Games Like The Message from Deep Space

Strange radio bursts have been detected! Embark on an immersive adventure as you analyze radio signals coming from space, decipher hidden messages, symbols, sounds, and translate alien languages. Follow an engaging story with countless dialogues and game-changing choices.

Why similar: Science 41.7% ★, Aliens 25.6%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Puzzle 6.8%, Investigation 5.3%

Message from extra-terrestrial intelligence.

Why similar: Science 54% ★, Sci-fi 14.9%, Puzzle 13%, Space 12.5%, Indie 5.6%

Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?

Why similar: Science 34.1% ★, Aliens 19.8%, Investigation 12.3%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Puzzle 10.7%

Control gravity, orbit around black holes, and have fun mastering physics with your car in space! With this educational puzzle game, only your genius and your analytical skills can get you out of trouble after a painful car crash on the Moon!

Why similar: Science 58.4% ★, Puzzle 14%, Aliens 13%, Sci-fi 6.1%, Space 5.4%

Critical Point is a retro sci-fi casual strategy game. You have to make the particle count in reactor cells exceed 4, surpassing the critical point of fission to generate energy required for interstellar voyages.

Why similar: Science 38.9% ★, Aliens 18.7%, Puzzle 10.7%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Space 8.6%

Trapped by your colleague Victor in a mysterious research center, surrounded by strange science projects and an unknown toxin coursing through your veins...it's up to you to explore, find clues, and solve the puzzles. Will you escape The Research Center?

Why similar: Science 60.1% ★, Puzzle 16%, Investigation 10.4%, First-Person 5.7%, Adventure 3%

In Deadline: Aphelion, you play as a mercenary tasked with defending the research facility from the hordes of alien spiders that have been drawn to it.

Why similar: Science 57.2% ★, Sci-fi 14.9%, Aliens 12.1%, Space 11.7%, 3D 2.9%

Unleash your inner math genius! Our cutting-edge game combines Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry, making learning a thrilling adventure. Solve practical problems, cement your understanding, and kickstart your science and engineering journey. Ready to level up? Play now!

Why similar: Science 55.5% ★, Text-Based 12.1%, Puzzle 10%, Space 8.5%, 3D 4.9%

Ω-SPACE - The last dimension you can reach

Why similar: Science 34.9% ★, Aliens 22.1%, Retro 13.1%, Space 11.3%, Sci-fi 11.3%

Stay Quiet is a First-Person Survival Horror/Action game where every sound you make could lead to your death. You must solve puzzles and collect vital components to find your escape route and flee this facility.

Why similar: Science 61.7% ★, Puzzle 11.7%, Sci-fi 11.5%, First-Person 6.6%, 3D 6.3%

Machinika: Atlas is an indie puzzle game and is the direct sequel to Machinika: Museum, you play as a museum researcher who just land on Atlas. Will you unravel the mysteries of the alien vessel? Solve cryptic puzzles to find out what happened!

Why similar: Science 21.8% ★, Aliens 19%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Puzzle 11.7%, Investigation 11.3%

Gravarior is a shooting action puzzle game in which the main character, Graver, who can manipulate gravity up and down at will, tries to steal the energy hidden in the depth of a discarded ship. The ship is filled with obstacles and mysterious creatures such as Anoi. Let's overcome the difficulties!

Why similar: Science 34.1% ★, Aliens 24.9%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Puzzle 10.9%, Investigation 9.7%

Game inspired by SETI. Take the role of a scientist to find an extraterrestrial signal .Control massive Radio Antennas by using interactive control in your Observatory. Detect , download and decode unknown or story telling signals. Manage and Maintain an electrical system to improve your systems and make it more efficient.

Why similar: Science 47.2% ★, Aliens 34.3%, Space 12.4%, Indie 3.3%, First-Person 2.5%

After an accident at a space station, you lose all communication with the earth and are no longer able to locate yourself in space, your best chance of returning is to use the space monitoring system to identify known constellations and configure the route back home.

Why similar: Science 57.2% ★, Sci-fi 15%, Puzzle 13.1%, Space 13%, Indie 1.1%

In this asymmetrical multiplayer co-op puzzle game, brave the treacherous unknown and endeavour on a deadly, desolate planet. Be the eyes from above or the scout on the ground and work together with a friend to uncover the mysteries and escape from the planet Xanahspati.

Why similar: Science 43% ★, Puzzle 13.5%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Space 8.9%, First-Person 8.6%

Lost in an alien world, surrounded by unfamiliar landscape and foreign technology, you need to find the way back home. Explore, discover and solve the mysteries of this strange place.

Why similar: Science 36.6% ★, Aliens 26.9%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Puzzle 11.1%, First-Person 6.8%

A unique puzzle-adventure set in the secret YogLabs research facility. As a newly created clone, you’ll face a series of challenges while disaster threatens to consume the laboratory.

Why similar: Science 42.4% ★, Puzzle 16.6%, Sci-fi 11.6%, First-Person 8.8%, Space 8.1%

Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut is the definitive version of the brain-twisting first-person puzzler. Using special high-tech gloves to manipulate cubes in the environment, the player solves an array of conundrums - from physics-based challenges; to 3D jigsaws; to platform-based trials.

Why similar: Puzzle 28.6%, Science 26.7% ★, Sci-fi 16%, First-Person 12.5%, Space 7.8%

You wake up, alone, in a hypersleep box, with no memories left. You find yourself in an enormous space station, orbiting with a strange asteroid, around a gigantic black hole. And now, it's time to search, everywhere, to understand who you were. And most importantly, what's left to do here.

Why similar: Science 34.8% ★, Aliens 21.8%, Investigation 12.4%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Space 8.6%

Planetary Settlers is a family friendly game with real benefits! Learn about the solar system as you play. Experience realistic gravity as you control Blue 42 on each planet, completing mini games, uncovering secrets, solving puzzles, and completing quizzes to enhance your abilities!

Why similar: Science 50.4% ★, Aliens 12.8%, Space 12.1%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Puzzle 6.8%

Welcome to Mycosis - an action-platformer where you are a scientist facing a fungal outbreak among your colleagues. Break into locked labs, explore hidden tunnels, scavenge gear, and piece together a mysterious story to stop the infection!

Why similar: Science 60.3% ★, Retro 12.8%, Puzzle 11.1%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Linear 2.1%

In the year 2204 an average engineer gets an ordinary job offer that ends up being a lot more than he bargained for...

Why similar: Science 46.9% ★, Sci-fi 14.1%, Retro 11.7%, Space 10.9%, Puzzle 9.2%

WARNING: This game requires you to think for yourself! Ziode Shadow is a 2D platform/puzzle game about a hungover planet explorer, and his unwanted bot companion. He must utilize many different objects, and manipulate his surroundings, enabling both him, and his support pod to navigate the terrain.

Why similar: Science 38.5% ★, Aliens 24%, Sci-fi 14%, Puzzle 11.8%, Space 8%

Explore the silent Virelia Research Station in this atmospheric sci-fi puzzle adventure. Restore forgotten systems, solve environmental puzzles, and uncover what changed the abandoned station through documents and exploration.

Why similar: Science 39.9% ★, Sci-fi 14.7%, Puzzle 12%, Dynamic Narration 11.3% ★, Space 9.3%

14000000000000000 years in the future our sun is re-discovered by the last remains of humanity looking for any resources left in a dying universe.

Why similar: Aliens 38.4%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Puzzle 14.5%, First-Person 6.2%, Linear 5.7%

A biology puzzle with real microscopy data

Why similar: Science 82.2% ★, Puzzle 11.9%, 3D 5%, Singleplayer 0.8%

A classic fantasy MMORPG powered by uMMORPG—discover dungeons, fight powerful creatures, forge rare equipment, and shape a living world alongside hundreds of players.

Why similar: Science 58.1% ★, Sci-fi 15.1%, Space 11.8%, First-Person 7.9%, 3D 5.6%

As a scientist sucked into a conflict playing out across parallel universes, you'll have to solve puzzles to teleport yourself between alternate versions of your lab and stay one step ahead of pursuit.

Why similar: Science 41.7% ★, Puzzle 20.1%, Sci-fi 12%, First-Person 9.8%, 3D 7.4%

A first-person puzzle adventure where you harness fire, water, electricity, and magnetism to solve multi-step puzzles and explore atmospheric realms to restore balance before reality collapses.

Why similar: Science 83.2% ★, Puzzle 8.3%, First-Person 4.9%, 3D 3.5%

AREA58 is a 1-6 player online co-op first-person horror stealth-escape game where you must complete assigned tasks each round on time but your hidden goal is to plan your escape without raising suspicion while doing so.

Why similar: Science 38.9% ★, Aliens 26.6%, Sci-fi 10.2%, First-Person 9.1%, Space 7.8%

A minimalist factory puzzle game about reaching the speed of light. Build an experimental engine that runs off galactic dust to accelerate your ship to impossible speeds. Match dust signatures carefully and manage your energy to avoid Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly!

Why similar: Science 62.1% ★, Puzzle 15.2%, Space 13.9%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Indie 0.7%

A space adventure with retro gfx from the golden age of quest gaming with real type-in commands, puzzles to solve and challenging minigames.

Why similar: Aliens 31.4%, Sci-fi 18.9%, Puzzle 17.1%, Space 17%, Retro 11.1%

Arcade action meets puzzle adventure. Slow down and speed up space. Collect all the fuel cells. Then get to the exit while avoiding the Octians before the timer runs out.

Why similar: Science 37.9% ★, Aliens 23.4%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Retro 9.5%, Space 9.2%

Be the ultimate CEO and military strategist in this genre fusion of strategy and business management. Create your own company, hire employees, research weapon technology, and take control of units on the battlefield to defend the moon against an alien invasion. Aliens down, profits up!

Why similar: Science 43.8% ★, Aliens 31%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Space 6.4%, 3D 2.5%

Who are the Ghosts of Ancient Io? You’ll find out when a chill intergalactic trip turns into a slightly retro single-player platform survival adventure filled with puzzles to solve, aliens to befriend, and a giant fire-breathing slug named Ember.

Why similar: Science 35.4% ★, Aliens 26.4%, Puzzle 13.5%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Space 6.7%

Become the most epic intern of all times (or at least save your own neck), in this frantic puzzle-adventure game infested with aliens ! Created by the studio behind the award-winning game "Nihilumbra".

Why similar: Aliens 34.4%, Puzzle 25.9%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Space 11.3%, Indie 5.8%

A vanished expedition. A forgotten underground city. Explore the echoes of a lost civilization in this short first-person adventure, and bend time to solve intricate puzzles woven into the ruins.

Why similar: Science 54.5% ★, Investigation 15.2%, Puzzle 8.6%, First-Person 7.7%, Linear 5.9%

Embark on an open world journey across the stars while encountering foes, friends and forgotten stories. Build your ship. Recruit and train your crew. Most of all, explore and confront the unknown to reveal the true, vast nature of choice and consequence.

Why similar: Science 36.2% ★, Aliens 27.8%, Investigation 13.3%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Space 6.9%

Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.

Why similar: Science 59.9% ★, Puzzle 13.8%, Investigation 11.8%, Sci-fi 11%, Adventure 1.9%

Open a portal and begin your journey! Teleport rocks, water and your spaceship. Immerse in handcrafted colorful worlds, solve puzzles and be the first at the center of the Earth.

Why similar: Science 51.7% ★, Puzzle 16%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Space 10%, Indie 4.5%

Historically inaccurate first-person puzzle game. Explore the ancient secrets of the Great Library and navigate through mystical mazes. Manipulate and combine the powers of Force, Energy and Matter to ascend a tower with challenges that rise along with your altitude.

Why similar: Science 58.8% ★, Puzzle 13.8%, First-Person 8.5%, Sci-fi 8%, Linear 5.5%

When scientists resumed their Unified Field Theory experiments this time they succeeded- with devastating consequences. You are trapped on a desolate Lunar Base with only your wits, real world astronaut weapons and a heads up display to give you instructions.

Why similar: Science 41.6% ★, Aliens 26.4%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Space 9%, First-Person 6.2%

Play as the socially rejected host of ETRadio, desperate to discover alien life while being mocked for answering hoax sighting calls - until one turns out to be terrifyingly real. When the call comes in, will it be the air that goes dead - or will it be you?

Why similar: Aliens 36%, Investigation 21.8%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Retro 10.9%, First-Person 7.9%

Seven Days Until Morning is an atmospheric horror game that leaves you isolated on the dwarf planet of Pluto. You play as a survivor of the collapse of humanity. Escape the end and survive to see the morning.

Why similar: Science 47.6% ★, Aliens 18.9%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Space 9.4%, First-Person 4.9%

Fight against brain-rot in this story-driven educational physics puzzle game. You will need to learn and apply high school physics concepts to solve increasingly challenging problems and uncover a galaxy spanning plot. When you have finished, you will be able to take a college level physics course.

Why similar: Science 50.1% ★, Aliens 16.9%, Puzzle 11.8%, Sci-fi 10.7%, First-Person 5.4%

Our Empire is spreading thin through the galaxy. Your responsibility is to assist your comrades on our newly founded colony. Keep your station operational at all cost. Your pivotal role may shape destiny. And don't forget: Humanity Above All!

Why similar: Science 39.5% ★, Aliens 26.5%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Space 10.2%, First-Person 6.4%

A short horror game where you control a decaying spacecraft exploring distant star systems.

Why similar: Sci-fi 18.7%, Retro 16.7%, Space 16%, Aliens 15.5%, Text-Based 12.8%

An adventure game about a scientific journey inside the emotions chemistry of human brain. You'll take part in the process of one teenager named John becoming an adult, and help shape John's future self, by triggering emotions in key moments of his life. The destiny is in your hands! VR isn't required.

Why similar: Science 63.4% ★, Sci-fi 14.6%, Dynamic Narration 14% ★, Indie 3.6%, Adventure 3.2%

This narratively driven puzzle platformer puts you in the role of Cassie, an intrepid scavenger seeking salvage in abandoned mining facilities. Embark on an adventure with your inventor friend Annie, take control of the gravity, and solve challenging puzzles in a mysterious sci-fi setting.

Why similar: Science 50% ★, Puzzle 18.7%, Sci-fi 18.4%, Space 4.9%, Adventure 3.4%

Uncover the lies. Free your mind. Veritas is a compact narrative puzzle game that asks: what is truth, and does it even matter?

Why similar: Science 51.5% ★, Sci-fi 16.2%, Puzzle 13.5%, First-Person 7.8%, Retro 6.8%

In this Explosive Ballon Based Puzzler, all you have to do is get the balloons safely to the end zone. Simple, right? Use a variety of fans and other tools to avoid obstacles and finish the experiment.

Why similar: Science 72.8% ★, Puzzle 17.5%, 3D 7.6%, Indie 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%

A Vertical Shoot 'Em Up Arcade style game with AAA Graphics and Sound. Shoot through levels of Spores, Arrays and Viruses of different types. Power Up Bio Missiles and Special Weapons needed to defeat the enemies coming your way.

Why similar: Science 50.1% ★, Aliens 14.2%, Sci-fi 13%, Space 11.3%, Retro 10.4%

Awoken on your spaceship, you and your partner must solve interconnected puzzles without ever seeing each other's side of the wall. Communicate, cooperate, and uncover the truth in this asymmetrical co-op puzzle adventure.

Why similar: Science 51% ★, Sci-fi 13%, Puzzle 11%, Space 10.5%, First-Person 5.7%

Combine the mechanics of four unique tools to explore a scientific facility and expose its secrets. Your play style will shape your adventure in this world full of mysteries to uncover. Learn with your mistakes and evolve to escape from this unique mind prison.

Why similar: Science 37.4% ★, Sci-fi 19.5%, Puzzle 18.8%, First-Person 10.9%, Space 7.9%

Remote listening station. 1984. You're the operator decoding an impossible signal using oscilloscopes, tape machines, and analog equipment. Align satellites. Analyze waveforms. Make choices that determine humanity's response. Multiple endings. DISCOVER THE TRUTH!

Why similar: Science 36.9% ★, Aliens 28.3%, Puzzle 10.8%, Sci-fi 10.3%, First-Person 6.8%

Hello, this is Fael... Listen, this is going to sound strange, but... I think I'm lost in the apartment. Right now... I... I don't know where I am. Can you come and help me?

Why similar: Science 45.6% ★, Investigation 17.7%, Puzzle 15.1%, Sci-fi 10.1%, First-Person 8.4%

Beyonders follows a 5-person co-op elite space crew (including one dog!) sent across the solar system to investigate anomalies, recover lost assets, and survive extreme environments. Using the scientific method and cooperative engineering, players complete missions. "Could it be aliens? Never!"

Why similar: Science 42.5% ★, Aliens 13.1%, Investigation 11.9%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Space 8.4%

A fast-paced arcade shooter where you pilot a nano-ship in the fight against the Coronavirus. Grab powerups to upgrade your weapons and eliminate the virus infection.

Why similar: Science 75.3% ★, Sci-fi 21%, Indie 2.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Ecocoru is a puzzle game where you have to solve compass and ruler construction problems.

Why similar: Science 77.8% ★, Puzzle 19.4%, Indie 1.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%