Space Engine AlternativesTop Star Maps and other similar apps like Space Engine

Space Engine is described as '- a real-time 3D space simulator, procedural universe generator and visualiser. It lets you explore the universe in three dimensions, starting from planet Earth to the most distant galaxies' and is a Star Map in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Space Engine for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, Linux, Mac and Android Tablet apps. The best Space Engine alternative is Stellarium, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Space Engine are Celestia, No Man's Sky, Universe Sandbox and Gaia Sky.

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  1. Stellarium icon
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    Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.

    60 Stellarium alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
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  2. Celestia icon
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    Celestia is an application for real-time 3D visualization of space, with a detailed model of the solar system, over 100,000 stars, more than 10,000 galaxies, and an extension mechanism for adding more objects.

    32 Celestia alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • PortableApps.com
    • visionOS
    • Online
    • BSD
    • F-Droid
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  3. No Man's Sky icon
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    No Man's Sky is an action-adventure survival video game developed and published by the indie studio Hello Games.

    23 No Man's Sky alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
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  4. Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe.

    15 Universe Sandbox alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Epic Games Store
    • itch.io
    • Humble Bundle
    • HTC Vive
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  5. Gaia Sky icon
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    3D visualization software for ESA's (European Space Agency) Gaia mission to chart about 1 billion stars of the Milky Way Galaxy.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  6. 3D simulation of the Solar System and night sky - real time virtual orrery and observatory

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  7. WinStars icon
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    WinStars uses the latest 3D technology to show the objects of our solar system in a realistic manner. Thus, it is possible to move from one planet to another, to follow a space probe on its long voyage or to observe a celestial event from a place to which you could never go.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
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  8. Orbiter icon
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    Orbiter is a realistic 3D real-time space flight simulator program.

    Fed up with space games that insult your intelligence and violate every law of physics? Orbiter is a simulator that gives you an idea what space flight really feels like - today and in the not so distant future.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Welcome to the Atlas of Space — an interactive visualization to explore the planets, moons, asteroids, and other objects in the Solar System.

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    • Online
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  10. Cosmonium icon
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    Cosmonium is a 3D astronomy and space exploration program. With Cosmonium you can navigate in our solar system and discover all the planets and their moons.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. In this app you can explore almost any moon or planet of our solar system and visit remarkable nearby stars and see their location in the Milky Way. But you can also change existing bodies or add new ones and make a solar system of your own.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Steam
    • Android
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