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Games like SpaceLift

If SpaceLift is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mayak, Omega Warp and Tacoma — 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 SpaceLift: Wake up as an engineer on a failing space elevator in this narrative-driven side-view 3D sci-fi adventure. Explore spacecraft and service decks, repair broken systems, solve light puzzles, and uncover what happened to the missing crew.

IndieAdventureWindowsby Radiant Bear Games
SpaceLift — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into SpaceLift 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. Mayak

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for SpaceLift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SpaceLift.

    A signal from a star // 3571 → 3559 → 3557 → … → 0 // 336 years remain // You and her, staring up at the sky. A hand-drawn sci-fi visual novel about first contact.

    2027IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Omega Warp

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for SpaceLift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SpaceLift.

    Omega Warp is a sci-fi themed action-adventure, which takes place aboard an interstellar freighter. Explore, upgrade your skills and equipment, and uncover the mysteries surrounding the freighter's loss of communication with the base of operations on Earth.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Tacoma

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for SpaceLift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SpaceLift.

    Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.

    2017IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for SpaceLift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SpaceLift.

    Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.

    2024IndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Into A Dream

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for SpaceLift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SpaceLift.

    You are his last hope. The only one who can rescue him. Delve deep into the dreams of Luke Williams, a man diagnosed with depression, unfold the heartbreaking story of his life and prevent him from... fading away.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Return to Grace

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for SpaceLift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with SpaceLift.

    A daring space archaeologist has just unearthed the ancient resting place of a long lost A.I. god known as Grace. Adventure with various fractured A.I. personalities as you uncover the great mystery of why she was shut down all those years ago.

    2023Adventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dead Space (2008)

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for SpaceLift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with SpaceLift.

    You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.

    2009ActionAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. ROUTINE

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for SpaceLift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SpaceLift.

    ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 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 with SpaceLift.

    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. Shares Adventure with SpaceLift.

    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 SpaceLift.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Tacoma

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with SpaceLift.

    Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.

    2017IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with SpaceLift.

    Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.

    2024IndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Return to Grace

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with SpaceLift.

    A daring space archaeologist has just unearthed the ancient resting place of a long lost A.I. god known as Grace. Adventure with various fractured A.I. personalities as you uncover the great mystery of why she was shut down all those years ago.

    2023Adventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Dead Space (2008)

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with SpaceLift.

    You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.

    2009ActionAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about SpaceLift

What games are most similar to SpaceLift?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SpaceLift are Mayak, Omega Warp, Tacoma.
Who developed SpaceLift?
SpaceLift was developed by Radiant Bear Games.

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 SpaceLift.

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