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Games like Lonely Astronaut

  • 11 games
  • Updated May 5, 2026

Players who liked Lonely Astronaut also play

The closest matches to Lonely Astronaut: Cargo Commander, Capsized, Oxygen Not Included, Ghost Song, and Citizen Sleeper. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Score Attack and Space, like Lonely Astronaut.

    • $4.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2012
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Same atmospheric mood as Lonely Astronaut.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2011
  3. Rank 03

    Why this

    Shares resource management with Lonely Astronaut.

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 9)
    • 2019
  1. Rank 04

    Ghost Song

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2022
  2. Rank 08

    Orbt XL

    • $1.99 (Price checked Nov 10)
    • 2017

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Lonely Astronaut

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Cargo Commander

    Also Score Attack and Space, like Lonely Astronaut.

    • 85% of 441 reviews
  2. 2
    Capsized

    Same atmospheric mood as Lonely Astronaut.

    • 82% of 400 reviews
  3. 3
    Oxygen Not Included

    Shares resource management with Lonely Astronaut.

    • 96% of 48,352 reviews
  4. 4
    Ghost Song

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 85% of 674 reviews
  5. 5
    Citizen Sleeper

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 94% of 6,169 reviews
  6. 6
    Kosmokrats

    Genres: Indie

    • 88% of 52 reviews
  7. 7
    Heavenly Bodies

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 96% of 2,155 reviews
  8. 8
    Orbt XL

    Genres: Action, Indie, Casual

    • 97% of 1,507 reviews
  9. 9
    NeverAwake

    Also Dark Humor and Score Attack, like Lonely Astronaut.

    • 98% of 82 reviews
  10. 10
    Duskers

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 90% of 1,932 reviews
  11. 11
    Bionic Bay

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 87% of 266 reviews
  12. 12
    The Way

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 79% of 429 reviews
  13. 13
    Waveform

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 81% of 747 reviews
  14. 14
    Good Knight

    Shares one button control with Lonely Astronaut.

    • 96% of 50 reviews
  15. 15
    Alien: Isolation

    Genres: Action

    • 92% of 26,101 reviews
  16. 16
    Breathedge

    Same contemplative mood as Lonely Astronaut.

    • 73% of 5,309 reviews
  17. 17
    FOTONICA

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 89% of 315 reviews
  18. 18
    Exo One

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 91% of 3,209 reviews
  19. 19
    Solar 2

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 91% of 1,141 reviews
  20. 20
    Osmos

    Genres: Indie, Casual

    • 89% of 403 reviews
  21. 21
    Polandball: Can into Space!

    Also Dark Comedy and Dark Humor, like Lonely Astronaut.

    • 93% of 294 reviews
  22. 22
    In Between

    Genres: Indie

    • 85% of 81 reviews
  23. 23
    Axiom Verge

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 90% of 4,057 reviews
  24. 24
    Switch 'N' Shoot

    Genres: Action, Indie, Casual

    • 98% of 86 reviews
Lonely Astronaut — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2018
  • Developer: Greyson Richey, Nicholas Lives
  • Price: Free to play
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 92% of 25 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation, Casual
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

Players highlight

  • Control a dead astronaut with one button
  • Explore existential themes through gameplay
  • Feel the tension of cosmic isolation
  • Atmospheric
  • Challenging
  • Contemplative

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Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  • Oxygen Not Included

    Why this: Shares resource management with Lonely Astronaut.

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 9)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2019
  • Ghost Song

    Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Lonely Astronaut.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2022

About Lonely Astronaut

The closest matches to Lonely Astronaut: Cargo Commander, Capsized, Oxygen Not Included, Ghost Song, and Citizen Sleeper. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Lonely Astronaut is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cargo Commander, Capsized and Oxygen Not Included — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its asteroid evasion and existential value scoring. 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.

About Lonely Astronaut: Pilot the corpse of a long-abandoned astronaut floating in a cosmic graveyard in this one-button arcade game. In the process, you might find out something about the human condition. But probably not.

Is Lonely Astronaut worth buying?

Too few reviews to call

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • Only 25 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
  • Free to play.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

People who play it also play: Cargo Commander, Capsized, Oxygen Not Included

How this verdict works →

Frequently asked about Lonely Astronaut

Can I run it?

Does Lonely Astronaut run on Steam Deck?

Lonely Astronaut is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.

Is Lonely Astronaut free to play?

Yes — Lonely Astronaut is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.

What games are most similar to Lonely Astronaut?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lonely Astronaut are Cargo Commander, Capsized, Oxygen Not Included.

Who developed Lonely Astronaut?

Lonely Astronaut was developed by Greyson Richey, Nicholas Lives and published by Greyson Richey, Nicholas Lives.