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, 585 support Japanese, and 412 are free.

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

TitleDatePriceRatingTags

Mars Mirage: Unravel Cosmic Horrors in This Indie Puzzle Adventure10/30$3.9995% positive 20puzzle-platformerpuzzlespacedetectivewalking-simulatorS

Outta Space: Your Cat's Idle Journey Across the Cosmos6/25Free95% positive 20idlercasualcatsmultiplayerspaceS

World Destroyers: Fast-Paced Multiplayer Space Shooter3/14Free95% positive 20actionindiespaceretro4-player-localS

Project Freedom: Become a Space Pilot in This Sci-Fi Action Sim10/14$2.9982% positive 214actionsimulationspacesci-fisingleplayerS

Pixel Star: Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Reimagined5/22$2.9984% positive 117indieactionspacearcadeshoot-'em-upS

n-body: A Relaxing Space Golf Adventure1/12$2.9991% positive 32casualexperimentalcollectathon2dminimalistS

Radiant Defense: Build Your Fortress Against Alien Hordes7/11$9.9983% positive 149strategytower-defenseindiecasualcolorfulS

Stacks:Space! - Build Your Space Colony with Card-Based Crafting2/20Free84% positive 111casualcard-gamesci-ficraftingspace-simS

Interkosmos: Pilot a 1970s Soviet Re-entry Capsule4/25$0.99-80%80% positive 428vrsimulationindieadventureactionS

Algo Bot: Program a Droid to Save a Spaceship2/14$9.9982% positive 190indiepuzzleprogrammingsci-fisingleplayerS

Last Horizon: Pilot Humanity's Last Hope in Space Exploration11/18$5.9981% positive 262actionindieexplorationspaceminimalistS

Deep Sixed: Stellar Cartographer's Space Folding Adventure2/12$4.9984% positive 104indieactionstrategysimulationadventureS

Planet Suika: Casual Physics Puzzle Adventure12/5$2.99100% positive 12multiplayerstrategypuzzlecasualspaceS

Null Transit – Navigate the Void, Preserve Your Crew12/16$5.99100% positive 12precision-platformerside-scroller2d-platformerplatformeraction-adventureS

Expedition: Shadow World – Real-Time Tactics on a Mysterious Alien Planet9/1$15.99100% positive 12multiplayerstrategyrtsreal-time-tacticstactical-rpgS

Little Spaceman: Embark on an Interstellar Artifact Hunt4/23$1.49100% positive 12actioncasualarcadeaction-adventureexplorationS

Ayumi: Enhanced Edition - Survive a Lovecraftian Nightmare in Space7/7$4.00100% positive 12adventurehorrorspacelovecraftiansurvival-horrorS

COLORNOVA: Fast-Paced Color-Switching Arcade Shooter3/20$4.99100% positive 12arcadeactionspaceindiebullet-hellS

First Contact: Unravel Alien Mysteries in a Sci-Fi Puzzle Adventure2/21$1.99100% positive 12alienssciencesci-fiadventurepixel-graphicsS

Fractal Glide: Explore Mathematical Worlds in a Physics-Based Flight Game1/24$3.99100% positive 12explorationflightparkourspacephysicsS

I commissioned some cats 5: A Whimsical Hidden Object Adventure11/3$3.99100% positive 12hidden-objectcatscuterelaxingfamily-friendlyS

Space Civilization Clicker: Build a Galactic Empire from a Single Planet9/29$4.99100% positive 122dpoint-&-clickspaceidlersimulationS

SpaceSteps: Zero-G Platforming and Rescue Missions in Orbit6/7$5.99100% positive 12spaceexplorationplatformerphysicsdestructionS

JAMPING FISH: A Hilarious 3D Space Adventure of Fishy Proportions5/5$2.9995% positive 19actionexplorationadventureaction-adventure3dS

Planet Mort: Survive and Thrive in a Sci-Fi Life Sim Adventure1/23Free95% positive 19adventureactionsingleplayercasuallife-simS

Captain Forever Remix: Build Your Ultimate Spaceship6/3$9.9980% positive 379spaceaction-roguelikeindieactionbuildingS

STARS ERA: LOST STARS – A Sci-Fi Visual Novel Adventure5/14$9.9985% positive 81visual-novelcasualrpganimesci-fiS

Gaia Project: Peaceful Galactic Colonization Strategy5/31$8.74-65%80% positive 364multiplayerstrategycasualboard-gameturn-based-strategyS

XenoRaptor: High-Octane 8-Player Co-op Bullet Hell Shooter12/24$9.9982% positive 171actionindiebullet-helltwin-stick-shooterspaceS

Shoulders of Giants: Ultimate - Robot & Frog Sci-Fi Roguelike8/12$19.9983% positive 127co-opmultiplayeractionaction-roguelikeroguelikeS

Procrastinaut: Stare Into the Abyss, Then Explore1/26Free85% positive 79platformercasual2dpixel-graphicsspaceS

Naev: Explore, Trade, and Battle in a Vast Open-Source Galaxy7/17Free81% positive 232spaceexplorationtradingaction-adventuretutorialS

Space Travel Jigsaw Puzzles: Explore NASA's Cosmos10/7Free92% positive 26free-to-playcasualpuzzlerelaxingspaceS

Beyond the Chiron Gate: Explore the Unknown in a Text-Based Roguelike5/13$9.9992% positive 26explorationstrategyrogueliteinteractive-fictionspaceS

Sidereal Wanderer: Command a Lone Battleship in Space Warfare4/22$5.9992% positive 26singleplayerstrategysimulationturn-based-strategysci-fiS

Hotloop: Master Gravity in a Fast-Paced Space Shooter11/18$2.9987% positive 53space-simtwin-stick-shooterphysicsspacesimulationS

Her Majesty's SPIFFING: A Royal Adventure in Satire12/7$11.9980% positive 326adventureindiepoint-&-clicksatirefunnyS

Chromatic: Unleash the True Rainbow Power in this Arcade Shooter7/17Free89% positive 38indieactionarcadelocal-co-opco-opS

Stargunner: Blast Through 34 Levels of Space Combat5/5Free82% positive 156actionfree-to-playshoot-'em-uparcade1990'sS

Spirits of Xanadu: Uncover the Mystery of the Abandoned Starship3/26$4.9979% positive 478singleplayeratmosphericsci-fiadventurespaceS

Killer Inside Us: Space Station Social Deduction & Survival10/30$0.89-70%88% positive 43multiplayeronline-co-opspacesocial-deductioninvestigationS

Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story - A Lonely Robot's Bullet Hell Roguelite8/22$4.9988% positive 43actionindiepixel-graphicsshoot-'em-up2dS

UFHO2: Turn-Based Strategy with Aliens on Hexagonal Boards6/2Free88% positive 43strategyindiepuzzlealiensspaceS

OESE: A Solo Space Survival Journey of Decisions6/14Free84% positive 90indiecasualsimulationsurvivalspace-simS

Frequency Dissonance: Unraveling Cosmic Mysteries on Planet Omega5/19$3.9989% positive 37adventuremultiple-endingsspacepixel-graphicsmysteryS

NYAN DESTROYER: Blast Adorable Aliens in This Cute Bullet Hell Shooter3/30$0.9989% positive 37indieactioncasualbullet-hellspaceS

Save Iron Globe: Free-to-Play Sci-Fi Shooter with Pixel Graphics8/17Free89% positive 37indieactionadventurespacepixel-graphicsS

Emme Saves the Galaxy: Retro Puzzle Shooter Adventure8/10$2.9992% positive 25pixel-graphicscute2dpuzzle1990'sS

Galaxy Forces VR: Free-to-Play Space Racing and Combat8/31Free92% positive 25indieactionracingfree-to-playvrS

SIGURAT: Co-Op Bullet Hell Arcade Shooter7/27Free92% positive 25spacearcadephysicsbullet-helllocal-co-opS

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.