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Looking for games like Suns Unknown? Here are top open world management recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Lost Galaxy: Echoes of War, Solar Imperium or Legacy of the Ark: The Long Awakening.

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  1. Stranded at the Edge of ExistenceAfter a catastrophic first contact shatters humanity’s expedition fleet, you and a small group of survivors crash-land on a hostile, unknown world in the Lost Galaxy—a forgotten corner of the universe, beyond charts and signals. With no help coming, your only hope is to build, defend, and rediscover what remains of our fractured civilization. Can you survive the e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Galaxy: Echoes of War.

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  2. Crash-land on an unknown world and build your settlement hex by hex across its entire globe. Then take it to the stars: a real-time grand strategy game where you zoom from one colony's roads out to a galaxy held by ancient powers that play by the same rules you do. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solar Imperium.

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  3. 37%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    56% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Legacy of the Ark: The Long Awakening is a sci-fi idle progression game where you rebuild a shattered colony ship, restore lost systems, automate production, and uncover the mystery hidden within the Ark’s damaged memory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legacy of the Ark: The Long Awakening.

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  4. Travel the vast oceans of an alien planet in this roguelite colony management game where you must build and thrive aboard a massive ocean-faring ship. Stranded on an unknown world, you must seek essential resources to power vital production chains, manage crew morale and needs as you build your mobile colony, and defend yourself against all manner of existential threats in your quest for answers. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Carrier.

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  5. An unforgettable journey of discovery, hope, and survival, as you strive to unlock the secrets of the universe and pave the way for humanity's destiny. By intertwining Exploration, Adaptive Gameplay, and Survival, ETERNITY offers a rich and immersive experience where you’re guiding humanity’s last fleet through a procedurally generated galaxy, and your “empire” is a moving city of ships. Every ve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eternity.

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  6. You are the galaxy’s unluckiest starship captain. Crash-land on strange planets, gather scarce resources, and rescue your stranded crew. Each successful evacuation earns you stars — collect enough and you’ll unlock new worlds to explore. Your crash-landings won’t curb your thirst for adventure. Build thriving colonies to shelter your crew, repair your ship, and defend against the hostile lifeform… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmic Castaway.

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  7. Starship Colony is a deep spaceship colony sim. Build your starship, manage air, water, food, fuel, energy, temperature and psychology to keep your crew alive across vast distances. Closed-loop system in space. Mining, wiring, plumbing, in-ship factory, (alien?) radio signals & translation, diplomacy, combat, and more. Survival in Space is HardResources are plentiful but you must journey acro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starship Colony.

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  8. 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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  9. Journey on the back of the space whale Kewa, building a city for your people as you travel across the galaxy seeking purpose and answers, and developing deep relationships with the universe around you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond These Stars.

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  10. Main Sequence is a first-person space-sim factory builder where you design spaceships, build space stations, and automate everything. Start with a single ship and grow to become an interstellar industrial empire as you leave your mark on the galaxy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Main Sequence.

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  11. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 78 reviews

    If you enjoyed the Prologue, wishlist & follow the full game to get notified at launch About the GameThe free prologue of "Pax Autocratica" invites you to establish the foundations of the greatest regime in history in this darkly satirical totalitarian colony sim + FPS roguelite hybrid. You are tasked with managing and leading your citizens to spread your doctrine through the fir… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pax Autocratica: Prologue.

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    53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Many many years into the future, humanity has created and used warp drives. However, due to the recency of the technology, it still has many flaws. You are equipped with experimental engines and a warp drive, and you are tasked with finding the wreck of the EV Triumph, a large exploratory ship which lost contact on its journey through deep space. The reason was unknown, but you suffer the same fat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Suborbital.

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    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    SpaceSlog is a challenging sci-fi spaceship simulator that focuses on shipbuilding, crew interaction, and exploration. Inspired by games such as Rimworld, Starship Theory, Dwarf Fortress and X-COM, as well as iconic media such as Firefly, Battlestar Galactica, Stargate Universe and The Expanse. Your colony ship has been destroyed. Fortunately, a few survivors managed to escape on a small ship. No… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SpaceSlog.

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  14. 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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  15. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 164 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 3 reviews

    The Spatials are back with Galactology! Design, build and protect your colony station from the many enemies you will make while exploring the galaxy and exploding their homeworlds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Spatials: Galactology.

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  16. Rescue the Celestia is a space management and exploration game where you command a rescue operation deep in an uncharted region of space. With a small fleet and limited resources at your disposal, search distant planets for the scattered crew of the ISS Celestia, establish stations and bases, build your logistics network, and manage the resources needed to keep the operation running. Explore uncha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rescue the Celestia.

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  17. You're alone on Mars.The mission is over. Your crew left you behind. You've got a pressure suit, whatever you can pull out of the ground, and a long way to go before you see Earth again. There's a rocket between you and home. You just have to build it first. Sol One is a first-person open-world survival game that tries to get the science right. It's for people who like grounded, science-driven su… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sol One.

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  18. Arcbound is a colony simulation game set entirely on a single evolving starship. Everything is connected. And everything can fail at any moment. Design and expand your ship room by room, manage oxygen, power, and crew survival, and guide a fragile civilisation from Earth’s final evacuation into deep space. WHAT YOU DO Design and expand your Arcship room by room Manage oxygen, power, water, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcbound.

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  19. From NothingFrom Nothing is a 2D survival-crafting RPG where you build systems, sustain life, and transform a dead world into a living one. Stranded on a barren moon with limited resources and no clear way home, survival is only the beginning. Gather materials, construct infrastructure, and create the systems needed not just to survive, but to make the world habitable. What starts as a fragile … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to From Nothing.

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  20. You are on the run. Build stations in hostile systems, gather what resources you can, and jump away before you are overwhelmed. Your ships are slowly failing, but the Swarm is relentless, hungry, and on your heels. Can you survive long enough to secure a future for humanity? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stationbreak.

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  21. In a toxic, zombie-ridden wasteland, survival is brutal. Upgrade your RV into a foldable-space mobile base—farm, craft, gather resources, and fend off the undead to build your last safe haven. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Road Survival: Bigger on the Inside.

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  22. "I have wanted a game like this for a long time but nobody was making it, and that really annoyed me" - Drummo Haul valuable cargo between sprawling star systems. Bounty Hunt outlaws for a fistful of credits. Mine planets for the raw materials that fuel the economy.  Upgrade over 50 ships I want to add another 50 ships and support craft. The galaxy is a cold, dark place, but it… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Protospace.

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  23. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    As humanity enters the final frontier, finding planets that are habitable becomes a gold mine. You were one of the many explorers sent out to colonize the galaxy, the only difference is you successfully found a habitable planet. Now you must survive in the star system until the first colony arrives. Explore your star system going from planet to planet gathering resources that you cannot find on a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Pixel Planets.

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  24. ABOUT Explore an infinite universe of diverse planets and star systems! Warp across the universe, discover the remnants of a previous civilization, and build machines and structures to help you not only survive, but thrive. EXPLORE You are all on your own, left to discover the properties of both planet and machine and use them to the best of your ability. There are infinite star systems accessi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super-Spatial.

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  25. A deep-space 4X simulation. Explore a procedurally generated universe, colonize worlds, build a realistic economy, and lead your civilization toward galactic domination. Brave ecological and economic crises, face famines, wars, and disasters, and ensure your survival! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astral 4X.

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  26. After starting the game, players will see a small spaceship landing on the apron inside the starship. After that, 4 minions will disembark from the small spaceship. The minions have AI for construction, production, life, and combat, and do not require players to manually operate the minions. Players only need to specify which planets can collect resources, and the villain will drive a small spaces… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to StarShip-DF.

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  27. Welcome Island About the GameYou've awakened. You find yourself in a mysterious world of floating islands, where the sky shimmers with an ethereal glow. The islands drift like fragmented dreams, surrounded by unfamiliar flora and an unknown ecosystem. You gradually adapt to this world's rules. You'll need to build a home and develop technology, starting from scratch—from primitive tools to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CLOUD DWELLERS.

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  28. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    92% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    "Our ambition was…quantum. We truly believed we were prepared to explore the deep universe. The hubris."

Welcome to Castaway Station, an exciting survival game that takes you on an unintended journey on a hostile planet after a catastrophic accident on your space cruiser. Stranded on an unknown planet with limited resources, you must use all your wits and skills, along with any tools you scavenge… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castaway Station.

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  29. 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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  30. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 270 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 2 reviews

    A strategy game of exploration, endurance, and space travel on an interstellar gothic monastery. Explore solar systems, harvest resources, construct outposts, and face hazards in the challenging universe of The Banished Vault. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Banished Vault.

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  31. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 100,614 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 22 reviews

    The Kerbal Space Program Enhanced Edition Complete bundle includes the heavily-awarded and ever evolving space simulation game Kerbal Space Program as well as the History and Parts Pack & Breaking Ground expansion for a bundled discount. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to null.

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  32. 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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  33. 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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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    92% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    A space-taxi-sim / open-world-RPG with a seamless transition between planetary and in-space flight set in a large galaxy. Explore the Kyprei-41 galaxy as a lonely TAXINAUT carrying fares across alien worlds. Descent onto planets and fly over alien cities and landscapes. Land at bars, diners, garages and many other common and exotic locations. Interact with the locals to ask for directions or lear… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TAXINAUT.

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  35. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 1,860 reviews

    Suddenly thrown into an unknown galaxy, you must explore, fight or befriend aliens and transform your ship from a small survey vessel into a powerful battlecruiser to unravel the mystery of the forces that brought you here and find your way home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starcom: Nexus.

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  36. Where is Earth is a top-down vehicular combat game. Traverse planets, evading threats and obstacles, in search of your crew. Gather resources to assemble upgrades, landing vehicles, space craft, weaponry and support modules to aid you in your fight against an unknown enemy.PLOT 2050 AD Earth's natural resources are depleted and corporations are forced to expand their mining operations to neighbour… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Where is Earth?.

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  37. Run the last known gas station in the southwest in this base building colony sim. Set the fuel price, build and staff a fortified outpost, send crews into the wastes, and deal with the factions at your pumps. Weigh morale decisions against one another as you expand your empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Post Apocalyptic Gas Station (PAGS).

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  38. Become an adorable space squirrel and explore the vast reaches of space with your companions.SPACE DARAM is an open-world survival game where you travel aboard your spaceship, explore new planets, gather resources, and build survival outposts and space bases. Craft equipment, expand your ship, and create a place of your own across multiple planets. Set out on a new adventure through the vastness … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Daram.

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  39. Every grain of this world is real. PIXELFALL is a falling-sand survival crafting game. Sand pours, water finds its level, fire climbs, lava cools into rock you can stand on - a full cellular-automata simulation, all the way down. Dig a channel and the ocean follows you in. Melt one ice block and drown a canyon. Freeze a waterfall and climb it.  Survive the night. You are one small person wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PixelFall.

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  40. Build stations above picky planets, match modules to what the locals actually want, and grow a trade empire that earns while you're away. Court the factions or cross them on the road from your first rattling fusion can to a megastructure that tames a black hole. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astral Outpost.

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  41. 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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  42. Dive into a game that blends strategy and creativity! In this 4X game, you decide the fate of your civilization – starting with the choice of your homeworld: what atmosphere does your species breathe? What kind of world do they call home? Give your species character through its traits: Cunning researchers? Brutal berserkers? Skilled builders? Or a mix of everything? Explore the stars, b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Opera.

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  43. Imperium is a single-player 4X space strategy game about building a civilization among the stars. Begin with one colony and a single home star, then expand across a galaxy of alien worlds - researching exotic science, designing your own fleets, and bending rival empires to your will through diplomacy or open war. Every game generates a new galaxy, a new balance of power, and a new empire to call y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Imperium.

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  44. You are stranded near Pluto. An alien invasion is coming from the Sun, moving outward. Your goal is Earth. But how you get there is up to you. No rules, no forced paths. Just you and the solar system. FARMING AND HOUSINGPut down cozy shelters with a nice view of the planets. Set up glass farming domes to grow your own food. Make a safe, quiet place in the dark space. COOKCook your favorite meals… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solar Drift.

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  45. Lead a small fleet in a cut-off 2D space sector where trade, colonies, fuel, supplies and battles decide who survives. Build your faction, explore unknown systems, develop colonies, fit ships and shape a living simulated galaxy alone or with friends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NGC-404: Fractured Sector.

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  46. On October 28, 1943, the first Philadelphia Experiment took place. USS Eldridge, a Navy ship, by using experimental technology, was supposed to become invisible to radars; instead, it teleported into another dimension and returned moments later with no crew and showing severe signs of degradation. Soon after, the experiment was recreated, but this time a space shuttle was sent into the void. It … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horizon 1990.

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  47. SPACE EXPLORER: Way Home (CONTAINS FULL SOURCE CODE + ASSETS) Tech Used: Three.js, JavaScript, HTML, CSS Lightweight browser-based game, with the option to be converted into an Electron desktop application. **Short Description** Lost 7,850 light-years from Earth. Explore an infinite universe, harvest resources, survive cosmic dangers, and guide Commander Nova back home.* > *The universe is inf… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SPACE EXPLORER - WAY HOME (SOURCE CODE + ASSETS).

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  48. Stellar Shipyard is a space colony sandbox where you design modular ships and stations, and automate resource production using drones and workers. Let the automated systems fly even the most improvised designs. Face rival factions and threats solo, or alongside friends as allies or rivals. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Shipyard.

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  49. Launch Window is a single player physics-based automation game where you establish supply chains across an entire solar system using orbital mechanics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Launch Window.

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  50. Stranded on post-apocalyptic Earth centuries after humanity's exodus, "A Silent Desolation" is a solo survival game developed by one person. Face dangers, craft, explore, and uncover secrets while repairing a shuttle base to escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Silent Desolation.

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