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Games like Celestial Command

2014PC60 % positive19.99 €

A space sandbox built around realistic orbital mechanics, where everything drifts along orbits with no vacuum friction or speed cap. It blends authentic spaceflight physics with classic space-action gameplay.

  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Open world
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Deep systems to master

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In short: Games like Celestial Command

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Celestial Command special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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X: Beyond the Frontier

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1999PC75 % positive−80 % 4.99 € 0.99 €

Fits your focus: Combat like Celestial Command and Look like Celestial Command.

A classic space sandbox where you play a stranded pilot who trades, fights and grows a personal empire of ships and stations. Freedom and a living economy matter far more than the story.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator X

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A landmark flight simulator where you pilot realistically modeled aircraft anywhere across the globe, either freely or through missions, learning navigation and flying skills along the way.

VoidExpanse

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An indie space game where you mine asteroids, trade, upgrade your ship and take on missions. Fast-paced fights against aliens and mercenaries add action between exploration runs.

Star Ruler

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A large-scale real-time 4X strategy game set in space, where you design your own ships, command thousands of units and build a galaxy-spanning empire. Extensive mod support and multiplayer add plenty of freedom.

Spintires

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An offroad simulation where you pilot heavy trucks through deep mud in the Russian wilderness. With winches, route planning and deformable terrain, every lumber delivery becomes a gruelling challenge.

Derail Valley

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A train simulator where you hand-drive locomotives, couple and uncouple cars, and take freight jobs across an open rail network. Convincing physics and free movement around the trains are the draw, including in VR.

Take on Mars

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A realistic Mars exploration simulator where you drive rovers, run scientific experiments, and eventually walk on the planet as an astronaut. Slow, methodical play rather than action.

Simple Rockets

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A simplified 2D rocket-building sandbox in the spirit of Kerbal Space Program, where you design your own rockets and explore space using realistic orbital mechanics.

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