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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Gemini Wars
Space real-time strategy with planetary invasions and ship boarding
32% positive
145 reviews
Star Nomad 2
Open-world space RPG with trading, piracy, and shifting faction borders
67% positive
141 reviews
Demo Phantom Signal — Sci-Fi Strategy Game
Space tower defense powered by an energy network you build
85% positive
136 reviews
Demo Deep Space Exploitation
Physics-based space mining while working for an exploitative corporation
97% positive
136 reviews
Star Trek™: Starfleet Academy
Space combat simulation built around training as a Starfleet cadet
80% positive
133 reviews
Demo 1976 - Back to midway
VR arcade air combat with top-down shooting and cockpit sections
88% positive
131 reviews
REAL MOON
A lunar exploration simulator built from real Moon observation data
69% positive
Free
Deck & Conn
Turn-based tactics commanding a nuclear corvette in a space war
74% positive
129 reviews
StarOS
Desktop simulation with built-in games and strange console errors
95% positive
Free
Star Rangers™ XE
Space exploration sandbox about building on other worlds as an astronaut
31% positive
127 reviews
Demo Space Mechanic Simulator
Space repair simulator built around diagnostics and zero-gravity maintenance
60% positive
123 reviews
Space Wars
Side-scrolling space shooter with alien bosses and ship upgrades
89% positive
123 reviews
Andromeda: Rebirth of Humanity
Persistent space strategy MMO about colonizing planets and building fleets
66% positive
Free
Endless Dark
Turn-based horror roguelite about maintaining a failing colony ship
98% positive
121 reviews
Riftborne
Space grand strategy with real-time campaigns and a terminal interface
90% positive
121 reviews
Demo Lord of Rigel
Turn-based space empire strategy with pausable real-time fleet battles
69% positive
119 reviews
OVERVIEW (A Walk Through The Universe)
Educational VR documentary using astronomical data to depict the universe
72% positive
119 reviews
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ReEarth
Real-time strategy with tank armies defending bases against insect swarms
74% positive
118 reviews
I Fetch Rocks
Space mining simulator about hauling asteroids and keeping ships running
92% positive
115 reviews
X: Tension
Space simulation sandbox with trading, combat, and empire building
76% positive
114 reviews
IFO
A point-and-click puzzler about learning to operate an alien spaceship
85% positive
114 reviews
The Tomorrow War
Space combat with adjustable handling, from simulation to arcade
54% positive
113 reviews
Galactic Ruler
Pausable space strategy with empire management and planetary battles
53% positive
113 reviews
Unending Galaxy
Space sandbox combining direct ship control with empire management
62% positive
112 reviews