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24 alternatives to Naut

Is there life on Mars? Don't wait for Elon to tell you.

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

1. 1
   Starbound▲67

   An extraterrestrial sandbox adventure game

   2015 · playstarbound.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Recode Replay - Elon Musk▲140

   From colonizing Mars to "are we living in a simulation?"

   2016 · rss.art19.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Life in Bunker▲67

   A bunker-building survival simulator

   2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Long Dark▲73

   How far would you go to survive?

   2015 · intothelongdark.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Elon Mars▲91

   Elon-Mars video game developed with JS

   2022 · elon-mars.netlify.app · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Super Motherload▲67

   Digger on Mars

   2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Out There▲91

   A simple, atmospheric FTL-like space survival game

   2015 · outtheregame.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   That Dragon, Cancer▲122

   A videogame developer's love letter to his son

   2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Life is Strange▲104

   What if you could rewind time? App Store's game of the year.

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Overland (First Access)▲89

    Make the most of a terrible situation

    2016 · finji.itch.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Lost Constellation▲70

    What do cats think of when they daydream?

    2015 · finji.itch.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Elon.xyz▲181

    Listen to your favorite tech blogs

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Wait But Why - How (and Why) SpaceX Will Colonize Mars▲67

    The past and the future of space exploration.

    2015 · waitbutwhy.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Trawl▲66

    Discover the secrets hidden the depths of the sea

    2015 · houseofwire.itch.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Games on GitHub▲72

    A list of popular/awesome videos games, add-ons, maps, etc.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Tacoma▲69

    Bioshock-ish .... in SPACE!

    2015 · tacoma.game · its alternatives →

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    orchids to dusk▲74

    An astronaut on an alien planet, only a few minutes to live.

    2015 · ko-opmode.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Sir, You Are Being Hunted▲69

    Stealth and survival, with robots, tea and biscuits

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Planet Hunters▲106

    Help astro-scientists search for life in our galaxy & beyond

    2015 · zooniverse.org · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Endless Sky▲76

    A 2D space trading and combat game

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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    Eve▲79

    Better tools for thought

    2015 · witheve.com · its alternatives →

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    ARK: Survival Evolved▲73

    Survive on an island with dinosaurs, then ride on them

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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    a16z - A podcast about podcasts▲140

    Discussing podcast discovery & community w/ PH & Roman Mars

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    Undertale▲70

    A super peaceful RPG

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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