Starbound/Similar games
Games like Starbound
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like Starbound” means here
Open World Survival CraftSandboxSpaceCraftingSurvivalPixel Graphics
Matches come from the tags Steam players vote on each game, weighted so a rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store. A game's popularity never moves it up this list.
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99%
match
2
Terraria
Open World Survival Craft · Sandbox · Crafting · Survival
97% of 1,539,686 reviews positive · 35,010 playing now
99%
match
3
Planet Explorers
Open World Survival Craft · Sandbox · Crafting · Survival
62% of 6,817 reviews positive
98%
match
4
Necesse
Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Sandbox · Pixel Graphics
93% of 27,566 reviews positive
97%
match
5
Force of Nature
Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Survival · Sandbox
75% of 4,204 reviews positive
97%
match
6
ASTRONEER
Open World Survival Craft · Space · Crafting · Survival
92% of 138,753 reviews positive · 1,949 playing now
96%
match
8
Green Hell
Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Survival · Online Co-Op
85% of 100,116 reviews positive · 4,958 playing now
95%
match
9
95%
match
10
Stranded Deep
Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Survival · Building
74% of 47,679 reviews positive
95%
match
11
95%
match
12
95%
match
13
Raft
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Building
93% of 375,981 reviews positive · 9,346 playing now
95%
match
14
The Long Dark
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Exploration
89% of 122,934 reviews positive · 2,995 playing now
94%
match
15
Wurm Unlimited
Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Sandbox · Building
71% of 3,137 reviews positive
94%
match
16
Osiris: New Dawn
Open World Survival Craft · Space · Survival · Crafting
53% of 15,087 reviews positive
93%
match
17
93%
match
18
No Man's Sky
Open World Survival Craft · Space · Sandbox · Crafting
85% of 412,087 reviews positive · 13,284 playing now
93%
match
19
The Forest
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Building
96% of 678,804 reviews positive · 6,543 playing now
93%
match
20
93%
match
21
Space Engineers
Open World Survival Craft · Space · Sandbox · Building
89% of 134,088 reviews positive · 4,616 playing now
93%
match
22
The Wild Eight
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Sandbox
68% of 8,105 reviews positive
93%
match
23
RuneScape: Dragonwilds
Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Survival · Building
81% of 28,024 reviews positive
93%
match
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DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS 2
Open World Survival Craft · Sandbox · Crafting · Building
92% of 8,027 reviews positive
93%
match
Frequently asked
What games are similar to Starbound?
The closest matches to Starbound on Steam are Edge of Space, Terraria, Planet Explorers, Necesse, Force of Nature. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Starbound's — shared tags include Open World Survival Craft, Sandbox, Space.
How are games like Starbound chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Open World Survival Craft, Sandbox, Space count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Starbound's. Popularity never affects the ranking.