Games Like Distant Star: Revenant Fleet

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%, Roguelike 19%, Sci-fi 14%, Strategy 10.7%, Procedural Generation 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: As the definitive space roguelite, it captures the same tension of managing ship systems and crew while navigating a dangerous, randomized sector map.

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: Space 26.3%, Strategy 20.3%, RTS 16.7%, Sci-fi 14%, Real-Time 11.6% ★

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the core concept of managing a small, vulnerable fleet of ships through a hostile, procedurally generated galaxy.

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 19.5%, Procedural Generation 13.3%, RTS 12.3%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Roguelike 10%

Why You'll Like It: This tactical roguelite features a similar focus on fleet command and narrative-driven exploration across a dying galaxy.

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 29%, Strategy 25%, RTS 23.4%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Indie 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on tactical fleet positioning and resource management against an encroaching, fluid-like enemy force.

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 34.8%, Sci-fi 30.4%, Strategy 14.9%, Indie 7.1%, Singleplayer 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers deep fleet customization and tactical combat that mirrors the ship-building and management aspects of the seed game.

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

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

Why You'll Like It: A space-based roguelike that emphasizes fleet management and strategic combat encounters in a procedurally generated environment.

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 34.7%, RTS 23.9%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Strategy 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides the quintessential fleet-based real-time strategy experience, focusing on 3D movement and tactical unit control.

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 45.9%, Strategy 15.4%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Action 6.7%, Indie 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique ship-building mechanic and fleet-based combat that rewards creative design and tactical maneuvering.

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 35.7%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Sci-fi 13%, Pirates 11.2% ★, Strategy 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This top-down space combat game features fleet management and progression elements that align well with the action-strategy focus of the seed.

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is the new real-time strategy game adapted from Games Workshop’s famous tabletop game that portrays the epic space battles of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

Why similar: Space 39.3%, RTS 23.5%, Strategy 16.8%, Real Time Tactics 9%, Sci-fi 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers intense, fleet-based real-time strategy combat with a strong emphasis on positioning and specialized ship abilities.

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: Space 37%, Strategy 29.7%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Indie 10.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses entirely on the strategic setup and automated execution of massive fleet battles, emphasizing preparation and ship loadouts.

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: RTS 46.4%, Strategy 27.2%, Tactical 21%, Singleplayer 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a highly realistic approach to tactical fleet combat, perfect for players who enjoy the strategic depth of managing multiple ship classes.

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 22.1%, Strategy 17.3%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Procedural Generation 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It blends fleet management with exploration, requiring players to maintain their ship and fleet while traversing a dangerous void.

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

Why similar: Space 53.5%, Strategy 31%, Indie 10.6%, Singleplayer 2.7%, 2D 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines base building and tactical space combat with roguelite elements that mirror the progression loop of the seed game.

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 23.5%, Strategy 18%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%, Roguelite 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: While set on land, its roguelite structure and focus on managing a small group of vehicles through a hostile map feel very similar to the seed game.

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

Why similar: Space 25.4%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Real-Time 14.6% ★, Strategy 12.9%, Real Time Tactics 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time tactics game that emphasizes fleet management and 4X elements within a sci-fi setting.

Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.

Why similar: Space 18.3%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Strategy 11.8%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Procedural Generation 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This roguelike focuses on boarding and destroying procedurally generated alien ships, offering a similar high-stakes combat feel.

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 26.3%, RTS 17.9%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Strategy 10%, Real Time Tactics 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a modern take on real-time tactical space combat with a focus on fleet command and ship customization.

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 36%, RTS 25.5%, Strategy 21.2%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style real-time strategy game that focuses on fleet management and narrative-driven space missions.

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 55.6%, Sci-fi 20.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Action 4.3%, Indie 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a broader space exploration experience with heavy emphasis on ship combat and fleet-like management of your vessel's capabilities.

Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.

Why similar: Space 26.4%, Strategy 21.6%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Roguelike 11.8%, Indie 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It combines tactical, turn-based combat with roguelike exploration, focusing on scavenging and upgrading your team in a sci-fi setting.

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 18.3%, Procedural Generation 18.2%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Roguelike 14.3%, Strategy 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based space strategy game that emphasizes tactical movement and combat in a 3D environment.

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

Why similar: Space 34.5%, RTS 23.9%, Strategy 22.1%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Indie 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: This real-time strategy game focuses on fleet-based combat with a variety of ship classes and tactical abilities to master.

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 34.3%, Strategy 20.1%, RTS 17.2%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Action 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It combines space simulation with real-time strategy elements, allowing for both direct piloting and fleet command.

Take command of a vast interstellar empire and safeguard your species from total extinction in a procedurally generated 3D galaxy (with the option to flatten it) from 1 System to 10,000+! Prove your species' ingenuity through a deep and intricate combat system where anything (from individual components on ships to the stars themselves)...

Why similar: Space 33%, Strategy 24%, RTS 18.8%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Indie 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers deep 4X and RTS mechanics, focusing on massive fleet scale and complex ship design.

Space Run is a «real-time spaceship construction strategy game». Space Run takes the well-known Tower Defense-style gameplay and twists it, challenging you to manage and protect a spaceship and its cargo against the hazards of deep space!

Why similar: Space 49.3%, Strategy 23.8%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Indie 6.9%, Action 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends tower defense with fleet management, requiring players to protect their cargo ship through dangerous space lanes.

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 24.9%, Space 16.7%, Strategy 15.2%, Procedural Generation 14.1%, Sci-fi 12%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelike that focuses on squad management and positioning, capturing the high-pressure combat feel of the seed game.

Ambitious megacorporations monopolize the conquest of space and the colonization of the solar system. At the very edge of the solar system, the companies make a discovery that will shift the technological advantage and upset the balance. And so a new conflict is born: "The Jupiter Incident."

Why similar: Space 34.5%, Strategy 17.2%, Sci-fi 17.1%, RTS 17.1%, Tactical 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: This tactical space combat game focuses on managing small fleets and individual ship subsystems during intense encounters.

A ground-based RTS prequel to the classic Homeworld games. Assemble your fleet and lead them to victory on the shifting sands of Kharak in this compelling strategy game for PC from Blackbird Interactive.

Why similar: RTS 33.1%, Strategy 19.9%, Sci-fi 19%, Space 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.9%

From the makers of the award-winning Imperium Galactica 1 and 2 games, discover a powerful space-opera like RTS game.

Why similar: Space 33.6%, RTS 25.2%, Strategy 22.2%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Action 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic space RTS that emphasizes fleet management, research, and tactical combat across a solar system.

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 42.4%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Action 8.3%, Roguelike 6.1%

SPACECOM – a strategic-to-the-bone, starfleet command game in which deception, smart movement, and choices to battle decide victory or defeat.

Why similar: RTS 28.2%, Space 18.5%, Strategy 13.4%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Tactical 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, tactical real-time strategy game that strips away the fluff to focus purely on fleet movement and positioning.

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 25%, Procedural Generation 15.2%, Roguelike 13.2%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Strategy 8.3%

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: Space 37.7%, Strategy 23.2%, Sci-fi 18.5%, Action 11.9%, Indie 8.7%

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 35.2%, Strategy 16%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Roguelike 12.7%, Tactical 10.2%

As a space bear, human or any other race, venture forth into the galaxy, create custom ships, conquer new worlds, build new colonies and defend your very existence against those who would take what is yours.

Why similar: Space 34.4%, Strategy 22.5%, RTS 20.1%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Indie 6.9%

Managing a fleet across a dangerous galaxy. Every star and planet holds untold riches and dangers. Each encounter will require skills in trading, diplomacy, and combat. Allocate power to engines, charge all weapons, and take on the worst the galaxy has to handle.

Why similar: Space 31.1%, RTS 24.6%, Sci-fi 18.3%, Strategy 11.6%, Tactical 8.1%

StarDrive 2 is an exciting and evolutionary step forward for the StarDrive franchise. In this eagerly anticipated sequel, the core mechanics have evolved to incorporate a turn-based strategic layer, featuring spectacular realtime battles.

Why similar: Space 36.3%, Strategy 31.8%, Sci-fi 22.2%, Indie 8.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Drox Operative is a starship action RPG with warring alien races, fierce space battles, a dynamic, evolving galaxy, and co-op multiplayer for Windows and Mac.Eons ago the Drox ruled the galaxy through their mighty Operatives. These elite starship captains were trained to accomplish the impossible at whatever cost necessary.

Why similar: Space 42.2%, Procedural Generation 19.6%, Sci-fi 19.5%, Action 8.9%, Indie 8.3%

StarCrawlers is a modern take on a classic cRPG dungeon crawler set in a gritty spacepunk universe. Build a crew of renegade adventurers on the fringes of space, taking jobs from megacorps to hunt bounties, sabotage rivals and conduct corporate espionage.

Why similar: Sci-fi 72.5%, Indie 27.5%

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is the RTS videogame adaptation of Games Workshop’s classic tabletop game, pitting the Chaos, Imperium, Eldar, and Orks against each other in visceral space-battles.

Why similar: Space 33%, RTS 23.9%, Strategy 20.8%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Tactical 4.5%

Dawn of Andromeda is a pausable, real-time 4X space strategy game providing an accessible, fun and immersive experience, introducing fresh ideas to the genre. Build your empire, colonize new planets, interact with other factions and characters, research technologies and build great fleets.

Why similar: Space 38.2%, Strategy 32.7%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Indie 10%

Ancient Frontier is a turn-based strategy RPG set in the far future. You command the fleet. Buy new ships, outfit them with crew and equipment, then deploy and destroy the enemy. Take control of massive fleets of capital ships and support craft as you play through two unique campaigns.

Why similar: Space 27.7%, Strategy 27%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Procedural Generation 15.1%, Tactical 7.4%

You’re being Bounty-Hunted! Run, Build your ship piece-by-piece and make it work with the parts you find, Destroy outposts and waves of fleets, and Pick your battles carefully to overcome your hunters in this Fast-Paced Top-Down Action Roguelite Shooter.

Why similar: Space 24.1%, Procedural Generation 15.9%, Strategy 12.6%, Roguelike 12.1%, Action Roguelike 9.2%

Star Renegades is a dimension spanning rogue-lite strategy RPG. Outsmart uniquely generated adversaries, forge bonds between heroes and end the cycle!

Why similar: Procedural Generation 23.9%, Roguelike 20.4%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Strategy 11.5%, Roguelite 9.7%

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 47.7%, Procedural Generation 13%, Action 10.9%, Indie 10.1%, Roguelike 7.6%

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 42.5%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Strategy 14.5%, Action 8.2%, Indie 7.2%

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 19.3%, Strategy 18.9%, Procedural Generation 12.3%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Roguelike 10.5%

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 27.7%, Procedural Generation 18.9%, Roguelike 13.2%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Strategy 10.9%

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 41.5%, Strategy 29.5%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Tactical 11.2%, Singleplayer 2.6%

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: Space 30.6%, Roguelike 20%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 10.7%, Action 7.2%

Galaxy squad is a hardcore turn-based tactical roguelike, inspired by FTL and XCOM.

Why similar: Space 28.3%, Strategy 22.1%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Procedural Generation 16%, Tactical 9.3%

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 25.3%, Strategy 15.9%, RTS 15.4%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Real-Time 8.4% ★

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 55.5%, Sci-fi 23.9%, Action 7.5%, Indie 6.4%, Top-Down 4.7%

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 22.5%, RTS 21.9%, Roguelike 12.1%, Strategy 10.7%, Sci-fi 10%

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

Why similar: RTS 24.1%, Space 19%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Strategy 11.7%, Real Time Tactics 8.6%

A space tactics extraction roguelite. Explore space, pick fights, collect loot, then escape. Upgrade and unlock new ships to strengthen your fleet and face tougher foes.

Why similar: Strategy 25.1%, Roguelike 22.3%, Real Time Tactics 19.6%, Roguelite 15%, Tactical 10.1%

From the creators of AI War: Fleet Command comes an all-new grand strategy title with turn-based tactical combat, set in a deep simulation of an entire solar system and its billions of inhabitants. You are the last of a murdered race, determined to unify or destroy the 8 others.

Why similar: Space 40.5%, Strategy 26%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Indie 6.6%, Great Soundtrack 5.4%

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 38.3%, Strategy 20.1%, Sci-fi 17.4%, RTS 11.5%, Real-Time 8.9% ★