Games like Sky Scaffold
by Asleepius Games
Stellaris and Fracture Field play most like Sky Scaffold. Of the 18 closest games below, most share its sandbox; 8 came out in the last year, 9 are free or under $10 and 2 have co-op. The best known is Stellaris, with 145,865 Steam reviews.
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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.
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Stellaris
May 9, 2016 · Paradox Development Studio
Both: Sandbox
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👍 145,865Fracture Field
Apr 20 · Type Ten
Both: Incremental · Idler
Fracture Field is an idle/incremental quarry mining game. Shatter rocks with timed swings then invest your earnings into upgrades. Build a fleet of drones to automate your empire, bomb tough layers, and unlock powerful prestige upgrades on your journey to master the quarry.
IncrementalIdlerMiningAutomationResource ManagementCasualRelaxingBuildingSingleplayerManagement👍 1,231Code: Terraform
Sep 9 · AppsMafia
Both: Sandbox · Colony Sim · Incremental
A deep automation and programming game on a frozen alien planet. Write real code to drive rovers, run power grids, fabricate parts, and fly drone fleets across the world. Your scripts run while you plan your next move. The more you terraform, the more the planet responds.
Early AccessAutomationProgrammingSimulationSandboxColony SimIncrementalStrategyExplorationBuilding👍 309Idle Colony
Dec 16, 2024 · Faith G.
Both: Incremental · Idler · Colony Sim
A condensed incremental experience, where you build a colony to collect and merge bigger and bigger fruits. Combine game-changing technologies and special upgrades to find the best synergies and take your cash flow to another dimension.
IncrementalCasualAutomationStrategyIdlerEconomyManagementColony SimRogueliteBuilding👍 553Worlds Adrift
May 24, 2017 · Bossa Studios
Both: Sandbox
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 MultiplayerCraftingExplorationSurvivalAdventureSandboxPhysicsPvPMultiplayer👍 4,158Horizon Idle
9 days ago · haides
Both: Auto Battler · Incremental · Idler
A space-themed idle RPG of skilling and crafting. Mine, refine, research, and automate your way from a lone ship to an industrial empire. Level skills to 100, engineer your fleet for auto-battler combat, and Warp to prestige. No energy gates, just numbers that climb forever.
RPGSimulationAuto BattlerIncrementalIdler2DMinimalistSci-fiEconomyMiningTrailmakers
Sep 18, 2019 · Flashbulb
Build the ultimate vehicle and explore a vast open world filled with challenges and adventure. Play solo or team up with friends in multiplayer to conquer the toughest obstacles. With a thrilling campaign mode and endless creative possibilities, Trailmakers is the ultimate sandbox for adventurers.
SpaceFamily FriendlyActionCo-op CampaignOnline Co-OpSingleplayerAdventureAction-AdventureFlightColorful👍 33,742Space industrial empire
May 24, 2024 · 游戏养家工作室
Both: Idler
This is a idle game modeled on industrial building gameplay. It will be three-dimensional, complex industrial assembly line, easy, simple plane conveyor belt. At the same time to join the battleship assembly, space campaign, character development, giant construction, trade orders and other gameplay!
AutomationSpaceIndieManagementIdlerStrategyLootCasualWord GameSingleplayer👍 1,023Incremental Factory
Jan 29, 2024 · Significant Steak
Both: Idler · Sandbox
Craft and automate an industrial empire from scratch! Experience a strategic game teeming with challenges as you manage resources, overcome hurdles, and optimize production chains. Are you ready to conquer the challenges of Incremental Factory? Your journey starts here... The Factory Must Grow!
Early AccessAutomationIdlerResource ManagementSimulationCraftingStrategy2DSandboxRelaxing👍 237Sandustry
Aug 13 · Lantto Games
Both: Sandbox
Explore and mine fully destructible worlds. Automate increasingly complex production chains. Delve deep to uncover an ancient civilization’s powerful secrets and learn to love the sand in this factory game where every pixel is a valuable resource.
SandboxCraftingAutomationOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftBuildingExplorationSurvivalAdventureSimulation👍 4,945Idle Dyson Swarm
Feb 12 · Blindsided Games
Both: Idler · Incremental
Ever wanted a Dyson swarm of your own? Now you can have one with just a few clicks! Manage a solar empire, produce bots which will make solar panels for you. Send your panels to the sun to generate energy and sell that energy to make money which you can spend on even more bots!
StrategyIdlerCasualIncrementalSimulationSpace2DStory RichFree to PlaySci-fiFloodland
Nov 15, 2022 · Vile Monarch
Both: Colony Sim · Political Sim
A society survival game set in a world destroyed by climate change. Explore, scavenge and build a city to unite the clans. Conflicting cultures and limited resources mean you need to make tough choices; have you got what it takes to lead your people into a new era of humanity?
StrategyPost-apocalypticColony SimSurvivalCity BuilderExplorationResource ManagementChoices MatterPolitical SimCrafting👍 927Farworld Pioneers
May 30, 2023 · Igloosoft
Both: Colony Sim · Sandbox
Explore an open world, sci-fi sandbox – in PVP, PVE, and co-op. Build and manage colonies on alien planets, and recruit AI survivors with unique personalities and skills. Craft, build, mine, farm, or get your electric death rifle and say hello to your neighbors.
Co-opColorfulOpen World Survival CraftColony SimSandboxBase BuildingPvPSimulationCraftingManagement👍 621Farlanders
Jan 17, 2023 · Andrii Bychkovskyi
Both: Colony Sim · Sandbox
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.
Turn-Based StrategyPixel GraphicsColony SimCity BuilderResource ManagementProcedural GenerationPuzzleStrategyBase BuildingSandbox👍 510Solargene
Jan 19 · Alexander Semenov
Both: Colony Sim · Sandbox
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👍 778Terra Invicta
Jan 5 · Pavonis Interactive
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👍 9,083MEGACITY
Jun 28 · Luke Wood
Both: Sandbox · Incremental · Idler
Run a post-collapse megacity where every decree has a cost. Balance industry, survival, politics, war, ecology, and human lives in idle-strategy simulation. Play in real time or one turn at a time. Idle/strategy/sandbox/dystopian/city builder.
Early AccessCasualStrategy4XCity BuilderSandboxStrategy RPGIncrementalExplorationIdler
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