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A colorful 2D sandbox adventure where you hop between procedurally generated planets to mine, build, farm, found colonies and fight, solo or with friends. There is a main quest, but the real draw is the near-endless freedom of roaming the galaxy.
What defines Starbound:
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The closest matches for Starbound are Cubic Odyssey, No Man's Sky and Creativerse. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Starbound special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
93 %
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A voxel-style space adventure where you explore colorful planets, craft tools and build vehicles while fighting the Red Darkness. The focus is on discovery, crafting and tinkering in a large universe.
92 % −60 %Open world
A near-infinite procedurally generated universe where you hop freely between vivid alien planets, gather resources, build bases and upgrade your ships. Years of free updates have turned it into a relaxed sci-fi sandbox with optional co-op.
91 % 22.99 €
Cosy, great for unwinding
A colorful sandbox survival game about gathering, crafting and building elaborate structures. You explore a procedurally generated voxel world full of caves, biomes and creatures, solo or with friends.
91 % 29.99 €
Open world
As an astronaut you explore colorful planets, reshape terrain like clay with your terrain tool, and build bases with automated production chains. A relaxed mix of discovery, gathering and tinkering, solo or in co-op.
91 % 24.99 €
Open world
You assemble custom vehicles from blocks to mine resources, build bases and fight your way across a procedurally generated planet. The appeal lies in creative tinkering and testing your own contraptions.
90 % 28.99 €
Open world
A colorful physics sandbox where you engineer your own vehicles and contraptions from parts. Its survival mode has you and friends scavenging and farming on a planet overrun by hostile Farmbots.
89 % 29.99 €
Open world
A cooperative space adventure set in the Astroneer universe, where a crew works together to explore planets across star systems and complete objectives. Discovery and camaraderie take center stage.
87 % 49.99 €
Open world
All nine Star Wars episodes retold with LEGO slapstick humor, playable in any order. Explorable planet hubs full of collectibles, simple puzzles and combat, and a huge roster of unlockable characters make for relaxed fun, including in co-op.
87 % 9.99 €
Cosy, great for unwinding
You guide the clumsy little robot BUD as he climbs, jumps and glides across an open planet, collecting crystals and upgrading his abilities. It's a light, colorful and funny adventure built around the joy of exploring.
86 % 9.75 €
Strong character progression
A 2D sandbox adventure where you dig, build and craft while ever-tougher bosses unlock new gear tiers and biomes. Its huge item pool and hidden secrets make it a near-endless experience, especially with friends.