Best Spaceships Games on Steam

Steam currently has 174 Spaceships games available to download and play. Explore our list of the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Spaceships game rankings were last updated on 5/8/2024.

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1. Spaceflight Simulator

In Spaceflight Simulator, you will get to build your rockets, plan launches and flights, attempt landings, deploy payloads and explore new worlds.

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Spaceflight Simulator holds the #1 spot for "best Spaceships game on Steam" with a Player Score of 92. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,688 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,501 positive reviews and 187 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $11.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Spaceflight Simulator on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $11.99
Release Date 2/18/2022
Developer Stefo Mai Morojna
Publisher Stefo Mai Morojna
Steam App Id 1718870

2. Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander

Design and simulate the starship of your dreams! Command it in epic battles and manage your crew while exploring a dangerous galaxy. Play alone or with friends, test your ship in online PvP, and let your imagination reach for the stars!

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Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Spaceships games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 9,093 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 8,661 positive reviews and 432 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $19.99
Release Date 10/24/2022
Developer Walternate Realities
Publisher Walternate Realities
Steam App Id 799600

3. Sunshine Heavy Industries

Welcome to Sunshine Heavy Industries! As the new spaceship engineer, solve increasingly tricky design puzzles with your own personal style. Manage customer demands, juggle budget and ship performance, and survive the questionable decision making skills of your business partner.

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Sunshine Heavy Industries has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Spaceships games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 328 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 324 positive reviews and 4 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Sunshine Heavy Industries on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 8/17/2021
Developer Rocket Rat Games
Publisher Rocket Rat Games
Steam App Id 1542810

4. Avorion

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.

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Avorion has achieved a Player Score of 88, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Spaceships games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 12,572 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 11,344 positive reviews and 1,228 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $24.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Avorion on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $24.99
Release Date 3/9/2020
Franchise Boxelware
Developer Boxelware
Publisher Boxelware
Steam App Id 445220

5. Flight Of Nova

Flight of Nova is a simulator based on newtonian mechanics in which you control spacecraft in the Noren star system. You fly multiple types of spacecraft doing transport and search missions in an environment with realistic aerodynamics and orbital physics.

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Flight Of Nova has achieved a Player Score of 88, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Spaceships games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 342 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 327 positive reviews and 15 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $29.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Steam Price $29.99
Release Date 5/31/2022
Developer Aerovery Lab
Publisher Aerovery Lab
Steam App Id 1069190

6. Godrop

One level of warning, cosmic droplet rampage! A roguelike game featuring impact piercing. Collect holy relics, build up your energy, and morph the droplets to invade the solar system and destroy the ignorant human fleet to the ground!

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Godrop has achieved a Player Score of 88, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Spaceships games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 207 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 201 positive reviews and 6 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $4.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

7. Arcade Moonlander

Explore space and race against the clock in this retro styled adventure game.

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Arcade Moonlander has achieved a Player Score of 87, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Spaceships games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,104 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,023 positive reviews and 81 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $0.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Steam Price $0.99
Release Date 10/25/2017
Developer Daniel Paul Griffin
Publisher Back Of Nowhere Studios
Steam App Id 727020

8. Space Pirates and Zombies

Explore a randomly generated Galaxy populated with factions, enemies, missions, and items providing you with a unique experience each time you play.

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Space Pirates and Zombies has achieved a Player Score of 87, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Spaceships games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,027 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,757 positive reviews and 270 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Space Pirates and Zombies on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 8/15/2011
Developer MinMax Games Ltd.
Publisher MinMax Games Ltd.
Steam App Id 107200

9. EVERSPACE™ 2

EVERSPACE 2 is a fast-paced single-player spaceship shooter with exploration in space and on planets, tons of loot, RPG elements, mining, and crafting. Experience an exciting sci-fi story set in a vivid, handcrafted open world full of secrets, puzzles, and perils.

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EVERSPACE™ 2 has achieved a Player Score of 86, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Spaceships games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 9,718 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 8,565 positive reviews and 1,153 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $49.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play EVERSPACE™ 2 on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $49.99
Release Date 4/6/2023
Developer ROCKFISH Games
Publisher ROCKFISH Games
Steam App Id 1128920

10. Space Otter Charlie

Adorable characters? Check! Makeshift weapons? Check! Otter dressed in a foam shark suit. Umm. Check? Join Charlie and his ragtag team of sea mammals as they jump, float, and rocket through Otter Space in this Zero-G Puzzle Platformer!

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Space Otter Charlie has achieved a Player Score of 85, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Spaceships games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 71 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 70 positive reviews and 1 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $5.24 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $5.24
Release Date 3/18/2021
Franchise Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Developer Wayward Distractions
Publisher The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Steam App Id 1275790

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83
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  • Valve Corporation. (2024, May 6). Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, March 12). Sunshine Heavy Industries on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, April 18). Avorion on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, March 23). Flight Of Nova on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, May 6). Godrop on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, April 4). Arcade Moonlander on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, April 10). Space Pirates and Zombies on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, May 8). EVERSPACE™ 2 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, May 6). Space Otter Charlie on Steam. Steam Store.

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