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2018 PC 0.99 €

A small first-person space flight simulator where you drift through an asteroid belt, collect gas clouds, and spend the stored energy to accelerate and maneuver.

What defines Space Shaft:

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Lots to discover

The closest matches for Space Shaft are Universe Sandbox Legacy, Orbit HD and Ghostship Aftermath. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Space Shaft special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Universe Sandbox Legacy

95 %

2011 PC 👍 80 % Very positive, 2,951 reviews on Steam

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Gameplay comes before story
  • Accessible and relaxed

A space sandbox simulator where you build and wreck planets, stars and galaxies, tweaking gravity and orbits and smashing bodies together. There are no goals, just open-ended experimentation with a strong educational feel.

Orbit HD

Accessible and relaxed

You guide a comet through space, using realistic planetary gravity to swing around planets. A calm, ambient space simulation set against procedurally generated nebulae.

Ghostship Aftermath

Accessible and relaxed

A calm exploration build of a spaceship with no enemies, objectives or pressure, meant as a VR-friendly walkthrough of the ship from Ghostship Aftermath.

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.

SpaceEngine

Sci-fi setting

A realistic space simulator and planetarium that lets you freely fly through a procedurally generated universe built on real astronomical catalogs, landing on planets and even traveling through time.

Exo One

Accessible and relaxed

You pilot an alien craft that shifts shape and manipulates gravity, rolling, gliding and flying across strange planets. It focuses on momentum, atmosphere and discovery rather than combat.

Deep Under the Sky

Accessible and relaxed

A calm arcade experience where you drift as a glowing jellyfish through the psychedelic skies of Venus, uncovering its secrets. It focuses on relaxed exploration and mood rather than challenge.

iOMoon

Pure single-player experience

A VR-focused exploration game where you pilot a research vehicle armed only with a flare and a camera deep into Jupiter's moon Io, photographing the strange things you find.

MirrorMoon EP

Sci-fi setting

A minimalist, abstract space exploration game where you travel through procedural galaxies solving navigation-based puzzles. You can name star systems you discover, and those names persist for other players.

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