Games like IdleSpace
IdleSpace. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

IdleSpace 2Dormant
Also space, combat, automation
The successor to IdleSpace, an idle space game of fleet building and automated battles.

Transport Defender
Also automation, combat, space
Guard a cargo ship from boarding waves with a turret and auto weapons, scripting auto upgrades and auto ascension for long idle runs.
80% steam70% idle
Idle Space Raider
Also space, automation, combat
Patrol space as a station guard, mining ore and fighting in raids, then upgrade your ship and station. Toggles automate most systems, and a stargate opens a second reset tier.
74% steam70% idle
Unnamed Space Idle
Also space, combat
A ship, a sector map and a tidy prestige loop. Quietly one of Galaxy's most-played games.
92% steam4.5★ galaxy70% idle
Astro Prospector Prologue
Also space, combat
A bullet-heaven incremental where you mine coffee asteroids, fight SpaceCorp and upgrade your ship. This build is an early prologue.
4.6★ galaxy
ULTRATAPUpdated
Also combat, automation
Fight through stages of monsters and bosses, completing quests and equipping items while hundreds of upgrades automate the grind.
89% steam4.2★ galaxy
Dark Hunting Ground
Also combat, automation
A minimalist pixel action RPG about loot and builds, where farming shifts from hands-on to automated as you descend into the Void.
95% steam
PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator
Also space, automation
Drive a mining train by hand between stations, defend against alien insects and reinvest profits into upgrades and delivery drones, satirizing tech startups.
98% steamhas ending25% idle
SporbsUpdated
Also space, automation
Hover over alien organisms to harvest them without clicking, feed a fuel factory, and work through a 170-node skill tree toward a ride home.
77% steam4.1★ galaxyhas ending
Vanguard Galaxy
Also space, combat
Fight, mine, salvage and trade across a procedural galaxy, played full screen or docked on your desktop with an autopilot that can run things.
90% steam50% idle
Space industrial empire
Also space, automation
Lay out flat conveyor lines for mining, smelting and research, then build warships to take other planets.
87% steam70% idleTrimpsDormant
Also combat, automation
Breed an army of trimps, push through zones, portal back, and optimise your heirlooms for another hundred runs.
55% idle
SPACE / MECH / PILOT
Also space, combat
Pilot a mech through space, defeating foes for XP and bigger numbers in a tongue-in-cheek idle RPG clicker.
85% steam
Orebital DynamicsUpdated
Also space, automation
Run a deep-space mining platform whose drills fire lasers at lanes of ore, upgrading and automating while hazards reshape the field.
3.5★ galaxy
Space Loop Protocol
Also space, automation
Trapped in a time loop aboard a research ship, train five stats each cycle before the oxygen runs out, then queue activities.
3.4★ galaxy
Code: Terraform
Also automation, space
Write Python-like scripts to run rovers, power grids, smelters and drone fleets on a frozen alien world, with your code working while you plan.
83% steam
Karma KeepersUpdated
Also automation, combat
Restore lost souls into Keepers, assign jobs to run a Faith economy, fend off corruption and demons, and rebirth to climb Karma tiers.
2.0★ galaxy
Incremental Adventures
Also automation, combat
Heroes fight on their own in automated turn-based combat while you tune the automation and push toward double-exponent numbers through stacked prestiges.
78% steam70% idle
Lazy Galaxy
Also space, combat
Lead a lazy alien race: grow your base idly and either take direct control in RTS battles or let the ships fight alone. Achievements unlock permanent research.
80% steam50% idle
Lazy Galaxy 2
Also space, combat
Command a lazy alien race conquering galaxies through base building and fleet battles, turning combat experience into candy. Battles can be micromanaged or left to run.
80% steam50% idle
Starvester
Also space, automation
Send drone swarms to mine a star system and grow a factory that builds megastructures, with prestige along a roughly five hour campaign.
69% steamhas ending25% idle
Idle Dot Shooter!Updated
Also combat, space
A minimalist shooter where a turret fires on its own at drifting dots while you buy defence, drone, and economy upgrades and push into tougher galaxies.

Age of Clicks
Also combat, automation
A clicker take on grand strategy: build factories and armies, invade neighbors and paint the world map in your colors.
67% steam
How To Grow a Black Hole
Also space, automation
Feed a black hole to gain mass, research automation and avoid collapses, comparing its size against real objects and global leaderboards.
67% steam