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A deep colony sim inside an asteroid where you keep your Duplicants alive by managing oxygen, heat, food and waste through interlocking physics-like systems. Spectacular failures are part of the fun, often with dark humor.
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The closest matches for Oxygen Not Included are Kerbal Space Program, RimWorld and LEGO Rock Raiders. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Oxygen Not Included special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
87 %
Best match
You assemble rockets and spacecraft from parts and send the endearing Kerbals to moons and planets under realistic orbital physics. Failure is part of the fun and often as entertaining as success.
86 % 31.99 €
A party of several characters
A colony sim where an AI storyteller turns raids, famines and your settlers' personal dramas into unique, often darkly funny emergent stories. Its deep simulation and per-colonist management make every run unpredictable.
85 %
Lots of humour
You command a crew of LEGO miners through underground caverns, constructing buildings, digging up energy crystals and rescuing stranded teammates. A charming, approachable real-time strategy game with base-building and resource management.
83 % 9.99 €
Lots of humour
As a supervillain you build a secret island lair, train minions and scheme for world domination in a 1960s spy-movie style while fending off secret agents. Satirical humor and a retro espionage look define its charm.
81 % 12.79 €
Puzzles and brain teasers
You guide a horde of zombies through levels full of humans and hazards, steering them indirectly by mutating or sacrificing them. It is a gory, darkly funny Lemmings-style puzzle-strategy game.
80 %
Tactical depth
You lead swarms of tiny Pikmin and your loyal dog Oatchi across an alien planet, solving environmental puzzles and collecting treasures in a charming blend of real-time strategy and exploration. Managing time of day and Pikmin types makes for relaxed yet clever decisions.
80 % 12.99 €
Tactical depth
You dock a tiny pod onto enemy spaceships and infiltrate them with improvised plans to take out guards, steal loot, or hijack the whole vessel. It thrives on pausable top-down tactics and chaotic, emergent stories.
80 % 9.99 €
A party of several characters
You captain a starship on the run, rerouting power, directing crew and making tough calls in pausable real-time battles. Every run is procedurally generated, brutally tense and often ends in glorious failure.
79 % 19.50 €
Tactical depth
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder where your crewed ship fights on a single axis, dodging missiles and lining up cannon shots. A funny time-loop story and plenty of crew and card combos keep each run fresh.
79 % 14.99 €
A party of several characters
Compact turn-based tactics where three mechs defend cities from giant kaiju-like aliens. Every enemy attack is telegraphed in advance, so each turn plays like a tightly designed chess puzzle with roguelike runs and time-travel resets.