Games like Station Commander
Games like Station Commander include X4: Foundations, Stellaris, Elite Dangerous, EVE Online, and Dyson Sphere Program. We matched them by the tags players give Station Commander on Steam (Strategy, Space Sim, Economy, 4X, and Exploration): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

X4: Foundations
Shared: Space Sim · Space · Exploration

Stellaris
Shared: Strategy · 4X · Space

Elite Dangerous
Shared: Space Sim · Exploration · Open World

EVE Online
Shared: Space Sim · Exploration · Open World

Dyson Sphere Program
Shared: Space · Resource Management · Open World

Avorion
Shared: Space Sim · Exploration · Open World

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

Starminer
Shared: Space Sim · Economy · Space

Anno 2205™
Shared: Strategy · 4X · Economy

IXION
Shared: Strategy · Space · Resource Management

Starpoint Gemini Warlords
Shared: Strategy · Space Sim · Space

Farthest Frontier
Shared: Strategy · Resource Management · Economy

X Rebirth
Shared: Space Sim · Space · Economy

Starfield
Shared: Open World · Space · Exploration

Kingdoms and Castles
Shared: Strategy · Resource Management · Economy

X3: Terran Conflict
Shared: Strategy · Space Sim · Space

ENDLESS Space™ 2
Shared: Strategy · 4X · Space

Anno 1800
Shared: Strategy · Economy · Resource Management

Manor Lords
Shared: Strategy · Resource Management · Economy

Space Haven
Shared: Strategy · Space · Space Sim

Sins of a Solar Empire II
Shared: Strategy · 4X · Space

Star Trek: Infinite
Shared: 4X · Exploration · Space

X3: Reunion
Shared: Strategy · Space Sim · Space

Starcom: Unknown Space
Shared: Space Sim · Exploration · Space