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Games like Outerverse

If Outerverse is your kind of game, the closest matches are Star Crafter, Unlimited and Demonsions: Industry — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Outerverse: Build automated machines and weapons across the universe, beat massive bosses, experience cosmic events and explore unique landmarks in this quest driven automation crafting adventure game. Includes a manual scenario for crafting instead of machines for those not a fan of logic/automation!

2022ActionStrategyIndieAdventureSimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Tbjbu2
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Abundant raw resources reduce early grindAutomation blueprints simplify complex logicBoss fights require creative machine builds to defeatAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

Players who liked Outerverse also play

Steam players who put hours into Outerverse also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Star Crafter

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Outerverse.

    Top pick for Outerverse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Outerverse.

    A space survival crafting mining base building and star system building game. Craft rockets to create planets and Dyson Rings, mine and craft advanced materials, terraform the terrain, manage electricity, farm food, and more as you watch the star system evolve into stunning, ever-changing views.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Unlimited

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Outerverse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Outerverse.

    Unlimited is a new generation voxel world game in a mysterious universe. Together with unlimited possibilities and an immersive story, we aim to make the best voxel world game. If you enjoy any other voxel game, you will probably enjoy this game even more.

    2017ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. Demonsions: Industry

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Outerverse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Outerverse.

    Demonsions: Industry is an open world, procedurally generated block crafting/building game. Everything can be mined. Enjoy crafting, building, and fully automating your survival in this strange world.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. FortressCraft Evolved!

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Outerverse.

    Ranked #4 for Outerverse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Outerverse.

    FortressCraft Evolved is a unique blend of Voxel Landscapes, Tower Defense, Crafting, Logistics, Exploration, Combat and Assembly lines. Players begin by crash-landing on a strange alien world, left with only a small handful of starting machines.

    2015StrategyIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Evospace

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Outerverse.

    Ranked #5 for Outerverse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Outerverse.

    Contribute to the colonization of the universe. Get and process resources, develop your technologies. Achieve complete automation and build a portal to include another planet in the chain of worlds.

    2019IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. World Crafter TD

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Outerverse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Outerverse.

    A highly addictive survival crafting tower defense game! Gather, craft, build turrets, shoot guns, and expand the land to defend against waves of enemies in World Crafter TD!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. TerraTech Worlds

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Outerverse.

    Ranked #7 for Outerverse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Outerverse.

    TerraTech Worlds is an open world, build-craft adventure game, set on an uncharted alien world. Play solo or with friends, explore your surroundings, craft unique vehicles, construct automated bases, and battle your way through hazards and enemies to harness the power of your environment

    2024ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Satisfactory

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Outerverse.

    Ranked #8 for Outerverse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Outerverse.

    Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Outerverse

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Space Engineers

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Outerverse.

    Reviewers of Outerverse cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Outerverse.

    Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment. Explore planets and space, mine resources, survive hazards, and engage in combat alone or with friends in Creative or Survival modes.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. FortressCraft Evolved!

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Outerverse.

    Reviewers of Outerverse cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Outerverse.

    FortressCraft Evolved is a unique blend of Voxel Landscapes, Tower Defense, Crafting, Logistics, Exploration, Combat and Assembly lines. Players begin by crash-landing on a strange alien world, left with only a small handful of starting machines.

    2015StrategyIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Boundless

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Outerverse.

    Reviewers of Outerverse cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Outerverse.

    Shape your citizen, forge your destiny and sculpt your world in this epic voxel sandbox MMO built on endless possibility.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Outerverse cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Outerverse.

    Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.

    2015AdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Minecraft Legends

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Outerverse.

    Reviewers of Outerverse cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Outerverse.

    Discover the mysteries of Minecraft Legends, a new action strategy game. Explore a gentle land of rich resources and lush biomes on the brink of destruction. The ravaging piglins have arrived, and it’s up to you to inspire your allies and lead them in strategic battles to save the Overworld!

    2023ActionStrategy39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Outerverse at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Outerverse on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Outerverse.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Outerverse on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Outerverse.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Outerverse on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Outerverse.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Outerverse on Steam right now. Shares Action with Outerverse.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Outerverse on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Outerverse.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Outerverse on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Outerverse.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Outerverse on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Outerverse.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Outerverse on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Outerverse.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Outerverse.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Outerverse.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Outerverse.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Outerverse.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Outerverse.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Outerverse.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Outerverse.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Outerverse.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Tbjbu2

Other recommendable Steam games by Tbjbu2, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Grand Emprise: Time Travel Survival

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Outerverse.

    Another title from Tbjbu2, the studio behind Outerverse. Shares Action and Indie with Outerverse.

    TIME TRAVEL through history to BECOME GOD 🚀 Ride dinosaurs, forge tools, sail dunes, build a colony, siege castles, automate and fly, mine underground, launch to the moon, build a dyson sphere! An insane, unforgettable and revolutionary survival crafting base building open world adventure.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Chocolate Factory

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Outerverse.

    Another title from Tbjbu2, the studio behind Outerverse. Shares Action and Indie with Outerverse.

    Build your dream Chocolate Factory among candy cane forests and gumdrop hills to produce the tastiest sweets. A delicious first-person factory automation game with a little exploration and combat. Confectionary conveyor belt heaven awaits!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure13.39 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Contrablade: Stadium Rush

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Tbjbu2, the studio behind Outerverse. Shares Action and Strategy with Outerverse.

    Let it rip! Control your own Contrablade to knock out your opponent and reach the farthest to unlock new parts, abilities, and upgrades in this unique and addictive physics fighting action roguelite arcade game!

    2022ActionStrategyIndie2.39 USDSteam ↗
  4. Grand Emprise 2: Portals Apart

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Outerverse.

    Another title from Tbjbu2, the studio behind Outerverse. Shares Action and Indie with Outerverse.

    ⛏️ Survival crafting adventure 💎 🌌 Through magical portals 🌀 👹 Into fantasy worlds 🏰 ⚡ Once-in-a-lifetime, high-paced, high-variety 💨 ⏳ The sequel to Grand Emprise: Time Travel 🕰️

    2025ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. World Crafter TD

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Tbjbu2, the studio behind Outerverse. Shares Action and Strategy with Outerverse.

    A highly addictive survival crafting tower defense game! Gather, craft, build turrets, shoot guns, and expand the land to defend against waves of enemies in World Crafter TD!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. World Crafter TD: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Outerverse.

    Another title from Tbjbu2, the studio behind Outerverse. Shares Action and Strategy with Outerverse.

    A highly addictive survival crafting tower defense game! Gather, craft, build turrets, shoot guns, and expand the land to defend against waves of enemies! The prologue for the full game, World Crafter TD!

    2024ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Star Crafter

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Outerverse.

    Another title from Tbjbu2, the studio behind Outerverse. Shares Action and Indie with Outerverse.

    A space survival crafting mining base building and star system building game. Craft rockets to create planets and Dyson Rings, mine and craft advanced materials, terraform the terrain, manage electricity, farm food, and more as you watch the star system evolve into stunning, ever-changing views.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. My Money Grows On Trees

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Outerverse.

    Another title from Tbjbu2, the studio behind Outerverse. Shares Action and Indie with Outerverse.

    Click. Water. Grow. Harvest. Explore. Upgrade. Profit. An incremental-minimalist clicker farming game about growing your own farm full of money trees! 🌳 Ever wondered what it'd be like if money grew on trees? 💸Online co-op supported!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Outerverse

Does Outerverse run on Steam Deck?
Outerverse is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Outerverse cost?
Outerverse is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Outerverse?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Outerverse are Star Crafter, Unlimited, Demonsions: Industry.
Who developed Outerverse?
Outerverse was developed by Tbjbu2 and published by indie.io.

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