Games Like Tin Can

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: Science 21.8%, Space 20.4%, Survival 16.8%, Resource Management 12.7%, Sci-fi 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the most in-depth technical simulation of complex systems and atmospheric management, mirroring the manual-heavy gameplay of Tin Can.

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 30.7%, Space Sim 19.8%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Simulation 11.5%, Physics 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the meticulous, physics-based technical work of dismantling space vessels, requiring careful attention to detail to avoid catastrophic failure.

Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!

Why similar: Survival 33.9%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Simulation 11.7%, Management 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the claustrophobic tension of managing failing systems and emergency repairs while trapped in a hostile environment.

Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.

Why similar: Space 36.2%, Survival 25.8%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: You must manage ship systems and drones through a terminal interface, creating a similar sense of isolation and high-stakes technical survival.

ADR1FT is the story of an astronaut who wakes up floating silently in space amongst the debris of destroyed space station…the only survivor of a catastrophic event, left with no memory, a critically damaged EVA suit leaking oxygen and no way home.

Why similar: Space 38.4%, Survival 16%, VR 15.4%, First-Person 9.7%, Sci-fi 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of being a lone survivor in a damaged, drifting space station with limited resources and oxygen.

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 20.5%, Space 20.3%, Science 15.7%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Immersive Sim 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title features realistic physics and a deep focus on ship maintenance and system management during mining operations.

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: Space Sim 21.1%, Space 16.8%, Science 15%, Realistic 9.1%, Immersive Sim 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: The gameplay loop centers entirely on the technical repair and maintenance of complex space hardware, similar to the core loop of Tin Can.

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: Space Sim 20.3%, Space 18.1%, Survival 14.5%, Resource Management 10%, Sci-fi 9%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the management of a crew and ship systems, requiring constant attention to life support and structural integrity.

Navigate your scrappy ship through the boneyard in search of valuable parts in abandoned vessels. Use salvage to upgrade your ship, or sell it for cash to pay down your mounting debt, or restock fuel, air, or food. Fly and role-play aboard your dream spaceship in this hardcore noir space-sim.

Why similar: Space Sim 31.7%, Space 24.2%, Survival 18.9%, Simulation 10.2%, Immersive Sim 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a gritty, detailed simulation of space survival where managing ship systems and keeping your vessel functional is a constant struggle.

Survive in outer space! Together with your immortal chicken, discover the truth behind your sudden spaceship crash. Craft tools, pilot vehicles, and even control space stations to survive and explore the wreckage.

Why similar: Space 35%, Survival 24.7%, Sci-fi 14.8%, First-Person 10.5%, Atmospheric 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A survival game set in space that emphasizes crafting and managing limited resources while navigating a disaster-stricken environment.

Detached is a suspenseful interstellar duel that demands tactics and skill to survive. Separated from your unit you must make smart decisions and race to safety in this visceral exploration of deep space. Strap yourself into your spacesuit for thrilling gameplay designed for VR headsets.

Why similar: Survival 12.5%, VR 11.1%, Space Sim 10.7%, Realistic 10.6%, Space 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a visceral, claustrophobic first-person experience of being stranded in space with limited mobility and oxygen.

The most scientifically accurate space warfare simulator ever made. Now with Steam Workshop!

Why similar: Space 23.9%, Science 17.2%, Realistic 14.5%, Simulation 12.5%, Space Sim 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a hyper-realistic approach to space combat and engineering, appealing to players who enjoy complex technical systems.

Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment. Explore planets and space, mine resources, survive hazards, and engage in combat alone or with friends in Creative or Survival modes.

Why similar: Space Sim 26.2%, Space 20.7%, Survival 16.1%, Realistic 12.8%, Simulation 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It allows for deep engineering and ship construction, requiring players to understand complex mechanical and electrical systems to survive.

Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.

Why similar: Space 23.2%, Space Sim 19%, Survival 17.2%, Resource Management 13%, Sci-fi 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite that forces you to manage ship systems and crew survival during a perilous journey through space.

Explore the Solar System. Mine and drop asteroids. Colonize and terraform. Lead the space race and compete with other corporations on your way to profit. Watch the expansion of human race over the centuries.

Why similar: Space 17%, Space Sim 16.8%, Science 16.1%, Realistic 8.6%, Sci-fi 7%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the simulation and management of space exploration, requiring careful planning and resource oversight.

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: Survival 20.2%, Space 17.7%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Simulation 12.7%, Management 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This colony-sim emphasizes the technical aspects of building a base and managing life-support systems in a hostile alien setting.

Astrometica is a space exploration and base-building survival game. After a catastrophic event, explore vast space, gather resources, build bases, and uncover cosmic mysteries. Use advanced technology, craft tools, and discover new blueprints to survive and thrive in the unknown.

Why similar: Space Sim 30.7%, Space 19%, Survival 17.9%, Sci-fi 9.2%, First-Person 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It combines space survival with first-person exploration, requiring players to manage their suit and ship systems to stay alive.

Take the role of Captain in this Space Survival Simulation as you explore a massive star system in search of a new home for humanity. Outfit your ship, hand pick your crew and set off on a journey through an open-world where you must scavenge resources, shelter civilians and outrun a hostile alien force.

Why similar: Space 40.3%, Survival 21.3%, Simulation 18.7%, Strategy 13.9%, Indie 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the management of a ship and its crew during a desperate mission, requiring constant decision-making under pressure.

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 32.1%, Space Sim 26.5%, Simulation 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Strategy 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game features ship management and tactical decisions, placing you in command of a vessel during a galactic conflict.

A research spaceship reaches an abandoned planet. Nothing is what it seems here and the situation quickly slips out of control. Can the crew manage to survive and get back home?

Why similar: Space Sim 18%, Space 16.9%, Survival 14.5%, Resource Management 11.8%, Sci-fi 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A survival management game that requires careful resource allocation and system maintenance to keep your crew alive in a harsh environment.

This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.

Why similar: Space 35.3%, Space Sim 18%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Survival 10.6%, Strategy 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: While top-down, it perfectly captures the frantic nature of managing ship systems and crew during emergency combat situations.

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: Space 29.5%, Survival 19.5%, Simulation 13.5%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Management 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A space-based survival and management game where you must keep your ship operational while under constant threat.

Void Crew is a Chaotic, Co-op Roguelite game for 1 to 6 players: Outfit your spaceship and crew for thrilling quests, brave fierce enemies in Space Battles... and try not to panic!

Why similar: Space Sim 40.3%, Space 22.1%, Sci-fi 10.8%, First-Person 9%, Simulation 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes cooperative system management and emergency repairs, capturing the frantic pace of maintaining a ship under fire.

A hardcore flight simulator for VR! Get in the cockpit, pilot a ship, and navigate hazardous environments on a journey to become an expert docker!

Why similar: Space Sim 23.3%, Space 22%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, VR 10.3%, Simulation 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This simulation focuses on the precise technical skill of docking and navigating spacecraft in difficult conditions.

Dust off your torch and hammer - it's time to get back to work, you have a new job to do. Visit the new beach coast with the largest, biggest ship graveyard in the world, dismantle huge ship parts and collect tons of precious steel. Roll up your sleeves, it's time to get back to the business.

Why similar: Realistic 26.7%, Simulation 24.2%, Management 21.2%, First-Person 16.6%, Indie 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a satisfying, technical experience of dismantling and repairing complex machinery in a space-themed setting.

Experience an immersive sci-fi adventure. Walk in the footsteps of the ill-fated crew members of the Miranda station. Explore a world cloaked in mystery and danger, solve clever puzzles to help discover the questions that...

Why similar: Space 37.2%, Survival 19.6%, Sci-fi 15.9%, First-Person 12.3%, Simulation 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person adventure that focuses on exploration and solving technical puzzles within an abandoned space station.

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 31.6%, Space 19.7%, Survival 15.9%, Sci-fi 9.9%, First-Person 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It features complex ship interior design and system management, focusing on the technical aspects of operating a vessel.

Explore unique star systems in AGOS: A Game of Space! Scavenge resources, face the danger of space and save humankind.

Why similar: Space Sim 36.9%, Simulation 13.4%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Space 11.4%, VR 11%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a space-sim experience that focuses on the physics of movement and the management of a ship's systems.

Explore a drowned Earth, restore lost systems, and raise the last human seeds in this first-person survival-crafting adventure. Build, scavenge, defend, and launch humanity back to the stars.

Why similar: Survival 19.4%, Resource Management 14.3%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Management 11.1%

The Red Planet is vast, desolate, and utterly indifferent to your survival. Surviving Mars: Pioneer is the first made-for-VR entry in the Surviving Mars universe, challenging you to carve out an existence in one of the most hostile environments imaginable.

Why similar: Space Sim 21.5%, Space 18.6%, Survival 14.3%, Resource Management 10.6%, Immersive Sim 9.7%

Space Engineers 2 is a playable Early Access Alpha sandbox focused on engineering, exploration, and colonization in a fully destructible universe. Design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases while uncovering the story of Miro and Ivan Sokol. Help shape the future of the Almagest system.

Why similar: Space 17.1%, Space Sim 15.8%, Science 15.3%, Survival 13.4%, Realistic 9.2%

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: Space 18.3%, Space Sim 17.4%, Resource Management 9.6%, Realistic 9.1%, Sci-fi 8.5%

Far Beyond: A space odyssey VR is the first hardcore Rogue-like in Virtual Reality with a Sci-fi atmosphere and AAA graphics. It features a hard but rich gameplay focused on resources management, craft and strategy.

Why similar: VR 18.8%, Simulation 16.4%, Survival 13.6%, Strategy 12.5%, Space 12.1%

Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors.

Why similar: Survival 33.8%, Simulation 14.3%, Resource Management 11.2%, Strategy 11%, Management 10.5%

Star shelter is a space survival game built from the ground up for VR. You are stranded in space, you must climb around in Zero-G, explore, scavenge, craft, hack and fight to survive. You have to build, arm and upgrade your own space station in order to escape the cosmic graveyard.

Why similar: Space Sim 23.9%, Space 20.5%, Survival 16.9%, VR 13.9%, Resource Management 9.2%

You are the lone survivor orbiting a potential new home planet, tethered to what’s left of your ship. Gather nearby debris and assemble a make-shift vessel in an attempt to survive the harsh realities of space. Maybe you'll live long enough to uncover the truth behind the ship's malfunction...

Why similar: Space 27.6%, Survival 22.3%, Realistic 15.5%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Physics 7.4%

Habitat is a physics-based space game where you build, fly, and fight with whatever you can find out in space. Upgrade and arm your creations with weapons and structures you find in orbit, fly and explore using rocket physics.Battle deadly enemies in Campaign Mode to save humanity or explore Sandbox Mode for true creative control.

Why similar: Space 43.1%, Simulation 16.7%, Strategy 14.7%, Survival 13.9%, Indie 6.3%

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: Space Sim 21.1%, Space 19.8%, Survival 15.4%, Resource Management 11.7%, Sci-fi 10.3%

The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...

Why similar: Survival 29%, Space 15.8%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Survival Horror 11.5%, VR 10.8%

Haul cargo, trade salvage and keep your space suit close as you search for fame and fortune among the stars in a game that puts an interstellar twist on the truck sim genre.

Why similar: Space Sim 23.8%, Space 18.4%, Survival 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Immersive Sim 8%

Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.

Why similar: Survival 31.6%, Survival Horror 18%, Sci-fi 17%, First-Person 12.1%, Simulation 10%

Detached, a suspenseful interstellar duel that demands tactics and skill to survive, is now available in a non-VR version! Separated from your unit, you must make smart decisions and race to safety in this visceral exploration of deep space.

Why similar: Space Sim 18.8%, Space 18.2%, Realistic 14.4%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Simulation 9.8%

Trade your wares and eliminate the competition in a cutthroat world. Buy new ships and stations to mine and haul resources. Explore the vast emptiness of space.

Why similar: Space Sim 41.8%, Space 31.5%, Simulation 13.5%, Strategy 9.1%, Indie 4.1%

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 40.2%, Space Sim 19.9%, Simulation 16.2%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Strategy 8.9%

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 29.6%, Survival 23.4%, Space Sim 22.2%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Simulation 7.6%

Do you have what it takes to become an astronaut? Reentry is a realistic space flight simulator inspired by the early NASA space programs, from orbiting Earth in Mercury and Gemini, to the moon landing in project Apollo. Learn the procedures. Operate the spacecraft. Complete the mission.

Why similar: Space Sim 22.7%, Space 19%, Science 15.7%, Realistic 10.5%, Immersive Sim 8.7%

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: Space 31.7%, Simulation 26.8%, Science 26.8%, Indie 7.7%, First-Person 4%

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: Survival 28.8%, Resource Management 19.2%, Space 13.6%, Management 9.3%, Space Sim 7.3%

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: Space 23.8%, Survival 16.2%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Management 12.8%, Space Sim 8.3%

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: Space 29.2%, Survival 20.3%, Resource Management 9.2%, Strategy 8.7%, Space Sim 8.5%

Take on the role of a spaceship captain. Explore new worlds, and engage in intense ship-to-ship battles. Develop unique battle tactics, upgrade your ship, and recruit crew members as you fight for peace or piracy.

Why similar: Space 35.6%, Survival 23.5%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Strategy 11.4%, Simulation 9.9%

Cosmodread is a VR survival horror roguelike about escaping a dying spaceship filled with nightmares. Stranded in a hostile universe, you must explore, survive, and find your way back to the safety of Earth.

Why similar: Survival 21%, Space 19.3%, Survival Horror 16.6%, Sci-fi 16.1%, VR 16.1%

Play as an A.I tasked with helping mankind explore the vastness of space. Customize your ship, recruit a crew, battle alien vessels, research new technology and explore randomly generated universes.

Why similar: Space Sim 28.9%, Space 24.5%, Simulation 16.9%, Strategy 13.3%, Management 9.9%

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: Space 30.1%, Resource Management 20.5%, Management 12.8%, Simulation 12.8%, Strategy 12%

🚀 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: Space 21.9%, Space Sim 19.2%, Science 13.2%, Resource Management 9.3%, Realistic 8%

Conquer the Settled Galaxy in Periapsis: Eclipse where gravity, heat and the physics of space are the keys to conquest. Master orbital mechanics, real-world inspired weapons and nuclear rockets to outmaneuver dozens of hostile ships and claim victory for the Exiled Empire.

Why similar: Science 21.8%, Space 19.4%, Space Sim 18.2%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Simulation 7.3%

A stolen, enigmatic machine is your only way out. It's likely to kill you, but so will the hostile planet you're escaping. Pull levers, hack devices, and puzzle out how to pilot the Nauticrawl to freedom in this unusual atmospheric adventure... or die trying.

Why similar: Space 29%, Sci-fi 20%, Simulation 17.7%, Survival 8.5%, Strategy 8.2%

Deep in uncharted space, your expedition took a challenging turn when your ship crash-landed. Master complex simulations to keep your outspoken explorers alive, face unpredictable challenges, and figure out a way back home.

Why similar: Survival 22.1%, Resource Management 16.6%, Science 14.2%, Simulation 14.1%, Sci-fi 12.5%