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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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Microsoft Flight Simulator X

85 %Match

2006PC

Brings what grabs you about Celestial Command: a sandbox with your own goals, an open world and complex systems to tinker with.

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.

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Take on Mars

Sci-fi setting

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.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000

Sandbox with your own goals

You take off in detailed civilian aircraft and explore the world from the air with no fixed goal. Its appeal lies in the authentic flight physics and cockpit instruments you have to master.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight

Sandbox with your own goals

In Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 you pilot nine historic aircraft, from the 1903 Wright Flyer to the Spirit of St. Louis, tackling challenges built around aviation history. The appeal lies in its detailed flight model and the new Learning Center, which helps you get into a demanding simulator.

Thrive

Sci-fi setting

Thrive is a free, open-source game about the evolution of life, taking a species from a single cell up to a cosmic civilization. It focuses on simulation and creation tools, and is still a work in progress.

Evochron Legacy

Sci-fi setting

You pilot a spacecraft through a vast freeform universe where you choose your own mix of trading, combat and exploration. The simulation asks for patience to learn, but rewards you with a lot of freedom.

BeamNG.drive

Realistic visuals

A vehicle sandbox whose soft-body physics make crashes and deformation feel strikingly real. You roam open maps, push cars to destruction and build your own scenarios.

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