Games like Ostranauts

81% positive from 2,659 reviewsReleased 2020Steam Deck Verified

What it is

Noir space sim about outrunning debt: strip abandoned ships in the boneyard for parts, bolt them onto your own hull, and fly under Newtonian physics with a crew whose needs and grudges drive them.

What players liked

Players praise its unique blend of space survival, life sim, and scavenging, often comparing it to Neo Scavenger, Rimworld, and SS13.

The catch

It launched as 1.0 while large parts of the game are clearly unfinished.

Why it is here

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 81% positive, but with 2,659 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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Six games like Ostranauts

The Last Plague: Blight

89% positive from 1,415 reviews2024Deck Playable

Survival in a procedurally generated world hit by a disease called the Blight, where boiling water and treating raw materials each cost time. Hunger, thirst and energy are managed from third-person or top-down.

What players likedPlayers praise its deep, realistic, and addictive survival crafting, akin to challenging medieval plague simulators.

The catchcrafting and survival tasks are fiddly and tedious

Both are tagged Open World Survival Craft, Top-Down and Early Access.

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Tinkerlands

86% positive from 3,898 reviews202529% finish itDeck Verified

A cooperative survival crafting game with island exploration and NPC settlement building. Players gather resources, craft items, and fight bosses in a colorful, magical world.

What players likedPlayers praise Tinkerlands as a fun, addicting "tropical Core Keeper" or Terraria-like with great exploration, bosses, and QoL features.

The catchBugs and crashes are frequent, and multiplayer especially loses progress and items.

Both are tagged Open World Survival Craft, Open World and Early Access.

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Saleblazers

80% positive from 2,189 reviews2023Deck Verified

Co-op survival shopkeeping game. Gather, craft, and sell goods while defending your shop from fantasy threats.

What players likedPlayers praise its blend of Stardew Valley-like shopkeeping, crafting, and exploration, with fun, customizable co-op combat and a responsive developer.

The catchThe Immersive update made it clunkier, buggier and worse looking than the old version.

Both are tagged Open World Survival Craft, Open World and Early Access.

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Wayward

86% positive from 1,363 reviews2016Deck Playable

A challenging wilderness survival roguelike with deep crafting and skill progression. Explore procedurally generated islands, manage resources, and interact with a simulated world.

What players likedPlayers say Wayward is like Don't Starve, praised for its surprising depth despite a simple surface.

The catchThe interface is obtuse, turning simple actions into repeated menu clicks.

Both are tagged Open World Survival Craft, Early Access and RPG.

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Salt 2: Shores of Gold

85% positive from 2,290 reviews20251% finish itDeck Verified

A cooperative open-world pirate RPG focused on exploration and ship customization. Players craft, survive, and quest across a procedurally generated world.

What players likedPlayers praise "Salt 2" as a relaxed, cozy "Sea of Thieves" with deep exploration, crafting, and a mobile base.

The catchEvery island and quest blurs into the same shallow loot-and-sail loop within hours.

Both are tagged Open World, Early Access and RPG.

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Eden Crafters

86% positive from 2,512 reviews20262% finish itDeck Unsupported

A singleplayer/co-op open-world survival crafting game focused on terraforming and automating planets. Players build factories to transform hostile environments into habitable worlds.

What players likedPlayers praise Eden Crafters as a simpler blend of Satisfactory and Planet Crafter, offering diverse planets and enjoyable automation.

The catchJank and missing polish make it feel like it never left early access.

Both are tagged Open World Survival Craft, Early Access and Simulation.

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