Games like Space Launch Engineer
If Space Launch Engineer is your kind of game, the closest matches are 9.8, Space Carrot and Gravity in Space — 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 Space Launch Engineer: The year is 2023, and you are a head of private space launch company. You are driven by the only ambition: to reach the stars. Build rockets from wide variety of components, improve them, study new technologies to forge more and more powerful spacecraft.
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Steam players who put hours into Space Launch Engineer 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.
9.8
WHY THIS
Top pick for Space Launch Engineer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
A 2D space agency simulator where every object follows the same orbital physics. Land on moons, build colonies, deploy satellites, and reshape entire planetary systems. Deorbit a moon if you want.
Space Carrot
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Space Launch Engineer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
Arcade game about collecting carrot growing on asteroids. Perfect way to spend 5 minutes while waiting for something. Best played with a gamepad.
Gravity in Space
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Space Launch Engineer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
Gravity in Space is an acurate-physics-based spacecraft flight and combat simulation. Learn how to use gravitational forces to navigate through surreal worlds, while you outplay your enemies and shoot them.
Only One Burn
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Ranked #4 for Space Launch Engineer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
Land the craft without crashing. Oh, and you only get one burn!
Final Orbit
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Ranked #5 for Space Launch Engineer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
Master the cockpit of highly realistic spacecraft in this Newtonian physics based sim. Take off from surface to space, plot a course between the planets and dock with space stations. Trade commodities or take shipping contracts to buy upgrades and optimize your build - every choice matters.
Super Cosmolite
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Ranked #6 for Space Launch Engineer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
Super Cosmolite is an endless runner with realistic space physics. Take control of a tiny spaceship to dodge, bounce, and smash your way through asteroids. Pause at any time to plan your trajectory or just hurtle along like a maniac. Outrun the Nova Wave and chase your next high score!
SimulationSteam ↗Redout: Space Assault
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Ranked #7 for Space Launch Engineer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
Redout: Space Assault is arcade space battle, coupling the trademark Redout adrenaline with the thrill of combat. Outsmart, outmaneuver, overpower, outclass your opponents in lightning-fast, adrenaline-inducing single-player space combat.
FTL: Faster Than Light
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Ranked #8 for Space Launch Engineer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Endless Sky
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.
Exo One: Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time. This is the prologue for Exo One.
Quasimorph: End of Dream
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
Quasimorph: End of Dream is the first chapter of the extraction turn-based RPG Quasimorph. Confront your fears in brutal shootouts with PMC -fighters and demons and try to survive to complete your mission and bring the gear back to your spaceship!
Nimbatus - Drone Creator
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
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?
Naev
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
Naev is a game about space exploration, trade and combat. Players travel the galaxy and earn money by trading, fighting and performing missions.
Octodad (Student Edition)
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
You are Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about a day of his life. His existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodan nature a secret from his human family!
Legitimate Space Corp Simulator LLC - Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
NOW HIRING: Station Manager! Run a totally-legit* space biz in Sector 7-G. Farm alien crops, refuel shady ships, and sell dangerously edible snacks. Perks: gloves, oxygen insurance**, and mild relevance. No exp needed. Apply today! *Legit status not valid in all sectors. **Terms apply.
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More from Simulators Live
Other recommendable Steam games by Simulators Live, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Subway Simulator
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Another title from Simulators Live, the studio behind Space Launch Engineer. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
Become a subway train driver and ascend to the top of this not so ordinary career!
Great Hunt: North America
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Another title from Simulators Live, the studio behind Space Launch Engineer. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
Enjoy challenging hunting missions in Ontario, Alaska or Colorado. Use your hunting dog wisely, improve your arsenal and collect valuable trophies.
Forest Harvester Simulator
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Another title from Simulators Live, the studio behind Space Launch Engineer. Shares Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
Great pit-saw mission starts on one of the most wooded areas. Control a modern forest harvester and produce as many timber as possible. Also, you can build an industrial base and process the raw wood into more valuable products!
HandyCopter
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Another title from Simulators Live, the studio behind Space Launch Engineer. Shares Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
Control modern RC helicopters and quadcopters, fly through the city. Complete lots of missions, fly into yards and houses, play with pets. Improve the RC control skills to the maximum!
High Speed Trains
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Another title from Simulators Live, the studio behind Space Launch Engineer. Shares Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
Get ready for the worldwide railway voyage on modern trains. Try your hand at train driving, explore various railway lines and transport passengers through stations.
Demolition Engineer
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Another title from Simulators Live, the studio behind Space Launch Engineer. Shares Indie with Space Launch Engineer.
To destroy is easier than to create! You are a crane driver, who came to this town to destroy everything on your way! Crash the buildings as quick as you can, don't leave one stone upon another!
Curling World Cup
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Another title from Simulators Live, the studio behind Space Launch Engineer. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
Take part in the world-wide Curling championship! Compete with other teams and use all your strength and agility to make it to the finals.
Helicopter Flight Simulator
WHY THIS
Another title from Simulators Live, the studio behind Space Launch Engineer. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
Control helicopters and become a part of a true rescue team! Rescue and evacuate people, fight the fires, and complete other dangerous missions. That's your chance not only to become a rescuer but also master piloting skills. Be ready for takeoff!
Frequently asked about Space Launch Engineer
- What games are most similar to Space Launch Engineer?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Space Launch Engineer are 9.8, Space Carrot, Gravity in Space.
- Who developed Space Launch Engineer?
- Space Launch Engineer was developed by Simulators Live.
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