Games like Tachyon: The Fringe
Games like Tachyon: The Fringe include Elite Dangerous, Kerbal Space Program, X4: Foundations, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, and Universe Sandbox. We matched them by the tags players give Tachyon: The Fringe on Steam (Simulation, Space Sim, Space, Classic, and Sci-fi): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Elite Dangerous
Shared: Space Sim · Space · Simulation

Kerbal Space Program
Shared: Simulation · Space · Space Sim

X4: Foundations
Shared: Simulation · Space · Space Sim

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

Universe Sandbox
Shared: Simulation · Space · Space Sim

X Rebirth
Shared: Simulation · Space · Space Sim

Dyson Sphere Program
Shared: Space · Simulation · Sci-fi

Empyrion - Galactic Survival
Shared: Simulation · Space · Space Sim

Stellaris
Shared: Space · Sci-fi · Simulation

EVE Online
Shared: Space Sim · Simulation · Space

Starpoint Gemini 2
Shared: Simulation · Space · Space Sim

SpaceEngine
Shared: Sci-fi · Space · Space Sim

FTL: Faster Than Light
Shared: Space · Sci-fi · Simulation

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

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

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

Homeworld Remastered Collection
Shared: Space · Classic · Sci-fi

No Man's Sky
Shared: Space · Sci-fi · Space Sim

Starbase
Shared: Space Sim · Simulation · Space

Endless Sky
Shared: Space · Simulation · Sci-fi

Kerbal Space Program 2
Shared: Space · Simulation · Space Sim

Rebel Galaxy
Shared: Space · Sci-fi · Space Sim

Spaceflight Simulator
Shared: Space Sim · Simulation · Space

Starpoint Gemini Warlords
Shared: Space · Simulation · Space Sim