What games are like No Man's Sky?

indielist matches 12 indie games to No Man's Sky by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Breathedge (14,535 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like No Man's Sky" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with No Man's Sky, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.

Games like No Man's Sky

Looking for games like No Man's Sky? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. No Man's Sky is a action game from 2016; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Breathedge with 14,535 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

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Breathedge

2021 · Action

14,535 reviews · 81% positive

Open World Survival CraftSpaceSingleplayer

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Space. Different: leans more into base-building.
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Voidtrain

2025 · Action

9,862 reviews · 74% positive

Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayer

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Survival. Different: leans more into co-op.
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Subnautica

2018 · Adventure

379,589 reviews · 97% positive

Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOpen World

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Survival. Different: leans more into horror.
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The Forest

2018 · Action

681,741 reviews · 96% positive

Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOpen World

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Survival. Different: leans more into horror.
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Starbound

2016 · Action

120,672 reviews · 90% positive

Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvival

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Sandbox. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.
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ASTRONEER

2019 · Adventure

139,217 reviews · 92% positive

MultiplayerOpen WorldOpen World Survival Craft

Same: shares Multiplayer and Open World. Different: leans more into base-building.
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Subnautica: Below Zero

2021 · Adventure

99,295 reviews · 90% positive

Open World Survival CraftSurvivalSingleplayer

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Survival. Different: leans more into underwater.
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Stranded Deep

2022 · Adventure

43,593 reviews · 74% positive

Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayer

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Survival. Different: leans more into realistic.
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Terraria

2011 · Action

1,238,172 reviews · 97% positive

Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvival

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Sandbox. Different: leans more into 2d.
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Rust

2018 · Action

1,165,850 reviews · 87% positive

SurvivalCraftingMultiplayer

Same: shares Survival and Crafting. Different: leans more into building.
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ARK: Survival Evolved

2017 · Action

586,217 reviews · 83% positive

Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayer

Same: shares Open World Survival Craft and Survival. Different: leans more into dinosaurs.
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Mist Survival

2018 · Action

13,659 reviews · 76% positive

SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftOpen World

Same: shares Survival and Open World Survival Craft. Different: leans more into zombies.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like No Man's Sky?: indielist matches 12 indie games to No Man's Sky by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Breathedge (14,535 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like No Man's Sky" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with No Man's Sky, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.