Top 10 Games Like No Man's Sky in 2026
No Man's Sky is one of the most played games on Steam right now: 14,294 people were in game on October 18, 2026 (#95 by concurrent players). If you like its mix of Open World, Space, and Open World Survival Craft, these 10 games come closest by Steam user tags. Each pick has at least 1,000 reviews and 70% or more positive.
- Open World
- Space
- Open World Survival Craft
- Exploration
- Sci-fi
- Survival
- Multiplayer
- Procedural Generation
Best No Man's Sky alternatives
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1. ASTRONEER
2019 · 91% positive of 119,005 reviews · $7.49
In common with No Man's Sky: Open World Survival Craft, Space, Crafting, Survival
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2. Breathedge
2021 · 82% positive of 14,749 reviews · $2.49
In common with No Man's Sky: Open World Survival Craft, Space, Crafting, Survival
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3. Starbound
2016 · 90% positive of 87,417 reviews · $5.99
In common with No Man's Sky: Open World Survival Craft, Space, Crafting, Survival
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4. Empyrion - Galactic Survival
2020 · 78% positive of 29,218 reviews · $5.99
In common with No Man's Sky: Space Sim, Open World Survival Craft, Space, Survival
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5. The Forest
2018 · 95% positive of 581,986 reviews · $4.19
In common with No Man's Sky: Open World Survival Craft, Crafting, Survival, Sandbox
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6. The Long Dark
2017 · 89% positive of 110,706 reviews · $19.99
In common with No Man's Sky: Open World Survival Craft, Crafting, Survival, Sandbox
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7. Terraria
2011 · 97% positive of 1,243,779 reviews · $4.99
In common with No Man's Sky: Open World Survival Craft, Crafting, Survival, Sandbox
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8. Crashlands
2016 · 90% positive of 5,558 reviews · $4.49
In common with No Man's Sky: Open World Survival Craft, Crafting, Survival, Sci-fi
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9. Rodina
2014 · 92% positive of 1,225 reviews · $14.99
In common with No Man's Sky: Space Sim, Space, Sci-fi, Sandbox
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10. Rebel Galaxy
2015 · 85% positive of 7,263 reviews · $1.99
In common with No Man's Sky: Space Sim, Space, Sci-fi, Sandbox
FAQ
What is the best game like No Man's Sky?
ASTRONEER is the closest match: it shares Open World Survival Craft, Space, Crafting, and Survival with No Man's Sky and has 91% positive reviews out of 119,005.
Are there free games like No Man's Sky?
None of these 10 picks is free to play. The cheapest is Rebel Galaxy at $1.99 (Steam price when the list was built).
How were these games picked?
We compare the Steam user tags of No Man's Sky with every Steam game that has at least 1,000 reviews and 70% or more positive, giving more weight to its most-voted and rarest tags. At most two games of one series make the list. The list was built on October 18, 2026.