Games like Edge of Space

The closest matches to Edge of Space: Starbound, Signs of Life, Dig or Die, Windforge, and Planet Explorers. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Edge of Space is your kind of game, the closest matches are Starbound, Signs of Life and Dig or Die — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and nostalgic, and single out its combat and crafting. 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.

Edge of Space is a 2D action-adventure RPG released in 2015 by Handyman Studios, set in a procedurally generated universe where players explore hostile worlds as operatives of a corporation seeking habitable planets. The game features crafting, combat, NPC interactions, and a research system within an open-world sandbox framework, supporting online co-op. Reviewers describe the crafting depth as satisfying, with the research system providing a rewarding sense of progression, and they note that NPC interactions create cozy moments amid the challenging survival gameplay. Players highlight the space exploration as immersive, describing the atmosphere as both nostalgic and unsettling. The game runs as playable on Steam Deck and is currently priced at $14.99 USD. Based on 1565 Steam reviews, the title holds a 30% positive rating.

About Edge of Space: Suit up as an operative of the Ark Corporation, sent to the farthest reaches of the universe in search of habitable planets to terraform. However, after the long space journey you awaken from cryosleep to find that your ship has gone way off course and is disabled near a strange new world.