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If Oxygen Not Included left you wanting more, this list of 21 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — deep simulation, punishing difficulty and a sandbox world — and the NextGameLike editorial team ranks them by a similarity score computed across 16 attributes. Satisfactory comes closest (87/100).

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GenreStrategySubgenreColony Sim
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HardcoreSoloMultiplayer
Year 2017Dev Klei Entertainment

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The closest game to Oxygen Not Included is Satisfactory — scoring 87/100 on our similarity scale. Fallout Shelter and Forager follow close behind.

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Top games similar to Oxygen Not Included

21 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Oxygen Not Included. Each one has been evaluated across 16 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Satisfactory

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Satisfactory
Closest overall match
StrategyColony Sim
SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldSandbox WorldSci-FiBase BuildingExplorationCraftingManagement
Year 2024Dev Coffee Stain StudiosPlaytime ~12hOn PC

The genre is the same as Oxygen Not Included’s, and with it open world exploration, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on resource management. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is co-op play and a first-person view.

Released 7 years after Oxygen Not Included.

Genre100World100Progression100Setting71Game mode64Visuals0
2

Fallout Shelter

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NGL81
Fallout Shelter
Closest on game mode
StrategyColony Sim
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldSci-FiBase BuildingManagementCrafting2D
Year 2015Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · Android · PC

If Oxygen Not Included worked for you because of a sandbox world, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus, the same is here. To that it adds base building and 2D presentation. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and post-apocalyptic world.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Progression97World79Setting45
3

Forager

82
NGL82
Forager
StrategyColony Sim
SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldSandbox WorldCraftingExplorationBase BuildingManagement2D
Year 2019Dev Hop Frog · Humble BundleOn PS4 · Linux · Android

What brings it close to Oxygen Not Included is open world exploration, single-player focus and crafting mechanics, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings cozy, relaxing feel and fantasy world.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals39Tone0
4

Factorio

79
NGL89
Factorio
StrategyColony Sim
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldSci-FiBase BuildingManagementCraftingExploration2D
Year 2020Dev Wube SoftwarePlaytime ~20hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

Shelved next to Oxygen Not Included for good reason: a sandbox world, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. To that it adds 2D presentation and base building. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings co-op play and an isometric view.

Released 3 years after Oxygen Not Included.

Genre100World100Progression100Setting70Game mode64Visuals48
5

Surviving Mars

79
NGL78
Surviving Mars
Closest on setting
StrategyColony Sim
SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldSpaceSci-FiBase BuildingManagementExploration
Year 2018Dev Haemimont Games · Paradox InteractiveOn PS4 · Linux · PC

If Oxygen Not Included worked for you because of a sandbox world, a space setting and single-player focus, the same is here. Both also lean on base building. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is an isometric view.

Genre100Setting100World100Progression90Game mode87Visuals0
6

Jurassic World Evolution 2

75
NGL83
Jurassic World Evolution 2
StrategyColony Sim
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldSci-FiManagementBase BuildingExploration
Year 2021Dev Frontier DevelopmentsOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

If Oxygen Not Included worked for you because of a sandbox world, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus, the same is here. Both also lean on resource management. The distance is in tone and visuals — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and an isometric view.

Released 4 years after Oxygen Not Included.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression90Setting71Tone0
7

Pacific Drive

74
NGL79
Pacific Drive
StrategyColony Sim
SoloSandbox WorldSci-FiExplorationCraftingBase BuildingManagement
Year 2024Dev Ironwood Studio · Kepler InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS

On paper it is what Oxygen Not Included is — a sandbox world, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to crafting mechanics. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: strong narrative focus and procedural generation.

Released 7 years after Oxygen Not Included.

Genre100Progression100Game mode86World59Setting36Tone0
8

This War of Mine

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NGL88
This War of Mine
StrategyColony Sim
SoloCraftingBase BuildingManagement2D
Year 2014Dev 11 Bit Studios · 11 bit studiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · iOS

Same family as Oxygen Not Included: single-player focus, crafting mechanics and 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: strong narrative focus and horror setting.

Genre100Visuals100Progression97Game mode87Tone0Setting0
9

Dyson Sphere Program

36
NGL93
Dyson Sphere Program
StrategyCity Builder
SoloOpen WorldSandbox WorldSpaceSci-FiBase BuildingExplorationManagement
Year 2021Dev Youthcat Studio · Gamera GamePlaytime ~8hOn PC

The thread back to Oxygen Not Included runs through deep simulation, open world exploration and a space setting. To that it adds single-player focus and base building. They part company on visuals and genre: this one brings 3D presentation.

Released 4 years after Oxygen Not Included.

Setting100World100Progression91Game mode82Genre50Visuals0
10

Stacklands

37
NGL86
Stacklands
StrategyColony Sim
SoloManagementBase Building2DCasual
Year 2022Dev Sokpop CollectivePlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

On paper it is what Oxygen Not Included is — single-player focus, resource management and 2D presentation — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and procedural generation.

Released 5 years after Oxygen Not Included.

Genre100Progression88Game mode87Visuals63Tone0Setting0
11

Gratuitous Space Battles

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NGL58
Gratuitous Space Battles
Closest on tone
StrategyTower Defense
SoloMultiplayerHardcoreSandbox WorldSci-FiSpace2D
Year 2009Dev Positech GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

It is not Oxygen Not Included's genre, but it is after the same feeling: deep simulation, punishing difficulty and a sandbox world. Both also lean on single-player focus and 2D presentation. The distance is in visuals and genre — its own ground is turn-based strategy and a top-down view.

It predates Oxygen Not Included by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Game mode100Tone100Setting100World88Genre50Visuals39
12

Advance Wars

26
NGL100
Advance Wars
StrategyGrand Strategy
SoloMultiplayerSci-Fi2DTactical
Year 2001Dev Intelligent Systems · Nintendo

The thread back to Oxygen Not Included runs through deep simulation, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on 2D presentation. The distance is in genre and visuals — its own ground is turn-based strategy and an isometric view.

It predates Oxygen Not Included by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Game mode100Setting70Visuals53Genre50
13

Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds

27
NGL91
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiBase Building2D
Year 2001Dev LucasArtsOn PC · Mac

The thread back to Oxygen Not Included runs through deep simulation, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on 2D presentation and base building. The distance is in genre and progression — its own ground is real-time strategy and an isometric view.

It predates Oxygen Not Included by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Game mode100Setting71Visuals56Progression51Genre50
14

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

26
NGL91
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
StrategyGrand Strategy
SoloMultiplayerSpaceSci-FiPost-Apocalyptic
Year 1999Dev Firaxis Games · Electronic ArtsOn Linux · PC · Mac

Its point of contact with Oxygen Not Included is deep simulation, a space setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and genre: this one brings turn-based strategy and a first-person view.

It predates Oxygen Not Included by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Game mode100Setting83Genre50Visuals0
15

Advance Wars: Dual Strike

26
NGL91
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
StrategyGrand Strategy
SoloMultiplayerSci-Fi2DTactical
Year 2005Dev Intelligent Systems · Nintendo

What carries over from Oxygen Not Included is deep simulation, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on genre and visuals: this one brings turn-based strategy and an isometric view.

It predates Oxygen Not Included by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Game mode100Setting70Visuals65Genre50

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