Games like Unending Galaxy
Games like Unending Galaxy include Stellaris, X4: Foundations, Kerbal Space Program, FTL: Faster Than Light, and Game Dev Tycoon. We matched them by the tags players give Unending Galaxy on Steam (Strategy, Simulation, Indie, Space, and Sandbox): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Stellaris
Shared: Strategy · Space · Simulation

X4: Foundations
Shared: Simulation · Space · Strategy

Kerbal Space Program
Shared: Simulation · Space · Sandbox

FTL: Faster Than Light
Shared: Strategy · Space · Indie

Game Dev Tycoon
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Indie

Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
Shared: Space · Strategy · Indie

Starpoint Gemini Warlords
Shared: Strategy · Space · Simulation

RimWorld
Shared: Strategy · Sandbox · Simulation

Dyson Sphere Program
Shared: Space · Simulation · Strategy

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

X Rebirth
Shared: Simulation · Space · Sandbox

Space Engineers
Shared: Sandbox · Space · Simulation

Elite Dangerous
Shared: Space · Simulation · Space Sim

Oxygen Not Included
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · 2D

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Sandbox

X3: Terran Conflict
Shared: Simulation · Space · Strategy

Spaceflight Simulator
Shared: Simulation · Sandbox · Space

Endless Sky
Shared: Space · Simulation · 2D

Distant Worlds: Universe
Shared: Strategy · Space · Simulation

Reassembly
Shared: Strategy · Space · Sandbox

Spacebase DF-9
Shared: Simulation · Space · Strategy

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Shared: Strategy · Sandbox · Simulation

Plague Inc: Evolved
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Indie

Banished
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Indie