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Games like Sector Space
Robin M. Farrell · 2025 · Windows, Linux
Steam: 94 % positive of 150 reviews, as of Oct 28
Explore a procedurally generated galaxy, mine asteroids, refine minerals, colonize planets, build stations, deploy drones, salvage rare items, construct gear, level up, improve your ship, assemble a fleet, engage in combat, and take on the void.
24 games that play like Sector Space and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Starcom: Unknown Space, Starcom: Nexus and Starbound.
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Plays and looks like Sector Space
These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.
By gameplay
Plays like Sector Space
Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.
Starcom: Unknown Space
91 % positive of 4,497
Shared: RPG · Space Sim · Exploration
Starcom: Nexus
90 % positive of 2,284
Shared: RPG · Space Sim · Exploration
Starbound
89 % positive of 87,438
Shared: RPG · Exploration · Pixel Graphics
Vanguard Galaxy
90 % positive of 604
Shared: Space Sim · Exploration · Top-Down
Star Valor
87 % positive of 3,307
Shared: RPG · Exploration · Top-Down
Rebel Galaxy
85 % positive of 7,269
Shared: RPG · Simulation · Space Sim
Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation
84 % positive of 446
Shared: Simulation · Space Sim · Crafting
Endless Sky
92 % positive of 7,153
Shared: RPG · Simulation · Space Sim
Avorion
89 % positive of 13,057
Shared: Simulation · Space Sim · Exploration
ASTRONEER
90 % positive of 119,274
Shared: Simulation · Exploration · Building
Elite Dangerous
76 % positive of 82,813
Shared: RPG · Simulation · Space Sim
Between the Stars
75 % positive of 1,977
Shared: RPG · Simulation · Space Sim
More matches
- VoidExpanse68 % positive of 570Shared: RPG · Simulation · Top-Down
- SpaceBourne 274 % positive of 5,011Shared: RPG · Space Sim · Building
- Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander94 % positive of 12,107Shared: Simulation · Space Sim · Exploration
- Astrox Imperium84 % positive of 1,263Shared: Simulation · Space Sim · Exploration
- Starlathe88 % positive of 150Shared: Simulation · Space Sim · Exploration
- helionaut94 % positive of 204Shared: Simulation · Crafting · Space
- Reassembly93 % positive of 3,616Shared: Simulation · Exploration · Top-Down
- The Last Starship74 % positive of 1,639Shared: Simulation · Space Sim · Exploration
- Empyrion - Galactic Survival77 % positive of 29,240Shared: Simulation · Space Sim · Exploration
- StarMade66 % positive of 2,200Shared: RPG · Simulation · Space Sim
- SPORE™ Galactic Adventures89 % positive of 7,276Shared: RPG · Simulation · Exploration
- Space Pirates and Zombies91 % positive of 2,238Shared: RPG · Exploration · Top-Down
By look
Looks like Sector Space
Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.
AI War: Fleet Command
84 % positive of 992
ΔV: Rings of Saturn
91 % positive of 2,896
Microsoft Allegiance
79 % positive of 187
Endless Sky
92 % positive of 7,153
Avorion
89 % positive of 13,057
Solar 2
91 % positive of 1,578
Starvester
68 % positive of 819
Star Valor
87 % positive of 3,307
Tales of Maj'Eyal
94 % positive of 6,404
Astroflux
71 % positive of 349
Stardeus
86 % positive of 1,437
Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal
96 % positive of 4,110
More matches
- Power of Ten78 % positive of 247
- Ascent - The Space Game68 % positive of 292
- Zigfrak71 % positive of 204
- Distant Worlds: Universe71 % positive of 1,422
- Distant Worlds 270 % positive of 2,672
- Reassembly93 % positive of 3,616
- Total Annihilation95 % positive of 3,619
- Vanguard Galaxy90 % positive of 604
- Naev81 % positive of 237
- Imperium Galactica II88 % positive of 595
- Space Pirates and Zombies91 % positive of 2,238
- Star Ruler85 % positive of 261
At a glance
What games like Sector Space have in common
- The tags they share most often with Sector Space: Simulation (17 of 24), Space Sim (16) and Exploration (15).
- They came out between 2009 and 2026, 2 of them after Sector Space (2025).
- Best rated by Steam players: Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander (94 % positive of 12,107).
How these matches work
Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.