Games like D.R.I.F.T.
If D.R.I.F.T. is your kind of game, the closest matches are Orbit Zero, X4: Foundations and Asteroid Rodeo — 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.
Get personalized picks →About D.R.I.F.T.: A slow, system-driven space sim about contracts, reputation, and survival through careful decision-making, not combat or heroics.
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Orbit Zero
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Top pick for D.R.I.F.T. fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with D.R.I.F.T..
Create a Company, Build structures, Collect Resources, Make Investments and Speculate on Assets. Carefully manage your Workforce, Finances, Resources, Shareholders, BOD & Political Partnerships.
X4: Foundations
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Second-strongest match for D.R.I.F.T. fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with D.R.I.F.T..
Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore, trade, fight, and build as you rise to command fleets, stations, and entire economies in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to every decision.
Asteroid Rodeo
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Third-strongest match for D.R.I.F.T. fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with D.R.I.F.T..
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.
Galactic Pit Stop Simulator
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Ranked #4 for D.R.I.F.T. fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with D.R.I.F.T..
Run the busiest fuel station on the edge of known space. Refuel incoming ships, trade goods in your market and hangar, upgrade your station, and keep travelers happy — solo or with up to 3 friends in online co-op. Build the ultimate galactic pit stop.
Cosmonautica
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Ranked #5 for D.R.I.F.T. fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with D.R.I.F.T..
Cosmonautica is a fresh take on space trading in a procedurally generated universe, paired with quirky humor for your intergalactic enjoyment.
X3: Terran Conflict
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Ranked #6 for D.R.I.F.T. fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with D.R.I.F.T..
It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse races, cultures and life forms creates new tensions, mistrust and open conflict that need to be overcome!
Spaceport Trading Company
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Ranked #7 for D.R.I.F.T. fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with D.R.I.F.T..
Become spacefaring merchant in a galaxy filled with diverse planets, each with its own economy, resources, and challenges. Amass wealth and reputation by trading goods, negotiating with factions, and navigating the intricacies of interstellar commerce.
Drifter
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Ranked #8 for D.R.I.F.T. fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with D.R.I.F.T..
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.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below D.R.I.F.T. at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~58% under D.R.I.F.T. on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with D.R.I.F.T..
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
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Priced ~58% under D.R.I.F.T. on Steam right now. Shares Indie with D.R.I.F.T..
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!
Slay the Spire
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Priced ~48% under D.R.I.F.T. on Steam right now. Shares Indie with D.R.I.F.T..
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cookie Clicker
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Priced ~58% under D.R.I.F.T. on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with D.R.I.F.T..
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
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Priced ~58% under D.R.I.F.T. on Steam right now. Shares Indie with D.R.I.F.T..
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~92% under D.R.I.F.T. on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with D.R.I.F.T..
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
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Priced ~75% under D.R.I.F.T. on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with D.R.I.F.T..
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
OneShot
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Priced ~50% under D.R.I.F.T. on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with D.R.I.F.T..
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with D.R.I.F.T..
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with D.R.I.F.T..
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with D.R.I.F.T..
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?
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with D.R.I.F.T..
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.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with D.R.I.F.T..
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with D.R.I.F.T..
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!
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with D.R.I.F.T..
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.
The Lab
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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!
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Frequently asked about D.R.I.F.T.
- How much does D.R.I.F.T. cost?
- D.R.I.F.T. is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to D.R.I.F.T.?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside D.R.I.F.T. are Orbit Zero, X4: Foundations, Asteroid Rodeo.
- Who developed D.R.I.F.T.?
- D.R.I.F.T. was developed by ResilientLogic Games.
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