- #1 Reassembly
97% matchVery Positive94% of 4,100 reviews2015
Dev: Anisoptera GamesPub: Indie Voyage
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Building 22.1%, Space 19.5%, Strategy 16.4%, Sandbox 14.3%, Action 8.4%
- #2 Captain Forever Remix
96% matchVery Positive80% of 380 reviews2016
Dev: Pixelsaurus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Can you create the raddest spaceship? Captain Forever Remix is the spaceship builder roguelike. Voyage across the Solar System and blast apart randomly-generated enemies for spare parts. This is an officially-licensed re-imagining of the indie classic Captain Forever.
Why similar: Space 39.4%, Building 17.3%, Action 14.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 7.5%, Sci-fi 6.8%
- #3 Homeworld Remastered Collection
96% matchVery Positive88% of 14,195 reviews2015
Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 40.8%, Strategy 39.1%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Action 1.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #4 Space Pirates And Zombies 2
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,842 reviews2017
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Design and then improve the ultimate mothership. Explore a persistent living galaxy populated by 200 unique captains that can do everything you can do. Survive the zombie infection and then fight them back. Make allies and start your own faction. Build your empire. Also includes Sandbox Mode.
Why similar: Space 27%, Strategy 25.6%, Action 13.8%, Building 8.1%, Sandbox 7.7%
- #5 Celestial Command
94% matchMixed62% of 705 reviews2014
Dev: Science Interactive
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 23.6%, Strategy 18.2%, Space Sim 15.6%, Sandbox 12.2%, Action 10.4%
- #6 eXoSpace Combat Engineer
91% matchVery Positive87% of 125 reviews2026
Dev: Fantastimaker
Windows
Snap, rotate and launch your own warship in minutes, then pilot it into bullet-hell boss fights to hunt the galaxy's supervillains. Master intuitive engineering, evolve from drone to dreadnought, and use the fully gridless designer to build anything you can imagine!
Why similar: Space Sim 19.7%, Building 13.6%, Space 12%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Physics 7.9%
- #7 Void Destroyer
94% matchMixed59% of 352 reviews2015
Dev: Iteration 11
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.6 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 33.3%, Space 22.6%, Action 16.6%, Space Sim 14.8%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #8 Subdivision Infinity DX
93% 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 29.5%, Action 20.2%, Space 20.1%, Sci-fi 12%, Shooter 7.2%
- #9 EVERSPACE™
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 11,489 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: Space 31.9%, Space Sim 25.6%, Action 18.3%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Shooter 5.9%
- #10 Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
90% matchVery Positive94% of 12,916 reviews2022
Dev: Walternate Realities
Windows
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 41.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 Sim 23.6%, Building 16.4%, Strategy 16.3%, Space 15.4%, Sci-fi 13.7%
- #11 Voidship: The Long Journey
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 149 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 31.9%, Action 18.1%, Space 16.2%, Sci-fi 11%, Top-Down Shooter 8.2%
- #12 Between the Stars
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,502 reviews2024
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 24.9%, Space 21.8%, Strategy 18.5%, Action 12.5%, Sandbox 8.1%
- #13 X3: Reunion
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 743 reviews2006
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
X3: Reunion continues the epic space saga, blending deep space trading and intense real-time combat. Explore a vast universe, establish your empire, and shape the new frontier. With enhanced graphics and intricate economies, it's a journey of strategy, simulation, and interstellar intrigue.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.8%, Space 25.5%, Strategy 20.1%, Sandbox 11.1%, Sci-fi 9.4%
- #14 Interstellar Pilot 2
86% matchVery Positive90% of 162 reviews2023
Dev: Pixelfactor Ltd.
Windows
The hit mobile game Interstellar Pilot 2 has come to Steam. Join the TEF forces heading to the Gatopean sector to find a new home for mankind. Play how you like in this open world space-sim developed by Pixelfactor.
Why similar: Strategy 26%, Space Sim 24.5%, Action 17.7%, Sandbox 12.5%, Space 10.7%
- #15 Children of a Dead Earth
87% matchVery Positive90% of 942 reviews2016
Dev: Q Switched Productions, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
The most scientifically accurate space warfare simulator ever made. Now with Steam Workshop!
Why similar: Strategy 26.7%, Science 24.1%, Space 20%, Space Sim 13.4%, Sci-fi 9.4%
- #16 BossConstructor
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 221 reviews2016
Dev: Neomateria Games GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 23.6%, Action 21.1%, Building 19.6%, Physics 8.1%, Sci-fi 6.7%
- #17 The Last Starship
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,705 reviews2026
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Last Starship is a 2D space construction game where you design and upgrade your starship. Choose your path: pirate hunter, miner, engineer, spacebus driver, and more, whilst exploring vibrant star systems. Enjoy a growing sandbox world, with regular free updates. Your cosmic adventure awaits!
Why similar: Space Sim 20.3%, Science 14.3%, Strategy 14.2%, Building 12.1%, Space 11.9%
- #18 Space Pirates and Zombies
85% matchVery Positive91% of 3,168 reviews2011
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 31.2%, Strategy 18.9%, Action 14.6%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Sandbox 6.2%
- #19 Battlezone 98 Redux
84% matchVery Positive91% of 1,145 reviews2016
Dev: Big Boat InteractivePub: Rebellion
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
One of the greatest sci-fi strategy games of all time returns with remastered visuals, online multiplayer and near unlimited mod content from Steam Workshop. Experience thrilling first person action and acclaimed RTS in this explosive alternate vision of the 1960s space race.
Why similar: Strategy 45.5%, Action 22.6%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Space 12.2%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #20 Universal Combat CE
86% matchMixed42% of 267 reviews2015
Dev: 3000AD
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 15.9 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 34.1%, Space 29.8%, Sci-fi 19.5%, Space Sim 6%, Building 3.3%
- #21 Particle Fleet: Emergence
83% matchVery Positive92% of 1,284 reviews2016
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Strategy 54.1%, Space 25.8%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Indie 6.6%, 2D 2.9%
- #22 Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,835 reviews2014
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 81.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Creeper World 3 is what happens when cellular automata takes over a strategy simulation. Instead of discrete units that attack your base, a fluid-like substance spreads over the terraformable terrain. Your base, your weapons, your strategy... you must adapt them all.
Why similar: Strategy 68.5%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Indie 5.4%, Singleplayer 3.4%, Sandbox 2.4%
- #23 Angels Fall First
78% matchVery Positive81% of 4,091 reviews2026
Dev: Strangely Interactive Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 loved in a rich science fiction setting. Boarding, pilotable capital ships, deep weapon customization and full Bot support included!
Why similar: Space Sim 30%, Space 21.7%, Action 15.4%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Shooter 12.4%
- #24 Conflicks - Revolutionary Space Battles
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 173 reviews2015
Dev: Artifice Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Spaceships, lasers, and… chickens! What more could you ask for?Conflicks: Revolutionary Space Battles is a creative new take on space-themed videogames that merges the deep, thoughtful gameplay of strategy games with the intuitive accessibility of physics-based games.
Why similar: Strategy 43.3%, Action 19.1%, Space 13.7%, Physics 9.2%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #25 Dark Old Sun
81% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2018
Dev: SN!Somos Nerds
Windows · Mac · Linux
A shoot'em up, with focus on choice and progressiveness, so you can choose between a wide selection of weapons, and upgrade them becoming way more powerfull as you play.Big multi-phase bosses and a dramatic story.
Why similar: Action 41.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, Space 12.2%, Shooter 8.8%, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #26 Flotilla
81% matchVery Positive82% of 243 reviews2010
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 28%
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 31.2%, Strategy 24.7%, Space 13.7%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Action 9.7%
- #27 Space Rogue
79% matchMixed64% of 453 reviews2016
Dev: Red Beat
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 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 29.9%, Space 26.1%, Sandbox 16.8%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Exploration 7.1%
- #28 Captain Starshot
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 277 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: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Space 24.9%, Action 23%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Indie 5.8%
- #29 Carrier Command: Gaea Mission
80% matchMixed48% of 1,186 reviews2012
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A next-gen re-imagination of a groundbreaking 80s classic. Carrier Command: Gaea Mission brings a breathtaking combination of action and strategy elements.
Why similar: Strategy 58.2%, Action 29.1%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #30 Homeworld 3
77% matchMixed41% of 8,761 reviews2024
Dev: Blackbird InteractivePub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 65.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Strategy 39.4%, Space 37.9%, Sci-fi 19.7%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #31 Battlezone: Combat Commander
76% matchVery Positive90% of 959 reviews2018
Dev: Big Boat InteractivePub: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Battlezone: Combat Commander remasters FPS-RTS classic Battlezone II with slick new visuals, brand new achievements, Steam Workshop support and much more! The solar system is at war. Take command.
Why similar: Strategy 44.1%, Action 24.8%, Space 13.4%, Shooter 9.1%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #32 Space Will
74% matchVery Positive98% of 90 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: Strategy 22.8%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Space 13.7%, Action 13.6%, Space Sim 11.4%
- #33 FTL: Faster Than Light
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 78,865 reviews2012
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 34.2 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 28.7%, Strategy 27.5%, Space Sim 19.9%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Indie 3.5%
- #34 Steel Rain
77% matchVery Positive84% of 106 reviews2015
Dev: PolarityFlow, Adrian ZinggPub: PolarityFlow
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
It's the ultimate, strategic SHMUP ReMix! Control TWO combat wings, flick between THREE different formations, and BLAST your way through overwhelming enemy fleets! Liberate planets, build colonies, research tech and skills, craft items, or even play 2p co-op in this unique new indie game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Strategy 21.1%, Action 13.9%, Space 13.2%, Shooter 9%
- #35 Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing
75% matchVery Positive88% of 69 reviews2019
Dev: Tribetoy
Windows
Become a Captain! Fly your ship and command your crew as you compete to become Champion in a winner-takes-all reality show. Build relationships and plot betrayals to avoid getting voted off the season and become the last captain standing. Optional VR support.
Why similar: Strategy 34.7%, Action 20.9%, Space Sim 19.2%, Space 11%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #36 CDF Starfighter VR
76% 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: Action 39.8%, Space 31.2%, Sci-fi 19.4%, Indie 9.6%
- #37 X4: Foundations
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 30,300 reviews2018
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 95.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore, trade, fight, and build as you rise to command fleets, stations, and entire economies in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to every decision.
Why similar: Space Sim 26.9%, Space 17.2%, Strategy 17.2%, Sandbox 12.2%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #38 Nova Drift
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,646 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.4 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: Shoot 'Em Up 33.7%, Space 22.9%, Action 15.6%, Shooter 14.9%, 2D 7.2%
- #39 StarMade
73% matchMixed68% of 2,992 reviews2014
Dev: Schine GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
The ultimate space sandbox. Participate in epic fleet battles, form alliances, strive to dominate entire galaxies and harness the universe’s resources for your industrious empire or the destruction of others. Customise your experience, the universe is yours!
Why similar: Space 22.7%, Sandbox 16%, Building 14.7%, Space Sim 10.7%, Strategy 8.7%
- #40 Cave Story+
72% matchVery Positive93% of 8,352 reviews2011
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
Why similar: Action 22.9%, Sci-fi 21.8%, Shooter 21.3%, Exploration 14.7%, 2D 10.4%
- #41 Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut
73% matchVery Positive82% of 393 reviews2014
Dev: Born Ready Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Director's Cut of Strike Suit Zero delivers the ultimate version with a graphical overhaul, restructured campaign and all its DLC. Pilot the mecha Strike Suit across massive fleet battles where your dogfighting skills will decide Earth's fate.
Why similar: Space 32.1%, Action 24.5%, Space Sim 19.8%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Shooter 5.1%
- #42 Creeper World IXE
69% matchMixed70% of 889 reviews2024
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows
Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The unstoppable alien force known as The Creeper has returned, devouring thousands of worlds in its path, and yours is next. Battle against the Creeper fluid in a groundbreaking pixel-level simulation to prove that humanity will rule the galaxy forever!
Why similar: Strategy 21.5%, Space 21%, Sandbox 17.5%, Physics 15.8%, Action 11.3%
- #43 Ceres
74% matchMixed51% of 160 reviews2015
Dev: Jötunn GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Take control of a squadron of ships in full 3D space combat. Explore, battle and trade your way through a pirate, machine and monster-infested solar system.
Why similar: Strategy 37.1%, Space 24%, Action 22.5%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Indie 4.3%
- #44 Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,173 reviews2020
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command the Nimbatus and craft drones out of hundreds of different parts. Survive unknown threats in a fully destructible, procedural universe, compete against other players in different arenas or enjoy complete creative freedom in the sandbox.
Why similar: Space Sim 19.5%, Strategy 17.8%, Space 10.5%, Crafting 9.8%, Building 8.9%
- #45 Risk of Rain Returns
67% matchVery Positive90% of 28,738 reviews2023
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, enhanced with new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, fan favorite content from Risk of Rain 2, and more!
Why similar: Space 33.6%, Action 25%, Sci-fi 24.7%, 2D 13.9%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #46 Destination Sol
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,362 reviews2015
Dev: MovingBlocks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 30%
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 45.2%, Action 30.6%, 2D 9.5%, Indie 7.5%, Sci-fi 5.7%
- #47 Starforged Legacy
66% matchVery Positive88% of 190 reviews2026
Dev: Second Shift GamesPub: Tripwire Presents
Windows
Outlast the onslaught in a sci-fi survivors-like where your decisions matter as much as your firepower. Command customizable starships, enhance your arsenal with 100+ strategy-defining upgrades, and annihilate endless fleets of cosmic combatants! Carve your legacy among the stars or die trying!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.9%, Strategy 23.7%, Space 18.9%, Action 13.2%, Sci-fi 12.3%
- #48 Nova-111
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Funktronic Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Pilot your trusty orange vessel in this quirky sci-fi strategy game that cleverly mixes turn-based and real-time gameplay. Your mission: fix space-time and recover all the scientists lost in the aftermath of the Universe's Greatest Science Experiment.
Why similar: Science 29.9%, Strategy 21.2%, Space 16.9%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Exploration 7.9%
- #49 Executive Assault 2
67% matchVery Positive83% of 1,767 reviews2023
Dev: Hesketh Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Space Sim 28.1%, Strategy 18.5%, Building 17.1%, Space 13.5%, Action 8.6%
- #50 Habitat
72% matchMostly Negative40% of 261 reviews2016
Dev: 4gencyPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Habitat is a physics-based space game where you build, fly, and fight with whatever you can find out in space. Upgrade and arm your creations with weapons and structures you find in orbit, fly and explore using rocket physics.Battle deadly enemies in Campaign Mode to save humanity or explore Sandbox Mode for true creative control.
Why similar: Strategy 32.3%, Space 26.7%, Action 15.7%, Sandbox 13.7%, Physics 7.4%
- #51 Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
67% matchVery Positive93% of 16,354 reviews2012
Dev: Ironclad Games CorporationPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.5%, Strategy 19.7%, Space 17.1%, Sandbox 13.8%, Sci-fi 11.2%
- #52 Zotrix
71% matchMixed59% of 202 reviews2015
Dev: ZeroBit GamesPub: Ocean Media LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Zotrix is a modern take on the classic arcade shooter. The game introduces resource trading economy and system of upgrades between number of space stations bringing the classic experience into modern generation. Aliens are attacking and Solar Division Command needs You!
Why similar: Action 29.5%, Strategy 29.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Space 10.7%, Indie 5%
- #53 Iron Armada
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 177 reviews2024
Dev: Bluedrake42Pub: Drakeling Labs
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 849.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Iron Armada is a multiplayer, space-faring combat game where players must team up to build a fleet of ships in order to survive the perils of space and defeat the opposing player faction. Build ships of all shapes and sizes, mine resources, and scavenge parts with friends to conquer the universe!
Why similar: Strategy 56.4%, Action 32.7%, Space 8.4%, 2D 1.3%, Indie 1.1%
- #54 Star Saviors
68% matchVery Positive82% of 1,685 reviews2016
Dev: Sharpened Edge Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Saviors brings the best bullet hell experience you can find on Steam. Play through 18 challenging stages in this ultimate test of tactics and reflexes.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 46%, Action 14.8%, Space 13.5%, Strategy 9.7%, Sci-fi 4.9%
- #55 Black Skylands
65% matchVery Positive84% of 4,521 reviews2023
Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Become the captain of an airship and explore the world of the skies, gather resources and build powerful weapons, uncover ancient secrets and fight beneath your ship's sails.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 31.2%, Sandbox 20.2%, Crafting 18.1%, Action 12.5%, Sci-fi 11.2%
- #56 Haegemonia: Legions of Iron
70% matchMixed69% of 103 reviews2014
Dev: Digital RealityPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 26%
From the makers of the award-winning Imperium Galactica 1 and 2 games, discover a powerful space-opera like RTS game.
Why similar: Strategy 46.8%, Space 28.2%, Action 14.4%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Indie 3%
- #57 Earth 2150 Trilogy
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,023 reviews2013
Dev: Reality Pump StudiosPub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Your heroes and your armies will need strong leadership to take them on a spellbinding odyssey that has everything a gamer’s heart could wish for breathtaking worlds in space, battles against cunning enemies and even downright treason from your own government faction - are you up to it?
Why similar: Strategy 95.6%, Sci-fi 2.9%, Space 1.4%
- #58 Deep Eclipse: New Space Odyssey
70% matchMixed66% of 261 reviews2014
Dev: Ultravision InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Deep Eclipse: New Space Odyssey is the ultimate space thriller in the best tradition of the genre. You're the pilot of a space fighter, accidentally catapulted into a parallel universe populated by hostile alien creatures; and they're not happy to see you! To get out of this hell, do your best, to destroy hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Space Sim 20.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17%, Space 14.5%, Action 10.7%
- #59 SunAge: Battle for Elysium
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 189 reviews2014
Dev: vertex4 entertainment GmbH
Windows · Mac
A return to the roots of real-time strategy, providing beautiful 2D visuals combined with all the features that we came to expect from old school classics. This remastered version is a culmination of all the improvements and new features based upon suggestions from the community.
Why similar: Strategy 36.4%, Sci-fi 18.5%, Action 16.4%, Building 15.1%, 2D 7.7%