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Games like Stellar Nursery

Games like Stellar Nursery

Looking for games like Stellar Nursery? Here are top city builder recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Goodnight, Sun, Heliodawn or Sunward.

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  1. An incremental that ends. The star is failing. On MERIDIAN — blue, clouded, still glittering with cities — one billion minds sleep in cryostorage, waiting for somewhere to go. You are HALCYON, their caretaker AI. Your directive is simple and terrible: dismantle the solar system and build the Ark.The loop Mine worlds to death. Drones strip Regolith from planets that visibly shrink, crack, and fina… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Goodnight, Sun.

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  2. Day one: a coal mine, an iron mine, a well, a farm. That's it. Earth is modern but empty of space infrastructure, and the only way forward is to build it yourself. Mine coal to make power. Smelt iron into steel. Refine oil into rocket fuel. Process air into oxygen and nitrogen. Grow the supply chain until you've got electronics, composites, and a rocket assembly plant. Then you launch. Low orb… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heliodawn.

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  3. A deep, relaxed space-industry sim. Mine asteroids, refine raw ore into valuable goods, and trade on a living market while you build a modular station, grow a colony, and expand across the solar system and beyond into a freighter-linked empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunward.

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  5. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    86% User Score Based on 266 reviews

    After the moon vanished, the fantasy game world of Settlemoon lays abandoned in darkness. Re-light the skies, provide rest and resources for travelling adventurers, and piece together what happened to the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Settlemoon.

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  6. Your cat is sailing across space. Starting from Earth, she'll travel to the Moon, Mars, Jupiter, and far beyond — all the way to distant stars like Proxima Centauri, Sirius, and Betelgeuse. The journey takes time. A lot of time. But she has nothing but time. You don't need to play this game. Just leave it open. Key FeaturesAlways-on-top desktop widget A small window sits quietly in the corner… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outta Space.

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    43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    69% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    A space adventure where you solve the mystery of your past, building a thriving civilization across a distant solar system. Fly your rocket as a commander, grow your colonies and build planet upgrades to conquer this unknown space. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ORBITAL.

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  8. The facility has no windows. Beyond its walls: the void, patient and endless. You are NEXUS — an intelligence built to do one thing. Harvest. Everything. NEXUS // Quantum Industries is a premium sci-fi incremental game about industrializing the entire universe — and then ending it, to begin again deeper. You start by pulling a single quantum from the vacuum. You finish by folding higher dimension… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nexus: Quantum Industries.

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  9. One stroke levels Everest. One sunshade cools the equator. Most sandboxes treat your brush as paint. Terra Logic hands it to physics. Every stroke feeds a live simulation of climate, ocean and erosion — you are not coloring a planet, you are asking it a question, and it answers with consequences. You draw. The planet answers. Lower the Tibetan Plateau and the monsoon loses its wall — the rai… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terra Logic.

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  10. The survey cleared the investment threshold. The board approved deployment. You are a Batavia deployment commander, first boots on every site. Your job: land the Command Center, keep it alive while it works, and manage the local fauna. Official copy classifies them as native assets. Your crews classify them as monsters. Both are right. One of them is honest.A ROGUELITE SIEGE, ONE PLANET AT A TIME… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Machines vs Monsters.

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  11. A dimensional rift has torn you from everything you know. Your ship is dead. Your crew is gone. The only way back? Generate enough raw energy to punch through the rift and make it home. Build a planetary energy empire, prestige for permanent power, and ultimately construct a Dyson Sphere to generate enough energy to escape the rift. Ten Worlds. One Goal. You start on Earth with nothing but a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Harvest.

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  12. Something was found on Mars in 1988On its third sol, the experimental rover AURIGA drilled into Martian rock and found something that should not have been there. The program was shut down within days, the finding was classified, and the rover was left where it stopped. For three and a half centuries the dust buried it. Then someone came looking. Drive one machine, carefullyThis is a game about d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Auriga.

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  13. Dive deeper. Come back richer.Long Dives is an idle game set on the ocean floor. You start with a Generator, a Drill and a Market in the sunlit Shallows. Build up power, minerals and biomass, then Dive: reset your base for pearls that make every run faster. Ten depths wait below. The Dark, the Cinders, the Fissure, the Hadal Zone and the Rift come first. Past the Rift, each Ascension opens one mo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Long Dives.

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  16. The stars went quiet, and no one is coming. So you begin. A thousand years ago the Severance cut the Weave — the living lattice that let minds and ships cross the dark — and the galaxy fell silent, sector by sector. You are the Core: an ancient ship-mind, finally awake, on a hull that should not still be running. There's no crew left to give the orders. There's just the work, the long quiet, an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aetherdrifter.

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  17. Sidetrack is a tiny railway town that lives in a strip along the bottom (or the top) of your desktop, above the taskbar and under your other windows. Get on with your day: the trains keep running, the cargo keeps paying, and whenever you look down there is a small town going about its business. Nothing can go wrong, there is no timer, and the line keeps earning while you are away. Run the railway… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sidetrack — Tiny Trains for Your Desktop.

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  18. Raise a civilization from its first campfire to the age of artificial intelligence in this contemplative idle strategy game. Assign people, grow knowledge, automate every human craft, and listen as ORACLE remembers what progress creates—and what it quietly leaves behind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ORACLE: Humanity, Automated.

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  19. Space Civilization Clicker is a game about turning one small planet into an absurdly rich galactic empire. Start by clicking Earth for a handful of resources. Then put entire worlds to work for you: mining colonies, moon bases, space stations, and eventually the stars themselves. Your empire is alive on screen. Ships ferry goods between your worlds, city lights spread across the night side of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Civilization Clicker.

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  20. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    80% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    A dream among the stars — or a nightmare. 1, 000 colonists. One ship. A destination that may be fifty years away — or centuries. Some will land. Some will be born, age, and die in the dark between stars without ever knowing if the mission succeeded. Inspired by John Ayliff's Seedship, Dead Reckoning is a game about the slow, invisible erosion of civilization across generations. Every decision you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Reckoning: The Long Drift.

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  21. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 505 reviews

    Starvester is a short incremental game about expanding a star-system wide factory to build giant megastructures in space. Deploy drones to automate mining Gather various resources and unlock upgrades Expand your factory and build megastructures. Harvest the power of stars and other celestial bodies! Features: Active incremental progression through resource gathering Tons of upgrades with prestige … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starvester.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    68% User Score Based on 201 reviews

    “All roads lead to our ‘Goodbye.’” Boasting an epic soundtrack that can turn the world of gaming on its head, and some of the most stunning designs ever seen in a game, Bank of Innovation’s newest title, MementoMori, is finally here! Songs performed by many renowned artists enhance the rich world of MementoMori. *We recommend playing while wearing earphones or headphones. ◆ STORY: A tal… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MementoMori.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    55% User Score Based on 107 reviews

    Discover Uptasia! Create your own little 19th century town with fantastic production sites and shops. Master a wide variety of hidden object game challenges. Put your reactions and strategic skill to the test. Download Uptasia now! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uptasia.

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    60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    93% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    The world's first padel business game is here! Build your own padel empire, starting from a bucket of balls all the way to the Moon. Padel Tycoon is an idle clicker game about building a padel empire across three locations — the city, the Riviera Maya, and the Moon. Buy your first court rental, reinvest, hire a manager to run it while you sleep, and watch the numbers climb. Then do it again, bi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Padel Tycoon.

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  28. On the table before you sits a set of books containing magic worlds and cryptic secrets. Open a book, explore its pages, and enter into varied landscapes of procedurally generated terrain and resources. Pay careful attention to the hints that litter the pages. Unlocking their meaning is the key to mastering the game. Each world is a randomized puzzle. Learn optimized building arrangements,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Weeks Till Winter.

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  29. A cozy sandbox designed to accompany you as you go about your day. Take a break: relax, breathe, and create tiny worlds in glass. Grow plants, unlock new elements, and find secret combinations to summon special guests to photograph. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mysarium.

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  30. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    88% User Score Based on 2,107 reviews

    A short incremental game about feeding a Black Hole matter by destroying Asteroids, Planets, and Stars. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Game About Feeding A Black Hole.

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  31. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 213 reviews

    Build and manage your cute cozy cafe while working studying or streaming. Farming and serving delicious dishes to adorable animal customer in your cafe on the bottom of your screen, all while you're working on other tasks and enjoying your day. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Not Monday Cafe.

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  32. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 146 reviews

    Undertake your new job as a forester in a mystic and peaceful wood. Chop, gather, level up and unravel the expansive forest and its splendor at your own pace, one log at a time! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to April Grove.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay
    97% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    This is the legacy version of Sunset Sprout, it is not supported anymore, please get it one steam if you want the full experience! https://store.steampowered.com/widget/3615490/ inspired by the old classic farming games from the early days of Facebook; Sunset Sprout is a relaxing, cozy farming and management game where you rebuild your farm from ruins! On a spread of islands on … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunset Sprout.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music
    93% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    As soon as humanity had the means we sent out an interstellar colony ship. Its design was basic but elegant. And it made it all 40.7 light-years to Trappist-1.— Ship data files On arrival at Trappist-1 you control the Ark. A large spaceship/movable colony and trading hub for your exploration of Trappist-1. Trappist is a story-driven colony builder with resource management in the Trappist-1 solar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trappist.

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  35. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 7,402 reviews

    A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rusty's Retirement.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 1,810 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    "Event[0] is a game about building a personal relationship with a machine. You type messages into a computer, and Kaizen answers. As in any relationship, you experience gratitude, disappointment, and sometimes jealousy. It is by working through fears and anxieties of your virtual companion that you will find your way back to Earth." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Event[0].

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  37. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 567 reviews

    Imagine Earth is a real-time simulation game. Whole planets become your playground and keep the excitement going with strategy and puzzle element. Build up huge civilizations and deal with the self-inflicted climate change. It all depends on your individual development plans and growth management abilities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Imagine Earth.

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  38. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    96% User Score Based on 54,673 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Cookie Clicker is a game about making an absurd amount of cookies. To help you in this endeavor, you will recruit a wide variety of helpful cookie makers, like friendly Grandmas, Farms, Factories, and otherworldly Portals. Cookie Clicker was originally released in 2013, but has been very actively developed since then. If you played it before, try it again to see all the new features! * Collect c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cookie Clicker.

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  39. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    92% User Score Based on 960 reviews

    Factory Town Idle is a unique town builder that takes place entirely within a massive living spreadsheet. At the start, simple clicks will harvest resources, create housing & production buildings, and assign workers to craft items. You'll choose which items to sell at the markets, and which to refine into better items. But as you gain experience, you'll acquire tools that help automatically manage… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Factory Town Idle.

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  40. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    75% User Score Based on 77 reviews

    Get JETT: The Far Shore on PS4 & PS5. Embark on an interstellar trip to carve out a future for a people haunted by oblivion in this action-adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to JETT: The Far Shore + Given Time.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    93% User Score Based on 115 reviews

    Come with us now on a journey through music and space... To the world of Voyager! Take it easy and create your own gorgeous emergent journey! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VOYAGER.

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  42. Start with five tiny ants in a glass habitat. Hatch new workers, build their home, and watch every trip for food turn into coins—then leave them working quietly while you do something else. ANT is a hand-drawn idle colony simulator and desktop companion. Keep a slim colony along the edge of your screen, or open the full colony and follow your ants as their tiny home spreads far beyond the glass. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ant.

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  43. One small mining ship. An endless galaxy. Your desktop.Space Travelers is a relaxed 2D space mining and exploration sim. Start with a modest ship in a quiet corner of the galaxy, dig rare minerals out of asteroids and planets, trade at the station, and push your range outward sector by sector. The map never runs out: the universe grows with you. You do not have to stop playing to get on with yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Travelers.

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  44. Space Planet Explorer is a roguelite of deep-space survey, built on real astronomy. Take command of a survey ship and chart 76 actual celestial bodies — from the cratered Moon to the radiation-blasted surface of WASP-12b — but fuel, hull integrity, and mission time are all scarce. Plot your route, weigh every risk, and bring the data home. Run out of resources and the mission is over. This isn't … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Planet Explorer.

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  45. Story Your brother said he tested security for companies — the kind of work that's better off not talked about. It sounded boring and believable, so you never pushed. Two weeks after he disappeared, the police hand his things back to your parents. Among them, a USB stick. You plug it into the home computer. An unfamiliar system installs itself, and a moment later Mentor speaks — an AI that teache… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Brother Hacker.

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  46. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Desktop Colony is a cosy, incremental, semi-idle colony simulator designed to sit on top of your desktop allowing you to work on other tasks while growing your space colony! Asteroid MiningSend out probes to search for resources to mine. Every asteroid increases your resources generated per minute. Build Ships and StructuresBuild habs to house more colonists and watch the ships fly around y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desktop Colony.

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  47. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    98% User Score Based on 53 reviews

    Terraforming Titans is an incremental colony builder where the objective is to terraform multiple worlds with a moderate focus on realism and a simulated climate model. Play as a Terraforming AI.  Your mission is crystal clear: terraform Mars, ensure the safety of all colonists and maintain your own integrity.  What could possibly go wrong? It turns out a lot can indeed go wrong with such a si… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Terraforming Titans.

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  48. TEXTORIO You crash-land on Kepler-442b — a planet that wants you dead. 50,000 colonists sleep in cryo-pods deep below the surface. Wake them, or die trying. In Textorio, you build a factory in pure ASCII. Raw ore becomes circuits. Circuits become machines. Machines become a self-sustaining production empire — and that empire is the only thing standing between humanity and extinction on an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Textorio.

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  49. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    100% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    1963. A classified experiment. A grieving mother with unnatural powers. Step into a first-person psychological horror told through the static of a Cold War-era monitor peering into the astral realm and beyond. Find out what happened to you and uncover the conspiracy they tried to bury. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Looking Glass.

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  50. Ironseed 3The Long ReturnThe Story Continues… The Ironseed did not die in deep space. It endured. Long after the escape from Mars, long after the fall of certainty, the ship still drifts... scarred, ancient, and carrying a burden no machine was ever meant to bear. You are no longer simply a captain. You are Vigil, the ship itself. A fractured guardian consciousness, holding together systems, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ironseed 3 : Vigil.

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