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Looking for games like Spaceship Commander? Here are top open world role playing recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Shortest Trip to Earth, Into the Stars or Starpoint Gemini 2.

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  1. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    74% User Score Based on 1,792 reviews
    Critic Score 23%Based on 3 reviews

    Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe, while an intergalactic war is raging. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shortest Trip to Earth.

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  2. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    38% User Score Based on 485 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 6 reviews

    Take the role of Captain in this Space Survival Simulation as you explore a massive star system in search of a new home for humanity. Outfit your ship, hand pick your crew and set off on a journey through an open-world where you must scavenge resources, shelter civilians and outrun a hostile alien force. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Stars.

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  3. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    72% User Score Based on 4,430 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 8 reviews

    Captain your own space ship and roam the galaxy in 3D in this tactical space simulator with tons of RPG depth ! Space has never looked so inviting - but images can betray... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starpoint Gemini 2.

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  4. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 3,698 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 9 reviews

    A unique blend of space sim, RPG and 4X games. Conduct research and construction in your own gigantic space station, command your war fleets and heroic companions to invade enemy territory, build up your stronghold, trade, mine, salvage and remind your enemies why they fear you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starpoint Gemini Warlords.

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  5. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 19,846 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 4 reviews

    X4: FOUNDATIONS, the long awaited sequel in the successful X series, brings our most sophisticated universe SIMULATION ever. Fly every ship, EXPLORE space or manage an empire; TRADE, FIGHT, BUILD and THINK carefully, while you embark on an epic journey. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to X4: Foundations.

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  6. 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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  7. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    54% User Score Based on 354 reviews

    Managing a fleet across a dangerous galaxy. Every star and planet holds untold riches and dangers. Each encounter will require skills in trading, diplomacy, and combat. Allocate power to engines, charge all weapons, and take on the worst the galaxy has to handle. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interstellaria.

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  8. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    50% User Score Based on 796 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 12 reviews

    The Long Journey Home combines the endless freedom of space with a new open questing system that always leaves you in command. Deliver the stranded Glukkt to his homeworld as he asks, or to your new slaver friends? Attempt to make allies with everyone, or pin your hopes on the tougher races, and hope they never turn on you? Jump by jump, make hard decisions and live with the consequences, in a uni… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Long Journey Home.

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  9. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    66% User Score Based on 606 reviews

    Space exploration adventure RPG where you command a crew in a story driven sandbox universe. Work to destroy the sensor network and reach the heavily guarded planet before Shavala corporation goons hunt you down, or just go exploring. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wayward Terran Frontier: Zero Falls.

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  10. 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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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    61% User Score Based on 266 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Take on the role of a spaceship captain. Explore new worlds, and engage in intense ship-to-ship battles. Develop unique battle tactics, upgrade your ship, and recruit crew members as you fight for peace or piracy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Rogue.

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  12. 40%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    32% User Score Based on 104 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 2 reviews

    Starpoint Gemini is an RPG tactical simulator focused on the control and strengths of individual vessels. In SPG ship captains and their skills make the greatest difference in large-scale battles. The games is set in a science-fiction universe where various thriving technological directions exist side by side. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starpoint Gemini.

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  13. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    44% User Score Based on 502 reviews

    Star Command Galaxies is the ultimate starship simulator. Become Captain and recruit your crew, build your ship, explore a randomly generated universe and battle alien ships across the galaxy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Command Galaxies.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 14,354 reviews

    Avorion is a procedurally generated sci-fi sandbox where players start out at the edge of the galaxy and must find their way to its core. Players build their own ships, which they will use to explore the galaxy, trade and fight. Space ships are mainly of large scale, with crews, turrets and energy systems that you will have to manage. The galaxy gets more hostile, but also more rewarding the close… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Avorion.

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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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  16. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    77% User Score Based on 2,112 reviews

    Between the Stars is a space action game with RPG growth and real time combat that places you at the helm of an interstellar cruiser. Your mission will be to protect the civilized world from the Children of the Sun, a faction that dominates border planets in the known universe. In order to undertake your mission you must cross the galaxy, face new challenges at each warp jump, and make difficult d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Between the Stars.

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  17. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 550 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    The Sequel to the award winning X2: The Threat introduces a new 3D engine as well as a new story, new ships and a new gameplay to greatly increase the variety in the X-universe. The economy of X3: Reunion is more complex than anything seen in the X-universe before. Factories are being built by NPCs, wars can affect the global economy, NPCs can trade freely and pirates behave far more realistically… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to X3: Reunion.

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  18. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 94,098 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 31 reviews

    Take control of your own starship in a cutthroat galaxy. Elite: Dangerous brings gaming’s original open world adventure into the modern generation with a connected galaxy, evolving narrative and the entirety of the Milky Way re-created at its full galactic proportions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elite Dangerous.

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  19. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 5,996 reviews

    Void Crew is a Chaotic, Co-op Roguelite game for 1 to 4 players: Outfit your spaceship and crew for thrilling quests, brave fierce enemies in Space Battles... and try not to panic! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void Crew.

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  20. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 1,978 reviews

    The RTS/FPS phenomenon has moved into space! Build and command fleets of starships for epic space battles, pilot fighters, mine and trade resources, assemble robots to defend or assault other stations. Take sole command or share the glory as you fight for control of the quadrant. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Executive Assault 2.

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  21. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    45% User Score Based on 1,184 reviews

    Cast off! Cosmonautica is a fresh take on space trading in a procedurally generated universe, paired with quirky humor for your intergalactic enjoyment. Are you ready for some hilarious adventures in outer space? Start by boarding a washed-up space cruiser and fulfill your destiny as an aspiring captain on the hunt for fame and fortune. Cosmonautica combines elements of space trading and crew simu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmonautica.

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  22. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    72% User Score Based on 611 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 1 reviews

    Take command of an 'Age of Sail' ship and her crew, exploring a vast, story-filled world that reacts to your decisions. Engage enemy vessels, fortifications and sea monsters in brutal tactical combat, all framed in an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abandon Ship.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    85% User Score Based on 25,895 reviews
    Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

    BattleTech is a turn-based tactical 'Mech combat set in the classic 3025 era of the BattleTech Universe. From the creators of the Shadowrun Series! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BATTLETECH.

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  24. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 6,104 reviews

    Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endless Sky.

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  25. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 998 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 5 reviews

    Diluvion is a 3D deep sea, Jules Verne inspired, exploration game with RPG elements and thrilling submarine combat. As the Captain of your own vessel, you must grow and manage your crew as you search for the secrets of the past in a hauntingly beautiful flooded world. Forced into the deep oceans by a Great Flood that occurred countless centuries ago, humanity now lives trapped under a thick layer… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Diluvion.

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  26. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 4,868 reviews

    Your legacy is calling. Prepare yourself for fast-paced space combats. Take your ship, gird on your best gears and raise your new galactic empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SpaceBourne 2.

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  27. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    74% User Score Based on 169 reviews

    BossConstructor is a game about building and flying your own spaceship!Building your Ship. The core feature of the game is its ship editor which allows you to freely assemble your own spaceships using a vast variety of modules (currently more than 60). The way you build your ships determines how they behave and what they are capable of doing. Since every module costs money, weight and energy, desi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BossConstructor.

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  28. 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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  29. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    55% User Score Based on 180 reviews

    Landinar: Into the Void is an action-packed space adventure. You play as a captain down on your luck, but eager to make a change. Get into your ship and set your own path. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Landinar: Into the Void.

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  31. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 9,078 reviews

    Embark on a space journey with your patched-together crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony sim. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Haven.

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  32. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 133 reviews

    Captain Bones is an open world game about an ordinary crew member becoming a great pirate captain. To achieve this, he must first survive with what he has collected from the environment. Then, he must find himself a ship and a crew. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Captain Bones: Prologue.

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  33. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    50% User Score Based on 537 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Objects in Space is a modempunk stealth space-trading game set in Apollo, a huge cluster of star systems dozens of lightyears away from earth. You are a lonesome ship's captain, buying and selling wares in order to keep your bucket of bolts afloat and stay one step ahead of pirates, organized criminals, corrupt governments and shady laws. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Objects in Space.

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  34. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    62% User Score Based on 404 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    NOW AVAILABLE ON MAC AND LINUX In Distant Star: Revenant Fleet, you take control of the last remaining ships of a near-destroyed A’kari fleet, and must rebuild your forces as you battle through ancient, galactic battlefields towards a final showdown with the Orthani. Build your fleet of up to 5 ships (from a choice of any combination of 8 classes) and upgrade their weapons and attachments which… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Distant Star: Revenant Fleet.

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  36. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 2,258 reviews

    Ostranauts is a detailed simulation of owning and living aboard a spaceship, in a solar system where honest living is a slow death sentence. Set in the NEO Scavenger universe, where Earth has suffered cataclysmic collapse, the rest of the System lives on in a state of capitalistic dystopia. Players will create their captain, build or customize their starting ship from the spoils of their career h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ostranauts.

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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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  38. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 426 reviews

    Alek, the young man who will change Zarabon's World forever. In this adventure, you must rebuild the world of Zarabon in your image. Build villages and manage your production lines with the help of your villagers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alek: The Lost Kingdom.

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  39. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    61% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    Unending Galaxy is a unique space-sim in which you can fill any role from pirate or trader to the leader of a large galactic empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unending Galaxy.

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  40. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 959 reviews

    Pilot your ship in the seamless open world made of space, planets, and more. Find new ships and equipment, find allies and beat all the enemies in this open source space shooter! Destination Sol is a free-to-play hardcore space arcade/RPG. You start as a pilot of a small fighter ship on the edge of a star system, and you're free to explore the game world, land on planets, fight with enemies, upgr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Destination Sol.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    80% User Score Based on 892 reviews

    Assemble your crew, load out your ship, and explore the galaxy in this deck-building space roguelike. Your deck is determined by your spaceship's loadout, mix and match equipment to discover different powerful card synergies, and obliterate your enemies in tactical space battles If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breachway.

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  42. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    88% User Score Based on 1,702 reviews

    Climb from your cryo-pod and enter the Void... Astrox Imperium is a space based rpg that offers familiar game play in an open-world universe. With tons of ships, upgrades, and options, being lost in space might just be fun. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astrox Imperium.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    56% User Score Based on 184 reviews

    Drifter is an open-world sandbox space trading game with a procedurally-generated galaxy 100,000 light years across made up of tens of thousands of star systems to explore and features an original soundtrack by composer Danny Baranowsky. Take on the role of a spaceship captain attempting to eke out a living among the stars by trading goods between star systems, hunting pirates for bounties, mining… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drifter.

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  44. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    59% User Score Based on 498 reviews
    Critic Score 58%Based on 1 reviews

    King of Seas is an Action Role playing game set in a procedural pirate world. An epic adventure awaits you in a fantastic world, dotted with fights, lost islands and treasures. A universe that will keep you anchored as you struggle to become the king of all pirates. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to King of Seas.

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  45. 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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  46. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 1,473 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 20 reviews

    Explore a vast universe in this roguelike, ship building, FPS Genesis Alpha One mixes thrilling roguelike mechanics with a deep ship builder and fast first-person action, putting you in the role of an interstellar pioneer. As the Captain of a Genesis starship, you journey into uncharted space on the ultimate mission. Build and manage a space vessel, farm resources, deal with terrifying alien inf… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Genesis Alpha One.

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    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    44% User Score Based on 266 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 4 reviews

    Ancient Space is a story driven single player real time strategy game where you take command of a fleet embarking on a scientific mission to chart undiscovered reaches of space called ‘The Black Zone,’ Overcome overwhelming odds and fight for your life, your faith and the survival of your ship and its crew. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ancient Space.

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  48. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    46% User Score Based on 61 reviews

    Legends of Azulgar is a Sci-Fi Action oriented Strategy Roleplaying game that puts you in command of a space ship, space station and a fleet in a massive sandbox universe. The game immerses the player in a fully interactive environment and a world rich in lore and Legends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legends of Azulgar.

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  49. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    66% User Score Based on 2,287 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    The Wild Eight is an intense survival action-adventure set in the frozen wilderness of Alaska. Team up with friends in online co-op or go solo, explore the mysterious land, craft weapons and fight to live another day. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wild Eight.

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  50. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 1,295 reviews

    A classic Sci-Fi RPG set in the harsh environment of deep space. Gather your team, equip your ship and explore the far reaches of deep space. Bringing back the nostalgia, excitement and wonder of classic RPG's, Stellar Tactics will thrill you with a compelling narrative, deep strategic turn based ground combat system and rewarding open world space exploration. Build your team, equip your ship, ex… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Tactics.

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