Rank 01Why this
Also Transportation and Automobile Sim, like Star Trucker.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2016
The closest matches to Star Trucker: American Truck Simulator, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Expeditions: A MudRunner Game, Motor Town: Behind The Wheel, and No Man's Sky. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
Rank 01Why this
Also Transportation and Automobile Sim, like Star Trucker.
Rank 02Why this
Also Space Sim and Futuristic, like Star Trucker.
Rank 03Why this
Shares vehicle customization and mission based progression with Star Trucker.

Why this: Shares vehicle customization with Star Trucker.

Why this: Shares procedural generation and exploration with Star Trucker.


Why this: Shares vehicle customization and survival management with Star Trucker.

Why this: Shares survival management and procedural generation with Star Trucker.
Also Transportation and Automobile Sim, like Star Trucker.
Shares vehicle customization and mission based progression with Star Trucker.
Shares vehicle customization and survival management with Star Trucker.
Shares survival management and procedural generation with Star Trucker.
Shares vehicle customization and exploration with Star Trucker.
Shares vehicle customization and procedural generation with Star Trucker.

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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.

Why this: Same immersive mood as Star Trucker.

Why this: Shares resource management with Star Trucker.

Why this: Shares vehicle customization and procedural generation with Star Trucker.

Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Star Trucker.

Why this: Shares procedural generation with Star Trucker.

Why this: Also Space Sim and Futuristic, like Star Trucker.


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

Why this: Shares vehicle customization and exploration with Star Trucker.

Why this: Shares procedural generation with Star Trucker.

Why this: Also Transportation and Automobile Sim, like Star Trucker.

Why this: Shares vehicle customization with Star Trucker.

Why this: Shares resource management with Star Trucker.

Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Star Trucker.

Why this: Shares vehicle customization and procedural generation with Star Trucker.

Free games the recommender matches to Star Trucker, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.

Why this: Shares procedural generation and exploration with Star Trucker.

Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Star Trucker.

Why this: Shares vehicle customization and exploration with Star Trucker.
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

Why this: Also Transportation and Automobile Sim, like Star Trucker.

Why this: Also Space Sim and Futuristic, like Star Trucker.

Why this: Shares procedural generation and exploration with Star Trucker.

The closest matches to Star Trucker: American Truck Simulator, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Expeditions: A MudRunner Game, Motor Town: Behind The Wheel, and No Man's Sky. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Star Trucker is your kind of game, the closest matches are American Truck Simulator, Hardspace: Shipbreaker and Expeditions: A MudRunner Game — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, cozy and immersive, and single out its checkpoint based progression and exploration. 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.
Star Trucker is a space simulation game released in 2024 by Monster and Monster, published by Raw Fury. Players haul cargo across procedurally generated sectors of space while managing resources and completing missions through a checkpoint-based progression system. The core gameplay loop centers on truck preparation, space travel, and docking, with players navigating between missions in a chill, medium-length experience designed for solo play. Reviewers note the atmospheric CB radio communication with other truckers, while players describe the hauling gameplay as a relaxing loop enhanced by good soundtrack and voice acting. The game is marked as playable on Steam Deck and costs $24.99, currently holding a 79% positive rating from over 3000 Steam reviews.
About Star Trucker: Haul cargo, trade salvage and keep your space suit close as you search for fame and fortune among the stars in a game that puts an interstellar twist on the truck sim genre.
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“So overall I think the game is fine but my issue with the game and one ive seen mentioned by plenty of others is that you have a space trucking game but for whatever reason you cant move your space truck Vertically or laterally which is…”
“I really wanted to like this one but the lack of customisable control schemes and clunky movement put this off for me. XYZ thrusters would make this better in my opinion but in its current state I cannot recommend Star Trucker.”
People who play it also play: American Truck Simulator, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Expeditions: A MudRunner Game
Star Trucker is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Star Trucker is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Star Trucker are American Truck Simulator, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Expeditions: A MudRunner Game.
Star Trucker was developed by Monster and Monster and published by Raw Fury.