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Looking for games like Plander? Here are top open world shooter recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Parsec Express, Reassembly or Empyrion: Galactic Survival.

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  1. Explore a scientifically grounded version of our solar system in this 2D space adventure. Mine asteroids, fight hostile ships, navigate the cold silence between worlds, and choose your place among rival factions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Parsec Express.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 4,618 reviews

    A spaceship building and universe-exploration game. Collect resources, expand and grow your fleet, and conquer your personal galaxy. Stellar ambience by Peaks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reassembly.

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  3. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 20,953 reviews

    Get a great start into Empyrion - Galactic Survival with the Complete Edition! It includes the base game plus the Dark Faction DLC, where you must survive a terrible new threat to the galaxy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Empyrion: Galactic Survival.

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  4. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    89% User Score Based on 85,786 reviews

    Space Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and maintenance of space works. Players build space ships and space stations of various sizes and utilization (civil and military), pilot ships and perform asteroid mining. Space Engineers utilizes a realistic volumetric-based physics engine: all objects can be assembled, disassembled, damaged and destroyed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Engineers.

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  5. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 663 reviews

    Grab your jetpack and explore procedural asteroid fields, derelict spaceships and abandoned outposts. Build your Space Rig to process scavenged trash. Craft, trade and fight your way to success in this interstellar, open-world sandbox. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Trash Scavenger.

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  6. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 1,860 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starcom: Nexus.

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  7. Your planet: Air so polluted you can cut it with a knife. The solution: A new catalyst material, discovered far away in space. Your job: Find it. Catch it. Bring it home. How Do I Do That?Fly Your Spaceboat You are a professional spaceboat pilot: Small ship, big ambitions. The job is to collect every catalyst on the map and deposit it safely. Your boss made it sound so simple and you believed it… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trabacolo.

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  8. Survirail is a first-person survival game set in a dark vision of the future. You play as one of the surviving crew members who lived through a sudden attack by androids—machines that unexpectedly changed their operating protocol and turned against humanity. As you travel through space, you explore space stations, gather survival materials, and battle hostile automatons. Each location you visit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SurviRail: Deep Space.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    69% User Score Based on 1,067 reviews

    The Universe is yours. SpaceCraft is an online space exploration and building game. Explore a vast galaxy of solar systems and planets, mine and craft resources, design and build ships, automate planetary bases and interplanetary logistics, trade and cooperate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SpaceCraft.

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  10. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 459 reviews

    SURVIVE IN SPACE Dive into Astrometica Prologue, a free space survival adventure where you're tested against the cosmos's harshest environments. This prologue offers a taste of our full game, featuring innovative systems for battery management, vehicle operation, crafting, and research to enrich your gameplay. It's more than survival; it's about strategy, adaptation, and exploration in the vast u… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astrometica: Prologue.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    71% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Clouds Ahoy! is a frantic coop multiplayer game for 1-4 players. Alone or with friends you make up the crew of a flying Skyship. Master the systems aboard, defend against alien monsters, complete deliveries for local factions, and upgrade your Skyship to survive between the clouds. In the distant future the earth's surface is flooded and extraterrestrial creatures have invaded the planet. The rem… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clouds Ahoy!.

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  12. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 3,472 reviews

    Starcom: Unknown Space is an action adventure RPG of space exploration, ship building and fast-paced tactical combat. Enter a vast open-world universe filled with alien factions vying for power, strange worlds to explore, mysteries to investigate, and a sinister enemy that threatens the galaxy with an ancient power.Explore Explore a fully-open world universe with over a hundred star systems filled… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starcom: Unknown Space.

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  13. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 2,206 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 4 reviews

    You are a representative of the CRAFT & Co company. You are selling automated fabrication tools across the galaxy when your spacecraft crashes into a hostile planet. Use the tools you sell and the local resources to build up all of what you'll need to survive and eventually be able to escape the planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dig or Die.

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  14. Welcome to StarDune, an ambitious solo dev project where you step into the suit of a tiny astronaut exploring a vast, open world solar system. Uncover mysteries as you build modular bases, manage vital resources, pilot spaceships, drive rovers, and terraform the world around you to conquer the frontiers of deep space. Fully Deformable Terrain Reshape the ground around you to overcome challenge… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to StarDune.

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  15. You are part of a team of scientists on a deep-space expedition. After years of travel, your mission finally reaches its destination-a planet strikingly similar to Earth. But moments before touchdown, everything goes wrong. A critical system failure sends your ship spiraling out of control, crashing into the planet's surface. Most of your crew is missing. Communication is lost. Supplies are scarc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ReckFall.

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  16. Infinity Rising is an open‑world sandbox set between Cornucopias, the Nation in the sky, and Earth Below. Players traverse both worlds to explore, gather, craft, build bases and land plots, trade in a player‑driven economy, and respond to rift‑related events and Terra through PvE. Survival and upkeep systems influence pace and markets, while casual and social play (farming, gardening, hubs, and co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infinity Rising.

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  17. Build physics-driven ships and automated factories block by block in a 2D space survival sandbox. Mine planets and asteroids, program machines, explore a hostile universe and survive solo or with friends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MineEngineer.

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  18. About LIGHT THE BEACONLIGHT THE BEACON is a 2D action-adventure survival game with rogue-like elements, set in the depths of a sci-fi apocalyptic universe. Take on the role of a genetically engineered Ranger, humanity’s last hope, as you navigate the dangers of space, maintain your ship, and battle for survival against hostile AI creations. Key Features: Survive in Hostile Space: Pilot your c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Light The Beacon.

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  19. The discovery of an alien craft entering our solar system causes quite a stir. When the small craft is accidentally fired upon, it creates a strange electromagnetic effect that envelops the Earth, causing it to disappear. While its gravity remains, the physical Earth simply isn't there. The moonbase, surviving on scrounged resources and manpower, builds an interstellar ship. A team of four special… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planet's Edge.

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    46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    75% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Build your own spaceship. Protect ship's core, manage Hull & Pressure to survive. Fight pirates. Explore themed sectors of the Syntar System. Uncover the mysterious of the Syntarian Empire! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leaks In Space.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 105 reviews

    Jitter is an immersive sci-fi exploration and survival game set on a mining colony and its outskirts in the Main Asteroid Belt. You assume the role of an experimental AI that maintains ship functions and engages with the crew on board. As you explore the mining colony, you will take on new missions, expand ships and bases using various modules, add survivors to your crew, engage in space fights, a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jitter.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 1,661 reviews

    Immerse yourself in Astrometica, a space exploration and base-building survival game. After an explosion at a mining space station, you awaken inside an emergency pod adrift in the vastness of space. To survive, you must harness your skills, explore the endless universe, and search for other survivors’ emergency pods or outposts. Space Exploration: Experience the thrill of exploring the vastness o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astrometica.

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  23. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 1,153 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    Nimbatus: The Drone Constructor is an action simulation game. Craft drones out of hundreds of different parts and explore a fully destructible, procedurally generated galaxy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nimbatus: The Space Drone Constructor.

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  24. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    94% User Score Based on 172 reviews

    An open-world galaxy adventure game about fixing your TV. Explore a procedurally generated universe full of diverse micro-planets, asteroid belts and UFOs. Find new parts for your spaceship and collect resources to craft weapons, tools and upgrades. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to helionaut.

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  25. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    66% User Score Based on 1,802 reviews

    A sandbox game of creation and survival. After crash landing on an unexplored planet you are left with nothing but a few tools and your imagination. Make yourself a shelter, secure food and water and start building towards making a spaceship capable of interplanetary travels. Planet Nomads is a true sandbox game with procedurally generated planets, total creative freedom to build all kinds of th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planet Nomads.

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  26. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 1,070 reviews

    Interstellar Rift is an open world starship simulator with an emphasis on ship construction and multi-player interaction. Players will need to survive in a hostile galaxy with their own custom designed and constructed starship. Space is vast but you wont have to face it alone, other players will be able to join your ship and help out, or build their own rival fleet and fight you across the galaxy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interstellar Rift.

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  27. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 149,300 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 47 reviews

    Buy No Man's Sky on PlayStation Store. Lose yourself in a vast sci-fi odyssey as you explore a near-infinite, procedurally generated universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Man's Sky.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 530 reviews

    Airmen is a first person shooter where players build and battle their own custom airships. Start with an empty hangar and build a steampunk airship piece by piece. Once your ship is ready, you and up to four friends can crew your airship together into combat. Operate your vessel and destroy or commandeer others all in first person! Airships are destroyed exactly how they're built: piece by piece. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Airmen.

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  29. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    54% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    Terafall is an open-world, first-person adventure-action RPG all about exploring new worlds to save your own dying planet from extinction, with a strong focus on non-linearity and character progression. Terafall is currently in ALPHA stage of development. Please report bugs etc to us! Our steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1566220/Terafall/ Tera, a once-thriving planet, faces extincti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terafall.

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  30. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    67% User Score Based on 710 reviews

    Celestial Command is a realistic sandbox space game which unites real space flight, real orbital mechanics, and all the fun of classic space action games. We want to show how games about space actually should look, without silly vacuum friction and the maximum speed limit. As in the real world, everything in this game is in continuous motion in orbit.Realistic Orbital Mechanic If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Celestial Command.

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  31. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    83% User Score Based on 190 reviews

    Earth is gone ... Humanity is faced with extinction ... Our only hope is to find another world. Star Explorers is a game that randomly generates a galaxy. Each star and and celestial object can be scanned and added to an ever expanding database, every planet can be landed on and explored. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Explorers.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 423 reviews

    Built exclusively for VR, Cosmic Trip is an award-winning real-time strategy game for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Experience what it’s like to command an army of badass robots and fight against hostile enemies on beautiful alien planets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmic Trip.

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  33. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    81% User Score Based on 211 reviews

    A single star fighter trying to save as many civilians as possible before they are overrun by a marauder armada. You'll need to gather new weapons, upgrade your ship, find resources, trade with other ships and more to overcome the challenge before you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Power of Ten.

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  34. You're alone on Mars.The mission is over. Your crew left you behind. You've got a pressure suit, whatever you can pull out of the ground, and a long way to go before you see Earth again. There's a rocket between you and home. You just have to build it first. Sol One is a first-person open-world survival game that tries to get the science right. It's for people who like grounded, science-driven su… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sol One.

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  35. Have you ever dreamt of venturing out into deep space with nothing but your own spaceship filled with everything you need to survive a lifetime in space? Have you wondered how it feels to be a weightless astronaut and be the first human to step on an entirely unexplored planet.. or an entire galaxy? Will you find out if there is anyone else out there, or is it just an infinity of nothingness? T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starpath.

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  36. Mine, build, upgrade, and extract. Scavenge planets in a base-building resource management sim. Gather materials, construct facilities, and order units to survive in a hostile galaxy. Launch your base to the next zone before planetary threats overwhelm you. Mine, Process and Automate Gather raw materials from the planet's surface and process them into high-tier resources through automated system… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galaxy Scavengers.

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  37. A Discovery That Changes Everything A newly habitable moon has been discovered orbiting Jupiter a breakthrough that could reshape humanity’s future forever. You are part of the first expedition sent to explore it… but you won’t be the last. Forge your own path in a living solar system filled with opportunity, danger, and mystery. Fully Destructible Voxel Worlds Explore planets and moons wit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project-Starbound.

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  38. EverRail is a survival adventure set in the frozen world of Inara, where your train is humanity’s last refuge. Journey alone or in up to 8-player co-op as you explore a vast procedural world, scavenge abandoned locations, craft equipment, and expand your train into a massive moving fortress. Your train is your home, factory, and life support system. Keep the batteries charged, manage vital system… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EverRail.

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  39. Funorbit is a physics-based pixel art space survival simulation where you navigate a vast, procedurally generated universe using realistic orbital mechanics. Master acceleration, deceleration, and gravitational forces to explore planets, moons, and drifting meteoroids, each with unique motion and spin. Collide with meteoroids to break them into pieces, evade cosmic dangers, and use your HUD to tra… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Funorbit.

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  40. KÄMPFT WEITER! About the Game  MASS INVASION is an open-world co-op tactical sci-fi survival game in both first-person and third-person. Fight aliens. Utilize realistic inventory and medical systems. Craft gear, build bases, manage your underground bunker, and survive!  KEY FEATURES Tactical Survival & Medical System: Manage a grid-based inventory with gear weight and realistic space limi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MASS INVASION.

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  41. Build a massive physics-driven fortress on wheels, survive the surface of Venus, and fight your way to the last city above the clouds. Venus: The Last Ascent is a physics-based survival game where your base is also your vehicle. You keep moving, hauling a fortress of guns, farms, drills, and shields across the planet. Think tower defense, except the tower has wheels and never stops. But everythi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Venus: The Last Ascent.

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  42. Super Space Frogs is a 2D physics-based rocket game. Design, Deploy, and Fly awesome space crafts using a wide variety of ship components. On a barren desert planet, the inhabiting frog civilization struggles to survive. Forced underground due to the harsh surface conditions, their species' continued existence is threatened. The newly elected Frog President has just issued a radical new policy c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Space Frogs.

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  43. SpaceforgeYou are a lone explorer, marooned on a mysterious alien planet teeming with strange flora, deadly fauna, and untold secrets. Your mission? Survive, adapt, and dominate. Gather resources, build shelters, automate essential tasks, and uncover the hidden wonders and threats of this unfamiliar world. Features A Vast Alien Landscape to Explore Journey through stunning alien biomes, from lush… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space.

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  44. Craft Your RobotsAssemble your robots and rovers by combining various blocks and parts. Mix and match - make your own constructions. They are your best tools and only friends out there - take care of them and they'll take care of you. Craft new parts and upgrade to make the best machines for succeeding in your mission of setting up the base on the foreign planet. Manage Your UnitsMaintain your m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bot Crafter.

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  45. Crash-land into the PlanetAfter a catastrophic crash landing, you and your civilians must adapt to an unfamiliar world. Begin your journey by gathering essential resources and working alongside the mysterious god of the planet. Explore uncharted lands, manage your population and resources, and lay the foundation for a thriving new civilization. Research & DevelopmentAccelerate your progress t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Isometric Factories.

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  46. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Void Frontiers is a survival roguelike set on randomly generated floating islands. Gather resources, craft tools, build your base, and defend against nightly enemy waves. Play solo or team up with up to 4 other players, customizing your playstyle with over 40 unique enhancements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void Frontiers.

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  47. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    As humanity enters the final frontier, finding planets that are habitable becomes a gold mine. You were one of the many explorers sent out to colonize the galaxy, the only difference is you successfully found a habitable planet. Now you must survive in the star system until the first colony arrives. Explore your star system going from planet to planet gathering resources that you cannot find on a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Pixel Planets.

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  48. Fying in your own spaceship. Walking on the surface of planets and moons. Lots of weapons and other equipment for both your ship and character. No companions. Only your character. 27 star systems with 88 celestial bodies to land on. Talking to NPCs. Main story line. Lots of repeating miniquests. Character creation. Simple leveling system with 6 skills. Earning hyperdollars… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hyperspacer.

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  49. Kron Wars is a persistent browser-based sci-fi MMO where players trade, mine, build corporations, wage wars, hunt bounties, and control entire sectors across massive player-driven universes with dynamic economies and tactical space combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kron Wars.

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  50. 23%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    33% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    Gather and refine resources, shoot your way through countless asteroids and other celestial bodies to gather and refine useful resources from them to build the biggest and the most powerful spaceship-base. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asteroid Odyssey.

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