Games like Orbital Salvager
Games like Orbital Salvager include Kerbal Space Program, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Spaceflight Simulator, STAR WARS™: Squadrons, and Trailmakers. We matched them by the tags players give Orbital Salvager on Steam (Singleplayer, 2D, Space, Simulation, and Space Sim): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Kerbal Space Program
Shared: Space · Simulation · Space Sim

Hardspace: Shipbreaker
Shared: Space · Singleplayer · Simulation

Spaceflight Simulator
Shared: Space · 2D · Space Sim

STAR WARS™: Squadrons
Shared: Space · Singleplayer · Flight

Trailmakers
Shared: Space · Singleplayer · Action

Space Engineers
Shared: Space · Simulation · Singleplayer

People Playground
Shared: 2D · Singleplayer · Physics

Project Wingman
Shared: Singleplayer · Action · Flight

Defy Gravity Extended
Shared: Space · 2D · Singleplayer

Endless Sky
Shared: Space · Singleplayer · 2D

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

House of the Dying Sun
Shared: Space · Simulation · Action

Elite Dangerous
Shared: Space · Space Sim · Simulation

Dome Keeper
Shared: Singleplayer · Action · Space

Deliver Us The Moon
Shared: Space · Singleplayer · Action

Oxygen Not Included
Shared: Singleplayer · 2D · Simulation

EVERSPACE™
Shared: Space · Action · Singleplayer

Papers, Please
Shared: Simulation · Singleplayer · Indie

鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal
Shared: Singleplayer · Simulation · Action

Starpoint Gemini 2
Shared: Space · Simulation · Singleplayer

X Rebirth
Shared: Space · Simulation · Singleplayer

The Escapists
Shared: Singleplayer · 2D · Simulation

X4: Foundations
Shared: Space · Simulation · Space Sim

Universe Sandbox
Shared: Simulation · Space · Space Sim