Underrated Space indie games you missed
These are underrated space indie games: titles with strong reviews but not yet the audience they deserve. indielist surfaces 33 space games that each hold at least 80% positive Steam reviews while staying under 5,000 total ratings : the sweet spot where a game has proven itself with real players but hasn't broken out yet. Together they hold 72,018 reviews at an average of 88% positive. They are ranked by review count, so the most-validated picks lead, and each links to a white-box sales estimate you can open and check rather than a black-box number. The most reviewed here is GNOSIA with 4,740 reviews. Review counts and ratings are from Steam; sales figures are estimates, not official sales data.
Hidden gems
33
Avg positive %
88%
Total reviews
72,018
- G
GNOSIA
2022 · Adventure
4,740 reviews · 94% positive
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Heavenly Bodies
2021 · Action
4,449 reviews · 95% positive
- S
Starcom: Unknown Space
2024 · Action
4,418 reviews · 92% positive
- S
Samorost 3
2016 · Adventure
4,335 reviews · 94% positive
- A
Angels Fall First
2026 · Action
3,813 reviews · 82% positive
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Juno: New Origins
2023 · Indie
3,511 reviews · 89% positive
- S
Star Valor
2022 · Action
3,404 reviews · 88% positive
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Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
2015 · Action
3,356 reviews · 93% positive
- C
Crying Suns
2019 · Indie
3,139 reviews · 86% positive
- A
Astrometica
2024 · Adventure
2,864 reviews · 83% positive
- G
Gatekeeper
2025 · Action
2,681 reviews · 84% positive
- S
SpaceChem
2011 · Indie
2,617 reviews · 92% positive
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Ostranauts
2020 · Indie
2,589 reviews · 81% positive
- A
Astro Colony
2026 · Action
2,348 reviews · 81% positive
- C
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
2025 · Adventure
2,270 reviews · 91% positive
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Ikaruga
2014 · Action
2,180 reviews · 95% positive
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In Other Waters
2020 · Adventure
2,069 reviews · 87% positive
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Heaven's Vault
2019 · Adventure
1,945 reviews · 84% positive
- H
House of the Dying Sun
2016 · Action
1,929 reviews · 90% positive
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Infinifactory
2015 · Indie
1,787 reviews · 95% positive
- S
Skin Deep
2025 · Action
1,638 reviews · 94% positive
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Fractal Block World
2021 · Action
1,500 reviews · 98% positive
- B
Beat Hazard 2
2019 · Action
1,396 reviews · 86% positive
- S
Starship EVO
2020 · Action
1,287 reviews · 84% positive
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Ex-Zodiac
2022 · Action
941 reviews · 94% positive
- S
Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog
2025 · Adventure
834 reviews · 91% positive
- I
Interstellar Space: Genesis
2019 · Indie
708 reviews · 84% positive
- R
Red Matter 2
2022 · Action
698 reviews · 92% positive
- S
Star Ruler 2
2015 · Indie
662 reviews · 82% positive
- R
Reality Break
2025 · Action
646 reviews · 83% positive
- B
Beat Hazard 3
2024 · Action
580 reviews · 83% positive
- S
Supplice
2023 · Action
519 reviews · 87% positive
- O
Out of Orbit
2023 · Action
165 reviews · 80% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are some underrated space indie games?
- indielist lists 33 underrated space indie games, each with 80%+ Steam reviews but under 5,000 ratings, led by GNOSIA (4,740 reviews).
- How are these "hidden gem" space games chosen?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a game qualifies if it holds at least 80% positive Steam reviews and has between 50 and 5,000 total ratings, enough to be validated by players but not yet mainstream. The list updates as the catalog grows.