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
135 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
No Man's Sky
Open-world space sandbox across a procedurally generated galaxy
85% positive
420K reviews
Starfield
Single-player space RPG with planetary exploration and customizable spacecraft
57% positive
175K reviews
Kerbal Space Program
Physics-based spaceflight sandbox for building and piloting homemade spacecraft
96% positive
147K reviews
Oxygen Not Included
Space colony simulation built around survival and interconnected resource systems
97% positive
144K reviews
Space Engineers
Open-world space sandbox for building and breaking physics-driven machines
89% positive
134K reviews
Elite Dangerous
Open-world space simulation with a full-scale Milky Way sandbox
77% positive
108K reviews
Dyson Sphere Program
Space factory automation sandbox about building star-enclosing energy megastructures
97% positive
92K reviews
FTL: Faster Than Light
Space roguelike strategy built around crew management and permadeath
95% positive
79K reviews
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
34K reviews
Universe Sandbox
Physics-based space sandbox for building and destroying planetary systems
96% positive
32K reviews
Kerbal Space Program 2
Spaceflight sandbox for building spacecraft and exploring celestial bodies
26% positive
32K reviews
X4: Foundations
Single-player space sandbox with a simulated economy and fleet command
80% positive
30K reviews
STAR WARS™: Squadrons
First-person space combat with cockpit controls and squad battles
65% positive
28K reviews
Hardspace: Shipbreaker
First-person zero-gravity simulation about dismantling hazardous spaceships for salvage
89% positive
22K reviews
Marauders
Multiplayer extraction shooter with ship combat and space raids
67% positive
21K reviews
SpaceEngine
Single-player universe simulator for seamless exploration across cosmic scales
96% positive
17K reviews
Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
Real-time space strategy blending empire management with large fleet battles
93% positive
16K reviews
Star Conflict
Free-to-play space combat with customizable ships and multiplayer battles
73% positive
Free
Avorion
Open-world space sandbox with block-built ships and faction warfare
90% positive
15K reviews
Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
2D starship-building strategy with physics-driven combat and galactic exploration
94% positive
13K reviews
EVERSPACE™
Roguelike space shooter with shifting sectors and lasting ship upgrades
78% positive
11K reviews
Space Haven
Spaceship colony sim with tile-by-tile building and crew survival
86% positive
11K reviews
Planetbase
Single-player space colony sim about building a self-sufficient outpost
80% positive
10K reviews