Games like X: Beyond the Frontier
by Egosoft
The Human Race had advanced to the point where we could travel among the stars, we developed giant automated machines to help us colonise other worlds, but there was a fault in their programming and they turned and attacked. Forcing us to lay a trap to protect Earth and exiling the Human race to stay on Earth once again.
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$34.99Solargene
Jan 19 · Alexander Semenov
Both: Space Sim · Sandbox · Economy
Take Command of a Space Corporation in the Sci-Fi Simulator Solargene! Manage personnel, design and develop colonies and orbital stations across the solar system! Mine resources, establish logistics, research cutting-edge technologies, trade, and complete missions
Colony SimBase BuildingCity BuilderSpace SimResource ManagementSandboxManagementBuildingEconomyStrategy👍 777
$19.99Ostranauts
Aug 3 · Blue Bottle Games
Both: Space Sim · Sandbox · Space
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.
FlightSimulationSpace SimSandboxDifficultSurvivalSpaceExplorationLife SimProcedural Generation👍 3,141
$19.99The Last Starship
Feb 3 · Introversion Software
Both: Sandbox · Space · Sci-fi
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!
StrategySandboxSpaceSimulationSingleplayerBase BuildingSci-fiSpace SimBuildingMining👍 1,625
$4.99Space Station Tycoon
Nov 1 · Lunheim Studios
Both: Space · Economy · Space Sim
Create a thriving space station in a lost sector. Face thrilling challenges head-on, from pirate raids to asteroid impacts, as you lead your company to new heights.
ManagementSpaceTower DefenseCity BuilderColony SimBuildingCraftingEconomyBase BuildingSpace Sim👍 190
$29.99Between the Stars
Mar 7 · Isolated Games
Both: Space · Space Sim · Sci-fi
Become the Captain of an interstellar cruiser and journey across the galaxy to save the Republic. During your journey you will have to make important decisions, improve the weaponry of your ship and fight against numerous enemies.
SpaceRPGActionSimulationIndieStrategyAdventureSpace SimSingleplayerSci-fi👍 1,965
$39.99Galactic Civilizations IV
Oct 19 · Stardock Entertainment
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Sandbox
Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.
SpaceGrand StrategySimulation4XStrategySci-fiExplorationSandboxMultiplayerTurn-Based Strategy👍 2,210
$24.99Starcom: Unknown Space
Sep 2 · Wx3 Labs, LLC
Both: Space · Space Sim · Sci-fi
Starcom: Unknown Space is an action RPG of space exploration and adventure. Build your own starship while discovering an epic story in a universe of strange mysteries, alien factions and uncharted worlds.
SpaceExplorationOpen WorldSpace SimAction RPGTop-Down ShooterSci-fiStory RichIndieRPG👍 4,465
-50%$19.99Terra Invicta
Jan 5 · Pavonis Interactive
Both: Economy
An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.
StrategyGrand StrategySimulation4XEconomyWarHistoricalTurn-Based StrategyTacticalManagement👍 9,064
$24.99InfraSpace
Sep 22 · Dionic Software
Both: Space · Sandbox · Economy
Create an extrasolar efficiency utopia from scratch! In this sci-fi city builder you need to start mining operations, plan production, and lay down transportation routes to ensure a smooth supply chain.
City BuilderAutomationTransportationSpaceResource ManagementSandboxBuildingEconomyManagementSci-fi👍 1,638
$19.99Space for Sale
Apr 15 · Mirage Game Studios
Both: Sandbox · Space Sim
Space for Sale is an interplanetary, top-down Space Realty management game with a focus on problem-solving and exploration. Played either solo or with a friend, it's up to you to transform wild, uninhabited lands into bustling communities!
SimulationStrategyColony SimSandboxSpace SimExplorationCute3DTop-DownCartoon👍 140
$12.99Obelisk Foundry
Apr 29 · ZxStudio
Both: Economy · Sci-fi · Space Sim
Build orbital factories, mine asteroids & trade with aliens in this deep space strategy game! Research tech, manage production chains, and choose: peaceful trade or combat when mysterious ships arrive. The ultimate industrial space empire simulator!
BuildingScienceManagementEconomyResource ManagementSimulationFuturisticStrategySci-fiSpace Sim
$19.99Archean
May 16 · batcholi, FloDKSM
Both: Sandbox · Space · Space Sim
Gather resources, craft components, build vehicles, and code their logic in a physics-driven engineering sandbox and full scale space sim.
Early AccessSandboxBuildingProgrammingImmersive SimOpen WorldCraftingScienceSpaceSpace Sim👍 240
$24.99Cubic Odyssey
May 14 · Atypical Games
Both: Sandbox · Sci-fi
Embark on a galactic journey in Cubic Odyssey, an open-world adventure where you explore vibrant planets, craft tools, build vehicles, and fight the Red Darkness. Uncover ancient mysteries, and shape a universe full of life, danger, and limitless possibilities!
Open World Survival CraftRPGAction-AdventureBase BuildingCo-opSandboxSci-fiBuildingExplorationFirst-Person👍 2,407
$19.99Astronomics
Feb 10 · Numizmatic
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Sandbox
Welcome to the asteroid belt. The work is dangerous, the asteroids are temporary, and Earth is prohibitively expensive. Build automated mining operations, complete contracts, and earn your way back home.
SpaceProcedural GenerationExplorationTop-DownPhysicsTime Management3DSci-fiSandboxCollectathon👍 707
$4.99Hexfactory
Aug 24 · Aquila Industrial
Both: Space Sim · Space
Build cities and factories in an infinite Hex World. Explore more tiles. Balance your city's production and consumption, attract more citizens of different classes, research new technologies and build more factories and cities.
SimulationCity BuilderColony SimSpace SimExploration3D Platformer3DAutomationBuildingSpace
-35%$20.79The Crust
10 days ago · VEOM Studio
Both: Space · Sandbox
Build and automate a lunar colony that Earth depends on. Mine regolith, run conveyor-and-drone factories above and below the surface, manage colonists, trade with rival Earth factions — and play a story campaign with multiple endings.
Base BuildingSpaceAutomationColony SimResource ManagementSandboxStrategyCity BuilderBuildingManagement👍 3,556

