Games like Miner Wars 2081
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Operate an advanced mining ship in a fully destructible and open-world environment!
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$9.99Deep Space Battle Simulator
Nov 5 · yeswecamp
Both: Sci-fi · 6DOF · 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
-50%$9.99Space Engineers
Feb 28 · Keen Software House
Both: Space
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.
SandboxBuildingSpaceSurvivalSimulationPhysicsOpen WorldMultiplayerBase BuildingSingleplayer👍 102,609
-20%$23.99Space Engineers 2
Jan 27 · Keen Software House
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Space Engineers 2 is a playable Early Access Alpha sandbox focused on engineering, exploration, and colonization in a fully destructible universe. Design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases while uncovering the story of Miro and Ivan Sokol. Help shape the future of the Almagest system.
SandboxBuildingSpaceSurvivalSci-fiSimulationPhysicsModdableDestructionOpen World👍 5,102
$4.99Alpha Prime
Nov 7 · Black Element
Both: Sci-fi · Shooter · Space
Somewhere in deep space, at an apparently abandoned mining base on the asteriod Alpha Prime, something has gone terribly wrong. Miners were warned that the hubbardium they were mining was too dangerous, but the lure of unimaginable wealth was too strong.
ActionFPSSci-fiShooterFirst-PersonSingleplayerGoreViolentDifficultSpace👍 849
$19.99EVERSPACE™
May 25 · ROCKFISH Games
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Shooter
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
FreeOrbital Gear
Aug 7 · Night Node
Both: Shooter · Sci-fi
Orbital Gear is a fast paced sidescroller shooter where you utilize the gravitation of celestial objects to give you momentum through space. Arm your Mech with two of the twelve different weapons and destroy your enemies.
ActionIndieMechsMultiplayerSimulationShooterArena ShooterSci-fiFree to PlaySide Scroller👍 1,187
$2.99Project Freedom
Oct 14 · City Interactive
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Shooter
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
$8.99Moon Defence
Jul 26 · Ivan Kulibin
Both: Sci-fi · Space · Shooter
Aiming is uneasy, movements are slow, resources are hard to earn. Stop farming infinite vegetables, try to acquire some more jigowatts in empty space, where no one can hear your scream. Moon is a harsh mistress.
Sci-fiActionSpaceAliensFPSShooter4XShoot 'Em Up3DPvE
$1.99Disputed Space
Dec 7 · ShilohGames
Both: Shooter · Space · Sci-fi
Experience epic space battles while piloting a small, fast fighter ship as part of a fleet that lashes out against enemy factions across stunning procedurally generated star systems in Disputed Space.
ActionIndieShooterSpaceArcadeLocal Co-OpCo-opSci-fiFirst-PersonTwin Stick Shooter
$49.99EVERSPACE™ 2
Apr 6 · ROCKFISH Games
Both: Shooter · Space
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
Zigfrak
Dec 13 · Entheogen Studios LLC
Both: Space · Sci-fi
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
-80%$1.99Red Faction
Aug 5 · Volition
Both: Sci-fi · Shooter
JOIN THE REVOLUTION! Lured to Mars by the Ultor Corporation's promise of a better life, thousands have come to seek their fortune and work for the massive mining company. But all is not as it seems. A deadly plague is sweeping through the barracks, and miners suffer daily abuse at the hands of the Ultor guards.
ActionFPSDestructionSci-fiClassicMarsSingleplayerShooterFirst-PersonMultiplayer👍 2,421
$12.99Star Nomad 2
Dec 14 · Huy Phan
Both: Space · 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
-70%$8.99Deep Rock Galactic
May 13 · Ghost Ship Games
Both: Shooter
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
DwarvesCo-opPvEFPSProcedural GenerationClass-BasedShooterExplorationFirst-PersonLoot👍 303,204
$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
$9.99Starblast
Nov 8 · Neuronality
Both: Space · Shooter
Fun, fast paced online multiplayer arcade space shooter. Take control of your spaceship, mine asteroids, increase your stats, upgrade to different types of spaceships with improved stats and weapons. Fight against other players and collect their gems.
Massively MultiplayerActionSpaceIndieCasualArcadeShoot 'Em Up2DShooterDifficult👍 1,050
$9.99Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation
Nov 30 · Jace Masula
Both: Space
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
$14.99Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition
Jun 26 · CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Both: Sci-fi · Shooter
Driven to the brink of extinction on ice-covered wastelands, humankind fights to survive. Battle to survive against gargantuan alien Akrid and treacherous Snow Pirates on the vast and frozen landscape of EDN III.
ActionAdventureMechsThird-Person ShooterSci-fiShooterThird PersonRobotsMultiplayerAtmospheric👍 1,879
Osiris: New Dawn
Jan 18 · Fenix Fire Entertainment
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Osiris: New Dawn is an unforgiving near future space survival game with a cinematic feel and elements of horror. Play as a Mission Specialist in single or multiplayer to build your planetary base, pilotable vehicles, and controllable drones as you explore a dangerous solar system far from Earth.
Open World Survival CraftHorrorSurvivalSpaceOpen WorldMultiplayerSci-fiBuildingAdventureCrafting👍 13,081
$1.99Madness Cubed
May 12 · epic dreams, diman production, nobodyshot
Both: Shooter
Online shooter with a variety of game modes and a huge arsenal of weapons. Fight with other players, or team up with them to defeat hordes of zombies and mutants!
ActionAdventureIndieMassively MultiplayerSimulationZombiesShooterMultiplayerBuildingFPS👍 1,067
$14.99StarMade
Dec 4 · Schine GmbH
Both: Space · Sci-fi
The ultimate space sandbox. Participate in epic fleet battles, form alliances, strive to dominate entire galaxies and harness the universe’s resources for your industrious empire or the destruction of others. Customise your experience, the universe is yours!
SpaceSandboxOpen WorldBuildingMultiplayerSci-fiVoxelAdventureIndieAction👍 2,199
$9.99Shattered Steel
May 3 · BioWare
Both: Shooter · Sci-fi · Space
Save your species as you engage in fast-paced mechanized combat in the single-player campaign containing 50 adrenaline-pounding missions and arm your Planet Runner with blazing firepower - over 25 armaments, including gatling guns, guided missiles, fuel-air mortars and plasma cannons.
ActionSimulationMechsShooterFirst-PersonSci-fiFuturisticFPS3DSpace
$14.99VoidExpanse
Apr 2 · AtomicTorch Studio
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Explore the vast reaches of VoidExpanse -- mine asteroids, upgrade your ship, trade, complete missions, advance your character and survive fast-paced combat with hostile aliens and mercenaries in the rich and exciting Sci-Fi universe of VoidExpanse!
SpaceRPGOpen WorldActionSci-fiIndieSandboxStrategyTop-DownSimulation👍 570
$4.99Dead Effect
Dec 17 · BadFly Interactive, a.s.
Both: Shooter · Sci-fi
Fight for your life in the INDIE SCI-FI FPS game fit for both casual and hard-core gamers with a passion for hunting down hordes of zombies. Prepare yourselves for the incoming nightmare!
ZombiesFPSActionHorrorShooterSingleplayerMultiplayerIndieSurvivalSci-fi👍 2,935
$19.99Battlezone: Combat Commander
Mar 1 · Big Boat Interactive
Both: Shooter · Space
Battlezone: Combat Commander remasters FPS-RTS classic Battlezone II with slick new visuals, brand new achievements, Steam Workshop support and much more! The solar system is at war. Take command.
StrategyActionRTSFPSFirst-PersonViolentShooterMultiplayerReal-TimeSpace👍 851
$14.993030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey
Sep 13 · Bird in Sky
Both: Space · 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
-75%$4.99Starcom: Nexus
Dec 12 · Wx3 Labs, LLC
Both: Space · Sci-fi
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
$19.99QANGA
Sep 2 · iolaCorp Studio
Both: Shooter · Space
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
$4.99STAR-BOX: RPG Adventures in Space
Aug 17 · Michael Flynn
Both: Space · Sci-fi
STAR-BOX – RPG Adventures in Space!Strap on your gravity boots, power up your laser, and climb aboard your spaceship for a retro-styled, RPG-jaunt into the unknown!Travel an open-world, sandbox universe where you are the architect of your own story.
RPGIndieAdventureSimulationActionCasualSpaceSandboxSci-fiOpen World






