- #1 Star Valor
97% matchVery Positive89% of 3,325 reviews2022
Dev: Rafael Burgos
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 28.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 27.9%, Sandbox 20.8%, Procedural Generation 13.7%, Top-Down 9.8%, Sci-fi 8.7%
- #2 Astrox Imperium
96% 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 35.4%, Space Sim 26.9% ★, Sandbox 18.1%, Simulation 10.2%, Sci-fi 6.5%
- #3 Endless Sky
96% matchVery Positive92% of 6,938 reviews2015
Dev: Michael Zahniser
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.6 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 38.5%, Space Sim 14.3% ★, Trading 13.8% ★, Sci-fi 9.2%, Sandbox 7.4%
- #4 Galaxy Idle Clicker
95% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,122 reviews2025
Dev: SoehnlePub: TimeLost Gaming
Windows
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 333.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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!
Why similar: Idler 26.2%, Space 17.7%, Resource Management 16.7%, Space Sim 14.8% ★, Time Management 9.5%
- #5 Rebel Galaxy
94% 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 42.2%, Space Sim 20.7% ★, Sci-fi 12.2%, Sandbox 8.5%, Trading 7.5% ★
- #6 Unnamed Space Idle
94% matchVery Positive93% of 3,991 reviews2023
Dev: SylvPub: Jdog Corp
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 282.7 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 39.1%, Space 20%, Resource Management 16.8%, Simulation 9.1%, Sci-fi 7.2%
- #7 Reassembly
92% 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 39.3%, Sandbox 31.6%, Top-Down 10.3%, Sci-fi 6.6%, Exploration 4.8%
- #8 Celestial Command
93% 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 37.3%, Sandbox 21.5%, Space Sim 18.3% ★, Simulation 13.6%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #9 Stardeus
91% matchVery Positive87% of 1,529 reviews2022
Dev: Kodo LinijaPub: Paradox Arc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 16.1% ★, Space 15.2%, Resource Management 13.8%, Crafting 12.5%, Sandbox 12.3%
- #10 ΔV: Rings of Saturn
91% 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 19.9%, Space Sim 19.8% ★, Procedural Generation 11.8%, Top-Down 11%, Sandbox 10.3%
- #11 Idle Spiral
90% matchVery Positive80% of 1,846 reviews2022
Dev: Idle System, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 118.8 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!
Why similar: Idler 33.6%, Time Management 15.4%, Procedural Generation 10.1%, Sandbox 9.1%, Simulation 8.8%
- #12 Astronomics
89% matchVery Positive90% of 645 reviews2025
Dev: Numizmatic
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Top-down action and space exploration meet asteroid mining automation! Navigate to randomly generated asteroids passing by and start mining. Impress your employer, upgrade your equipment, fight off pirates and save up for that ticket to Earth so you can finally come home... for the very first time.
Why similar: Space 24.3%, Procedural Generation 19.5%, Time Management 16.1%, Top-Down 13.6%, Sandbox 9.6%
- #13 A Game About Feeding A Black Hole
86% matchVery Positive89% of 2,623 reviews2025
Dev: Aarimous
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A short incremental game about feeding a Black Hole matter by destroying Asteroids, Planets, and Stars.
Why similar: Idler 32.3%, Resource Management 14.3%, Relaxing 12.6%, Space 11.3%, Simulation 8.5%
- #14 Drifter
89% 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 22.5%, Sandbox 17.7%, Space Sim 14.7% ★, Trading 13.1% ★, Simulation 8.9%
- #15 Idle Space Navy
88% 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 46.2%, Space 17.8%, Resource Management 14.1%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Casual 8.1%
- #16 Space Pirates and Zombies
87% matchVery Positive91% of 3,143 reviews2011
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a randomly generated Galaxy populated with factions, enemies, missions, and items providing you with a unique experience each time you play.
Why similar: Space 41.9%, Top-Down 15.1%, Procedural Generation 14.1%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Sandbox 9.1%
- #17 Universe Horizon
85% matchVery Positive89% of 217 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.
Why similar: Idler 33.7%, Space 23.6%, Resource Management 20.3%, Exploration 8.8%, Simulation 5%
- #18 Void Destroyer 2
86% 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 27.8% ★, Space 18.9%, Sandbox 18.5%, Trading 18.4% ★, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #19 Final Factory
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 300 reviews2024
Dev: Never Games Limited
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 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: Resource Management 15.7%, Crafting 14.3%, Space 13.4%, Sandbox 13.3%, Procedural Generation 8.9%
- #20 Idle Sphere
84% matchMixed49% of 314 reviews2024
Dev: Idle System, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 61.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Stunning sphere-themed idle/incremental game. Experience simplicity's beauty.
Why similar: Idler 26.9%, Space Sim 22.4% ★, Time Management 16.5%, Space 12.7%, Simulation 8.7%
- #21 Sector Space
82% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Robin M. FarrellPub: Outer Vision Games
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.
Why similar: Space Sim 35.8% ★, Simulation 15.4%, Crafting 12.1%, Top-Down 11.5%, Exploration 9%
- #22 X4: Foundations
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 27,985 reviews2018
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 94.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 24.1% ★, Trading 19.9% ★, Space 17.6%, Sandbox 16.7%, Exploration 6.6%
- #23 The Last Starship
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,419 reviews2026
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Last Starship is a 2D space construction game where you design and upgrade your starship. Choose your path: pirate hunter, miner, engineer, spacebus driver, and more, whilst exploring vibrant star systems. Enjoy a growing sandbox world, with regular free updates. Your cosmic adventure awaits!
Why similar: Space Sim 24.6% ★, Space 19.8%, Sandbox 17.8%, Top-Down 12.4%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #24 RymdResa
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 303 reviews2015
Dev: Morgondag
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A relaxed roguelike space odyssey in a procedurally generated universe! Travel through a lonely and mysterious cosmos. Customize your ship, explore and survive!
Why similar: Space 26.9%, Procedural Generation 13.2%, Top-Down 13%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Exploration 10.3%
- #25 Space Miner - Idle Adventures
81% matchMixed46% of 52 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.
Why similar: Idler 26.6%, Space Sim 21.7% ★, Crafting 16.8%, Space 11.5%, Top-Down 10%
- #26 Space Travel Idle
81% matchMixed63% of 541 reviews2020
Dev: Ayatsuji_SanPub: Spaceive
Windows · Mac
If you ever dreamed of exploring space at a relaxed pace, here's a journey designed for you.
Why similar: Idler 35.7%, Space Sim 27.2% ★, Space 11.1%, Exploration 8.9%, Sci-fi 8.5%
- #27 Solar 2
78% matchVery Positive91% of 2,205 reviews2011
Dev: Murudai
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Dynamic abstract sandbox universe. Changes and evolves as you do.
Why similar: Space 28.6%, Sandbox 18.8%, Space Sim 12.1% ★, Top-Down 7.2%, Procedural Generation 7%
- #28 Final Upgrade
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 451 reviews2022
Dev: TaosX
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Help humanity to spread throughout the cosmos by exploring new worlds, building space factories and setting up trade routes. Research advanced technologies to increase efficiency and unlock new paths of development. Fight off other artificial intelligences in your goal to reach the Final Upgrade!
Why similar: Space 23.2%, Space Sim 20.8% ★, Resource Management 19.5%, Sandbox 16.8%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #29 Unending Galaxy
79% matchMixed62% of 124 reviews2016
Dev: Anarkis Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Unending Galaxy is a unique space-sim in which you can fill any role from pirate or trader to the leader of a large galactic empire.
Why similar: Space 28.2%, Space Sim 22.7% ★, Simulation 19%, Sandbox 18.5%, Sci-fi 8.3%
- #30 Inspiral: Echoes of Gravity
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 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 19.9% ★, Space 18.8%, Sandbox 14.7%, Procedural Generation 9.2%, Relaxing 7.3%
- #31 Helium Rain
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 324 reviews2018
Dev: Deimos Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 39.9% ★, Space 30.4%, Simulation 11.4%, Trading 11.3% ★, Exploration 7%
- #32 Click Space Miner 2
79% 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.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.4% ★, Sandbox 17%, Crafting 12.5%, Resource Management 12%, Procedural Generation 11.2%
- #33 Space Mechanic Simulator
76% matchMixed63% of 117 reviews2023
Dev: Atomic JellyPub: Wildlands Interactive
Windows
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 24.7% ★, Space 19.9%, Trading 9.1% ★, Inventory Management 8.4%, Time Management 8.4%
- #34 Star Ores Inc.
74% matchVery Positive83% of 293 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.
Why similar: Space 18%, Sandbox 18%, Crafting 17.2%, Resource Management 15.8%, Sci-fi 8%
- #35 Ostranauts
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,398 reviews2020
Dev: Blue Bottle GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 17.5% ★, Trading 14.8% ★, Space 14.5%, Sandbox 12.7%, Procedural Generation 11.5%
- #36 VoidExpanse
77% 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 42.4%, Sandbox 20.9%, Top-Down 14.3%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Simulation 7.5%
- #37 PC Building Empire
72% matchVery Positive87% of 189 reviews2025
Dev: Moose Games
Windows
Build PCs of different rarities, hire workers with buffs and debuffs, and expand your shop. Train stats in special rooms, customize floors and colors, and relax in a cozy idle indie game in Early Access that grows with feedback from the community.
Why similar: Idler 33.2%, Time Management 23.8%, Crafting 19.1%, Resource Management 9.5%, Relaxing 5.6%
- #38 Starcom: Nexus
73% 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 42.5%, Space Sim 22% ★, Sci-fi 14.5%, Exploration 10%, Top-Down 9.8%
- #39 Avorion
71% matchVery Positive90% of 14,288 reviews2020
Dev: Boxelware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 98.8 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.
Why similar: Space Sim 25.5% ★, Space 19.2%, Sandbox 17.9%, Trading 14.8% ★, Sci-fi 8.7%
- #40 Starship Theory
75% matchMixed50% of 1,100 reviews2017
Dev: Reconnect Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 48.8%, Simulation 20.3%, Sci-fi 17.4%, 2D 5.4%, Casual 4.8%
- #41 Garden Galaxy
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,593 reviews2022
Dev: Anneka Tran
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Discover, collect and organise to create your own unique garden in this relaxing idle / creative sandbox!
Why similar: Idler 44.6%, Sandbox 31.7%, Relaxing 16.4%, Casual 7.3%
- #42 Interstellar Rift
72% 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 22.2% ★, Trading 15.5% ★, Crafting 14.2%, Space 14%, Sandbox 14%
- #43 Interstellar Transport Company
73% matchMixed67% of 408 reviews2019
Dev: MT Worlds
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build a galactic transportation empire and supply humanity with everything it needs to colonize the stars. In this sci-fi logistics simulator, grow your company from a local transport agency into an interstellar logistics behemoth! Singleplayer, vs AI, and online multiplayer.
Why similar: Space 33.2%, Trading 22.4% ★, Space Sim 13.6% ★, Simulation 10.9%, Sandbox 9.5%
- #44 Cosmonautica
74% matchMixed48% of 1,184 reviews2015
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Cosmonautica is a fresh take on space trading in a procedurally generated universe, paired with quirky humor for your intergalactic enjoyment.
Why similar: Trading 20% ★, Space Sim 18.8% ★, Space 17.5%, Procedural Generation 11%, Sandbox 10.9%
- #45 Idle Research
70% matchVery Positive84% of 1,828 reviews2022
Dev: Considera Games LLCPub: Considera Core LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 78.0 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 40.8%, Resource Management 22.8%, Crafting 16.5%, Simulation 9.9%, Relaxing 6.9%
- #46 Star Merchant
73% matchMixed66% of 180 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!
Why similar: Simulation 26.3%, Space 25.4%, Resource Management 22.2%, Casual 14.3%, Sci-fi 11.8%
- #47 Vacuum Warrior - Idle Game
70% matchVery Positive81% of 854 reviews2023
Dev: Benjamin StaugaardPub: Benzoft
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 100.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Vacuum Warrior is a Free to Play incremental idle game. Listen to the crisp crackle of dust and debris entering your vacuum as you vacuum ridiculous amounts of dust. Upgrade your vacuums, idle gains, and robot vacuums, earn achievements, and explore numerous locations in the Vacuum Warrior universe!
Why similar: Idler 43.1%, Top-Down 17.5%, Resource Management 10.5%, Relaxing 10.2%, Casual 10.1%
- #48 Space Mechanic Simulator: Prologue
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Atomic JellyPub: Wildlands Interactive
Windows
Space Mechanic Simulator: Prologue is a story prelude to the full version, which will introduce you to the world of cosmic repairs, greedy corporations, and cutting-edge technology.
Why similar: Space Sim 20.5% ★, Space 14.4%, Resource Management 12.5%, Crafting 12.3%, Time Management 11.3%
- #49 Industry Idle
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,446 reviews2024
Dev: FishPondPub: Fish Pond Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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.
Why similar: Idler 31.3%, Resource Management 22.1%, Sandbox 14.6%, Crafting 12.5%, Procedural Generation 10.6%
- #50 Widget Inc.
68% matchVery Positive86% of 740 reviews2024
Dev: Leaping Turtle
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 61.4 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.
Why similar: Idler 24.9%, Resource Management 23.5%, Time Management 16.8%, Procedural Generation 11.9%, Top-Down 8.7%
- #51 Astro Colony
68% matchVery Positive82% of 2,509 reviews2022
Dev: Terad Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation.
Why similar: Space 21.9%, Resource Management 19.9%, Space Sim 17.2% ★, Sandbox 13.3%, Crafting 12.7%
- #52 Wayward Terran Frontier: Zero Falls
71% matchMixed68% of 536 reviews2016
Dev: Reason Generator Inc.
Windows
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 22.2% ★, Sandbox 15.1%, Space 15.1%, Trading 11.5% ★, Top-Down 8.8%
- #53 Galactic Mining Corp
69% matchVery Positive84% of 931 reviews2021
Dev: Windybeard
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 15.4 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: Space 23.1%, Space Sim 22.1% ★, Crafting 16.4%, Procedural Generation 13.8%, Exploration 9.2%
- #54 Prospector
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 149 reviews2025
Dev: Loonworks Games
Windows
Land on a distant planet in this chill resource management game. Harvest alien resources, build and automate machinery, uncover secrets across the stars and strike shipping deals with distant colonies for exclusive rewards!
Why similar: Resource Management 22.3%, Sandbox 20.2%, Space 19.5%, Crafting 18.5%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #55 Lazy Galaxy
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 204 reviews2018
Dev: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Lazy Galaxy is a mix between RTS and idle/clicker game. Lead an evil (albeit lazy) alien race to conquer the universe!
Why similar: Idler 66.1%, Space 19.7%, Sci-fi 6.8%, Casual 4.4%, 2D 2.9%
- #56 Astrodle
66% matchVery Positive89% of 219 reviews2024
Dev: Robin Nicolet
Windows
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.
Why similar: Idler 41.3%, Space 21.8%, Resource Management 19.6%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Casual 5.9%
- #57 To The Core
65% matchVery Positive93% of 5,073 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.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 42.8%, Idler 22.1%, Casual 15.7%, Space 10.5%, 2D 9%
- #58 StarMade
69% matchMixed68% of 2,981 reviews2014
Dev: Schine GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 33.7%, Sandbox 26.1%, Space Sim 11.5% ★, Crafting 10.8%, Sci-fi 9%
- #59 Star Traders: Frontiers
67% matchVery Positive84% of 3,754 reviews2018
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue.
Why similar: Space Sim 20.2% ★, Trading 18.9% ★, Sandbox 14.6%, Procedural Generation 13.6%, Space 12.9%
- #60 Milky Way Idle
67% matchMixed46% of 2,166 reviews2025
Dev: cheze
Windows
Median: 12.9 hrsMean: 207.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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.
Why similar: Idler 34.9%, Trading 25.9% ★, Crafting 18.6%, Resource Management 15.3%, Casual 5.4%