Games like Ascent - The Space Game
by Fluffy Kitten Studios
Ascent is a PVE sandbox space MMO with 270 BILLION star systems and an emphasis on strong Sci Fi. It encourages Exploration, Colonization, Research, Asteroid mining, Farming, Trading, and Combat. Outside the tutorial sector, everything in-game has been built by players.
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FreeStarfighter General
Nov 21 · James Sager III, Steve Reynolds, Lokesh Dhanger
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Massively Multiplayer
Space ACTION-MMO. Control & upgrade more than one ship. Build a fleet! Turn a rag tag team into an armada. Aliens build relationships. Crew/attributes/skills/mastery/magic(legendary/unilegendary/unique)items. WORLD FIRST: Multicore MMO & INFINITE PLAYERS! Soon: Conquer star systems & Tax Players.
Space SimSpaceSci-fiMassively MultiplayerMultiplayerRPGAliensBase BuildingMMORPGScience
$19.99Elite Dangerous
Apr 2 · Frontier Developments
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Massively Multiplayer
Take control of your own starship and blaze your trail in an ever-changing galaxy. Master the arts of combat, mining and trade or venture out into the unknown across a 1:1 scale universe.
Space SimSpaceOpen WorldExplorationSci-fiSimulationMassively MultiplayerMultiplayerVRFirst-Person👍 82,421
FreeSubspace Discovery
May 18 · FLICK Comp GmbH, Dot8 Studio
Both: Space · Massively Multiplayer · Sci-fi
Fly through Subspace, build your own ship, and engage in epic battles. Mine asteroids and research new technologies. Uncover the origins of the alien homeworld by solving weekly events in this Co-op PvE MMO.
Free to PlaySpaceMassively MultiplayerPvEExplorationSci-fiMMORPGTactical RPGRPGStrategy
$49.99X4: Foundations
Nov 30 · Egosoft
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore, trade, fight, and build as you rise to command fleets, stations, and entire economies in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to every decision.
SpaceSimulationOpen WorldSpace SimExplorationSandboxSci-fi4XStrategyEconomy👍 25,274
Dual Universe
Sep 27 · Novaquark
Both: Massively Multiplayer · Sci-fi
Dual Universe is a first-person Sci-Fi MMO built and driven by players, in a single persistent universe. You can build almost anything out of voxels, trade in a free economy, lead industries, travel through space, explore planets, or wage war in a fully editable sandbox universe. Subscription-based.
Massively MultiplayerMMORPGSpace SimBuildingSci-fiVoxelSandboxCity BuilderOpen WorldBase Building👍 533
-60%$7.99Terraformers
Mar 9 · Asteroid Lab
Both: Sci-fi · Space · Science
Terraform Mars in this turn-based colony builder and resource management game with roguelike elements. Explore the planet, develop spectacular cities, spread life and turn the Red Planet into a green one!
SimulationProcedural GenerationSurvivalAtmosphericRoguelikeSci-fiSingleplayerSpaceChoices MatterScience👍 3,031
Sirius
Jun 1 · Digital Dawn Studios
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Massively Multiplayer
Sirius Online is a unique, easy to play Space Action Shooter with ongoing progression. Join the Ranks of the Terran Reclaim Forces or the Sirius Colonial Council today and fight for your Faction! Explore forgotten battlefields, find Treasures, create an empire and rule the universe!
ActionSimulationSpaceEarly AccessSci-fiAdventureIndieSpace SimMassively MultiplayerEconomy
$24.99Interstellar Transport Company
May 24 · MT Worlds
Both: Space · Sci-fi
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.
SpaceSimulationManagementTradingStrategyEconomySci-fiMultiplayerSandboxEarly Access👍 395
$24.99Starship EVO
Jun 19 · Moonfire Entertainment
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Mine and craft your way to orbit, build your own starship and explore a vast, dangerous galaxy alongside your crew. For players who love a meaningful survival progression, a unique and elegant building system, and epic space-opera scale.
IndieActionSimulationBuildingSpaceAdventureSandboxSci-fiOpen WorldEarly Access👍 1,322
$49.99Stellaris
May 9 · Paradox Development Studio
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.
SpaceStrategyGrand StrategySci-fi4XExplorationSandboxSimulationMultiplayerReal-Time with Pause👍 142,911
$1.99Evolvation
Feb 6 · Eric Ruts, Jacob Kooiman
Both: Massively Multiplayer · Space · Sci-fi
Evolvation is a casual multiplayer and fast-paced and class based space flying shooter developed by a two-man-army (Eric and Jacob) from Amsterdam. Classes are: Highspeed, Fighter, Stealth, Support and Tank. Each class has its own special ability which provides a dynamic gameplay.
Massively MultiplayerActionIndieCasualSimulationSpaceMultiplayerSci-fiArcade
Worlds Adrift
May 24 · Bossa Studios
Both: Massively Multiplayer
We're tired of endless grinding, mini-maps and predetermined fun. That's why we intend to redefine MMOs and empower our players to find their own destiny, write their own stories, and leave a lasting impression on the world they helped us create. How will you impact it and what will your legacy be?
Open WorldMassively MultiplayerCraftingExplorationSurvivalAdventureSandboxPhysicsMultiplayerPvP👍 4,158
Starfall Online
Feb 20 · Snowforged Entertainment
Both: Massively Multiplayer · Space
Starfall Online is a real-time multiplayer strategy mixed with wargame. Three rival factions — Deprived, Vanguard and Eclipse rule the world, and you are to become the part of the confrontation between them. Gather your own fleet and embark on a journey through the Galaxy!
RPGMassively MultiplayerStrategyFree to PlayRTSSpace
Diaspora : Mass Exodus
Dec 21 · Angry Rabbit Studios
Both: Massively Multiplayer · Space
Mass Exodus is a 2D/3D RPG MMO point-and-click. In Diaspora Mass Exodus you will take control of one of many types and classes of ships and make your way out into one of multiple solar systems within a large and expanding galaxy. Here you will carve out your destiny and make a name for yourself among the stars!
StrategyFree to PlayMassively MultiplayerIndieRPGSpace
$39.99Galactic Civilizations IV
Oct 19 · Stardock Entertainment
Both: Space · Sci-fi
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


