SimpleRockets similar games & best alternatives

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SimpleRockets

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

Should you play it?

I am excited to release my first game on Steam! SimpleRockets was released in 2013 for mobile and I've put a ton of work into it to get it ready for PC and Mac. It was inspired by KSP, and it offers a simpler 2D experience for building rockets and exploring space with realistic orbital mechanics.

What works

  • Accessible rocket building and physics simulation
  • Runs well on low-end computers
  • Educational and fun challenges
  • Mod support and customization
  • Good alternative to kerbal space program

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited parts and content
  • Ui and controls clunky on pc
  • Lack of multiplayer or cooperation
  • Some bugs and crashes reported
  • Can become repetitive and boring

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Kerbal Space Program

  • Juno: New Origins

  • Vehicle Simulator

  • Crazy Machines 3

  • Spaceflight Simulator

  • Animal Super Squad

More violent

Games that feels like SimpleRockets but with more combat and destruction

  • Regular Human Workshop

  • NIMRODS

  • DRAINUS

  • Happy Room

  • Children of a Dead Earth

  • ACTION SANDBOX

More story-driven

Games that feels like SimpleRockets but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Next Space Rebels

  • Sunshine Heavy Industries

  • Creeper World 2: Anniversary Edition

  • ΔV: Rings of Saturn

  • Learn to Fly 3

  • Kaelaverse: Pemascape

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Similarity map

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with SimpleRockets. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

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 SimpleRockets. These titles are not in What to play next.

SimpleRockets: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Thrill, Story. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival, Thrill, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026