Games Like Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes

This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 20.2% ★, Space 14.5%, Roguelike 12.7%, Space Sim 11.1%, Difficult 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive roguelite experience for managing a ship's crew and systems under constant pressure.

Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire. In this story rich experience inspired by Dune and Foundation, each successful run will uncover the truth about the Empire... and yourself as well.

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 23.9% ★, RTS 11.9%, Space 8.9%, Roguelite 8.6%, Tactical 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven tactical roguelite that mirrors the desperate, fleet-based survival themes of the seed game.

Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.

Why similar: Space Sim 13.8%, Roguelite 11.7%, Space 11.2%, Resource Management 10.4%, Difficult 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A deep ship-management roguelite that forces players to make hard choices to keep their crew alive.

Battle for survival in the skies of a mysterious future Earth in this unique action-strategy game mixing arcade combat, exploration, management and diplomacy. As giant flying ships wage spectacular aerial warfare, a prophecy tells of one who will save the world – could it be you?

Why similar: Tactical 34.4%, Strategy 19.5%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Exploration 12.6%, Simulation 9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines intense tactical combat with complex resource management and a persistent sense of dread.

Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.

Why similar: RTS 26.1%, Tactical 17.9%, Real Time Tactics 16.2%, Strategy 11.5%, Sci-fi 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the feeling of managing a squad through high-stress, real-time tactical encounters where every mistake has consequences.

Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 38.8% ★, RTS 22.6%, Tactical 14.1%, Space 11.2%, Strategy 8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers highly realistic tactical fleet combat that rewards careful planning and strategic positioning.

Trigon: Space Story sees you take command of your very own spaceship. Carry out tactical battles, defend your vessel against space pirates, and escape from enemy territory. On your voyages, you’ll face a slew of tricky decisions in your quest to uncover the mystery of the galaxy.

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 30.5% ★, Difficult 11.2%, Space 10.7%, Resource Management 10.4%, Roguelike 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical space roguelike that emphasizes ship customization and crew management during combat.

IXION is an unrelenting, city-building odyssey across the stars. As Administrator of the Tiqqun, DOLOS’ prototype space station, you are tasked with balancing preservation and exploration as you manage infrastructure, resources and crew. Can you keep the flame of humanity alight in the cold dark?

Why similar: Space 24.7%, Resource Management 19.5%, Survival 13.2%, Strategy 12.4%, RTS 10%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the desperate survival of a space station and its crew, emphasizing resource management and long-term planning.

Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 16.1%, Roguelite 12.8%, Space 12.8%, Difficult 12.4%, Roguelike 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, tense exploration game that uses real-time tactical commands to navigate derelict ships.

Tactical, beautiful, and wholly unique, the GOTY-winning sci-fi RTS returns with Homeworld 3. Assume control and battle through fleet combat in dazzling, fully 3D space while the award-winning story unfolds on a galactic scale.

Why similar: RTS 30%, Space 16.2%, Tactical 12%, Strategy 8.7%, Sci-fi 8%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers epic-scale space RTS combat with a strong narrative focus and complex tactical depth.

Carrier Command 2 is the real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a futuristic carrier capable of deploying a vast array of aircraft and amphibious units. Compete against AI or human players and hop into every single vehicle to take matters into your own hands!

Why similar: RTS 42.3%, Real Time Tactics 25.4%, Strategy 15%, Exploration 9.4%, Simulation 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Requires deep strategic management and tactical deployment of assets to survive in a hostile environment.

Build a fleet and lead humanity to safety. Grow your fleet using force, diplomacy or guile... and try to stay ahead of the relentless Harvesters. Each ship you add to your fleet gives you powers but also reduces your limited resources in this challenging RTS-with-pause game.

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 33.7% ★, RTS 19.4%, Roguelite 10.7%, Real Time Tactics 9.2%, Sci-fi 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time-with-pause strategy game centered on managing a fleet and making difficult choices to ensure survival.

Assume command of a battle fleet and deploy immediately to the Dust Zone, commander. Our main food supply station has gone dark and the United Earth Nations (UEN) needs to know why in this 4X RTS space sim. Manage your ships, control space stations, and watch your back.

Why similar: Space Sim 23.3%, Real Time Tactics 17.1%, Tactical 14.1%, Space 14%, Strategy 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A 4X strategy game that emphasizes fleet management and real-time tactical combat in space.

Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 28.1% ★, Roguelite 11.9%, Space 11.8%, Difficult 11.1%, Resource Management 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A space-based roguelite that emphasizes perma-death and the weight of every strategic decision.

Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.

Why similar: Tactical 26.1%, Strategy 25.8%, Sci-fi 17.9%, Space 13.7%, Difficult 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features deep tactical combat and resource management, requiring careful maintenance of your units between missions.

Battlevoid: Harbinger is a hard sci-fi space exploration game blending roguelike, turn-based, star map strategy, and real-time space battles. You are a young commander venturing out into enemy territories, to unknown galaxies, never knowing what you will face as you jump out from hyperspace.

Why similar: Space 23.8%, Real-Time with Pause 20.4% ★, Strategy 14.6%, Roguelike 11.9%, Roguelite 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite space strategy game that focuses on fleet building and tactical combat encounters.

Design and simulate the starships of your dreams! Command your ship or fleet in epic battles and manage your crew while exploring a dangerous galaxy. Play alone or with friends, test your ships in online PvP, and let your imagination reach for the stars!

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 27.3% ★, Space Sim 19.6%, Space 11.4%, Difficult 10.6%, Sci-fi 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Allows for intricate ship design and tactical combat, emphasizing the importance of ship layout in survival.

An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 47.4% ★, Tactical 18.9%, Space 15%, Strategy 11.2%, Simulation 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that forces players to manage global resources and space-based assets against an existential threat.

True RTS gameplay reinforced with roguelite build crafting. Control units with bullet-time precision. Call down bases and raise armies. Drafted from a different arsenal every run. Weave builds that break the game. Or the game breaks you.

Why similar: RTS 23.6%, Tactical 13%, Roguelite 12.8%, Resource Management 11.9%, Space 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Blends classic RTS mechanics with roguelite progression, creating a fast-paced and replayable tactical experience.

UBOAT is a simulator of a submarine from WWII era. It is a survival sandbox with crew management mechanics while its primary theme is life of German sailors. The boat is their home, but it can become their grave at any time.

Why similar: RTS 56.3%, Survival 17.6%, Simulation 15.8%, Action 6.4%, Singleplayer 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: An intense simulation that focuses on crew management and survival under extreme pressure in a confined space.

An indie space-sim and strategy game featuring ship and fleet combat mixed with RTS elements. Complete contracts and Claim sectors for your faction in the near-future, where resource exploiting corporations are in a state of constant conflict over territory control.

Why similar: Space Sim 27.5%, RTS 18.7%, Real Time Tactics 15.9%, Space 12.9%, Tactical 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines real-time tactical combat with management elements for a focused space-sim experience.

Take command in the ultimate starship simulator: Star Command Galaxies. Become a Captain, recruit your crew, customize and upgrade your starship, battle alien vessels, teleport to away missions and repel boarding invaders in this real-time strategy simulation adventure from indie studio Warballoon.

Why similar: RTS 23.3%, Space Sim 20.8%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, Tactical 10.4%, Space 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features crew management and ship-based strategy in a persistent, procedurally generated universe.

Create a sprawling industrial city. Compete with other rival corporations on Titan for resources, territory, and power. Seek victory via technology, influence, warfare, or the wealth extracted from your citizens. Stake your claim to the Industries of Titan in this innovative sim/strategy game!

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 30% ★, Space Sim 16.6%, Resource Management 11.2%, Tactical 9.5%, Space 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on resource management and tactical base building in a challenging, hostile environment.

Ancient Space is a story driven single player real time strategy game where you take command of a fleet embarking on a scientific mission to chart undiscovered reaches of space called ‘The Black Zone’. Overcome overwhelming odds and fight for your life and the survival of your ship and its crew.

Why similar: RTS 37.6%, Space 24.8%, Strategy 19%, Sci-fi 9%, Space Sim 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused space RTS that emphasizes tactical combat and fleet preservation.

Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is a story-driven survival strategy game in which the fate of the iconic starship is in your hands. Take the helm, manage the ship and resources, and make difficult decisions. Will you be able to bring home the ship and its crew?

Why similar: Space Sim 35.2%, Strategy 16.1%, Roguelike 12.6%, Space 11.2%, Sci-fi 7.5%

Phantom Brigade 2.0 is a cinematic, tactical mech strategy game with a revolutionary timeline-based command system. See the future, predict enemy actions, and plot your counterattack on the timeline! Recruit and level up your squad of rebels to retake war-torn Fyrland from the Kaskad occupation.

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 46.7% ★, Tactical 15.3%, Real Time Tactics 14%, Strategy 8.3%, Sci-fi 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features tactical combat with a unique time-manipulation mechanic that rewards planning and foresight.

Choose your own destiny as you explore an open-world procedurally generated galaxy where anything is possible. Become a miner, a trader, a bounty hunter, a pirate, or perhaps a jack of all trades. Start off small and build your way to the top but remember with every action, comes consequences.

Why similar: Space 31.6%, Space Sim 31.4%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Exploration 12.9%, Action 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world space exploration game with roguelite elements and deep ship customization.

Take on the role of a spaceship captain. Explore new worlds, and engage in intense ship-to-ship battles. Develop unique battle tactics, upgrade your ship, and recruit crew members as you fight for peace or piracy.

Why similar: Space 20.3%, Tactical 17.3%, Strategy 12%, Survival 11.1%, Roguelike 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused space game that emphasizes exploration and strategic decision-making.

Xenopurge is a tactical auto-battler where you are a Commander tasked with purging the Xenos threat. Operate from a remote command center, issuing indirect orders via multi-screen interfaces. Plan routes, set priorities, and adapt as missions escalate and feel the true weight of being in command.

Why similar: RTS 25.4%, Real Time Tactics 19.4%, Roguelite 15.8%, Space 14.1%, Tactical 11.3%

Design your battleship and fight your way through unforgiving space. This is a tale of a lone spaceship on a centuries-long mission. As the captain, you´ll make strategic decisions, explore unknown sectors, meet allies and enemies, gather resources, technology and crew. To battle stations!

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 26.1% ★, Strategy 17.2%, Space 16.9%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Roguelite 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on ship management and tactical combat during a long-term survival mission.

BAFTA award winning fleet-based RTS meets rogue-lite. In Distant Star: Revenant Fleet, build your fleet of up to 5 ships from a choice of 8 classes and traverse a randomly generated galaxy to defeat the Erebus Platform. NOW AVAILABLE ON MAC AND LINUX

Why similar: RTS 21.5%, Space 18.3%, Strategy 12.3%, Roguelike 11%, Sci-fi 11%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical space strategy game that emphasizes fleet survival and action-oriented combat.

Become the Captain of an interstellar cruiser and journey across the galaxy to save the Republic. During your journey you will have to make important decisions, improve the weaponry of your ship and fight against numerous enemies.

Why similar: Space Sim 30.8%, Space 24.4%, Strategy 10.7%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Roguelite 7.9%

Fight, Scavenge, Survive, and File Your Taxes. A grim yet hilarious space strategy roguelite where you must balance hull integrity against your company's relentless profit margins. Warning: Contains lethal doses of dark humor and corporate exploitation.

Why similar: Space Sim 21.1%, Tactical 12.7%, Roguelite 11.7%, Resource Management 11.5%, Space 10.9%

BattleGroupVR is a first person real-time space strategy where you lead a fleet of powerful warships into battle from the bridge of your own flagship. Assemble your fleet, upgrade your load-outs, train your captains, engage the enemy and secure the sector. Try not to go down with the ship.

Why similar: Space Sim 20.3%, RTS 17.5%, Real-Time with Pause 16% ★, Real Time Tactics 10.5%, Space 10.3%

Welcome to the future of space warfare! Star Fleet II: Krellan Commander puts you in command of an advanced space battlecruiser and tasks you with exploring sectors, fighting and boarding enemy ships, and invading planets. Manage your ship, crew and escorts effectively and find your way to victory!

Why similar: Space Sim 20.3%, Real-Time with Pause 20.2% ★, RTS 11.4%, Real Time Tactics 9.8%, Strategy 8.2%

Starship Inspector is a Space Roguelike in which every choice you make matters. Save a galaxy or rescue your crew member? Serve an evil empire or help an ancient tribe? You'll constantly have to make hard decisions and deal with consequences.

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 22.4% ★, Strategy 12.8%, Space Sim 12.2%, Roguelite 11.8%, Space 10%

Battle for galactic dominance in this real-time 4X strategy game with unrivaled scale! You’ll explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate through military force, diplomacy, trade, culture, influence, and other underhanded tactics.

Why similar: RTS 32.8%, Space 23.1%, Tactical 14.4%, Strategy 12.8%, Sci-fi 9.2%

Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.

Why similar: Space Sim 27.1%, Space 16.2%, Resource Management 14.5%, Survival 10.6%, Strategy 9.8%

"You are outgunned. You are massively outnumbered. You must win." These are your orders. Humanity has already fought its war against the machines -- and lost. AI death squads stand watch over every planet and every wormhole, the few remaining human settlements are held captive in orbiting bubbles, and the AIs have turned their...

Why similar: RTS 27%, Strategy 27%, Space 13.4%, Real-Time with Pause 9.1% ★, Difficult 8.4%

You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue.

Why similar: Space Sim 29.9%, Difficult 15.2%, Roguelite 15.1%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Space 12.5%

Combining the best of space combat and real time strategy. Victory can be tactical, a dogfight or capital ship slugging match - depending on how you decide to achieve it. Space combat on a RTS scale with space sim savagery.

Why similar: RTS 23.5%, Space 21.8%, Strategy 16.6%, Space Sim 15.9%, Sci-fi 9.1%

Deep Among the Swarm is a challenging survival RTS roguelite about surviving against thousands of enemies. Drill ever deeper underground while fighting the endless onslaught of the Swarm. Can you save humanity?

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 28% ★, RTS 21.9%, Roguelite 11%, Resource Management 10.4%, Survival 7%

Can anyone build an empire in a place like this? Other factions are naturally suspicious of newcomers and may wage war at the first sign of unidentified craft. Here, a natural death is an uncommon luxury.

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 35.8% ★, Space 14.1%, Real Time Tactics 13.1%, Strategy 10.9%, Resource Management 10.6%

The Great War is over - the fight continues. Command a legion of soldiers, desperately trying to make their way home amidst the chaos of civil war. Lead them through the unforgiving wilderness onboard an armored train. Manage your crew and resources and try to survive.

Why similar: RTS 35%, Real Time Tactics 22.4%, Strategy 14.2%, Difficult 10.6%, Tactical 9.6%

Commander, your strike team is to dive deep into the contaminated city of Sun Stone and get some answers before the mysterious deadly plague spreads . Good luck Commander!

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 40.3% ★, RTS 17.3%, Real Time Tactics 15.2%, Tactical 14.4%, Strategy 6.8%

Nomad Fleet is a RTS game where you must lead the last remnants of Mankind to safety after a mysterious alien race has hunted them near extinction. Lead a fully armed fleet of battleships, carriers and fighters through a series of randomized scenarios and encounters where they must fight for their survival while scavenging for resources,...

Why similar: RTS 34.5%, Space 25.5%, Strategy 25.4%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance is not just a game; it's an adrenaline-fueled journey where your strategic prowess decides the fate of mankind against the machines. After the machines took over, the greatest threats may not come from the machines but rather from other human survivors.

Why similar: RTS 45%, Real Time Tactics 29.1%, Strategy 14.3%, Dark 11.5%

Derelict Void is a space survival game involving scavenging for resources and base management. You command a ship and crew searching for resources you need to stay alive.

Why similar: Roguelite 24.7%, Resource Management 21.2%, Space 18.7%, Strategy 13.7%, Roguelike 8.8%

This is a fun yet challenging RTS game. To survive in the vast galaxy, you need to build up your own fleet and customize your warships. You will also learn to control them efficiently in battle to defeat your enemies, conquer planets, and expand your galactic empire!

Why similar: RTS 39.9%, Space 26.9%, Strategy 22.4%, Sci-fi 10.8%

Take the role of Captain in this Space Survival Simulation as you explore a massive star system in search of a new home for humanity. Outfit your ship, hand pick your crew and set off on a journey through an open-world where you must scavenge resources, shelter civilians and outrun a hostile alien force.

Why similar: Space 34.1%, Strategy 21.7%, Survival 15%, Roguelike 12.6%, Simulation 12.4%

The RTS/FPS phenomenon has moved into space! Build your base on an asteroid, command fleets of starships for epic battles, pilot fighters, mine and trade resources, assemble robots to defend or assault other stations. Take sole command or share the glory as you fight for control of the quadrant.

Why similar: RTS 32.3%, Space Sim 28.3%, Space 12.3%, Real Time Tactics 9.2%, Strategy 8.7%

Lead your orbital battleships to victory in Flotilla! Fight, trade, and explore new planets in your journey through the galaxy. Featuring tactically rich 3D combat, flank and surprise the enemy from any direction. When the dust settles, generate another randomized universe for a brand new adventure!

Why similar: Space Sim 24%, Roguelite 14.9%, Tactical 10.4%, Roguelike 9.6%, Space 9.5%

Activate your Neural Link to gain an omniscient view of the battlefield. Experience the conflict at any scale, as you plot the course that will lead your fleet to victory. Eternal Starlight is a tactical space combat game, built from the ground up for VR.

Why similar: RTS 23.4%, Space Sim 17.9%, Tactical 12.1%, Space 11.2%, Real Time Tactics 10.7%

Time for your toughest mission yet! Recruit and train your crew to tackle the growing threat from alien and android armies as you defend Earth to become a Galactic Legend in Space Crew: Legendary Edition. All new content free to existing owners of Space Crew!

Why similar: Space Sim 24%, Space 15.2%, Roguelite 12.4%, Difficult 11.1%, Sci-fi 10.5%

Build and design your own fleets and stand opposed to the Particulate in this physics/strategy/RTS/fleet hybrid. Build partially destructible and self repairing ships that interact with enemies less controlled by some scripted logic and more driven by a real time massive physics particle simulation.

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 31.6% ★, RTS 24.9%, Strategy 16.1%, Space 14.9%, Simulation 6.8%

Build amongst the stars in Starport Delta, a light sci-fi strategy game that focuses on survival. Station Commanders across the universe will turn to you for guidance to expand, defend, and survive. Help them build a thriving station, but watch out, there are many dangers hiding in space...

Why similar: Space Sim 22.9%, RTS 19.3%, Strategy 18.6%, Space 11.8%, Resource Management 10.4%

Lead the Mobile Infantry in this RTS game set in the Starship Troopers film universe. Balance your army composition with a diverse set of unit types, overcome line-of-sight and line-of-fire challenges through tactical positioning, and use special abilities to smash the Arachnid hordes!

Why similar: RTS 43.6%, Strategy 17.6%, Tactical 15.1%, Resource Management 10.9%, Sci-fi 7.6%

Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?

Why similar: Roguelite 24.8%, Roguelike 16.9%, Strategy 15.9%, Space 11.6%, Exploration 10.5%

Suddenly thrown into an unknown galaxy, you must explore, fight or befriend aliens and transform your ship from a small survey vessel into a powerful battlecruiser to unravel the mystery of the forces that brought you here and find your way home.

Why similar: Space 36.1%, Space Sim 28.4%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Exploration 10.5%, Story Rich 5.2%