Games like Ceres
by Jötunn Games
Take control of a squadron of ships in full 3D space combat. Explore, battle and trade your way through a pirate, machine and monster-infested solar system.
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$14.99Heat Signature
Sep 21 · Suspicious Developments
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Real-Time with Pause
Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.
SpaceStealthIndieTop-DownRoguelikeActionStrategySci-fiProcedural GenerationReal-Time with Pause👍 6,851
$49.99Stellaris
May 9 · Paradox Development Studio
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Real-Time with Pause
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
$19.99The Last Federation
Apr 18 · Arcen Games
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Real-Time with Pause
From the creators of AI War: Fleet Command comes an all-new grand strategy title with turn-based tactical combat, set in a deep simulation of an entire solar system and its billions of inhabitants. You are the last of a murdered race, determined to unify or destroy the 8 others.
StrategySpaceSimulationIndieTurn-Based4XSci-fiGrand StrategyReal-Time with PauseTactical👍 380
$24.99Crying Suns
Sep 18 · Alt Shift
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Real-Time with Pause
Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire. In this story rich experience inspired by Dune and Foundation, each successful run will uncover the truth about the Empire... and yourself as well.
StrategySpacePixel GraphicsIndieRogueliteSci-fiRoguelikeReal-Time with PauseTacticalPost-apocalyptic👍 3,149
$24.99Chorus
Dec 3 · Deep Silver Fishlabs
Both: Space · Female Protagonist · Sci-fi
Take control of Nara on a quest to destroy the dark cult that created her. Unlock devastating weapons & mind-bending abilities in an evolution of the space-combat shooter. Along with Forsaken, her sentient starfighter, explore ancient temples, engage in zero-g combat & venture beyond waking reality.
ActionAdventureIndieSpaceFemale ProtagonistSpaceshipsShooterSci-fiSingleplayerFlight👍 3,879
$4.99Star Wolves 3: Civil War
Mar 2 · Elite Games Team
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Real-Time with Pause
Large-scale battles have become a vestige of the past, depleting resources of conflicting parties. Settled space, where welfare and order had reigned, has become a cemetery for dead ships which is flooded with pirates and adventurists.
RPGStrategySpaceSci-fiTacticalReal-Time with PauseRTSSingleplayer👍 550
$19.99Void War
Jun 2 · Tundra
Both: Space · Real-Time with Pause
Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.
SpaceRoguelitePerma DeathChoices MatterStrategyDifficultReplay ValueRoguelikeResource ManagementReal-Time with Pause👍 3,661
$10.99Voidship: The Long Journey
Feb 8 · Cydonian Games
Both: Sci-fi · Space
Design your battleship and fight your way through unforgiving space. This is a tale of a lone spaceship on a centuries-long mission. As the captain, you´ll make strategic decisions, explore unknown sectors, meet allies and enemies, gather resources, technology and crew. To battle stations!
IndieStrategyActionSimulationSci-fiSpace2DGreat SoundtrackAdventureSingleplayer👍 102
$9.99The Long Journey Home
May 30 · Daedalic Studio West
Both: Space · Sci-fi
The Long Journey Home combines an open world full of galaxies, planets and anomalies with quests and mechanics of a rogue-like RPG. One destination. Endless adventures. Where will this journey take you?
SimulationStrategyRPGIndieSpaceExplorationRoguelikeSci-fiSurvivalProcedural Generation👍 1,330
$29.99Between the Stars
Mar 7 · Isolated Games
Both: Space · 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
$24.99The Expanse: A Telltale Series
Nov 20 · Deck Nine
Both: Sci-fi · Space · Female Protagonist
Take on the role of Camina Drummer and explore the dangerous, uncharted edges of the Belt. From scavenging wrecked ships in a zero-g environment, to combating fearsome pirates, you make the difficult choices in this latest Telltale adventure. All five episodes playable at launch!
AdventureRPGChoose Your Own AdventureAction-AdventureChoices MatterExplorationSci-fiSpaceFemale ProtagonistThird Person👍 2,373
$19.99Into the Stars
Mar 4 · Fugitive Games
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Take the role of Captain in this Space Survival Simulation as you explore a massive star system in search of a new home for humanity. Outfit your ship, hand pick your crew and set off on a journey through an open-world where you must scavenge resources, shelter civilians and outrun a hostile alien force.
SimulationStrategySpaceIndieAdventureSurvivalActionRoguelikeEarly AccessSci-fi👍 398
$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
$34.99Starpoint Gemini 2
Sep 26 · Little Green Men Games
Both: Space · 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
$19.99J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars
Sep 12 · CBE software
Both: Sci-fi · Female Protagonist · Space
J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is an innovative narrative driven adventure game. The story centers on Rachel Manners, a 35 year old astrobiologist. She is a member of an elite group of scientists, chosen to embark on one of the most critical missions ever conceived on Earth. Now Rachel is alone, orbiting an unknown planet.
AdventurePoint & ClickIndieSci-fiFemale ProtagonistSpacePuzzleSingleplayerExplorationStory Rich👍 822
FreeSpace Pilgrim Episode I: Alpha Centauri
Dec 21 · Pilgrim Adventures, GrabTheGames Studios
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Female Protagonist
Captain Gail Pilgrim has been flying starships since she was a kid, ferrying passengers between planets and space stations across the galaxy. She has no reason to expect that this latest trip to Alpha Centauri will be anything special, even if her passengers are a little more diverse than usual....
AdventureSpaceSci-fiIndieFemale ProtagonistStory RichCasualComedyPoint & Click2D👍 761
$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
$9.99Kinetic Void
Nov 21 · Badland Studio
Both: Space · Sci-fi
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
$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
-50%$9.99Tin Can
May 12 · Tin Can Studio
Both: Space · Sci-fi
You've barely managed to escape your exploding spaceship. Now in an old escape pod, you hurtle through space at the mercy of the cosmos. With no knowledge of the pod’s complex systems, your life depends on a technical manual and your own wits. How long can you survive?
SimulationSpaceSurvivalIndieRealisticSci-fiFirst-PersonStrategySingleplayerSpace Sim👍 1,074
$29.99X Rebirth
Nov 15 · Egosoft
Both: Space · Sci-fi
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
$3.99Void Destroyer
Jan 20 · Iteration 11
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Combining the best of space combat and real time strategy. Victory can be tactical, a dogfight or capital ship slugging match - depending on how you decide to achieve it. Space combat on a RTS scale with space sim savagery.
StrategySimulationActionSpaceAdventureIndieSci-fiRTSSpace SimSingleplayer👍 268
$19.99Elite Dangerous
Apr 2 · Frontier Developments
Both: Space · Sci-fi
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
$9.99ΔV: Rings of Saturn
Jul 21 · Kodera Software
Both: Space · Sci-fi
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
Strike Suit Zero
Jan 23 · Born Ready Games
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Pilot the mecha Strike Suit across massive fleet battles where your dogfighting skills decide Earth's fate. Fast, frantic space combat with capital ship destruction, multiple endings, and a universe that's anything but empty. This is space combat reborn.
SpaceActionMechsSci-fiIndieSimulationShooterFlightSingleplayerGreat Soundtrack👍 1,211
-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
$19.99PULSAR: Lost Colony
Jun 22 · Leafy Games
Both: Space · Sci-fi
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
$14.99OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
Apr 22 · SIGONO INC.
Both: Space · Female Protagonist
Dive into the boundless galaxy and embark on an emotional adventure! Help little robot Emeth to fulfill a century-old promise by finding Earth in order to save Mankind—so step into the spaceship, operate a deep space telescope, and find out what’s out there in the unknown.
Story RichAtmosphericVisual NovelSingleplayerPuzzleSpaceAdventureFemale Protagonist2DPoint & Click👍 1,404
$24.99Star Valor
Aug 3 · Rafael Burgos
Both: Space · Sci-fi
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
-81%$2.84Cosmic Star Heroine
Apr 11 · Zeboyd Digital Entertainment LLC
Both: Sci-fi · Female Protagonist
3 exotic planets to explore. Aliens. Robots. Magic. Forbidden technology. Ruined Worlds. Ghosts. Long-lost secrets. Conspiracies. A galactic threat. And one brave heroine to make things right. Cosmic Star Heroine is an exciting new RPG from the creators of Cthulhu Saves the World.
JRPGRPGIndiePixel GraphicsSci-fiFemale ProtagonistTurn-Based CombatRetroFunnyComedy👍 821
$7.99Star Ruler
Sep 20 · Blind Mind Studios
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Take command of a vast interstellar empire and safeguard your species from total extinction in a procedurally generated 3D galaxy (with the option to flatten it) from 1 System to 10,000+! Prove your species' ingenuity through a deep and intricate combat system where anything (from individual components on ships to the stars themselves)...
StrategyIndieSpace4XRTSSci-fiGrand StrategyGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerMultiplayer👍 261
$29.99Interstellar Space: Genesis
Jul 25 · Praxis Games
Both: Sci-fi · Space
Interstellar Space: Genesis is a turn-based space 4X strategy game in which you attempt to build a thriving galactic empire. Discover mysteries among the stars, colonize worlds, and engage enemies in tactical turn-based combat on your journey to becoming the ruler of the galaxy!
StrategyIndie4XSci-fiSpaceTurn-BasedTurn-Based StrategyExplorationSingleplayerTurn-Based Tactics👍 712
$4.99Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages
Nov 19 · Triple.B.Titles
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Ring Runner combines the fast-paced action of space combat with the rich story and skill variety of an RPG.Trek across the universe in a 30 hour long story-driven campaign based on a companion Sci Fi novel, or challenge 6 scenarios alone, cooperatively, or competitively through local or online multiplayer.
ActionIndieRPGSpaceSci-fiStory RichShooterGreat SoundtrackMultiplayerCo-op👍 580
$34.99Abiotic Factor
Jul 22 · Deep Field Games
Both: Sci-fi
Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats.
SurvivalOnline Co-OpOpen World Survival CraftCraftingBase BuildingSci-fiExplorationCo-op CampaignMultiplayerFirst-Person👍 42,120

