: Ominux GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
From a small 2-man team comes a unique space station management sim. Take on the role of an A.I commanding a lost space ark. Try not to let your crew run amok and wreck the place.
Why similar: Base Building 22.1%, Simulation 21.5%, Management 20.5%, Space 15.8%, Building 11.6%
- #23 Galaxy Pass Station
82% matchVery Positive87% of 268 reviews2023
Dev: Galactic Workshop
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Build a space station for 15 alien races! 👽 Inspect IDs, catch criminals, and manage a chaotic galactic hub. A vibrant mix of colony sim & document-checking action. Can you build the ultimate hotel?
Why similar: Simulation 37.9%, Base Building 29.6%, Management 22.6%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #24 IXION
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 17,015 reviews2022
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
IXION is an unrelenting, city-building odyssey across the stars. As Administrator of the Tiqqun, DOLOS’ prototype space station, you are tasked with balancing preservation and exploration as you manage infrastructure, resources and crew. Can you keep the flame of humanity alight in the cold dark?
Why similar: Base Building 26.9%, Simulation 26.8%, Space 25.7%, Building 11.5%, Management 9.1%
- #25 Planetbase
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,262 reviews2015
Dev: Madruga Works
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.
Why similar: Base Building 36.4%, Simulation 21%, Space 20.3%, Management 10.3%, Building 6.9%
- #26 Meeple Station
81% matchMixed57% of 941 reviews2020
Dev: Gameclaw StudioPub: Modularity
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Build your way to success! Trade your way to the top! Explore your way to infamy! Do it all your way!
Why similar: Simulation 31.7%, Base Building 25.8%, Space 16.4%, Management 15.3%, Building 10.9%
- #27 Star Ores Inc.
78% matchVery Positive83% of 293 reviews2025
Dev: BlackBeak GamesPub: Three River Games (3RG)
Windows
Take over an abandoned space station and manage your own ore mine. Cut through the asteroid with your laser, sell ore, and create an automated network of robot helpers to maximize your profit.
Why similar: Simulation 32.7%, Management 19%, Base Building 16.6%, Space 16.1%, Building 8.4%
- #28 Farlight Explorers
80% matchMixed56% of 205 reviews2019
Dev: Farlight Games Industry
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Extract and gather resources from different planets. Manage the supply of electricity, water, food and oxygen of your base in order to survive. Automate the creation of new products. Build a spaceship to transport your products to other places...
Why similar: Simulation 52.4%, Building 25.4%, Space 22.3%
- #29 Mars Horizon
77% matchVery Positive84% of 3,058 reviews2020
Dev: Auroch Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Lead a major space agency as you guide humanity to Mars in this strategy simulation game. Construct a base, design and build rockets, conduct missions throughout the Solar System, and write your own history of Space exploration. Created with support from the European Space Agency.
Why similar: Simulation 34.3%, Management 27.4%, Space 23.4%, Building 14.9%
- #30 InfraSpace
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,870 reviews2023
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Create an extrasolar efficiency utopia from scratch! In this sci-fi city builder you need to start mining operations, plan production, and lay down transportation routes to ensure a smooth supply chain.
Why similar: Simulation 26.1%, Base Building 21.8%, Management 16.7%, Space 16.5%, Building 11.7%
- #31 Alien Market Simulator
76% matchVery Positive91% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: Silly Sloth StudiosPub: Shadow Owl Studios
Windows
Run a market on your space station. Restore and upgrade the station, expand your services, and sell to a variety of alien customers. Experience the challenge of managing a business in space and growing your market
Why similar: Simulation 41.2%, Management 24.2%, Space 13.6%, Building 11.8%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #32 Dyson Sphere Program
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 90,027 reviews2021
Dev: Youthcat StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 75.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build the most efficient intergalactic factory in space simulation strategy game Dyson Sphere Program! Harness the power of stars, collect resources, plan and design production lines and develop your interstellar factory from a small space workshop to a galaxy-wide industrial empire.
Why similar: Base Building 30.1%, Simulation 23%, Space 17.7%, Management 12.8%, Building 10.4%
- #33 Derelict Void
78% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Stirling Games
Windows · Linux
Derelict Void is a space survival game involving scavenging for resources and base management. You command a ship and crew searching for resources you need to stay alive.
Why similar: Simulation 35.9%, Base Building 21.6%, Management 19%, Space 18.6%, Sci-fi 4.9%
- #34 Space Company Simulator
79% matchMostly Negative28% of 178 reviews2019
Dev: IntermarumPub: All in! Games
Windows
Take the position of a CEO of a space transport company and become a new major player in the industry. Space Company Simulator is a realistic management sim game that will challenge your planning skills as you strive to launch the first manned mission to Mars.
Why similar: Simulation 35.1%, Base Building 22.8%, Management 13.3%, Space 12.9%, Building 10.2%
- #35 Astro Colony
73% matchVery Positive82% of 2,509 reviews2022
Dev: Terad Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation.
Why similar: Base Building 38%, Simulation 31.6%, Space 18.9%, Building 11.4%
- #36 Space Mechanic Simulator
75% matchMixed63% of 117 reviews2023
Dev: Atomic JellyPub: Wildlands Interactive
Windows
Become a Space Mechanic! Get your hands dirty, explore the depths of space and repair broken machinery. Diagnose problems using diagrams and tools, perform repairs, manage your resources and watch the simulated machinery come alive. Or just gaze upon the beauty of the Solar System.
Why similar: Simulation 49.7%, Space 25.2%, Building 14.6%, Sci-fi 10.5%
- #37 Planetoid
77% matchMixed54% of 104 reviews2017
Dev: GameWriterStudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Planetoid is a physics based building game in which you construct facilities and protect humanoids on the planetoid. Build a facilities which can defeat the enemies on your way.
Why similar: Space 58.4%, Building 41.6%
- #38 Titan Outpost
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 97 reviews2019
Dev: The Boar Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Titan Outpost is a hard science fiction role-playing game in which you must build a base, manage its crew, develop your character's skills and attributes, and explore Saturn's sixth moon, uncovering its mysteries and harvesting its resources.
Why similar: Simulation 55.8%, Base Building 19.8%, Space 16.1%, Sci-fi 8.3%
- #39 Stellar Initiative
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 390 reviews2024
Dev: Five Head Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Stellar Initiative is a roguelike tower defense game where you land on the planet and use your orbit ship to deliver buildings and support you with fire. Complete missions, install new upgrades, discover powerful artifacts, and find the best strategy!
Why similar: Base Building 52.5%, Space 19.6%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Building 8.9%
- #40 The Last Starship
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,419 reviews2026
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Last Starship is a 2D space construction game where you design and upgrade your starship. Choose your path: pirate hunter, miner, engineer, spacebus driver, and more, whilst exploring vibrant star systems. Enjoy a growing sandbox world, with regular free updates. Your cosmic adventure awaits!
Why similar: Simulation 28.6%, Base Building 25.4%, Space 15.2%, Management 12.1%, Building 11.1%
- #41 Tempest Citadel
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 61 reviews2018
Dev: Aartform Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Tempest Citadel is a base building simulation set on a storm-ruled planet with a vivid sci-fi story. Build a mighty Citadel in the clouds for your crew of explorers and conquer the deadly planet below in automated squad battles!
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #42 EarthX
70% matchVery Positive88% of 905 reviews2023
Dev: DenisPub: Mesote Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
EarthX is a rocket company management game. Go from launching small rockets on Earth to eventually building a colony on Mars. Create your own Internet constellation, develop new technologies, supply the International Space Station and terraform Mars!
Why similar: Simulation 32.1%, Base Building 22.7%, Management 18.2%, Space 16.2%, Building 10.8%
- #43 My Colony
72% matchVery Positive90% of 263 reviews2018
Dev: Ape Apps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build, expand, and rule a growing space colony. Explore tech, trade, and multiplayer.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #44 Satellite Repairman
73% matchMixed68% of 168 reviews2017
Dev: Nuno DonatoPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
All the planets in the system have suddenly decided that the galaxy isn’t big enough for all of them! You’re not sure who launched the first missile and it doesn’t really matter! You’ve got nothing to do with it… you are just… the satellite repairman!
Why similar: Simulation 44.3%, Base Building 32.4%, Space 23.3%
- #45 Stardeus
69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,529 reviews2022
Dev: Kodo LinijaPub: Paradox Arc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Stardeus is a deep colony sim set on a broken starship manned by drones and hibernating human survivors. As the AI, have your drones repair your ship, save your crew and travel the stars in this beautiful simulation.
Why similar: Base Building 31%, Simulation 26.5%, Space 17.8%, Management 15.9%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #46 Project Astra Dominium
69% matchVery Positive90% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Snob Entertainment UG
Windows · Mac · Linux
Project Astra Dominium is a Tower Defense game with Basebuilding and Automation elements. Build up your base to become a supply hub for Earth's desperately needed materials, gather resources while defending against an unknown alien threat and improve your tower's and AI capabilities.
Why similar: Base Building 37.3%, Simulation 32.9%, Space 21.3%, Sci-fi 8.5%
- #47 Star Crafter
69% matchMixed69% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
A space survival crafting mining base building and star system building game. Craft rockets to create planets and Dyson Rings, mine and craft advanced materials, terraform the terrain, manage electricity, farm food, and more as you watch the star system evolve into stunning, ever-changing views.
Why similar: Base Building 33.4%, Simulation 32.7%, Space 18.6%, Building 9.4%, Sci-fi 5.8%
- #48 Starbase
70% matchMixed56% of 6,702 reviews2021
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 91.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Starbase is a hybrid voxel/vertex-based space MMO with a fully destructible and infinitely expanding universe, with a focus on building and designing spaceships and stations, exploration, resource gathering, crafting, trading, and combat.
Why similar: Simulation 45.2%, Space 23%, Building 21.1%, Sci-fi 10.7%
- #49 Oxygen Not Included
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 138,890 reviews2019
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 67.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
Why similar: Base Building 42.9%, Simulation 20.3%, Management 13.7%, Building 11.4%, Space 8.4%
- #50 AstronTycoon
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: ANG People s.r.o.
Windows
Take the role of an astronomer exploring the depths of the universe. Build large telescopes to explore distant stars. Discover a habitable planet or an unknown anomaly in a far corner of the galaxy. Get scientific grants, publish your results and explore new technologies.
Why similar: Simulation 87%, Management 13%
- #51 Logistics Company
73% matchMixed43% of 123 reviews2014
Dev: Crenetic GmbH StudiosPub: rondomedia GmbH
Windows
As a dock worker in "Logistics Company” it’s up to you to move thousands of tons of cargo and goods and make sure that they’re shipped on time! Build your tiny warehouse into a major logistics hub and expand it bit by bit with new cargo terminals.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #52 Maia
71% matchMixed44% of 1,063 reviews2018
Dev: Simon RothPub: Machine Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Maia is a colony building game set in the not-so-distant future. Your colonists make planetfall on a hostile world and you must ensure their survival and their safety, constructing their off-world habitat from almost nothing and sheltering them from a dangerous, often deadly environment.
Why similar: Simulation 37.5%, Base Building 19.9%, Management 17.5%, Space 11.5%, Sci-fi 9.4%
- #53 Mercury Fallen
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 307 reviews2023
Dev: Nitrous ButterflyPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A sci-fi colony management sim with a focus on exploration, expansion, and survival. Rebuild your underground facility, manage colonists and robots, and uncover the mysteries of an alien world light-years from Earth. Dig deep, expand across the surface, and shape your new home.
Why similar: Simulation 25.7%, Base Building 25%, Management 17.8%, Space 12.5%, Building 11%
- #54 Galactic Mining Corp
67% 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: Base Building 26.8%, Simulation 20.7%, Management 20%, Space 16.7%, Building 10.6%
- #55 Startopia
68% matchVery Positive90% of 962 reviews2013
Dev: My Little Planet Ltd
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
A once thriving network of space stations and planets have been left lifeless, redundant scars of the apocalypse. Into this age of darkness comes light. You will lead the way in rebuilding the network of space stations to a standard accepted by the individual alien races, attracting them to harness their expertise and research new...
Why similar: Simulation 34.1%, Base Building 25.4%, Management 19.6%, Space 13.7%, Sci-fi 7.2%
- #56 Colony On Mars
71% matchMostly Negative25% of 55 reviews2018
Dev: Nikita "Ghost_RUS"Pub: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 20%
You play as an astronaut in a colony on Mars and you need to upgrade your colony, build new constructions and collect resources
Why similar: Base Building 52.7%, Simulation 47.3%
- #57 X4: Foundations
65% 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: Simulation 41.9%, Space 22.5%, Management 16.7%, Building 11%, Sci-fi 8%
- #58 rymdkapsel
68% matchVery Positive83% of 277 reviews2014
Dev: grapefrukt games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Build a space station. Command the tiny crew. Explore the galaxy. A meditative space strategy game.
Why similar: Base Building 47.7%, Space 24.3%, Simulation 15%, Management 8.4%, Sci-fi 4.6%
- #59 Interstellar Transport Company
68% matchMixed67% of 408 reviews2019
Dev: MT Worlds
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build a galactic transportation empire and supply humanity with everything it needs to colonize the stars. In this sci-fi logistics simulator, grow your company from a local transport agency into an interstellar logistics behemoth! Singleplayer, vs AI, and online multiplayer.
Why similar: Simulation 45.4%, Space 27.6%, Management 20.9%, Sci-fi 6%
- #60 SkyBrew: Entropic Strategist
63% matchMostly Positive77% of 556 reviews2025
Dev: ATRIC Games
Windows
Experience entrepreneurship in a floating cloud cafe. Manage your flying cafe, customize construction, train staff, handle random events, and uncover the secrets of the commercial empire, growing from a small shop to the sky's brightest star.
Why similar: Simulation 37.7%, Base Building 30.4%, Management 18%, Building 13.9%