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Games like Fairspace

If Fairspace is your kind of game, the closest matches are Belt Colony, Aurelia: Stellar Arising and Void Destroyer 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and nostalgic. 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.

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About Fairspace: Fairspace is an amateur developed open-ended space exploration, trading and combat game. A full and rich persistent universe awaits your discovery.

2015ActionStrategyIndieSimulation8.99 USDWindowsby Sub Orbital Software
Fairspace — Steam game cover
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Long term persistence beats microtransactionsLow cost alternative to elite style space simsPlayer freedom defines your pathChallengingContemplativeNostalgic

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Steam players who put hours into Fairspace 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.

  1. Belt Colony

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Fairspace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Fairspace.

    The year is 2040. You, an ex-sergeant, have signed a contract with a large mining corporation in the Belt. Mine ore, build out your outpost, travel to nearby asteroids and collaborate with other belters.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Aurelia: Stellar Arising

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Fairspace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Fairspace.

    Aurelia: Stellar Arising - 3D Turn-based Fleet vs. Fleet Space Combat Game. Choose between two factions and fight for control of the Aurelia System in over 77 missions per faction. Control fleets of up to 9 ships and give maneuver and tactical commands to each ship.

    2022ActionStrategyAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Void Destroyer 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Fairspace.

    Third-strongest match for Fairspace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Fairspace.

    Start with nothing... End with everything! All you have is a basic ship, barely fit for combat, with it you'll start your journey and empire. A open world space sandbox, inspired by and expanding the classics.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Galactic Junkers

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Fairspace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Fairspace.

    Become the space captain you always wanted to be. There are just a few problems, your ship needs work, there’s a price on your head, and your crew are idiots. Seek your fortune and the truth in The Galactic Junkers, a comedic space combat adventure game.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie16.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Strata

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Fairspace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Fairspace.

    Strata is a scientifically inspired astro-planetary sandbox where you influence the formation and evolution of entire worlds — your worlds. Discover, gather, and build on the surfaces of diverse planets, explore them in depth, and manage your systems beyond the orbital levels.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  6. Drifter

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Fairspace.

    Ranked #6 for Fairspace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Fairspace.

    Drifter is an open-world sandbox space trading game with a procedurally-generated galaxy 100,000 light years across made up of tens of thousands of star systems to explore and features an original soundtrack by composer Danny Baranowsky.

    2014ActionIndieSimulation11.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Asteroid Rodeo

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Fairspace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Fairspace.

    Asteroids are worth trillions. They're also spinning at 200 meters per second. You are a Wrangler—harpoon tumbling rocks, wrestle them to a dead stop with your custom-built ship, and mine them for credits. The pay is good. The survival rate is a conversation people avoid.

    2026ActionIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  8. Starpoint Gemini 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Fairspace.

    Ranked #8 for Fairspace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Fairspace.

    Captain your own space ship and roam the galaxy in 3D in this tactical space simulator with tons of RPG depth ! Space has never looked so inviting - but images can betray...It has been two years since the end of the second Gemini war, the situation in the wartorn system is further from resolution than ever.

    2014ActionSimulationRPG34.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Fairspace

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.

  1. Star Trek Online

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Fairspace.

    Reviewers of Fairspace cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    In Star Trek Online, the Star Trek universe appears for the first time on a truly massive scale. Players take the captain's chair as they command their own starship and crew. Explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, and boldly go where no one has gone before.

    2012Massively MultiplayerRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. EVE Online

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Fairspace.

    Reviewers of Fairspace cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Fairspace.

    Over 20 years of legendary space battles! Explore a massive living universe of danger and opportunity in a challenging and highly rewarding space adventure. Fight, trade, build, and connect with a universe driven and shaped directly by players.

    2010ActionStrategyMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Euro Truck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Fairspace.

    Reviewers of Fairspace cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Fairspace.

    The original Euro Truck Simulator - the game which has become the classic of the genre and is still relevant today. The first truck simulation game in a European setting, with European long haul trucks!

    2013IndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Fairspace on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Fairspace.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Fairspace on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Fairspace.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Fairspace on Steam right now. Shares Action with Fairspace.

    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.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Fairspace on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Fairspace.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Fairspace on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Fairspace.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under Fairspace on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Fairspace.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Fairspace on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Fairspace.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Fairspace on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Fairspace.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Fairspace.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. 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 Fairspace.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Fairspace.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Fairspace.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Fairspace.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Fairspace.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Simulation with Fairspace.

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

More from Sub Orbital Software

Other recommendable Steam games by Sub Orbital Software, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. GalaxIverse

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sub Orbital Software, the studio behind Fairspace. Shares Action and Indie with Fairspace.

    GalaxIverse is a top down fast paced vertical blastathon, Battle Fleets and formations of aliens with the occasional boss thrown in for good luck.

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Merv Reborn

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sub Orbital Software, the studio behind Fairspace. Shares Action and Indie with Fairspace.

    Merv is a classical platform game. Adventure through the many levels solving puzzles and finding collectables as you go. The difficulty increases the further you go.

    2017ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Nova Wing

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sub Orbital Software, the studio behind Fairspace. Shares Action and Indie with Fairspace.

    Nova wing a fast scrolling space shooter for up to 2 players. Fly through the many levels defeating the many swarms of aliens, Bosses and other assorted defences. Collect energy from the defeated aliens to help upgrade your own ship.

    2018ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Nova Wing II

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sub Orbital Software, the studio behind Fairspace. Shares Action and Indie with Fairspace.

    You are tasked to destroy the swarms of alien invaders as they attempt to annihilate your race from existence.

    2018ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Nova Wing III

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sub Orbital Software, the studio behind Fairspace. Shares Action and Indie with Fairspace.

    Shoot your way through the many caverns of alien defences, Collect the weapons and Fuel you need to aid in your escape.

    2018ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Merv Liberation

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sub Orbital Software, the studio behind Fairspace. Shares Indie with Fairspace.

    A mix between classic old school platforming with puzzles, gravity and construction thrown in.

    2018IndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Warlocks Entanglement

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sub Orbital Software, the studio behind Fairspace. Shares Action and Indie with Fairspace.

    Warlocks Entanglement puts you into a destructible open world in a magical medieval setting. Explore and learn all this world has to offer and then open a gateway to the next world!.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Warlocks Deeds

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Fairspace.

    Another title from Sub Orbital Software, the studio behind Fairspace. Shares Action and Indie with Fairspace.

    Embark on an extraordinary journey through a mystical realm where warlocks and magic reign supreme. Introducing "Warlocks Deeds," a superbly crafted medieval survival sandbox voxel game that will transport you to a world of enchantment and adventure!

    2023ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Fairspace

How much does Fairspace cost?
Fairspace is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Fairspace?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Fairspace are Belt Colony, Aurelia: Stellar Arising, Void Destroyer 2.
Who developed Fairspace?
Fairspace was developed by Sub Orbital Software.

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 Fairspace.

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