Space PC Games | Exploration, Building and Combat Ranked

Space games share a setting and little else. Some have you design and pilot your own ship; others land you on planets to gather resources, command fleets in battle, or manage the people inside a station. What they share is scale, and the time it takes to handle it. The list favours titles with steady ratings and fewer reviews. Titles that are not flashy but played for years are common in this corner. Sunshine Heavy Industries and The Final Earth 2, for example, hold a steady rating with fewer than 500 reviews.

3,108 titles match. 548 of them hold a steady rating on 10–500 reviews, 584 support Japanese, and 412 are free.

1,483 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)

TitleDatePriceRatingTags

Void Destroyer: Space Combat and RTS Strategy1/20$3.9959% positive 352strategysimulationactionspaceadventureS

PlanetX: Spherical Strategy MMO Warfare4/18Free67% positive 54multiplayerfree-to-playstrategycity-buildercolony-simS

A Day In Space: Uncover a Cosmic Mystery on Omega8/23$5.9974% positive 23explorationinteractive-fictionadventurepsychologicalfirst-personS

A Story In Space: Bounty Hunter's Moral Dilemma8/19Free74% positive 23singleplayerindieactionrpgadventureS

Fly and Destroy: Hectic Bullet Hell Shooter in Space7/29$4.9959% positive 329casualactionindiestrategyadventureS

Space Candy: Arcade Block-Breaker with Alien Antics11/9$4.9966% positive 62spaceperma-deatharcadecasualaliensS

Codename: Rogue Fleet – Free-to-Play Space Combat Action1/15Free59% positive 317free-to-playactionindiespaceopen-worldS

Space Station Tycoon: Build Your Galactic Empire11/1$4.9960% positive 218managementspacetower-defensecity-buildercolony-simS

Alien Crusader: Blast Through the Galaxy for Free!3/9Free63% positive 103free-to-playindieactionshoot-'em-updifficultS

Star Trek: Starfleet Command Gold Edition - Real-Time Space Combat11/22$19.9960% positive 217strategysimulationactionspacesci-fiS

PLANETS OF WAR: Click Your Way to Saving Earth7/1Free59% positive 299actionindieadventurefree-to-playspaceS

Unending Galaxy: A Classic 4X Space Strategy Experience2/19$4.9962% positive 125strategysimulationindiespacesandboxS

Satellite Command: Realistic Space Agency Simulation12/16$9.9964% positive 81simulationindiesandboxspacecasualS

Around Us: The Ultimate 2D Prop Hunt Party Game3/15Free75% positive 20multiplayeronline-co-opcasual2darcadeS

Asteroides: Retro Shooter Challenges Earth's Survival1/11Free75% positive 20actionshootertop-down-shootershoot-'em-up2.5dS

Space Mages: Dimension 33 — Space Mages: D33 is a Space Shooter/Bullet Hell about shoo3/19$1.9975% positive 20steamshootermagicshoot-'em-upbullet-hellS

Stargaze: Explore a Hand-Drawn Galaxy in VR11/20$19.9970% positive 33hidden-objectpuzzlespaceexplorationvrS

Starship Traveller: Explore the Unknown Universe3/11$4.9964% positive 78adventurerpgindiechoose-your-own-adventurespaceS

LEAP: Soar into Sci-Fi FPS Mayhem with Mercenaries3/1$14.9958% positive 363actionsci-fifirst-personfpsfunnyS

Star Haul Tycoon: Master Galactic Logistics and Avoid Bankruptcy8/6$9.9979% positive 14strategyeconomyresource-managementspacesandboxS

Asteroid Five: Explore Alien Caves in First-Person Space Adventure1/14$5.9979% positive 14adventureexplorationspacemysteryatmosphericS

Floating Star: Explore a Dilapidated Galaxy as a Lone Traveler10/26Free79% positive 14space2dexplorationresource-managementfemale-protagonistS

Ultikill: Free-to-Play Top-Down Shooter with Endless Monsters & Super Abilities12/6Free79% positive 14actioncasualfree-to-playtop-down-shooteraction-adventureS

Infinitum: Explore Space, Find Cures in Action-Adventure Sim1/4$4.9961% positive 143actionindieadventuresimulationspaceS

Fairspace: Explore, Trade, and Battle in an Open-Ended Space Sim10/21$8.9969% positive 36actionindiestrategysimulationspace-simS

JETT: The Far Shore + Given Time: A Cinematic Sci-Fi Adventure1/31$29.9965% positive 62adventureaction-adventureexplorationspacesci-fiS

Niktophobia: Survive the Dark on a Derelict Space Station3/20$7.9964% positive 73horrormultiplayervractionspaceS

Arc Savior: Space Combat Simulation with Terran Survival1/31$9.9971% positive 28simulationactionindiespacespace-simS

Land it Rocket: Precision Space Lander Challenge2/24$4.9971% positive 282dphysicsprecision-platformerspacesingleplayerS

Masteroid: Casual 2D Space Exploration and Trading11/14$4.9971% positive 28casualsimulationspaceS

Space Crab VS: Multiplayer Mayhem Begins!9/6Free82% positive 11multiplayervisual-novelpvp2d-fighterarcadeS

Astraeus: VR Strategy RTS in the Asteroid Gold Rush6/7$14.9982% positive 11strategyindievrasynchronous-multiplayer4xS

AudioSpace: VR Music Visualizer & Synthesizer6/30$19.9982% positive 11video-productionaudio-productionvrmusic-based-procedural-generationmusicS

Colossus Mission: Explore an Alien Spaceship in this 2D Arcade Adventure3/8$2.9982% positive 11casualarcadesci-fiplatformerspaceS

Fantasteroids: Retro Arcade Shooter with Endless Challenges9/26Free82% positive 11casualretrosimulationpixel-graphicsspaceS

Galaxy's Extreme: Futuristic Arcade Racer10/8$9.9982% positive 11singleplayerracingarcadefuturisticspaceshipsS

Omniblast: Fast-Paced 2D Space Shooter with Local Co-Op3/24Free82% positive 11actionspace2dsingleplayerlocal-co-opS

Space Bees: Roguelite Space Shooter with Free Fighter Unlocks5/31$1.9982% positive 11casualroguelitestrategyactiontop-down-shooterS

Vorago: Survive the Cosmic Horror in This Space Puzzle Adventure7/1$4.9982% positive 11adventurepuzzlehorrorexplorationstory-richS

SALVATOR: Retro Hero Shooter Saves Souls in Space5/3$0.9972% positive 25retrospace1980s2dbeat-'em-upS

Aeons of Rebirth: Incremental Space Empire Builder12/17$4.9967% positive 45idler4xcasualspaceminimalistS

Annie Amber: A VR Journey Through a Life's Memories6/17$2.9962% positive 102casualadventureindievrwalking-simulatorS

After the Crash: Colony - Survive and Rebuild on an Alien World12/26$4.9976% positive 17space-simstrategysimulation4xsurvivalS

Space Supermarket Simulator: Galactic Groceries & Galactic Profits3/12$9.9976% positive 17simulationcasualspaceeconomytradingS

Starlocked: Voxel Mining Roguelite in an Endless Cold War5/28Free76% positive 17actionvoxelspaceroguelitesoftwareS

Aetherspace: Lead Your Outlaw Gang in Turn-Based Space Battles7/3Free63% positive 83free-to-playindiestrategyspaceS

Stardust Origins: Explore, Mine, and Survive a Procedural Space Saga2/2$18.9973% positive 22spaceadventuretop-downsimulationopen-worldS

Planet Lander: Navigate Treacherous Galactic Caves11/8$0.9973% positive 22actionindiecasualracingarcadeS

Artemis Cosmos: Command Your Starship in This Sci-Fi Co-op Simulator11/15$6.9973% positive 22actionspacesci-fiteam-basedsimulationS

Spacen: The Beginning - Bullet Hell Shooter with Station Exploration4/10Free73% positive 22free-to-playindieactionspaceshoot-'em-upS

Sorted by Wilson score, a rating estimate that accounts for review count. Titles with few reviews are discounted, so '100% on 1 review' never tops the list, while a genuine 90% on 40 reviews rises properly.