Games like Space Mechanic Simulator
If Space Mechanic Simulator is your kind of game, the closest matches are Astromental Incremental, Archean and Tin Can — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its authentic component interactions, atmospheric and challenging. 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 Space Mechanic Simulator: Become a Space Mechanic! Get your hands dirty, explore the depths of space and repair broken machinery. Diagnose problems using diagrams and tools, perform repairs, manage your resources and watch the simulated machinery come alive. Or just gaze upon the beauty of the Solar System.

Players who liked Space Mechanic Simulator also play
Steam players who put hours into Space Mechanic 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.
Astromental Incremental
WHY THIS
Top pick for Space Mechanic Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Mesmerizing incremental idle clicker game about space. When objects collide, you receive matter. Use this matter to unlock and upgrade objects in your star system. Use powerful Abilities. Dive into the Prestige system (Warp) with a wide Skill Tree, and discover new star systems with new bonuses.
Archean
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Second-strongest match for Space Mechanic Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Gather resources, craft components, build vehicles, and code their logic in a physics-driven engineering sandbox and full scale space sim.
Tin Can
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Third-strongest match for Space Mechanic Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
You've barely managed to escape your exploding spaceship. Now in an old escape pod, you hurtle through space at the mercy of the cosmos. With no knowledge of the pod’s complex systems, your life depends on a technical manual and your own wits. How long can you survive?
Kerbal Space Program
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Ranked #4 for Space Mechanic Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
Lunar Odyssey
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Space Mechanic Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Don your xEMU Spacesuit, explore the Orontius Crater, and Lunar Module in an immersive first-person VR experience with out of this world accuracy and interaction. Follow real-life procedures, launch the Apollo-era Lunar Module, play Space Golf, and experience the moon like never before.
Take On Mars
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Ranked #6 for Space Mechanic Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Take On Mars places you right in the middle of mankind’s most exciting undertaking. Start out in the seat of a rover operator, finish as the first human to have ever set foot on the Red Planet.
SpaceEngine
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Ranked #7 for Space Mechanic Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
The world's first science-based photorealistic interactive 3D planetarium that models the entire Universe, using procedural generation for uncharted areas.
Kerbal Space Program 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Space Mechanic Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Kerbal Space Program 2 is the sequel to the acclaimed space-flight simulation game Kerbal Space Program. Enter the next generation of space adventure with exciting new parts, stunning visuals, fully revamped UI and Map View, and rich new environments to explore.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Space Mechanic Simulator at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Space Mechanic Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic 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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Space Mechanic Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Space Mechanic Simulator.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Space Mechanic Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Space Mechanic Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Space Mechanic 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!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Space Mechanic Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Space Mechanic Simulator.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Kerbal Space Program
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Priced ~50% under Space Mechanic Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Space Mechanic 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.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic 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?
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 Space Mechanic Simulator.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Space Mechanic 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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Space Mechanic Simulator.
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.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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More from Atomic Jelly
Other recommendable Steam games by Atomic Jelly, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
303 Squadron: Battle of Britain
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Another title from Atomic Jelly, the studio behind Space Mechanic Simulator. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
The enemies are close, would you dare to join the Squadron? Tweak planes in a 1st person mechanic mode, set the clouds on fire in aerial fights sim and discover extra missions in an open world of RAF Base. Enjoy a gameplay based on a real history and become the Ace of Sky.
Rally Mechanic Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares diagnostic tools and an immersive mood with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Another title from Atomic Jelly, the studio behind Space Mechanic Simulator. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Take your opportunity as a real Rally Mechanic. Overcome all the obstacles that the reckless racers throw at you - including unrepairable parts, time limitations and more. Take good care of your rally cars so that on the next special they will perform as good as if they came out of the factory.
Truck Mechanic: Dangerous Paths
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Another title from Atomic Jelly, the studio behind Space Mechanic Simulator. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Perform complex repairs and maintenance to become the ultimate truck mechanic. Get behind the wheel of your truck, throw your trusty tools in the back, and set out on an extreme adventure across the South American wilderness!
Project Remedium
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Another title from Atomic Jelly, the studio behind Space Mechanic Simulator. Shares Indie with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Project Remedium is a story-driven action shooter set inside a human body devastated by illness and bad circumstances. It's a post-apocalypse of sorts, a really tiny one, but for a nanobot named Nano+, the body is a whole world. So he is hell-bent on fixing it with his guns and a unique grapnel.
Truck Mechanic: Dangerous Paths - Prologue
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Another title from Atomic Jelly, the studio behind Space Mechanic Simulator. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Truck Mechanic: Dangerous Paths - Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. You will have to explore, fix, drive, deliver, repair, load, think, avoid, beware - simply be a truck driver.
Truck Mechanic: Dangerous Paths - First Mile
WHY THIS
Another title from Atomic Jelly, the studio behind Space Mechanic Simulator. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Every journey begins with a first mile. Transport cargo, repair your truck, and explore harsh South American landscapes in this free trial of Truck Mechanic: Dangerous Paths.
Frequently asked about Space Mechanic Simulator
- How much does Space Mechanic Simulator cost?
- Space Mechanic Simulator is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Space Mechanic Simulator?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Space Mechanic Simulator are Astromental Incremental, Archean, Tin Can.
- Who developed Space Mechanic Simulator?
- Space Mechanic Simulator was developed by Atomic Jelly and published by Wildlands Interactive, Ultimate Publishing.
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