Games like Sci-fi builder
If Sci-fi builder is your kind of game, the closest matches are Surviving Mars, Red Planet Rampart and Utopia Colony — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and immersive. 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 →About Sci-fi builder: Sci-Fi Builder is a sandbox construction sim where you design a space station, build a colony, and control aliens, robots & NPCs. No grids, no limits — just creative freedom in space.
Players who liked Sci-fi builder also play
Steam players who put hours into Sci-fi builder 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.
Surviving Mars
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Sci-fi builder.
Top pick for Sci-fi builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Sci-fi builder.
There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.
Red Planet Rampart
WHY THIS
Shares sci fi and an atmospheric mood with Sci-fi builder.
Second-strongest match for Sci-fi builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sci-fi builder.
You are deployed to the desolate red planet to reforge humanity's hope. With no hospitable atmosphere, no nurturing water sources, only relentless storms, unknown alien creatures, you must use wit and determination to survive on this alien land and build a Mars base of your own.
Utopia Colony
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Sci-fi builder.
Third-strongest match for Sci-fi builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sci-fi builder.
The year is 2033. You, an ex-Marine with little opportunities left, have signed up with Utopia Arura, a large mining corporation on Mars. They have sent you to a location they have proposed but you have chosen for mining. Everything else is up to you.
Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder
WHY THIS
Shares sci fi and an atmospheric mood with Sci-fi builder.
Ranked #4 for Sci-fi builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sci-fi builder.
Stellar Settlers is a chill space base/city builder and colony sim game. With unique vertical and horizontal base-building gameplay, settle on 10 hostile alien planets and build your own thriving colony. Get enough materials to build a physics-based Spaceship and try to escape from disasters.
Rover Mechanic Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sci-fi builder.
Ranked #5 for Sci-fi builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sci-fi builder.
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.
Mars Horizon
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Sci-fi builder.
Ranked #6 for Sci-fi builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sci-fi builder.
Lead a major space agency as you guide humanity to Mars in this strategy simulation game. Construct a base, design and build rockets, conduct missions throughout the Solar System, and write your own history of Space exploration. Created with support from the European Space Agency.
Occupy Mars: The Game
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Sci-fi builder.
Ranked #7 for Sci-fi builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sci-fi builder.
Survive and colonize Mars in a highly technical, open-world sandbox game. Build and upgrade your base, discover new regions, conduct mining operations, retrieve water, generate oxygen, grow crops, and fix broken parts.
Star Rangers™ XE
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sci-fi builder.
Ranked #8 for Sci-fi builder fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Sci-fi builder.
Explore space and build on other worlds in Star Rangers! Star Rangers is a space exploration and construction game that allows players to build habitats and spacecraft, acquire gear and explore the solar system.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Sci-fi builder at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Sci-fi builder on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sci-fi builder.
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 Sci-fi builder on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Sci-fi builder.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Sci-fi builder on Steam right now. Shares Action with Sci-fi builder.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Sci-fi builder on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sci-fi builder.
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 Sci-fi builder on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sci-fi builder.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Sci-fi builder on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Sci-fi builder.
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 Sci-fi builder on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Sci-fi builder.
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 Sci-fi builder on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Sci-fi builder.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Sci-fi builder.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Sci-fi builder.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Sci-fi builder.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sci-fi builder.
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.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sci-fi builder.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Sci-fi builder.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Sci-fi builder.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Sci-fi builder.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Other recommendable Steam games by Games For Pleasure, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Bomber
WHY THIS
Another title from Games For Pleasure, the studio behind Sci-fi builder. Shares Action and Indie with Sci-fi builder.
Bomber is a fun arcade puzzle game for kids and families. Blast walls, find hidden keys, collect power-ups, and complete 20 exciting levels full of surprises.
Photo Studio
WHY THIS
Another title from Games For Pleasure, the studio behind Sci-fi builder. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sci-fi builder.
Photo Studio is a creative sandbox for photography, fashion, and dance. Pose models, control lighting, film music videos, and design glamorous shoots in VR or non-VR.
Gang wars
WHY THIS
Another title from Games For Pleasure, the studio behind Sci-fi builder. Shares Action and Indie with Sci-fi builder.
Gang Wars is a fun cartoon arcade shooter! Defeat silly gangsters, collect coins, upgrade weapons, and clear 40 exciting levels full of fast action and funny animations.
Clip maker
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Sci-fi builder.
Another title from Games For Pleasure, the studio behind Sci-fi builder. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sci-fi builder.
Clip Maker is a creative tool for making videos, animations, visual novels, comics & VR scenes. Easy to use, packed with assets, and exportable in 4K, 8K, VR, GIF, and more.
Cyberpunk sex
WHY THIS
Another title from Games For Pleasure, the studio behind Sci-fi builder. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sci-fi builder.
Cyberpunk Sex 🔞 is an adult sandbox game in a neon-lit pleasure house. Explore 30 interactive rooms, unlock toys, and enjoy explicit sex scenes with full control and zero shame.
Runaway bride
WHY THIS
Another title from Games For Pleasure, the studio behind Sci-fi builder. Shares Action and Indie with Sci-fi builder.
Runaway Bride 👰♀️💨 is a funny escape arcade game! Help Rachel run from her chaotic wedding, dodge relatives, grab keys, and sprint through 10 levels of family-fueled wedding madness.
Sex motel
WHY THIS
Another title from Games For Pleasure, the studio behind Sci-fi builder. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sci-fi builder.
Adult erotic motel game 🔞. Explore 21 interactive rooms, join explicit sex scenes, or just watch. Includes a sex gym, toys, LGBTQ+ content, voyeur & participation options.
Fuck in police
WHY THIS
Another title from Games For Pleasure, the studio behind Sci-fi builder. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sci-fi builder.
Fuck in Police 🔞 is an adult erotic sandbox game set in a wild police station. Explore 9 interactive rooms, unlock explicit sex scenes, and join officers in the kinkiest precinct ever.
Frequently asked about Sci-fi builder
- Does Sci-fi builder work on Steam Deck?
- Sci-fi builder is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Sci-fi builder cost?
- Sci-fi builder is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Sci-fi builder?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sci-fi builder are Surviving Mars, Red Planet Rampart, Utopia Colony.
- Who developed Sci-fi builder?
- Sci-fi builder was developed by Games For Pleasure.
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 Sci-fi builder.
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