Games Like Starbound

A Valley Without Wind

Defeating an Overlord and saving the continent is not an easy task. It requires preparation and gaining magical skills. It all can be done while exploring the world.

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The world is procedurally generated and requires logical thinking. While the player roams the world and does missions they gain magical skills, such as new spells which allow them to customize their character. On top of that, they save civilians, build settlements, and send those civilians on missions.

The game becomes more complicated as the player adapts to the game and the difficulty of missions and monsters rises.

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Terraria

Designing your world and making it just like you imagined is no longer an impossible dream as Terraria gives you exactly that!

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At first, the player is guided by NPCs and is given a set of basic tools. The world consists of layers that the player can modify. Resources are splattered throughout the map, some of them are even hidden in caves. They are needed for crafting tools, items, and equipment. Besides harvesting resources, the player has to watch out for their health and mana.

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Goliath

In a world where different, scary creatures, monsters, and factions are at war your survival is at risk. Your only solution is to build robots, join a faction, and hope to live through another battle.

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The players must explore and gather materials, such as wood, stone, and metal, to build robots. You can create dozens of goliaths and supply them with different weapons suited for every situation you encounter. You also need to build a shelter for yourself, craft tools and items, and choose which faction you’ll support in this brutal war.

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No Man’s Sky

The galaxy is full of unexplored planets, different living creatures, and dangerous places. And it’s all yours to visit.

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The player can travel through space and planets without any restrictions and screen loading. While exploring the galaxy you need to upgrade your ship, suit, and weapons. Weapons are very important as they guarantee your victory against galaxy pirates and scary creatures. How you advance in the game is your choice. You can rob and raid the poor, become a merchant, or an explorer.

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Space Haven

Embark on a journey with your friends to explore space, build a new home, and explore the colonized galaxy.

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The player will create new oxygen blends, build spaceships, provide for their passengers, and explore the galaxy. The ships will look exactly how you want – you put together every element, from the door to each button. But it won’t be as easy as it seems. Oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, as well as, the temperature aren’t stable, explosions can produce dangerous gazes, and the comfort of your passengers is affecting their lifetime.

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Astroneer

It’s the 25th century, and intergalactic discoveries are at their peak. You have left your spacecraft and traveled to Sylva, another planet. You are now the master of your fate.

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To start the game’s main plot, the player has to find an alien getaway and examine the planet’s depth. There are also smaller plotlines, events, and updates for long-time players. After you are finished with all the missions, main storyline, and rails, the Awakening Update missions become available.

The player has something called a “terrain tool”. It helps the player gather resources and reshape the environment. The inventory and HUD are stored in the backpack. It consists of a 3D printer, two quick-use slots, eight storage slots, an oxygen tank, and a small power supply.

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Stationeers

A new space station is being built and you control the management as well as construction. You need to manage agriculture, medical, electrical, atmospheric, gravitational, and manufacturing systems at all times.

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The game is based on systems and how well they function. You need to focus on your basic needs and efficiency. Well-built and well-managed systems will be rewarded with, for example, electrical plans. The tools are available, but the resources need to be harvested. Some of the environments are dangerous and their exploration is risky.

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Core Keeper

Become an explorer and dive into a secret-filled cavern!

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The player’s choices shape the journey so every decision is important. The game is based on survival and crafting. Crafting is needed for leveling up your skills, building your base, and defeating the Titans. Your chances of survival become higher as you master recipes, fish in water, and harvest different resources.

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