# Games like Drifter

> The closest matches to Drifter: Endless Sky, Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation, Rebel Galaxy, No Man's Sky, 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. [Endless Sky](https://imho.run/games/404410/endless-sky) — Shares ship customization with Drifter. 6,296 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/404410/)
2. [Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation](https://imho.run/games/414720/astrox-hostile-space-excavation) — Also Mining and Space Sim, like Drifter. 382 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/414720/)
3. [Rebel Galaxy](https://imho.run/games/290300/rebel-galaxy) — Shares asteroid mining with Drifter. 5,259 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290300/)
4. [No Man's Sky](https://imho.run/games/275850/no-man-s-sky) — Also Space Sim, like Drifter. 180,011 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/275850/)
5. [ΔV: Rings of Saturn](https://imho.run/games/846030/v-rings-of-saturn) — A frequent pick in Drifter players' libraries, and another Action. 2,309 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/846030/)
6. [Rodina](https://imho.run/games/314230/rodina) — Also Space Sim, like Drifter. 1,123 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/314230/)
7. [Helium Rain](https://imho.run/games/681330/helium-rain) — Also Space Sim and Trading, like Drifter. 230 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/681330/)
8. [Interstellar Rift](https://imho.run/games/363360/interstellar-rift) — Also Mining and Space Sim, like Drifter. 923 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/363360/)
9. [Wayward Terran Frontier: Zero Falls](https://imho.run/games/392080/wayward-terran-frontier-zero-falls) — A frequent pick in Drifter players' libraries, and another RPG. 341 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/392080/)
10. [Elite Dangerous](https://imho.run/games/359320/elite-dangerous) — Also Space Sim, like Drifter. 52,491 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/359320/)
11. [Naev](https://imho.run/games/598530/naev) — Shares ship customization with Drifter. 157 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/598530/)
12. [Space Trash Scavenger](https://imho.run/games/1759350/space-trash-scavenger) — Also Space and Procedural Generation, like Drifter. 457 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1759350/)
13. [Evochron Legacy SE](https://imho.run/games/398170/evochron-legacy-se) — A frequent pick in Drifter players' libraries, and another Indie. 336 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/398170/)
14. [Void Destroyer 2](https://imho.run/games/369530/void-destroyer-2) — Shares ship customization with Drifter. 571 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/369530/)
15. [Star Explorers](https://imho.run/games/502720/star-explorers) — Also Space Sim, like Drifter. 193 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/502720/)
16. [Vanguard Galaxy](https://imho.run/games/3471800/vanguard-galaxy) — A frequent pick in Drifter players' libraries, and another Strategy. 329 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3471800/)
17. [X3: Terran Conflict](https://imho.run/games/2820/x3-terran-conflict) — Also Space Sim and Trading, like Drifter. 1,089 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2820/)
18. [Windward](https://imho.run/games/326410/windward) — Also Trading and Procedural Generation, like Drifter. 1,924 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/326410/)
19. [Starcom: Nexus](https://imho.run/games/863590/starcom-nexus) — Shares ship customization with Drifter. 1,829 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/863590/)
20. [Space Pirates And Zombies 2](https://imho.run/games/252470/space-pirates-and-zombies-2) — Shares procedural galaxy with Drifter. 2,047 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252470/)
21. [Out of Orbit](https://imho.run/games/1859990/out-of-orbit) — Shares ship customization with Drifter. 87 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1859990/)
22. [VoidExpanse](https://imho.run/games/324260/voidexpanse) — Also Space, like Drifter. 388 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/324260/)
23. [Hardspace: Shipbreaker](https://imho.run/games/1161580/hardspace-shipbreaker) — A frequent pick in Drifter players' libraries, and another Simulation. 15,871 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1161580/)
24. [Star Valor](https://imho.run/games/833360/star-valor) — Also Mining and Space, like Drifter. 2,128 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/833360/)

## 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=259450&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=259450&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=259450&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=259450
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/259450
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Drifter

Drifter is an open-world sandbox space trading game with a procedurally-generated galaxy 100,000 light years across made up of tens of thousands of star systems to explore and features an original soundtrack by composer Danny Baranowsky.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 259450
- **Developer:** Celsius Game Studios
- **Publisher:** Celsius Game Studios
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Simulation, Early Access
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 4, 2014
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/259450/drifter)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=259450&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/259450/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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