Choose Starship Simulator
Choose Starship Simulator if you want a RPG, Free To Play, and Casual game with Online Co-op and Camera Comfort. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero.
Starship Simulator vs Space Travellers
Starship Simulator and Space Travellers both land in Adventure, Simulation on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Adventure, Simulation on Steam. Starship Simulator is free; Space Travellers is paid (Price unknown). Both support cooperative play. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Space Travellers
Choose Space Travellers if you want an Action, Strategy, and Indie game with Shared/Split Screen and Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
Both Starship Simulator and Space Travellers sit in Adventure and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Starship Simulator |  Space Travellers | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | — |
| Genres | Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Free To Play, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Fleetyard Studios | Lonely Man |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- Starship Simulator is free; Space Travellers is paid (Price unknown).
- Both support cooperative play.
Starship Simulator vs Space Travellers — FAQ
- Are Starship Simulator and Space Travellers similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, Simulation on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Starship Simulator and Space Travellers have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Starship Simulator ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Space Travellers ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Starship Simulator free?
- Yes — Starship Simulator is a free-to-play Steam title. Space Travellers is paid (Price unknown).