Games like Naev

Looking for that same replayable and retro spark as Naev? These games line up well for what comes next.

Endless Sky
A 2D space trading and combat game in the spirit of Escape Velocity. Start in a wimpy shuttle hauling cargo, work your way up to a customized flagship or a fleet of warships, and explore a galaxy of hundreds of systems full of stories, secrets and strange sights.
Replayable, Retro
92% of 7,165 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 160Free
VoidExpanse
Explore the vast reaches of VoidExpanse -- mine asteroids, upgrade your ship, trade, complete missions, advance your character and survive fast-paced combat with hostile aliens and mercenaries in the rich and exciting Sci-Fi universe of VoidExpanse!
Replayable
68% of 570 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Space Impossible
Take control of a fully destructible spaceship and explore, blast or trade your way through the cosmos, alone or with friends. Every tile matters, as you dogfight, maneuver or speed your way past friendly traders, hostile aliens, and impressive space navies. What will you do, Captain?
Replayable, Retro
94% of 124 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
Evochron Legacy SE
Advanced Space Flight, Combat, Trading, and Exploration Simulation. Set in a vast explorable universe, Evochron Legacy offers freeform gameplay with many diverse objectives and paths to choose from.
Replayable
82% of 416 Steam reviews are positive$24.99
SpaceBourne 2
SpaceBourne 2 is a single-player open-universe RPG where you build an empire your way: fly, fight, mine, trade, run a faction and take over the galaxy. Tens of thousands of procedurally generated systems, ground combat, guilds and diplomacy. It is rough around the edges, and ambitious in a way few games dare to be.
Replayable
75% of 5,034 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 87$19.99
Rebel Galaxy
Rebel Galaxy puts you at the helm of a hulking star destroyer at the edge of the known universe. Trade, mine, hunt pirates and settle scores with broadsides instead of dogfights, all wrapped in a blues-rock soundtrack and a colorful space western atmosphere. It's a space sim that skips the spreadsheets and gets straight to the fun.
Replayable, Retro
85% of 7,275 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 37$19.99
Vanguard Galaxy
A laid-back space sim set in the Canis Major dwarf galaxy, where you mine asteroids, salvage wrecks, trade and fight your way across a procedurally generated galaxy. Play hands-on, or let the ECHO autopilot run missions while you work. Buy bigger ships, craft gear, hire crew and watch your fortune grow.
Replayable
90% of 612 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 221$8.99
Sector Space
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.
Replayable, Retro
94% of 153 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$7.49
Starcom: Nexus
Stranded in an unknown galaxy with nothing but a light survey shuttle, you chart star systems, probe strange planets, befriend or battle aliens and rebuild your ship into a battlecruiser. A hand-crafted space mystery about exploring, upgrading and finding your way home.
Replayable, Retro
90% of 2,309 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$19.99
Star Valor
A top-down space action RPG where you start as a nobody with a small ship and work your way up in a procedurally generated galaxy. Mine asteroids, run cargo, hunt bounties or turn pirate, join one of six factions or stay independent, and build a fleet worth fearing. Made by a single developer, and it shows in the best way.
Replayable, Retro
88% of 3,316 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 118$24.99
Space Commander: War and Trade
Fight, explore the stars, trade, and lead your fleet across the galaxySpace Commander: War and Trade is an ultimate single player space-sim featuring spectacular graphics, intuitive combat and deep mechanics.
Replayable, Retro
67% of 706 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3Free
Astrox Imperium
A relaxing single-player space sandbox where you set the rules of a generated universe, then fly out into it. Mine asteroids, haul cargo, run contracts, build a fleet of mercs and work your way up from a small shuttle to a carrier. No subscriptions, no other players, no pressure: just you, your ship and a lot of quiet space.
Replayable
84% of 1,266 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 21$14.99

Hidden gems like Naev

Sector Space

Explore a procedurally generated galaxy, mine asteroids, refine minerals, colonize planets, build stations, deploy drones, salvage rare items…

$7.49

Vanguard Galaxy

Mine, trade and fight across a procedurally generated dwarf galaxy, at your own pace or with the ECHO autopilot at the helm.

$8.99

Starlathe

Run one small ship through a simulated economy of mining, trade and war, then build stations and grow a fleet with friends in co-op.

$14.99

Starcom: Unknown Space

An action RPG about drifting through a hundred star systems in a ship you built yourself.

$24.99

The Last Starship

Design a working starship from the reactor up, then take it into a fresh galaxy each run as a miner, pirate hunter or anything else you fancy.

$19.99

Starminer

Build a mining ship piece by piece, haul in asteroids and manage the heat your greed creates before something out there notices.

$29.99

Underspace

The spiritual successor to Freelancer with a Lovecraftian, sandbox RPG twist.

$19.99

Interstellar Pilot 2

The hit mobile game Interstellar Pilot 2 has come to Steam. Join the TEF forces heading to the Gatopean sector to find a new home for mankind.

$0.99

SpaceBourne 2

Fly, fight, mine and trade your way across a procedurally generated galaxy, then run the faction that rules it.

$19.99

Star Valor

Mine, trade, hunt bounties or go pirate in a procedurally generated galaxy that plays out differently every time.

$24.99

Between the Stars

Captain an interstellar cruiser across a procedural galaxy, fighting real-time battles and living with the consequences of your choices.

$29.99

Starcom: Nexus

Explore hand-crafted star systems, upgrade your stranded shuttle into a warship and unravel the mystery of how to get home.

$19.99

Newest games like Naev

Starlathe

Run one small ship through a simulated economy of mining, trade and war, then build stations and grow a fleet with friends in co-op.

$14.99

Ostranauts

Buy a broken ship in a cut-off solar system, then keep yourself and your crew alive one scrappy repair at a time.

$19.99

Warp to Sector One

Trade, fight, and explore a procedurally generated galaxy in this deep space trading game inspired by 80's sci-fi computer screens and early text…

$11.99

SpaceCraft

Mine planets, assemble ships from parts and grow a trading empire with friends in an open galaxy.

$29.99

Starminer

Build a mining ship piece by piece, haul in asteroids and manage the heat your greed creates before something out there notices.

$29.99

Stellar Tactics

A sci-fi RPG where you wake from cryosleep 500 years late, build a squad of mercenaries and set out into a universe of over 160,000 star systems.

$24.99

The Last Starship

Design a working starship from the reactor up, then take it into a fresh galaxy each run as a miner, pirate hunter or anything else you fancy.

$19.99

Sector Space

Explore a procedurally generated galaxy, mine asteroids, refine minerals, colonize planets, build stations, deploy drones, salvage rare items…

$7.49

SpaceBourne 2

Fly, fight, mine and trade your way across a procedurally generated galaxy, then run the faction that rules it.

$19.99

Vanguard Galaxy

Mine, trade and fight across a procedurally generated dwarf galaxy, at your own pace or with the ECHO autopilot at the helm.

$8.99

Starcom: Unknown Space

An action RPG about drifting through a hundred star systems in a ship you built yourself.

$24.99

QANGA

QANGA: 750 years after humanity's fall, you must survive in a shattered world where Earth itself demands vengeance.

$19.99