Games like Sylph
If Sylph is your kind of game, the closest matches are Low Earth Orbit Adventures, sfsim and Univoyager — 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 Sylph: Operate a spacecraft at the edge of a singularity. Use realistic orbital mechanics and Newtonian physics to explore a star system around a black hole and what lies beyond.
Players who liked Sylph also play
Steam players who put hours into Sylph 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.
Low Earth Orbit Adventures
WHY THIS
Top pick for Sylph fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Sylph.
Low Earth Orbit Adventures is a chill space sim set in the near future where the space around Earth has become a frontier of science, commerce and diplomacy. Retrieve the Hubble, rescue astronauts, assemble space stations and many other missions in this realistic but friendly adventure.
sfsim
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Sylph fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Sylph.
sfsim is a realistic 3D space flight simulator.Use an advanced single-stage-to-orbit space craft to take off, orbit the planet, perform reentry, and land back on Earth.sfsim features a true to scale Earth planet using NOAA elevation data and procedurally generated volumetric clouds.
Univoyager
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Sylph fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Sylph.
Experience a 1:1 scale, procedurally generated universe with seamless exploration from planets to stars. Journey across the cosmos with zero loading screens and realistic Newtonian physics. Trade, fight, and survive in a post-apocalyptic galaxy where gravity is your only boundary.
Flight Of Nova
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Sylph fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Sylph.
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.
Space Docker VR
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Sylph fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Sylph.
A hardcore flight simulator for VR! Get in the cockpit, pilot a ship, and navigate hazardous environments on a journey to become an expert docker!
Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Sylph fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Sylph.
Do you have what it takes to become an astronaut? Reentry is a realistic space flight simulator inspired by the early NASA space programs, from orbiting Earth in Mercury and Gemini, to the moon landing in project Apollo. Learn the procedures. Operate the spacecraft. Complete the mission.
ΔV: Rings of Saturn
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Sylph fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Sylph.
A physics-based mining sim, set in the thickest debris field in Sol. Every action has a reaction, lasers are invisible without a medium, and your thrust is a potent weapon. Find trade, adapt your equipment to your playstyle, hire a crew to help. Unravel the mysteries of the rings, or just get rich.
Starpoint Gemini 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Sylph fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Sylph.
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.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Sylph at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Sylph on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Sylph.
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.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Sylph on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Sylph.
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.
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~77% under Sylph on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Sylph.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Human Fall Flat
WHY THIS
Priced ~54% under Sylph on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Sylph.
Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Sylph on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Sylph.
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.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~85% under Sylph on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Sylph.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~85% under Sylph on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Sylph.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Townscaper
WHY THIS
Priced ~54% under Sylph on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Sylph.
Instant town building toy. Place housing blocks and watch them transform, piece by piece, into idyllic ocean-side towns, pastoral gardens, or sweeping cities on the sea.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Sylph.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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!
93, Kuindzhi
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.
DORONKO WANKO
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Sylph.
『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.
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Frequently asked about Sylph
- How much does Sylph cost?
- Sylph is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Sylph?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sylph are Low Earth Orbit Adventures, sfsim, Univoyager.
- Who developed Sylph?
- Sylph was developed by Softmax Foundries.
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 Sylph.
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