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24 alternatives to Elite Dangerous: Horizon

Planetary landings expand the game from air to the ground

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Elite Dangerous: Horizon launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   No Man's Sky▲272

   Explore a nearly endless procedurally generated universe

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Last Horizon▲83

   A minimal, atmospheric space survival & exploration game

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Astroneer▲98

   A game of aerospace industry and interplanetary exploration

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Vector 36▲63

   Physics-based racer set on the terraformed surface of Mars

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Reason▲134

   Explore new technologies in a real-world Sci-fi adventure

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Black Hole Joyrider▲60

   Guide your spacecraft through the gravity

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Facebook Horizon▲184

   Facebook's multiplayer VR world

   2019 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Hover Junkers▲68

   Post-apocalyptic multiplayer VR ship flying

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Orbiter space flight simulator 2016▲66

   A Realistic Spaceflight Simulator

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Exo360▲105

    Aerial VR Made Simple

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Sail to Freedom▲58

    Sailing simulator

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Go For Launch Mercury▲7

    Re-live the early days of space flight

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Galaxy VR▲77

    A fully immersive VR space simulator experience

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Solus Project▲67

    Explore and survive a mysterious alien planet

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Windlands▲69

    A first person grappling hook exploration game.

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Sky City VR▲68

    Explore an abandoned futuristic city to uncover a mystery

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    AstroGrid▲113

    Explore the entire universe in your browser, in real 3D

    Apr 2026 · velonspace.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Aliens Sky▲55

    Jump over spikes!

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Landing Confirmed▲60

    Fly rocket across beatiful minimalist landscapes

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Deep Space Battle VR▲67

    Action-packed dogfight space battle game

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Battlestation: Harbinger▲67

    A hard sci-fi space exploration game

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    SpaceVR▲96

    Explore space with Oculus Rift (pre-launch)

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    HOMEFRONT: The Revolution▲66

    An open-world first person shooter

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Space Doom VR▲60

    Sci-fi FPS Virtual Reality Game

    2017 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →