# Games like Ostranauts

> The closest matches to Ostranauts: Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Evochron Mercenary, Stardeus, NEO Scavenger, and ΔV: Rings of Saturn. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Hardspace: Shipbreaker](https://imho.run/games/1161580/hardspace-shipbreaker) — Also Space Sim, like Ostranauts. 15,871 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1161580/)
2. [Evochron Mercenary](https://imho.run/games/71000/evochron-mercenary) — Also Spaceships and Space Sim, like Ostranauts. 342 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/71000/)
3. [Stardeus](https://imho.run/games/1380910/stardeus) — Shares ship salvaging with Ostranauts. 1,046 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1380910/)
4. [NEO Scavenger](https://imho.run/games/248860/neo-scavenger) — Also Procedural Generation, like Ostranauts. 3,651 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/248860/)
5. [ΔV: Rings of Saturn](https://imho.run/games/846030/v-rings-of-saturn) — A frequent pick in Ostranauts players' libraries, and another Action. 2,309 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/846030/)
6. [Gaia Beyond](https://imho.run/games/788630/gaia-beyond) — Shares ship building with Ostranauts. 170 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/788630/)
7. [X4: Foundations](https://imho.run/games/392160/x4-foundations) — Also Space Sim and Trading, like Ostranauts. 13,038 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/392160/)
8. [No Man's Sky](https://imho.run/games/275850/no-man-s-sky) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Space Sim, like Ostranauts. 180,011 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/275850/)
9. [Rebel Galaxy](https://imho.run/games/290300/rebel-galaxy) — Also Space Sim and Trading, like Ostranauts. 5,259 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290300/)
10. [Starpoint Gemini 2](https://imho.run/games/236150/starpoint-gemini-2) — A frequent pick in Ostranauts players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,235 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/236150/)
11. [Star Nomad 2](https://imho.run/games/414950/star-nomad-2) — Also Space Sim and Cyberpunk, like Ostranauts. 117 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/414950/)
12. [Stationeers](https://imho.run/games/544550/stationeers) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Space, like Ostranauts. 5,728 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/544550/)
13. [Out of Orbit](https://imho.run/games/1859990/out-of-orbit) — Also Spaceships and Open World Survival Craft, like Ostranauts. 87 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1859990/)
14. [Genesis Alpha One Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/712190/genesis-alpha-one-deluxe-edition) — Shares ship building with Ostranauts. 880 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/712190/)
15. [Space Haven](https://imho.run/games/979110/space-haven) — Also Space Sim, like Ostranauts. 5,252 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/979110/)
16. [EVE Online](https://imho.run/games/8500/eve-online) — Also Spaceships and Space, like Ostranauts. 22,693 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/8500/)
17. [PULSAR: Lost Colony](https://imho.run/games/252870/pulsar-lost-colony) — Also Spaceships and Space Sim, like Ostranauts. 3,721 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252870/)
18. [Wayward Terran Frontier: Zero Falls](https://imho.run/games/392080/wayward-terran-frontier-zero-falls) — Also Space Sim, like Ostranauts. 341 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/392080/)
19. [Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector](https://imho.run/games/2442460/citizen-sleeper-2-starward-vector) — Also Cyberpunk and Space, like Ostranauts. 1,721 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2442460/)
20. [Objects in Space](https://imho.run/games/824070/objects-in-space) — Also Space Sim, like Ostranauts. 496 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/824070/)
21. [X2: The Threat](https://imho.run/games/2800/x2-the-threat) — A frequent pick in Ostranauts players' libraries, and another Strategy. 209 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2800/)
22. [Empyrion - Galactic Survival](https://imho.run/games/383120/empyrion-galactic-survival) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Space Sim, like Ostranauts. 17,802 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/383120/)
23. [Void Destroyer 2](https://imho.run/games/369530/void-destroyer-2) — Also Space Sim and Trading, like Ostranauts. 571 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/369530/)
24. [Elite Dangerous](https://imho.run/games/359320/elite-dangerous) — Also Space Sim, like Ostranauts. 52,491 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/359320/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1022980&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1022980&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1022980&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1022980
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1022980
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Ostranauts

Navigate your scrappy ship through the boneyard in search of valuable parts in abandoned vessels. Use salvage to upgrade your ship, or sell it for cash to pay down your mounting debt, or restock fuel, air, or food. Fly and role-play aboard your dream spaceship in this hardcore noir space-sim.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1022980
- **Developer:** Blue Bottle Games
- **Publisher:** Kitfox Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Simulation, RPG, Early Access
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing, Color Alternatives, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime
- **Released:** Sep 10, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1022980/ostranauts)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1022980&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1022980/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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