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Games Like Outer Wilds (2026): Matched by Keywords, Not Genre

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Top 10 matches

  • Keywordspace simulation
  • Keywordexploration

Matched to every filter shown here, then ordered by player rating.

#1
Cover art for SpaceEngine

SpaceEngine

93/100

SpaceEngine is a 3D astronomy program and game engine developed by Russian astronomer and programmer Vladimir Romanyuk. Using real astronomical catalogs and procedural generation, it creates a three dimensional planetari…

#2
Cover art for Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye

Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye

90/100

The Hearthian space program has detected an anomaly that canʼt be attributed to any known location in the solar system. Grab your flashlight and prepare to illuminate the darkest secrets of the Outer Wilds in its first a…

#3
Cover art for Dual Universe

Dual Universe

87/100

Dual Universe is a Continuous Single-Shard sandbox MMORPG taking place in a vast Sci-Fi universe, focusing on emergent gameplay with player-driven in-game economy, politics, trade and warfare. Players can freely modify t…

#4
Cover art for Kerbal Space Program

Kerbal Space Program

85/100

In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic a…

#5
Cover art for Juno: New Origins

Juno: New Origins

80/100

Build rockets, airplanes, cars, and anything you can think of with highly customizable parts. Automate them with a visual programming language. Explore 3D planets and make your own. Share your creations online.

#6
Cover art for Rebel Galaxy

Rebel Galaxy

73/100

Rebel Galaxy is an action-packed, swashbuckling space opera. You'll battle pirates, explore anomalies, befriend aliens, scavenge battle wreckage, mine asteroids, and discover artifacts. Choose your path as a roguish do-g…

#7
Cover art for No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky

72/100

No Man's Sky is an action-adventure survival game set in a procedurally generated universe containing over 18 quintillion planets. Players explore star systems, gather resources, trade with alien species, and upgrade the…

#8
Cover art for Infinite Space

Infinite Space

70/100

Infinite Space, a role playing game exclusively for the Nintendo DS portable handheld system, takes place in outer space and gives players the ability to control, build, outfit and customize more than 150 spaceships. Inf…

#9
Cover art for Adios Amigos

Adios Amigos

70/100

Team up with your friends & family and explore the peculiar universe of Adios Amigos. A game with serious astrophysics in a comic setting for 1-4 players.

#10
Cover art for Starcom: Unknown Space

Starcom: Unknown Space

63/100

Starcom: Unknown Space is an action RPG of space exploration and adventure. Build your own starship while discovering an epic story in a universe of strange mysteries, alien factions and uncharted worlds.

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