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Looking for games like sfsim? Here are top open world simulation recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Flight Of Nova, Super Starship or SpaceEngine.

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  1. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 598 reviews

    Flight Of Nova is a flight simulation in which you take control of spacecrafts on the full-scale planet NVA-31. You will fly on different types of machines during transport and research missions in an environment with realistic aerodynamics and orbital physics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flight Of Nova.

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  2. 59%Game Brain Score
    59% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Device with 3GB minimum RAM required to play Explore a MASSIVE persistent universe. 900,000 stars, each star with its own solar system. More than 4 million planets to discover! Full 3D universe. Fly your starship to any part of the galaxy and to any planet. MASSIVE planets with terrain - fly down through the planet atmosphere and see the detailed terrain. Planets can have oceans with animated wat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Starship.

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  3. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    96% User Score Based on 9,993 reviews

    SpaceEngine is a 3D astronomy program and game engine developed by Russian astronomer and programmer Vladimir Romanyuk. Using real astronomical catalogs and procedural generation, it creates a three dimensional planetarium representing the entire universe. Users can travel through space in any direction or speed, and forwards or backwards in time. It uses pseudo-random numbers to procedurally cr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SpaceEngine.

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  4. Master the cockpit of highly realistic spacecraft in this Newtonian physics based sim. Take off from surface to space, plot course between the planets and dock with space stations. Trade commodities or take shipping contracts to buy upgrades and optimize your build - every choice matters. Flight Simulator meets Truck Simulator in space Final Orbit is a culmination of over 5 years of development,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Final Orbit.

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  5. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 868 reviews

    In Solar Expanse, you take the lead of one of the early XXI century space exploration companies. Your goal will be to reach the planets, moons and asteroids of the system in order to mine and colonize them. Optimize the costs and schedule of the flights. Mind that each object is in constant motion, so exact planning is crucial. Utilize the gravity effects and slingshot your rockets further b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solar Expanse - Space Exploration Manager.

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  6. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    97% User Score Based on 1,062 reviews

    Do you have what it takes to be an astronaut? Reentry is a realistic space flight simulator based on NASAs space programs; from the first American human spaceflight in Project Mercury, the rendezvous and EVAs of Project Gemini to the Moon landing in Project Apollo. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reentry: An Orbital Simulator.

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  7. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 2,106 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Build rockets, airplanes, cars, and anything you can think of with highly customizable parts. Automate them with a visual programming language. Explore 3D planets and make your own. Share your creations online. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SimpleRockets 2.

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  8. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    44% User Score Based on 219 reviews

    The ultimate space capital ship combat compendium is the evolution of hard core space combat sims. The only game of its kind currently in existence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Universal Combat CE.

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  9. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    91% User Score Based on 746 reviews

    Step aboard the USS Orville (ECV-197), the Planetary Union's finest mid-level exploratory class cruiser. With every room on every deck recreated with painstaking accuracy, you are free to explore the ship at your leisure and engage in all manner of shenanigans! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Orville: Interactive Fan Experience.

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  10. Space Agency 2 is a game where you can explore the depths of space with a true sense for the scale of the universe. Collaborate with friends to branch out from earth to discover other planets, solar systems, and galaxies! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Agency 2.

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  11. 55%Game Brain Score
    55% User Score Based on 6 reviews

    Build ships from scrap and fly them in a gritty, realistic space sim. Venture solo or team up. Hunt for parts, haul vital resources, and keep your space agency afloat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Junkyard Space Agency.

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  12. Space Zone is a science-based 1:1 scale simulation of the universe, featuring billions and billions of galaxies, nebulae, stars and planets shown in full, real-life scale. You can explore all of time and space - travel between the stars at a million times the speed of light. Each planet you encounter on your journey will have a procedural 3D landscape with detailed textures. Everything you see in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Zone.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization
    100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    The Story In a future where humanity has colonized the solar system, you join Norton - an AI entity manifested as a cat - on a mission to create the ultimate autopilot. Your daring maneuvers become training data for safeguarding future pilots, all while exploring worlds that blur the line between technology and imagination. Core Experience Score points through dangerous flying - the riskier the s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exosky.

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  14. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Spiritus Astrum is a persistent, open-world roleplaying sandbox with multiplayer support. It features an infinite, procedurally generated universe which players are free to explore without restriction. Spiritus Astrum is more than a game, it is a world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spiritus Astrum.

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  15. Explore a scientifically accurate Milky Way galaxy and discover distant uncharted worlds, while having unrestricted access to every deck of your Magellan Class deep space exploration vessel. Interact with numerous fully simulated ship systems, or simply relax in the bar and watch the stars drift by. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starship Simulator.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    90% User Score Based on 196 reviews

    Archean is an immersive Engineering Sandbox and Space Sim. The only tech tree is the one in your head. Archean simulates aerodynamics, orbital mechanics, fluids and electricity from the actual shape and wiring of your builds, then hands you an in-game programming language and gets out of your way. No unlocks, no invisible stats doing the work. If your plane flies, it's because you built a plane … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Archean.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    71% User Score Based on 336 reviews

    QANGA - Now Available in Early Access! Please Note: QANGA is an Early Access game, actively being developed by a small independent team. By choosing to purchase QANGA now, you are directly supporting its development and contributing to the ongoing improvement of the game. Expect to encounter bugs and see some features still in progress. Your support and feedback are crucial in helping us create… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to QANGA.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 2,240 reviews

    RODINA is an immersive space exploration game with allows players to seamlessly travel across an entire, full-scale solar system. Seamless means your character can travel anywhere - in space, on planets, and in your ship - with no loading screens! Walk around your space ship, or anywhere on full-size planet landscapes. Fly through a planet's atmosphere to its surface, or out into deep space. Des… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RODINA.

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  19. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 362 reviews

    Advanced Space Flight, Combat, Trading, and Exploration Simulation. Set in a vast explorable universe, Evochron Legacy offers freeform gameplay with many diverse objectives and paths to choose from. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evochron Legacy.

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  20. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    85% User Score Based on 88 reviews

    Take part in a space program. Design spacecrafts and send them off to explore the vast expanses of space. Experience the real scale of the Solar system and the size of its celestial bodies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rocket Science.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    68% User Score Based on 88 reviews

    In this space flight simulator you take control of the space vessel Eurisko XI in its quest through deep space. Its goal: find our new home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Earth Analog.

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  22. A voxel space sandbox with zero loading screens. Build bases, construct vehicles, take off from your homeworld, and venture into space to explore a seamless procedural galaxy of 100+ million star systems. In CubeVerse, the sky is not the limit. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CubeVerse.

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  23. Galactic Simulator 3 is a space exploration and evolution sim inspired by the Fermi Paradox and Great Filter theory. Scan uncharted star systems, gather resources and samples, establish outposts and stargates, and witness the rise and fall of civilizations across an ever-evolving galaxy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Simulator 3.

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  24. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    87% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    A realistic orbital mechanics sandbox set entirely within our solar system, governed strictly by real-world Newtonian physics and Einstein’s theories of relativity. The simulation bypasses launch sequences and atmospheric escapes, placing your craft directly into an established Earth orbit. From this starting point, operation focuses entirely on orbital maneuvering, trajectory calculation, and na… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orbital Physics Simulator.

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  25. Build, Fly, and Survive. StarDune combines tactile, modular construction with seamless space travel. Reshape vibrant voxel planets, automate your outposts, and explore a procedurally generated solar system alone or with friends in a world that’s yours to mold. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to StarDune.

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  26. An open world space mining game. Explore a vast planetary ring where every spot on every rock can be mined for minerals. Use your transport ship to drop off the mining rover, anywhere in the ring system, and start digging! Your capable 6-wheeled rover can climb many obstacles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ring Miner.

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  27. Stellar Archipelago is a third-person base builder set among the stars. On the far frontier, your mission is clear: transform a chain of isolated micro-worlds into thriving, interconnected settlements capable of sustaining life far beyond the Inner Sphere. Humanity’s core systems are overcrowded and depleted — success in your sector could open the door to a new era of expansion. Each procedurall… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Archipelago.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Cosmos is a silly spaceship flight simulation game with roguelite elements made in less than one week for the Brackey's Game Jam 2025 with the theme "Risk it for the biscuit". Learn to expertly pilot your ships and land on opposing planets in various levels with simulated solar systems in different shapes and forms. Collect Star Points around planets while dodging supermassive suns with planets -… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmos.

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  29. Join us on Discord About the GameGravity in Space is the ultimate synthesis of an astrodynamics simulation and an action shooter. You can learn what it’s really like to navigate and even fight a battle in space. Astronomy professors hate this trick! Unlike most other space games you are actually bound to Newton’s laws of motion — you cannot control where you go directly, but only indirectly thr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gravity in Space.

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  30. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 767 reviews

    Design, build, and pilot fully modular spaceships in first person, solo or with up to 4 players. Explore 15 unique planets, complete challenging missions, face the dangers of space, and unlock new components to improve or completely rethink your ship. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Approximately Up.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    58% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    Embark on a thrilling space adventure in Cosmic Miners, a single-player sci-fi game that blends mining, exploration, and strategic upgrades into a rich galactic experience. Take on the role of a daring miner of Harvesters, navigating asteroid belts and planetary orbits to extract valuable resources, build your fleet, and rise to prominence in a universe full of opportunity and danger. Traverse d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmic Miners.

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  32. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    98% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    Important info before you buy the early access version: Development is progressing on a very slow pace currently and there will probably only be small, infrequent updates going forward. See latest announcement for more. This is a physics sandbox where you can play around with Starbase devices. You walk or fly around in first or third person to look at and operate all kinds of devices. For exam… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to StarbaseSim.

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  33. From Page to Pixel: A Novel Adaptation Reaching New Heights"The Everest Encounter: A Journey Beyond Reality" isn't just breaking new ground in gaming—it's a faithful adaptation of Bo Chen's thought-provoking novel that takes the concept of 'peak experience' to unprecedented altitudes. As both the author of the book and the creator of this game, Bo Chen has crafted a narrative that scales… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Everest Encounter.

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  34. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

      Evochron Legacy is a freeform space flight simulation that focuses on 'lone-wolf' survival gameplay and pilot controlled spacecraft management. The environment setting is a vast seamless style universe where you can perform many activities including buying, trading, spying, racing, escorting, delivering, emergency responding, mining, exploring, weapon/equipment crafting, cleaning solar panels, c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evochron Legacy SE.

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  37. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 684 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 1 reviews

    Trading commodities while sneaking past hostile forces, racing the best pilots in the area, mining for diamonds, negotiating for survival, spying for a curious energy company, cleaning dirty solar arrays, transporting an impatient passenger... and that's just on a Monday. The life of an independent mercenary is rarely without excitement. At times, you may choose to work under contract, while at ot… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evochron Mercenary.

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  38. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    73% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    What is included in the prologue? Space Mechanic Simulator: Prologue is a kind of introduction to the world of space mechanics, where you will master the basics of your profession. You'll learn how to make quick decisions, manage resources, and use high-tech tools provided by AstrOpticon Corporation to help locate and fix almost any malfunction.About the Game Space Mechanic Simulator: Prologue is … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Mechanic Simulator: Prologue.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    84% User Score Based on 962 reviews

    Create the Starship of your dreams, explore a vast and vivid world and jump into epic space battles. Experience a truly unique and powerful building engine where your imagination is the limit. Welcome to the next evolution in Space Sandbox gaming! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starship EVO.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 293 reviews

    Extremely high skill-ceiling 6dof flight racing in a variety of environments with leaderboards, multiplayer and VR support If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fly Dangerous.

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  41. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    68% User Score Based on 700 reviews

    Frontier pilots simulator is a environment centered single player vehicle sim combining skill-based flying system with a story-driven economic progression system. Your piloting expertise will be constantly challenged by the world while it unfolds before you. Each contract has multiple routes and players will be the ones to decide what kind of experience they get. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frontier Pilot Simulator.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    75% User Score Based on 160 reviews

    A first-person city-building game with powerful tools that allow you to build faster and bigger. Design your own construction blocks and furniture in factories, terraform the open world, build roads and use vehicles to travel to different cities that you or your friends create in solo or coop mode. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Technicity.

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  43. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    78% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    Re-live the early days of spaceflight in the accurate, detailed and exciting simulation of the Mercury spacecraft. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Go For Launch: Mercury.

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  44. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    67% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Rise is a persistent science fiction sandbox strategy MMO set on Vieneo, a moon orbiting an exoplanet. Use ground, air, and space vehicles to explore this vast open world of 100 million square kilometers in size! You are helping establish a living, breathing world with virtually no boundaries! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise: The Vieneo Province.

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  45. Build rockets, launch payloads and explore the Solar System in a physics-based space simulation. Unlock parts through launch objectives, develop stations and planetary outposts, then discover orbital mechanics, astronomy and the light-bending gravity of a black hole. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SpaceSim: Pale Blue Dot.

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  46. The Terrans have been at war with the Gammulan race for years. In an attempt to change the tide of war and take the battle to the enemy the Terran military body, Galactic Command (GALCOM), has launched an all out attack on the Gammulan homeworlds. The events that take place in Angle Of Attack occur during the final days of the air campaign of the assault on LV-115 - an important planet used by the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angle of Attack.

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  47. Astario is a universe in which you can build functional ships and orbital stations with automated factories. Collect materials, craft new blocks, and expand into the universe. Nothing is ever truly static, ships, stations, asteroids, planets, everything follows the laws of orbital motion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astario.

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  48. Master the skies of Titan in a hard-physics space flight simulator. Step into a fully interactive cockpit and manage true-to-life aerodynamics and orbital mechanics to complete freelance contracts and make a name for yourself on the frontier. All in a full scale recreation of the Saturnian system. FULL COCKPIT CONTROL The cockpit is fully interactive, where every button, switch and dial has a fu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Hauler.

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    48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization
    77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Operate a spacecraft at the edge of a singularity. Use realistic orbital mechanics and Newtonian physics to explore a star system around a black hole and what lies beyond. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sylph.

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  50. A unique journey following a lone space commander who ventures into the silence of the Solar System, exploring the dark surfaces of distant planets and moons to gather scientific data, establish small outposts, and search for new worlds and potential habitats for humanity. In the cold, dark, and isolated void of space, every step becomes a fight for survival. Each planet offers a distinct atmosph… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Commanders: Solar System.

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