Games Like Battlevoid: Harbinger

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: Space 32.6%, Roguelike 18.2%, Real-Time with Pause 11.5% ★, Strategy 11.3%, Sci-fi 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive space roguelite that perfectly mirrors the ship management and tactical decision-making found in 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 34.4%, Roguelike 14.2%, Strategy 14%, Roguelite 13.8%, Simulation 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a complex, high-stakes roguelite journey where managing ship systems and crew is vital for survival.

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: Space 27.2%, Real-Time with Pause 18.5% ★, Strategy 12.7%, Roguelike 11.6%, Roguelite 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features tactical fleet combat and a roguelite structure that emphasizes exploration and strategic resource management.

Battlevoid: Sector Siege is an epic straight into action real-time space strategy game, in which the world has been built to deliver a lively battle field; and the action is never more than just seconds away at the start of every game.

Why similar: Space 35.8%, Strategy 20.3%, Real-Time with Pause 13.6% ★, Simulation 12.9%, Action 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: The direct follow-up to the seed game, expanding on the strategy and combat mechanics with more depth.

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: Space 29.6%, Real-Time with Pause 21.4% ★, Roguelike 15.2%, Strategy 12.4%, Perma Death 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A direct spiritual successor to the FTL-style experience with deep tactical combat and ship customization.

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: Space 32.8%, Real-Time with Pause 20.1% ★, Strategy 12.8%, Sci-fi 10%, Simulation 8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines intricate modular ship design with real-time tactical combat in a way that feels like a natural evolution of the seed game.

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: Space 28.1%, Strategy 20%, Simulation 13.9%, Real-Time with Pause 11% ★, Sci-fi 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features similar ship customization and real-time combat mechanics within a persistent, dangerous galaxy.

Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling.

Why similar: Space 50.3%, Strategy 26.5%, Simulation 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%, Indie 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Blends tactical space combat with base management and roguelite elements in a distinct sci-fi setting.

Rebel Galaxy is a swashbuckling space adventure, with action-packed combat, exploration, discovery, trade, and “negotiation” with the outlandish denizens at the edge of the known universe.

Why similar: Space 69.5%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Open World 7.3%, Simulation 5.9%, Action 3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar sense of scale and real-time combat in deep space with a focus on ship upgrades.

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: Space 39.2%, Strategy 18.4%, Roguelike 15.1%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Roguelite 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on managing a small fleet through hostile territory with a heavy emphasis on tactical combat.

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 71.7%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Open World 6.2%, Action 5.4%, Indie 4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration with ship modularity and tactical combat in an engaging open-world setting.

Space adventure, open world RPG, strategy, arcade, quest and more!

Why similar: Space 62%, Strategy 17.4%, Simulation 7.7%, Sci-fi 5%, Open World 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, multifaceted space experience that blends strategy, RPG elements, and tactical combat.

Out There is an award-winning space exploration game blending roguelike, resource management and interactive fiction.

Why similar: Space 39.7%, Roguelike 17%, Strategy 13.6%, Roguelite 11.5%, Sci-fi 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes the resource management and exploration aspects of space travel in a challenging roguelike format.

EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.

Why similar: Space 60.9%, Roguelite 9.8%, Roguelike 7.3%, Sci-fi 7.2%, Action 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A more action-oriented roguelike space combat experience that retains the tension of exploration.

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: Space 31.8%, Strategy 24.9%, Real-Time with Pause 16.8% ★, Simulation 14.1%, Indie 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical fleet positioning and real-time strategy against a unique, fluid enemy.

A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!

Why similar: Space 67.4%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Open World 14.7%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features tactical combat and exploration with a focus on ship management and squad-based strategy.

Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space is a hybrid roguelike game of space exploration, adventure and starship combat.

Why similar: Strategy 31.9%, Space 25.9%, Roguelike 19.1%, Indie 8.9%, Sci-fi 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic roguelike exploration game that captures the strategic feel of short, high-stakes space missions.

Strategy from the front lines! Starpoint Gemini Warlords combines 3rd person capital spaceship combat with 4X strategy and RPG gameplay elements. Build mighty war fleets and send them into battle or lead them into combat yourself. Become the Warlord and conquer the Gemini system!

Why similar: Space 49%, Strategy 17.5%, Simulation 12.2%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Open World 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Blends 4X strategy with real-time space combat, allowing for fleet command and territory control.

Explore the vast reaches of VoidExpanse -- mine asteroids, upgrade your ship, trade, complete missions, advance your character and survive fast-paced combat with hostile aliens and mercenaries in the rich and exciting Sci-Fi universe of VoidExpanse!

Why similar: Space 56.1%, Strategy 12.7%, Simulation 8.1%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Open World 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world space RPG with action-heavy combat and a focus on ship progression.

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: Space 58.7%, Strategy 31.4%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%, Indie 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: A focused RTS experience centered on space exploration and tactical combat missions.

Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.

Why similar: Space 32.7%, Real-Time with Pause 17% ★, Roguelike 14.2%, Strategy 9.8%, Roguelite 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down roguelite that emphasizes tactical space infiltration and creative use of gadgets.

A procedural co-op space sandbox where players can build their own space ships out of dynamically scalable blocks. Fight epic space battles, explore, mine, trade, wage wars and build your own empire to save your galaxy from being torn apart by an unknown enemy.

Why similar: Space 60.6%, Simulation 16.4%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Open World 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Allows for extensive ship building and exploration in a vast, procedurally generated galaxy.

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 43.3%, Strategy 19.2%, Simulation 14.8%, Roguelike 10.2%, Survival 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on survival and management during a desperate space journey across a dangerous star system.

Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore the stars, trade goods, fight battles, build stations, buy and equip ships, and command fleets in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to your decisions.

Why similar: Space 50.4%, Simulation 15.2%, Strategy 14.6%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Open World 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep simulation of space economy and fleet management for players wanting more strategic depth.

Objects in Space is a retro space game centred on 2D point-and-click stealth action in a massive open world. Players have their own customisable ships and can meet people, become a trader, bounty hunter, explorer, scavenger or all of them at once.

Why similar: Space 41.4%, Strategy 21.5%, Simulation 18.8%, Action 6.7%, Indie 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy approach to space exploration and combat that rewards careful planning.

Convoy is a tactical roguelike-like inspired by Mad Max and FTL in which you cross a wasteland in search of parts for your broken ship. Presented in pixel art and set in a future post-apocalyptic setting, Convoy is a squad based tactical combat roguelike-like in its core.

Why similar: Roguelike 28.8%, Strategy 24.2%, Roguelite 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Sci-fi 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: While land-based, it mirrors the roguelite journey and tactical combat loop of the seed game perfectly.

A space trader & combat sim meets squad-RPG, large scale conquest, choice driven gameplay with fluid & punchy tactical real-time combat set in a dynamic open-world sandbox.

Why similar: Space 42.2%, Strategy 16.5%, Simulation 14.6%, Roguelite 10.1%, Sci-fi 6%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox RPG that captures the feeling of navigating dangerous space with limited resources.

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: Space 28.9%, Real-Time with Pause 17.5% ★, Roguelike 11.4%, Roguelite 11.1%, Strategy 10.4%

A hyperdrive malfunction sends Keith T. Maxwell tumbling through space and time to fight for his life against a mysterious alien armada that is wreaking havoc.

Why similar: Space 69.4%, Simulation 13.2%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Action 5.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic space combat sim with exploration elements and a focus on ship upgrades.

Experience the epic space strategy games that redefined the RTS genre. Control your fleet and build an armada across more than 30 single-player missions. Choose unit types, fleet formations and flight tactics for each strategic situation.

Why similar: Space 62.9%, Strategy 21.8%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Simulation 5.1%, Action 0.6%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for tactical 3D space combat and strategy, offering a grander scale of fleet control.

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 44.5%, Strategy 13.8%, Simulation 11.6%, Roguelite 5.9%, Sci-fi 5.6%

The first ever auto-battler game, from way back in 2009Who needs backstory? Who needs resource-gathering? Diplomacy is so last year. Gratuitous Space Battles cuts right to the chase of sci-fi strategy games, and deals with large, completely unjustified space battles between huge opposing space fleets.

Why similar: Space 45%, Strategy 23.6%, Simulation 10.3%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Indie 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the strategic fleet design and the automated combat aspect of space warfare.

The Long Journey Home combines an open world full of galaxies, planets and anomalies with quests and mechanics of a rogue-like RPG. One destination. Endless adventures. Where will this journey take you?

Why similar: Space 40%, Strategy 20%, Simulation 14.9%, Roguelike 12.5%, Sci-fi 4.7%

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: Space 44.1%, Strategy 23.4%, Simulation 16.5%, Sci-fi 6.6%, Action 6.1%

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 40.5%, Strategy 16.7%, Roguelike 12.1%, Simulation 8.2%, Survival 5.7%

Explore a randomly generated Galaxy populated with factions, enemies, missions, and items providing you with a unique experience each time you play.

Why similar: Space 61.6%, Strategy 13.5%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Action 5.4%, Open World 4.2%

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: Space 21.1%, Strategy 18.8%, Real-Time with Pause 11.9% ★, Roguelite 9.5%, Roguelike 9.5%

Mine asteroids, salvage space debris, design your own small or massive spacecraft using individual functional components, complete missions, and engage in battles against enemies in a vast galaxy with realistic physics based on orbital mechanics or in a classic physics mode.

Why similar: Space 53.2%, Simulation 15.7%, Strategy 15.1%, Sci-fi 5.9%, Action 4.5%

Pilot your ship in the seamless open world made of space, planets, and more. Find new ships and equipment, find allies and beat all the enemies in this open source space shooter!

Why similar: Space 59.4%, Open World 8.8%, Roguelike 7.8%, Action 7.6%, Indie 6.1%

3030 Deathwar is a unique mix of Adventure and Space Sim. Explore star systems, mine and hunt pirates in top-down mode. Leave your ship and switch into classic Adventuring mode, where you explore derelicts, talk to shady characters or head over to the space bar for a drink.

Why similar: Space 52.3%, Simulation 14.4%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Open World 6.8%, Action 6.1%

Explore the farthest reaches of Human Space in this open-world space adventure. Compelled to journey to the Galactic Core by a mysterious hyperintelligence, you must fight your way through dozens of star systems teeming with clashing empires, expansionist AIs, and fearsome xenophobes.

Why similar: Space 42.7%, Roguelite 14.9%, Roguelike 12.3%, Sci-fi 7.2%, Open World 6.5%

A spaceship building and universe-exploration game. Collect resources, expand and grow your fleet, and conquer your personal galaxy. Stellar ambience by Peaks.

Why similar: Space 58.8%, Strategy 17.9%, Action 4.8%, Sci-fi 4.4%, 2D 4.1%

Start with nothing... End with everything! All you have is a basic ship, barely fit for combat, with it you'll start your journey and empire. A open world space sandbox, inspired by and expanding the classics.

Why similar: Space 40.8%, Strategy 18.1%, Simulation 12.8%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Open World 8.4%

Starcom: Unknown Space is an action RPG of space exploration and adventure. Build your own starship while discovering an epic story in a universe of strange mysteries, alien factions and uncharted worlds.

Why similar: Space 68.9%, Open World 9.6%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Action 4.4%, Indie 4.1%

Take command of Naval Strike Group 7 and lead your fleet to victory in full 3D tactical space combat. Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy is a sci-fi strategy saga that will test your skills as both capital assault ship Captain and naval fleet Commander.

Why similar: Space 45.7%, Strategy 29.5%, Simulation 17.7%, Sci-fi 5.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%

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 29.9%, Strategy 14.7%, Roguelite 13.7%, Simulation 12.4%, Sci-fi 11%

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: Space 36.3%, Strategy 18.5%, Roguelite 18.3%, Simulation 11.3%, Roguelike 10.9%

Distant Worlds 2 is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game.

Why similar: Space 37.7%, Strategy 26.5%, Simulation 17.4%, Real-Time with Pause 8.8% ★, Sci-fi 8.6%

Steam Marines is a squad based Roguelike set on a steampunk spaceship. It features tactical play focused on positioning and careful use of resources. Built to keep you on your toes as you progress through the decks of your besieged ship while clearing enemies and trying to reach each level's elevator.

Why similar: Roguelike 31.1%, Space 25.3%, Strategy 20.9%, Sci-fi 6.4%, Perma Death 5.9%

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

Why similar: Space 36.1%, Roguelike 16.1%, Roguelite 13.8%, Strategy 12.4%, Simulation 8%

Distant Worlds is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game. Experience the full depth and detail of turn-based strategy, but with the simplicity and ease of real-time, and on the scale of a massively-multiplayer online game.

Why similar: Space 47%, Strategy 22.4%, Real-Time with Pause 11.2% ★, Simulation 9.4%, Sci-fi 7.5%

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 67.4%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Open World 8.9%, Action 6.7%, Indie 3.4%

Deep Sixed is a roguelike space sim that will force you to use strategy, ingenuity and duct tape to keep your ship (and your skull) in one piece as you risk exploring a mysterious nebula protected by dangerous alien creatures.

Why similar: Strategy 23.8%, Space 21.6%, Simulation 17.3%, Roguelite 8.6%, Roguelike 7.6%

Scavenger SV-4 is a highly replayable atmospheric first-person science fiction game. Part simulator, part roguelike, it has elements of action, combat, resource management, and a dash of horror. It is not quite like any game you have played before.

Why similar: Space 44.3%, Simulation 14.5%, Roguelike 8.5%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Roguelite 7.5%

Approaching Infinity is a turn-based space RPG in the spirit of the sci-fi classics, with endless progression and exploration. Fight tactical battles or use diplomacy. Seek powerful artifacts. Quest, mine, trade, and craft. Level up forever or attempt 10 victories in hardcore or adventure mode.

Why similar: Space 35.8%, Roguelike 18.2%, Strategy 12.2%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Perma Death 10.2%

Project Tarvotan allows you to explore the depths of the Milky Way and local universe. Use your wit and resources at hand to plan out your path through each sector. Your demise lurks around every decision. Can you survive long enough and restore balance to the universe?

Why similar: Space 38.9%, Strategy 38%, Simulation 17.4%, Indie 5.8%

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 39.1%, Strategy 17.6%, Simulation 12.2%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Survival 7%

Scavenge modules, combine them in the deadliest and most efficient ways imaginable, and fly your very own spaceship through alien space with BossConstructor. Thousands of procedurally generated galaxies await you and your space-faring collection of assembled modules to explore them.

Why similar: Space 51.6%, Simulation 19.7%, Action 8.7%, Indie 7.1%, Sci-fi 4.9%

Explore the galaxy in this deckbuilding, sci-fi roguelike where ship upgrades and crew management are key to your survival. Optimize resource generation, engage in intense turn-based battles, and take on ever-growing threats as you seek out The Signal.

Why similar: Roguelike 33.6%, Strategy 27.9%, Roguelite 24.2%, 2D 6%, Indie 5.9%

Unending Galaxy is a unique space-sim in which you can fill any role from pirate or trader to the leader of a large galactic empire.

Why similar: Space 30.8%, Strategy 23.8%, Simulation 16.8%, Real-Time with Pause 13.3% ★, Indie 5.4%