# Games like Prospector: The First Contract

> The closest matches to Prospector: The First Contract: Tinkerlands: A Shipwrecked Adventure, Nova Lands: Emilia's Mission, Prospector, ASTRONEER, 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. [Tinkerlands: A Shipwrecked Adventure](https://imho.run/games/2658710/tinkerlands-a-shipwrecked-adventure) — Shares survival management and base building with Prospector: The First Contract. 465 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2658710/)
2. [Nova Lands: Emilia's Mission](https://imho.run/games/2083040/nova-lands-emilia-s-mission) — Shares automation chains and base building with Prospector: The First Contract. 389 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2083040/)
3. [Prospector](https://imho.run/games/1928080/prospector) — Also Automation and Crafting, like Prospector: The First Contract. 55 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1928080/)
4. [ASTRONEER](https://imho.run/games/361420/astroneer) — Shares base building and exploration with Prospector: The First Contract. 53,284 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/361420/)
5. [Satisfactory](https://imho.run/games/526870/satisfactory) — Shares base building with Prospector: The First Contract. 132,199 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/526870/)
6. [Core Keeper](https://imho.run/games/1621690/core-keeper) — Shares automation and base building with Prospector: The First Contract. 22,806 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1621690/)
7. [Forager](https://imho.run/games/751780/forager) — Shares automation and crafting with Prospector: The First Contract. 13,308 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/751780/)
8. [Eden Crafters](https://imho.run/games/2570210/eden-crafters) — Shares automation and survival management with Prospector: The First Contract. 1,054 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2570210/)
9. [TerraTech Worlds](https://imho.run/games/2313330/terratech-worlds) — Shares survival management and open world exploration with Prospector: The First Contract. 1,203 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2313330/)
10. [Star Crafter](https://imho.run/games/3476660/star-crafter) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building, like Prospector: The First Contract. 57 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3476660/)
11. [Factorio](https://imho.run/games/427520/factorio) — Shares automation chains with Prospector: The First Contract. 114,794 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427520/)
12. [Ocean World: Eden Crafters Prologue](https://imho.run/games/2811830/ocean-world-eden-crafters-prologue) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Automation, like Prospector: The First Contract. 1,932 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2811830/)
13. [Valheim](https://imho.run/games/892970/valheim) — Shares base building and crafting with Prospector: The First Contract. 558,366 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/892970/)
14. [Chocolate Factory](https://imho.run/games/2854710/chocolate-factory) — Shares production chains and automation with Prospector: The First Contract. 78 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2854710/)
15. [Space Trash Scavenger](https://imho.run/games/1759350/space-trash-scavenger) — A frequent pick in Prospector: The First Contract players' libraries, and another Action. 457 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1759350/)
16. [Little Rocket Lab](https://imho.run/games/2451100/little-rocket-lab) — Shares factory builder and automation chains with Prospector: The First Contract. 929 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/)
17. [Outworld Station](https://imho.run/games/3242950/outworld-station) — Also Base-Building and Automation, like Prospector: The First Contract. 290 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3242950/)
18. [Starbound](https://imho.run/games/211820/starbound) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Prospector: The First Contract. 51,728 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/211820/)
19. [Sandustry](https://imho.run/games/2764460/sandustry) — A frequent pick in Prospector: The First Contract players' libraries, and another Strategy. 5,084 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2764460/)
20. [Autonauts](https://imho.run/games/979120/autonauts) — Shares automation with Prospector: The First Contract. 2,010 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/979120/)
21. [Blossom: The Seed of Life](https://imho.run/games/3576870/blossom-the-seed-of-life) — A frequent pick in Prospector: The First Contract players' libraries, and another Indie. 441 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3576870/)
22. [StarRupture](https://imho.run/games/1631270/starrupture) — Shares procedural exploration and automation with Prospector: The First Contract. 6,067 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1631270/)
23. [Orebound](https://imho.run/games/2467810/orebound) — Shares automation and base building with Prospector: The First Contract. 513 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2467810/)
24. [Planetaries](https://imho.run/games/2800450/planetaries) — A frequent pick in Prospector: The First Contract players' libraries, and another RPG. 177 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2800450/)

## 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=2730640&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2730640&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2730640&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2730640
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2730640
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Prospector: The First Contract

As the Prospector in this Prologue chapter, you will be taking on your first contract. Explore new planets, gather resources, build your fully automated base, and ship materials to distant colonies.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2730640
- **Developer:** Loonworks Games
- **Publisher:** HypeTrain Digital
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jul 12, 2024
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2730640/prospector-the-first-contract)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2730640&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2730640/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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