Best Space Sim games on PC
Games that simulate spacecraft, celestial systems, or human activity in space, with gameplay commonly involving exploration, flight, construction, survival, or resource management.
- Space exploration and travel
- Systems-based simulation mechanics
- Resource management or construction
Related: Space, Simulation, Exploration, Sci-fi
406 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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No Man's Sky
Open-world space sandbox across a procedurally generated galaxy
80% positive
335K reviews
Oxygen Not Included
Space colony simulation built around survival and interconnected resource systems
96% positive
142K reviews
Kerbal Space Program
Physics-based spaceflight sandbox for building and piloting homemade spacecraft
95% positive
128K reviews
Starfield
Single-player space RPG with planetary exploration and customizable spacecraft
62% positive
122K reviews
Space Engineers
Open-world space sandbox for building and breaking physics-driven machines
88% positive
108K reviews
Elite Dangerous
Open-world space simulation with a full-scale Milky Way sandbox
75% positive
87K reviews
Dyson Sphere Program
Space factory automation sandbox about building star-enclosing energy megastructures
97% positive
86K reviews
FTL: Faster Than Light
Space roguelike strategy built around crew management and permadeath
94% positive
65K reviews
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EVE Online
Player-driven space MMO built around trade, exploration, and warfare
73% positive
Free
Empyrion - Galactic Survival
Open-world space survival sandbox with freeform ship and base building
78% positive
30K reviews
Universe Sandbox
Physics-based space sandbox for building and destroying planetary systems
96% positive
30K reviews
Kerbal Space Program 2
Spaceflight sandbox for building spacecraft and exploring celestial bodies
38% positive
29K reviews
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X4: Foundations
Single-player space sandbox with a simulated economy and fleet command
75% positive
27K reviews
STAR WARS™: Squadrons
First-person space combat with cockpit controls and squad battles
67% positive
26K reviews
Hardspace: Shipbreaker
First-person zero-gravity simulation about dismantling hazardous spaceships for salvage
88% positive
20K reviews
SpaceEngine
Single-player universe simulator for seamless exploration across cosmic scales
96% positive
17K reviews
Star Conflict
Free-to-play space combat with customizable ships and multiplayer battles
73% positive
Free
Marauders
Multiplayer extraction shooter with ship combat and space raids
71% positive
15K reviews
Avorion
Open-world space sandbox with block-built ships and faction warfare
89% positive
14K reviews
Demo Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
2D starship-building strategy with physics-driven combat and galactic exploration
94% positive
13K reviews
Space Haven
Spaceship colony sim with tile-by-tile building and crew survival
84% positive
11K reviews
Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
Real-time space strategy blending empire management with large fleet battles
93% positive
11K reviews
EVERSPACE™
Roguelike space shooter with shifting sectors and lasting ship upgrades
77% positive
10K reviews
Spaceflight Simulator
2D space sandbox for building rockets and mastering orbital flight
96% positive
10K reviews