These are the best games, likeStarminer,for all fans of space simulation and alien shenanigans.

The Expanse: A Telltale Series

As a six-season sci-fi series,The Expansewas an absolute blast.

Telltale Games has a gift for adapting big-screen heavy hitters, andThe Expanseis no different.

Best Games Like Starminer

We follow Camina Drummer as she combs the crevices of uncharted depths of space.

You traverse the galaxies in zero-g space suits, scavenging wrecked ships and combating fearsome pirates.

Youre even thrust into the middle of a mutiny and have to be the bearer of everyones fate.

The Expanse: A Telltale Series - Complete Series Trailer

Your job is to carve and slice ships to recover valuable materials.

Thereafter, upgrade your gear to land more lucrative jobs.

Part ofHardspace: Shipbreakers charm is zero-g gameplay.

Hardspace: Shipbreaker - Official Early Access Reveal Trailer | PAX East 2020

It never gets old swimming through a spaceshipyard with the freedom to bounce around at up to six-degree angles.

At first, it can seem strange to tear apart spaceships.

But once you get a handle on it, it blends like peanut butter and jelly.

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The controls, too, are fluid and smooth, elevating the love for what you do.

Its a walking simulator that tells a compelling story and immerses you in a captivating atmosphere.

Tagged a thriller, youll find some unnerving junctures that every pop in of gamer can handle.

No Man’s Sky Origins Trailer

It envelops a compelling sci-fi mystery that keeps you peeling for more.

No Mans Sky

Take a chance onNo Mans Sky, youll love it.

With its quirky characters, youll feel like walking on rainbows, getting to know them.

Starfield Official Gameplay Trailer

All the while exploring and surviving a space-themed infinite procedurally generated universe.

It mimicsStarminers scavenging for rare materials across increasingly diverse and dangerous star systems.

You run into alien life as bizarre as the last and are kept constantly on your toes.

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you might set camp here, populating planets and assembling warring fleets.

How much dedication you put in is up to you.

But make no mistake, the options for fun and mischief are limitless.

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You also have your fair share of customizable ships and choices to make.

Afterward, you unleash them on the galaxy, exploring the mysteries and terrors of space.

Or hijack ships as a space pirate.

Fleet battles fiercely against sun’s fiery cosmic backdrop

Maybe even conquer galactic uncharted worlds and build settlements to your hearts desire.

Its all up to you.

Evans I. Karanja is a freelance writer who loves to write about anything technology.

Fleet battles fiercely against sun’s fiery cosmic backdrop

When not writing, he can be found playing video games or watching F1.

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A rocky terrain with a moon in the background in sci-fi game The Invincible.

A rocky terrain with a moon in the background in sci-fi game The Invincible.

The Invincible Promotional Art

The Invincible Promotional Art