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Experience an immersive sci-fi adventure. Walk in the footsteps of the ill-fated crew members of the Miranda station. Explore a world cloaked in mystery and danger, solve clever puzzles to help discover the questions that...
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$19.99The Solus Project
Jun 7 · Hourences, Grip Games
Both: Survival · Exploration · Sci-fi
The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...
SurvivalAdventureExplorationSci-fiVRSurvival HorrorSingleplayerFirst-PersonAtmosphericSpace👍 2,471
$14.99Out There: Ω Edition
Apr 2 · Mi-Clos Studio, FibreTigre
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Exploration
Out There is an award-winning space exploration game blending roguelike, resource management and interactive fiction.
SpaceSci-fiRoguelikeResource ManagementStrategyExplorationSingleplayerRogueliteAtmosphericSurvival👍 1,359
$29.99INFRA
Jan 15 · Loiste Interactive
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · First-Person
INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.
ExplorationPuzzleAtmosphericFirst-PersonWalking SimulatorAdventureMysteryStory RichIndieSingleplayer👍 3,469
$29.99The Talos Principle
Dec 11 · Croteam
Both: Puzzle · First-Person · Sci-fi
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
PuzzlePhilosophicalFirst-PersonSci-fiStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackRobotsExploration👍 29,240
-70%$7.49Moons of Madness
Oct 22 · Rock Pocket Games
Both: Horror · Sci-fi · Space
Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.
AdventureHorrorLovecraftianSci-fiSpaceFirst-PersonExplorationMarsPsychological HorrorPuzzle👍 2,190
$24.99Outer Wilds
Jun 18 · Mobius Digital
Both: Exploration · Space · Puzzle
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
ExplorationSpaceMysteryStory RichAdventureGreat SoundtrackAtmosphericPuzzleOpen WorldSingleplayer👍 89,586
$7.99Near Death
Aug 2 · Orthogonal Games
Both: First-Person · Survival · Exploration
Stranded at an abandoned Antarctic research base with no hope of rescue, you must battle a deadly blizzard in a desperate fight to find your way home.
First-PersonAtmosphericSurvivalExplorationFemale ProtagonistWalking SimulatorSnowIndieSoundtrackAction-Adventure👍 1,010
$14.99MirrorMoon EP
Sep 4 · Santa Ragione
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Space
MirrorMoon EP is a game about mystery and exploration set in outer space. These space travels begin on a red planet and its unique moon and extend across galaxies. The single player part of MirrorMoon EP blends adventure and exploration with navigation-based puzzle solving.
IndieExplorationPuzzleAbstractAdventureSpaceFirst-PersonSci-fiOpen WorldWalking Simulator👍 330
$5.99Last Horizon
Nov 18 · Pixeljam
Both: Exploration · Space · Sci-fi
Pilot the last vessel of a fallen civilization into the vast expanse of space. Collect resources and search for a new world to call home in this minimalist space exploration and survival game.
ActionIndieExplorationSpaceMinimalistSci-fiArcadeSpace Sim2DSurvival👍 159
$24.99The Turing Test
Aug 30 · BULKHEAD
Both: Puzzle · Sci-fi · First-Person
The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.
PuzzleSci-fiFirst-PersonFemale ProtagonistSpaceAdventureSingleplayerAtmosphericStory RichGreat Soundtrack👍 6,247
-80%$3.99ADR1FT
Mar 28 · THREE ONE ZERO
Both: Space · First-Person · Survival
ADR1FT is the story of an astronaut who wakes up floating silently in space amongst the debris of destroyed space station…the only survivor of a catastrophic event, left with no memory, a critically damaged EVA suit leaking oxygen and no way home.
SpaceAdventureVRIndieFirst-PersonWalking SimulatorSurvivalSingleplayerAtmosphericSimulation👍 1,139
$4.99The Station: Escape Room
Apr 26 · Exscape
Both: Sci-fi · Puzzle · Space
Escape the confinement of the space station and restart the systems to gain freedom. Cooperative Escape Room style game to challenge yourself and your friends. Seven rooms to solve the amazing and challenging mysteries before the timer runs out!
Sci-fiMysteryPuzzleAtmosphericSpaceFirst-PersonOnline Co-OpAdventureFuturisticTime Management
$14.99Scavenger SV-4
Jan 31 · Deric Ruhl
Both: Space · Horror · Sci-fi
Scavenger SV-4 is a highly replayable atmospheric first-person science fiction game. Part simulator, part roguelike, it has elements of action, combat, resource management, and a dash of horror. It is not quite like any game you have played before.
SimulationSpaceIndieHorrorAdventureActionSci-fiAtmosphericReplay ValueExploration👍 652
Osiris: New Dawn
Jan 18 · Fenix Fire Entertainment
Both: Horror · Survival · Space
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
-85%$1.49Lifeless Planet Premier Edition
Jun 6 · Serenity Forge
Both: Sci-fi · Exploration · Space
PREMIER EDITION - While seeking life on a distant planet, an astronaut discovers an abandoned Russian town. He suspects his mission is a hoax until a mysterious young woman saves him from a strange and deadly phenomenon...
AtmosphericSci-fiPuzzle PlatformerExplorationMysterySpaceHorrorWalking SimulatorCinematicAdventure👍 2,530
$19.99Ether One
Mar 25 · White Paper Games
Both: First-Person · Puzzle · Exploration
Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.
AdventureIndieFirst-PersonPuzzleWalking SimulatorExplorationStory RichAtmosphericHorrorVR👍 320
$1.99Sole Seeker
Oct 6 · Dozing Bison
Both: Exploration · Space · Survival
Land on unique planets to survive the horrors that await in this adventure survival RPG. Use the spoils to upgrade defensive buildings and explore the galaxy further. Can you survive the hunt all alone?
StrategyAction-AdventureBase BuildingExplorationSpaceSurvivalOpen WorldAliensColorfulStrategy RPG
-50%$9.99Tin Can
May 12 · Tin Can Studio
Both: Space · Survival · 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
$9.99The Long Journey Home
May 30 · Daedalic Studio West
Both: Space · Exploration · 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
-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
GASP
Jan 19 · Dark Day Interactive
Both: Space · Survival
This game takes place in the same universe as our upcoming tittle Secluded; you take control of a lone astronaut that lands on the surface of a planet, miles away from the other members. And it’s your job to meet up with the other astronauts.
Free to PlaySpaceSimulationSurvivalActionMultiplayerIndieOpen WorldStrategyCasual
$14.99FAR: Lone Sails
May 17 · Okomotive
Both: Exploration · Puzzle
Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?
AtmosphericAdventurePost-apocalypticSingleplayerExploration2.5DPuzzleIndieDrivingStory Rich👍 24,479
FreeWe Went Back
Apr 3 · Dead Thread Games
Both: Horror · First-Person · Space
We Went Back is a time-looping horror game in which you wake up in an abandoned space station utterly alone. The exit door is locked and you must find a way to escape what lurks within. Find clues, experience dynamically changing environments and confront terror in order to find a way out.
Free to PlayHorrorAdventureIndieSingleplayerFirst-PersonSpacePuzzlePsychological HorrorAtmospheric
$14.99The Station
Feb 19 · The Station Game ltd
Both: Sci-fi · Space · First-Person
The Station is a first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.
IndieAdventureStory RichSci-fiAtmosphericWalking SimulatorSpaceFirst-PersonShortPuzzle👍 986
$19.99Event[0]
Sep 14 · Ocelot Society
Both: Exploration · Sci-fi · Puzzle
Event[0] is a sci-fi narrative exploration game where you build a relationship with a lonely spaceship computer to get home to Earth.
Interactive FictionStory RichExplorationSingleplayerSci-fiMultiple EndingsPuzzleArtificial IntelligenceFirst-PersonWalking Simulator👍 1,450
$9.99Space Rogue
Sep 15 · Red Beat
Both: Space · Survival · Exploration
Take on the role of a spaceship captain. Explore new worlds, and engage in intense ship-to-ship battles. Develop unique battle tactics, upgrade your ship, and recruit crew members as you fight for peace or piracy.
SpaceStrategySurvivalIndieSandboxTacticalExplorationSimulationReplay ValueSci-fi👍 396
$14.99My Little Universe
Oct 5 · Estoty
Both: Exploration · Survival · Space
Stranded on a barren moon with nothing but your tools, fuelless ship, and celestial powers of creation, you are destined to recreate what was once lost and be the hero of your own Little Universe! Don't forget to call in up to three of your friends to join your journey in the Splitscreen Co-op Mode!
MiningExplorationDungeon CrawlerSandboxCraftingSurvivalCharacter CustomizationSpace3DAction👍 1,503
$23.99The Planet Crafter
Apr 10 · Miju Games
Both: Survival · Space · Exploration
A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.
Base BuildingOpen World Survival CraftSurvivalOnline Co-OpCo-opBuildingCraftingSpaceOpen WorldExploration👍 68,913
$39.99Alien: Isolation
Oct 6 · Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Both: Horror · Sci-fi · First-Person
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
HorrorSurvival HorrorSci-fiAliensAtmosphericStealthFirst-PersonSpaceFemale ProtagonistSingleplayer👍 48,603
$19.99J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars
Sep 12 · CBE software
Both: Sci-fi · Space · Puzzle
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
FreePlanet Explorers
Nov 8 · Pathea Games
Both: Survival · Exploration
Planet Explorers is an open world sandbox adventure RPG game set on a distant planet. The game uses a new OpenCL calculated voxel system to allow players to change the terrain in any way, create new objects such as weapons, vehicles, objects, and do it anywhere.
Open World Survival CraftSandboxOpen WorldSurvivalMultiplayerAdventureCraftingRPGExplorationBuilding👍 5,114
$11.99Machinika: Atlas
Sep 17 · Littlefield Studio
Both: Puzzle · Sci-fi · First-Person
Machinika: Atlas is an indie puzzle game and is the direct sequel to Machinika: Museum, you play as a museum researcher who just land on Atlas. Will you unravel the mysteries of the alien vessel? Solve cryptic puzzles to find out what happened!
CasualPuzzleAdventurePoint & ClickHidden ObjectSci-fiFirst-PersonMysterySpace3D👍 575
$24.99COCOON
Sep 29 · Geometric Interactive
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
From Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer of LIMBO and INSIDE — COCOON takes you on an adventure across worlds within worlds. Master world-leaping mechanics and solve intricate puzzles to unravel a cosmic mystery.
AdventurePuzzleExplorationIndiePuzzle PlatformerAtmosphericStylized3DSingleplayerFuturistic👍 7,963
-50%$6.49Lifeless Moon
Aug 10 · Serenity Forge
Both: Exploration · Sci-fi · Space
During an expedition to the Moon, two astronauts find themselves in a familiar town back on Earth. They soon discover the town is the beginning of a strange and mysterious journey...
CinematicExplorationStory RichSci-fiSpaceAtmospheric3D PlatformerActionAdventureWalking Simulator👍 256
$19.99Robinson: The Journey
Feb 9 · Crytek
Both: Sci-fi · Puzzle · Exploration
When the Esmeralda crashes on Tyson III, Robin is left stranded. He must rely on his wits – and HIGS, an AI unit from the ship – to survive. As he searches for the lost crew and comes face-to-face with dinosaurs, Robin discovers that Tyson III is not the paradise once promised.
VRDinosaursSci-fiAdventurePuzzleExplorationStory RichSingleplayerFirst-PersonWalking Simulator👍 523
$14.99Epitasis
May 1 · Epitasis Games
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Space
After discovering an ancient portal, you suddenly find yourself among the remnants of an ancient alien civilization. Technological relics, sprawling ruins, and cryptic puzzles are all that remain. If you are to learn their secrets, you must unearth the fate of the race that called this world home.
IndieNaturePuzzleOpen WorldExplorationSpaceAtmosphericSurrealPsychedelicSci-fi👍 130
-80%$3.99Dead Space™ 2
Jan 25 · Visceral Games
Both: Horror · Survival · Sci-fi
Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Explore this world and its zero-g environments to discover the truth about the Unitology and its role in the Necromorph epidemic.
HorrorSurvival HorrorThird-Person ShooterShooterSurvivalActionThird PersonStory RichSci-fiSpace👍 25,921
FreePhoning Home
Feb 7 · ION LANDS
Both: Survival · Exploration
A tale of survival about two shipwrecked robots - ION and ANI - on their life-defining journey in this unique genre-mix of exploration, puzzle and survival.
AdventureActionIndieSurvivalOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldExplorationCraftingRobotsSingleplayer👍 826
$9.99Waking Mars
Dec 13 · Tiger Style
Both: Sci-fi · Exploration · Puzzle
In 2097, life is discovered on Mars. When your mission of first contact becomes trapped by a cave-in, you must master the alien ecosystem to survive. Soon you stumble upon more than anyone expected, and with time running out, you will make a decision that determines the fate of a lost planet.
Sci-fiAdventureIndieExplorationPlatformerPuzzleSingleplayerActionAtmosphericMetroidvania👍 651
$19.99This Means Warp
May 4 · Outlier
Both: Survival · Space · Sci-fi
It’s co-op space survival fun, Jim, but not as we know it. This Means Warp is an intense spaceship management roguelite experience for 1-4 players. Explore a procedurally generated universe, upgrade your ship, battle dangerous enemies and adapt your strategies to survive in a hostile galaxy.
SurvivalOnline Co-OpSpaceCo-opMultiplayerTop-DownSci-fiLocal MultiplayerRogueliteCo-op Campaign👍 438
$7.99Return to Mysterious Island
Mar 6 · Kheops Studio
Both: Puzzle · First-Person · Exploration
Join intrepid sailor and recent island castaway Mina as she explores the hidden secrets within the Jules Verne classic inspired Mysterious Island. Gather key articles left from the island’s previous inhabitants and combine them in unique and interesting ways to stay alive and stay hopeful for rescue.
AdventurePoint & ClickCasualPuzzleFemale ProtagonistFirst-PersonExplorationSingleplayerEscape Room👍 404
$14.99OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
Apr 22 · SIGONO INC.
Both: Puzzle · Space
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
$14.99Still There
Nov 20 · GhostShark
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Puzzle
Every day is the same on the faraway Bento space-lighthouse - until a mysterious radio message breaks through. Evade the past, welcome oblivion, make the perfect Italian coffee. Still There is a psychological adventure game about grief, technical puzzles, wacky AIs and dark humour. How far is far enough?
Point & ClickAdventureEmotionalStory RichSpacePsychologicalSci-fiAtmosphericPuzzleSingleplayer👍 771
$19.99Into the Stars
Mar 4 · Fugitive Games
Both: Space · Survival · 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
-80%$2.99PLANET ALPHA
Sep 4 · Planet Alpha ApS
Both: Sci-fi · Space · Exploration
PLANET ALPHA, a beautiful alien world filled with mystery and danger. Pursued by relentless enemies, you must harness the power of night and day as you struggle to survive.
AdventureActionPlatformerAtmosphericSide Scroller2.5DAliensSci-fiSpaceExploration👍 632
-60%$7.99Terraformers
Mar 9 · Asteroid Lab
Both: Survival · Sci-fi · Space
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







