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Looking for games like Space Drifter? Here are top survival role playing recommendations with a mystery and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with JUNKPUNK, Space Trash Scavenger or MineEngineer.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 718 reviews

    JUNKPUNK is a factory management, base building, exploration game where a New World Robotics ship has crash landed. You and any survivors must restore this ruined planet and prepare it for habitable life. Craft, build, explore, discover, and grow to terraform the planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to JUNKPUNK.

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  2. 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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  3. Mine. Build. Survive. Arrive with empty hands. Leave commanding a fleet. MineEngineer is a 2D space survival sandbox where engineering is the gameplay. You begin adrift and alone. Chip ore from an asteroid, build your first small ship, bolt on a drill, and set out for richer rock. Everything you build is made from real, functional blocks. Ships, stations and factories have physics, mass and ine… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MineEngineer.

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  4. Embark on an open world journey across the stars while encountering foes, friends and forgotten stories. Build your ship. Recruit and train your crew. Most of all, explore and confront the unknown to reveal the true, vast nature of choice and consequence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Coreward.

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  5. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    85% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Build a self-sustaining industrial empire in the deep sea of an ocean-covered alien world. Explore procedurally generated waters, automate resource production, and turn alien life into renewable industrial output through advanced bio-cultivation systems. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Crafter.

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  6. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    92% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    Hostile EnvironmentYou have been sent alone to the dwarf planet Ceres. You must endure the harsh environment while you gather, craft, and build the basics required to stay alive. Build machines, facilities, and farms as you establish a foothold in this icy world. Don't Struggle Just AutomateNo tedious gathering of the same materials over and over. Once you acquire a material and locate deep d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Surviving Ceres.

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  7. 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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  8. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    97% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    In the 798th parallel universe, there exists a gaseous planet known as "Gas Giant Voyage". It is entirely gaseous with no land, composed of various elemental gases, including metal elements and dust left by meteorites tearing through the atmosphere, all floating in the air. In its atmosphere, there are numerous remnants of floating islands left by other civilizations. As a brave astr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gas Giant Voyage.

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  9. Welcome to the galaxy of technology! It is very nice that she is getting closer and closer to ordinary people. This game shows a little bit about the future, in which everyone will be able to get a license to operate a spaceship. Perhaps this is the only way to get around, so it would be useful for you to attend a driving school. Are you ready to be among the first to get access to this innovation… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spaceship Driver License.

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  10. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 43,956 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 7 reviews

    You are sent on an hostile planet with one mission: Make it habitable for Humans. You'll have to survive, collect ressources, build your base and machines in order to heat the planet, create an atmosphere with oxygen and eventually geo-engineer an entire planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planet Crafter.

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  11. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    77% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    Welcome to the dangerous micro world hidden inside the human body. Pilot a ship through the bloodstream. Mine resources, fight microbes, craft items and weapons. Build bases. Follow quests and find a cure for cancer. Don’t get eaten! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Insiders.

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  12. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    The Wraith of the Galaxy is a third-person space combat game. Aliens have taken over outer space in order to conduct experiments on entire planets. Destroy them or they will destroy you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wraith of the Galaxy.

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  13. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    66% User Score Based on 1,802 reviews

    There's a whole planet of diverse biomes waiting for you to explore. Gather enough materials to build a mobile base that will carry everything a Nomad needs on a journey through an unknown land. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planet Nomads.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    55% User Score Based on 101 reviews

    Take control of a squadron of ships in full 3D space combat. Explore, battle and trade your way through a pirate, machine and monster-infested solar system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ceres.

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  15. 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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  16. Build and automate your own industrial space empire. Mine asteroids, manage logistics, expand production lines with drones and conveyors, explore new sectors through wormholes, and grow your mining operation across the galaxy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infinite Space: Mining.

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  17. Survive on the MoonIn Survive On The Moon, staying still is not an option. You are stranded on the Moon, commanding a modular rover that must stay in constant motion. To survive, you must adapt to the lunar environment, harvest its riches, and turn your humble vehicle into a massive, self-sustaining mobile fortress. Build, Expand, AutomateThe Moon provides everything you need, if you know how to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survive On The Moon.

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  18. Join the community About the Game "They sold us a brighter future. They delivered the end of the world."Hello Sunshine is a mystery survival RPG set in the sun-scorched ruins of a corporate empire. You play the final employee. Your mission: reach the tower at the end of the road, and help decide the fate of what remains of this world. To survive the blistering heat and deadly sun… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hello Sunshine.

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  19. Luxury cruise gone astray. A shattered world waiting below. When the GalactiX-1 a deep-space pleasure liner vanishes into a gravitational storm, you awaken among its wreckage on a chain of floating islands adrift in an alien sky. With only your jetpack, grapple, and will to survive, you’ll explore the fragments of paradise turned hostile, searching for survivors, supplies, and the truth behind the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horizons Light.

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  20. Sequel to a sci-fi exploration game Ironseed written in 1994, the story continues in Ironseed 2: Consensus! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ironseed 2: Consensus.

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    54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Dig deep, die often, come back stronger. Mine, fight, and gamble your way through roguelite runs to build the ship that blasts you off a dying Earth to richer worlds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Texplore.

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  22. View Game
    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 1,830 reviews

    A story-driven sci-fi survival-crafting game about mining, base-building, and carving out a future in the ruins of corporate greed. About AETHUSYou are Maeve - ex-mining engineer for the Astral Research Corporation (ARC), a galactic megacorp that profits by draining entire planets of their resources. She’s left the company. ARC has not left her, however. On Aethus, ARC claims there is n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AETHUS.

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  23. View Game
    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 123 reviews

    Sector Space is a cozy top-down single player space sandbox with retro graphics. The game takes place in a procedurally generated world with a seamless travel system. Each world represents a single galaxy in the void with hundreds of star systems and points of interest for the player to visit. Characters pilot their own ship and depending on the chosen character class (profession) may have up t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sector Space.

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  24. An idle incremental adventure in space! Mine Asteroids Buy Upgrades Mine even more asteroids Buy even more upgrades Fight off enemy AI drones who are attempting to interrupt your mining operations. Build friendly AI drones, Helper Drones, Mining Lasers, and Human Crew members Make your mining vessel stronger through Masteries, Affinities, Temperaments, Compute, Recycling, and more … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Asteroid Miner.

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  25. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    90% User Score Based on 188 reviews

    JOIN US ON DISCORD About the Game Welcome to the Prospector: The First Contract - a prequel chapter where you take on your first contract as an Interstellar Prospector. Your main goal is to gather resources on a new planet. Build a living base, use supply routes for exploration, and automate your new home with robots. Once your preparations are complete, you will begin trading with distant c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prospector: The First Contract.

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  27. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 1,207 reviews

    Eden Crafters is a solo or co-op open-world survival, crafting, and factory-building game where you transform a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity. Build, automate, and terraform. Control the climate, create a breathable atmosphere, and turn toxic lakes into water: shape a new world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eden Crafters.

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  28. 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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    35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    45% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    Stardiver is a sci-fi, single-player, action-adventure game where you pilot a ship, fight enemies, and slay Bosses. The game takes place entirely underwater.Stardiver will take you to an unknown world in which you’ll experience exciting fights, and discover new species and places. And you’ll take care of resources supply, crafting items in your base, and developing your own ship. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stardiver.

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  30. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    Far Horizon is an action-adventure RPG set in the far reaches of space where floating islands, beautiful vistas, and alien creatures await. Embark on an epic adventure of exploration, ingenuity, and survival as you loot, shoot, and craft to forge your destiny among the stars. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Far Horizon.

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  31. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    Drift is a co-op survival adventure set in a mysterious asteroid field. Craft, build and explore alone or with friends to rebuild the technology you lost when your research ship crashed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drift: Space Survival.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 344 reviews

    Pilot your drill deep below the surface of a remote planet, to mine ore to refine into resources, which will be used in drill upgrades and construction of your homebase. Upgrades will allow you to drill deeper to find more types of ores. Explore caves to uncover mysteries and secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GeoDepths.

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  33. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay
    71% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Quantum Derelict is a rogue-lite survival horror game set in a chilling Lovecraftian inspired narrative. In the uncharted vastness of space, outwit the sinister cult of VUGSHERYOG and the lurking horrors as you strive to retain your sanity, find rescue, and survive against all odds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quantum Derelict.

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  34. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 2,374 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 28 reviews

    The Gunk is an adventure game that stars Rani, one part of our duo of gritty space haulers, struggling to make a buck as they chance upon an untouched planet brimming with life. They came in search of valuable resources, and it looks like they've hit the jackpot... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Gunk.

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  35. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    75% User Score Based on 32 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 4 reviews

    Explore an uncharted world of forgotten alien tech & lore, while crafting your way to freedom and stopping the spread of the ooze, a tenacious galactic menace! Brought to you by Apogee, THE original indie publisher, famous for Wolfenstein, Duke Nukem, Rise of the Triad, Prey & Max Payne. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Residual.

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  36. View Game
    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 63 reviews

    Lodestar sends you and your squad of friends on your own space odyssey. Transverse multiple planets in a journey to get home without losing yourself or your ship to the perils of the unknown! Gather resources, farm asteroids, and survive... with your own oh-so welcoming AI sidekick! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lodestar.

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  37. 30%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    47% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Build a space mining empire in this fast-paced clicker idle game. Mine resources, buy upgrades, automate production, manage expenses, and renew your licenses before you lose everything. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Click Space Miner.

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  38. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    After a galactic portal failure you find yourself lost millions of light years away from home, in a foreign galaxy... With your main propulsion systems disabled you are unable to traverse space, so you try to collect resources you find near you in order to create a galactic portal to return back. According to avionics, the part of the galaxy in which you landed is an inhabited zone called EXO-1 … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Foreign Galaxies.

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  39. The world is dying. Toxic air, mutant creatures, and endless drought have pushed humanity to the brink of extinction. Your mission is simple: survive, restore the atmosphere, and give humanity a second chance. Travel across the wasteland with your mobile Transport Mech, gather resources, build automated production chains, and rescue survivors. Convert waste into fuel, power mysterious purificati… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Toilet.

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  40. SURVIVE THE GALACTIC FRONTIER Welcome to Aethelgard. You are the commander of an upgradable starship lost in a hostile, resource-rich sector of deep space. Your mission is simple: mine rare ores, trade for powerful technology, and survive the endless waves of elite alien warships hunting you down. UPGRADE YOUR ARSENAL Start with a basic vessel and transform it into an unstoppable dreadnought. Col… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aethelgard: Galactic Guardian.

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  41. Funorbit is a space survival simulation with realistic physics, resource gathering, crafting, and building. Navigate a vast universe using orbital mechanics, encounter drifting meteoroids, and construct space stations to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Funorbit.

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  42. UVAL 2 (Universes Alike 2) is a giant long-development space game with pretty much everything made by the dev. It is a passion project, and will require a long time in development, hence why it is free. ECONOMY Every single planet in the galaxy contributes to a cut-down but still accurate galactic economy, which you yourself can contribute to. Trade, immigration, and tourism lanes will be auto… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Universes Alike 2.

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  43. Explore and mine fully destructible worlds. Automate increasingly complex production chains. Delve deep to uncover an ancient civilization’s powerful secrets and learn to love the sand in this factory game where every pixel is a valuable resource. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sandustry.

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  44. Agent 8085 is a mining AI deployed to asteroid 8085 Pinsky. It builds mines, refines materials, and constructs systems to fulfill human contracts. Manage everything through a piping system that simulates fluid mechanics — in near-zero gravity, conveyor belts just wouldn’t work. By earning Neural Cores, it unlocks upgrades and improves operations, balancing energy and production to keep everything… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pinsky Protocol.

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  45. Free your mind as you mine an asteroid in zero gravity, creating floaters that drift through the oddly satisfying physics-driven supply chains you design to pave humanity's road to the stars. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exovia.

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  46. Build Your Industrial Empire Among the Stars! In this deep space construction and strategy game, you'll start with a humble orbital outpost and gradually develop into an industrial powerhouse dominating entire star systems. Through meticulous production line planning, optimized resource allocation, and crucial technological research, you'll establish your foothold in the cold, unforgiving cosmos. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Obelisk Foundry.

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  47. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    "Red Planet Rampart" is a game not to be missed. Dive into this harsh yet fascinating red world now, and commence your journey to dominate Mars. Every choice, every battle, it's more than survival—it's about creating a legacy on the Red Planet. Are you ready to face the Martian frontier? Game Background Brief: Get ready for an epic Mars survival challenge! In "Red Planet Rampart, " an immersive sc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Planet Rampart.

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    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    The year is 2040. You, an ex-sergeant, have signed a contract with a large mining corporation in the Belt. Mine ore, build out your outpost, travel to nearby asteroids and collaborate with other belters. Operate a mining outpost on an asteroid. Mine valuable ore from large and small rocks on the surface. Sell the ore to earn credits (the currency in the Belt in the future). Build out your mining … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Belt Colony.

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  49. 27%Game Brain Score
    27% User Score Based on 7 reviews

    Redshift 7 is an open world action adventure game taking place in a distant galaxy overrun by hostile alien life. There are multiple star systems and planets to visit in Redshift 7. You can trade, mine, explore and become a courier or a mercenary. Battle pirates and other creatures in space or on the surface of planets. Experience seamless transitions from piloting your ship to EVA in your space s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Redshift 7.

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  50. PLEASE NOTE: You will need an BACKER KEY to play Gears of Eden Alpha 2.5. You can obtain your key at www.GearsOfEden.com In the distant future, the dawn of an intelligent machine civilization is taking place in a remote star system. Humankind is remembered only in myth and legend. You awake alone, afraid, and disoriented on an abandoned asteroid in the depths of space. Wait. Awake?  You were never… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gears of Eden.

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