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24 alternatives to Space Explorer

The new unique Telegram strategy game.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Space Explorer launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   SpaceHunt Multiplayer Game▲5

   Telegram Multiplayer chat-based strategy game in space

   2019 · t.me · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Space Route▲56

   An innovative strategy game set in space

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Spaceteam▲93

   Command a spaceship with your friends

   2014 · spaceteam.ca · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Pixel Starship▲73

   8Bit Space Sim Strategy MMO RPG

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   A self-running space economy SIM in Rust and Bevy▲110

   I built this with Claude cause I always wanted to tinker with a simulation economoy and I love space themes. A space-economy sim where nothing is scripted. A few hundred autonomous ships each run their own planner. Some chase the best trade route, take a delivery contract, refuel, retrofit at a shipyard, or dock so the crew can rest before morale tanks. Markets price everything off supply with shortage-urgency multipliers, factions tax and subsidize, populations migrate when they're unhappy, and stations that go broke get abandoned and rot. It started as an Elixir/Phoenix prototype, but…

   Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Graviteer: Cosmic Expedition▲67

   Travel through galaxies into deep space

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Tharsis▲66

   A turn-based space strategy game.

   2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Space Legacy▲69

   New Space Adventure from the creators of HOOP

   2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Space Age▲59

   A Game of Cosmic Adventure

   2015 · spaceageapp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Astroneer▲98

    A game of aerospace industry and interplanetary exploration

    2015 · astroneer.space · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Spaceteam: The Card Game▲113

    A chaotic and cooperative card game.

    2015 · playspaceteam.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Cosmic Challange▲60

    The most challenging multiplayer space race competition awai

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Beyond Earth: Life Simulation▲103

    Swipe decision game, explore, and conquer the galaxy

    2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Z-Type▲76

    Your new favorite space shooter typing game

    2014 · zty.pe · its alternatives →

15. 15
    SpaceNovaX▲1

    Telegram Mini App for AI, navigation and community

    Aug 2026 · spacenovax.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Spaceteam▲72

    A cooperative shouting game for phones and tablets

    2015 · spaceteam.ca · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Cursortag▲83

    Chatroulette meets Asteroids

    2015 · cursortag.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    X-Core: Galactic Plague▲57

    Super difficult space strategy (like Plague, Inc.)

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Star Point Explorer Game▲3

    A minimalist space game

    2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    SpaceEffect▲72

    2D dodge game ! Guide your ship to avoid aliens & asteroids

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Sputnik Eyes▲72

    A puzzle game that will take you on a journey across space

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    DarkOrbit▲57

    A breathtaking space game in your browser

    2017 · ad.admitad.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Cave Defender Arcade Edition▲63

    Space tower defense game for the Oculus Go

    2020 · meta.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Astrojump▲67

    A game about gravity and asteroids

    2014 · apps.apple.com · 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 →