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Games like Solar System Colonist

If Solar System Colonist is your kind of game, the closest matches are No Man's Sky, Breathedge and Star Shelter — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Solar System Colonist: The conquest of the Solar System has begun – prove yourself as a space colonist! Pilot the spaceship, choose the planet you wish to inhabit and build your new home. However, remember that there are no rules or laws in outer space. Don't underestimate the danger and stay vigilant – enemies are near!

SimulationWindowsby Asteroid Miners
Solar System Colonist — Steam game cover

Players who liked Solar System Colonist also play

Steam players who put hours into Solar System Colonist 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. No Man's Sky

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Solar System Colonist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.

    2016ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Breathedge

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Solar System Colonist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Solar System Colonist.

    Survive in outer space! Together with your immortal chicken, discover the truth behind your sudden spaceship crash. Craft tools, pilot vehicles, and even control space stations to survive and explore the wreckage.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Star Shelter

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Solar System Colonist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Solar System Colonist.

    Star shelter is a space survival game built from the ground up for VR. You are stranded in space, you must climb around in Zero-G, explore, scavenge, craft, hack and fight to survive. You have to build, arm and upgrade your own space station in order to escape the cosmic graveyard.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Space Trash Scavenger

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Solar System Colonist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Solar System Colonist.

    Grab your jetpack and explore procedural asteroid fields, derelict spaceships and abandoned outposts. Build and automate your Space Rig to process scavenged trash. Craft, trade and fight your way home in this interstellar, open-world survival sandbox.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. SpaceCraft

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Solar System Colonist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Solar System Colonist.

    The Universe is yours. SpaceCraft is an online space exploration and building game. Explore a vast galaxy of solar systems and planets, mine and craft resources, design and build ships, automate planetary bases and interplanetary logistics, trade and cooperate.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation26.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Empyrion - Galactic Survival

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Solar System Colonist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Solar System Colonist.

    Build and explore in a true space sandbox survival adventure. Construct mighty capital vessels, sprawling planetary settlements, and vast space stations in your galactic journey to discover the mysteries of Empyrion!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Osiris: New Dawn

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Solar System Colonist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Osiris: New Dawn is an unforgiving near future space survival game with a cinematic feel and elements of horror. Play as a Mission Specialist in single or multiplayer to build your planetary base, pilotable vehicles, and controllable drones as you explore a dangerous solar system far from Earth.

    2023ActionIndieAdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Subnautica

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Solar System Colonist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

    2018IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Solar System Colonist.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Solar System Colonist

What games are most similar to Solar System Colonist?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Solar System Colonist are No Man's Sky, Breathedge, Star Shelter.
Who developed Solar System Colonist?
Solar System Colonist was developed by Asteroid Miners and published by PlayWay S.A., GameHunters.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Solar System Colonist.

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