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Games like Vanguard Galaxy

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  1. Idle Space Raider cover art

    Idle Space Raider

    Also space, mining, 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% steam
    70% idle
  2. Deep Space Cache cover art

    Deep Space Cache

    Also space, mining · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    Shoot asteroids for resources, feed them into generators and ship augments, and reach the finish in a couple of hours.

    93% steam
    has ending
    50% idle
  3. Astro Prospector Prologue cover art

    Astro Prospector Prologue

    Also space, mining, 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
  4. Lazy Galaxy cover art

    Lazy Galaxy

    Also space, combat · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    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% steam
    50% idle
  5. Lazy Galaxy 2 cover art

    Lazy Galaxy 2

    Also space, combat · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    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% steam
    50% idle
  6. NG Space Company cover art

    NG Space Company

    Also space, mining, exploration

    A space incremental about mining resources, exploring between stars and conquering systems.

    4.2★ galaxy
  7. Unnamed Space Idle cover art

    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% steam
    4.5★ galaxy
    70% idle
  8. Mr.Mine cover art

    Mr.Mine

    Also mining, exploration

    Dig a mine deeper and deeper, hire miners, discover what lives at the bottom.

    92% steam
    75% idle
  9. PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator cover art

    PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator

    Also space, mining

    Drive a mining train by hand between stations, defend against alien insects and reinvest profits into upgrades and delivery drones, satirizing tech startups.

    98% steam
    has ending
    25% idle
  10. Transport Defender cover art

    Transport Defender

    Also 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% steam
    70% idle
  11. Space Rock Breaker cover art

    Space Rock BreakerUpdated

    Also mining, space

    Blast asteroids with guns and lasers, then drop the ore through an upgradable Plinko board for credits to spend on a large skill tree.

    96% steam
  12. To The Core cover art

    To The Core

    Also mining, space

    Fly between planets, drill for resources until fuel runs out, and buy upgrades so each dig reaches deeper than the last.

    93% steam
  13. Far Mining cover art

    Far Mining

    Also space, mining

    Pilot a ship that auto-fires at nearby asteroids, then spend the haul on a large tech tree to escape deep space. A short run of about three hours.

    95% steam
    has ending
  14. Outpath: First Journey cover art

    Outpath: First Journey

    Also exploration · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    A free prologue to a first-person clicker where you gather, craft and automate a base, buying new islands, in either an active or idle style.

    96% steam
    50% idle
  15. Soda Dungeon cover art

    Soda Dungeon

    Also combat · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    Hire soda-fuelled adventurers from your tavern, send them into a deep dungeon on manual or auto combat, and spend loot on upgrades.

    94% steam
    50% idle
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    A Mining Game

    Also mining, combat

    An idle miner with leaderboards, an army to build, a combat tower you can climb with friends, and daily events.

    66% steam
    70% idle
  17. Outpath cover art

    Outpath

    Also exploration · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    A first-person clicker base builder: gather by hand, then automate production and buy more islands to expand.

    94% steam
    50% idle
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    The Greenening

    Also exploration · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    Water an ash-covered planet to reveal what lies beneath, upgrade your abilities, and tend a garden aboard your spaceship in about three hours.

    96% steam
    50% idle
  19. Space Travel Idle cover art

    Space Travel Idle

    Also space, exploration

    Fly from Earth to distant moons and stars, researching engine tech, cutting ship weight and settling each world, with light card battles.

    63% steam
    70% idle
  20. Lootun cover art

    Lootun

    Also combat · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    Send up to three adventurers into dungeons while you salvage, craft and enchant their loot, choosing from four classes with ascendancies.

    94% steam
    50% idle
  21. Keep on Mining! cover art

    Keep on Mining!Dormant

    Also mining · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    Sweep your cursor over rocks to break them, smelt ores into bars and spend them in a large skill tree, with talent cards and an automatic mine for idle gains.

    91% steam
    50% idle
  22. Dragon Cliff cover art

    Dragon Cliff

    Also combat · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    A semi-idle party RPG built around deep itemization: 25 classes, talent trees, reforging, and battles that run on their own until you spend rage.

    89% steam
    50% idle
  23. Galactic Mining Corp cover art

    Galactic Mining Corp

    Also mining, space

    Drill alien planets for loot, then grow an HQ with a quirky crew, new drill parts and a large perk tree. A roguelite sequel to Geo.

    84% steam
  24. SPACE / MECH / PILOT cover art

    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