Tycoon games like Spacebase Startopia

Looking for that same funny and retro spark as Spacebase Startopia? You might settle into these tycoon games easily.

The Spatials: Galactology
The Spatials are back with Galactology! Design, build and protect your colony station from the many enemies you will make while exploring the galaxy and exploding their homeworlds.
Also in City builder · Retro, Colorful, Replayable
68% of 232 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
Legitimate Space Corp Simulator LLC
NOW HIRING: Station Manager! Run a totally-legit* space biz in Sector 7-G. Farm alien crops, refuel shady ships, and sell dangerously edible snacks. Perks: gloves, oxygen insurance**, and mild relevance. No exp needed. Apply today! *Legit status not valid in all sectors. **Terms apply.
Funny
67% of 83 Steam reviews are positive$8.05
Space Station Tycoon
Create a thriving space station in a lost sector. Face thrilling challenges head-on, from pirate raids to asteroid impacts, as you lead your company to new heights.
Also in City builder · Colorful, Replayable
56% of 191 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Galaxy Pass Station
Build a space station for 15 alien races! 👽 Inspect IDs, catch criminals, and manage a chaotic galactic hub. A vibrant mix of colony sim & document-checking action. Can you build the ultimate hotel?
Funny, Retro, Colorful
83% of 244 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Astrobuilder
An AI-driven space management RPG in a living galaxy. Explore 150+ planets and interact with 600+ NPCs whose lives and relationships evolve over time. Trade, run shops, build a Commerce Guild, join Military Factions, govern planets, and command fleets in war. Your every choice reshape the galaxy.
Colorful, Replayable, Story-driven
88% of 354 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Alien Market Simulator
Run a market on your space station. Restore and upgrade the station, expand your services, and sell to a variety of alien customers. Experience the challenge of managing a business in space and growing your market
Funny
82% of 128 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$12.99
orbit.industries
🚀 Become a Space Pioneer by building and managing a station of your own on the orbit of distant planets! Focus on design and management or fulfill objectives to progress. 🛰️ Explore, Build and Prosper!
Replayable
56% of 71 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Star Ores Inc.
Take over an abandoned space station and manage your own ore mine. Cut through the asteroid with your laser, sell ore, and create an automated network of robot helpers to maximize your profit.
81% of 327 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$17.99
Cosmonautica
Cosmonautica is a fresh take on space trading in a procedurally generated universe, paired with quirky humor for your intergalactic enjoyment.
Funny, Colorful, Replayable
48% of 949 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$9.99
Space for Sale
Space for Sale is an interplanetary, top-down Space Realty management game with a focus on problem-solving and exploration. Played either solo or with a friend, it's up to you to transform wild, uninhabited lands into bustling communities!
Also in Co-op · Funny, Colorful
49% of 143 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
StellarHub
StellarHub is a starbase management game where your job is to build a safe and functional space station. Deal with the challenges of managing a station crew while taking care of everyone’s needs. Your tasks include construction, extraction of resources, defense, trade, and more.
57% of 216 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 37$6.99
Interstellar Transport Company
Build a galactic transportation empire and supply humanity with everything it needs to colonize the stars. In this sci-fi logistics simulator, grow your company from a local transport agency into an interstellar logistics behemoth! Singleplayer, vs AI, and online multiplayer.
Also in Co-op · Replayable
65% of 397 Steam reviews are positive$24.99

Cheaper than Spacebase Startopia

Startopia

A once thriving network of space stations and planets have been left lifeless, redundant scars of the apocalypse.

$6.99

Legitimate Space Corp Simulator LLC

NOW HIRING: Station Manager! Run a totally-legit* space biz in Sector 7-G. Farm alien crops, refuel shady ships, and sell dangerously edible snacks.

$8.05

Space Station Tycoon

Create a thriving space station in a lost sector. Face thrilling challenges head-on, from pirate raids to asteroid impacts, as you lead your company…

$4.99

StellarHub

StellarHub is a starbase management game where your job is to build a safe and functional space station.

$6.99

PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator

Deliver Minerals. Earn Tokens. Meet Deadlines. Upgrade your Infrastructure. Grow the Numbers. Deploy Human Resources. Manipulate the Token Market.

$6.99

X3: Terran Conflict

X3: Terran Conflict is a single-player space sim where your tycoon career starts with one ship and grows into stations, freighters and production…

$3.19

One Military Camp

Restore an old military camp and turn raw privates into elite specialists.

$6.24

Blueprint Tycoon

Build your settlement, gather goods, ensure maximum efficiency and make a profit!

$2.99

X3: Reunion

X3: Reunion is a space sim for tycoon fans who want to earn an empire the slow way.

$1.99

Rest Area Simulator

Run a roadside rest area that starts with a gas station and convenience store, then grows into supermarkets, car washes and more.

$7.29

Orbit Zero

Create a Company, Build structures, Collect Resources, Make Investments and Speculate on Assets.

$7.99

X Rebirth

In the distant future, the X universe faces a period of profound and irrevocable change.

$5.99

Hidden gems like Spacebase Startopia

Shipping Store Simulator 2037

You inherit a bankrupt delivery warehouse in 2037 and turn it into a robot-run shipping business.

$19.99

Astrobuilder

An AI-driven space management RPG in a living galaxy. Explore 150+ planets and interact with 600+ NPCs whose lives and relationships evolve over time.

$14.99