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  • Updated May 4, 2026

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The closest matches to Space Launch Engineer: FTL: Faster Than Light, Kerbal Space Program, Universe Sandbox, Rebel Galaxy, and Objects in Space. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

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Space Launch Engineer — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2018
  • Developer: Simulators Live
  • 0% of 11 reviews
  • Genres: Indie, Simulation
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS

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About Space Launch Engineer

The closest matches to Space Launch Engineer: FTL: Faster Than Light, Kerbal Space Program, Universe Sandbox, Rebel Galaxy, and Objects in Space. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Space Launch Engineer is your kind of game, the closest matches are FTL: Faster Than Light, Kerbal Space Program and Universe Sandbox — 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.

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.

Is Space Launch Engineer 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 11 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“The game is trash. The devs have abandoned it and bugs abound. Not to mention the extreme difficulty of the "game". There are missions were you have to get your ship at a certain angle, but each time you click( one click per degree of…”
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People who play it also play: FTL: Faster Than Light, Kerbal Space Program, Universe Sandbox

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Frequently asked about Space Launch Engineer

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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 FTL: Faster Than Light, Kerbal Space Program, Universe Sandbox.

Who developed Space Launch Engineer?

Space Launch Engineer was developed by Simulators Live.