Games like Starship Theory
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Starship Theory is a ship building survival game. Mine and trade to gather resources. Plan and construct new upgrades. Train and manage crew. Fight to survive.
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$24.99Space Haven
May 13 · Bugbyte Ltd.
Both: Base Building · Survival · Space
Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.
Colony SimBase BuildingSurvivalStrategySpaceManagementSandboxSimulationBuildingSci-fi👍 10,267
$6.99StellarHub
Aug 16 · Casualogic
Both: Base Building · Management · Space
StellarHub is a starbase management game where your job is to build a safe and functional space station. Deal with the challenges of managing a station crew while taking care of everyone’s needs. Your tasks include construction, extraction of resources, defense, trade, and more.
SimulationBase BuildingManagementSpaceBuildingSci-fi👍 216
$9.99Spacebase DF-9
Oct 27 · Double Fine Productions
Both: Space · Base Building · Sci-fi
In Spacebase DF-9, you'll build a home among the stars for a motley population of humans and aliens as they go about their daily lives. Mine asteroids, discover derelicts, and deal with the tribulations of galactic resettlement in Earth's distant future.
SimulationSpaceBase BuildingSci-fiStrategyIndieSandboxBuildingSurvivalSingleplayer👍 3,356
$9.99Space Architect
Nov 23 · Albert Wiatr
Both: Base Building · Management · Survival
Design your dream space station in Space Architect! Master the power of automation or 'hire' an army of crewmates to handle your ever-growing production. Mine asteroids, fabricate goods, and engage in interstellar trade to pay off the menacing Big Evil Corp. Will you thrive in the vastness of space?
IndieColony SimBase BuildingManagementTop-DownStrategySurvivalAutomationCartoonySimulation👍 294
$19.99The Last Starship
Feb 3 · Introversion Software
Both: Space · Base Building · Sci-fi
The Last Starship is a 2D space construction game where you design and upgrade your starship. Choose your path: pirate hunter, miner, engineer, spacebus driver, and more, whilst exploring vibrant star systems. Enjoy a growing sandbox world, with regular free updates. Your cosmic adventure awaits!
StrategySandboxSpaceSimulationSingleplayerBase BuildingSci-fiSpace SimBuildingMining👍 1,625
$29.99Stardeus
Oct 12 · Kodo Linija
Both: Base Building · Survival · Space
Stardeus is a deep colony sim set on a broken starship manned by drones and hibernating human survivors. As the AI, have your drones repair your ship, save your crew and travel the stars in this beautiful simulation.
Early AccessExplorationColony SimBase BuildingSurvivalSpaceStrategySci-fiResource ManagementSingleplayer👍 1,431
Surviving Mars
Mar 15 · Haemimont Games, Abstraction
Both: Space · Survival · Base Building
There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.
Colony SimCity BuilderStrategySpaceSurvivalBase BuildingMarsSimulationSci-fiResource Management👍 17,245
-50%$9.99Space Engineers
Feb 28 · Keen Software House
Both: Space · Survival · Base Building
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
$19.99Starship Corporation
May 3 · Coronado Games
Both: Management · Space · Sci-fi
A sci-fi simulation game, in which players must design, assemble and test spaceships, in a bid to build a supreme Galactic Mega-Corporation. Gain your reputation by engineering and selling your own spacecraft, testing them to the limit in RTS missions and simulated emergency and combat situations.
SimulationStrategyIndieManagementSpaceSci-fiBuildingRelaxingEarly Access👍 476
$19.99Astro Colony
Jun 2 · Terad Games
Both: Base Building · Space
Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation.
Base BuildingAutomationSpaceResource ManagementColony SimSimulationMultiplayerStrategyBuildingIndie👍 2,397
-60%$4.79Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder
Feb 22 · Tinymice Entertainment
Both: Base Building · Survival · Space
Stellar Settlers is a chill space base/city builder and colony sim game. With unique vertical and horizontal base-building gameplay, settle on 10 hostile alien planets and build your own thriving colony. Get enough materials to build a physics-based Spaceship and try to escape from disasters.
City BuilderBase BuildingColony SimResource ManagementStrategySimulationBuildingSurvivalMarsSpace👍 744
$9.99The Spatials
Mar 30 · Weird and Wry
Both: Management · Space · Base Building
It's the year 5781 -- and you have been chosen to build and lead a space station in a wild corner of the galaxy! Attract visitors and explore hundreds of planets to fund your station.
SimulationIndieRPGManagementSpaceSingleplayerBase BuildingSci-fiStrategyBuilding👍 256
$29.99ASTRONEER
Feb 5 · System Era Softworks
Both: Space · Survival · Base Building
Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends.
MultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldSpaceSurvivalExplorationBase BuildingCo-opSandboxAdventure👍 118,872
$19.99Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
Oct 24 · Walternate Realities
Both: Sci-fi · Space
Design and simulate the starships of your dreams! Command your ship or fleet in epic battles and manage your crew while exploring a dangerous galaxy. Play alone or with friends, test your ships in online PvP, and let your imagination reach for the stars!
Sci-fiSingleplayerBuildingSpace2DIndieStrategySpace SimExplorationMultiplayer👍 12,019
$19.99Surviving the Abyss
Nov 5 · Rocket Flair Studios
Both: Management · Base Building · Survival
Earth, 1976. You have been tasked with managing a deep-sea science facility working to perfect cloning. Explore the darkness and keep your crew alive in this hardcore survival colony builder. And beware. The darkness hides untold horrors.
City BuilderColony SimExplorationUnderwaterBuildingManagementBase BuildingSurvivalDifficultEconomy👍 1,045
$4.99Space Station Tycoon
Nov 1 · Lunheim Studios
Both: Management · Space · Base Building
Create a thriving space station in a lost sector. Face thrilling challenges head-on, from pirate raids to asteroid impacts, as you lead your company to new heights.
ManagementSpaceTower DefenseCity BuilderColony SimBuildingCraftingEconomyBase BuildingSpace Sim👍 190
$1.99Sole Seeker
Oct 6 · Dozing Bison
Both: Base Building · 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
$19.99Astrometica
Dec 10 · BeryMery
Both: Survival · Space · Base Building
Astrometica is a space exploration and base-building survival game. After a catastrophic event, explore vast space, gather resources, build bases, and uncover cosmic mysteries. Use advanced technology, craft tools, and discover new blueprints to survive and thrive in the unknown.
Space SimSurvivalOpen WorldFirst-PersonAdventureCraftingSpaceAutomationBase BuildingSci-fi👍 2,913
$19.99Nova Lands
Jun 22 · BEHEMUTT
Both: Base Building · Survival
Nova Lands is a factory building, exploration, and island management game. Explore, engage in combat, and automate your industry. The planet you’re on is full of mysteries, creatures, people, and things to do. Welcome to your new home amongst the stars!
AutomationBase BuildingSandboxAdventureOpen World Survival CraftPixel GraphicsResource ManagementSurvivalRobotsOpen World👍 2,512
$14.99Particle Fleet: Emergence
Sep 29 · Knuckle Cracker
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Build and design your own fleets and stand opposed to the Particulate in this physics/strategy/RTS/fleet hybrid. Build partially destructible and self repairing ships that interact with enemies less controlled by some scripted logic and more driven by a real time massive physics particle simulation.
StrategyIndieSimulationSpaceRTSReal-Time with PauseSci-fi2DSingleplayerPixel Graphics👍 1,198
$9.99Space Rogue
Sep 15 · Red Beat
Both: Space · Survival · Sci-fi
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
$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
FreePixel Starships
May 23 · SavySoda
Both: Sci-fi · Space · Base Building
Pixel Starships is an FTL-style online sci-fi strategy builder and management game with a competitive PVP tournament. Set in the retro galaxy, your role is to explore space, meet aliens, and develop your ship, crew and AI. The game contains deep strategic and 4x elements. PSS is community-driven.
Post-apocalypticSci-fiSpace SimSpacePixel GraphicsStrategyAutomationBase BuildingMassively Multiplayer2D
$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
-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
$19.99Star Shelter
Oct 23 · Overflow
Both: Base Building · Survival
Star shelter is a space survival game built from the ground up for VR. You are stranded in space, you must climb around in Zero-G, explore, scavenge, craft, hack and fight to survive. You have to build, arm and upgrade your own space station in order to escape the cosmic graveyard.
VROpen World Survival CraftLocal Co-OpRogueliteProcedural GenerationBase BuildingExplorationOpen WorldFPSSurvival👍 403
$14.99Starbound
Jul 22 · Chucklefish
Both: Survival · Space
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvivalSpaceAdventureCraftingPixel GraphicsOnline Co-OpMultiplayerOpen World👍 120,674
$19.99Stable Orbit - Build your own space station
Sep 27 · Jim Offerman
Both: Space · Management · Sci-fi
Design, build and control your own space station. Mission command and control is in your hands and only careful planning and vigilant supervision will keep your crew and space station safe.
SimulationStrategySpaceManagementBuildingSci-fiResource ManagementSandboxRealisticSingleplayer👍 278
Osiris: New Dawn
Jan 18 · Fenix Fire Entertainment
Both: Survival · 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
$19.99Empyrion - Galactic Survival
Aug 5 · Eleon Game Studios
Both: Space · Survival
Build and explore in a true space sandbox survival adventure. Construct mighty capital vessels, sprawling planetary settlements, and vast space stations in your galactic journey to discover the mysteries of Empyrion!
SimulationCo-opSpaceOpen World Survival CraftSurvivalBuildingOpen WorldExplorationSpace SimSandbox👍 29,209
-20%$23.99Space Engineers 2
Jan 27 · Keen Software House
Both: Space · Survival · 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
-80%$2.99Habitat
Jan 26 · 4gency
Both: Space · Survival
Habitat is a physics-based space game where you build, fly, and fight with whatever you can find out in space. Upgrade and arm your creations with weapons and structures you find in orbit, fly and explore using rocket physics.Battle deadly enemies in Campaign Mode to save humanity or explore Sandbox Mode for true creative control.
StrategySpaceIndieSimulationActionSandboxSurvivalAdventurePhysicsEarly Access👍 171
$19.99MegaFactory Titan
Jun 2 · Q Switched Productions, LLC
Both: Base Building · Management
A factory-building game. Survive a harsh climate, strip mine an infinite world, and build a sprawling factory, then trade or go to war with Colonists, Governments, Pirates, Rebels, and more!
BuildingAutomationResource ManagementBase BuildingProcedural GenerationMiningCity BuilderManagementCapitalismEconomy👍 150
$24.99Interstellar Transport Company
May 24 · MT Worlds
Both: Space · Management · Sci-fi
Build a galactic transportation empire and supply humanity with everything it needs to colonize the stars. In this sci-fi logistics simulator, grow your company from a local transport agency into an interstellar logistics behemoth! Singleplayer, vs AI, and online multiplayer.
SpaceSimulationManagementTradingStrategyEconomySci-fiMultiplayerSandboxEarly Access👍 395
$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
