Star Explorers
Planets, aliens, resources, upgrades, caves, mapping & documenting star systems ... seek a new home for the human race.
82% of 244 Steam reviews are positive$3.24
Games like Cratered
Did Cratered leave you in a colorful and atmospheric frame of mind? These games are a good place to start.
Craterbound
Crash-land onto a unique and hostile alien world and begin your fight to survive. Face its inhabitants, upgrade your technology, create outposts & bases, and find a way to repair your ship. Explore the beautifully strange terrain, all while blasting and crafting your way off of the planet.
Chaotic
53% of 97 Steam reviews are positiveFreeStar Explorers
Planets, aliens, resources, upgrades, caves, mapping & documenting star systems ... seek a new home for the human race. An all-inclusive (admittedly janky) procedural space-sim made by solo developer Schmidt Workshops.
Atmospheric, Mysterious
82% of 244 Steam reviews are positive$3.24SpaceKraft!
Gather crystals, repair/run crafting facilities, upgrade your spaceship, build machines, explore the open world, find your way back to mother earth.
Atmospheric, Mysterious, Chaotic
85% of 62 Steam reviews are positive$11.99Astrometica
Astrometica is a space survival game about starting over. Your mining station explodes, you wake in an emergency pod, and from there it is up to you: fly through asteroid fields, mine with lasers, scan wreckage for lost technology and build bases among the stars. Calm, atmospheric and unhurried, it rewards players who like exploring at their own pace.
Atmospheric, Mysterious, Relaxing
81% of 2,954 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 38$11.99Roaming The Stars
A sandbox, space-exploration survival game where you can build bases and explore other planets and moons around the star Craterous.
Atmospheric
67% of 3 Steam reviews are positive$2.99ASTRONEER
Gather resources, build modular bases, automate production, and chase strange structures and signals across seven planets, solo or in 2-4 player co-op.
Colorful, Atmospheric, Mysterious
91% of 119,338 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1,050$29.99Planet Explorers
Crash-landed on an alien planet, you dig, build, farm and fight your way to a new home. Voxel terrain you reshape anywhere, a creator for vehicles and weapons, a 30-hour story, and aliens you can befriend or go to war with.
Atmospheric, Mysterious, Chaotic
62% of 6,818 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6FreeCosmorists
You find yourself completely alone on a different yet very familiar looking planet. Explore the planet, craft tools, fight enemies, and build bases! Do science to learn new technologies that will allow interplanetary travel and better tools at your disposal!
Colorful, Mysterious, Relaxing
100% of 6 Steam reviews are positive$9.99Scavenger SV-4
Scavenger SV-4 is a highly replayable atmospheric first-person science fiction game. Part simulator, part roguelike, it has elements of action, combat, resource management, and a dash of horror. It is not quite like any game you have played before.
Atmospheric, Mysterious, Surreal
91% of 658 Steam reviews are positive$14.99helionaut
An open-world galaxy adventure game ✨🚀🌠 Explore a procedurally-generated universe filled with diverse micro-planets, asteroid belts and UFOs. 👽
Colorful, Relaxing, Surreal
94% of 204 Steam reviews are positive$2.99Journey To The Savage Planet
You work for Kindred Aerospace, proudly the 4th best interstellar exploration company, and your job is to survey the planet ARY-26. Scan absurd wildlife, jump and grapple across a bright alien world, print gear from space trash, and drag a friend along in online co-op. A funny, colorful metroidvania that never takes itself seriously.
Colorful, Atmospheric, Mysterious
87% of 5,684 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 19$29.99Earth Analog
In this relaxing space flight adventure, you pilot the science vessel Eurisko XI on a quest through deep space. Explore fascinating, fractal-based exoplanets and uncover their mysteries. Analyze artifacts and upgrade your ship to unlock new pathways. Your mission: find humanity’s new home.
Atmospheric, Mysterious, Relaxing
65% of 102 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Cheaper than Cratered
Roaming The Stars
A sandbox, space-exploration survival game where you can build bases and explore other planets and moons around the star Craterous.
67% of 3 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
helionaut
An open-world galaxy adventure game ✨🚀🌠 Explore a procedurally-generated universe filled with diverse micro-planets, asteroid belts and UFOs. 👽
94% of 204 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Unknown Planet
Your spacecraft has crash landed on an alien planet. Explore this unknown world, mine the resources, build your base, grow farms, craft equipment…
97% of 32 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
SPACE Craft
Your ship crashed on the unknown planet BURA 0-5.1. This planet is not yet unknown to your race and who knows what awaits you here!
71% of 7 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Canary in a Crater
Canary in a Crater is an asteroid-delving 2D platformer about digging deep, uncovering valuables, and fighting off hungry alien snails.
33% of 3 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Digger: Galactic Treasures
Digger: Galactic Treasures is a space adventure where you drill into asteroids to uncover rare resources and hidden treasures.
87% of 727 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$4.99
Starbound
Flee a broken past, then craft, build and explore colorful alien worlds at your own pace, alone or with friends.
92% of 120,659 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 868$14.99
Terrene - An Evidence Of Life Game
In this 2D sci-fi pixel art adventure, you can mine, craft and fight your way through an almost endless universe full of procedurally generated…
84% of 32 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Asteroid Five
A first person space exploration game where you investigate the inner caves of an asteroid passing by your planet.
70% of 10 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Mars Survivor
After an asteroid catastrophe, your rocket ship crash-lands in the wilderness of Mars.
73% of 33 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Foreign Galaxies
After a galactic portal failure you find yourself lost millions of light years away from home, in a foreign galaxy...
73% of 11 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Hidden gems like Cratered
Drill and Delve
You've been trapped in a mine. You'll need to use your tools to dig your way to the exit in a fully destructible 3D voxel terrain.
87% of 110 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
Space Expedition
Space Expedition is a 2D sci-fi platformer where you play as an astronaut who is sent to a space station to collect samples of mysterious dark matter.
93% of 192 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Astrometica
Mine asteroids, scan lost wreckage and build your own bases in a calm, open galaxy that lets you explore at your own pace.
81% of 2,954 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 38$11.99
Cubic Odyssey
Explore procedurally generated planets, craft gear and ships, and fight the Red Darkness alone or with friends.
74% of 2,425 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 57$24.99
StarRupture
StarRupture is a first-person open-world survival and base-building game on a planet torn by recurring cataclysms.
80% of 12,612 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 977$19.99
helionaut
An open-world galaxy adventure game ✨🚀🌠 Explore a procedurally-generated universe filled with diverse micro-planets, asteroid belts and UFOs. 👽
94% of 204 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
The Planet Crafter
Gather resources, build machines and slowly bring heat, air and water to a barren world, alone or with friends.
96% of 69,923 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4,876$23.99
INFLUXIS
Explore a mesmerizing alien world, filled with deep bioluminescent wonders and horrors alike.
63% of 257 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Journey To The Savage Planet
Survey a colorful alien planet for a barely competent space company, scanning weird wildlife and printing gear from trash, alone or with a friend.
87% of 5,684 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 19$29.99
Scavenger SV-4
Scavenger SV-4 is a highly replayable atmospheric first-person science fiction game.
91% of 658 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Dig or Die
Dig for resources, craft laser weapons and turrets, and engineer a base that survives the monsters it made angry.
90% of 3,863 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$5.39
Star Explorers
Planets, aliens, resources, upgrades, caves, mapping & documenting star systems ... seek a new home for the human race.
82% of 244 Steam reviews are positive$3.24
Newest games like Cratered
Signs of Life
Mine ore, build a base and piece together a crashed world in a 2D survival sandbox, alone or with a friend.
76% of 721 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13$9.74
Cosmodrill
Explore the vastness of space, dig deep into planets to find resources, upgrade your ship and survive against alien life in this short space mining…
76% of 174 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
OuterTide
OuterTide is a First-Person Exploration Platformer about a lone astronaut crash-landing into an asteroid belt hovering around a planet.
89% of 9 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Drill and Delve
You've been trapped in a mine. You'll need to use your tools to dig your way to the exit in a fully destructible 3D voxel terrain.
87% of 110 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
INFLUXIS
Explore a mesmerizing alien world, filled with deep bioluminescent wonders and horrors alike.
63% of 257 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Don't Crash
Don't Crash is a fast-paced space survival dodging game. Pilot the Argo explorer through shifting cosmic hazards, using speed, sharp turns to escape…
99% of 68 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
StarRupture
StarRupture is a first-person open-world survival and base-building game on a planet torn by recurring cataclysms.
80% of 12,612 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 977$19.99
Star Crafter
A space survival crafting mining base building and star system building game.
68% of 99 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Colony 37
Dig deep down the abandoned planet to find its secrets and earn cash by collecting resources.
96% of 234 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$2.99
Prospector
Land on a distant planet in this chill resource management game.
64% of 112 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Digger: Galactic Treasures
Digger: Galactic Treasures is a space adventure where you drill into asteroids to uncover rare resources and hidden treasures.
87% of 727 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$4.99
Cubic Odyssey
Explore procedurally generated planets, craft gear and ships, and fight the Red Darkness alone or with friends.
74% of 2,425 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 57$24.99