Best Lander Game
Looking for the best lander games? Explore lunar-landing and precision-flight titles from our recommendation engine.
Recommended Best Lander Game

Galactic Lander
“Directly inspired by classic Lunar Lander with core mechanics of piloting a fragile spaceship to safely deliver it from point A to B.”

Lunar Flight
“Modern simulator extending the classic Lunar Lander arcade experience into a full lunar module flight and landing challenge.”
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- #1 Galactic Lander
“Directly inspired by classic Lunar Lander with core mechanics of piloting a fragile spaceship to safely deliver it from point A to B.”
100% matchVery Positive92% of 118 reviews2018Developer: ZeroByter GamesPlatforms: WindowsInspired by the classic arcade Lunar Lander game, in Galactic Lander you control a delicate scientific spaceship which you must deliver from point A to point B, either alone, or with a friend in a co-op level, potentially made by the game's own Steam Workshop community!
- #2 Lunar Flight
“Modern simulator extending the classic Lunar Lander arcade experience into a full lunar module flight and landing challenge.”
100% matchVery Positive81% of 675 reviews2012Developer: ShovsoftPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 1.5hMean: 3.4h≥1hr: 70%A modern take on the classic arcade game, Lunar Lander, Lunar Flight extends the experience to a fully fictionalized and accessible lunar module simulator
- #3 Terra Lander Remastered
“Classic arcade lander requiring navigation to landing pads across levels with strict fuel and time constraints.”
99% matchMixed58% of 224 reviews2015Developer: DM MediaPublisher: Funbox Media LtdPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6mMean: 4.1h≥1hr: 18%Navigate the player to the landing pad through twenty increasingly difficult levels within the time limit and with enough fuel.
- #4 Crashed Lander
“Gravity-based arcade explicitly inspired by Lunar Lander, focusing on piloting craft from pad to pad while racing the clock.”
99% matchMostly Positive76% of 51 reviews2015Developer: Don WhitakerPublisher: Brain BlinksPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.4hMean: 3.8h≥1hr: 93%Outwit gravity, race the clock, explore new worlds.Crashed lander is a gravity-based arcade game inspired by classics like Lunar Lander and Space Taxi. You'll pilot your craft from pad to pad trying to beat your best time – then flirt with that fine line between speed and control.
- #5 Lunar Lander
“Classic arcade-style Lunar Lander recreation with 2D physics, platforming elements, and online leaderboards.”
98% matchNo user reviewsDeveloper: Flawed Spoon SoftwarePlatforms: WindowsLunar Lander is a classic arcade style plat-former complete with online leaderboards.
- #6 Lunar Lander Beyond
“Narrative-driven lander sim with missions to guide pilots and landers for cargo delivery and rescues.”
98% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2024Developer: Dreams UncorporatedPublisher: AtariPlatforms: WindowsGuide a roster of colorful pilots, eclectic advisors and state-of-the-art landers through a taxing series of missions. Deliver cargo, retrieve resources, and rescue stranded pilots as you navigate a mysterious universe of moons and planets.
- #7 Arcade Moonlander
“Retro arcade game centered on moonlander-style flight, exploration, and racing against the clock in space.”
97% matchVery Positive93% of 1,202 reviews2017Developer: Daniel Paul GriffinPublisher: Back Of Nowhere StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 18mMean: 31.6h≥1hr: 39%Explore space and race against the clock in this retro styled adventure game.
- #8 Cosmic Pioneer
“Heavily inspired by Moon Lander, emphasizing successful spacecraft landings on randomly generated galactic levels without crashing.”
97% matchMixed54% of 81 reviews2017Developer: Amaterasu SoftwarePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.5hMean: 4.2h≥1hr: 86%Navigate through space and successfully land your spacecraft without crashing. Cosmic Pioneer is heavily inspired by the classic Moon Lander game. Traverses the galaxy made of randomly generated levels filled with various hazards, keep track of your ships condition and aim for the highest score.
- #9 Spaceflight Simulator
“2D sandbox rocket builder where attempting precise landings on planets and moons is a core mechanic.”
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,343 reviews2022Developer: Team Curiosity ✦Platforms: Windows, MacMedian: 4.5hMean: 14.5h≥1hr: 83%In Spaceflight Simulator, you will get to build your rockets, plan launches and flights, attempt landings, deploy payloads and explore new worlds.
- #10 Fluid Lander - フリュードランダー
“Physics-driven lander using fast computational fluid dynamics to operate a spaceship to goals.”
96% matchVery Positive97% of 199 reviews2019Developer: toropippiPlatforms: WindowsIn Fluid Lander, you can operate a spaceship in a fluid-simulated field and head to the goal. A fast computational fluid dynamics program is embedded in this game. This is not just a demo of physics. Let's collect rare-earth elements and save the world.
- #11 SimpleRockets
“Physics-based 2D rocket simulator inspired by KSP, emphasizing building rockets and executing landings.”
95% matchVery Positive85% of 362 reviews2015Developer: Jundroo, LLCPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 5.4hMean: 6.7h≥1hr: 96%I am excited to release my first game on Steam! SimpleRockets was released in 2013 for mobile and I've put a ton of work into it to get it ready for PC and Mac. It was inspired by KSP, and it offers a simpler 2D experience for building rockets and exploring space with realistic orbital mechanics.
- #12 Kerbal Space Program
“Iconic space sim where designing spacecraft and achieving successful landings is a defining skill-based challenge.”
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 132,589 reviews2015Developer: SquadPublisher: Private DivisionPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 5.3hMean: 65.2h≥1hr: 84%In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
- #13 Juno: New Origins
“Rocket and plane builder with realistic physics, planetary exploration, and landing challenges using visual programming.”
94% matchVery Positive89% of 3,343 reviews2023Developer: Jundroo, LLCPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 1.0hMean: 13.0h≥1hr: 51%Bring to life anything you can imagine from rockets and airplanes to cars and more. Automate them with a visual programming language. Explore 3D planets and make your own. Share your creations online. Complete contracts, conquer milestones, and unlock technology in the newly added Career Mode.
- #14 Galactic Landing
“Casual simulation game focused on piloting spaceships for NASA-style landings in a galactic setting.”
94% matchMixed59% of 54 reviews2016Developer: Kobra StudioPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.6hMean: 5.2h≥1hr: 99%You in the childhood dreamed to become a pilot? Ever wanted to work at NASA? It's "Galactic Landing"!
- #15 Rocket Science
“Realistic spaceflight sim involving spacecraft design, launches, and landings across the solar system.”
93% matchVery Positive81% of 159 reviews2020Developer: unbeGamesPlatforms: WindowsTake part in a space program. Design spacecrafts and send them off to explore the vast expanses of space. Experience the real scale of the Solar system and the size of its celestial bodies.
- #16 ΔV: Rings of Saturn
“Physics-accurate space sim with precise thrust control for maneuvering and landing in Saturn's rings.”
93% matchVery Positive93% of 3,252 reviews2023Developer: Kodera SoftwarePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 8.2hMean: 11.4h≥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.
- #17 Take On Mars
“Mars simulation starting with rover operations after spacecraft landing, emphasizing planetary surface navigation.”
92% matchMixed55% of 2,019 reviews2017Developer: Bohemia InteractivePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.0hMean: 10.5h≥1hr: 87%Take On Mars places you right in the middle of mankind’s most exciting undertaking. Start out in the seat of a rover operator, finish as the first human to have ever set foot on the Red Planet.
- #18 Learn to Fly 3
“Physics sandbox where players build and upgrade spaceships for high-altitude flights with landing elements.”
92% matchVery Positive95% of 10,946 reviews2017Developer: Light Bringer Games inc.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 2.2hMean: 7.6h≥1hr: 71%Build your spaceship from scratch, earn funds and invest them into building a bigger, better spaceship as you try and fly your way up to space!
- #19 MOON BASE
“VR moon base sim with rover driving and lunar surface operations post-landing.”
91% matchMixed59% of 85 reviews2021Developer: Rossiya SegodnyaPlatforms: WindowsIn this project you can become an astronaut on the first moon base in human history. You can drive a rover, do some jobs with drilling devices, figure out how solar panels work and walk on the moon surface.
- #20 Mars Colony:Challenger
“3D sim of landing on Mars and setting up a remote base with survival elements.”
91% matchMixed65% of 119 reviews2014Developer: HyperKat GamesPlatforms: WindowsMars Colony: Challenger is a 3D first / third person game that offers you the challenge of setting up a remote base on the surface of Mars. At its core, the game was derived from a simulator where everything is interactively tied together.
- #21 Space Simulator
“Realistic spaceflight simulation with actual forces, distances, and velocities including lunar-style landings.”
90% matchMostly Negative36% of 162 reviews2018Developer: Stuka Games IncPublisher: Brixton Dynamics LtdPlatforms: WindowsRealistic simulation of spaceflight in a full sized Solar System, with all the planets and their major moons. using real forces, distances, velocities and time. Chapter 1: The Apollo Days. Incredibly detailed Apollo Program missions starting with Apollo 8 lunar orbit missions.
- #22 Gravitura
“Top-down physics game requiring precise spaceship maneuvers, orbits, and gravity-assisted approaches similar to landers.”
90% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2019Developer: Chadams StudiosPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxPilot a ship around asteroids, planets, singularities. Learn how to put your ship into orbit, sling shot, and use gravity to your advantage. Perform precise maneuvers to move your way through the 35 levels in this highly challenging game. Build, share, download custom levels.
- #23 Children of a Dead Earth
“Scientifically accurate space warfare simulator with realistic orbital mechanics and spacecraft operations.”
89% matchVery Positive90% of 893 reviews2016Developer: Q Switched Productions, LLCPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 2.2hMean: 24.1h≥1hr: 64%The most scientifically accurate space warfare simulator ever made. Now with Steam Workshop!
- #24 Deliver Us The Moon
“Astronaut exploration game featuring zero-gravity environments and landing on lunar bases.”
89% matchVery Positive88% of 8,968 reviews2019Developer: KeokeN InteractivePublisher: Wired ProductionsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.5hMean: 5.6h≥1hr: 88%The Moon has gone dark, cutting off Earth’s last source of energy. As a lone astronaut, you’ll explore abandoned lunar bases, solve intricate puzzles, and navigate stunning zero-gravity environments. Operate advanced vehicles, uncover hidden truths, and survive in this gripping sci-fi thriller.
- #25 Space Engineers
“Sandbox engineering game focused on building and landing destructible spacecraft on planets.”
88% matchVery Positive89% of 133,019 reviews2019Developer: Keen Software HousePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 9.0hMean: 95.7h≥1hr: 87%Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment. Explore planets and space, mine resources, survive hazards, and engage in combat alone or with friends in Creative or Survival modes.
- #27 Mars First Logistics
“Physics-simulated rovers for transporting cargo across Mars terrain, akin to post-landing challenges.”
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,384 reviews2025Developer: Shape ShopPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.6hMean: 10.0h≥1hr: 80%Build physically simulated rovers to transport awkwardly shaped cargo across the rugged terrain of Mars. Earn funds, unlock new parts, and use your ingenuity to help the Martians establish a new home. Playable solo or in online co-op!
- #28 Luna's Wandering Stars
“Planetary physics puzzle game using gravity manipulation and orbital mechanics for precise maneuvers.”
87% matchMixed59% of 120 reviews2015Developer: Serenity ForgePlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 3.8hMean: 4.7h≥1hr: 94%A planetary physics game that challenges you to master the powers of the universe. Use orbital mechanics to maneuver the trajectories of moons, with the powers of changing gravity, creating black holes, forming wormholes, and even shooting lasers!
- #29 0RBITALIS
“Satellite launch simulator challenging players to overcome gravity for stable orbits, lander-adjacent physics.”
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 308 reviews2015Developer: Alan ZucconiPublisher: MastertronicPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 1.0hMean: 3.8h≥1hr: 50%0RBITALIS is a satellite launching simulator with a retro-puzzle style. Launch your satellite into orbit and go head to head with the dominant force that formed the entire universe: Gravity.
- #30 EarthX
“Rocket company management sim progressing from Earth launches to Mars landings and colonies.”
86% matchVery Positive88% of 902 reviews2023Developer: DenisPublisher: Mesote GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 6.2hMean: 11.9h≥1hr: 93%EarthX is a rocket company management game. Go from launching small rockets on Earth to eventually building a colony on Mars. Create your own Internet constellation, develop new technologies, supply the International Space Station and terraform Mars!
- #31 Skilander85% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2025Developer: Hackers Media Industries®Publisher: HiihtolliittoPlatforms: Windows, Linux
An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical ski'ing and dying elements.
- #32 aMAZE Lunar85% matchMixed68% of 76 reviews2019Developer: Blender GamesPlatforms: Windows
aMAZE Lunar is a straightforward and surprisingly - difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze with Asian art and calm soundtrack.
- #33 Moo Lander84% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2022Developer: The Sixth HammerPlatforms: Windows
Moo Lander is a 2D action-adventure RPG with metroidvania elements featuring an epic plot, mighty cow bosses, beautiful environments, clever puzzles, and lots of milk!
- #34 Lunars84% matchVery Positive98% of 50 reviews2026Developer: Anubis ArtsPlatforms: Windows, Linux
Gather your friends for the zodiac party game where chaos meets competition! Up to 4 local and 8 online players can customize characters, conquer mini-games, and outsmart rivals with items and power-ups. With 3 game modes - including one where everyone plays at the same time - it’s non-stop fun!
- #35 Omegaland83% matchVery Positive91% of 111 reviews2017Developer: Jonas KyratzesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.5hMean: 12.5h≥1hr: 72%
A simple, fun platformer. Explore a non-linear map, upgrade your character, and help Princess Omega find the keys to her castle! And who knows, there might be a few surprises along the way.
- #36 Landless83% matchMixed44% of 194 reviews2017Developer: CodeBulletPlatforms: Windows
Explore and conquer the high seas in this post-apocalyptic sandbox water world survival game where you must fight, build, and craft to survive.
- #37 Hoop Land82% matchVery Positive97% of 328 reviews2025Developer: Koality GamePlatforms: Windows, Mac
Experience the ultimate hoops sim in Hoop Land, a retro-inspired basketball manager with modernized gameplay and fully customizable leagues. Build your legacy, lead a dynasty, or simulate endless seasons from college tournaments to championship trophies!
- #38 Cursedland82% matchMostly Positive72% of 500 reviews2025Developer: CSStudiosPlatforms: Windows
Step into Cursedland, a 2D indie action platformer where every jump, movement, and decision truly matters. This is a game built around precision, reflexes, and mastery, challenging players to push their skills to the limit while navigating a world filled with chaos, humor, and surreal surprises.
- #39 Farlanders81% matchVery Positive92% of 566 reviews2023Developer: Andriy BychkovskyiPublisher: CrytivoPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 2.2hMean: 7.9h≥1hr: 62%
Terraform, strategize, and construct a Martian colony in this retro-inspired turn-based city builder. Create a comfortable living for your citizens, research alien artifacts, and uncover the secrets of the Red Planet.
- #40 Underland81% matchVery Positive85% of 172 reviews2021Developer: Minicactus GamesPlatforms: Windows
Use the elements at your disposal, such as excavators, pumps, plumbing, among others, to drill the soil to the indicated location. The dynamic scenario, fluid mechanics and the laws of physics must be manipulated correctly to achieve the goal. Find the city of Underland!
- #41 Endlanders : First Encounter80% matchMostly Positive79% of 220 reviews2022Developer: Eteros StudiosPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 30mMean: 4.1h≥1hr: 28%
Build your deck, glitch through enemies, translate unknown languages and decipher the mysteries of this universe, in this grid-based real time combat indie game. This version features only one playable character and serves as the prologue for the game.
- #42 WaveLand80% matchVery Positive86% of 74 reviews2017Developer: rologfosPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 2.9hMean: 3.5h≥1hr: 83%
Enter a world of speed, inspired by platform fighters. Explore the hub and wavedash your way to the top of the leaderboards! New Dark Levels!
- #43 MILF HUNTER79% matchVery Positive87% of 124 reviews2022Developer: Milk PoisonPlatforms: Windows
A game that can change your idea of the planets and help you discover them from an unexpected side.
- #44 LEAP79% matchMixed58% of 363 reviews2023Developer: Blue Isle StudiosPublisher: Blue Isle PublishingPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.0hMean: 12.7h≥1hr: 80%
LEAP is a fast-paced, multiplayer first-person shooter featuring epic large scale battles, each with players armed to the teeth. Fight for either the United Earth Defense Coalition (UEDC) or the rebel Exo-Terrans - whoever pays the most, wins your trigger finger and excessive arsenal.
- #45 Farlanders: Prologue78% matchVery Positive93% of 285 reviews2021Developer: Andriy BychkovskyiPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 1.6hMean: 10.8h≥1hr: 59%
Prepare for your journey to Mars by building and managing a colony within the safety of Earth’s atmosphere. Hone your abilities to create a thriving community, terraform the land to suit your needs, and prove your capability for a larger mission. Get ready to launch in this prologue to Farlanders.
- #46 Hole io78% matchMixed66% of 201 reviews2024Developer: VOODOOPublisher: QubicGamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.3hMean: 4.9h≥1hr: 60%
Show who is the biggest black hole in the town!
- #47 Outpost77% matchMostly Positive73% of 189 reviews2023Developer: BananaDogGamesPlatforms: Windows
this is a tower defence game,we need upgrade our weapons to fight waves of enemies,robots can mining diamonds,and we need spent those in many aspect,features of this game: 1 return back before dager comes,2tempory upgrade are important but permanent upgrade are better
- #49 SNAKE GAME ULTRA CORE76% matchVery Positive89% of 97 reviews2025Developer: Galactic GeckonPlatforms: Windows
SNAKE GAME ULTRA CORE is an arena shooter where you play as a snake with a shotgun, escaping from a laboratory and seeking revenge on your enemies.
- #50 ASTROLANCER76% matchVery Positive98% of 131 reviews2024Developer: Studio HexeyePlatforms: Windows
ASTROLANCER combines top-down shooter and shoot 'em up gameplay into one action-packed experience! Devise your own playstyle with a huge variety of weapons. Hardcore and casual players alike are welcome!
- #51 Dragon Island75% matchMixed47% of 176 reviews2024Developer: KulplantPlatforms: Windows, Mac
Henry Heimlich, a shark dragon lifesaver suddenly received a ticket to Dragon Island, the famous resort. Follow Henry to the island, and create some unique memory on the long shore with 6 other dragons!
- #52 City Builder75% matchMixed70% of 82 reviews2018Developer: Cow Corp.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 18mMean: 4.6h≥1hr: 18%
You're a government worker who is building a city one building at a time. Place parts of your building to build the tallest building ever created in this fun filled endless stacker!
- #53 Space Ace74% matchVery Positive81% of 166 reviews2013Developer: Digital Leisure Inc.Platforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 30mMean: 2.1h≥1hr: 28%
In Space Ace you play the heroic Ace who must stop the evil Commander Borf from taking over the Earth! Borf plans to reduce all of humankind to infants and take over the planet.
- #54 IMPACT74% matchMixed58% of 59 reviews2024Developer: Hochschule DarmstadtPlatforms: Windows
IMPACT is an immersive sci-fi game set on the Moon. Build and manage a lunar base, generating valuable scientific data along the way. This data is used by the European Space Agency to train a real AI that will eventually land on the Moon.
- #56 Arima Lodge73% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2024Developer: PraenarisPlatforms: Windows, Linux
One of Arima Lodge's bellhops rides the elevator for his usual shift, but, after a man rushes into the elevator and compels him to get to the rooftop instead, he starts to realize something very serious is amiss.
- #57 Typing Land72% matchVery Positive87% of 187 reviews2021Developer: higopagePlatforms: Windows
A fun and exciting typing game. Learn how to type through 40 kinds of mini-games! We have developed this app as a safe platform for children and adults around the world to use.
- #58 Seamspace: Minesweeper72% matchVery Positive94% of 86 reviews2025Developer: Polynomial GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
The classic Minesweeper experience launched into a 3D space environment. Strategically reveal cells against a backdrop of stars and nebulae to beat your best times. Play the traditional beginner, intermediate, and expert difficulties or take control and create your own board in the custom mode.
- #59 The Last Element: Looking For Tomorrow71% matchMixed65% of 138 reviews2020Developer: The Last DeveloperPlatforms: Windows
The ceaseless rumble of flying machines, whose dense streams have already become commonplace for this Cyberpunk City . . . .
- #60 Westland Survival71% matchMixed59% of 420 reviews2025Developer: Helio GamesPublisher: Helio GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac
Saddle up for the ultimate survival adventure in the untamed Wild West! Build your homestead, tame the wilderness, bounty hunt the outlaws, and duel against the dangers that lurk on the frontier. Do you have what it takes to be a legend of the West?
- #61 Project Eagle: A 3D Interactive Mars Base70% matchMostly Positive76% of 543 reviews2018Developer: Blackbird InteractivePlatforms: Windows
An interactive art demo that showcases what a future base on Mars could look like. Project Eagle isn't a game - but an exploration of mankind's possible future.
- #63 Landinar: Into the Void69% matchMixed57% of 243 reviews2019Developer: Convoy GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.6hMean: 6.7h≥1hr: 88%
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.
- #64 DreamLand69% matchMixed59% of 69 reviews2016Developer: SandVUEPublisher: SANPACEPlatforms: Windows
Summary: “DreamLand” is an immersive VR game, made by AAA team base on htcVIVE with Unreal Engine. With the VR device, the player could pass through the Portal of Astral Spirit, and explore the mystical dreamland by time travel.
