Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Empyrion - Galactic Survival (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Empyrion - Galactic Survival on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Satisfactory, which both open world, survival, science fiction and strategy.
- Empyrion - Galactic Survival is tagged Simulation, Co-op, Open World Survival Craft, Space, Survival, Building, Open World, Exploration by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 1 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Satisfactory
Why it matched: both open world, survival, science fiction and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Crafting, Building and Sandbox; released around the same time (2024).
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
Satisfactory at a glance Released 2024 Studio Coffee Stain Studios Player sentiment 97% positive of 278,668 Price $39.99 CraftingBuildingSandboxExplorationOpen World Survival CraftSurvivalSimulationStrategy
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Oxygen Not Included
Why it matched: both open world, survival, science fiction and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Survival, Building and Simulation; released around the same time (2019).
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
Oxygen Not Included at a glance Released 2019 Studio Klei Entertainment Player sentiment 97% positive of 143,589 Price $24.99 SurvivalBuildingSimulationSandboxStrategySpaceSci-fiExploration
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Planetbase
Why it matched: both open world, survival, science fiction and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Space, Strategy and Survival.
Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.
Planetbase at a glance Released 2015 Studio Madruga Works Player sentiment 80% positive of 10,438 Price $7.49 SpaceStrategySurvivalSimulationSci-fiBuildingSandboxSpace Sim
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No Man's Sky
Why it matched: both open world, survival and science fiction; shares 10 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Space and Exploration; released around the same time (2016).
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
No Man's Sky at a glance Released 2016 Studio Hello Games Player sentiment 85% positive of 414,641 Price $59.99 Open World Survival CraftSpaceExplorationSci-fiSurvivalSandboxCraftingSpace Sim
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Surviving Mars
Why it matched: both open world, survival, science fiction and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Survival and Space; released around the same time (2018).
There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.
Surviving Mars at a glance Released 2018 Studio Haemimont Games Player sentiment 80% positive of 28,730 Price Not listed StrategySurvivalSpaceSimulationSci-fiBuildingSandboxSpace Sim
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Abiotic Factor
Why it matched: both open world, survival and science fiction; shares 10 player tags including Survival, Open World Survival Craft and Crafting.
Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats.
Abiotic Factor at a glance Released 2025 Studio Deep Field Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 58,569 Price $34.99 SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftCraftingSci-fiExplorationSandboxFPSBuilding
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VEGA Conflict
Why it matched: both open world, survival, science fiction and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Space, Strategy and Sandbox.
Stake your claim, command your fleets, and wage epic war in space.
VEGA Conflict at a glance Released 2015 Studio KIXEYE Player sentiment 59% positive of 5,029 Price Not listed SpaceStrategySandboxPvEPvPSci-fiSurvivalExploration
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Astroneer
Why it matched: both open world, survival and science fiction; shares 9 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Survival and Space; released around the same time (2016).
Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends.
Astroneer at a glance Released 2016 Studio System Era Softworks Player sentiment 92% positive of 139,052 Price $29.99 Open World Survival CraftSurvivalSpaceExplorationSandboxBuildingCraftingSci-fi
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TerraTech
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Building, Sandbox and Open World Survival Craft; released around the same time (2018).
TerraTech is an open-world, sandbox adventure game, where you design and build your own creations through a mix of crafting, combat and discovery. Design vehicles from a huge library of blocks. Scavenge, craft and buy new parts to survive and become the ultimate planetary prospector.
TerraTech at a glance Released 2018 Studio Payload Studios Player sentiment 91% positive of 24,934 Price $6.24 BuildingSandboxOpen World Survival CraftCraftingSurvivalExplorationStrategyPhysics
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The Riftbreaker
Why it matched: both survival, science fiction and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Strategy and Crafting; released around the same time (2021).
The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.
The Riftbreaker at a glance Released 2021 Studio EXOR Studios Player sentiment 90% positive of 24,729 Price $8.99 SurvivalStrategyCraftingSci-fiBuildingExplorationSandboxSimulation
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Kerbal Space Program
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Space, Simulation and Sandbox.
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
Kerbal Space Program at a glance Released 2015 Studio Squad Player sentiment 96% positive of 146,438 Price $39.99 SpaceSimulationSandboxPhysicsSpace SimBuildingExplorationSci-fi
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XERA: Survival
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Survival and Crafting; released around the same time (2021).
Action-focused, open world survival shooter, PvPvE against fellow mercenaries and lethal XOIDS. Raid for resources alone or with team-mates, build and defend your base, stash your gear and survive against the odds. You are the hunters. You are the hunted. And the robots never sleep…
XERA: Survival at a glance Released 2021 Studio Spotted Kiwi Interactive Player sentiment 66% positive of 7,941 Price Free Open World Survival CraftSurvivalCraftingBuildingSandboxFPSPvPPvE
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Jurassic World Evolution 2
Why it matched: both open world, survival, science fiction and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Building, Simulation and Sandbox; released around the same time (2021).
Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the much-anticipated sequel to Frontier’s highly successful Jurassic World Evolution. This bold new era in the Jurassic World Evolution game franchise builds upon the ground-breaking and immersive 2018 management simulation.
Jurassic World Evolution 2 at a glance Released 2021 Studio Frontier Developments Player sentiment 90% positive of 47,023 Price $59.99 BuildingSimulationSandboxStrategySci-fiSurvival
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Hardspace: Shipbreaker
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Space, Sci-fi and Simulation; released around the same time (2022).
Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp!
Hardspace: Shipbreaker at a glance Released 2022 Studio Blackbird Interactive Player sentiment 89% positive of 22,334 Price $34.99 SpaceSci-fiSimulationPhysicsSandboxSpace SimStrategyBuilding
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Jurassic World Evolution
Why it matched: both open world, survival, science fiction and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Building, Simulation and Strategy; released around the same time (2018).
Place yourself at the heart of the Jurassic franchise and build your own Jurassic World. Bioengineer dinosaurs that think, feel and react intelligently to the world around them and face threats posed by espionage, breakouts and devastating tropical storms in an uncertain world where life always finds a way.
Jurassic World Evolution at a glance Released 2018 Studio Frontier Developments Player sentiment 87% positive of 55,272 Price $44.99 BuildingSimulationStrategySandboxSci-fiSurvival
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Breathedge
Why it matched: both open world, survival and science fiction; shares 8 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Space and Survival; released around the same time (2021).
Survive in outer space! Together with your immortal chicken, discover the truth behind your sudden spaceship crash. Craft tools, pilot vehicles, and even control space stations to survive and explore the wreckage.
Breathedge at a glance Released 2021 Studio RedRuins Softworks Player sentiment 81% positive of 17,816 Price $2.49 Open World Survival CraftSpaceSurvivalSandboxSci-fiCraftingExplorationSimulation
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ICARUS
Why it matched: both open world, survival and science fiction; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Open World Survival Craft and Crafting; released around the same time (2021).
ICARUS is a solo or multiplayer PvE survival game. Explore a savage wilderness in the aftermath of terraforming gone wrong. Complete narrative quests as either Open World operations or Individual Missions. Explore, build, craft and hunt while seeking your fortune and prospecting for exotic matter.
ICARUS at a glance Released 2021 Studio RocketWerkz Player sentiment 75% positive of 67,694 Price $8.74 SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftCraftingExplorationBuildingPvESpaceSandbox
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PixARK
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Sandbox and Strategy; released around the same time (2019).
Enter a world of mystery, danger, ancient dinosaurs, mythical beasts, and cubes! Work by yourself or with a tribe of others to gather materials, craft useful items, tame wild creatures, and build huge bases to survive in PixARK!
PixARK at a glance Released 2019 Studio Snail Games USA Player sentiment 72% positive of 13,440 Price $4.99 SurvivalSandboxStrategyBuildingCraftingVoxelPvPFPS
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Dyson Sphere Program
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Space, Building and Simulation; released around the same time (2021).
Build the most efficient intergalactic factory in space simulation strategy game Dyson Sphere Program! Harness the power of stars, collect resources, plan and design production lines and develop your interstellar factory from a small space workshop to a galaxy-wide industrial empire.
Dyson Sphere Program at a glance Released 2021 Studio Youthcat Studio Player sentiment 97% positive of 91,586 Price $19.99 SpaceBuildingSimulationSci-fiSandboxStrategySpace Sim
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The Planet Crafter
Why it matched: both open world, survival and science fiction; shares 8 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Survival and Building; released around the same time (2024).
A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.
The Planet Crafter at a glance Released 2024 Studio Miju Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 73,208 Price $23.99 Open World Survival CraftSurvivalBuildingCraftingExplorationSpaceSandboxSci-fi
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Dwarf Fortress
Why it matched: both open world, survival and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, Simulation and Sandbox; released around the same time (2022).
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
Dwarf Fortress at a glance Released 2022 Studio Bay 12 Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 31,446 Price $29.99 StrategySimulationSandboxBuildingSurvivalCraftingExploration
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Starbound
Why it matched: both open world, survival and science fiction; shares 8 player tags including Open World Survival Craft, Sandbox and Survival; released around the same time (2016).
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
Starbound at a glance Released 2016 Studio Chucklefish Player sentiment 90% positive of 123,280 Price $14.99 Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvivalSpaceCraftingExplorationBuildingSci-fi
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Avorion
Why it matched: both open world and science fiction; shares 9 player tags including Exploration, Sandbox and Space Sim; released around the same time (2020).
A procedural co-op space sandbox where players can build their own space ships out of dynamically scalable blocks. Fight epic space battles, explore, mine, trade, wage wars and build your own empire to save your galaxy from being torn apart by an unknown enemy.
Avorion at a glance Released 2020 Studio Boxelware Player sentiment 90% positive of 14,555 Price $24.99 ExplorationSandboxSpace SimBuildingSpacePvESci-fiSimulation
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X4: Foundations
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Space Sim, Simulation and Sandbox; released around the same time (2018).
Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore, trade, fight, and build as you rise to command fleets, stations, and entire economies in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to every decision.
X4: Foundations at a glance Released 2018 Studio Egosoft Player sentiment 80% positive of 30,064 Price $49.99 Space SimSimulationSandboxSpaceExplorationStrategyBuilding
Common questions
What game is most like Empyrion - Galactic Survival?
Satisfactory, on the evidence we have. It both open world, survival, science fiction and strategy. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Empyrion - Galactic Survival" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Empyrion - Galactic Survival. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.