- #1 Rebel Galaxy
97% matchVery Positive85% of 8,230 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 23.8% ★, Sci-fi 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%, Open World 6.3%
- #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 23.3% ★, Space 20.2%, Action 14.3%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Indie 9.2%
- #3 House of the Dying Sun
96% matchVery Positive90% of 2,001 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 40.8% ★, Space 24.8%, Action 9.8%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Indie 5.6%
- #4 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey
95% matchVery Positive94% of 1,148 reviews2017
Dev: Bird in SkyPub: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 27.5%, Space Sim 23.1% ★, Sci-fi 11.4%, Action 8.4%, Indie 6.9%
- #5 EVERSPACE™
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 11,373 reviews2017
Dev: ROCKFISH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 10.0 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 35.4%, Space Sim 27.1% ★, Sci-fi 11.1%, Action 10.1%, Indie 5.2%
- #6 Rodina
94% matchVery Positive93% of 1,329 reviews2014
Dev: Elliptic Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 33.5%, Space Sim 19.6% ★, Sci-fi 11.3%, Exploration 9.1%, Open World 7.6%
- #7 Star Horizon
93% 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 26.1%, Space Sim 24.9% ★, Sci-fi 13.4%, Action 9.5%, Indie 7.8%
- #8 Darkstar One
92% matchVery Positive83% of 609 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 34% ★, Space 29.7%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Action 11.1%, Exploration 5.1%
- #9 Voidship: The Long Journey
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 148 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 28.9%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Action 15.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Indie 11.9%
- #10 Void Destroyer
91% matchMixed60% of 351 reviews2015
Dev: Iteration 11
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.0 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 36.6%, Space Sim 23% ★, Sci-fi 14.4%, Action 13.2%, Simulation 6.5%
- #11 Strike Suit Zero
90% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,666 reviews2013
Dev: Born Ready Games Ltd.Pub: Born Ready Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Immerse yourself in massive fleet battles where your dog-fighting skills will directly affect the fate of the cosmos.
Why similar: Space 35.6%, Space Sim 17.9% ★, Sci-fi 14.9%, Action 10.6%, Shooter 6.4%
- #12 EVERSPACE™ 2
86% matchVery Positive86% of 12,587 reviews2023
Dev: ROCKFISH Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 29.1 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 35.6%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Shooter 14.5%, Exploration 10.6%, Action 9.7%
- #13 Redout: Space Assault
89% matchMixed46% of 106 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 31.4% ★, Space 20.4%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Shooter 7.2%, Action 6.9%
- #14 Starcom: Nexus
88% matchVery Positive91% of 2,274 reviews2019
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.6 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 36.2%, Space Sim 24.6% ★, Sci-fi 14.5%, Exploration 7.4%, Action 7.2%
- #15 Reassembly
87% matchVery Positive94% of 4,066 reviews2015
Dev: Anisoptera GamesPub: Indie Voyage
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 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 6.7%, Open World 5.3%
- #16 Jumpdrive
89% 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%, Action 17%, Indie 14%, Open World 9.1%, Simulation 8.8%
- #17 Last Horizon
86% matchVery Positive81% of 260 reviews2015
Dev: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 104.8 hrs≥1hr: 32%
A minimal space exploration and survival game. Pilot the last vessel of a fallen civilization into the vast unknown, in search of a new world to call home.
Why similar: Space 37.9%, Action 16.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Indie 11.2%, Exploration 10.4%
- #18 Interstellar Rift
83% matchMixed68% of 1,655 reviews2020
Dev: Split PolygonPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 33.2 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 38.7% ★, Space 18.6%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Exploration 6.9%, Open World 6.6%
- #19 VoidExpanse
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 760 reviews2015
Dev: AtomicTorch Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 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%, Action 10.3%, Open World 9.8%, Indie 6.4%
- #20 The Battle of Sol
84% matchMixed57% of 102 reviews2015
Dev: Bit Planet Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 23%
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 32.4% ★, Space 25.7%, Action 15%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Indie 8.5%
- #21 Starcom: Unknown Space
78% matchVery Positive93% of 4,082 reviews2024
Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 16.2 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 33.8% ★, Space 29.9%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Exploration 7.7%, Open World 6.8%
- #22 Miner Wars 2081
85% matchMostly Negative36% of 386 reviews2012
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Operate an advanced mining ship in a fully destructible and open-world environment!
Why similar: Space 34.3%, Action 24.4%, Indie 13.3%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Shooter 8.2%
- #23 DEEP SPACE ANOMALY
82% 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 26.1%, Action 16.3%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Indie 11.2%
- #24 Particle Wars
82% matchVery Positive94% of 52 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 43.5%, Action 26.6%, Indie 18.3%, Arcade 11.6%
- #25 Astrox Imperium
81% matchVery Positive85% of 1,210 reviews2019
Dev: Jace Masula
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 36.9%, Space Sim 36.9% ★, Sci-fi 7.9%, Open World 5.6%, Indie 5.2%
- #26 DYSTORIA
80% 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 20.9%, Action 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Shooter 15.1%, Indie 11.6%
- #27 Angels Fall First
78% matchVery Positive82% of 2,786 reviews2015
Dev: Strangely Interactive Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
From commanding the battle standing on the bridge of your flagship all the way down to tactical infantry firefights - AFF brings together all the combat you ever wanted in a rich science fiction setting. Boarding, pilotable capital ships, deep weapon customization and full AI support included!
Why similar: Space 37.3%, Sci-fi 23.9%, Action 16.3%, Indie 9.4%, Simulation 5.2%
- #28 Star Singularity
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: Star Bunny Enterprises
Windows
Median: 3.0 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 19.3%, Action 12.6%, Open World 9.2%, Indie 8.1%
- #29 Hardspace: Shipbreaker
74% matchVery Positive89% of 21,702 reviews2022
Dev: Blackbird Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 23.9 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 34.5%, Space Sim 28.9% ★, Sci-fi 18.8%, Futuristic 5.3%, Simulation 4.5%
- #30 Celestial Command
79% matchMixed63% of 687 reviews2014
Dev: Romenics
Windows · Mac · 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 39.7%, Space Sim 25.6% ★, Sci-fi 11.6%, Action 8.8%, Indie 6.3%
- #31 Kinetic Void
81% matchOverwhelmingly Negative17% of 1,556 reviews2014
Dev: Badland Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.6 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 46.4%, Space Sim 16.4% ★, Sci-fi 13.6%, Action 8.7%, Indie 7%
- #32 Cosmic Miners
74% matchMixed58% 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 33.7% ★, Space 17.7%, Sci-fi 11%, Shooter 7.7%, Action 6.9%
- #33 Nova Drift
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,407 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.6 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 38.9%, Shooter 16.5%, Action 13.4%, Arcade 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%
- #34 Space Battle VR
77% matchMixed67% of 99 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 29.6% ★, Space 20%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Action 9.7%, Shooter 6.7%
- #35 Starship EVO
75% matchVery Positive84% of 1,210 reviews2020
Dev: Moonfire Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 29.9%, Space Sim 25.5% ★, Action 12.2%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Indie 8.3%
- #36 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%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Indie 13.9%, Shooter 11.4%
- #37 BossConstructor
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 217 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%, Action 15.9%, Indie 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Simulation 6.5%
- #38 Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut
76% matchVery Positive82% of 387 reviews2014
Dev: Born Ready Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In the year 2299, an interstellar war rages on. In a bid to save Earth from destruction, you must take control of the Strike Suit – a revolutionary fighter craft with the ability to transform into a lethal suit of space armor.
Why similar: Space 35.4%, Space Sim 20.5% ★, Sci-fi 14.7%, Action 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 5.8%
- #39 Between the Stars
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,427 reviews2024
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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 33.4% ★, Space 30.7%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Action 8.7%, Indie 5.7%
- #40 X Rebirth
75% matchMixed44% of 7,305 reviews2013
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 19.2 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 39.4%, Space Sim 26% ★, Sci-fi 15.4%, Action 7.6%, Simulation 5.8%
- #41 Galaxy Highways
67% matchVery Positive98% of 54 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 28.1%, Sci-fi 22.7%, Shooter 18.3%, Action 15.1%, Exploration 13.7%
- #42 Echoes+
72% 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 35.4%, Space 31%, Indie 20.8%, Arcade 11.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #43 Polynomial 2 - Universe of the Music
73% matchVery Positive81% of 153 reviews2016
Dev: Dmytry Lavrov
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 30.5% ★, Space 24.1%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Action 8.4%, Open World 6.4%
- #44 Vector Strain
73% 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 33.4%, Sci-fi 29.6%, Indie 20.3%, Arcade 16.7%
- #45 Grav Blazer
73% matchMixed48% of 157 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 26.7%, Sci-fi 21%, Action 14.1%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 9.2%
- #46 Starpoint Gemini 3
71% matchMixed50% of 867 reviews2020
Dev: Little Green Men Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 37.2% ★, Space 23.4%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Exploration 7%, Action 7%
- #47 Space Trash Scavenger
65% matchVery Positive84% of 514 reviews2024
Dev: SquarePlay GamesPub: Paradox Arc
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.2 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 26.9%, Space Sim 26.2% ★, Sci-fi 11.5%, Shooter 9%, Open World 7.3%
- #48 Project Freedom
72% matchVery Positive82% of 208 reviews2009
Dev: City InteractivePub: CI Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 30%
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 39.6%, Action 31.6%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Simulation 13.1%
- #49 ΔV: Rings of Saturn
64% matchVery Positive93% of 3,305 reviews2023
Dev: Kodera Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.6 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 34.2% ★, Space 26.1%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Exploration 7.2%, Action 6.2%
- #50 Space Commander: War and Trade
68% matchMixed67% of 688 reviews2020
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 45.6% ★, Space 17%, Action 11.6%, Exploration 8.8%, Sci-fi 7.2%
- #51 Void Destroyer 2
68% matchVery Positive80% of 664 reviews2020
Dev: Iteration 11
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.5 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 40.9% ★, Space 21.2%, Sci-fi 12%, Action 7.7%, Open World 7.1%
- #52 Solar Shifter EX
71% matchMixed47% of 114 reviews2015
Dev: Elder GamesPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 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 60.3%, Indie 39.7%
- #53 Elite Dangerous
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 105,113 reviews2015
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 18.4 hrsMean: 146.5 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 44.7% ★, Space 25.6%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Open World 6.7%, Exploration 6.1%
- #54 Drifter
71% 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 29.8%, Space Sim 25.6% ★, Action 8.3%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Indie 6.8%
- #55 Xenoraid: The First Space War
69% matchVery Positive87% of 140 reviews2016
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 25.3%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Shooter 12.1%, Action 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%
- #56 Landinar: Into the Void
69% matchMixed57% of 243 reviews2019
Dev: Convoy Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.6 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 36.6% ★, Space 29.8%, Action 10.7%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Indie 7%
- #57 Vostok 2061
66% matchMostly Positive67% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: DYV's Game
Windows
Vostok 2061 is a modern-graphics vertical scroll shooter. Gorgeous alien worlds, spaceships, and bosses. Explore mysteries as you listen to a great soundtrack!
Why similar: Space 30.6%, Sci-fi 17.9%, Shooter 13.2%, Action 11.9%, Arcade 9.3%
- #58 The Polynomial - Space of the music
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 499 reviews2010
Dev: Dmytry Lavrov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 17%
Experience the music in a new way. Feel it pulse around you. The Polynomial is a 3D space shooter with unique, fractal based scenery that animates to the music.
Why similar: Action 35.8%, Indie 29.9%, Arcade 17.1%, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #59 Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages
68% matchVery Positive83% of 817 reviews2013
Dev: Triple.B.Titles
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Ring Runner combines the fast-paced action of space combat with the rich story and skill variety of an RPG.Trek across the universe in a 30 hour long story-driven campaign based on a companion Sci Fi novel, or challenge 6 scenarios alone, cooperatively, or competitively through local or online multiplayer.
Why similar: Space 34.8%, Action 19.6%, Sci-fi 19%, Indie 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%
- #60 Deep Eclipse: New Space Odyssey
69% matchMixed67% of 252 reviews2014
Dev: Ultravision InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Deep Eclipse: New Space Odyssey is the ultimate space thriller in the best tradition of the genre. You're the pilot of a space fighter, accidentally catapulted into a parallel universe populated by hostile alien creatures; and they're not happy to see you! To get out of this hell, do your best, to destroy hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.9% ★, Space 26%, Action 9.4%, Shooter 8.6%, Arcade 6.4%