# Games like Tin Can

> The closest matches to Tin Can: Oxygen Not Included, Stationeers, FTL: Faster Than Light, Space Haven, and Hardspace: Shipbreaker. 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. [Oxygen Not Included](https://imho.run/games/457140/oxygen-not-included) — Shares resource management with Tin Can. 48,352 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/457140/)
2. [Stationeers](https://imho.run/games/544550/stationeers) — Also Science and Space, like Tin Can. 5,728 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/544550/)
3. [FTL: Faster Than Light](https://imho.run/games/212680/ftl-faster-than-light) — Shares procedural events with Tin Can. 46,262 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/212680/)
4. [Space Haven](https://imho.run/games/979110/space-haven) — Also Space Sim, like Tin Can. 5,252 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/979110/)
5. [Hardspace: Shipbreaker](https://imho.run/games/1161580/hardspace-shipbreaker) — A frequent pick in Tin Can players' libraries, and another Simulation. 15,871 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1161580/)
6. [PULSAR: Lost Colony](https://imho.run/games/252870/pulsar-lost-colony) — Shares procedural events and resource management with Tin Can. 3,721 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252870/)
7. [Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator](https://imho.run/games/882140/reentry-a-space-flight-simulator) — Also Science and Space Sim, like Tin Can. 960 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/882140/)
8. [Ostranauts](https://imho.run/games/1022980/ostranauts) — A frequent pick in Tin Can players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,106 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1022980/)
9. [Dead in Antares](https://imho.run/games/2511800/dead-in-antares) — A frequent pick in Tin Can players' libraries, and another Strategy. 116 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2511800/)
10. [ΔV: Rings of Saturn](https://imho.run/games/846030/v-rings-of-saturn) — A frequent pick in Tin Can players' libraries, and another Action. 2,309 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/846030/)
11. [1000 days to escape](https://imho.run/games/1103100/1000-days-to-escape) — A frequent pick in Tin Can players' libraries, and another Indie. 173 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1103100/)
12. [Genesis Alpha One Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/712190/genesis-alpha-one-deluxe-edition) — Shares resource management with Tin Can. 880 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/712190/)
13. [Rover Mechanic Simulator](https://imho.run/games/864680/rover-mechanic-simulator) — Shares part replacement with Tin Can. 177 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/864680/)
14. [Space Mechanic Simulator](https://imho.run/games/429380/space-mechanic-simulator) — Also Science and Space Sim, like Tin Can. 68 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/429380/)
15. [Take On Mars](https://imho.run/games/244030/take-on-mars) — Shares resource management with Tin Can. 1,129 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244030/)
16. [Meeple Station](https://imho.run/games/900010/meeple-station) — Also Space, like Tin Can. 465 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/900010/)
17. [Surviving Mars](https://imho.run/games/464920/surviving-mars) — Also Space Sim, like Tin Can. 10,552 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/464920/)
18. [Mars Horizon](https://imho.run/games/765810/mars-horizon) — Also Science and Space Sim, like Tin Can. 1,445 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/765810/)
19. [Shortest Trip to Earth](https://imho.run/games/812040/shortest-trip-to-earth) — Also Space, like Tin Can. 926 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/812040/)
20. [SYMMETRY](https://imho.run/games/537520/symmetry) — Shares resource management with Tin Can. 59 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/537520/)
21. [HELLION](https://imho.run/games/588210/hellion) — Shares environmental hazards with Tin Can. 1,971 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/588210/)
22. [Kerbal Space Program](https://imho.run/games/220200/kerbal-space-program) — Also Science and Space Sim, like Tin Can. 77,731 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/220200/)
23. [Star Trucker](https://imho.run/games/2380050/star-trucker) — Shares resource management with Tin Can. 3,083 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2380050/)
24. [IXION](https://imho.run/games/1113120/ixion) — Shares resource management with Tin Can. 7,790 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1113120/)

## 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=1315980&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1315980&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1315980&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1315980
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1315980
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Tin Can

You've barely managed to escape your exploding spaceship. Now in an old escape pod, you hurtle through space at the mercy of the cosmos. With no knowledge of the pod’s complex systems, your life depends on a technical manual and your own wits. How long can you survive?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1315980
- **Developer:** Tin Can Studio
- **Publisher:** Tin Can Studio
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, VR Supported, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 12, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1315980/tin-can)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1315980&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1315980/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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