Games like Kerbal Space Program
If Kerbal Space Program is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kerbal Space Program 2, Take On Mars and Rocket Science — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its deep physics simulation, educational value and endless creative potential. 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.
Get personalized picks →Kerbal Space Program is a sandbox simulation released in 2015 that tasks players with building and launching spacecraft for the Kerbal alien race. The game features rocket-building mechanics, realistic orbital physics, and aerodynamic simulation alongside mod support and sandbox exploration. Players describe it as challenging and immersive, with reviewers highlighting its deep physics simulation and educational value. The game offers endless creative potential and long-term engagement through its modular spacecraft construction system. Priced at $9.99, Kerbal Space Program holds a 96% positive review score from over 77,000 Steam reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck.
About Kerbal Space Program: In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
Players who liked Kerbal Space Program also play
Steam players who put hours into Kerbal Space Program 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.
Kerbal Space Program 2
WHY THIS
Top pick for Kerbal Space Program fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kerbal Space Program.
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.
Take On Mars
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Kerbal Space Program.
Second-strongest match for Kerbal Space Program fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Kerbal Space Program.
Take On Mars places you right in the middle of mankind’s most exciting undertaking. Start out in the seat of a rover operator, finish as the first human to have ever set foot on the Red Planet.
Rocket Science
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Kerbal Space Program.
Third-strongest match for Kerbal Space Program fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Kerbal Space Program.
Take part in a space program. Design spacecrafts and send them off to explore the vast expanses of space. Experience the real scale of the Solar system and the size of its celestial bodies.
Juno: New Origins
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Kerbal Space Program.
Ranked #4 for Kerbal Space Program fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kerbal Space Program.
Bring to life anything you can imagine from rockets and airplanes to cars and more. Automate them with a visual programming language. Explore 3D planets and make your own. Share your creations online. Complete contracts, conquer milestones, and unlock technology in the newly added Career Mode.
Space Engineers
WHY THIS
Shares physics simulation, mod support and an immersive mood with Kerbal Space Program.
Ranked #5 for Kerbal Space Program fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kerbal Space Program.
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.
SpaceEngine
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Kerbal Space Program.
Ranked #6 for Kerbal Space Program fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kerbal Space Program.
The world's first science-based photorealistic interactive 3D planetarium that models the entire Universe, using procedural generation for uncharted areas.
Nimbatus - Drone Creator
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Kerbal Space Program.
Ranked #7 for Kerbal Space Program fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kerbal Space Program.
Use the Nimbatus Drone Creator to construct physically simulated drones and try them out in a virtual testing environment. Do you have what it takes to become a drone engineer?
Rover Mechanic Simulator
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Kerbal Space Program fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kerbal Space Program.
As an Engineer - crew member of one of the first Mars colonies - you are responsible for repairing and maintaining Mars Rovers. In this advanced simulator you will learn the internal details of various Mars Rovers and their components.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Kerbal Space Program
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Oxygen Not Included
WHY THIS
Shares physics simulation, mod support and a challenging mood with Kerbal Space Program.
Reviewers of Kerbal Space Program cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kerbal Space Program.
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
No Man's Sky
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Kerbal Space Program.
Reviewers of Kerbal Space Program cross-mention this title as a similar play.
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
Satisfactory
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Kerbal Space Program.
Reviewers of Kerbal Space Program cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kerbal Space Program.
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!
Trailmakers
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Kerbal Space Program.
Reviewers of Kerbal Space Program cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kerbal Space Program.
Build the ultimate vehicle and explore a vast open world filled with challenges and adventure. Play solo or team up with friends in multiplayer to conquer the toughest obstacles. With a thrilling campaign mode and endless creative possibilities, Trailmakers is the ultimate sandbox for adventurers.
Stormworks: Build and Rescue
WHY THIS
Shares mod support and an immersive mood with Kerbal Space Program.
Reviewers of Kerbal Space Program cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Kerbal Space Program.
Join a world where you design, create and pilot your own air sea rescue service. Release your inner hero as you battle fierce storms out at sea to rescue those in need.
Space Engineers
WHY THIS
Shares physics simulation, mod support and an immersive mood with Kerbal Space Program.
Reviewers of Kerbal Space Program cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kerbal Space Program.
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.
Dwarf Fortress
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Kerbal Space Program.
Reviewers of Kerbal Space Program cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kerbal Space Program.
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Kerbal Space Program at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Kerbal Space Program on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kerbal Space Program.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Kerbal Space Program on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kerbal Space Program.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Kerbal Space Program on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kerbal Space Program.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Kerbal Space Program on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kerbal Space Program.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~90% under Kerbal Space Program on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kerbal Space Program.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Kerbal Space Program on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kerbal Space Program.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Kerbal Space Program on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kerbal Space Program.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Kerbal Space Program on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kerbal Space Program.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kerbal Space Program.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kerbal Space Program.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kerbal Space Program.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kerbal Space Program.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kerbal Space Program.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kerbal Space Program.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kerbal Space Program.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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Frequently asked about Kerbal Space Program
- Does Kerbal Space Program run on Steam Deck?
- Kerbal Space Program 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 Kerbal Space Program cost?
- Kerbal Space Program is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Kerbal Space Program?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kerbal Space Program are Kerbal Space Program 2, Take On Mars, Rocket Science.
- Who developed Kerbal Space Program?
- Kerbal Space Program was developed by Squad and published by Private Division.
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