# Games like Prospector

> The closest matches to Prospector: Nova Lands, Prospector: The First Contract, Blossom: The Seed of Life, Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure, and Satisfactory. 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. [Nova Lands](https://imho.run/games/1501610/nova-lands) — Also Robots and Automation, like Prospector. 1,108 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1501610/)
2. [Prospector: The First Contract](https://imho.run/games/2730640/prospector-the-first-contract) — Also Automation and Crafting, like Prospector. 188 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2730640/)
3. [Blossom: The Seed of Life](https://imho.run/games/3576870/blossom-the-seed-of-life) — Shares terraforming with Prospector. 441 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3576870/)
4. [Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1817800/oddsparks-an-automation-adventure) — Also Automation, like Prospector. 1,074 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1817800/)
5. [Satisfactory](https://imho.run/games/526870/satisfactory) — A frequent pick in Prospector players' libraries, and another Strategy. 132,199 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/526870/)
6. [ASTRONEER](https://imho.run/games/361420/astroneer) — Also Automation and Space, like Prospector. 53,284 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/361420/)
7. [Forager](https://imho.run/games/751780/forager) — Also Crafting, like Prospector. 13,308 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/751780/)
8. [AutoForge](https://imho.run/games/1960480/autoforge) — A frequent pick in Prospector players' libraries, and another Action. 286 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1960480/)
9. [Starground](https://imho.run/games/2793380/starground) — Also Automation and Crafting, like Prospector. 93 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2793380/)
10. [Little Rocket Lab](https://imho.run/games/2451100/little-rocket-lab) — A frequent pick in Prospector players' libraries, and another RPG. 929 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/)
11. [Star Crafter](https://imho.run/games/3476660/star-crafter) — Shares terraforming with Prospector. 57 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3476660/)
12. [Factorio](https://imho.run/games/427520/factorio) — Also Automation and Crafting, like Prospector. 114,794 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427520/)
13. [Eden Crafters](https://imho.run/games/2570210/eden-crafters) — Also Automation and Space, like Prospector. 1,054 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2570210/)
14. [Outpath](https://imho.run/games/2237970/outpath) — Also Automation and Crafting, like Prospector. 1,560 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2237970/)
15. [Star Birds](https://imho.run/games/2719750/star-birds) — Also Automation and Base Building, like Prospector. 1,714 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2719750/)
16. [Modulus: Factory Automation](https://imho.run/games/2779120/modulus-factory-automation) — A frequent pick in Prospector players' libraries, and another Simulation. 346 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2779120/)
17. [Space Trash Scavenger](https://imho.run/games/1759350/space-trash-scavenger) — Also Automation and Space, like Prospector. 457 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1759350/)
18. [Per Aspera](https://imho.run/games/803050/per-aspera) — Also Robots and Automation, like Prospector. 2,488 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/803050/)
19. [My Time at Sandrock](https://imho.run/games/1084600/my-time-at-sandrock) — Also Crafting, like Prospector. 9,082 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1084600/)
20. [Autonauts](https://imho.run/games/979120/autonauts) — A frequent pick in Prospector players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,010 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/979120/)
21. [Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder](https://imho.run/games/2628570/stellar-settlers-space-base-builder) — Also Automation and Space, like Prospector. 202 Steam reviews, 50% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2628570/)
22. [Astro Colony](https://imho.run/games/1614550/astro-colony) — Also Automation and Space, like Prospector. 2,648 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1614550/)
23. [Core Keeper](https://imho.run/games/1621690/core-keeper) — Also Crafting, like Prospector. 22,806 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1621690/)
24. [Starbound](https://imho.run/games/211820/starbound) — Also Space and Crafting, like Prospector. 51,728 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/211820/)

## 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=1928080&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1928080&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1928080&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1928080
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1928080
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Prospector

Land on a distant planet in this chill resource management game. Harvest alien resources, build and automate machinery, uncover secrets across the stars and strike shipping deals with distant colonies for exclusive rewards!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1928080
- **Developer:** Loonworks Games
- **Publisher:** Loonworks Games
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jul 31, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1928080/prospector)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1928080&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1928080/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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