Rank 01Why this
Shares survival management and base building with Prospector: The First Contract.
- Free
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Games like Prospector: The First Contract
- 15 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Prospector: The First Contract also play
The closest matches to Prospector: The First Contract: Tinkerlands: A Shipwrecked Adventure, Nova Lands: Emilia's Mission, Prospector, ASTRONEER, and Satisfactory. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares automation chains and base building with Prospector: The First Contract.
- Free
- Deck Playable
- 2022
Rank 03Why this
Also Automation and Crafting, like Prospector: The First Contract.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Rank 04 
ASTRONEER
Why this: Shares base building and exploration with Prospector: The First Contract.
Rank 05 
Satisfactory
Why this: Shares base building with Prospector: The First Contract.
Rank 06 
Core Keeper
Why this: Shares automation and base building with Prospector: The First Contract.
Rank 07 
Forager
Why this: Shares automation and crafting with Prospector: The First Contract.
Rank 08 
Eden Crafters
Why this: Shares automation and survival management with Prospector: The First Contract.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Prospector: The First Contract
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Tinkerlands: A Shipwrecked Adventure
Shares survival management and base building with Prospector: The First Contract.
- 95% of 465 reviews
- 2Nova Lands: Emilia's Mission
Shares automation chains and base building with Prospector: The First Contract.
- 94% of 389 reviews
- 3
- 4ASTRONEER
Shares base building and exploration with Prospector: The First Contract.
- 92% of 53,284 reviews
- 5
- 6Core Keeper
Shares automation and base building with Prospector: The First Contract.
- 95% of 22,806 reviews
- 7
- 8Eden Crafters
Shares automation and survival management with Prospector: The First Contract.
- 85% of 1,054 reviews
- 9TerraTech Worlds
Shares survival management and open world exploration with Prospector: The First Contract.
- 69% of 1,203 reviews
- 10Star Crafter
Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Prospector: The First Contract.
- 68% of 57 reviews
- 11
- 12Ocean World: Eden Crafters Prologue
Also Open World Survival Craft and Automation, like Prospector: The First Contract.
- 90% of 1,932 reviews
- 13
- 14Chocolate Factory
Shares production chains and automation with Prospector: The First Contract.
- 53% of 78 reviews
- 15
- 16Little Rocket Lab
Shares factory builder and automation chains with Prospector: The First Contract.
- 91% of 929 reviews
- 17Outworld Station
Also Base-Building and Automation, like Prospector: The First Contract.
- 90% of 290 reviews
- 18Starbound
Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Prospector: The First Contract.
- 89% of 51,728 reviews
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22StarRupture
Shares procedural exploration and automation with Prospector: The First Contract.
- 82% of 6,067 reviews
- 23
- 24
- Released: 2024
- Developer: Loonworks Games
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 90% of 188 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Automation chains feel satisfyingly deep
- Automation potential with robots handling resource gathering and production
- Cute pixel art and charming characters including a helpful robot dog
- Atmospheric
- Chill
- Cozy
More games like Prospector: The First Contract, sliced differently
Reviewers mention these as similar to Prospector: The First Contract
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.
Stardew Valley
Why this: Same cozy mood as Prospector: The First Contract.
Mindustry
Why this: Also Base-Building and Automation, like Prospector: The First Contract.
Factorio
Why this: Shares automation chains with Prospector: The First Contract.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Prospector
Why this: Also Automation and Crafting, like Prospector: The First Contract.
Satisfactory
Why this: Shares base building with Prospector: The First Contract.
Core Keeper
Why this: Shares automation and base building with Prospector: The First Contract.
Forager
Why this: Shares automation and crafting with Prospector: The First Contract.
About Prospector: The First Contract
The closest matches to Prospector: The First Contract: Tinkerlands: A Shipwrecked Adventure, Nova Lands: Emilia's Mission, Prospector, ASTRONEER, and Satisfactory. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Prospector: The First Contract is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tinkerlands: A Shipwrecked Adventure, Nova Lands: Emilia's Mission and Prospector — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, chill and cozy, and single out its automation and automation chains. 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.
About Prospector: The First Contract: As the Prospector in this Prologue chapter, you will be taking on your first contract. Explore new planets, gather resources, build your fully automated base, and ship materials to distant colonies.
Is Prospector: The First Contract worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 90% of 188 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 3 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Automation chains feel satisfyingly deep
- Automation potential with robots handling resource gathering and production
- Cute pixel art and charming characters including a helpful robot dog
- Cute pixel art with polished aesthetics
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“It plays a bit like a non-3D Astroneer, but there is absolutely no way it should have a 98% positive rating. I call shenanigans. Shame. Anyways, there's nothing really interesting about this, no characters worth remembering, no gameplay…”
“the ui goes off screen and theres no option to rescale it. the game doesnt properly stop after you close it”
People who play it also play: Tinkerlands: A Shipwrecked Adventure, Nova Lands: Emilia's Mission, Prospector
Frequently asked about Prospector: The First Contract
Can I run it?
Is Prospector: The First Contract verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Prospector: The First Contract is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
Is Prospector: The First Contract free to play?
Yes — Prospector: The First Contract is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to Prospector: The First Contract?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Prospector: The First Contract are Tinkerlands: A Shipwrecked Adventure, Nova Lands: Emilia's Mission, Prospector.
Who developed Prospector: The First Contract?
Prospector: The First Contract was developed by Loonworks Games and published by HypeTrain Digital.