Games like Neonova
Games like Neonova include Elite Dangerous, Outer Wilds, EVE Online, X4: Foundations, and Kerbal Space Program. We matched them by the tags players give Neonova on Steam (Space, Exploration, Text-Based, Horror, and Space Sim): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Elite Dangerous
Shared: Space · Exploration · Space Sim

Outer Wilds
Shared: Space · Exploration · Horror

EVE Online
Shared: Exploration · Space Sim · Space

X4: Foundations
Shared: Space · Exploration · Space Sim

Kerbal Space Program
Shared: Space · Simulation · Space Sim

No Man's Sky
Shared: Space · Exploration · Space Sim

DREDGE
Shared: Exploration · Lovecraftian · Horror

Kerbal Space Program 2
Shared: Space · Exploration · Simulation

Spaceflight Simulator
Shared: Space · Space Sim · Exploration

Empyrion - Galactic Survival
Shared: Space · Simulation · Exploration

Duskers
Shared: Exploration · Space · Typing

Voyager-19
Shared: Space · Horror · Exploration

Starfield
Shared: Space · Exploration · Space Sim

SOMA
Shared: Horror · Exploration · Atmospheric

Universe Sandbox
Shared: Space · Simulation · Space Sim

Prey
Shared: Space · Horror · Exploration

DEAD LETTER DEPT.
Shared: Horror · Typing · Simulation

PULSAR: Lost Colony
Shared: Space Sim · Space · Exploration

Stellaris
Shared: Space · Exploration · Simulation

Moons of Madness
Shared: Horror · Space · Exploration

Exo One
Shared: Space · Exploration · Atmospheric

X Rebirth
Shared: Space · Simulation · Space Sim

Avorion
Shared: Exploration · Space · Space Sim

Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
Shared: Horror · Exploration · Robots