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Games like Rocket Simulator

If Rocket Simulator is your kind of game, the closest matches are Starship Simulator, Periapsis: Gravity Slingshot and Avorion — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Rocket Simulator: Travel with your spacecraft throughout the solar system based on realistic Kepler's laws of gravity. Invent your own routes between planets, use gravity, explore space, trade, upgrade your spaceship and enjoy the beautiful scenery!

2025IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDWindowsby Digital Traveller Praha
Rocket Simulator — Steam game cover

Players who liked Rocket Simulator also play

Steam players who put hours into Rocket Simulator 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. Starship Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Rocket Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Rocket Simulator.

    Explore a scientifically accurate Milky Way galaxy and discover distant uncharted worlds, while having unrestricted access to every deck of your Magellan Class deep space exploration vessel. Interact with numerous fully simulated ship systems, or simply relax in the bar and watch the stars drift by.

    AdventureSimulationRPGFreeSteam ↗
  2. Periapsis: Gravity Slingshot

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Rocket Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rocket Simulator.

    Lead humanity’s final journey beyond Earth. Launch ships, harness gravity slingshots, and explore distant star systems to make humanity multi-planetary.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation4.89 USDSteam ↗
  3. Avorion

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Rocket Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rocket Simulator.

    A procedural co-op space sandbox where players can build their own space ships out of dynamically scalable blocks. Fight epic space battles, explore, mine, trade, wage wars and build your own empire to save your galaxy from being torn apart by an unknown enemy.

    2020ActionIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Evochron Mercenary

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Rocket Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rocket Simulator.

    The life of an independent mercenary is rarely without excitement. Your spacecraft awaits and your adventure begins in the Sapphire star system.

    2012ActionIndieSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Starpoint Gemini 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Rocket Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Rocket Simulator.

    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 ↗
  6. Starpoint Gemini Warlords

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Rocket Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Rocket Simulator.

    Strategy from the front lines! Starpoint Gemini Warlords combines 3rd person capital spaceship combat with 4X strategy and RPG gameplay elements. Build mighty war fleets and send them into battle or lead them into combat yourself. Become the Warlord and conquer the Gemini system!

    2017ActionStrategySimulation34.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Flight Of Nova

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Rocket Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Rocket Simulator.

    Flight of Nova is a simulator based on newtonian mechanics in which you control spacecraft in the Noren star system. You fly multiple types of spacecraft doing transport and search missions in an environment with realistic aerodynamics and orbital physics.

    2022SimulationEarly Access29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. PULSAR: Lost Colony

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Rocket Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rocket Simulator.

    The co-op open-world space sim where everyone has a role! Pilot the ship. Reroute power. Launch nukes. Explore alien planets. Research new talents. Work together to find the Lost Colony! ...or just deliver some biscuits

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Rocket Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rocket Simulator.

    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 ~50% under Rocket Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Rocket Simulator.

    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. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Rocket Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rocket Simulator.

    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 ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Rocket Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Rocket Simulator.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Rocket Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Rocket Simulator.

    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 ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Rocket Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rocket Simulator.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Rocket Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Rocket Simulator.

    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.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Rocket Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rocket Simulator.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Rocket Simulator

How much does Rocket Simulator cost?
Rocket Simulator is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Rocket Simulator?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rocket Simulator are Starship Simulator, Periapsis: Gravity Slingshot, Avorion.
Who developed Rocket Simulator?
Rocket Simulator was developed by Digital Traveller Praha.

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 Rocket Simulator.

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