Games like SpaceEngine
Looking for games like SpaceEngine? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. SpaceEngine is a casual game from 2019; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Universe Sandbox with 27,041 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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Universe Sandbox
2015 · Casual
27,041 reviews · 96% positive
SandboxSpaceSimulation
Same: shares Sandbox and Space. Different: leans more into physics.
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Small Spaces
2025 · Casual
1,369 reviews · 89% positive
SimulationCasualRelaxing
Same: shares Simulation and Casual. Different: leans more into building.
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Kerbal Space Program 2
2023 · Indie
27,701 reviews · 26% positive
SpaceSandboxScience
Same: shares Space and Sandbox. Different: leans more into exploration.
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Spaceflight Simulator
2022 · Indie
9,144 reviews · 97% positive
SandboxSpace SimSpace
Same: shares Sandbox and Space Sim. Different: leans more into 2d.
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The Sapling
2019 · Simulation
1,899 reviews · 90% positive
SandboxScienceProcedural Generation
Same: shares Sandbox and Science. Different: leans more into life sim.
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PowerWash Simulator
2022 · Casual
50,291 reviews · 96% positive
CasualRelaxingSimulation
Same: shares Casual and Relaxing. Different: leans more into multiplayer.
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shapez 2 - Factory
2026 · Casual
14,418 reviews · 97% positive
FuturisticEarly AccessSimulation
Same: shares Futuristic and Early Access. Different: leans more into management.
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Aquarist
2024 · Casual
1,115 reviews · 84% positive
IndieSandboxSimulation
Same: shares Indie and Sandbox. Different: leans more into job simulator.
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ServiceIT: You can do IT
2025 · Casual
664 reviews · 58% positive
Early AccessSimulationEducation
Same: shares Early Access and Simulation. Different: leans more into electronic.
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Dyson Sphere Program
2021 · Indie
82,685 reviews · 97% positive
SpaceOpen WorldSimulation
Same: shares Space and Open World. Different: leans more into automation.
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Space Engineers 2
2025 · Action
4,622 reviews · 76% positive
SimulationSandbox3D
Same: shares Simulation and Sandbox. Different: leans more into action.
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Between the Stars
2024 · Action
2,446 reviews · 74% positive
SpaceSimulationIndie
Same: shares Space and Simulation. Different: leans more into rpg.
Frequently asked questions
- What games are like SpaceEngine?
- indielist matches 12 indie games to SpaceEngine by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Universe Sandbox (27,041 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
- How are "games like SpaceEngine" chosen?
- By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with SpaceEngine, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.