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20 games like Kerbal Space Program
Games that share Kerbal Space Program's genres, themes and feel — upcoming and already out.
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SpaceEngine
SpaceEngine is a 3D astronomy program and game engine developed by Russian astronomer and programmer Vladimir Romanyuk. Using real astronomical catalogs and procedural generation, it creates a three dimensional…
SimulatorIndieScience fiction- PC
- SteamVR
- 2
Take on Mars
Explore the rocky terrain and sandy wastes of Mars in this brand new installment to the Take On series. Developed by the creators of the award-winning Arma series and DayZ, Take On Mars places you right in the middle…
SimulatorScience fiction- PC
- 3
Evochron Mercenary
Trading commodities while sneaking past hostile forces, racing the best pilots in the area, mining for diamonds, negotiating for survival, spying for a curious energy company, cleaning dirty solar arrays, transporting…
SimulatorIndieScience fiction- PC
- Linux
- 4
Juno: New Origins
Build rockets, airplanes, cars, and anything you can think of with highly customizable parts. Automate them with a visual programming language. Explore 3D planets and make your own. Share your creations online.
SimulatorIndieScience fiction- PC
- Mac
- iOS
- +1
- 5
Creativerse
Stranded in a vast, mysterious world. Surrounded by ferocious beasts and remnants of ancient technology. Awash in treasure, treacherous catacombs and breathtaking vistas... Adventure awaits — From the highest peaks to…
SimulatorIndieScience fiction- PC
- Mac
- 6
Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop. The newest member of the space program in a small village on the planet Timber Hearth…
SimulatorIndieScience fiction- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +3
- 7
DarkStar One
Dark Star One combines the popular elements of a business simulation, a role-playing game and an action game to an epic space experience! An exciting story, full of intrigue and inter-stellar conflict are the main…
SimulatorScience fiction- PC
- X360
- 8
May 2008Universe Sandbox
Create and destroy on an unimaginable scale... with a space simulator that merges real-time gravity, climate, collision, and material interactions to reveal the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet…
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- Mac
- Linux
- 9
Star Citizen
Star Citizen is a sandbox open-world MMO "SpaceSim" by Cloud Imperium Games. Explore the 'verse, fight, trade, and more when you play Star Citizen!
SimulatorIndieScience fiction- PC
- 10
No Man's Sky
No Man's Sky is an action-adventure survival game set in a procedurally generated universe containing over 18 quintillion planets. Players explore star systems, gather resources, trade with alien species, and upgrade…
SimulatorIndieScience fiction- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +6
- 11
Terraria
Terraria is a 2D sandbox action-adventure game with platforming and role-playing elements. Players create a character and are placed in a procedurally generated world where they mine resources, craft equipment, build…
SimulatorIndieScience fiction- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- +10
- 12
DayZ
DayZ is a hardcore open-world survival game with only one rule: stay alive, no matter what. How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with…
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +3
- 13
Hytale
Hytale combines the scope of a sandbox with the depth of a roleplaying game, immersing players in a procedurally generated world where teetering towers and deep dungeons promise rich rewards throughout their…
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- Mac
- Linux
- 14
Project Zomboid
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, a massively customisable sandbox and a…
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- Mac
- Linux
- 15
Ark: Survival Evolved
Ark: Survival Evolved is an open-world action-adventure survival game where players awaken stranded on a mysterious island populated by dinosaurs, prehistoric creatures, and mythical beasts. Gameplay revolves around…
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- Xbox
- Switch
- +6
- 16
Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley is an open-ended country-life RPG! You’ve inherited your grandfather’s old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to…
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- Switch 2
- Switch
- +8
- 17
Garry's Mod
Garry's Mod is a physics-based sandbox game built on Valve's Source engine. In its base mode, there are no objectives. Players can spawn non-player characters, ragdolls, and props, then manipulate them using a physics…
SimulatorIndieSandbox- PC
- Mac
- Linux
- 18
The Forest
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person…
SimulatorIndieOpen world- PC
- PS4
- SteamVR
- 19
Schedule I
Schedule I is a first-person open-world crime simulation game where players build and manage a drug trafficking operation in the fictional city of Hyland Point. Gameplay combines business management with tactical…
SimulatorIndieOpen world- PC
- 20
RimWorld
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade…
SimulatorIndieScience fiction- PC
- Mac
- Linux