Games like D.R.I.F.T.
Games like D.R.I.F.T. include EVE Online, X4: Foundations, Elite Dangerous, Kerbal Space Program, and Empyrion - Galactic Survival. We matched them by the tags players give D.R.I.F.T. on Steam (Space Sim, Exploration, Time Management, Transportation, and Trading): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.
EVE Online
Shared: Space Sim · Exploration · Trading
X4: Foundations
Shared: Space Sim · Exploration · Simulation
Elite Dangerous
Shared: Space Sim · Exploration · Simulation
Kerbal Space Program
Shared: Space Sim · Simulation · Space
Empyrion - Galactic Survival
Shared: Simulation · Exploration · Space Sim
A Game About Digging A Hole
Shared: Exploration · Mining · Simulation
No Man's Sky
Shared: Exploration · Space · Space Sim
Euro Truck Simulator 2
Shared: Transportation · Simulation · Exploration
Avorion
Shared: Exploration · Space Sim · Sandbox
X Rebirth
Shared: Space Sim · Simulation · Space
Starminer
Shared: Space Sim · Exploration · Trading
Spaceflight Simulator
Shared: Space Sim · Exploration · Simulation
Cosmonautica
Shared: Trading · Simulation · Space Sim
American Truck Simulator
Shared: Transportation · Simulation · Exploration
Gold Mining Simulator
Shared: Mining · Simulation · Indie
Space Engineers
Shared: Simulation · Space · Sandbox
Ostranauts
Shared: Space Sim · Simulation · Exploration
Kerbal Space Program 2
Shared: Exploration · Space Sim · Space
Star Trucker
Shared: Space Sim · Transportation · Exploration
Barn Finders
Shared: Simulation · Trading · Exploration
Interstellar Rift
Shared: Space Sim · Exploration · Mining
Frontier Pilot Simulator
Shared: Exploration · Transportation · Space Sim
The Long Dark
Shared: Exploration · Survival · Simulation
X3: Terran Conflict
Shared: Space Sim · Simulation · Trading