
The spiritual successor to Freelancer with a Lovecraftian, sandbox RPG twist. Explore a vast handmade universe with Day 1 mod support and a planned PvP/co-op multiplayer on the Early Access roadmap. You're going to need a bigger ship.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Space, Sci-fi, Space Sim, Open World.

The spiritual successor to Freelancer with a Lovecraftian, sandbox RPG twist. Explore a vast handmade universe with Day 1 mod support and a planned PvP/co-op multiplayer on the Early Access roadmap. You're going to need a bigger ship.

Between the Stars
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.

SpaceBourne 2
Embark on a journey to greatness. Get ready for adrenaline-fueled battles and a chance to claim your place in the galaxy. Grab the controls of your ship, gear up for the fight, and unleash your ambition to conquer and build a new empire in the vastness of space.
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 25.7% ★, Space 21.9%, Flight 9%, RPG 8.2%, Sandbox 8.1%
Embark on a journey to greatness. Get ready for adrenaline-fueled battles and a chance to claim your place in the galaxy. Grab the controls of your ship, gear up for the fight, and unleash your ambition to conquer and build a new empire in the vastness of space.
Why similar: Flight 28.7%, Space Sim 28.2% ★, Space 11.8%, Open World 9.9%, Third Person 8.5%
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: Flight 28.8%, Space 20.2%, Open World 13.6%, Third Person 9.1%, Sci-fi 7.8%
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 31% ★, Space 25.3%, Open World 14.2%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Exploration 7.8%
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 26.5% ★, Space 11.8%, Futuristic 11.5%, Sandbox 10.6%, Open World 10.3%
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 27.2% ★, Flight 20.9%, Space 13%, Sandbox 11.5%, Open World 10.7%
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 Sim 37.6% ★, Space 35.3%, RPG 15.2%, Exploration 6.4%, Indie 5.5%
A procedural co-op space sandbox where players can build their own space ships out of dynamically scalable blocks. Fight epic space battles, explore, mine, trade, wage wars and build your own empire to save your galaxy from being torn apart by an unknown enemy.
Why similar: Space Sim 23% ★, Flight 22.8%, Space 12.2%, Sandbox 10.2%, Open World 8.7%
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 31.4%, Space Sim 21.8% ★, Open World 13.1%, Sci-fi 9.8%, RPG 5.9%
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: Flight 36%, Space Sim 19.3% ★, Space 11.3%, Sandbox 8.8%, Open World 7.6%
Jump Space (formerly Jump Ship) is a mission based co-op PvE for 1-4 players, where you are the crew of a spaceship. Transition seamlessly from crewing the ship to on-foot exploration and space walks. Explore, upgrade, and survive intense encounters in deep space together.
Why similar: Space 33.6%, Flight 29.5%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Exploration 9.1%, Action 5.6%
Choose your own destiny as you explore an open-world procedurally generated galaxy where anything is possible. Become a miner, a trader, a bounty hunter, a pirate, or perhaps a jack of all trades. Start off small and build your way to the top but remember with every action, comes consequences.
Why similar: Space 29.6%, Sandbox 19.8%, Open World 15.6%, Sci-fi 10%, RPG 9.3%
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 Sim 33.6% ★, Space 31.1%, Sandbox 14.3%, Open World 11.7%, Sci-fi 6.2%
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 28.5%, Space Sim 23.6% ★, Flight 17.7%, 6DOF 9.4% ★, Sci-fi 8.3%
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 36.8% ★, Flight 16.7%, Space 14.9%, Futuristic 10.6%, Sci-fi 5%
The ultimate space sandbox. Participate in epic fleet battles, form alliances, strive to dominate entire galaxies and harness the universe’s resources for your industrious empire or the destruction of others. Customise your experience, the universe is yours!
Why similar: Space 28.7%, Sandbox 19.9%, Open World 14.8%, Space Sim 13.9% ★, Sci-fi 8.3%
Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore the stars, trade goods, fight battles, build stations, buy and equip ships, and command fleets in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to your decisions.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.3% ★, Flight 19.7%, Space 14.5%, Sandbox 12.3%, Open World 7.6%
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 27.6% ★, Space 20.8%, Open World 9.3%, RPG 8.7%, Sandbox 8.5%
Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.
Why similar: Space 35.9%, Space Sim 18.9% ★, Open World 14.3%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Sandbox 6.2%
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 39.5% ★, Space 20.9%, Open World 13.5%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Sandbox 6.2%
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 22.6%, Space Sim 20.8% ★, Sandbox 15.1%, Futuristic 9.6%, Open World 8.7%
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 35.7%, Open World 17.4%, Sandbox 15.8%, Sci-fi 11.9%, RPG 11%
QANGA: Dive into a sci-fi adventure of exploration and resilience across the cosmos. Merge your mind with a state-of-the-art cyborg crafted by ICLabs Industries, and journey through this expansive universe!
Why similar: Space Sim 22.4% ★, Futuristic 16.4%, Space 12.5%, Third Person 10.6%, Sandbox 9.3%
Advanced Space Flight, Combat, Trading, and Exploration Simulation. Set in a vast explorable universe, Evochron Legacy offers freeform gameplay with many diverse objectives and paths to choose from.
Why similar: Space Sim 35.4% ★, Space 17.7%, Sandbox 12.5%, Open World 11.4%, Sci-fi 8.3%
Operate an advanced mining ship in a fully destructible and open-world environment!
Why similar: 6DOF 38.8% ★, Space 19.4%, RPG 14.1%, Action 9.1%, Adventure 7.2%
The life of an independent mercenary is rarely without excitement. Your spacecraft awaits and your adventure begins in the Sapphire star system.
Why similar: Space 26.4%, Space Sim 26% ★, Flight 14.5%, Sandbox 9.9%, Open World 9.8%
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 30.2%, Space Sim 22.2% ★, Sci-fi 11.2%, Open World 10.5%, RPG 8%
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 26.4% ★, Flight 20.2%, Space 12.8%, Futuristic 10%, Open World 7.8%
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 30.8%, Space Sim 21.5% ★, Sandbox 15.9%, Sci-fi 8.3%, RPG 6.9%
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 33.9% ★, Space 27.4%, Sci-fi 11%, Open World 10.3%, Action 6.8%
Lost Fleet is a co-op space shooter. Every ship in your fleet is flyable, from the smallest fighter to the largest battleship. Protect the Mothership, mine resources, crush your enemies.
Why similar: Flight 28.3%, Space Sim 23.1% ★, 6DOF 11.2% ★, Space 8.9%, PvP 8.5%
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 41.1%, Sandbox 17.4%, Space Sim 15.7% ★, Sci-fi 11.1%, Action 5.1%
The co-op open-world space sim where everyone has a role! Pilot the ship. Reroute power. Launch nukes. Explore alien planets. Research new talents. Work together to find the Lost Colony! ...or just deliver some biscuits
Why similar: Space Sim 37.2% ★, Space 18.8%, Open World 14.7%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Exploration 7.2%
2d space combat like no other. From the perspective of a single crew member, explore the fully destructible interior of any ship in a massive living world. Engage in space combat with no hitpoints where you know your enemy is dead when you see them fall out of their ship into the cold dark of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.8% ★, Space 15.7%, Sandbox 14.1%, Open World 13.7%, Sci-fi 7.2%
A sci-fi exploration & survival game where you take on the role of a spaceship’s AI. Explore, fight, and survive across a mining colony in the Main Asteroid Belt. Rebuild your ship. Rescue your crew. Reveal the truth behind your mission.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.9% ★, Space 17.9%, Sandbox 13.2%, Open World 12.9%, Sci-fi 9.2%
Welcome to Suthseg! As the newly commissioned airship captain, forge a mercantile empire across the archipelago, until the great powers of Europa turn their attention toward it. Build up a fleet, chart trade routes, establish industries, and explore the frontier at your airship's helm!
Why similar: Space Sim 28.6% ★, Sandbox 18.6%, PvP 15%, Open World 11.3%, RPG 9.4%
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 43.2%, Sci-fi 25.6%, Action 12.5%, Futuristic 11%, Indie 7.7%
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 28%, Space Sim 17.7% ★, Open World 15.7%, Sandbox 12.7%, Exploration 9.1%
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 36.5%, Space Sim 26.1% ★, Sci-fi 13.2%, Sandbox 10.9%, Open World 7.2%
A space based MMORPG with a focus on ‘dogfighting’ style action and exploration. Features a huge array of ships, imaginative weapons and ship upgrades with more being added all the time. Explore the galaxy, fight other players, form your own organisations, mine asteroids to craft new items, loot rare weapons from alien races, and more...
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 49.2%, Open World 21.7%, Action 10.9%, Indie 9.6%, Adventure 8.6%
Explore and colonize a vast universe. Discover resources. Build cities. Make spacecraft. Walk aboard them. Operate their controls. Command a crew of NPCs. Lift off. Fly up through the atmosphere to outer space. Land on other worlds, anywhere, not at designated places. Build an empire.
Why similar: Flight 50.1%, Space 20.1%, Sandbox 18.3%, Exploration 11.4%
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 24.1%, Space Sim 21.9% ★, Open World 12.6%, Sandbox 10%, Sci-fi 9.2%
Subdivision Infinity is an immersive and pulse pounding sci-fi space shooter featuring stunning graphics and tight spaceship game play. Hunt down and destroy enemy spacecraft, crush capital ships, mine asteroids for rare minerals, and find blueprints to craft amazing new vessels!
Why similar: Space Sim 31.4% ★, Space 20%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Futuristic 7.4%, Action 6.8%
Operate the Starship space launch system and learn how to catch a rocket to understand what it takes to colonize Mars in this ever-evolving simulation of SpaceX Starbase Texas.
Why similar: Flight 29.9%, Space Sim 29% ★, Sandbox 13.1%, Space 8.9%, Third Person 7.4%
Explore a procedurally generated galaxy, mine asteroids, refine minerals, colonize planets, build stations, deploy drones, salvage rare items, construct gear, level up, improve your ship, assemble a fleet, engage in combat, and take on the void.
Why similar: Space Sim 48.8% ★, RPG 17.5%, Exploration 9%, Space 8.4%, Sci-fi 4.6%
The hit mobile game Interstellar Pilot 2 has come to Steam. Join the TEF forces heading to the Gatopean sector to find a new home for mankind. Play how you like in this open world space-sim developed by Pixelfactor.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.3% ★, Sandbox 16.7%, Space 14.4%, Open World 9.1%, Action 7.8%
Take flight in this remastered 'stick control era' aerial combat RPG. Explore haunting landscapes, engage in epic dogfights, and uncover ancient secrets in a visually enhanced, rebalanced edition of the BAFTA-nominated, award-winning original.
Why similar: Flight 43.3%, Sandbox 17.7%, Open World 16.4%, Fantasy 9.1%, Exploration 8.6%
Warspace 2 is a 1-4 player CO-OP space shooter with RPG elements, open-world and procedurally-generated galaxy. You can trade, craft, and fight your way through a universe, either solo or with friends.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.5% ★, Space 18%, Sandbox 16.5%, Open World 9.7%, Sci-fi 8.2%
Everwind is a novel take on RPG and Sandbox Survival genre in First-Person-Perspective. Embark on the adventure with your friends - Build a base on a flying island-ship, gather resources, craft, loot, and fight while you rise above the clouds to uncover the mysteries of this world!
Why similar: Flight 35.1%, Sandbox 17.9%, Open World 16.7%, RPG 9.2%, 3D 8.2%
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: Sandbox 27.7%, Open World 26.7%, Sci-fi 17.9%, Exploration 13.7%, Adventure 7%
SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Sunless Skies is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 53.7%, Space 15.7%, Exploration 11.6%, RPG 11.2%, Adventure 4.3%
Azulgar: Star Commanders is a Sci-Fi open world sandbox game that puts you in a command of your own custom made space ship. Explore aftermath of the Azulgar event that reshaped the face of the solar system.
Why similar: Space 31.6%, Sci-fi 17.3%, Action 10.8%, Adventure 10.3%, Indie 7.3%
Explore the farthest reaches of Human Space in this open-world space adventure. Compelled to journey to the Galactic Core by a mysterious hyperintelligence, you must fight your way through dozens of star systems teeming with clashing empires, expansionist AIs, and fearsome xenophobes.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.2% ★, Space 24.7%, Open World 15.1%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Exploration 8.7%
Hell Galaxy is the only game where you can experience the fusion of space battles, RPG elements, eerie specters, and daunting titans. Embark on a dark sci-fi odyssey through a galaxy teeming with ancient alien ruins and hidden secrets, where nothing is human. Not even you.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.3% ★, Flight 26.4%, Lovecraftian 14.5%, Space 9%, Exploration 6.5%
Flight of Nova is a simulator based on newtonian mechanics in which you control spacecraft in the Noren star system. You fly multiple types of spacecraft doing transport and search missions in an environment with realistic aerodynamics and orbital physics.
Why similar: Flight 22.9%, Space Sim 20.5% ★, 6DOF 14.9% ★, Futuristic 11.2%, Open World 6.6%
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 32.9% ★, Space 19.1%, Open World 12%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Third Person 8.8%
Fly through Subspace, build your own ship, and engage in epic battles. Mine asteroids and research new technologies. Uncover the origins of the alien homeworld by solving weekly events in this Co-op PvE MMO.
Why similar: Space 45.8%, Sci-fi 20.2%, Exploration 15.3%, RPG 13.2%, Action 5.4%
In this relaxing space flight adventure, you pilot the science vessel Eurisko XI on a quest through deep space. Explore fascinating, fractal-based exoplanets and uncover their mysteries. Analyze artifacts and upgrade your ship to unlock new pathways. Your mission: find humanity’s new home.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.3% ★, Flight 26.6%, Space 18.6%, Sci-fi 8%, Exploration 6.8%
Design, build, or pirate spaceships. Build bases on planets. Explore endless randomly generated universes, travel through black holes, command your crew, survive cosmic events, collect and trade materials, battle epic bosses, and much more. The sky is the limit, literally!
Why similar: Space 23.5%, Sandbox 16.3%, Open World 15%, RPG 14%, Exploration 9.1%