Games like Elite Dangerous
Games like Elite Dangerous include No Man's Sky, EVE Online, X4: Foundations, Starfield, and SPORE™ Galactic Adventures. We matched them by the tags players give Elite Dangerous on Steam (Space Sim, Space, Open World, Exploration, and Sci-fi): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

No Man's Sky
Shared: Space · Open World · Exploration

EVE Online
Shared: Space Sim · Open World · Exploration

X4: Foundations
Shared: Space · Space Sim · Open World

Starfield
Shared: Space · Open World · Sci-fi

SPORE™ Galactic Adventures
Shared: Space · Simulation · Exploration

SpaceCraft
Shared: Space · Open World · Sci-fi

Kerbal Space Program
Shared: Space · Space Sim · Simulation

X Rebirth
Shared: Space · Space Sim · Simulation

Once Human
Shared: Open World · Multiplayer · Exploration

Stellaris
Shared: Space · Sci-fi · Exploration

Rebel Galaxy
Shared: Space · Open World · Sci-fi

SPORE™
Shared: Open World · Space · Exploration

Empyrion - Galactic Survival
Shared: Space · Simulation · Open World

STAR WARS™: Squadrons
Shared: Space · Sci-fi · Multiplayer

Endless Sky
Shared: Space · Open World · Sci-fi

Fallout 4
Shared: Open World · Exploration · Adventure

PULSAR: Lost Colony
Shared: Space Sim · Open World · Space

ASTRONEER
Shared: Open World · Space · Multiplayer

Starbase
Shared: Open World · Space Sim · Space

Kerbal Space Program 2
Shared: Space · Exploration · Open World

Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition
Shared: Open World · Multiplayer · Exploration

Star Trek Online
Shared: Space · Sci-fi · Open World

Space Engineers
Shared: Space · Open World · Simulation

Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
Shared: Open World · Multiplayer · Action