Games like Sun & Star

ASTROBOTANICA is a science-driven survival game where you play as Xel, an alien botanist stranded on prehistoric Earth. Use your botanical expertise to cultivate plants for food, medicine, and breathable air while interacting with Neanderthals by earning their trust and helping them with herbal remedies. Adapt and experiment to survive and find rare seeds to save your home planet.

Idle World is a single-player simulation game where you harness black holes and master elements from the nano scale to entire galaxies to build your own universe. Featuring amazing graphics, great music, and engaging gameplay, it offers a deep, grinding experience. However, it is somewhat marred by frequent advertisements.

In "Starstruck Vagabond," a story-driven work/life simulator, players maintain a spaceship and deliver cargo between star systems. After awakening from a 2000-year sleep, the protagonist assembles a crew and becomes entangled in a conflict involving a ominous purple egg and two warring factions. With a Stardew Valley-inspired approach, players will forge relationships, manage their ship, and uncover new purposes in this unknown galaxy.

"Headquarters: World War II" is a turn-based strategy game set during the Battle of Normandy. The combat system is deceptively simple yet offers depth with unit positioning, directional cover, terrain bonuses, and destructible environments. Players can choose their side, form their force, and level up units with heroes and headquarters skills. Join the discord for more information.

"Under A New Sun" is a survival game where players wake up on a foreign planet after their ship malfunctions during arrival. The planet has a breathable atmosphere and is inhabited by various plants and animals, providing the essentials for survival. However, players must overcome challenges such as hunger, thirst, hostile fauna, and harsh weather conditions to endure and adapt to their new environment. The game also features abandoned machinery from the ship that can be used to help in the player's survival.

"TasteMaker is a single-player strategy game with stunning visuals and hilarious elements. Build, manage, and expand your restaurant, creating a menu and atmosphere that keeps customers happy. However, the game is grindy, has bugs, and requires constant upkeep to keep your restaurant clean and employees productive."

American Railroads: Summit River & Pine Valley is a first-person railroad simulation set in the steam era, focusing on expanding your transportation business. Players build tracks, load freight, and operate detailed, interactive locomotives with realistic physics and sounds. The game emphasizes authentic train handling and maximizing profits along scenic routes.

Maia is a space colony simulation game set on a toxic alien world, 12 light years from Earth. Your mission is to establish humanity's first foothold in the stars by building and managing a base to sustain colonist's needs, while surviving various dangers such as toxic atmosphere, solar flares, and earthquakes. The game features an enormous procedurally-generated world, including a series of vast mission areas with fully simulated environments.

"Drifter" is a single-player Sci-Fi Simulation game with exceptional gameplay, set in a procedurally-generated galaxy of 100,000 light years. As a spaceship captain, engage in trading goods, pirate hunting, mining, or piracy, with an original soundtrack by Danny Baranowsky. It takes around 6 hours to complete game's main storyline.

"When Ski Lifts Go Wrong" is a physics-based construction and management simulation game. Design ski lifts and jumps, then watch your skiers tackle the slopes with hilarious consequences. Over 100 levels of challenges and freebuild mode offer endless opportunities for creative design and experimentation.