Games like Naev
by Naev Team
Naev is a game about space exploration, trade, and combat in a large and vibrant universe. Players travel the galaxy and earn money by trading, fighting, and performing missions.
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$24.99Starcom: Unknown Space
Sep 2 · Wx3 Labs, LLC
Both: Space · Exploration · Space Sim
Starcom: Unknown Space is an action RPG of space exploration and adventure. Build your own starship while discovering an epic story in a universe of strange mysteries, alien factions and uncharted worlds.
SpaceExplorationOpen WorldSpace SimAction RPGTop-Down ShooterSci-fiStory RichIndieRPG👍 4,465
$29.99Between the Stars
Mar 7 · Isolated Games
Both: Space · Space Sim
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
$19.99Ostranauts
Aug 3 · Blue Bottle Games
Both: Space Sim · Space · Exploration
Navigate your scrappy ship through the boneyard in search of valuable parts in abandoned vessels. Use salvage to upgrade your ship, or sell it for cash to pay down your mounting debt, or restock fuel, air, or food. Fly and role-play aboard your dream spaceship in this hardcore noir space-sim.
FlightSimulationSpace SimSandboxDifficultSurvivalSpaceExplorationLife SimProcedural Generation👍 3,141
$19.99Space for Sale
Apr 15 · Mirage Game Studios
Both: Space Sim · Exploration · Top-Down
Space for Sale is an interplanetary, top-down Space Realty management game with a focus on problem-solving and exploration. Played either solo or with a friend, it's up to you to transform wild, uninhabited lands into bustling communities!
SimulationStrategyColony SimSandboxSpace SimExplorationCute3DTop-DownCartoon👍 140
$24.99Cubic Odyssey
May 14 · Atypical Games
Both: Action-Adventure · Exploration
Embark on a galactic journey in Cubic Odyssey, an open-world adventure where you explore vibrant planets, craft tools, build vehicles, and fight the Red Darkness. Uncover ancient mysteries, and shape a universe full of life, danger, and limitless possibilities!
Open World Survival CraftRPGAction-AdventureBase BuildingCo-opSandboxSci-fiBuildingExplorationFirst-Person👍 2,407
-40%$11.99Jump Space
Sep 19 · Keepsake Games
Both: Space · Exploration
Jump Space (formerly Jump Ship) is a mission based co-op PvE for 1-4 players, where you are the crew of a spaceship. Transition seamlessly from crewing the ship to on-foot exploration and space walks. Explore, upgrade, and survive intense encounters in deep space together.
Co-opPvESpaceFPSSci-fiRogueliteActionFirst-PersonExplorationShooter👍 10,798
$24.99Star Trucker
Sep 3 · Monster and Monster
Both: Space Sim · Space · Exploration
Haul cargo, trade salvage and keep your space suit close as you search for fame and fortune among the stars in a game that puts an interstellar twist on the truck sim genre.
TransportationSpace SimSpaceDrivingAutomobile SimSimulationFuturisticExplorationRelaxingOpen World👍 4,934
-25%$26.24Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator
Nov 7 · Lyra Creative
Both: Space · Space Sim · Exploration
Do you have what it takes to become an astronaut? Reentry is a realistic space flight simulator inspired by the early NASA space programs, from orbiting Earth in Mercury and Gemini, to the moon landing in project Apollo. Learn the procedures. Operate the spacecraft. Complete the mission.
SpaceSimulationFlightSpace SimRealisticOpen WorldImmersive SimScienceExplorationPhysics👍 1,322
$19.99The Last Starship
Feb 3 · Introversion Software
Both: Space · Space Sim
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
$19.99Astronomics
Feb 10 · Numizmatic
Both: Space · Exploration · Top-Down
Welcome to the asteroid belt. The work is dangerous, the asteroids are temporary, and Earth is prohibitively expensive. Build automated mining operations, complete contracts, and earn your way back home.
SpaceProcedural GenerationExplorationTop-DownPhysicsTime Management3DSci-fiSandboxCollectathon👍 707
$19.99QANGA
Sep 2 · iolaCorp Studio
Both: Space · Space Sim · Exploration
QANGA: 750 years after humanity's fall, you must survive in a shattered world where Earth itself demands vengeance. Tear through the fabric of space to face the Voss, awaken the ancient civilisation, and dare to challenge the Sanglines, born from the bowels of a world that condemned you.
Early AccessThird PersonShooterFuturisticRealisticOpen WorldSpaceSpace SimOpen World Survival CraftExploration👍 556
$4.99Space Station Tycoon
Nov 1 · Lunheim Studios
Both: Space · Space Sim
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
$19.99SpaceBourne 2
Nov 18 · Burak Dabak
Both: Space Sim · Space
Embark on a journey to greatness. Get ready for adrenaline-fueled battles and a chance to claim your place in the galaxy. Grab the controls of your ship, gear up for the fight, and unleash your ambition to conquer and build a new empire in the vastness of space.
RPGSpace SimFlightBase Building3DOpen WorldFirst-PersonThird PersonLore-RichSpace👍 4,952
-75%$17.49Star Wars Outlaws
Nov 21 · Massive Entertainment – A Ubisoft Studio
Both: Action-Adventure · Space
Experience the first-ever open world Star Wars™ game and explore distinct locations across the galaxy, both iconic and new. Risk it all as scoundrel Kay Vess, seeking freedom and the means to start a new life.
SingleplayerOpen WorldActionThird PersonAdventureAction-AdventureFemale ProtagonistSci-fiShooterSpace👍 12,291
$9.99MewnBase
Oct 30 · Cairn4
Both: Exploration · Space · Action-Adventure
MewnBase is a space-cat survival and base-building game. Scavenge around a barren planet for items to keep you fed. Explore and collect resources. Craft items and grow your base to help you survive.
Base BuildingCraftingCuteExplorationSandboxSurvivalSpaceBuilding2DAction-Adventure👍 1,333
$4.99Space Outpost Sigma
Apr 21 · SigmaReels
Both: Space · Top-Down · Space Sim
A single-player 2D top-down pixel game with space physics. Mine asteroids in the middle of an asteroid field using manual controls or by directing mining drones. Protect the outpost, buy from trading ships, mine as much ore as you can and survive as long as possible! Do you have what it takes?
SpaceMiningPhysics2DTop-DownPixel GraphicsFlightSingleplayerSpace SimSci-fi
$3.99Cells
Sep 6 · Mousetrick Studio
Both: Tutorial
CELLS is a calm sci-fi trading game about goods, routes and decisions. Explore new worlds, build trade chains, mine resources and uncover the story of a broken network between the worlds.
CasualRelaxingMinimalistProcedural GenerationLogicAtmosphericPhysicsLinearTutorial2D
$1.99Sole Seeker
Oct 6 · Dozing Bison
Both: Action-Adventure · Exploration · Space
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
$19.99Void War
Jun 2 · Tundra
Both: Space · Choices Matter
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
-30%$17.49Stellar Tactics
Mar 30 · Don Wilkins
Both: Exploration
A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!
CRPGExplorationTactical RPGTurn-Based TacticsDungeon CrawlerSandboxParty-Based RPGCharacter CustomizationRPGIsometric👍 1,667
$14.99My Little Universe
Oct 5 · Estoty
Both: Exploration · 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
$29.99Age of Water
Jan 16 · Three Whales Studio
Both: Action-Adventure
Age of Water is an online adventure game set on a post-apocalyptic Earth completely covered in water. Sail through storms, fight and trade, capture other people's boats or build your own, extract resources from the bottom of the ocean and reveal the secrets of the Age of Water world.
NavalOpen WorldPost-apocalypticAction-AdventureCraftingMassively MultiplayerActionPiratesMMORPGShooter👍 2,883
-20%$7.99Lightracer: For Judge
Jan 7 · Smartmelon Games
Both: Exploration · Space · Choices Matter
In a dystopian future, as The Judge with immense power, you journey through space to find hope in a divided society. This sci-fi adventure explores hope amidst adversity.
SimulationRPGExplorationVisual NovelAdventurePolitical SimSpaceChoices MatterMultiple EndingsSci-fi👍 462
$4.99TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer
Aug 27 · AZAMATIKA
Both: Exploration · Trading
A challenging trading and combat game with a story and quests, where goods have unique properties, and the more you carry, the more dangerous the journey becomes.
ExplorationComedySide Scroller2DPixel GraphicsSandboxAuto BattlerTradingOpen WorldWalking Simulator👍 1,533
$19.99Underspace
Apr 10 · Pastaspace Interactive
Both: Space
The spiritual successor to Freelancer with a Lovecraftian, sandbox RPG twist. Explore a vast handmade universe with mod support and PvP/co-op multiplayer. You're going to need a bigger ship.
Early Access3DFlightFuturisticActionSpaceAdventureIndieThird PersonRPG👍 435
$39.99Galactic Civilizations IV
Oct 19 · Stardock Entertainment
Both: Space · Exploration
Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.
SpaceGrand StrategySimulation4XStrategySci-fiExplorationSandboxMultiplayerTurn-Based Strategy👍 2,210
$14.99Starwisp Hyperdrive
Apr 3 · Ghost Cat Games
Both: Exploration · Space
A cozy atmospheric exploration game about making your home in space, finding your way in a strange and whimsical universe, and the impact you have along the way.
Early AccessAdventureRPGExplorationSpacePixel GraphicsCharacter CustomizationSci-fiStory RichRomance
-40%$2.99Thuggin It Further
2 days ago · Firetoad Games, Nebula Radiance
Both: Exploration · Action-Adventure
High intensity co-op roguelite space adventure party game for 2–4 players (or bots). Take on crew jobs, keep a failing ship alive, and survive procedural missions with endless exploration, light RPG progression, and real-time crisis gameplay.
Early AccessAction RoguelikeExplorationStrategyRoguelitePvEArcadeParty GameAction-AdventureRoguelike
-50%$9.99Salt 2: Shores of Gold
Nov 12 · Lavaboots Studios
Both: Exploration · Action-Adventure
Salt 2 is a pirate-themed open world adventure focused on exploration, crafting, and survival. Play solo or with up to 5 friends, sailing the sea with your ship as a mobile base. Discover islands full of quests, towns, caves, and secrets. Level up, craft gear, hunt, fish, and customize your ship.
Open WorldSurvivalSailingPiratesCraftingExplorationSandboxPvEAction-AdventureNaval👍 2,182
$29.99Star Trek: Infinite
Oct 12 · Nimble Giant Entertainment
Both: Space · Exploration
Star Trek: Infinite is a grand strategy experience that lets you play your own Star Trek story as the leader of one of four major factions in the galaxy. Follow the specially crafted story or blaze your own trail in the first Star Trek grand strategy game.
Grand Strategy4XSpaceExplorationSandboxManagementRTSDiplomacyPvEPvP👍 3,031
Star Trek: Resurgence
May 23 · Dramatic Labs
Both: Action-Adventure · Choices Matter
Authentic Star Trek adventure from former members of Telltale Games. Engage in diplomacy, pilot shuttlecraft, and use your tricorder and phaser to overcome challenging puzzles and deadly threats. Tough decisions will impact relationships, your story, and the fate of the galaxy. What will YOU do?
Choose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionAdventureVisual NovelPoint & ClickAction-AdventureFemale ProtagonistChoices MatterStory RichThird Person👍 3,104
$12.99Void Cargo: Equilibrium
Aug 28 · Hammer&Hammer
Both: Space Sim · Exploration
A first-person sci-fi cargo flight sim. Pilot a physics-driven lander, plan risky routes, manage fuel and heavy cargo, and save deliveries by repairing system failures mid-flight. Earn credits and upgrade your ship.
TransportationSpace SimSimulationRelaxingSandboxExplorationControllerFlight3DFirst-Person



