Games like Spacefleet: Heat Death
Games like Spacefleet: Heat Death include Kerbal Space Program, Universe Sandbox, Kerbal Space Program 2, X4: Foundations, and Hardspace: Shipbreaker. We matched them by the tags players give Spacefleet: Heat Death on Steam (Simulation, Strategy, Space, Sandbox, and Physics): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Kerbal Space Program
Shared: Simulation · Space · Sandbox

Universe Sandbox
Shared: Simulation · Space · Sandbox

Kerbal Space Program 2
Shared: Space · Sandbox · Simulation

X4: Foundations
Shared: Simulation · Space · Sandbox

Hardspace: Shipbreaker
Shared: Simulation · Space · Sci-fi

SPORE™
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · Open World

Stellaris
Shared: Strategy · Space · Simulation

BeamNG.drive
Shared: Simulation · Physics · Sandbox

Space Engineers
Shared: Sandbox · Space · Simulation

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · Strategy

SpaceEngine
Shared: Sandbox · Space · Sci-fi

Dyson Sphere Program
Shared: Space · Simulation · Open World

Elite Dangerous
Shared: Space · Simulation · Open World

Space Engineers 2
Shared: Sandbox · Space · Simulation

Starpoint Gemini Warlords
Shared: Space · Strategy · Simulation

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Shared: Strategy · Open World · Sandbox

X Rebirth
Shared: Simulation · Space · Sci-fi

Solar Expanse - Space Exploration Manager
Shared: Simulation · Space · Sandbox

Kenshi
Shared: Sandbox · Open World · Simulation

Starminer
Shared: Sandbox · Space · Sci-fi

Spaceflight Simulator
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · Space

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

Space Rangers HD: A War Apart
Shared: Space · Strategy · Simulation

X3: Terran Conflict
Shared: Simulation · Space · Sandbox