- #1 Rebel Galaxy
97% matchVery Positive85% of 8,380 reviews2015
Dev: Double Damage Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Rebel Galaxy is a swashbuckling space adventure, with action-packed combat, exploration, discovery, trade, and “negotiation” with the outlandish denizens at the edge of the known universe.
Why similar: Space 37%, Space Sim 23.3%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 8%, Open World 6.7%
- #2 Disputed Space
96% matchMixed65% of 99 reviews2017
Dev: ShilohGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience epic space battles while piloting a small, fast fighter ship as part of a fleet that lashes out against enemy factions across stunning procedurally generated star systems in Disputed Space.
Why similar: Space Sim 22.8%, Space 20.5%, Action 14.5%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Indie 8.9%
- #3 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey
96% matchVery Positive94% of 1,166 reviews2017
Dev: Bird in SkyPub: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
3030 Deathwar is a unique mix of Adventure and Space Sim. Explore star systems, mine and hunt pirates in top-down mode. Leave your ship and switch into classic Adventuring mode, where you explore derelicts, talk to shady characters or head over to the space bar for a drink.
Why similar: Space 27.8%, Space Sim 22.5%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Action 8.4%, Indie 6.6%
- #4 House of the Dying Sun
95% matchVery Positive90% of 2,044 reviews2016
Dev: Marauder Interactive, LLC
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
House of the Dying Sun is a tactical space shooter that puts you in the cockpit of the universe's most terrifying starfighter. Hunt the enemies of the Empire and bring ruin to their people.
Why similar: Space Sim 39.6%, Space 25.4%, Action 9.9%, Sci-fi 8%, Indie 5.3%
- #5 EVERSPACE™
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 11,462 reviews2017
Dev: ROCKFISH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.
Why similar: Space 35.9%, Space Sim 26.6%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Action 10.1%, Indie 5%
- #6 Voidship: The Long Journey
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 149 reviews2019
Dev: Cydonian Games
Windows
Design your battleship and fight your way through unforgiving space. This is a tale of a lone spaceship on a centuries-long mission. As the captain, you´ll make strategic decisions, explore unknown sectors, meet allies and enemies, gather resources, technology and crew. To battle stations!
Why similar: Space 29.2%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Action 16%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, Indie 11.4%
- #7 Rodina
93% 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 33.6%, Space Sim 19%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Exploration 9.2%, Open World 8.3%
- #8 EVERSPACE™ 2
91% matchVery Positive86% of 12,991 reviews2023
Dev: ROCKFISH Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 29.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
EVERSPACE 2 is a fast-paced single-player spaceship shooter with exploration in space and on planets, tons of loot, RPG elements, mining, and crafting. Experience an exciting sci-fi story set in a vivid, handcrafted open world full of secrets, puzzles, and perils.
Why similar: Space 35.8%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Shooter 14.2%, Exploration 10.5%, Open World 10.3%
- #9 Star Horizon
92% matchMixed60% of 150 reviews2015
Dev: Orbital Knight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Experience fast action, thrilling levels, spectacular explosions and lots of pew-pew-pew. Star Horizon is a reboot for the on-rails space shooter genre.
Why similar: Space 26.5%, Space Sim 24.4%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Action 9.6%, Indie 7.5%
- #10 Darkstar One
90% 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 33.2%, Space 30%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Action 11.2%, Exploration 5.2%
- #11 Void Destroyer
89% matchMixed59% of 352 reviews2015
Dev: Iteration 11
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Combining the best of space combat and real time strategy. Victory can be tactical, a dogfight or capital ship slugging match - depending on how you decide to achieve it. Space combat on a RTS scale with space sim savagery.
Why similar: Space 37.1%, Space Sim 22.5%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Action 13.3%, Simulation 6.2%
- #12 Stellar Wanderer DX
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 64 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 33.7%, Space 19.4%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Shooter 7.3%, Exploration 6.5%
- #13 Reassembly
87% matchVery Positive94% of 4,094 reviews2015
Dev: Anisoptera GamesPub: Indie Voyage
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A spaceship building and universe-exploration game. Collect resources, expand and grow your fleet, and conquer your personal galaxy. Stellar ambience by Peaks.
Why similar: Space 49.4%, Action 10.5%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Indie 6.3%, Open World 5.7%
- #14 Starcom: Nexus
86% matchVery Positive90% of 2,315 reviews2019
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Suddenly thrown into an unknown galaxy, you must explore, fight or befriend aliens and transform your ship from a small survey vessel into a powerful battlecruiser to unravel the mystery of the forces that brought you here and find your way home.
Why similar: Space 36.5%, Space Sim 24%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Exploration 7.5%, Action 7.2%
- #15 Miner Wars 2081
89% matchMostly Negative36% of 391 reviews2012
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Operate an advanced mining ship in a fully destructible and open-world environment!
Why similar: Space 34.8%, Action 24.6%, Indie 12.8%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Shooter 8.3%
- #16 Jumpdrive
88% matchMostly Negative39% of 164 reviews2018
Dev: Meteoric Games
Windows
Jumpdrive is a sandbox space sim set in an alternative future heavily inspired by classic 80s sci-fi. Fight, trade and explore in a massive procedurally generated galaxy of millions of planets and stars. Amass money and power and upgrade and purchase new ships.
Why similar: Space 51.3%, Action 17%, Indie 13.4%, Open World 9.8%, Simulation 8.4%
- #17 Astrox Imperium
84% matchVery Positive84% of 1,249 reviews2019
Dev: Jace Masula
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 37.8%, Space Sim 35.5%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Open World 6.3%, Indie 4.9%
- #18 Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut
85% matchVery Positive82% of 391 reviews2014
Dev: Born Ready Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Director's Cut of Strike Suit Zero delivers the ultimate version with a graphical overhaul, restructured campaign and all its DLC. Pilot the mecha Strike Suit across massive fleet battles where your dogfighting skills will decide Earth's fate.
Why similar: Space 35.8%, Space Sim 20.5%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Action 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 5.8%
- #19 Redout: Space Assault
84% matchMixed47% of 109 reviews2021
Dev: 34BigThings srl
Windows
Redout: Space Assault is arcade space battle, coupling the trademark Redout adrenaline with the thrill of combat. Outsmart, outmaneuver, overpower, outclass your opponents in lightning-fast, adrenaline-inducing single-player space combat.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.7%, Space 21%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Shooter 7.3%, Action 7%
- #20 VoidExpanse
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 768 reviews2015
Dev: AtomicTorch Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore the vast reaches of VoidExpanse -- mine asteroids, upgrade your ship, trade, complete missions, advance your character and survive fast-paced combat with hostile aliens and mercenaries in the rich and exciting Sci-Fi universe of VoidExpanse!
Why similar: Space 49.6%, Sci-fi 17.9%, Open World 10.5%, Action 10.2%, Indie 6.1%
- #21 Interstellar Rift
81% matchMixed68% of 1,666 reviews2020
Dev: Split PolygonPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 33.1 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 37.9%, Space 18.8%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Open World 7.2%, Exploration 7.1%
- #22 X Rebirth
83% matchMixed44% of 7,316 reviews2013
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 39.7%, Space Sim 25.5%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Action 7.6%, Simulation 5.5%
- #23 Starcom: Unknown Space
77% matchVery Positive92% of 4,461 reviews2024
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Starcom: Unknown Space is an action RPG of space exploration and adventure. Build your own starship while discovering an epic story in a universe of strange mysteries, alien factions and uncharted worlds.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.6%, Space 30.6%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Exploration 7.9%, Open World 7.4%
- #24 The Battle of Sol
82% matchMixed57% of 102 reviews2015
Dev: Bit Planet Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 24%
The Battle of Sol is an intense space action game where you participate in epic capital ship battles, thrilling dogfights, space station raids, and much more as you liberate humanity's solar system from enemies determined to bring us to its fiery end.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.9%, Space 26.3%, Action 15.2%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Indie 8.2%
- #25 Particle Wars
80% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: HaDe GamesPub: My Way Games
Windows
Particle wars is a super cool and colorful survival shooter with crazy particle effects, tons of weapons and power-ups! Beat the levels with different approaches and get some great highscores at the infinite mode!
Why similar: Space 44.2%, Action 26.9%, Indie 17.6%, Arcade 11.3%
- #26 DEEP SPACE ANOMALY
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 107 reviews2019
Dev: DRM GMZ
Windows
Space. Anomalies. Throw down a challenge to mad alien mutants in dynamic firefights with continuous injection of adrenaline! Get ready for the most unforgettable and enchanting space confrontation of all time!
Why similar: Space 26.3%, Action 16.3%, Sci-fi 15%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Indie 10.7%
- #27 DYSTORIA
79% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2017
Dev: Tri-Coastal GamesPub: Hound Picked Games
Windows
Taking to the stars in this six-axis arcade shooter, your ship flips at every angle, tackling enemies and mazes in a race to be the best that humanity has to offer. Collect the orbs and blast your way through 360° of pure synthwave action. Upgrade your craft and make your mark as the top starfighter of all time.
Why similar: Sci-fi 21.2%, Action 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.7%, Shooter 15.1%, Indie 11.1%
- #28 Star Singularity
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 69 reviews2018
Dev: Star Bunny Enterprises
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A space action-adventure unlike any other: navigate your spacecraft through a galactic-scale mystery. Make sure to loot, craft and upgrade your space fleet. Play the story campaign or test your skills in vicious arena modes against AI opponents.
Why similar: Space 34.3%, Sci-fi 19.4%, Action 12.5%, Open World 9.9%, Indie 7.6%
- #29 Elite Dangerous
76% 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 43.7%, Space 25.9%, Sci-fi 11%, Open World 7.2%, Exploration 6.2%
- #30 Kinetic Void
81% matchOverwhelmingly Negative17% of 1,558 reviews2014
Dev: Badland Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Kinetic Void is a 3D space adventure with a focus on customization and enjoyable space simulation. The shipyard allows players to construct their ship piece by piece. Ships can be as simplistic as a cockpit, a hull, a engine and a gun, or as complex as a player wants.
Why similar: Space 47%, Space Sim 16%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Action 8.7%, Indie 6.7%
- #31 Hardspace: Shipbreaker
73% matchVery Positive89% of 22,322 reviews2022
Dev: Blackbird Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp!
Why similar: Space 35.2%, Space Sim 28.1%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Futuristic 5.2%, Simulation 4.3%
- #32 Starship EVO
75% matchVery Positive84% of 1,522 reviews2020
Dev: Moonfire Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Mine and craft your way to orbit, build your own starship and explore a vast, dangerous galaxy alongside your crew. For players who love a meaningful survival progression, a unique and elegant building system, and epic space-opera scale.
Why similar: Space 31.8%, Space Sim 25.3%, Action 11.4%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Indie 7.7%
- #33 Cosmic Miners
74% matchMixed56% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: bitByte Games
Windows
Explore asteroid fields, trade rare resources, and upgrade your ship in Cosmic Miners. Navigate faction alliances, complete missions, and rise through the ranks in a dynamic space adventure where your choices shape your path to cosmic power.
Why similar: Space Sim 33%, Space 17.9%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Shooter 7.7%, Action 6.9%
- #34 Celestial Command
78% matchMixed62% of 704 reviews2014
Dev: Science Interactive
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Mine asteroids, salvage space debris, design your own small or massive spacecraft using individual functional components, complete missions, and engage in battles against enemies in a vast galaxy with realistic physics based on orbital mechanics or in a classic physics mode.
Why similar: Space 40.7%, Space Sim 24.9%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Action 8.8%, Indie 6%
- #35 Xion
77% matchMixed67% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: Zenz VR
Windows
Xion revives the arcade and shoot ’em ups of the 1990’s in a refreshing and unique way with a fully destructible voxel landscape setting and your very own spaceship that you design and upgrade in an infinite number of ways.
Why similar: Action 30.2%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Great Soundtrack 15.1%, Indie 13.4%, Shooter 11.4%
- #36 Nova Drift
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,569 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Why similar: Space 39.7%, Shooter 16.4%, Action 13.3%, Arcade 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%
- #37 Space Battle VR
76% matchMixed66% of 100 reviews2018
Dev: Raba Games
Windows
Space Battle VR is an action shooter set in space. It supports VR controllers to give you a real feel how it is to be a spaceship pilot. You can truly feel the cosmos with this game. Jump into an awesome adventure, help mankind, win a war, bring freedom and happiness to the universe. People need you!
Why similar: Space Sim 28.9%, Space 20.2%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Action 9.7%, Shooter 6.7%
- #38 BossConstructor
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 221 reviews2016
Dev: Neomateria Games GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Scavenge modules, combine them in the deadliest and most efficient ways imaginable, and fly your very own spaceship through alien space with BossConstructor. Thousands of procedurally generated galaxies await you and your space-faring collection of assembled modules to explore them.
Why similar: Space 36.6%, Action 16%, Indie 10.8%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Simulation 6.3%
- #39 Strike Suit Infinity
73% matchVery Positive82% of 622 reviews2013
Dev: Born Ready Games Ltd.Pub: Born Ready Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Strike Suit Infinity is a frantic high score chaser set in the Strike Suit Zero universe. Your skill is the only thing that matters and whatever combat experience you've had so far is irrelevant. There is no end to the enemies you'll face. There is no winning. There is only the fight for survival.
Why similar: Space 36.3%, Action 18%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Indie 9.4%, Shooter 7.6%
- #40 Galaxy Highways
68% matchVery Positive97% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Nanopike
Windows · Mac
An indie story-driven space shooter with intense battles, escalating enemy waves, and massive boss fights. Choose and upgrade ships, unlock powerful weapons, and protect your allies. Upgrade your base and construct a battleship to take on even stronger enemies. All set to a rock & synth soundtrack.
Why similar: Space 28.3%, Sci-fi 22.9%, Shooter 18.2%, Action 15%, Exploration 13.7%
- #41 Drifter
74% 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: Space 30.1%, Space Sim 25%, Action 8.4%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Indie 6.5%
- #42 Hotloop
68% matchVery Positive87% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Tntlaxy GDS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Use the force of gravity in this fast-paced space shooter with realistic physics and orbital mechanics.
Why similar: Space Sim 41.8%, Space 23.6%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Action 6.7%, Futuristic 6.4%
- #43 Echoes+
71% matchVery Positive92% of 857 reviews2015
Dev: Binary Zoo
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!
Why similar: Action 35.8%, Space 31.6%, Indie 20.1%, Arcade 11%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #44 Landinar: Into the Void
72% matchMixed56% of 244 reviews2019
Dev: Convoy Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.5 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 35.9%, Space 30.2%, Action 10.8%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Indie 6.8%
- #45 Polynomial 2 - Universe of the Music
71% matchVery Positive81% of 155 reviews2016
Dev: Dmytry Lavrov
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Polynomial 2 is an amazing visual candy which tends to be a space shooter and a music visualizer. Immersive on screen, mind-blowing in VR.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.8%, Space 24.3%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Action 8.5%, Open World 7%
- #46 Grav Blazer
73% matchMixed48% of 161 reviews2017
Dev: Ripknot Systems
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 12%
Grav Blazer is an arcade space shooter with a focus on fast paced action. Skill based firing mechanics, rotational controlled power attacks, increasing level difficulty, and endless procedurally generated levels are some of the features players will experience.
Why similar: Space 27.1%, Sci-fi 21.3%, Action 14%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 9%
- #47 Vector Strain
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 70 reviews2015
Dev: OMNIDREAM CREATIONS
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Addictive fast-paced shoot-em-up with beautiful 3D graphics and an amazing soundtrack. 5 ships to choose from and 5 action-packed Stages.
Why similar: Action 33.8%, Sci-fi 30.3%, Indie 19.6%, Arcade 16.4%
- #48 SpaceBourne
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 815 reviews2020
Dev: Burak Dabak
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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 40.6%, Space Sim 38.6%, Indie 8.6%, Exploration 6.2%, Simulation 6%
- #49 Starpoint Gemini 3
70% 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: Space Sim 36.3%, Space 23.7%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Exploration 7.1%, Action 7%
- #50 Space Trash Scavenger
66% matchVery Positive84% of 525 reviews2024
Dev: SquarePlay GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Grab your jetpack and explore procedural asteroid fields, derelict spaceships and abandoned outposts. Build and automate your Space Rig to process scavenged trash. Craft, trade and fight your way home in this interstellar, open-world survival sandbox.
Why similar: Space 27.1%, Space Sim 25.5%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Shooter 9%, Open World 7.9%
- #51 Void Destroyer 2
69% matchVery Positive80% of 674 reviews2020
Dev: Iteration 11
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 15.3 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 40.1%, Space 21.5%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Action 7.8%, Open World 7.7%
- #52 ΔV: Rings of Saturn
64% 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 33.5%, Space 26.4%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Exploration 7.3%, Action 6.2%
- #53 Project Freedom
70% matchVery Positive82% of 213 reviews2009
Dev: City InteractivePub: CI Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Get your dream job with a company called Project Freedom. Become a space pilot and serve for the corporation. You're going to get all the excitement and adventure you've ever wanted. Perhaps even more... 21 missions in the campaign Outstanding 3D graphics and special effects Original storyline with unexpected turns and surprises A...
Why similar: Space 40%, Action 31.7%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Simulation 12.5%
- #54 Solar Shifter EX
71% matchMixed47% of 115 reviews2015
Dev: Elder GamesPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Warp into action with Solar Shifter EX. Man your ship and dive into fierce combat situations in space and over beautiful and distant planet surfaces. Solar Shifter EX is a sci-fi shoot 'em up with the unique ability to 'shift'.
Why similar: Action 61.4%, Indie 38.6%
- #55 Asteroid Bounty Hunter
69% matchMixed65% of 808 reviews2016
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Asteroid Bounty Hunter is a space shooter mixed with interesting boss fights and breathtaking visuals, with a reward system to take your skill to another level.
Why similar: Space 36.5%, Action 34.6%, Indie 28.9%
- #56 Rogue Eclipse
63% matchNo user reviews67% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: HUSKRAFTS
Windows
Spaceflight action for the new age! Push your piloting skills to the ultimate test, blast and burn your way through swarms of starfighters, merciless armadas and colossal behemoths in an epic roguelike campaign that spans the cosmos. Easy to learn, tricky to master, and impossible to put down.
Why similar: Sci-fi 23.6%, Shooter 18%, Space 12.9%, Arcade 12.4%, Action 12%
- #57 Space Commander: War and Trade
67% matchMixed68% of 701 reviews2020
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 45%, Space 17.3%, Action 11.7%, Exploration 8.9%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #58 Xenoraid: The First Space War
68% matchVery Positive87% of 144 reviews2016
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Xenoraid is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with procedurally driven missions and detailed shooting mechanics. Modern features such as real time fighter switching and squadron management make Xenoraid a fresh and thrilling shooter!
Why similar: Space 25.5%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Action 12.1%, Shooter 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%
- #59 Space Pirates and Zombies
67% matchVery Positive91% of 3,164 reviews2011
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a randomly generated Galaxy populated with factions, enemies, missions, and items providing you with a unique experience each time you play.
Why similar: Space 48.8%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Action 11.2%, Indie 6.6%, Open World 5.8%