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2017PCSteam Deck playable90 % positive−50 % ~~24.99 €~~ 12.49 €

A procedurally generated space sandbox where you build modular ships block by block and push toward the galactic core as a trader, mercenary or explorer. Ship building and freedom of playstyle are the heart of the game.

Sandbox with your own goals
Building and crafting
Open world
Sci-fi setting

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The closest matches for Avorion are Space Engineers, Empyrion: Galactic Survival and Factorio. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Avorion special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Space Engineers 96% match – Sandbox with your own goals
Without combat: SpaceCraft 93% match – calmer, no fighting
Newest alternative: Satisfactory 92% match – released 2024

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Space Engineers

96 %Match

2019PCPlayStationXbox89 % positive16.99 €

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.

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Empyrion: Galactic Survival

Sandbox with your own goals

A space sandbox survival game where you build your own ships, stations and planetary bases while exploring planets and deep space. Gathering resources, defending your bases and playing solo or with friends are at the core.

Factorio

Building and crafting

Stranded on an alien world, you grow a crude mining operation into a sprawling automated factory, endlessly optimizing belts, production chains and logistics. All the while you must defend it from native creatures angered by your spreading pollution.

Starmade

Building and crafting

A sandbox space game where you build your own ships and stations from blocks, explore the void, and fight in combat, whether solo or on multiplayer servers.

Ark: Survival Evolved

Sandbox with your own goals

Stranded on an island full of dinosaurs, you gather resources, build bases and tame prehistoric beasts to ride and fight alongside you. On multiplayer servers it becomes a harsh, time-hungry struggle of tribes, raids and alliances.

CryoFall

Sandbox with your own goals

A top-down 2D sci-fi survival sandbox on an alien planet, where players build bases, research technology, craft and compete for resources on persistent servers hosting up to 300 people.

SpaceCraft

Sandbox with your own goals

An online space game about exploring a vast galaxy, mining resources, building your own ships, and automating planetary bases and interplanetary logistics. Trading and cooperating with other players is a core part of the experience.

Perpetuum

Sandbox with your own goals

A single-server sandbox MMORPG where you pilot mechs, harvest an alien planet's resources and build power through trade, terraforming and infrastructure. The player-driven economy and fights over territory are at the core.

Ark: Survival Ascended

Sandbox with your own goals

You are stranded on islands full of dinosaurs, taming and riding prehistoric beasts, building bases and surviving alone or with tribes of other players. The Unreal Engine 5 remake makes the huge sandbox world look far more impressive.

Satisfactory

Building and crafting

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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