Rank 01Why this
Shares survival management and open world exploration with Star Crafter.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2024
Games like Star Crafter
- 38 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Star Crafter also play
The closest matches to Star Crafter: Eden Crafters, TerraTech Worlds, Space Trash Scavenger, Blossom: The Seed of Life, and Astrometica. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares tech tree progression and survival management with Star Crafter.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Rank 03Why this
Shares resource scavenging and base building with Star Crafter.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Rank 04 
Blossom: The Seed of Life
Why this: Shares terraforming and tech tree progression with Star Crafter.
Rank 05 
Astrometica
Why this: Shares survival management and base building with Star Crafter.
Rank 06 
Satisfactory
Why this: Shares base building with Star Crafter.
Rank 07 
Star Ores Inc.
Why this: Shares building with Star Crafter.
Rank 08 
Astro Colony
Why this: Also Base-Building and Automation, like Star Crafter.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Star Crafter
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Eden Crafters
Shares survival management and open world exploration with Star Crafter.
- 85% of 1,054 reviews
- 2TerraTech Worlds
Shares tech tree progression and survival management with Star Crafter.
- 69% of 1,203 reviews
- 3Space Trash Scavenger
Shares resource scavenging and base building with Star Crafter.
- 85% of 457 reviews
- 4Blossom: The Seed of Life
Shares terraforming and tech tree progression with Star Crafter.
- 88% of 441 reviews
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- 10Digger: Galactic Treasures
Shares crafting system and resource gathering with Star Crafter.
- 85% of 221 reviews
- 11Prospector: The First Contract
Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Star Crafter.
- 90% of 188 reviews
- 12Chocolate Factory
Shares tech tree progression and crafting system with Star Crafter.
- 53% of 78 reviews
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- Released: 2025
- Developer: Tbjbu2
- Price: $19.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 68% of 57 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Active developer pushing frequent updates
- Addictive gameplay loop that keeps you playing late
- Beautiful voxel graphics and planetary vistas
- Atmospheric
- Chill
- Contemplative
More games like Star Crafter, sliced differently
Reviewers mention these as similar to Star Crafter
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.
No Man's Sky
Why this: Shares base building and exploration with Star Crafter.
The Planet Crafter
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Star Crafter.
Outer Wilds
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Star Crafter.
Factorio
Why this: Also Base-Building and Automation, like Star Crafter.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Star Crafter at current Steam store prices.
Digger: Galactic Treasures
Why this: Shares crafting system and resource gathering with Star Crafter.
Surviving Ceres
Why this: Shares terraforming and survival management with Star Crafter.
Starbound
Why this: Shares base building with Star Crafter.
Remains
Why this: Shares resource scavenging and base building with Star Crafter.
Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder
Why this: Also Base-Building and Automation, like Star Crafter.
Hammerting
Why this: Shares tech tree progression with Star Crafter.
My Little Universe
Why this: Shares resource gathering and inventory management with Star Crafter.
ArkCraft: The Rebirth of the World
Why this: Shares survival management and base building with Star Crafter.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Star Crafter, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Outpath: First Journey
Why this: Shares base building with Star Crafter.
Unnamed Space Idle
Why this: Shares tech tree progression and base building with Star Crafter.
PickCrafter
Why this: Also Mining and Crafting, like Star Crafter.
Plasma
Why this: Also Automation and Crafting, like Star Crafter.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Blossom: The Seed of Life
Why this: Shares terraforming and tech tree progression with Star Crafter.
Satisfactory
Why this: Shares base building with Star Crafter.
Star Ores Inc.
Why this: Shares building with Star Crafter.
More from Tbjbu2
Other recommendable Steam games by Tbjbu2, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Grand Emprise: Time Travel Survival
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Star Crafter.
Chocolate Factory
Why this: Shares tech tree progression and crafting system with Star Crafter.
Outerverse
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Voxel, like Star Crafter.
Grand Emprise 2: Portals Apart
Why this: Shares survival management and base building with Star Crafter.
World Crafter TD: Prologue
Why this: Shares base building and resource gathering with Star Crafter.
My Money Grows On Trees
Why this: Shares resource gathering with Star Crafter.
About Star Crafter
The closest matches to Star Crafter: Eden Crafters, TerraTech Worlds, Space Trash Scavenger, Blossom: The Seed of Life, and Astrometica. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Star Crafter is your kind of game, the closest matches are Eden Crafters, TerraTech Worlds and Space Trash Scavenger — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, chill and contemplative, and single out its base building and building. 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 Star Crafter: A space survival crafting mining base building and star system building game. Craft rockets to create planets and Dyson Rings, mine and craft advanced materials, terraform the terrain, manage electricity, farm food, and more as you watch the star system evolve into stunning, ever-changing views.
Is Star Crafter worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 68% of 57 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Active developer pushing frequent updates
- Addictive gameplay loop that keeps you playing late
- Beautiful voxel graphics and planetary vistas
- Developer is responsive to feedback
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“What a janky, slapped together concept that takes everything we love about games like Dyson Sphere Program and Planet Crafter and kicks it out to make a buck. There is little to no attention to detail, evidence in other steam reviews that…”
“I went into this game thinking it would be a fun factory automation game that has you building a Dyson Sphere. What I found out was that there was no automation at all. Everything had to be done manual. Mining resources, making machines…”
People who play it also play: Eden Crafters, TerraTech Worlds, Space Trash Scavenger
Frequently asked about Star Crafter
Can I run it?
Does Star Crafter run on Steam Deck?
Star Crafter is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Star Crafter cost?
Star Crafter is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Star Crafter?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Star Crafter are Eden Crafters, TerraTech Worlds, Space Trash Scavenger.
Who developed Star Crafter?
Star Crafter was developed by Tbjbu2 and published by Tbjbu2, PlayWay S.A..