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2021PC

24 games that share what Pulsar: Lost Colony does well: sci-fi, sim and spaceships. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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Multiplayer
Infinity: Battlescape
2019PC
Spaceships, space sim
Critics
unknown
Players
79%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$23.44~~was $34.99~~−33%
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Star Wars: Squadrons
2020PC · PS · Xbox
Spaceships, space sim
Critics
79
Metacritic
Players
66%
Steam
To beat
~12h
IGDB
$3.99~~was $39.99~~−90%
Best PC price · Epic Game Store · $0.33/hr
In Game Pass · EA Play
Multiplayer
Vox Machinae
2018PC
Robots, FPS
Critics
unknown
Players
87%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$10.19~~was $29.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Void Crew
2024PC · PS · Xbox
Space sim, space
Critics
80
Metacritic
Players
86%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$12.49~~was $24.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Feed and Grow: Fish
2016PC
Open world, co-op
Critics
unknown
Players
78%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$14.99
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
SpaceCraft
2026PC
Space sim, space
Critics
unknown
Players
63%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$19.79~~was $29.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
2022PC
Spaceships, space sim
Critics
unknown
Players
94%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$13.99~~was $19.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Serious Sam: The First Encounter
2001PC
FPS, sci-fi
Critics
87
Metacritic
Players
95%
Steam
To beat
~17h
IGDB
$0.89~~was $5.99~~−85%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.05/hr
Multiplayer
Star Conflict
2012PC
Space sim, PvE
Critics
75
Metacritic
Players
72%
Steam
To beat
unknown
Free
Free to play
Multiplayer
Star Trek: Bridge Crew
2017PC · PS
Space sim, space
Critics
72
IGDB
Players
75%
Steam
To beat
unknown
See priceon PlayStation Store
Multiplayer
Take on Mars
2013PC
Space sim, space
Critics
62
Metacritic
Players
55%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$1.99~~was $9.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
Hardspace: Shipbreaker
2022PC · PS · Xbox
Space sim, space
Critics
83
Metacritic
Players
89%
Steam
To beat
~29h
IGDB
$10.49~~was $34.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam · $0.36/hr
Multiplayer
Avorion
2017PC
Spaceships, space sim
Critics
unknown
Players
90%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$8.49~~was $24.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Elite: Dangerous
2014PC · PS · Xbox
Space sim, space
Critics
80
Metacritic
Players
76%
Steam
To beat
200h+
IGDB
$5.12~~was $19.99~~−74%
Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.02/hr
In Game Pass · PS Plus
Multiplayer
Tachyon: The Fringe
2000PC
Space sim, space
Critics
unknown
Players
88%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$2.49~~was $9.99~~−75%
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Descent: Freespace - The Great War
1998PC
Spaceships, space sim
Critics
unknown
Players
77%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$15.99~~was $19.99~~−20%
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Dreadnought
2017PC · PS
Spaceships, space sim
Critics
73
IGDB
Players
68%
Steam
To beat
unknown
See priceon PlayStation Store
Multiplayer
Sons of the Forest
2024PC
Open world, co-op
Critics
78
OpenCritic
Players
88%
Steam
To beat
~35h
IGDB
$8.69~~was $29.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam · $0.25/hr
Endless Sky
2015PC
Space sim, space
Critics
unknown
Players
92%
Steam
To beat
unknown
Free
Free to play
Multiplayer
Interstellar Marines
2013PC
Space, FPS
Critics
unknown
Players
51%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$9.99
Best PC price · Steam
Exo One
2021PC · PS · Xbox
Space sim, space
Critics
unknown
Players
89%
Steam
To beat
~3h
IGDB
$3.39~~was $16.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam · $1.35/hr
Multiplayer
Hellion
2018PC
Space sim, space
Critics
unknown
Players
55%
Steam
To beat
unknown
No price yet
Multiplayer
Wildgate
2025PC · PS · Xbox
Spaceships, space sim
Critics
unknown
Players
77%
Steam
To beat
unknown
Free
Free to play
In Game Pass
House of the Dying Sun
2016PC
Space sim, space
Critics
76
Metacritic
Players
89%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$5.99~~was $19.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam