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Best Space games on PC

Games set in outer space or on alien worlds, often involving exploration, combat, survival, or the management of spacecraft and colonies.

  • Science-fiction settings
  • Spaceships and alien worlds
  • Exploration or combat

Related: Sci-fi, Exploration, Open World, Simulation

549 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

Istrolid
2D space strategy battles with fleets of custom-built ships
87% positive Free
Star Control®: Origins
Space exploration adventure with alien encounters and fleet battles
74% positive 2,695 reviews
Hades' Star
Persistent space strategy MMO built around gradual empire expansion
73% positive Free
We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie
Third-person action game about growing a ball into a star
96% positive 2,684 reviews
Rocket Rats
Top-down survivor shooter where rats blast cheese creatures on the moon
94% positive 2,635 reviews
The Solus Project
First-person sci-fi survival adventure across alien islands and caves
80% positive 2,627 reviews
Galactic Civilizations IV
Turn-based space 4X with custom civilizations and starship design
72% positive 2,608 reviews
In Other Waters
Underwater sci-fi adventure guiding a scientist through an AI interface
87% positive 2,574 reviews
Genesis Alpha One Deluxe Edition
First-person space survival roguelike with shipbuilding and cloned crews
69% positive 2,522 reviews
Tharsis
Turn-based space survival strategy with dice and ship emergencies
70% positive 2,512 reviews
Between the Stars
Space action RPG mixing cruiser battles with text-based events
74% positive 2,502 reviews
Heaven's Vault
Narrative space adventure about archaeology, choices, and decoding ancient writing
84% positive 2,495 reviews
Infinifactory
First-person factory puzzles about building and refining alien assembly lines
95% positive 2,485 reviews
Sid Meier's Starships
Turn-based space strategy built around customizable fleet battles
50% positive 2,476 reviews
Drill Core
Side-scrolling roguelite strategy with daytime mining and nighttime defenses
85% positive 2,469 reviews
Ikaruga
Vertical shoot-'em-up where switching colors turns bullets into energy
95% positive 2,372 reviews
System Shock: Enhanced Edition
First-person sci-fi adventure with hacking on a rogue AI's station
89% positive 2,367 reviews
Starcom: Nexus
Top-down space RPG with open exploration and modular shipbuilding
90% positive 2,321 reviews
Slipways
Turn-based space strategy puzzle about linking planets for trade
93% positive 2,311 reviews
Megaton Rainfall
First-person superhero action with high-speed flight and collateral damage
72% positive 2,305 reviews
TerraTech Worlds
Open-world survival crafting with custom vehicles and automated bases
63% positive 2,296 reviews
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
First-person Star Wars shooter with lightsabers and Force powers
81% positive 2,272 reviews
My Little Universe
Casual exploration game about gathering resources to rebuild worlds
86% positive 2,261 reviews
Beat Hazard 2
Top-down twin-stick shooter where your music shapes space battles
86% positive 2,260 reviews