Destination Sol similar games & best alternatives

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Destination Sol

Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2015

Should you play it?

Pilot your ship in the seamless open world made of space, planets, and more. Find new ships and equipment, find allies and beat all the enemies in this open source space shooter!

What works

  • Free without microtransactions
  • Addictive and fun gameplay
  • Open world exploration
  • Retro graphics and sound
  • Active development and modding potential

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited content and small map
  • Awkward and challenging controls
  • Lack of story or objectives
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Some bugs and ui issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • FATE: Reawakened

  • LONESTAR

  • NIMRODS

  • Scarlet Tower

  • Gunlocked

  • Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival

More story-driven

Games that feels like Destination Sol but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Starcom: Nexus

  • Gaia Beyond

  • Endless Sky

  • RymdResa

  • Starcom: Unknown Space

  • Shattered Divinities

Less exploratory

Games that feels like Destination Sol but with less exploration of areas and secrets

  • Polygon Attack

  • Pixel Gladiator

  • Battle Group 2

  • Time Wasters

  • Ketz: Galactic Overlords

  • Power Fantasy

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Destination Sol but with more leadership over others

  • Star Valor

  • Battlevoid: Harbinger

  • Time Break Chronicles

  • Shortest Trip to Earth

  • Space Reign

  • ERA ONE

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Destination Sol. These titles are not in What to play next.

Destination Sol: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Fantasy.

Last update: 21/08/2026