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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Space, Singleplayer, Simulation, 2D.

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A relaxing game about space exploration that can be played full screen or at the bottom of your screen. Trade, fight, mine and salvage your way through a procedurally generated galaxy. Let the game idle while your autopilot handles business and builds your fortune.

Reviews: Very Positive — 91% — of 543 reviews
Released: 2025-10-30
Developer: Bat Roost Games
Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchVery Positive89% of 3,421 reviews2022
    Dev: Rafael Burgos
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 29.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    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: Mining 19.2%, Loot 14.6%, Space 11.5%, Space Sim 10.6%, Sandbox 9.8%

  2. #2 Astrox Imperium
    96% 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 Sim 29.1%, Space 27.7%, Mining 23.7%, Sandbox 13.7%, Sci-fi 5.9%

  3. #3 Galaxy Idle Clicker
    96% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,201 reviews2025
    Dev: SoehnlePub: TimeLost Gaming
    Windows
    Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 391.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Embark on an interstellar journey with Galaxy Idle Clicker! Conquer galaxies, upgrade your spaceship, and face off against a myriad of enemy ships. With engaging minigames, powerful upgrades, GIC delivers an unparalleled idle space adventure. Join the cosmic conquest today and dominate the universe!

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  4. #4 Endless Sky
    95% matchVery Positive92% of 7,090 reviews2015
    Dev: Michael Zahniser
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    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 34.8%, Trading 19.2%, Space Sim 18.4%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Sandbox 6.6%

  5. #5 Unnamed Space Idle
    94% matchVery Positive93% of 4,402 reviews2023
    Dev: SylvPub: Jdog Corp
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 301.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Destroy endless waves of alien ships that have all but wiped out humanity in this long form, unfolding, sci-fi idle game. Customize your ship with different weapons and defenses to defeat specific enemy types and utilize a ton of different systems to increase your overall power.

    Why similar: Idler 31%, Incremental 23.7%, Space 17.4%, Resource Management 13.1%, Sci-fi 7.2%

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    94% matchMixed45% of 55 reviews2024
    Dev: FrontRunnerTek
    Windows · Linux

    A casual idle / active-idle asteroid mining game where you fly around mining and make the numbers go UP! Lasers, Drones, a dash of humor, RPG, science, research, crafting, games and more.

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  7. #7 IDLE_DIRECTIVE
    92% matchVery Positive86% of 465 reviews2026
    Dev: Kevinfu510
    Windows

    Idly gather and manage resources to repair what's left of a decaying world. Scavenge forgotten ruins, meet scattered survivors, and push back against the inevitable collapse. IDLE_DIRECTIVE is a grid-based inventory and resource management idle game.

    Why similar: Trading 20.4%, Idler 16.3%, Incremental 14.9%, Loot 13.5%, Crafting 10.7%

  8. #8 Galactic Mining Corp
    93% matchVery Positive84% of 939 reviews2021
    Dev: Windybeard
    Windows
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Galactic Mining Corp is a unique rogue-lite, action game with crafting and base building mechanics. Head into uncharted space and discover a universe of locations to exploit for riches! Use your profits to expand your HQ, hire a crazy work force, obtain new drill components and upgrade everything.

    Why similar: Mining 24.7%, Space Sim 17.1%, Incremental 13.3%, Idler 13.2%, Space 11%

  9. #9 Desk Space: Idle Spacefleet clicker
    91% matchMostly Positive70% of 120 reviews2026
    Dev: Shotgun Anaconda
    Windows

    Grow your fleet of spaceships in this incremental space game. Mine asteroids and trade with stations, unlock upgrades to make more money, deploy pirates, and unlock [REDACTED]. Pin to your desktop and watch your empire grow while you do "more important" things.

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  10. #10 A Game About Feeding A Black Hole
    89% matchVery Positive89% of 3,312 reviews2025
    Dev: AarimousPub: Aarimous and Thornity
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    A short incremental game about feeding a Black Hole matter by destroying Asteroids, Planets, and Stars.

    Why similar: Incremental 34.9%, Idler 16.8%, Mining 13.5%, Relaxing 8.7%, Resource Management 7.7%

  11. #11 Space Rock Breaker
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,213 reviews2025
    Dev: WAKA WAKA
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Space Rock Breaker is a short incremental game about mining asteroids in space. Mine asteroids with guns, unlock new materials, process the ore by dropping it into a Plinko machine, and spend your credits on upgrades in a massive skill tree.

    Why similar: Incremental 32.9%, Mining 23.1%, Idler 16%, Space 11.6%, Top-Down 8.5%

  12. #12 Idle Space Navy
    91% matchMixed48% of 58 reviews2023
    Dev: Phoenix Aura
    Windows · Mac

    A sci-fi idler. Upgrade your ships, get new items, and conquer the stars.

    Why similar: Idler 32.2%, Incremental 24.8%, Space 13.6%, Resource Management 9.8%, Sci-fi 8.8%

  13. #13 Reassembly
    90% 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 38.5%, Sandbox 30.7%, Top-Down 9.9%, Sci-fi 7.6%, 2D 6.2%

  14. #14 Starvester
    88% matchMostly Positive70% of 788 reviews2026
    Dev: Syphono4Pub: Future Friends Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A short incremental game about expanding a star-system wide factory to build giant megastructures in space. Deploy swarms of drones, mine resources, unlock upgrades and harvest the power of the stars!

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  15. #15 Far Mining
    86% matchVery Positive96% of 356 reviews2026
    Dev: LostVolBytes
    Windows

    Far Mining is a short and relaxing incremental game about mining asteroids. Mine resources, upgrade your ship, unlock new tools, and find your way out of deep space.

    Why similar: Mining 31.7%, Incremental 21.3%, Space 14.6%, Idler 8.5%, Relaxing 8.1%

  16. #16 Rebel Galaxy
    87% 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.

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    85% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,688 reviews2026
    Dev: Introversion Software
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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  18. #18 Void Destroyer 2
    86% matchVery Positive80% of 674 reviews2020
    Dev: Iteration 11
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%

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  19. #19 Orbitmine
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    Dev: vibemaker1
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Orbit a planet, fire your laser, and mine it to the core. Upgrade your ship and conquer seasonal hazards across four unique zones. A satisfying incremental mining game set in space.

    Why similar: Space 26.5%, Idler 19.8%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Incremental 15.1%, Exploration 7.4%

  20. #20 Idle Spiral
    82% matchVery Positive80% of 1,879 reviews2022
    Dev: Idle System, Inc.
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    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 116.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    This is a beautiful "Idle", "Incremental" game based on spirals and mathematics. Your goal is to make the spiral grow farther and farther from the origin. The game is very simple, but it is very deep and can be enjoyed for a long time!

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    Dev: Celsius Game Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  22. #22 Universe Horizon
    81% matchVery Positive89% of 235 reviews2025
    Dev: Jarkem
    Windows · Linux

    An idle incremental game where you decide to travel across the whole Universe. Embark on this journey in your little ship and get as far away as possible from Earth, gathering resources and upgrading your spaceship along the way.

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  23. #23 To The Core
    81% matchVery Positive93% of 5,179 reviews2023
    Dev: SomethingExtra
    Windows
    Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    To The Core is an incremental game about extracting and using resources from planets to buy upgrades.

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  24. #24 Click Space Miner 2
    84% matchMostly Negative32% of 65 reviews2019
    Dev: PIxelssoftworks
    Windows

    In Click Space Miner II you take control over a mining company in space. There is a big market, a lot of customers, but therefore also a lot of concurrents so you have to mine fast.

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  25. #25 Stardeus
    80% matchVery Positive87% of 1,552 reviews2022
    Dev: Kodo LinijaPub: Paradox Arc
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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  26. #26 Star Ores Inc.
    79% matchVery Positive82% of 330 reviews2025
    Dev: BlackBeak GamesPub: Three River Games (3RG)
    Windows

    Take over an abandoned space station and manage your own ore mine. Cut through the asteroid with your laser, sell ore, and create an automated network of robot helpers to maximize your profit.

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  27. #27 Celestial Command
    82% matchMixed62% of 704 reviews2014
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    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%

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  28. #28 ΔV: Rings of Saturn
    78% matchVery Positive93% of 3,449 reviews2023
    Dev: Kodera Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    Dev: MILLION PIXELS
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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  30. #30 Idle Armada
    79% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2020
    Dev: Corfe83
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  31. #31 Space Pirates and Zombies
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 3,164 reviews2011
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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  32. #32 Sector Space
    76% matchVery Positive93% of 139 reviews2025
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    Windows · Linux

    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.

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    76% matchVery Positive90% of 680 reviews2025
    Dev: Numizmatic
    Windows
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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  34. #34 Revolution Idle
    74% matchVery Positive87% of 12,167 reviews2025
    Dev: Oni Gaming
    Windows
    Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 178.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Revolution Idle is a free idle incremental game with offline progress, prestige layers, and endless automation. Start simple, reach infinity and go further.

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  35. #35 Starminer
    75% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,858 reviews2026
    Dev: CoolAndGoodGames
    Windows
    Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Design and build a massive interstellar fleet in this simulation sandbox. Strip space of its minerals for profit, but stay alert: your greed attracts the alien. Master deep base-building and deploy warships to protect your empire in immersive real-time space.

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  36. #36 Space Travel Idle
    77% matchMixed63% of 541 reviews2020
    Dev: Ayatsuji_SanPub: Spaceive
    Windows · Mac

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    73% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2026
    Dev: draftentropy
    Windows · Mac

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  38. #38 Solar Expanse - Space Exploration Manager
    72% matchVery Positive88% of 1,295 reviews2026
    Dev: SpaceOpsPub: Games Operators
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    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.

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    73% matchVery Positive84% of 1,898 reviews2022
    Dev: Considera Games LLCPub: Considera Core LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 76.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Idle Research is an addictive, resource management, incremental game with both idle and active playstyles. Research and craft colorful Flasks and Tubes to earn as much Energy as possible! Big numbers guaranteed.

    Why similar: Idler 31%, Incremental 26.5%, Resource Management 17.3%, Crafting 14.5%, Relaxing 6.9%

  40. #40 Idle Sphere
    74% matchMixed49% of 328 reviews2024
    Dev: Idle System, Inc.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 85.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%

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    75% matchMixed62% of 125 reviews2016
    Dev: Anarkis Gaming
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    73% 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!

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    70% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2025
    Dev: Eleven Dusks Studios
    Windows

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  44. #44 Milky Way Idle
    71% matchMixed48% of 2,409 reviews2025
    Dev: cheze
    Windows
    Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 221.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Milky Way Idle: A multiplayer idle RPG where automation replaces grinding. Level up skills, gather resources, craft powerful items, and battle monsters—all while AFK. Trade in the marketplace, join a guild, team up for party combat, and socialize in chat as you progress effortlessly.

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  45. #45 Widget Inc.
    69% matchVery Positive85% of 770 reviews2024
    Dev: Leaping Turtle
    Windows
    Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 60.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    A hybrid factory builder / incremental clicker game. Starting from humble beginnings, master the many crafting processes to build up resources and expand your factory. Then, using your newly automated production, unlock new technology and grow ever closer to your goal of spreading to the stars.

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  46. #46 VoidExpanse
    72% matchMostly Positive71% of 768 reviews2015
    Dev: AtomicTorch Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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  47. #47 Avorion
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 14,549 reviews2020
    Dev: Boxelware
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18.8 hrsMean: 99.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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.

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  48. #48 Solar 2
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 2,228 reviews2011
    Dev: Murudai
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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  49. #49 Lazy Galaxy
    71% matchMostly Positive79% of 206 reviews2018
    Dev: Coldwild Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    68% matchVery Positive89% of 227 reviews2024
    Dev: Robin Nicolet
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    Ready for some chill time in space? Astrodle has you covered. Watch the numbers soar as you upgrade your ship and travel the stars. Oh, and you might just become a god.

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  51. #51 Industry Idle
    68% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,484 reviews2024
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Industry Idle is an idle game that combines factory building, resource management and market trading. Design & build your base, expand & scale up your productions, improve & optimize your economy. Plus all the incremental game goodies: offline earnings, prestige to unlock more powerful upgrades.

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  52. #52 SpaceCraft
    67% matchMixed65% of 2,687 reviews2026
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  53. #53 Sporbs
    68% matchMostly Positive78% of 88 reviews2026
    Dev: Who Nose Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Pop alien organisms like space bubble wrap in this satisfying incremental. Upgrade your extraction tech, unlock unique abilities, automate a factory, and expand into new areas to maximise your yield.

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  54. #54 Garden Galaxy
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,653 reviews2022
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    Windows
    Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    65% matchVery Positive86% of 11,081 reviews2026
    Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    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.

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  56. #56 Eventide Matter
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 915 reviews2025
    Dev: Ottropi Games
    Windows

    A 2D space mining adventure. Mine exotic resources, unlock powerful equipment, and fend off relentless enemies to build an inter-dimensional portal, the last hope of salvation for your civilization.

    Why similar: Mining 22.1%, Inventory Management 18.4%, Crafting 13%, Space 11.7%, Top-Down 8.2%

  57. #57 Star Merchant
    70% matchMixed64% of 183 reviews2017
    Dev: SimProse StudiosPub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Star Merchant is a galactic trading sim where you become a space entrepreneur. Buy and sell items, fight pirates, upgrade your ship and try to meet your goal without going broke!

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    69% matchMixed64% of 121 reviews2023
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    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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 29.6%, Space 16.8%, Inventory Management 14%, Trading 11.9%, Time Management 9.5%

  59. #59 Final Factory
    66% matchMostly Positive79% of 305 reviews2024
    Dev: Never Games Limited
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Final Factory blends factory building, spaceship design, and a rich universe to explore. Build a mega factory and command a massive fleet against the hostile local aliens. Discover new technologies and unlock the secrets of an ancient civilization as you explore an infinite cosmos.

    Why similar: Crafting 14.6%, Inventory Management 14.1%, Resource Management 13.9%, Space 13.2%, Sandbox 12.8%

  60. #60 Inspiral: Echoes of Gravity
    66% matchMostly Positive74% of 66 reviews2025
    Dev: PcZ Games
    Windows · Mac

    Start as an asteroid, grow by absorbing other celestial bodies to become a planet, a star, and ultimately a black hole. Experience realistic gravity and orbital physics in an ever-evolving sandbox universe.

    Why similar: Space Sim 27.1%, Space 18.6%, Sandbox 13.6%, Procedural Generation 9.9%, Relaxing 8.6%

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