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Darkstar One offers a fantastic amount of freedom of choice. The story-based missions gradually lead you deeper into the galaxy to new races, new technologies and ever stronger opponents. Explore a vast array of solar systems in search of hidden artifacts of ancient races, essential objects for upgrading your ship--the Darkstar One.
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$24.99Starcom: Unknown Space
Sep 2 · Wx3 Labs, LLC
Both: Space · Exploration · Open World
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
$49.99X4: Foundations
Nov 30 · Egosoft
Both: Space · Open World · Space Sim
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
$19.99Elite Dangerous
Apr 2 · Frontier Developments
Both: Space Sim · Space · Open World
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
$34.99Starpoint Gemini 2
Sep 26 · Little Green Men Games
Both: Space · Open World · Sci-fi
Captain your own space ship and roam the galaxy in 3D in this tactical space simulator with tons of RPG depth ! Space has never looked so inviting - but images can betray...It has been two years since the end of the second Gemini war, the situation in the wartorn system is further from resolution than ever.
SpaceSimulationRPGOpen WorldSci-fiSpace SimSingleplayerActionSpaceshipsModdable👍 3,020
-75%$4.99Starcom: Nexus
Dec 12 · Wx3 Labs, LLC
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Exploration
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.
SpaceSci-fiRPGExplorationActionAdventureIndieOpen WorldSpace SimTop-Down👍 2,295
$29.99X Rebirth
Nov 15 · Egosoft
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Space Sim
In the distant future, the X universe faces a period of profound and irrevocable change. While the universe stumbles towards an uncertain future, countless adventures await as new enemies rise in search of power.
SimulationSpaceSci-fiActionSpace SimSandboxSingleplayerOpen WorldEconomyTrading👍 5,156
$14.99Rodina
Jul 28 · Elliptic Games
Both: Space · Exploration · Open World
A single-developer passion project. A seamless full scale solar system. Thrilling action. Be part of an incredible journey as a Universe is built from the ground up!
SpaceExplorationOpen WorldIndieSandboxSci-fiActionEarly AccessSingleplayerSpace Sim👍 1,226
$14.99Spaceflight Simulator
Feb 17 · Team Curiosity ✦
Both: Space Sim · Space · Exploration
In Spaceflight Simulator, you will get to build your rockets, plan launches and flights, attempt landings, deploy payloads and explore new worlds.
SandboxSpace SimSpaceSimulation2DExplorationSingleplayerScienceCraftingSpaceships👍 9,440
$19.99PULSAR: Lost Colony
Jun 22 · Leafy Games
Both: Space Sim · Open World · Space
The co-op open-world space sim where everyone has a role! Pilot the ship. Reroute power. Launch nukes. Explore alien planets. Research new talents. Work together to find the Lost Colony! ...or just deliver some biscuits
Space SimOpen WorldCo-opSimulationFirst-PersonPvESpaceExplorationSci-fiMultiplayer👍 4,409
-75%$7.49Starlink: Battle for Atlas
Apr 30 · Ubisoft Toronto
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Open World
Lead a group of interstellar pilots dedicated to free the Atlas Star System from Grax and the Forgotten Legion. Start your adventure with the full original Starlink: Battle for Atlas™ Initiative team. Included : * Starlink Game * 4 Starships : Zenith, Neptune, Pulse, Lance * 6 Pilots : Mason, Judge, Chase, Hunter, Levi, Razor * 12...
ActionAdventureSpaceSci-fiOpen WorldSpace SimRacingExplorationRPGSingleplayer👍 302
$19.99Rebel Galaxy
Oct 20 · Double Damage Games
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Open World
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.
SpaceSci-fiOpen WorldRPGGreat SoundtrackAdventureSingleplayerSpace SimActionSimulation👍 7,258
$6.99The Infinite Black 2
Jun 16 · Spellbook
Both: Space Sim · Open World · Space
Command a fleet of ships to hunt aliens, trade resources and loot treasure! Form corporations with your friends while fighting a never-ending intergalactic war in this open-world online space adventure!
Space SimOpen WorldPvPSpaceAdventureActionMMORPGExplorationImmersive SimSci-fi👍 201
$9.99ΔV: Rings of Saturn
Jul 21 · Kodera Software
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Exploration
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.
SpaceSci-fiPhysicsSingleplayerExplorationTop-DownSpace SimImmersive SimVehicular CombatOpen World👍 2,883
$14.99Evochron Mercenary
Jan 16 · StarWraith 3D Games LLC
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Space Sim
The life of an independent mercenary is rarely without excitement. Your spacecraft awaits and your adventure begins in the Sapphire star system.
SpaceSimulationIndieSci-fiSpace SimActionOpen WorldSandboxMultiplayerFlight👍 403
$4.99Star Explorers
May 8 · Schmidt Workshops
Both: Space Sim · Space · Open World
Planets, aliens, resources, upgrades, caves, mapping & documenting star systems ... seek a new home for the human race. An all-inclusive (admittedly janky) procedural space-sim made by solo developer Schmidt Workshops.
Space SimSpaceRetroOpen WorldProcedural GenerationAtmosphericIndieExplorationOld SchoolSandbox👍 244
$14.99Astrox Imperium
Mar 22 · Jace Masula
Both: Space · Space Sim · Open World
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.
SpaceSimulationEarly AccessIndieSpace SimSandboxOpen WorldSingleplayerMiningAtmospheric👍 1,236
$9.99Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation
Nov 30 · Jace Masula
Both: Space · Open World · Space Sim
Exiled to a deep space mining sector, you are left with a crappy ship, a laser, and a small mining beam. It is up to you to survive by working your way through the galaxy. Mine asteroids, refine and trade the ore, buy upgrades for your ship, hunt pirates... you get it.
SimulationSpaceIndieAdventureSandboxOpen WorldMiningSpace SimSingleplayerProcedural Generation👍 446
$4.99X2: The Threat
Jul 21 · Egosoft
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Open World
X²: The Threat is of a new generation of space simulator games, you play the role of Julian Gardna who continues the story set by X: Beyond The Frontier. The updated graphics engine gives the universe a fresher feel with newly designed ships and stations adding to the complexity of the universe.
SpaceStrategySimulationSci-fiSingleplayerOpen WorldEconomySpace SimSandboxTrading👍 444
$15.99X3: Terran Conflict
Oct 16 · Egosoft
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Space Sim
It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse races, cultures and life forms creates new tensions, mistrust and open conflict that need to be overcome!
SpaceSimulationSandboxSci-fiStrategySpace SimOpen WorldTradingSingleplayerEconomy👍 2,091
Zigfrak
Dec 13 · Entheogen Studios LLC
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Open World
Zigfrak is a space-based action RPG, featuring missions, exploration, and crafting. With an emphasis on loot and over-the-top items, it's not a traditional space sim. Enemy ships explode like loot piñatas, spewing forth useful pickups.Try the free demo first, you'll hate it!
ActionRPGIndieSpaceSci-fiOpen WorldSpace SimSimulationLoot👍 203
$19.99Interstellar Rift
Sep 24 · Split Polygon
Both: Space Sim · Open World · Exploration
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!
Space SimBuildingOpen WorldExplorationCraftingSandboxPvPMiningSurvivalFirst-Person👍 1,411
$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
$19.99EVERSPACE™
May 25 · ROCKFISH Games
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Space Sim
EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.
SpaceAction RoguelikeActionIndieSci-fiSpace SimRogueliteSingleplayerFlightShooter👍 9,807
-60%$23.99No Man's Sky
Aug 12 · Hello Games
Both: Open World · Space · Exploration
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
Open WorldSpaceOpen World Survival CraftExplorationSci-fiSurvivalMultiplayerProcedural GenerationAdventureSandbox👍 315,407
$19.99SPORE™ Galactic Adventures
Jun 23 · EA - Maxis
Both: Space · Exploration · Open World
Take Your Creature From Zero To Galactic HeroGet out of your starship and turn your Spore creatures into legendary Space Captains. For the first time, beam down with your allies to take on action-packed, planetside adventures. Complete quests, collect rewards, and even create your own missions.
SimulationActionSpaceAdventureExplorationOpen WorldSandboxSingleplayerStrategySci-fi👍 7,250
$24.99Star Valor
Aug 3 · Rafael Burgos
Both: Space · Exploration · Open World
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.
SpaceSandboxActionRPGLootExplorationOpen WorldMiningTop-Down ShooterSci-fi👍 3,277
$9.99Void Destroyer 2
Feb 6 · Iteration 11
Both: Space Sim · Open World · Space
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.
Space SimOpen WorldSandboxActionStrategySimulation4XSpaceSci-fiIndie👍 652
$29.99Rebel Galaxy Outlaw
Sep 22 · Double Damage Games
Both: Space Sim · Open World · Sci-fi
Out of cash, out of luck, out on the fringe. Juno Markev has a killer to tail, a debt to pay, and more trouble headed her way. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw takes place in a greasy, blue-collar world of outlaws, truckers, cops and thieves.
Space SimOpen WorldAction-AdventureSci-fiAdventureOld SchoolActionRPGSimulation3D👍 942
$14.993030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey
Sep 13 · Bird in Sky
Both: Space · Open World · Sci-fi
3030 Deathwar is a unique mix of Adventure and Space Sim. Explore star systems, mine and hunt pirates in top-down mode. Leave your ship and switch into classic Adventuring mode, where you explore derelicts, talk to shady characters or head over to the space bar for a drink.
AdventureIndieSpaceActionSimulationOpen WorldSci-fi2DExplorationSandbox👍 1,057
$2.99Project Freedom
Oct 14 · City Interactive
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Space Sim
Get your dream job with a company called Project Freedom. Become a space pilot and serve for the corporation. You're going to get all the excitement and adventure you've ever wanted. Perhaps even more... 21 missions in the campaign Outstanding 3D graphics and special effects Original storyline with unexpected turns and surprises A...
ActionSimulationSpaceSci-fiSingleplayerFlightSpace SimShooter👍 180
$7.99Galaxy on Fire 2™ Full HD
Aug 21 · Fishlabs Entertainment GmbH
Both: Space · Exploration · Space Sim
A hyperdrive malfunction sends Keith T. Maxwell tumbling through space and time to fight for his life against a mysterious alien armada that is wreaking havoc.
SpaceThird-Person ShooterExplorationSpace Sim3D FighterShooterArcadeAction-Adventure3DLinear👍 1,479
FreeHelium Rain
Oct 11 · Deimos Games
Both: Space Sim · Space · Exploration
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.
Space SimSimulationSpaceStrategyIndieActionExplorationTradingEconomySci-fi👍 235
-25%$5.99Station Commander
Aug 23 · Ben Marks Game Studios
Both: Space Sim · Exploration · Open World
Station Commander is an economy strategy game that has you take control of a futuristic space station. Your goal is to build ships, gather resources, and trade with neighboring planets to upgrade your station and ships. Upgrading your station gives you access to better ships and ship abilities.
StrategySpace SimEconomy4XExplorationResource ManagementOpen WorldSpaceTactical RPGVehicular Combat
$19.99Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
Oct 24 · Walternate Realities
Both: Sci-fi · Space · Space Sim
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!
Sci-fiSingleplayerBuildingSpace2DIndieStrategySpace SimExplorationMultiplayer👍 12,019
$9.99Deep Space Battle Simulator
Nov 5 · yeswecamp
Both: Space Sim · Sci-fi · Space
Two teams of players control their capital ship in an epic battle. Customize your ship, control its movement, weapons, and energy distribution or go to one of the hangars to join the battle in a smaller fighter!
ActionMultiplayerStrategySpace SimSci-fiFirst-Person6DOFSpaceIndieSimulation👍 357
$9.99Interstellaria
Jul 17 · Coldrice Games LLC
Both: Space · Exploration · Sci-fi
Managing a fleet across a dangerous galaxy. Every star and planet holds untold riches and dangers. Each encounter will require skills in trading, diplomacy, and combat. Allocate power to engines, charge all weapons, and take on the worst the galaxy has to handle.
SpacePixel GraphicsExplorationDiplomacySci-fiSoundtrackRTSManagementTradingSpace Sim👍 353
$19.99QANGA
Sep 2 · iolaCorp Studio
Both: Open World · Space · Space Sim
QANGA: 750 years after humanity's fall, you must survive in a shattered world where Earth itself demands vengeance. Tear through the fabric of space to face the Voss, awaken the ancient civilisation, and dare to challenge the Sanglines, born from the bowels of a world that condemned you.
Early AccessThird PersonShooterFuturisticRealisticOpen WorldSpaceSpace SimOpen World Survival CraftExploration👍 556
$49.99EVERSPACE™ 2
Apr 6 · ROCKFISH Games
Both: Space · Exploration · Open World
EVERSPACE 2 is a fast-paced single-player spaceship shooter with exploration in space and on planets, tons of loot, RPG elements, mining, and crafting. Experience an exciting sci-fi story set in a vivid, handcrafted open world full of secrets, puzzles, and perils.
ShooterSpaceLootExplorationOpen WorldLooter ShooterAction RPGAction-AdventureStory RichAdventure👍 12,046
$12.99Star Nomad 2
Dec 14 · Huy Phan
Both: Space · Open World · Sci-fi
A space trader & combat sim meets squad-RPG, large scale conquest, choice driven gameplay with fluid & punchy tactical real-time combat set in a dynamic open-world sandbox.
RPGSimulationSpaceStrategyIndieOpen WorldSandboxSci-fiRoguelite2D👍 137
-90%$1.99Genesis Alpha One Deluxe Edition
Feb 25 · Radiation Blue
Both: Sci-fi · Open World · Space Sim
Hyperjump into the dark recesses of space with Genesis Alpha One - a roguelike FPS where you must build, maintain and navigate your ship through a galaxy filled with hostile alien and human threats. Explore, create and survive the militarized space race in order to secure humanity’s future.
Sci-fiAction RoguelikeFPSBase BuildingOpen WorldRogueliteManagementHorrorBuildingSpace Sim👍 1,567
$9.99Flotilla
Apr 29 · Blendo Games
Both: Exploration · Sci-fi · Space Sim
Lead your orbital battleships to victory in Flotilla! Fight, trade, and explore new planets in your journey through the galaxy. Featuring tactically rich 3D combat, flank and surprise the enemy from any direction. When the dust settles, generate another randomized universe for a brand new adventure!
StrategyRogueliteExplorationTurn-BasedSci-fiFunnySpace SimRoguelike3DStory Rich👍 202
$19.99Ostranauts
Aug 3 · Blue Bottle Games
Both: Space Sim · Space · Exploration
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
$9.99STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition
Apr 28 · Lucasfim
Both: Space Sim · Space · Sci-fi
Against the overwhelming might of the Empire stands a small but growing Rebel Alliance. Scattered resistance groups are uniting and what is needed most now are Starfighter pilots. Will you join their struggle to end this tyranny and become a hero of the Rebellion?
ActionSpace SimSimulationSingleplayerSpaceFlightSci-fiClassic1990'sRetro👍 397
$49.99Stellaris
May 9 · Paradox Development Studio
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Exploration
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
$4.99X: Beyond the Frontier
Oct 8 · Egosoft
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Space Sim
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.
SimulationSpaceStrategySci-fiSingleplayerSpace SimTradingEconomySandboxAction👍 295
FreeStar Trek Online
Jan 31 · Cryptic Studios
Both: Sci-fi · Space · Open World
In Star Trek Online, the Star Trek universe appears for the first time on a truly massive scale. Players take the captain's chair as they command their own starship and crew. Explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, and boldly go where no one has gone before.
Free to PlaySci-fiMassively MultiplayerSpaceMMORPGRPGOpen WorldMultiplayerCharacter CustomizationAction👍 949
$34.99Hardspace: Shipbreaker
May 24 · Blackbird Interactive
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Space Sim
Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp!
SpaceSci-fiSimulationPhysicsSingleplayerDestructionSandboxPuzzleFirst-PersonSpace Sim👍 19,442
$6.99Orange Cast: Sci-Fi Space Action Game
Jan 21 · Team Rez
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Exploration
As humanity’s elite space trooper, you take on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy. Explore planets, protect colonies, and be the first to meet the unknown! Dive into the original story inspired by James S.A. Corey’s The Expanse series...
Third-Person ShooterSpaceActionSci-fiCinematicExplorationAtmosphericShooterSpace SimThird Person👍 143
-75%$17.49Star Wars Outlaws
Nov 21 · Massive Entertainment – A Ubisoft Studio
Both: Open World · Sci-fi · Space
Experience the first-ever open world Star Wars™ game and explore distinct locations across the galaxy, both iconic and new. Risk it all as scoundrel Kay Vess, seeking freedom and the means to start a new life.
SingleplayerOpen WorldActionThird PersonAdventureAction-AdventureFemale ProtagonistSci-fiShooterSpace👍 12,291
$9.99Kinetic Void
Nov 21 · Badland Studio
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Space Sim
Kinetic Void is a 3D space adventure with a focus on customization and enjoyable space simulation. The shipyard allows players to construct their ship piece by piece. Ships can be as simplistic as a cockpit, a hull, a engine and a gun, or as complex as a player wants.
SpaceSimulationIndieActionSandboxSci-fiSingleplayerBuildingSpace SimAdventure👍 1,384
FreeStar Conflict
Feb 27 · Star Gem Inc.
Both: Space Sim · Open World
Star Conflict is an action-packed, massively multiplayer space simulation game that puts players in the role of elite pilots engaging in a widespread interplanetary skirmish. The whole world for PVP and PVE!
Free to PlayOnline Co-OpSpace SimMassively MultiplayerOpen WorldPvEActionShooterFlightTrading👍 199
$4.99X-COM: Interceptor
Sep 4 · MicroProse Software, Inc
Both: Sci-fi · Space · Space Sim
They're back...only this time the heinous aliens are out to destroy Earth and rule the new frontier. As X-COM commander, it's your sole duty to protect humanity and the prized mining operations in outer space.
StrategySci-fiSpaceSpace SimFlightSingleplayerAliensSimulationClassic👍 162
$3.99Parkan 2
Apr 16 · Nikita
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Space Sim
Parkan II is an original concept game that will allow you to feel as a pilot of a spacecraft lost somewhere in the universe. Become a pirate or mercenary, get money to buy the most powerful cruiser and show them all who is to be the new master of the galaxy. Unforgettable adventures in the Parkan II universe await you!
SimulationActionAdventureSpaceSci-fiSpace SimFPSFirst-PersonSingleplayer👍 304
-60%$5.99Star Traders: Frontiers
Jul 31 · Trese Brothers
Both: Sci-fi · Space Sim
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.
Sci-fiModdableSimulationTradingTactical RPGManagementProcedural GenerationSandboxTurn-Based CombatSpace Sim👍 3,672