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.

3,107 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

Somewhere on Zibylon: Deep Space Sci-Fi Puzzle & Exploration9/14$9.9970% positive 30actionindiepuzzlespaceexplorationS

HEXTERMINATE: Conquer the Galaxy with Modular Starships5/22Free68% positive 38free-to-playindieactionspacesci-fiS

Zotrix: Retro Arcade Space Shooter with Modern Flair7/24$12.9959% positive 202actionindiestrategysimulationshoot-'em-upS

Battlevoid: Sector Siege: Command Your Fleet in Real-Time Space Strategy10/25$9.9959% positive 200strategyindieactionsimulationspaceS

Sigma World Online: Forge Your Galactic Empire in a Vast Sandbox9/4$9.9967% positive 43explorationsandboxcity-builderbuildingsurvivalS

Untitled Space Game: Retro Space Combat for Up to 3 Players11/16Free67% positive 431980sold-schoolpvplocal-multiplayermultiplayerS

Power-Up: Retro Shoot-'Em-Up with Tactical Weapon Progression8/29$2.9958% positive 268indieactionshoot-'em-upside-scrollerretroS

Star Horizon: Engage in Immersive Space Battles and Mature Storytelling5/28$6.9960% positive 149indieactionsimulationadventurespaceS

En Route: A Co-Op Space Escape - Team Up for Atmospheric Puzzles5/6$6.9963% positive 75adventureonline-co-oppuzzleatmosphericpuzzle-platformerS

Tiny Space Academy: Build Rockets, Explore the Solar System3/26$4.9965% positive 54simulationcasualspacephysicsexplorationS

30 Days Before Death: A Space Survival RPG of Corporate Betrayal10/12$4.9974% positive 19time-travelspace-simstory-richmultiple-endingsdark-humorS

ASTROSMASH: Classic Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Returns10/11$14.9974% positive 19shoot-'em-upinteractive-fictionpvpshooteractionS

Warspace: Blast Through the Galaxy in this Free-to-Play Arcade Shooter3/27Free74% positive 19actionfree-to-playindieshoot-'em-upspaceS

Znkl - 177: Pilot a Spaceship to Deliver Vital Information11/24$0.9960% positive 131indiecasualpuzzlespace2dS

X Rebirth VR Edition: Pilot the X Universe in Immersive VR12/7$3.99-90%57% positive 306simulationactionvrspace-simspaceS

Pax Nova: Forge Humanity's Future in a Sci-Fi 4X Strategy Epic4/28$24.9956% positive 452strategy4xturn-based-strategysci-figrand-strategyS

Interstellaria: Command Your Fleet in a Pixelated Space Exploration Sim7/17$9.9956% positive 409spacepixel-graphicsexplorationdiplomacysci-fiS

ORBIT: Fast-Paced Local Multiplayer Space Brawler9/30$6.9970% positive 27actionindiespace4-player-localmusicS

Effugium: A Free-to-Play Psychological Horror Exploration7/3Free63% positive 67atmospherichorrorwalking-simulatorexplorationfirst-personS

ASA: A Space Adventure - Remastered Edition: Explore The Ark in this Sci-Fi Point & Click3/4$9.9965% positive 49adventureindiepoint-&-clickspacefirst-personS

Professor Galaktionov Dawn of the Robopocalypse: A Space Adventure Puzzle1/6$4.9971% positive 24adventurepuzzleexplorationfirst-personstylizedS

Rockets Are Super Hard: A Co-op Puzzle Game of Rocket Launches5/19$11.9971% positive 24sciencespacedifficultboard-gametabletopS

Detached: Survive the Void in a Hardcore VR Space Exploration Thriller5/18$19.9956% positive 377explorationflighthack-and-slashfpsimmersive-simS

STEIIARIA: Endless Lo-Fi Space Match-3 Roguelike Adventure6/25$4.9969% positive 29runnermatch-3puzzleroguelikecasualS

Allspace: 100-Player First-Person Space Combat Shooter10/18$4.9963% positive 64actionsimulationmassively-multiplayerspaceshooterS

Absolute Territory: Newtonian Space Combat VR Sim9/1$9.9967% positive 36indievrspace-simsimulationspaceS

ASTROKILL — Intense Space Combat Simulation5/27$9.9962% positive 74vrsimulationactionindieearly-accessS

Warspace 2: Co-op Space Shooter with RPG Elements7/14$17.9961% positive 88sandboxtop-down-shooterspaceexplorationlootS

Perimeter: Emperor's Testament – Sci-Fi RTS on the Chain of Worlds5/22$3.9964% positive 53strategyspacertssci-ficlassicS

Star Ash Fleet: Command Your Galactic War Epic8/28$9.9975% positive 16rtsreal-time-tacticssci-fispacestrategyS

Captain Kaon: Retro Twin-Stick Shooter with Amiga Flair4/14$6.9968% positive 31actionindie2dspaceshooterS

Eclipse: Edge of Light - Explore a Sentient Planet's Secrets1/14$14.9968% positive 31adventureindiesci-fivrpuzzleS

Autocraft: Build, Collect, and Destroy in a Physics Sandbox9/20$9.9956% positive 298sandboxsimulationbuildingindiephysicsS

Astronaut Simulator: Master Zero-G Flight4/2$1.9963% positive 59simulationadventureindiespaceS

Luna's Wandering Stars: A Cosmic Physics Puzzle Adventure5/15$0.99-90%59% positive 124simulationactionindiepuzzlelevel-editorS

Dynasty Protocol: Forge Your Space Empire in Deep Space RTS6/25$17.9966% positive 38strategyspacesci-fi4xgrand-strategyS

Far Horizon: Explore the Unknown in an Action RPG Adventure9/23$29.9966% positive 38rpgexplorationaction-rpgaction-adventurethird-personS

Deep Space: Embark on an Epic Sci-Fi Adventure11/23$3.9958% positive 151adventuresci-fispacemultiplayerexplorationS

A Game About Making A Planet: Incremental Evolution in Space5/4$3.49-30%63% positive 57incrementalidlerreal-time-tacticsspacecozyS

Red Dust: Fast-Paced Sci-Fi Frontier Shooter10/11$4.9967% positive 33action-roguelikeexplorationfpsroguelitesci-fiS

Idle Dyson Swarm: Build Galactic Civilizations2/12Free60% positive 93strategyidlerincrementalcasualsimulationS

Cube War: Galactic Shooter Adventure1/20$199.9977% positive 13multiplayeractionaction-adventure2d-platformer2dS

VR-Solar System: Embark on an Immersive Space Odyssey5/27$1.9977% positive 13vrcasualsimulationspace-simimmersive-simS

Malfunction II: Continue the Fight Against Evolved Plague12/29Free77% positive 13puzzleexplorationactionatmosphericrelaxingS

Cosmoblaster Exodia: Side-Scrolling Space Pirate Shooter3/14$4.9977% positive 13shoot-'em-uphidden-objectshooterflightspaceS

Escape from the Cosmic Abyss: Jetpack Through Space!6/23$0.9977% positive 13runnercasualarcadescore-attackside-scrollerS

Flag Defender!: Strategic Defense Against Relentless Invasions8/24$0.9977% positive 13strategycasualsimulationarcade2dS

Max Savage: Retro Space Dogfights Meet Action-Adventure Exploration7/20$9.9977% positive 13space-simactionaction-adventureretrospaceS

Sacred World: Idle Fantasy & Space Combat Automation10/22$6.9977% positive 13idlerturn-based-combatautomationlootfantasyS

Save the Date: Master Time in a Crumbling Sector10/5Free77% positive 13precision-platformeradventurecasualtime-manipulationspaceS

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.