If you liked Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
You will probably enjoy these too. 5 games fit. Each one says why, and where it differs from Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander.
ATMOSFAR
Best matchWhy it scores 82%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Science fiction and Building vehicles
- Core to both
- Building and creating
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Unlocks and progress
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How ATMOSFAR differs
- Fits a smaller group than Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
- Coming 29 October 2026
- 4 online
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about science fiction and building vehicles. Both let you build things together.
But fits a smaller group than Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander.
If you liked ATMOSFAR
Avorion
Why it scores 79%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Science fiction and Building vehicles
- Core to both
- Building and creating
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Notable in both
- Exploring, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Fighting, Unlocks and progress
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Avorion differs
- Cozier than Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
- More time to just hang out than Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
- Online
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both give you one lasting world to come back to. Both are about science fiction and building vehicles.
But cozier than Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander.
If you liked Avorion
Rooted
Why it scores 78%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Science fiction
- Core to both
- Building and creating
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Notable in both
- Exploring, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Fighting, Unlocks and progress
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Rooted differs
- Scarier than Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
- Coming 2027
- 6 online
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about science fiction. Both let you build things together.
But scarier than Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander.
If you liked Rooted
Empyrion - Galactic Survival
Why it scores 77%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Science fiction and Building vehicles
- Core to both
- Building and creating
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Notable in both
- Exploring, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Fighting, Unlocks and progress
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Empyrion - Galactic Survival differs
- More time to just hang out than Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
- Online
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about science fiction and building vehicles. Both let you build things together.
But more time to just hang out than Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander.
If you liked Empyrion - Galactic Survival
Factorio
Why it scores 77%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Science fiction
- Core to both
- Building and creating
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Fighting, Unlocks and progress
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Factorio differs
- More figuring things out than Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
- 500 online
- Crossplay
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about science fiction. Both let you build things together.
But more figuring things out than Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander.
If you liked Factorio
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