Games like Cosmic Wayfinder
Games like Cosmic Wayfinder include Stellaris, Game Dev Tycoon, Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander, Oxygen Not Included, and FTL: Faster Than Light. We matched them by the tags players give Cosmic Wayfinder on Steam (Exploration, Management, Space, PvE, and Strategy): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Stellaris
Shared: Space · Strategy · Exploration

Game Dev Tycoon
Shared: Management · Strategy · Simulation

Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
Shared: Space · Exploration · 2D

Oxygen Not Included
Shared: Management · 2D · Space

FTL: Faster Than Light
Shared: Space · Strategy · Sci-fi

911 Operator
Shared: Management · Strategy · Simulation

X4: Foundations
Shared: Space · Exploration · Simulation

No Man's Sky
Shared: Space · Exploration · Sci-fi

DAVE THE DIVER
Shared: Management · Exploration · Casual

Outer Wilds
Shared: Exploration · Space · Atmospheric

鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal
Shared: Management · Simulation · Exploration

Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
Shared: Management · Space · Strategy

RimWorld
Shared: Management · Strategy · Simulation

Mini Motorways
Shared: Management · Strategy · Simulation

The Alters
Shared: Management · Exploration · Strategy

Reassembly
Shared: Space · Strategy · 2D

Prison Architect
Shared: Management · Strategy · Simulation

Dyson Sphere Program
Shared: Space · Management · Simulation

Elite Dangerous
Shared: Space · Exploration · Simulation

The Last Starship
Shared: Space · Strategy · Management

Endless Sky
Shared: Space · 2D · Sci-fi

Internet Cafe Simulator 2
Shared: Management · Exploration · Simulation

Space Haven
Shared: Space · Management · Strategy

IXION
Shared: Space · Strategy · Exploration