Leave boring old Earth behind and travel to the farthest reaches of the universe—and beyond—in these, the greatest space games you'll find on PC. Our picks span many genres. You'll find adventure games, space-dogfighting games, MMOs, RTS and 4X strategy games, and a couple more that capture the scale of the cosmos in ways that no others manage. Enjoy.
Homeworld Remastered Collection
One of the best singleplayer RTS campaigns ever, beautifully remastered by Gearbox. The sight of thousands of your ships streaking across the game’s vividly colourful space-scapes is majestic. Battles are tense and tactical, with many types of ship to command, including colossal battleships. The Remastered Collection looks great on modern PCs and comes with the original Homeworld and its sequel.
Lunar Flight
This modern take on classic arcade game Lunar Lander is a unique, challenging low-gravity flight simulator. It’s not as deep as some sims, but wrestling with its physics to deliver cargo and make landings on alien worlds is enjoyable. It’s also one of the best games to play with a VR headset, if you’re lucky enough to have one.
Space Engineers
Minecraft in space, basically. Harvest asteroids for building materials then craft them into floating bases and flyable spaceships. You can hover around with a jetpack or build a gravity generator to walk on the surface of bigger asteroids. One of the best co-op build-’em-ups on PC, and new features are being added regularly.
Kerbal Space Program
Wrestle with gravity and the laws of physics as you build your own spacecraft and attempt to explore the cosmos. A robust, compelling sandbox of possibilities that’s as funny as it is clever. Escaping Kerbin’s atmosphere and landing on the Mun for the first time with a ship you’ve built is about as satisfying as PC gaming gets.
Take On Mars
If you like your space games a little more grounded, try Arma developer Bohemia’s Take On Mars. It’s a space exploration simulator based on real astro-science. You can build a Curiosity-style rover and explore the surface of the red planet or construct your own Moon base. A game for people who want the sci without the fi.
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