- #1 Worbital
97% matchVery Positive89% of 475 reviews2019
Dev: Team Jolly Roger
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
With the shifting gravity on your side, aim your cannons, blast your enemies and enjoy the fireworks. Worbital is a real-time strategic artillery game in space, peppered with a heavy dose of cosmic chaos. The goal: be the last civilization standing!
Why similar: Strategy 17.6%, Space 16.9%, Co-op 11.9%, Physics 10.7%, Multiplayer 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based space RTS where you maneuver planets and ships to destroy opponents in real-time.
- #2 Cannon Brawl
96% matchVery Positive91% of 796 reviews2014
Dev: Theresa DuringerPub: Temple Gates Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Cannon Brawl is action RTS and artillery hybrid. Pilot an airship, command powerful weapon emplacements and use the destructible terrain to out think and destroy your enemy! It's a new take on artillery strategy!
Why similar: Strategy 37.2%, Multiplayer 22.9%, Indie 18.6%, Action 12.5%, Adventure 5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines physics-based artillery combat with real-time strategy elements in a highly competitive format.
- #3 Reassembly
96% matchVery Positive94% of 4,066 reviews2015
Dev: Anisoptera GamesPub: Indie Voyage
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 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: Space 36.9%, Strategy 30.1%, Action 10.6%, Indie 9.3%, Sci-fi 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A space exploration and combat game that utilizes a robust physics engine for ship movement and destruction.
- #4 Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
94% matchVery Positive95% of 12,431 reviews2022
Dev: Walternate Realities
Windows
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 40.4 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: Strategy 26%, Space 24.9%, Sci-fi 18.7%, Multiplayer 12%, Indie 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep physics-based ship design and tactical combat that rewards strategic positioning.
- #5 Flotilla
95% matchVery Positive82% of 239 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: Strategy 31.7%, Space 18.2%, Sci-fi 14%, Funny 12.3%, Co-op 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical space strategy game that emphasizes movement and positioning in a 3D environment.
- #6 Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest
93% matchVery Positive83% of 865 reviews2014
Dev: Hassey Enterprises, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Galcon 2 is a demolition derby in space! Send swarms of ships from planet to planet to conquer the galaxy in this fast paced multiplayer strategy game!
Why similar: Strategy 37.1%, Space 14.2%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Indie 12.2%, Competitive 10.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, minimalist space RTS that captures the frantic energy of controlling fleets in real-time.
- #7 Habitat
94% matchMostly Negative40% of 261 reviews2016
Dev: 4gencyPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 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 35.6%, Space 30.5%, Indie 12.5%, Action 11.9%, Physics 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based strategy game where you build space stations from debris to survive in orbit.
- #8 Kosmokrats
92% matchVery Positive87% of 124 reviews2020
Dev: Pixel DelusionPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Experience life in space using cutting edge drone simulation technology. You can never fail — build ships, make friends, live forever.
Why similar: Space 32.1%, Physics 21.7%, Action 12.8%, Indie 10.7%, Sci-fi 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous space-themed game that uses physics-based mechanics to solve puzzles and manage space missions.
- #9 Stellar Commanders
91% matchMixed58% of 101 reviews2020
Dev: Blindflug Studios AG
Windows
Conquer the stars in this straightforward multiplayer real-time strategy game from the creators of First Strike and become a Stellar Commander!
Why similar: Competitive 20.9% ★, Fast-Paced 20.2%, Strategy 16.7%, Space 15.5%, Indie 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced RTS focused on planetary destruction and tactical decision-making in space.
- #10 Auralux: Constellations
91% matchVery Positive81% of 175 reviews2016
Dev: Grove Street Games
Windows
Auralux: Constellations is the awaited sequel to Auralux, the critically acclaimed minimalistic Real Time Strategy game. Explore a dozen new gameplay mechanics through each constellation, one new feature at a time. It's Real-Time Strategy, deconstructed.
Why similar: Strategy 46.2%, Space 21.9%, Indie 16.8%, Casual 15.2%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, fast-paced RTS that focuses on resource management and fleet movement in space.
- #11 Boom Slingers
89% matchVery Positive90% of 128 reviews2022
Dev: Boom Corp
Windows · Mac
A fresh take on the classic artillery genre! Fight in physics-based battles online against players around the world. Defeat your opponents with UFO-tracked Cows, gravity-defying Anvils, or a good ol' fashioned Baseball Bat. The choice is yours!
Why similar: Strategy 29.4%, Physics 18.1%, Multiplayer 15.4%, Space 15.2%, Action 12%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based multiplayer combat game that emphasizes trajectory and environmental interaction.
- #12 Planets Under Attack
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,241 reviews2012
Dev: Targem GamesPub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Play as humans or robots in a brand new sci-fi strategy adventure! Travel into the far reaches of space, through cleverly designed star constellations and variable game modes, conquering enemy planets using 15 combinable technologies.
Why similar: Strategy 90.8%, Indie 3.7%, Space 2.9%, Multiplayer 1.3%, Sci-fi 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy game where you conquer planets and manage fleets in a simplified, accessible space setting.
- #13 Gratuitous Space Battles 2
89% matchMostly Negative39% of 307 reviews2015
Dev: Positech Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Have you ever wanted to be admiral of a huge, sprawling space battle-fleet of your own design? Ever wanted to design a fleet of battle-cruisers so powerful they can rip all who oppose them into space-dust? Ever wanted to build a battleship with purple rotating radars and 64 engines? Well we have good news for you...
Why similar: Strategy 50.2%, Space 25.8%, Indie 15.4%, Sci-fi 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep strategic fleet management with a focus on large-scale space warfare.
- #14 Cortex Command
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 6,051 reviews2012
Dev: Data RealmsPub: Data Realms, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Choose between different factions, with their own set of expendable soldiers, mechas, and weapons. Protect your brain, mine gold, and destroy the enemy cortex in his bunker complex!
Why similar: Strategy 84.4%, Physics 4.9%, Indie 3.6%, Action 3.3%, Sci-fi 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-driven strategy game featuring destructible environments and intense tactical combat.
- #15 Worms W.M.D
86% matchVery Positive85% of 13,982 reviews2016
Dev: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The worms are back in their most destructive game yet. With a gorgeous, hand-drawn 2D look, brand new weapons, the introduction of crafting, vehicles and buildings plus the return of some much-loved classic weapons and gameplay, Worms W.M.D is the best worms experience ever.
Why similar: Strategy 42.4%, Multiplayer 22.1%, Action 12%, Funny 11.2%, Co-op 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive physics-based artillery strategy game that shares the chaotic, turn-based-meets-action DNA of Conflicks.
- #16 Void Destroyer
87% matchMixed60% of 351 reviews2015
Dev: Iteration 11
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.0 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 37.9%, Space 26.7%, Action 12.9%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Indie 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Blends space simulation, action, and strategy into a cohesive experience with a focus on fleet command.
- #17 Spacebase Startopia
85% matchMixed56% of 648 reviews2021
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Spacebase Startopia captivates with its original mixture of economic simulation and empire building strategy paired with classic RTS skirmishes and a good dose of humor.
Why similar: Strategy 35.8%, Space 22.6%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Co-op 10.6%, Multiplayer 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A space-themed strategy and simulation game that balances base management with tactical defense.
- #18 Yargis - Space Melee
86% matchMixed58% of 236 reviews2015
Dev: PlazSoft
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Yargis is a fast paced, top down spaceship shooter. Customize your ship to join a battle online or offline. Yargis is focused on team based, close combat action. The game has a variety of battle and co-op game modes and a powerful editor make Yargis a great game!
Why similar: Strategy 24.1%, Space 18.7%, Co-op 14.1%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Action 10%
Why You'll Like It: A casual space action game that focuses on fast-paced, arcade-style dogfighting.
- #19 Stellar Warfare
83% matchVery Positive84% of 406 reviews2021
Dev: Tense Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Space RTS with base building and ship customization. Personal passion project. More than 200 available ships, weapons and modules to design your fleet with. Contains a small campaign, several single and multiplayer game modes and a coop game mode. Also contains Wave defense!
Why similar: Strategy 25.6%, Space 23.6%, Co-op 13.2%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Sci-fi 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: An RTS that allows for extensive ship customization and tactical combat in deep space.
- #20 Iron Armada
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 177 reviews2024
Dev: Bluedrake42Pub: Drakeling Labs
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 816.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 49.2%, Action 19.6%, Casual 16.8%, Space 7.6%, Indie 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A space strategy game that incorporates action-oriented combat and exploration.
- #21 SPACECOM
84% matchMixed68% of 527 reviews2014
Dev: Flow CombinePub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
SPACECOM – a strategic-to-the-bone, starfleet command game in which deception, smart movement, and choices to battle decide victory or defeat.
Why similar: Strategy 31%, Space 17.7%, Competitive 13.2% ★, Indie 10.8%, Multiplayer 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical space strategy game that prioritizes fleet movement and positioning over base building.
- #22 Space Warfare
82% matchMixed58% of 94 reviews2021
Dev: Little Stories
Windows · Mac · Linux
2D casual strategy
Why similar: Strategy 47.8%, Space 18.7%, Indie 17.7%, Casual 15.8%
Why You'll Like It: A casual space strategy game that focuses on fleet management and tactical combat.
- #23 Defect
82% 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 48.5%, Space 15.4%, Action 13.8%, Indie 13.2%, Sci-fi 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features physics-based ship combat where you must build and sabotage your own fleet to succeed.
- #24 NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
78% matchVery Positive81% of 3,819 reviews2022
Dev: Eridanus IndustriesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Competitive 33.3% ★, Strategy 31.6%, Co-op 16.8%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A high-fidelity physics-based space strategy game that emphasizes realistic sensor and weapon mechanics.
- #25 Chicken Invaders Universe
77% matchVery Positive91% of 3,731 reviews2022
Dev: InterAction studios
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
A deliciously addictive core of finger-blistering shooting action, surrounded by delectable morsels of galactic exploration, spacecraft customization, and community competitions.
Why similar: Space 46.8%, Action 21.6%, Casual 17.9%, Sci-fi 13.7%
- #26 STARWHAL
79% matchVery Positive89% of 705 reviews2014
Dev: Breakfall
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The local multi-player space narwhal fighting game that has rocked the internet is finally ready for its big debut in a fully loaded release! Flop it out with 1-4 players in a retro, epic narwhal battle in space! The heart-piercing action is furious and unrelenting. STARWHAL will change your life.
Why similar: Indie 16.8%, Competitive 15.6% ★, Multiplayer 14.9%, Funny 13.8%, Space 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based space combat game that focuses on chaotic, skill-based movement and melee attacks.
- #27 Hyperdrive Massacre
81% matchMixed54% of 388 reviews2015
Dev: 34BigThings srl
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hyperdrive Massacre is an 80s inspired arcade fragfest in Spacewar sauce designed around local multiplayer, focused on kinestetics, tactical and shooting skills at a frenzied pace.
Why similar: Action 74.6%, Space 6.6%, Indie 5.1%, Strategy 3.5%, Casual 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style space combat game that emphasizes local multiplayer chaos.
- #28 Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,148 reviews2012
Dev: Ratloop AsiaPub: Reverb Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Annihilate an evil penguin regime in this cinematic platform adventure game offering full solo and co-op campaigns.
Why similar: Co-op 22.3%, Indie 17.8%, Multiplayer 16.7%, Action 16.7%, Funny 15.9%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the quirky, humorous tone of Conflicks while providing side-scrolling action and strategy.
- #29 Starion Tactics
80% matchMixed40% of 177 reviews2014
Dev: Corncrow Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
After assuming command of one of four human or alien factions vying for galactic dominance, immediately define your game’s scope. Play for minutes to hours across tens to hundreds of planets in single-player skirmish or multiplayer modes—it’s entirely up to you.
Why similar: Strategy 53.1%, Space 18.1%, Action 15%, Indie 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A hybrid strategy and action game set in space with a focus on tactical fleet maneuvers.
- #30 Konfronto
72% matchVery Positive90% of 113 reviews2026
Dev: Flaming Fowl Studios
Windows
A sci-fi roguelike auto-battler. Build a powerful intergalactic starship by interlocking different technologies, then battle through a galaxy populated with other players' creations.
Why similar: Strategy 56.4%, Funny 22.4%, Indie 21.1%
- #31 This Means Warp
75% matchMixed69% of 665 reviews2023
Dev: OutlierPub: Jagex Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
It’s co-op space survival fun, Jim, but not as we know it. This Means Warp is an intense spaceship management roguelite experience for 1-4 players. Explore a procedurally generated universe, upgrade your ship, battle dangerous enemies and adapt your strategies to survive in a hostile galaxy.
Why similar: Space 22.7%, Strategy 20.3%, Co-op 15.3%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Sci-fi 11%
- #32 Fly and Destroy
77% matchMixed59% of 328 reviews2016
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Fly and destroy is a space arcade unlike anything you've experienced before. It combines extremely fun game mechanics with breath taking visuals. The game itself has elements of almost every popular indie genre, but probably the most fitting would be the space bullet hell.
Why similar: Strategy 39.9%, Casual 18.7%, Action 18%, Indie 16.2%, Adventure 7.1%
- #33 ROCKETSROCKETSROCKETS
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 546 reviews2015
Dev: Radial Games Corp
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
ROCKETS fire ROCKETS at ROCKETS in this action-arcade, arena-combat, gorgeous festival-of-fireworks! It's dogfighting meets figure-skating in space with local multiplayer and single-player fast-paced action modes plus a ZEN MODE where ROCKETS learn to LOVE.
Why similar: Strategy 19.9%, Fast-Paced 18.8%, Indie 13.9%, Action 12.8%, Space 11.4%
- #34 Space Farmers
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,786 reviews2014
Dev: BumpkinBrothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Grab a friend, grab a gadget, grab a gun and get ready for the most fun you'll ever have in a co-op game!
Why similar: Indie 22.9%, Space 22%, Action 21.8%, Co-op 21.2%, Multiplayer 12.1%
- #35 Forts
73% matchVery Positive92% of 24,366 reviews2017
Dev: EarthWork Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unleash your creativity and strategic prowess in Forts, the exhilarating physics-based RTS! Design, construct, and customize imposing fortresses, bristling with devastating firepower, and blast your opponent’s buildings to rubble!
Why similar: Strategy 32.4%, Physics 20.1%, Multiplayer 17.1%, Action 9.9%, Funny 9.9%
- #36 Chicken Fight
72% matchVery Positive82% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: Light Bulb Engine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chickens, baseball bats and rockets, need more? Fight other player chickens in a fast-paced platformer fighter where you use the environment to defeat your enemies. Pick up fishing rods, jetpacks, net guns, and even other chickens. Also defeat an evil duck in story mode or create maps in the editor.
Why similar: Co-op 26%, Multiplayer 20.3%, Funny 19.5%, Action 14.8%, Casual 11.7%
- #37 Tower Wars
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,753 reviews2012
Dev: SuperVillain Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Tower Wars combines elements of tower defense, RTS, and all-out multi-player mayhem to bring you a completely unique experience, delivered with a fun and funny not-so-old world style!
Why similar: Strategy 50%, Multiplayer 16.4%, Co-op 13.8%, Indie 12.6%, Action 6.2%
- #38 ADIOS Amigos: Galactic Explorers
73% matchVery Positive93% of 120 reviews2018
Dev: Cosmic Picnic
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Improvise fuel efficient trajectories to keep your rusty ship running. Break into a space station with an asteroid. Tow a sofa into a black hole. Experience the perils and intrigue of space exploration with 1-4 players.
Why similar: Physics 21.3%, Space 21%, Action 15.2%, Indie 15.1%, Sci-fi 12%
- #39 Animal Revolt Battle Simulator
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,594 reviews2022
Dev: VDimension
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The ultimate physics-based, sandbox battle simulator where you can create funny battles between all sorts of ragdoll creatures! You can also make your own monsters with the unit creator or even join the battles yourself in the first-person mode!
Why similar: Strategy 30.4%, Physics 18.9%, Funny 13.7%, Indie 13.4%, Action 11.7%
- #40 Control Craft 3
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 305 reviews2016
Dev: Cristian ManolachiPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Control Craft 3 is a fast paced RTS which brings together quick thinking and clever tactics for some veritable planet conquering action!
Why similar: Strategy 56.7%, Funny 24%, Action 19.3%
- #41 Final Theory
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 392 reviews2018
Dev: Monticube
Windows
Final Theory is a 4X-lite turn-based strategy game where you command fleets of battleships engaged in a galactic civil war. It presents an exciting experience for both veteran players and those new to the genre. It features innovative combat mechanics but also hearkens back to some of the classics.
Why similar: Strategy 43.9%, Space 26.1%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Indie 6.1%, Multiplayer 4.2%
- #42 Circle Empires
71% matchVery Positive90% of 4,100 reviews2018
Dev: LuminousPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Circle Empires is a fresh take on the RTS genre, featuring a fast-paced approach to conquering the world.
Why similar: Strategy 57.9%, Indie 19.3%, Casual 14.7%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #43 Chicken Invaders 5
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,091 reviews2015
Dev: InterAction studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Chicken Invaders puts you at the forefront of a battle against invading intergalactic chickens, bent on revenge for our oppression of Earth chickens. This time, the chickens have hatched a devious plan to block out sunlight and freeze Earth to death!
Why similar: Action 29.8%, Casual 25.4%, Indie 25.1%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Co-op 9.2%
- #44 Space Reign
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 377 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 30.2%, Strategy 27.8%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Action 13.1%, Indie 12%
- #45 Cosmonautica
74% matchMixed48% of 1,184 reviews2015
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Cosmonautica is a fresh take on space trading in a procedurally generated universe, paired with quirky humor for your intergalactic enjoyment.
Why similar: Strategy 33.3%, Space 31.1%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Funny 12.1%, Adventure 5.3%
- #46 Particle Fleet: Emergence
70% matchVery Positive92% of 1,261 reviews2016
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 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 50.5%, Space 24.1%, Indie 16.7%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Singleplayer 1%
- #47 Intergalactic Bubbles
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,192 reviews2015
Dev: Hellscape Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Blast your way through space in this innovative 3D bubble puzzler! Bounce, bobble, swing, and explode bubbles across the universe. Intergalactic Bubbles advances the classic match-3 genre into the 21st century with stellar graphics, 3D action, and upgrades.
Why similar: Casual 51.7%, Indie 42.1%, Singleplayer 6.2%
- #48 Cosmo's Quickstop
68% matchVery Positive95% of 115 reviews2021
Dev: Big Sir Games
Windows
Cosmo’s Quickstop simulates the fast-paced thrill of managing a gas station… IN SPACE! Upgrade your services, please alien customers, and complete your daily chores through simple minigames that add up to a hilariously frantic experience with solo or couch co-op play.
Why similar: Strategy 23.5%, Space 22.4%, Co-op 11.8%, Funny 10.3%, Sci-fi 9.5%
- #49 Rusted Warfare - RTS
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,087 reviews2017
Dev: Corroding Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 32.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
{{An RTS inspired by the classics of the past!}} Making up for it's subpar retro graphics with fun gameplay and modern multi-threaded tech enabling huge battles to run smooth... Featuring singleplayer challenges, skirmish, sandbox, 10-player multiplayer & workshop modding.
Why similar: Strategy 54%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Co-op 11.6%, Indie 10.3%, Action 5.6%
- #50 Star Tactics Redux
70% matchVery Positive87% of 60 reviews2016
Dev: Devil's Dozen Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Turn-based strategy game full of spacefleet battles. 30+ hours of gameplay, randomized battles, huge campaign with different ways of completion. Experience infinite tactical situations and outsmart the tricky AI using dozens of ships and special abilities.
Why similar: Strategy 73.2%, Indie 26.8%
- #51 Drone Swarm
69% matchMixed63% of 334 reviews2020
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Drone Swarm is a very unique take on tactical games. Control 32,000 drones in quick, fast-paced fights. Combine your swarm abilities and counter constantly evolving attacks of your opponents. Survive varying enemy waves, get upgrades to your swarm, and make it to the next system alive!
Why similar: Sci-fi 16.4%, Strategy 15.9%, Physics 14.8%, Fast-Paced 14.4%, Action 13.1%
- #52 Microcosmum 2
66% matchMixed63% of 136 reviews2024
Dev: Satur Entertainment
Windows
A relaxing strategy game featuring unconventional gameplay. Your objectives include development, evolution, border expansion and protection of your hive.
Why similar: Strategy 33%, Action 12.4%, Indie 11.9%, Space 11.6%, Casual 10.9%
- #53 Mushroom Wars
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 571 reviews2016
Dev: Zillion WhalesPub: Azur Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Mushroom Wars is a dynamic real-time strategy game, where smart strategy meets furious action in epic PvP and PvE battles.
Why similar: Strategy 46.5%, Action 16.5%, Multiplayer 16.4%, Indie 15.4%, Funny 4.2%
- #54 Cozy Space Survivors
63% matchVery Positive97% of 364 reviews2024
Dev: simonschreibt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cozy time survival roguelite in space. You steer the shippy while the shooting happens automatically. Meet cute NPCs, solve small quests, and fight quirky enemies with satisfying weapons. A shorter experience for people who don't have much time but love playing (and finishing) games.
Why similar: Space 29.8%, Funny 21.9%, Action 18.7%, Casual 15.1%, Sci-fi 14.6%
- #55 Celestial Command
69% matchMixed63% of 687 reviews2014
Dev: Romenics
Windows · Mac · 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 36.5%, Strategy 27.6%, Indie 10.8%, Action 10.8%, Sci-fi 9.8%
- #56 Stick Fight: The Game
64% matchVery Positive93% of 124,581 reviews2017
Dev: Landfall WestPub: Landfall
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Stick Fight is a physics-based couch/online fighting game where you battle it out as the iconic stick figures from the golden age of the internet.
Why similar: Multiplayer 28.2%, Funny 20.4%, Action 11.4%, Physics 11.4%, Co-op 8.3%
- #57 Spacelines from the Far Out: Flight School
65% matchVery Positive83% of 252 reviews2022
Dev: CoffeenautsPub: Skystone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Spacelines from the Far Out: Flight School is all about getting you prepared to take on the task of running your own Spaceline before launch! Join up to 3 other people to take on the challenges and demands as you ferry people to their destination.
Why similar: Space 38.2%, Sci-fi 21.7%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Funny 13.9%, Casual 11%