- #1 Between the Stars
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,444 reviews2024
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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 21.6%, Space 17.4%, Strategy 14.2%, Action 9.1%, Sci-fi 7%
- #2 Voidship: The Long Journey
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 148 reviews2019
Dev: Cydonian Games
Windows
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: Strategy 23.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.6%, Action 12.9%, Space 12.6%, Indie 10.2%
- #3 EVERSPACE™
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 11,424 reviews2017
Dev: ROCKFISH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Action Roguelike 28.7%, Space 14.4%, Space Sim 12.9%, Flight 8.5%, Action 7.6%
- #4 House of the Dying Sun
95% matchVery Positive90% of 2,016 reviews2016
Dev: Marauder Interactive, LLC
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
House of the Dying Sun is a tactical space shooter that puts you in the cockpit of the universe's most terrifying starfighter. Hunt the enemies of the Empire and bring ruin to their people.
Why similar: Space Sim 25.2%, Space 13.3%, VR 13%, Flight 11.6%, Action 9.6%
- #5 Space Rogue
94% matchMixed64% of 451 reviews2016
Dev: Red Beat
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Strategy 23.1%, Space 21.1%, Survival 14.2%, Sci-fi 9%, Perma Death 8.1%
- #6 Space Battle VR
94% matchMixed66% of 100 reviews2018
Dev: Raba Games
Windows
Space Battle VR is an action shooter set in space. It supports VR controllers to give you a real feel how it is to be a spaceship pilot. You can truly feel the cosmos with this game. Jump into an awesome adventure, help mankind, win a war, bring freedom and happiness to the universe. People need you!
Why similar: Space Sim 19.5%, Flight 19.4%, VR 12.4%, Space 11.4%, Action 10.3%
- #7 BattleGroupVR
91% matchVery Positive92% of 946 reviews2023
Dev: SpaceOwl Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 28.1%, VR 15.1%, Space 14.2%, Strategy 13.8%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #8 Eternal Starlight VR
91% matchVery Positive91% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: White Noise Games
Windows
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: Space Sim 24%, VR 18.5%, Strategy 17.4%, Space 15.1%, Action 8.3%
- #9 Into the Stars
93% matchMixed41% of 537 reviews2016
Dev: Fugitive GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Strategy 28.5%, Space 24.2%, Survival 13.1%, Simulation 10.6%, Indie 10%
- #10 Void Destroyer
92% matchMixed60% of 351 reviews2015
Dev: Iteration 11
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 30%
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: Strategy 26.8%, Space 18.9%, Space Sim 13.7%, Action 12.7%, Simulation 9.1%
- #11 Void War
86% matchVery Positive94% of 3,693 reviews2025
Dev: Tundra
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Perma Death 22.3%, Space 17.1%, Strategy 16.1%, Roguelite 14.9%, Difficult 14%
- #12 FTL: Faster Than Light
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 77,932 reviews2012
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 33.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 16.9%, Strategy 15.6%, Perma Death 14%, Space Sim 12.9%, Sci-fi 9.5%
- #13 Disputed Space
90% matchMixed65% of 99 reviews2017
Dev: ShilohGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience epic space battles while piloting a small, fast fighter ship as part of a fleet that lashes out against enemy factions across stunning procedurally generated star systems in Disputed Space.
Why similar: Space Sim 19.9%, Action 19.7%, Space 15%, Indie 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%
- #14 Far Beyond: A space odyssey VR
89% matchMixed69% of 171 reviews2016
Dev: Mains Digitales InteractivePub: The Small Game Company
Windows
Far Beyond: A space odyssey VR is the first hardcore Rogue-like in Virtual Reality with a Sci-fi atmosphere and AAA graphics. It features a hard but rich gameplay focused on resources management, craft and strategy.
Why similar: Strategy 26.2%, VR 24.2%, Indie 10.6%, Simulation 9.5%, Survival 8.5%
- #15 Battlewake
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 128 reviews2019
Dev: Survios
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Fight for dominion in Battlewake, a fantasy naval combat game built for VR. Play as 4 mythical pirate lords, captain massive battle-ready warships, and summon ancient powers as you set sail on a larger-than-life nautical war for the ages.
Why similar: Strategy 25.1%, VR 23.3%, Action 14%, Indie 9.1%, Simulation 7.4%
- #16 Captain Starshot
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 276 reviews2019
Dev: Double Door Games
Windows
Fight fierce hostile alien space ships to neutralize their defenses before you board their ships and battle intense on-foot encounters. Eliminate their forces and steal their technology to upgrade your squad with different abilities and save the galaxy!
Why similar: Perma Death 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Space 13.2%, Roguelite 12.6%, Action 11.2%
- #17 Starship Inspector
86% matchMixed61% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Vedanta Team
Windows
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: Strategy 22.7%, Perma Death 12.2%, Space Sim 11.6%, Roguelite 9.8%, Space 9.6%
- #18 HighFleet
82% matchVery Positive88% of 7,247 reviews2021
Dev: Konstantin KoshutinPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Action Roguelike 38%, Strategy 20.9%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Action 9.9%, Indie 8.5%
- #19 End Space
85% matchMixed68% of 95 reviews2018
Dev: Orange Bridge Studios
Windows
Jump in your Minos Starfighter and blast your enemies into space dust in virtual reality. Maintain law and order at the mysterious and beautiful edge of inhabited space as you complete increasingly difficult contracts for the United Trade Consortium.
Why similar: Flight 18.9%, Space Sim 16.9%, VR 12.9%, Space 12.4%, Action 12.1%
- #20 Angels Fall First
84% matchVery Positive82% of 2,800 reviews2015
Dev: Strangely Interactive Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
From commanding the battle standing on the bridge of your flagship all the way down to tactical infantry firefights - AFF brings together all the combat you ever wanted in a rich science fiction setting. Boarding, pilotable capital ships, deep weapon customization and full AI support included!
Why similar: Space 26.1%, Action 21.2%, Sci-fi 20.3%, Indie 12.9%, Simulation 9.9%
- #21 Space Reign
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 431 reviews2026
Dev: Propulsive Games
Windows
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 34.7%, Space 16.3%, Strategy 14.9%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Action 9.8%
- #22 Flinthook
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 841 reviews2017
Dev: Tribute Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Live the life of space captain Flinthook! Armed with your mighty hookshot, your uncanny slow-motion powers and your trusty blasma pistol, plunder and fight your way through an infinite variety of randomly-assembled spaceships for treasure, loot and fame!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 49.3%, Roguelite 12.1%, Action 11.8%, Indie 9.2%, Difficult 7.4%
- #23 The Battle of Sol
84% matchMixed57% of 102 reviews2015
Dev: Bit Planet Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 24%
The Battle of Sol is an intense space action game where you participate in epic capital ship battles, thrilling dogfights, space station raids, and much more as you liberate humanity's solar system from enemies determined to bring us to its fiery end.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.6%, Action 19.8%, Space 18.3%, Simulation 13.5%, Indie 11.9%
- #24 Space Docker VR
80% matchVery Positive95% of 152 reviews2021
Dev: Cat Commandos
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A hardcore flight simulator for VR! Get in the cockpit, pilot a ship, and navigate hazardous environments on a journey to become an expert docker!
Why similar: Flight 26.6%, Space Sim 22.8%, Space 14.4%, VR 14.2%, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #25 Helium Rain
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 332 reviews2018
Dev: Deimos Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Trade your wares and eliminate the competition in a cutthroat world. Buy new ships and stations to mine and haul resources. Explore the vast emptiness of space.
Why similar: Space Sim 38.2%, Space 19.2%, Strategy 18.9%, Action 8.5%, Simulation 7.7%
- #26 Strike Suit Zero
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,667 reviews2013
Dev: Born Ready Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Pilot the mecha Strike Suit across massive fleet battles where your dogfighting skills decide Earth's fate. Fast, frantic space combat with capital ship destruction, multiple endings, and a universe that's anything but empty. This is space combat reborn.
Why similar: Space 23.1%, Flight 16.7%, Space Sim 13.4%, Action 12.8%, Sci-fi 11.7%
- #27 Deep Sixed
81% matchVery Positive84% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: LRDGames, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Action Roguelike 29.5%, Strategy 18.1%, Action 10.6%, Indie 7.7%, Simulation 6.4%
- #28 Project Wingman
77% matchVery Positive94% of 21,506 reviews2020
Dev: Sector D2
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Project Wingman is a flight action game that lets you take the seat of advanced fighter jets and become a true ace. Fight in various missions and gamemodes ranging from intense aerial dogfights to large scale ground assault in an alternate scorched earth setting.
Why similar: Flight 44%, Great Soundtrack 14%, VR 12.2%, Action 10.5%, Indie 5.7%
- #29 BattleGroupVR2
75% matchVery Positive86% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: SpaceOwl Games
Windows
BattleGroupVR2 is a virtual reality real-time space strategy where you explore the galaxy and lead a fleet of powerful warships from the bridge of your flagship. Explore, mine, trade, hunt. Grow your fleet, upgrade your ships, train your captains, and battle the enemy from the captain's chair.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.7%, VR 21.1%, Strategy 17.7%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Action 7.5%
- #30 Boiling Steel
79% matchVery Positive82% of 380 reviews2020
Dev: MIROWIN
Windows
"Boiling Steel" - is a sci-fi story-based FPS VR shooter. You are one of many who set off in search of a better life in the distant bastion of scientific progress. Immerse yourself in the thick of events and witness the inexplicable global cataclysm.
Why similar: VR 22.4%, Action 17.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Indie 9.5%
- #31 Battlevoid: Harbinger
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,059 reviews2016
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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: Strategy 26.8%, Space 23.7%, Roguelite 10.1%, Action 8.6%, Simulation 7.2%
- #32 BATTLETECH
76% matchVery Positive84% of 32,826 reviews2018
Dev: Harebrained SchemesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 43.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Strategy 43.5%, Sci-fi 18.7%, Space 12.3%, Action 8.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.3%
- #33 Star Survivor
74% matchMixed69% of 557 reviews2024
Dev: SpaceOwl Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Star Survivor is a space-themed survival game that blends intense deckbuilding strategy. Pilot humanity's last spaceship through the vast galaxy, Unlock powerful weapon combos, collect card modules, and craft unique builds. As the enemy swarms grow denser, will you be the last one standing?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.3%, Space Sim 21.8%, Space 14%, Survival 11.6%, Roguelite 11.5%
- #34 Cursed Crew
73% matchVery Positive86% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Cracklewock Games
Windows
You’re the captain of a cursed ship in this crew management roguelite! Command your crew, keep the ship afloat, defeat pirates and deep-sea beasts, and sail as far as it takes to lift the curse.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.5%, Strategy 20.9%, Roguelite 16%, Survival 15.5%, Fantasy 7.9%
- #35 Space Ops VR: Reloaded
78% matchMixed50% of 78 reviews2019
Dev: DevCubeStudioPub: Fibrum Limited
Windows
Space Ops VR is a tournament in which Space Ops train their elite soldiers to fight for Earth against dangerous alien life around the galaxy. Space Ops VR, a brand new First Person Shooter can be played either in solo or co-op modes. PvP modes will also feature 1v1 duels or 2v2 team battles.
Why similar: Action 19.5%, VR 18.5%, Indie 13.6%, Survival 11.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%
- #36 Shortest Trip to Earth
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,430 reviews2019
Dev: Interactive Fate
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Action Roguelike 20.8%, Space Sim 14.1%, Strategy 12.4%, Space 11.5%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #37 Detached
76% matchMixed56% of 377 reviews2017
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Detached is a suspenseful interstellar duel that demands tactics and skill to survive. Separated from your unit you must make smart decisions and race to safety in this visceral exploration of deep space. Strap yourself into your spacesuit for thrilling gameplay designed for VR headsets.
Why similar: VR 18.7%, Flight 14.4%, Space Sim 12.7%, Survival 10.2%, Sci-fi 8.9%
- #38 Space Will
70% matchVery Positive98% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: 张亮002Pub: Aori Games
Windows
Sixty basic cores, hundreds of base station equipment, and thousands of chips, you can freely cooperate and shoot through the dual-angle joystick operation in a survival Roguelike game! Explore the sci-fi space and build your strongest battleship!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.5%, Strategy 19.4%, Space 12%, Space Sim 11.2%, Action 11%
- #39 Universal Combat CE
77% matchMixed42% of 267 reviews2015
Dev: 3000AD
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
The ultimate space capital ship combat compendium is the evolution of hard core space combat sims. The only game of its kind currently in existence.
Why similar: Strategy 29%, Space 26.3%, Sci-fi 18.8%, Simulation 10.2%, Space Sim 5.9%
- #40 Void Bastards
72% matchVery Positive86% of 5,393 reviews2019
Dev: Blue Manchu
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Inspired by BioShock and System Shock 2, Void Bastards is a revolutionary new strategy-shooter that will test your wits as well as exercise your aim. Can you lead the misfit prisoners of the Void Ark through the derelict spaceships and myriad dangers of the Sargasso Nebula?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.1%, Strategy 14.7%, Space 12.3%, Roguelite 9.3%, Sci-fi 8.7%
- #41 Void Resurgence
68% matchVery Positive96% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Puza Games
Windows · Mac
Command a starship in Void Resurgence, a retro-futuristic space roguelite. Battle through colorful cosmic fields, collect upgrades, and build your ultimate ship. Dodge intense bullet-hell patterns and fight for survival. Every run offers new challenges and permanent progress.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33%, Perma Death 15.9%, Roguelite 13%, Difficult 10%, Space 9.2%
- #42 Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game
70% matchVery Positive93% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: Windswept InteractivePub: Fast Travel Games
Windows
Ghost Signal is a VR action roguelite set in the Stellaris universe, where you captain your ship to battle a multitude of alien species. Partake in dynamic space wars, encounter planet sized creatures, gather valuable loot to conduct research, and more. No journey is the same.
Why similar: Space 24.3%, Roguelite 19.5%, Action 18.1%, VR 18%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #43 Protonwar
73% matchVery Positive82% of 113 reviews2018
Dev: Outer Planet Studios
Windows
VR, Multiplayer focused, Fast paced FPS with an emphasis on quick and flowing movement. Featuring DM, TDM , CTF, Domination, Bots to practice against, and a Horde mode for single player or co-op. Room Scale VR with HTC Vive and Oculus Touch. Also included, Non-VR and Seated VR!
Why similar: VR 31.9%, Action 20.2%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Indie 14.3%, First-Person 12.4%
- #44 CDF Starfighter VR
74% matchMixed63% of 103 reviews2017
Dev: MadAboutGamesStudios
Windows
CDF Starfighter VR Remastered is a VR space combat simulator that puts you in the cockpit of the CDF`s most advanced starfighters. Engage a variety of enemies in 4 different game modes and play the part of Lt. Rodgers in the extensive VR Campaign Mode.
Why similar: VR 21.9%, Action 18.6%, Space 16%, Indie 13.5%, Simulation 12.5%
- #45 Nautical Survival
65% matchVery Positive99% of 188 reviews2026
Dev: Idan Rooze
Windows
Captain an armed sea vessel to fight off hordes of oceanic terrors! Navigate between outposts to upgrade your boat, equip powerful weapons, manage your economy and hire crew members to your aid in this unique take on the survivors-like formula.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 51.7%, Roguelite 20%, Survival 13.4%, Action 12.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #46 Subdivision Infinity DX
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 105 reviews2019
Dev: MistFly GamesPub: Crescent Moon Games
Windows
Subdivision Infinity is an immersive and pulse pounding sci-fi space shooter featuring stunning graphics and tight spaceship game play. Hunt down and destroy enemy spacecraft, crush capital ships, mine asteroids for rare minerals, and find blueprints to craft amazing new vessels!
Why similar: Space Sim 30.2%, Space 18%, Action 17.1%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Indie 11.1%
- #47 Ziggy's Cosmic Adventures
69% matchMixed63% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Stardust Collective
Windows
Ziggy's Cosmic Adventures is a VR cockpit game combining ship management with action-arcade combat. You play as a bounty hunter with possibly questionable morals, currently in possession of a little alien that you may or may not have stolen from the evil Empire. Do you have what it takes to survive?
Why similar: Flight 40.2%, VR 24.2%, Action 14%, Space 7.8%, Survival 6.4%
- #48 AirMech Command
73% matchMixed68% of 199 reviews2017
Dev: Carbon Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
AirMech Command is the definitive Action/RTS experience in VR. With all new tactical room-space controls AND ground-level flight controls, you can command troops and units from orbit, or grab the stick and pilot your AirMech directly. Lots of mechs, units, and unlockable vanity items--no microtrans!
Why similar: Strategy 37%, VR 27.3%, Action 21.5%, Indie 14.3%
- #49 Nova Drift
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,456 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.4%, Space 15.8%, Roguelite 15.8%, Action 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%
- #50 Cosmodread
69% matchVery Positive91% of 417 reviews2021
Dev: White Door Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Cosmodread is a VR survival horror roguelike about escaping a dying spaceship filled with nightmares. Stranded in a hostile universe, you must explore, survive, and find your way back to the safety of Earth.
Why similar: Perma Death 20.8%, VR 17.1%, Survival 10.8%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Space 9.7%
- #51 Space Rift - Episode 1
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 73 reviews2016
Dev: Vibrant CorePub: bitComposer Interactive GmbH
Windows
Be part of the action! SPACE RIFT is the first part of a breathtaking action space adventure with a captivating story specifically designed for Virtual Reality!Experience the excitement of flying through the expanses of our galaxy up close in your own cockpit and join the fight for the freedom of humanity on Mars!
Why similar: VR 28.2%, Space Sim 19.9%, Action 17%, Space 12%, Simulation 10.7%
- #52 Rogue Station
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 228 reviews2023
Dev: Quint Studio
Windows
This "space station builder simulation roguelite" puts you in charge of a space station. Fight off enemy ships, fleets and rival stations to dominate your corner of space. Build and upgrade your station, hire and manage your crew. Survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.1%, Strategy 15.3%, Perma Death 15.3%, Space 13.4%, Roguelite 12.8%
- #53 Icarus Starship Command Simulator
70% matchVery Positive90% of 52 reviews2017
Dev: Steven Eric Boyette
Windows
In this "starship command simulator" you will fight your way to the center of a randomly generated galaxy where a massive star is about to go supernova and destroy all life. Can you find a way to stop it?
Why similar: Strategy 43.4%, Action 23%, Indie 18.3%, Simulation 15.2%
- #54 Nomad Fleet
71% matchMixed67% of 213 reviews2016
Dev: Autarca
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Strategy 44.7%, Space 24.1%, Indie 14.9%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #55 Detached: Non-VR Edition
71% matchMostly Negative39% of 50 reviews2018
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Detached, a suspenseful interstellar duel that demands tactics and skill to survive, is now available in a non-VR version! Separated from your unit, you must make smart decisions and race to safety in this visceral exploration of deep space.
Why similar: Flight 23.3%, Space Sim 22%, Space 14.3%, Action 12.8%, First-Person 8.9%
- #56 Star Command Galaxies
67% matchMixed43% of 510 reviews2024
Dev: Warballoon
Windows · Mac
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: Space Sim 30.8%, Strategy 18.8%, Space 12.7%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Indie 7.8%
- #57 The Captain is Dead
67% matchVery Positive82% of 82 reviews2021
Dev: Thunderbox Entertainment
Windows · Mac
It’s the last 10 minutes of your favorite sci-fi TV show… except that this time things have gone seriously wrong and The Captain Is Dead! This turn-based, survival/strategy puts you in the Captain's chair as you try to save your crew from being blown to bits by aliens...
Why similar: Strategy 31.9%, Space 27.1%, Survival 21%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #58 Rise of Piracy
61% matchMostly Positive79% of 448 reviews2026
Dev: IrishJohnGamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
The perfect blend of Action, Adventure and RTS. Begin your journey as the lowly captain of a small vessel. End as the commander of a threatening fleet. Rise to glory how you see fit. Trade, fight, recruit, grow, pillage, ally, destroy & conquer.
Why similar: Strategy 49.7%, Action 26.2%, Simulation 24.1%
- #59 Space Impossible
68% matchVery Positive95% of 141 reviews2016
Dev: Happy Polygon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take control of a fully destructible spaceship and explore, blast or trade your way through the cosmos, alone or with friends. Every tile matters, as you dogfight, maneuver or speed your way past friendly traders, hostile aliens, and impressive space navies. What will you do, Captain?
Why similar: Action 38%, Indie 28.3%, Space 19.6%, Adventure 14.1%
- #60 Defect
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 57 reviews2016
Dev: Three Phase Interactive Pty Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Create the most powerful ship in the galaxy piece by piece, take it into battle and then lose your ship to a traitorous crew in an endless cycle of punishment and revenge.
Why similar: Strategy 44.4%, Action 17.5%, Space 14.2%, Indie 12.8%, Sci-fi 11.1%