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Juno: New Origins

This is a 3D aerospace sandbox game where players build and test custom vehicles. Its core loop involves designing, launching, and managing an aerospace company with realistic physics.

89% positive from 3,471 · 2023 · 3% finish it · Steam Deck Playable · Lowest ever $4.99 (2026-02-12)

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Six games like Juno: New Origins

Flyout
Flyout
83% positive from 2,233 reviews2023Deck Playable

A physics-based aircraft building and flight simulator. Design, build, and test fly custom aircraft on a procedurally generated planet.

What players likedPlayers praise "Flyout" as a realistic and flexible aircraft builder, superior to KSP or SimplePlanes, offering immense design freedom.
The catchThe editor is clunky and still has no undo button, so mistakes mean rebuilding.

Both are tagged Jet, Flight and Building.

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Sky Rogue
Sky Rogue
93% positive from 1,221 reviews20171% finish itDeck Playable

A fwooshy rogue-lite action flight simulator with procedural islands and customizable aircraft. Players engage in aerial combat with permanent unlocks and a death penalty.

What players likedPlayers praise Sky Rogue as a challenging roguelike flight combat game with procedural generation and a focus on skill.
The catchDifficulty spikes hard around day five, with swarms of near undodgeable missiles.

Both are tagged Jet, Flight and Simulation.

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Tiny Combat Arena
Tiny Combat Arena
83% positive from 1,557 reviews2022Deck Playable

A sim-lite combat flight simulator with a quick mission builder and arena mode. It offers tactical air combat with a stylized, Cold War aesthetic.

What players likedPlayers praise its low-poly aesthetic and gameplay reminiscent of classic A-10 titles, finally letting them fly faster jets.
The catchDevelopment stalled long ago, leaving one aircraft and one map in an unfinished sandbox.

Both are tagged Jet, Flight and Simulation.

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Duskers
Duskers
90% positive from 2,776 reviews20160% finish itDeck Playable

You send salvage drones into derelict spaceships by typing commands at a terminal, reading motion sensors instead of seeing, and hoarding fuel and parts because death wipes everything.

What players likedPlayers praise its unique sci-fi survival and atmosphere, offering a compelling extraction experience unlike others.
The catchBad starting luck can doom a run outright, sending you into an unrecoverable spiral.

Both are tagged Programming, Simulation and Indie.

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Thrive
Thrive
92% positive from 1,674 reviews202113% finish itDeck Playable

This is a species evolution simulation game where players mutate and manage their organism to survive and compete against other evolving species. The core loop involves resource gathering, combat, and strategic species customization.

What players likedPlayers praise "Thrive" as a scientifically accurate, complex yet accessible evolution simulator, often compared to a modern, Spore-inspired experience.
The catchThe tutorial barely explains anything, so the dense cell systems stay confusing.

Both are tagged Science, Simulation and Indie.

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The Light Remake
The Light Remake
87% positive from 1,522 reviews202041% finish it

This is a first-person atmospheric puzzle exploration game. Players solve logic puzzles and find details to uncover a philosophical story with two endings.

What players likedPlayers praise this walking sim for its profound, heartfelt discussion of nuclear annihilation, reminiscent of a short, impactful experience.
The catchSeveral puzzle solutions are so obtuse that finishing means looking them up online.

Both are tagged Science, Simulation and Indie.

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More about Juno: New Origins

What players liked

It's like KSP but with superior technicality and customization, praised for its blueprint system and realistic physics.

The catch

The craft editor and controls are fiddly and unintuitive, making simple builds a fight.
Reviews
89% positive from 3,471
Released
2023
Finish it
3% of players
Steam Deck
Steam Deck Playable
Price
Lowest ever $4.99 (2026-02-12)
Play
Single-player

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 89% positive, but with 3,471 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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