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Games like In Control: Rocketry

If In Control: Rocketry is your kind of game, the closest matches are Spaceflight Simulator, Nimbatus - Drone Creator and Dimensions: Dreadnought Architect — 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 In Control: Rocketry: Take to the skies in this spaceflight simulator where you have control over every aspect of your orbital journey. Build a rocket and its control panels, steer your spacecraft to stay on its flight path, manage resources and explore the solar system using realistic physics and propulsion systems.

IndieSimulationWindowsby Electromechanical Softworks
In Control: Rocketry — Steam game cover

Players who liked In Control: Rocketry also play

Steam players who put hours into In Control: Rocketry 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. Spaceflight Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for In Control: Rocketry fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with In Control: Rocketry.

    In Spaceflight Simulator, you will get to build your rockets, plan launches and flights, attempt landings, deploy payloads and explore new worlds.

    2022IndieSimulationEarly Access14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Nimbatus - Drone Creator

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for In Control: Rocketry fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with In Control: Rocketry.

    Use the Nimbatus Drone Creator to construct physically simulated drones and try them out in a virtual testing environment. Do you have what it takes to become a drone engineer?

    2020ActionIndieSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Dimensions: Dreadnought Architect

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for In Control: Rocketry fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with In Control: Rocketry.

    Unleash your creativity, design your dreadnought with a variety of modules, and have complete control over the function and style of each module. Command your battleship with wisdom and decisiveness. Gallop in the vast galaxy and destroy all enemies.

    2023StrategySimulationEarly Access15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Kerbal Space Program

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for In Control: Rocketry fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with In Control: Rocketry.

    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.

    2015IndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Rocket Science

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for In Control: Rocketry fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with In Control: Rocketry.

    Take part in a space program. Design spacecrafts and send them off to explore the vast expanses of space. Experience the real scale of the Solar system and the size of its celestial bodies.

    2020StrategySimulationEarly Access19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Avorion

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for In Control: Rocketry fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with In Control: Rocketry.

    A procedural co-op space sandbox where players can build their own space ships out of dynamically scalable blocks. Fight epic space battles, explore, mine, trade, wage wars and build your own empire to save your galaxy from being torn apart by an unknown enemy.

    2020ActionIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Archean

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for In Control: Rocketry fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with In Control: Rocketry.

    Gather resources, craft components, build vehicles, and code their logic in a physics-driven engineering sandbox and full scale space sim.

    2024IndieSimulationEarly Access19.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Evochron Mercenary

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for In Control: Rocketry fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with In Control: Rocketry.

    The life of an independent mercenary is rarely without excitement. Your spacecraft awaits and your adventure begins in the Sapphire star system.

    2012ActionIndieSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with In Control: Rocketry.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with In Control: Rocketry.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with In Control: Rocketry.

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. OnlyCans: Thirst Date

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with In Control: Rocketry.

    Feel The Fizz Inside You™ with the brand new Shize™ Collection!

    2021IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Floating Point

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with In Control: Rocketry.

    Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.

    2014IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. No Results Found

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with In Control: Rocketry.

    Search, dig deeper, and search again. Can you reach the end of the truth?

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  7. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with In Control: Rocketry.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  8. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with In Control: Rocketry.

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about In Control: Rocketry

What games are most similar to In Control: Rocketry?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside In Control: Rocketry are Spaceflight Simulator, Nimbatus - Drone Creator, Dimensions: Dreadnought Architect.
Who developed In Control: Rocketry?
In Control: Rocketry was developed by Electromechanical Softworks and published by Maximum Entertainment France SAS.

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 In Control: Rocketry.

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