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A compact single-player indie space-trading sim about mining, hauling, and outcompeting rivals in a cutthroat economy.

Void Destroyer 2
A single-player open-world space sandbox about building an empire from a basic ship, with slow-burning, challenging combat that rewards persistence over roughly 15-20 hours.
2020-02-06
- Action
- Adventure

Strategy

Indie

Simulator

Role-playing (RPG)

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Space Reign

A near-future indie space-sim strategy where you fight fleet battles, take contracts, and claim territory, with mixed but generally positive reviews and about 24 hours of median reviewer playtime.

2026-03-10

Action
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator

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Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation

A single-player space mining survival adventure where you extract, refine, and trade ore to upgrade your ship and fend off pirates, with an easy-to-learn loop that reviewers played for roughly 20 hours.

2015-11-30

Science fiction
Adventure
Survival
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator

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X4: Foundations

A single-player space sim where you grow from a lone ship to running fleets and economies in a reactive universe, with a steep learning curve and long-haul depth.

2018-11-30

Action
First person
Science fiction
Strategy
Simulator
4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)
Sandbox

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Star Trucker

A single-player space-trucking sim where you haul cargo, trade salvage, and manage your rig through jump gates, with a mostly positive but janky-feeling experience.

2024-09-03

Comedy
Science fiction
Adventure
Third person
Simulator

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ΔV: Rings of Saturn

A physics-driven Saturn-ring mining sim with Newtonian flight, equipment customization, and trade, offering around 25 hours of play.

2023-07-21

Action
Science fiction
Indie
Simulator
Open world

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Star Ores Inc.

A cozy single-player business sim about lasering asteroids, selling ore, and automating robots on a space station, with a roughly 20-hour playtime.

2025-11-06

First person
Science fiction
Indie
Simulator
Business
Sandbox

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SpaceBourne

An open-space combat and exploration RPG with faction choices, featuring a rough-around-the-edges ~10-hour story.

2020-07-18

Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)

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Stellarion

A casual space-mining action game about upgrading your ship through mining, combat, and trading, with a rewarding loop that keeps you exploring.

2025-01-03

Action
First person
Bird view / Isometric

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Dust Fleet

A challenging single-player 4X RTS space sim about commanding and customizing a fleet, controlling stations, and investigating a dark supply station; reviewers logged ~9-hour campaigns.

2023-08-23

Science fiction
Strategy
Third person
Indie
Real Time Strategy (RTS)
4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)

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Space Station Tycoon

A single-player space station management sim about building and defending a station in a lost sector, with mixed reviews citing unfinished, buggy gameplay.

2023-11-01

Science fiction
Strategy
Indie
Simulator

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Galaxy on Fire 2™ Full HD

A compact single-player space sim/action hybrid where you explore, mine, and fight an alien armada after a hyperdrive malfunction, with a ~5-6 hour campaign.

2012-08-21

Shooter
Action
Warfare
Strategy
Fantasy
Third person
Indie
Simulator
Arcade