- #1 Aurora Core
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xinokon Games
Windows
1,000 sleepers, 100 waking hands and 1,500 light years of emptiness. As commander of the Aurora Core you assign your crew, ration oxygen and make decisions no one should survive. Will you bring your colony to Thalassa?
Why similar: Survival 17%, Resource Management 13.9%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Strategy 12.2%, Management 11.9%
- #2 Galduen of the Void
96% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: AzurDevPub: Azurdev
Windows · Linux
A fantasy space agency management game! Manage your team, design your space ship and research new technology! Reach moons, planets and the void beyond. Can you reach the void? Can you bring Galduen to the void?
Why similar: Space Sim 25.5%, Management 21.5%, Space 12.7%, Sci-fi 10%, Strategy 8.7%
- #3 Astrobound
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Doink Studios
Windows
Survive and explore space in Astrobound! Visit strange planets, encounter cosmic calamities, and keep your crew alive as you journey through the stars in a retro-inspired whimsical space adventure.
Why similar: Space Sim 19.5%, Management 17%, Survival 15.6%, Procedural Generation 10.2%, Space 10.2%
- #4 CyberHive
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 77 reviews2020
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
CyberHive is a strategic space travel simulator with a non-linear story, in the cosmic opera setting, and in an anime visual style.
Why similar: Space Sim 23.1%, Management 17.4%, Survival 17.4%, Space 10.9%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #5 FTL: Faster Than Light
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 78,596 reviews2012
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Roguelike 16.2%, Space 13.8%, Space Sim 11.9%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Difficult 10.7%
- #6 Pilot 6174: Orbital Survival
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Kotge Astroworks Inc.Pub: Kotge Astroworks Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Navigate star systems using real orbital mechanics. Pilot a cockpit with controls inspired by the Apollo command module. Manage heat, energy, and trajectory.
Why similar: Space Sim 20.7%, Survival 13.3%, Management 11.1%, Difficult 10.7%, Roguelike 10.6%
- #7 Flowrate
93% match1 user reviews50% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Arekcuta
Windows
A minimalist space survival game about managing fuel in a field of procedurally generated planets. Scan atmospheres, land carefully, and keep moving—because if you run out of antimatter, it's over.
Why similar: Survival 20.3%, Space Sim 18.8%, Procedural Generation 18.7%, Strategy 15.1%, Space 11%
- #8 Tin Can
92% matchVery Positive85% of 1,357 reviews2022
Dev: Tin Can Studio
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
You've barely managed to escape your exploding spaceship. Now in an old escape pod, you hurtle through space at the mercy of the cosmos. With no knowledge of the pod’s complex systems, your life depends on a technical manual and your own wits. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Survival 19.2%, Space Sim 17.9%, Space 12.4%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Management 11%
- #9 The Long Journey Home
91% matchMixed59% of 1,932 reviews2017
Dev: Daedalic Studio WestPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Long Journey Home combines an open world full of galaxies, planets and anomalies with quests and mechanics of a rogue-like RPG. One destination. Endless adventures. Where will this journey take you?
Why similar: Space 16.7%, Strategy 15.3%, Simulation 13.8%, Survival 12.1%, Roguelike 11%
- #10 Starship Colony
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Black Belt Software
Windows
A deep starship colony sim. Build your starship, manage air, water, food, fuel, energy, temperature and psychology to keep your crew alive across vast distances. Closed-loop system in space. Mining, wiring, plumbing, in-ship factory, (alien?) radio signals & translation, diplomacy, combat, and more.
Why similar: Space Sim 17.8%, Survival 16.5%, Management 15%, Procedural Generation 8.9%, Strategy 7.7%
- #11 Luft Gears
90% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Cestmir Kocian
Windows
Blend of planet system exploration, discovery, real time space combat, together with player needing to maintain and upgrade his space ship to overcome numerous obstacles. An experience quite unlike other games in its genre.
Why similar: Management 19.1%, Space 16.1%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Space Sim 14.4%, Roguelike 13.6%
- #12 Unconquered Sun
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pat Traynor
Windows
A space-sim and roguelite where you build your own ship and live in it. Survive in a procedural galaxy or become part of history.
Why similar: Space Sim 25%, Procedural Generation 14.3%, Roguelike 13.9%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Space 8.8%
- #13 Space Sim Tycoon
88% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: SuperChicken Productions LLC
Windows
Space Sim Tycoon – A sandbox transportation tycoon game where you can explore forbidden planets, gather resources, craft goods, and establish routes to manage your space empire.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.4%, Simulation 14.6%, Management 14.4%, Strategy 10.4%, Procedural Generation 10.2%
- #14 SYMMETRY
89% matchMixed55% of 310 reviews2018
Dev: Sleepless ClinicPub: IMGN.PRO
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 16.6%, Survival 16.2%, Management 15.8%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Resource Management 10%
- #15 Out There: Ω Edition
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,730 reviews2015
Dev: Mi-Clos Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Out There is an award-winning space exploration game blending roguelike, resource management and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Survival 15.2%, Space 13.7%, Procedural Generation 13.6%, Sci-fi 13%, Roguelike 12.4%
- #16 Space Crew: Legendary Edition
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,182 reviews2020
Dev: Runner DuckPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Time for your toughest mission yet! Recruit and train your crew to tackle the growing threat from alien and android armies as you defend Earth to become a Galactic Legend in Space Crew: Legendary Edition. All new content free to existing owners of Space Crew!
Why similar: Space Sim 19.4%, Management 17.8%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Space 10.9%, Difficult 10.6%
- #17 Shortest Trip to Earth
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,436 reviews2019
Dev: Interactive Fate
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Survival 16.1%, Space Sim 14.8%, Difficult 11.5%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Space 10.7%
- #18 Starship Corporation
86% matchMixed42% of 557 reviews2018
Dev: Coronado GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A sci-fi simulation game, in which players must design, assemble and test spaceships, in a bid to build a supreme Galactic Mega-Corporation. Gain your reputation by engineering and selling your own spacecraft, testing them to the limit in RTS missions and simulated emergency and combat situations.
Why similar: Management 32.8%, Simulation 20.4%, Strategy 19%, Space 14.4%, Sci-fi 8.6%
- #19 Fates of Command
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Signal Space Lab
Windows
Shields up, red alert! YOU are the captain. Experience the thrill of command in this captain's chair roguelike: engage in combat, manage your crew, upgrade your ship, explore, make scientific discoveries and perform a dash of diplomacy.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 23.2%, Space 18.2%, Roguelike 17.1%, Strategy 15.3%, Resource Management 13.3%
- #20 Stardeus
84% matchVery Positive87% of 1,552 reviews2022
Dev: Kodo LinijaPub: Paradox Arc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 22.7 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 17%, Survival 15%, Management 11.6%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Sci-fi 10%
- #21 Nonentity Galaxy
82% matchVery Positive94% of 622 reviews2026
Dev: Brick-Up StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Fight, Scavenge, Survive, and File Your Taxes. A grim yet hilarious space strategy roguelite where you must balance hull integrity against your company's relentless profit margins. Warning: Contains lethal doses of dark humor and corporate exploitation.
Why similar: Space Sim 19.6%, Management 14.4%, Dark Humor 12.1%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Roguelike 9.7%
- #22 The Sentient
83% matchMostly Negative39% of 83 reviews2016
Dev: Uncaged Studios
Windows
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 28.1%, Management 19%, Strategy 17.9%, Simulation 15.9%, Space 14.1%
- #23 VOID PROFIT
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Corvid Food
Windows
Fly a rented corporate vessel in a procedurally-generated universe, navigate risky routes, profit from changing markets before the opportunity disappears and you lose it all. Take jobs, navigate the markets, smuggle, lie. Do everything in order to keep flying.
Why similar: Space Sim 36.2%, Simulation 17.2%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Strategy 7.8%, Space 7.5%
- #24 The Spatials
82% matchMixed69% of 330 reviews2015
Dev: Weird and Wry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
It's the year 5781 -- and you have been chosen to build and lead a space station in a wild corner of the galaxy! Attract visitors and explore hundreds of planets to fund your station.
Why similar: Management 21.6%, Survival 13.3%, Space 12.9%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Space Sim 10.5%
- #25 Void Harvest
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LoneBit
Windows
Condemned to work in an endless void, you must mine ore from asteroids, search wrecks and upgrade your ship to survive. Explore vast spaces, unlock upgrades, manage your crew and avoid constantly changing threats. Can you survive your sentence?
Why similar: Space Sim 19%, Survival 18.1%, Roguelike 13.9%, Management 11.2%, Procedural Generation 10.4%
- #26 Zenith Expanse
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Glitched Phoenix Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Command a damaged scout ship in a living space colony survival sim. Wake your crew from cryostasis, secure water and food, build fragile settlements, trade or smuggle between factions, and survive the stories that emerge.
Why similar: Survival 18%, Management 17.3%, Space Sim 15.9%, Procedural Generation 10%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #27 Astrosphere
79% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Mario Jacob
Windows
Build your space station, design your own ships, and explore relaxed sci-fi sectors in Astrosphere. Gather resources, research new technologies, and shape your journey through the cosmos at your own pace.
Why similar: Space Sim 24.9%, Management 17.9%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Space 10%
- #28 Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,599 reviews2026
Dev: GamexcitePub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is a story-driven survival strategy game in which the fate of the iconic starship is in your hands. Take the helm, manage the ship and resources, and make difficult decisions. Will you be able to bring home the ship and its crew?
Why similar: Space Sim 27.9%, Management 19.2%, Strategy 14.5%, Roguelike 11.9%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #29 Dead In Bermuda
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,005 reviews2015
Dev: Ishtar Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
DEAD IN BERMUDA is a survival management game with RPG and adventure elements. Lead a team of 8 survivors from a plane crash. Assign them to tasks, gain experience, develop your survival skills, research and craft new items, explore the island and solve its mysteries.
Why similar: Survival 41.7%, Management 17.8%, Strategy 15.4%, Simulation 14.3%, Resource Management 5.5%
- #30 Worlds Explorers
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pioneers Games
Windows · Linux
Explore alien planets with carefully designed ecosystems, weather, resources, dangers and unique phenomena. Hunt animals for food and collect resources to craft equipment and repair devices on your ship. Escape each unique planet and unlock crew members and new ships.
Why similar: Survival 20.5%, Management 19.1%, Procedural Generation 13.3%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Strategy 9.3%
- #31 Nourish
77% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Anarkorp
Windows
Care for a mysterious alien plant in this retro-style horror game. Manage resources, maintain your ship, and keep Project Váyu alive — or face the deadly consequences.
Why similar: Survival 21.2%, Management 15.6%, Resource Management 13.9%, Sci-fi 12%, Space 11.3%
- #32 Stable Orbit - Build your own space station
78% matchMixed50% of 381 reviews2017
Dev: Jim Offerman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 47%
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 Sim 18.7%, Management 18.1%, Space 11.6%, Sci-fi 11%, Survival 10.4%
- #33 Starship Inspector
76% matchMixed61% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Vedanta Team
Windows
Starship Inspector is a Space Roguelike in which every choice you make matters. Save a galaxy or rescue your crew member? Serve an evil empire or help an ancient tribe? You'll constantly have to make hard decisions and deal with consequences.
Why similar: Strategy 17%, Space Sim 14.2%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Procedural Generation 11.2%, Space 10.4%
- #34 Psi 5 Trading Company
76% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2020
Dev: Accolade, Inc.Pub: Ziggurat
Windows
Captain a space freighter on its perilous voyage to deliver vital supplies to the Parvin Frontier! Select your crew, then lead and command their efforts to manage the ship's navigation, engineering, weapons, and more on the fly as crises and obstacles arise in real time.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.8%, Management 21.4%, Space 14.2%, Simulation 12.5%, Sci-fi 10.7%
- #35 Launch Window: 1961
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ben Hamilton
Windows
In an alternate-history 1960s Space Race, you manage a private space company. Take contracts, purchase launch vehicles, and plan launches as you try to survive the high-risk, high-cost world of private spaceflight.
Why similar: Space Sim 28%, Management 22.5%, Strategy 16.7%, Simulation 16.2%, Space 8.3%
- #36 Space Rogue
75% matchMixed64% of 451 reviews2016
Dev: Red Beat
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Survival 24.7%, Space 18.4%, Strategy 13.9%, Sci-fi 12%, Roguelike 11.5%
- #37 Sanguis OS
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Crimson Gear
Windows
Sanguis OS is a dark, claustrophobic UI-based horror simulation. Take control of a blood-fueled drilling machine descending into the 9 layers of Hell. Manage engine heat, harvest demons for fuel, and fight off corrupting demonic malware before your system crashes and the hull is breached.
Why similar: Resource Management 18.5%, Simulation 15.7%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Management 9.4%, Strategy 8.8%
- #38 Heliconian - Starship Crew Control
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Octo Mini
Windows · Mac
The essence of the Heliconian is to manage a mixed crew of renegades aboard the starship Heliconian. Manage the crew member’s actions and the ship’s functions to survive as long as possible while exploring the star system in the hopes of earning upgrades and ultimately a safe haven.
Why similar: Strategy 22.1%, Simulation 19.5%, Space Sim 11.2%, Management 10%, Survival 9%
- #39 Continuum
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Interstitial Games
Windows
A generation ship roguelite where no one aboard survives the journey. Travel the stars one world at a time as each generation shapes your ship and writes a new chapter in the chronicle.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 18.4%, Survival 15.6%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Space 14.7%, Roguelike 14.5%
- #40 Deadnaut
73% matchMixed64% of 159 reviews2014
Dev: Screwfly Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Deadnaut is Screwfly Studios' second game and follow up to cult hit, Zafehouse: Diaries. Deadnauts, so named because they’re unlikely to return, must explore, investigate and fight their way through the derelict ships of dead civilisations. Every mission is unique and no two locations are the same.
Why similar: Survival 15%, Procedural Generation 13.2%, Difficult 12.1%, Space 11%, Management 10.7%
- #41 Into the Stars
73% matchMixed40% of 541 reviews2016
Dev: Fugitive GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Survival 24.9%, Space 23.1%, Strategy 18.7%, Simulation 17.5%, Roguelike 11.4%
- #42 Last Horizon
72% matchVery Positive81% of 260 reviews2015
Dev: PixeljamPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 122.6 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Pilot the last vessel of a fallen civilization into the vast expanse of space. Collect resources and search for a new world to call home in this minimalist space exploration and survival game.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.9%, Survival 18.8%, Space 14%, Sci-fi 14%, Procedural Generation 10.9%
- #43 Trenite Engineer
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gryzly22
Windows
You don't pilot the ship-you run it. Manage power, fuel, gravity, life support and other systems, repair failures and engineer your way through a hostile solar system.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.7%, Management 19.1%, Resource Management 12.3%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Simulation 9.8%
- #44 Derelict Void
72% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Stirling Games
Windows · Linux
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: Management 19.6%, Resource Management 14.6%, Space 13.8%, Strategy 12.8%, Procedural Generation 12.1%
- #45 Ostranauts
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,152 reviews2026
Dev: Blue Bottle GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 24.3%, Survival 17.4%, Difficult 16.2%, Space 10.9%, Procedural Generation 10.3%
- #46 Starship Theory
69% matchMixed50% of 1,130 reviews2026
Dev: Reconnect Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Survival 21.5%, Management 18.7%, Space 15.9%, Strategy 12.7%, Sci-fi 12.2%
- #47 Above Earth
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 45 reviews2019
Dev: Steven Eric Boyette
Windows
Above Earth is a science fiction survival game. Experience a struggle for life in the fragile artificial environment of a damaged space station.
Why similar: Survival 19.7%, Space Sim 17.7%, Procedural Generation 15.6%, Space 13%, Sci-fi 11.9%
- #48 Funeral Manager
69% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Adrien De Nève
Windows
Run a funeral business in this management sim. Organize ceremonies, support grieving families, manage staff and resources, and protect your reputation. Balance empathy and business to succeed.
Why similar: Management 26.2%, Strategy 19.7%, Simulation 19.1%, Dark Humor 18%, Resource Management 10.8%
- #49 Dead Tube
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DaiFire
Windows
DEAD TUBE is a single-player auto-simulation and behind-the-scenes intervention game built around a closed survival battle royale featuring 12 contestants.When a sole survivor emerges, add her to your collection, or let her carry her scars, reputation, and combat record into the next challenge.
Why similar: Management 32.8%, Survival 27.5%, Simulation 17.3%, Resource Management 12.6%, Strategy 7.4%
- #50 Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,049 reviews2026
Dev: Alt ShiftPub: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
In Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, take command of a fleet escaping the annihilation of the Twelve Colonies. Manage crises on board as you prepare for the next encounter with the Cylon Fleet. Times are dire, and hard choices must be made. Your only hope: rejoin the Battlestar Galactica.
Why similar: Space Sim 19.6%, Difficult 14.9%, Survival 11.5%, Strategy 10.2%, Roguelike 9.7%
- #51 NTL: No Time Left
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gonzo Technologies
Windows
Command your starship through a galaxy-spanning conspiracy in this real-time tactical roguelike. Manage power, shields, weapons and more. Featuring permadeath progression, seamless portal travel, and intense capital ship combat using Newtonian Physics with Damped Velocity.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.2%, Roguelike 16.3%, Procedural Generation 14%, Strategy 13.9%, Sci-fi 13.1%
- #52 Space Haven
66% matchVery Positive86% of 11,081 reviews2026
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 19.4%, Survival 16.6%, Management 16.5%, Space 10.3%, Sci-fi 10.3%
- #53 X: Tension
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 144 reviews2010
Dev: Egosoft
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 16%
X-Tension is the eagerly awaited expansion pack to X: Beyond the Frontier. The expansion is not limited by a linear plot line but makes use of new ways to expand your empire. You can now take part in missions that are offered to you throughout the game.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.6%, Simulation 19.1%, Space 18%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Strategy 14.9%
- #54 Deep Claims
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Promination Studios
Windows
Deep Claims is a space exploration game where you upgrade your ship and equipment in order to mine increasingly valuable and hazardous asteroids. Can you make it to the core?
Why similar: Management 26.3%, Space Sim 23.6%, Procedural Generation 13.6%, Space 13%, Simulation 10.3%
- #55 Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
67% matchVery Positive94% of 12,820 reviews2022
Dev: Walternate Realities
Windows
Median: 19.2 hrsMean: 41.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Design and simulate the starships of your dreams! Command your ship or fleet in epic battles and manage your crew while exploring a dangerous galaxy. Play alone or with friends, test your ships in online PvP, and let your imagination reach for the stars!
Why similar: Space Sim 21.2%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Survival 14.6%, Difficult 13.6%, Space 11%
- #56 Office of Interstellar Production
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Moonchisel Studio
Windows
Take the reins of the newly founded Office of Interstellar Production, annex newly discovered star systems, mine resources and refine quality components to build mighty warships to deliver to the unceasing needs of the Navy. A chill sandbox resource management game.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.2%, Simulation 15.7%, Sci-fi 13%, Resource Management 12.4%, Management 10.9%
- #57 Cosmic colonists
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chewy bytes studio
Windows
Build a colony on an alien planet. Supply settlers, defend against meteors, upgrade your base, develop your economy, and fight for survival.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.5%, Strategy 16.7%, Simulation 16.1%, Survival 12.7%, Management 10.9%
- #58 Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
67% matchVery Positive94% of 56,659 reviews2018
Dev: ProjectMoon
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A roguelite monster-management simulation inspired by the likes of the SCP Foundation, Cabin in the Woods, and Warehouse 13. Order your employees to perform work with the creatures and watch as it unfolds; harness greater energy, and expand the facility
Why similar: Management 33.2%, Difficult 23.7%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Simulation 8.2%, Strategy 7.2%
- #59 Big Tech Time
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Codecudo
Windows
Big Tech Time is a simulation game about building your own modern tech company. Grow your company and hire skilled employees. Research promising technologies and develop top-tier software. Unlock upgrades to keep up with constant innovation. Start from the ground up and reach for the top!
Why similar: Management 40.1%, Strategy 22.5%, Simulation 22.4%, Indie 6.4%, 2D 5.7%