5 Games with a space setting like Linelith that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Linelith down to the 5 that fit the “Space” category. Outer Wilds, SpaceEngine and X2: The Threat top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Linelith.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

The best games with a space setting like Linelith

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Linelith. Each one has been evaluated across 12 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Outer WildsClosest overall match

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloOpen WorldSpaceSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 96%· 102KIGDB85· 7OC85· 61

Year 2019Dev Mobius Digital · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing puzzle design, open world exploration and setting space

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, deep simulation and horror tension, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Linelith: tone and visuals.

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#2SpaceEngineClosest on tone

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloCasualRelaxingOpen WorldSci-FiSpaceExploration

Steam👍 96%· 16KRAWG👍 89%· 36

Year 2019Dev Vladimir RomanyukPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with vibe casual, vibe relaxing and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus, while skipping puzzle design

SpaceEngine is a 1:1 scale science-based Universe simulator, featuring billions upon billions of galaxies, nebulae, stars, and planets, all shown at their full real-world scale.

Where it drifts furthest from Linelith: visuals and world.

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#3X2: The ThreatClosest on setting

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloOpen WorldSpaceSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 83%· 522RAWG👍 58%· 36MC72IGDB67· 2

Year 2003Dev EgosoftPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world adventures: open world exploration, setting space and setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, turn-based strategy and sandbox freedom, while skipping puzzle design

X²: The Threat is of a new generation of space simulator games, you play the role of Julian Gardna who continues the story set by X: Beyond The Frontier. The updated graphics engine gives the universe a fresher feel with newly designed ships and stations adding to the complexity of the universe.

Where it drifts furthest from Linelith: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Linelith.

It predates Linelith by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4X: Beyond the Frontier

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloOpen WorldSpaceSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 75%· 387RAWG👍 56%· 32MC67IGDB30· 1

Year 1999Dev Egosoft · THQPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with open world exploration, setting space and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, sandbox freedom and turn-based strategy, while skipping puzzle design

The Human Race had advanced to the point where we could travel among the stars, we developed giant automated machines to help us colonise other worlds, but there was a fault in their programming and they turned and attacked. Forcing us to lay a trap to protect Earth and exiling the Human race to stay on Earth once again.

Where it drifts furthest from Linelith: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Linelith.

It predates Linelith by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

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