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Games like Kerbal Space Program

2015USK 0PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable95 % positive36.99 €

You assemble rockets and spacecraft from parts and send the endearing Kerbals to moons and planets under realistic orbital physics. Failure is part of the fun and often as entertaining as success.

  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Building and crafting
  • Open world
  • Deep systems to master

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Satisfactory

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2024PEGI 3PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck verified97 % positive38.99 €

Fits your focus: Systems like Kerbal Space Program.

As a FICSIT Pioneer you build sprawling automated factories in first person on an alien planet. Designing efficient production chains in a beautiful open world, solo or in co-op, is deeply satisfying.

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Juno: New Origins

  • Systems like Kerbal Space Program

A sandbox simulator where you build rockets, planes and vehicles from customizable parts, automate them with visual programming, and explore or create your own planets.

Dyson Sphere Program

  • Systems like Kerbal Space Program

A space factory-automation game where you build production chains across multiple planets and ultimately wrap a star in a Dyson sphere. The appeal lies in optimizing sprawling logistics networks on a galactic scale.

Simple Rockets

  • Systems like Kerbal Space Program

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.

Stormworks: Build and Rescue

  • Systems like Kerbal Space Program

A physics sandbox where you build boats, helicopters and vehicles block by block, program them with microcontrollers, and use them on rescue missions in stormy seas. The appeal is in engineering and experimenting, solo or in co-op.

Autonauts

  • Systems like Kerbal Space Program

You colonise an alien planet by teaching little robots, through simple visual scripting, to gather resources and run whole production chains. The relaxed tinkering and optimising slowly grows into a sprawling robot empire.

From the Depths

  • Systems like Kerbal Space Program

A deep vehicle-building sandbox where you design warships, submarines, aircraft and spaceships block by block, then test them in battles or a strategic island campaign against eight factions. Its engineering depth in weapons, propulsion and construction rewards dedicated tinkerers.

Space Engineers

  • Systems like Kerbal Space Program

A physics-driven space sandbox where you engineer ships, stations and rovers block by block, mine asteroids and watch your creations get realistically torn apart. Its huge creative and technical freedom shines brightest with friends in co-op.

Spore

  • Systems like Kerbal Space Program

Spore lets you guide your own species from a single cell to a galaxy-spanning empire, with each stage playing like a different genre. Its playful creature editor, letting you design nearly everything yourself, is the real star.

Besiege

  • Systems like Kerbal Space Program

Besiege is a physics sandbox where you build your own siege machines from beams, wheels and weapons to wreck castles and armies. The appeal lies in inventive tinkering and the often chaotic, funny failure of your contraptions.

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