Games like 1000 days to escape
Games like 1000 days to escape include Kerbal Space Program, Game Dev Tycoon, Mountain, Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander, and FTL: Faster Than Light. We matched them by the tags players give 1000 days to escape on Steam (Casual, Indie, Space, Arcade, and Simulation): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Kerbal Space Program
Shared: Space · Simulation · Space Sim

Game Dev Tycoon
Shared: Indie · Casual · Simulation

Mountain
Shared: Indie · Casual · Simulation

Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
Shared: Space · Indie · Singleplayer

FTL: Faster Than Light
Shared: Space · Indie · Singleplayer

SpaceEngine
Shared: Casual · Space · Space Sim

Spaceflight Simulator
Shared: Space · Space Sim · Simulation

Universe Sandbox
Shared: Space · Simulation · Indie

SPORE™
Shared: Casual · Simulation · Space

Solar 2
Shared: Indie · Casual · Space

Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
Shared: Arcade · Casual · 2D

Timberman
Shared: Casual · Indie · Arcade

Plague Inc: Evolved
Shared: Indie · Simulation · Casual

Universe Sandbox
Shared: Space · Simulation · Space Sim

Defy Gravity Extended
Shared: Indie · Space · Casual

Elite Dangerous
Shared: Space · Space Sim · Simulation

Endless Sky
Shared: Space · Simulation · Singleplayer

Vampire Survivors
Shared: Indie · Casual · 2D

Goat Simulator
Shared: Simulation · Casual · Indie

Cat Goes Fishing
Shared: Indie · Casual · 2D

Passpartout: The Starving Artist
Shared: Casual · Indie · Simulation

To The Core
Shared: Casual · Arcade · Indie

Waveform
Shared: Indie · Casual · Arcade

Papers, Please
Shared: Indie · Simulation · Singleplayer