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Games like SpaceKraft!

If SpaceKraft! is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hunternet Starfighter, The Howler and Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and relaxing. 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 SpaceKraft!: Gather crystals, repair/run crafting facilities, upgrade your spaceship, build machines, explore the open world, find your way back to mother earth.

2024IndieAdventureSimulation11.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Game Dev Garage
SpaceKraft! — Steam game cover
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Cozy yet challenging difficulty curveDocking and transporting objects is central gameplayPhysics based puzzles with realistic collisionsChallengingContemplativeRelaxing

Players who liked SpaceKraft! also play

Steam players who put hours into SpaceKraft! 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. Hunternet Starfighter

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for SpaceKraft! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with SpaceKraft!.

    Hunternet is an MMO spacecraft sim where you fight for territory, resources, & key installations during humanity's last civil war. Form player orgs, mine resources, & build fleets. Take a break & fly in friendly races or wargames, but beware an alien foe threatens all.

    ActionSimulationMassively MultiplayerSteam ↗
  2. The Howler

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with SpaceKraft!.

    Second-strongest match for SpaceKraft! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with SpaceKraft!.

    Use gravity, tension, and wind currents to get your hot air balloon to its destination, dropping off cargo on your way, in this ultra-challenging physics-based game. All art used in the Howler was meticulously created by classically-trained experienced painters.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  3. Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with SpaceKraft!.

    Third-strongest match for SpaceKraft! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SpaceKraft!.

    Exiled to a deep space mining sector, you are left with a crappy ship, a laser, and a small mining beam. It is up to you to survive by working your way through the galaxy. Mine asteroids, refine and trade the ore, buy upgrades for your ship, hunt pirates... you get it.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Kerbal Space Program 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with SpaceKraft!.

    Ranked #4 for SpaceKraft! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with SpaceKraft!.

    Kerbal Space Program 2 is the sequel to the acclaimed space-flight simulation game Kerbal Space Program. Enter the next generation of space adventure with exciting new parts, stunning visuals, fully revamped UI and Map View, and rich new environments to explore.

    2023IndieSimulationEarly Access49.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Astrox Imperium

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with SpaceKraft!.

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

    Astrox Imperium is a relaxing space game where you fly around a generated universe. Mining, Fighting, Building, Exploring, and Surviving. What makes this game unique? You have complete control of how it plays. A robust sandbox and lots of MOD tools. Make it your game, and play it your own way.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Void Destroyer 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with SpaceKraft!.

    Ranked #6 for SpaceKraft! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SpaceKraft!.

    Start with nothing... End with everything! All you have is a basic ship, barely fit for combat, with it you'll start your journey and empire. A open world space sandbox, inspired by and expanding the classics.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Gaia Beyond

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with SpaceKraft!.

    Ranked #7 for SpaceKraft! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SpaceKraft!.

    Gaia Beyond is a handcrafted 2D Action-RPG, an exploration mix built around the core features fighting, mining and trading. Your decisions are footprints within a vast non-linear solar system. Forge alliances among numerous factions and develop relations with hundreds of NPCs.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Explorers

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with SpaceKraft!.

    Ranked #8 for SpaceKraft! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SpaceKraft!.

    Planets, aliens, resources, upgrades, caves, mapping & documenting star systems ... seek a new home for the human race. An all-inclusive (admittedly janky) procedural space-sim made by solo developer Schmidt Workshops.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to SpaceKraft!

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. AsteroidsHD

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of SpaceKraft! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with SpaceKraft!.

    Engage in space-warfare with your friends and foes! Dodge and destroy asteroids while trying to stay alive in multiplayer! Replay value is endless with massive combinations of in-game ship upgrades, modifications, and customization. Destroy Asteroids and Aliens to gain the edge!

    2016ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Lunar Lander Beyond

    WHY THIS

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

    Guide a roster of colorful pilots, eclectic advisors and state-of-the-art landers through a taxing series of missions. Deliver cargo, retrieve resources, and rescue stranded pilots as you navigate a mysterious universe of moons and planets.

    2024ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lunar Lander Redux

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of SpaceKraft! cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with SpaceKraft!.

    Explore a rough space landscape in a fragile capsule. Good for an hour of fun or frustration depending on skill. Physics mostly accurate.

    2024ActionIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under SpaceKraft! on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with SpaceKraft!.

    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 ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under SpaceKraft! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SpaceKraft!.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under SpaceKraft! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SpaceKraft!.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. How to Fish

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~59% under SpaceKraft! on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with SpaceKraft!.

    A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.

    2026ActionIndieSimulation4.95 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under SpaceKraft! on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with SpaceKraft!.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under SpaceKraft! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SpaceKraft!.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under SpaceKraft! on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with SpaceKraft!.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

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

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with SpaceKraft!.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Lab

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

    WHY THIS

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

    USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about SpaceKraft!

Does SpaceKraft! run on Steam Deck?
SpaceKraft! 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 SpaceKraft! cost?
SpaceKraft! is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to SpaceKraft!?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SpaceKraft! are Hunternet Starfighter, The Howler, Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation.
Who developed SpaceKraft!?
SpaceKraft! was developed by Game Dev Garage and published by Game Dev Garage, Hawthorn Games.

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 SpaceKraft!.

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