Games like Deep Space Observatory
by GetSky Games
Space industrial empire and SPACEPLAN play most like Deep Space Observatory. Of the 17 closest games below, most share its incremental and idler.
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Space industrial empire
May 24, 2024 · 游戏养家工作室
Both: Automation · Space · Management
Top-down 2D sci-fi industrial automation strategy, flat 2D anime. Building industrial assembly lines, managing space fleets and researching technology trees.
AutomationSpaceIndieManagementIdlerStrategyLootCasualWord GameSingleplayer👍 1,023A Game About Feeding A Black Hole
Dec 15, 2025 · Aarimous, Thornity
Both: Incremental · Idler
Top-down 2D sci-fi incremental idler, minimalist and colorful. Feeding a black hole, destroying asteroids and destroying planets.
IncrementalCasualRelaxingStrategyIndieIdler2DSimulationSingleplayerColorful👍 3,485Deep Space Idle: Frontier Era
Sep 30 · 音速工业
Both: Idler · Incremental · Resource Management
2D sci-fi idle management space sim. Resource management, space exploration and industrial production.
Space SimSimulationStrategyIdlerIncrementalResource ManagementAutomationExplorationBase BuildingPoint & ClickWidget Inc.
Oct 31, 2024 · Leaping Turtle
Both: Incremental · Automation · Resource Management
Top-down 2D post-apocalyptic incremental automation simulation, pixel graphics. Automating production, researching technology and building a factory.
IncrementalAutomationResource ManagementBase BuildingCasualSimulationTime ManagementIdlerPixel GraphicsProcedural Generation👍 764Spacenap
Oct 10, 2025 · Eleven Dusks Studios
Both: Idler · Incremental · Resource Management
2D sci-fi incremental idler simulation, cute pixel art. Hunting stars, creating constellations and buying upgrades.
CasualIdlerSimulationDesktop CompanionIncrementalInventory ManagementResource ManagementCreature CollectorSingleplayerSpace
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