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2018PC

24 games that share what Shortest Trip to Earth does well: survival, real-time strategy and sci-fi. 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
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
Void War
2025PC
Resource management, space
Critics
unknown
Players
94%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$14.99~~was $19.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
RimWorld
2018PC
Survival, sci-fi
Critics
87
Metacritic
Players
97%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$27.99~~was $34.99~~−20%
Best PC price · GOG
Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation
2015PC
Space sim, space
Critics
unknown
Players
84%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$3.99~~was $9.99~~−60%
Best PC price · Steam
FTL: Faster Than Light
2012PC · iOS
Space sim, space
Critics
84
Metacritic
Players
94%
Steam
To beat
~21h
IGDB
$2.99~~was $9.99~~−70%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.15/hr
In EA Play
The Long Journey Home
2017PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Space sim, space
Critics
68
Metacritic
Players
57%
Steam
To beat
~17h
IGDB
$0.79~~was $9.99~~−92%
Best PC price · Fanatical · $0.05/hr
Oxygen Not Included
2019PC
Space sim, resource management
Critics
85
Metacritic
Players
96%
Steam
To beat
~58h
IGDB
$7.49~~was $24.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam · $0.13/hr
Surviving Mars
2018PC · PS · Xbox
Space sim, resource management
Critics
76
Metacritic
Players
78%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$9.89~~was $29.99~~−67%
Best PC price · GOG
Stardeus
2022PC
Space sim, resource management
Critics
unknown
Players
87%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$19.49~~was $29.99~~−35%
Best PC price · Steam
Astro Looter
2024PC
Run-based, survival
Critics
unknown
Players
67%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$4.99
Best PC price · Epic Game Store
Insurmountable
2021PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Resource management, run-based
Critics
74
Metacritic
Players
78%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$1.99~~was $24.99~~−92%
Best PC price · Fanatical
They Are Billions
2019PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Resource management, tactical
Critics
77
Metacritic
Players
85%
Steam
To beat
~93h
IGDB
$29.99
Best PC price · GOG · $0.32/hr
In EA Play
Multiplayer
Pikmin 4
2023Switch
Real-time strategy, sci-fi
Critics
88
IGDB
Players
85%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
See priceon Nintendo eShop
Heat Signature
2017PC
Run-based, space
Critics
79
Metacritic
Players
94%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$3.74~~was $14.99~~−75%
Best PC price · Steam
Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space
2013PC
Aliens, space
Critics
79
Metacritic
Players
77%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$0.99~~was $4.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
Distant Worlds: Universe
2014PC
Space, sci-fi
Critics
81
Metacritic
Players
71%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$2.39~~was $29.99~~−92%
Best PC price · Fanatical
The Alters
2025PC · PS · Xbox
Resource management, space
Critics
85
Metacritic
Players
90%
Steam
To beat
~30h
IGDB
$13.99~~was $34.99~~−60%
Best PC price · GamesPlanet US · $0.47/hr
In Game Pass
Multiplayer
Factorio
2020PC · Switch
Resource management, survival
Critics
90
Metacritic
Players
97%
Steam
To beat
~72h
IGDB
$35
Best PC price · GOG · $0.49/hr
Stranded: Alien Dawn
2023PC · PS · Xbox
Resource management, space
Critics
81
Metacritic
Players
83%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$17.49~~was $34.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam
Space Crew: Legendary Edition
2020PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Space sim, space
Critics
unknown
Players
77%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$1.79~~was $15.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · GameBillet
Multiplayer
Gratuitous Space Battles
2009PC
Spaceships, space
Critics
72
Metacritic
Players
72%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$3.74~~was $14.99~~−75%
Best PC price · Steam
Machine Mind
2026PC
Resource management, tactical
Critics
unknown
Players
71%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$13.99~~was $19.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
Empires of the Undergrowth
2024PC
Resource management, survival
Critics
unknown
Players
94%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$8.99~~was $29.99~~−70%
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Star Control II
1992PC
Aliens, space
Critics
unknown
Players
82%
Steam
To beat
~18h
IGDB
$1.99~~was $3.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.11/hr