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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Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator
Co-op spaceship bridge simulator with separate stations for each crewmate
88% positive
307 reviews
Stable Orbit - Build your own space station
Space station management sim built around scarce resources and survival
52% positive
297 reviews
Nova: Space Armada
Multiplayer space strategy with customizable fleets and competing alliances
53% positive
Free
Dofamine
First-person sci-fi puzzle game about a research experiment gone wrong
82% positive
285 reviews
Ancient Space
Space real-time strategy with fleet upgrades and tactical ship battles
41% positive
283 reviews
Void Destroyer
Space combat and real-time strategy with direct control of every ship
64% positive
280 reviews
Spacelines from the Far Out: Flight School
Free co-op spaceflight simulation with a flight school campaign
81% positive
Free
The Spatials
Space station management sim with planet exploration and real-time combat
68% positive
271 reviews
Demo Ceiba
A biopunk visual novel about artificial explorers and alien ruins
94% positive
271 reviews
X Rebirth VR Edition
VR space sandbox with trading, station building, and fleet combat
59% positive
264 reviews
Star Explorers
Open-world space exploration with limited supplies and dangerous planetary conditions
81% positive
259 reviews
Naev
Top-down space sim about making a living among the stars
80% positive
Free
Demo Power of Ten
Top-down space shooter with roguelite runs and civilian rescue
78% positive
255 reviews
Demo AI
Archean
First-person engineering sandbox for building and programming physics-driven machines
86% positive
255 reviews
The Spatials: Galactology
Space colony management with tourism, trade, and planetary expeditions
69% positive
253 reviews
Vector 36
Physics-based hover racing with custom-built vehicles on terraformed Mars
79% positive
252 reviews
Gaia Beyond
Top-down space action RPG where choices decide characters' fates
71% positive
248 reviews
Detached
Zero-gravity VR exploration with puzzles and a dwindling oxygen supply
61% positive
246 reviews
Landinar: Into the Void
Top-down space RPG about building ships and hunting bounties
56% positive
245 reviews
Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War
Space combat sim with branching missions and an alien invasion
78% positive
239 reviews
Legendary Pilots
A casual flight simulator built around a pilot's career
69% positive
234 reviews
Dust Fleet
Space strategy with turn-based fleet planning and real-time battles
76% positive
233 reviews
X-COM: Interceptor
Space combat and strategy to defend humanity's mining operations
55% positive
229 reviews
BattleGroupVR2
VR real-time space strategy with fleet combat in three dimensions
83% positive
223 reviews