Games Like Duskers

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 24%, Roguelike 18.5%, Difficult 10.6%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Roguelite 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential space roguelite that emphasizes resource management and difficult decision-making under pressure.

Deadnaut is Screwfly Studios' second game and follow up to cult hit, Zafehouse: Diaries. Deadnauts, so named because they’re unlikely to return, must explore, investigate and fight their way through the derelict ships of dead civilisations. Every mission is unique and no two locations are the same.

Why similar: Hacking 17.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 15%, Space 13.1%, Difficult 8.3%, Survival 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features similar squad-based tactical management of drones exploring derelict, dangerous environments.

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: Real Time Tactics 18.9%, Space 18.8%, Roguelite 14%, Roguelike 11%, Procedural Generation 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the lonely, tactical exploration of a dying universe through drone-based combat and ship management.

Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.

Why similar: Space 17.8%, Roguelite 14.4%, Survival 12.4%, Difficult 11%, Roguelike 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal space survival roguelite where managing your ship's systems and crew is essential for survival.

Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.

Why similar: Hacking 72.8% ★, Programming 10.3% ★, Typing 9.8% ★, Difficult 2.7%, Sci-fi 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides an authentic terminal-based hacking experience that mirrors the command-line interface of Duskers.

The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life.

Why similar: Programming 51% ★, Hacking 34.3% ★, Puzzle 6.6%, Difficult 5.2%, Simulation 3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on programming and automation puzzles that appeal to the technical, logic-driven mind of a Duskers player.

Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!

Why similar: Survival 30.5%, Horror 19.4%, Difficult 16.5%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Simulation 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers intense, claustrophobic survival in a hostile environment where managing ship systems is a constant, high-stakes struggle.

Uplink lets you play as a freelance hacker tackling risky contracts for corporations. Break into systems, steal data, sabotage rivals, and upgrade your gear. Support factions or go rogue in this immersive, strategy-driven hacking simulation game where your choices shape the outcome.

Why similar: Hacking 39.7% ★, Programming 20.3% ★, Typing 16.5% ★, Roguelike 5.5%, Strategy 4%

Why You'll Like It: The classic hacking simulation that captures the thrill of navigating digital systems through a text-heavy interface.

Cogmind is a sci-fi roguelike epic in which you play a robot building yourself from components found or salvaged from other robots. Explore a living, breathing world through turn-based tactical combat, or sneak, hack, and fly your way to victory.

Why similar: Hacking 35.1% ★, Difficult 16.2%, Roguelike 15%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Sci-fi 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi roguelike with a clean, terminal-inspired interface that emphasizes tactical combat and scavenging.

TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!

Why similar: Programming 64.8% ★, Hacking 17.8% ★, Difficult 8.1%, Puzzle 6.5%, Simulation 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore programming puzzle game that forces you to work with low-level code in a terminal-like environment.

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: Nonlinear 29.7%, Tactical 21.6%, Exploration 14.5%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Strategy 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, atmospheric game that requires careful management of ship systems and navigation in a hostile world.

When you have a top-of-the-line hacking deck armed with a 56.6k modem and a staggering 256k RAM, it means just one thing: you answer only to the highest bidder.

Why similar: Hacking 38.7% ★, Programming 36.8% ★, Typing 10.9% ★, Sci-fi 5%, Puzzle 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a command-line interface for hacking and puzzle-solving, perfectly matching the technical aesthetic of Duskers.

Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp!

Why similar: Space 44.1%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Simulation 11.3%, Puzzle 10.3%, Procedural Generation 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the methodical, dangerous work of salvaging derelict spaceships in a high-pressure environment.

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 29.4%, Roguelike 17.5%, Procedural Generation 14.6%, Roguelite 13.9%, Sci-fi 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Allows for tactical, stealth-based infiltration of procedurally generated spaceships.

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: Space 24.2%, Procedural Generation 20.3%, Roguelike 20.1%, Roguelite 16.2%, Sci-fi 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines space exploration with scavenging derelict ships, focusing on survival and tactical decision-making.

Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.

Why similar: Space 29.6%, Survival 22.5%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Exploration 11.8%, Strategy 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A colony management game where you must maintain a ship's systems while surviving the dangers of deep space.

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 36.3%, Roguelike 15.9%, Roguelite 13.7%, Strategy 12.4%, Simulation 8%

Why You'll Like It: A space strategy game that focuses on fleet management and tactical combat against overwhelming odds.

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: Programming 40.4% ★, Space 17.4%, Survival 10.1%, Strategy 8.6%, Exploration 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the engineering and tactical deployment of drones in space, mirroring the drone-centric gameplay of Duskers.

Grey Hack is a massively multiplayer hacking simulator game. You're a hacker with full freedom to act as you wish on a vast network of procedurally generated computers.

Why similar: Hacking 47.6% ★, Programming 34.6% ★, Typing 11% ★, Simulation 4.4%, Strategy 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A massively multiplayer hacking simulator that relies on real-world command-line logic and exploration.

Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!

Why similar: Roguelike 21.8%, Space 20.5%, Procedural Generation 15.6%, Tactical 12.4%, Sci-fi 11%

Why You'll Like It: A survival roguelite that balances resource gathering with defensive tactics against encroaching threats.

Navigate your scrappy ship through the boneyard in search of valuable parts in abandoned vessels. Use salvage to upgrade your ship, or sell it for cash to pay down your mounting debt, or restock fuel, air, or food. Fly and role-play aboard your dream spaceship in this hardcore noir space-sim.

Why similar: Difficult 23.1%, Space 17.2%, Exploration 12.8%, Procedural Generation 12.4%, Survival 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore space survival simulation that emphasizes the gritty reality of salvaging ships in a dangerous solar system.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Sci-fi 44.9%, Puzzle 30.3%, Atmospheric 24.8%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a deeply atmospheric, claustrophobic sci-fi horror experience with complex puzzles and resource scarcity.

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: Survival 15%, Space 14.6%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Roguelike 12.1%, Horror 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A VR survival horror game set on a derelict ship that perfectly captures the tension of being alone in space.

Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based cyberpunk RPG. Engage in unforgiving combat, manage your ship and pile up the bodies of your clones to unravel the dark mystery behind threat to all life.

Why similar: Space 20%, Difficult 17.2%, Roguelike 17%, Procedural Generation 15.3%, Tactical 13.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, extraction-based roguelike that emphasizes tactical survival and resource management in space.

Learn CPU architecture with puzzles

Why similar: Programming 61.2% ★, Hacking 18.3% ★, Puzzle 7%, Difficult 4.9%, Simulation 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A game that teaches you how to build a computer from scratch, appealing to the logic-heavy nature of Duskers.

Derelict Void is a space survival game involving scavenging for resources and base management. You command a ship and crew searching for resources you need to stay alive.

Why similar: Roguelite 26.8%, Space 26.5%, Procedural Generation 11.3%, Roguelike 10.9%, Strategy 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A resource-management roguelite centered on exploring and surviving within the remnants of space wrecks.

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 21.1%, Roguelite 16.3%, Difficult 15.1%, Procedural Generation 11.6%, Roguelike 11.3%

Stardeus is a deep colony sim set on a broken starship manned by drones and hibernating human survivors. As the AI, have your drones repair your ship, save your crew and travel the stars in this beautiful simulation.

Why similar: Space 25.1%, Survival 18.4%, Procedural Generation 14.7%, Exploration 13.2%, Sci-fi 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A colony simulation game that focuses on repairing and managing a massive, derelict spaceship.

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

Why similar: Horror 26.6%, Space 26%, Survival 15.4%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Difficult 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for atmospheric, claustrophobic space horror where survival depends on stealth and cleverness.

Xenopurge is a tactical auto-battler where you are a Commander tasked with purging the Xenos threat. Operate from a remote command center, issuing indirect orders via multi-screen interfaces. Plan routes, set priorities, and adapt as missions escalate and feel the true weight of being in command.

Why similar: Programming 29.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 19.1%, Space 11.9%, Roguelite 10.2%, Procedural Generation 6.9%

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: Space 17.8%, Strategy 15.6%, Roguelite 14.2%, Simulation 13.3%, Survival 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A space exploration game where you must manage complex ship systems to survive in an unforgiving environment.

In Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, take command of a fleet escaping the annihilation of the Twelve Colonies. Manage crises on board as you prepare for the next encounter with the Cylon Fleet. Times are dire, and hard choices must be made. Your only hope: rejoin the Battlestar Galactica.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 16.2%, Roguelite 13%, Space 12.5%, Difficult 12.2%, Roguelike 9.1%

A physics-based mining sim, set in the thickest debris field in Sol. Every action has a reaction, lasers are invisible without a medium, and your thrust is a potent weapon. Find trade, adapt your equipment to your playstyle, hire a crew to help. Unravel the mysteries of the rings, or just get rich.

Why similar: Space 29.3%, Difficult 17.3%, Procedural Generation 15.8%, Sci-fi 12%, Exploration 11.4%

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 24.5%, Survival 15.1%, Tactical 11.4%, Roguelike 10%, Strategy 8.1%

Welcome to DROP, a fast-paced action-strategy hacking simulator. Ready to hack your way to fame and fortune while avoiding getting caught? Use stealth and cunning to maneuver between the ongoing power struggle of corporations and factions to control the fragmented networks in the city.

Why similar: Hacking 44.3% ★, Roguelite 13.6%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Puzzle 6.7%, Strategy 6.1%

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 42.1%, Roguelite 10.8%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Strategy 10.3%, Simulation 10.1%

Desynced is a sci-fi strategy game with fully customizable units and behaviors. Gather, build, research, and explore the unknown. Alone or with friends, unveil the mystery of an AI on the edge of self-awareness and uncover the hidden truth in this blend of strategy, automation, and exploration.

Why similar: Programming 56.6% ★, Survival 15%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Strategy 7.9%, Simulation 6%

Midnight Protocol is a tactical narrative-driven RPG with unique keyboard-only controls. Hack into servers, beat security systems and discover encrypted secrets while you try to find answers to why and how you got doxxed.

Why similar: Hacking 35.1% ★, Typing 34.4% ★, Programming 19.2% ★, Sci-fi 4%, Strategy 3.9%

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 27.8%, Space 16.4%, Tactical 11.6%, Procedural Generation 11.3%, Strategy 10.8%

NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.

Why similar: Survival 37.7%, Roguelike 21.5%, Procedural Generation 19.1%, Difficult 15.3%, Strategy 6.5%

A relaxed roguelike space odyssey in a procedurally generated universe! Travel through a lonely and mysterious cosmos. Customize your ship, explore and survive!

Why similar: Space 23.8%, Roguelike 14.7%, Roguelite 12.9%, Exploration 11.2%, Procedural Generation 10.6%

A paranoid cybercriminal tries to regain control over an underground marketplace stolen by his former coworkers. You must utilize your hacking and intelligence gathering skills to get rid of hitmen sent by your enemies in a race with worsening mental state and terrifying hallucinations.

Why similar: Hacking 48.2% ★, Horror 12.5%, Roguelike 12.2%, Puzzle 7.5%, Strategy 6.3%

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 23.5%, Difficult 16.8%, Survival 14.4%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Exploration 9.3%

Take the role of Captain in this Space Survival Simulation as you explore a massive star system in search of a new home for humanity. Outfit your ship, hand pick your crew and set off on a journey through an open-world where you must scavenge resources, shelter civilians and outrun a hostile alien force.

Why similar: Space 40.1%, Survival 19.9%, Strategy 14.2%, Roguelike 13%, Simulation 12.8%

Hyperjump into the dark recesses of space with Genesis Alpha One - a roguelike FPS where you must build, maintain and navigate your ship through a galaxy filled with hostile alien and human threats. Explore, create and survive the militarized space race in order to secure humanity’s future.

Why similar: Space 19.1%, Roguelite 16.9%, Survival 14.8%, Procedural Generation 13.9%, Roguelike 13.6%

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

Why similar: Space 26.7%, Horror 14.6%, Procedural Generation 12.1%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Roguelite 9.1%

Deadnaut: Signal Lost is a sci-fi horror turn-based roguelike where loyalty isn't earned - it's installed. Scavenge derelict ships and abandoned moons filled with hellish creatures, brutal AI and insanity storms. Gather gear and upgrades to fight or evade the hi-tech supersoldiers hunting you down.

Why similar: Roguelike 22.4%, Exploration 16.2%, Space 15.7%, Procedural Generation 15%, Horror 14.5%

A short horror game where you control a decaying spacecraft exploring distant star systems.

Why similar: Space 35.1%, Horror 21.1%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Exploration 12.8%, Puzzle 11.2%

A dark sci-fi mech assembling manager with semi-auto battles against mutating, alien bio-weapon.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 63.3%, Strategy 17.6%, Simulation 15.3%, 2D 3.8%

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: Real Time Tactics 22.9%, Space 19.3%, Roguelite 16.2%, Survival 11.7%, Roguelike 9.7%

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 23.5%, Roguelite 22.2%, Roguelike 11%, Strategy 11%, Procedural Generation 10.3%

Welcome to the surface, ITER employee #8. Mine the Pillar, upgrade your tools, defend your base, reach the top... or die miserably. Each expendable worker pushes the mission forward - one glorious, replaceable iteration at a time.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 22.8%, Space 13.2%, Roguelite 13.2%, Roguelike 11.4%, Procedural Generation 11.3%

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

Why similar: Roguelite 22.3%, Difficult 21.3%, Roguelike 21.2%, Procedural Generation 19.5%, Strategy 10.3%

A roguelike deckbuilding game in space! Explore randomly generated systems, enemies and strange encounters. Build your deck, survive and reach For The Warp gate!

Why similar: Space 21.4%, Roguelite 19%, Procedural Generation 15.9%, Roguelike 14.2%, Sci-fi 10.3%

You've barely managed to escape your exploding spaceship. Now in an old escape pod, you hurtle through space at the mercy of the cosmos. With no knowledge of the pod’s complex systems, your life depends on a technical manual and your own wits. How long can you survive?

Why similar: Space 36.2%, Survival 25.7%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Simulation 11%, Strategy 9.7%

An existential horror game in which you are tasked with keeping a sleeper colony ship intact. No enemies or NPCs share the ship with you - only creaking metal echoes and endless dark. Overcome random events, system failures, and the downward spiral of your sanity to see your mission through.

Why similar: Roguelite 31%, Roguelike 19.7%, Space 15.4%, Simulation 10%, Atmospheric 9.6%

Trigon: Space Story sees you take command of your very own spaceship. Carry out tactical battles, defend your vessel against space pirates, and escape from enemy territory. On your voyages, you’ll face a slew of tricky decisions in your quest to uncover the mystery of the galaxy.

Why similar: Space 19.4%, Difficult 15.4%, Roguelike 13.6%, Procedural Generation 13.2%, Survival 12.4%

A stolen, enigmatic machine is your only way out. It's likely to kill you, but so will the hostile planet you're escaping. Pull levers, hack devices, and puzzle out how to pilot the Nauticrawl to freedom in this unusual atmospheric adventure... or die trying.

Why similar: Difficult 21.4%, Space 20.1%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Puzzle 10.6%, Exploration 10%

The ultimate "Hollywood Hacker" simulator for when you want to look busy, dangerous, and incredibly tech-savvy.

Why similar: Typing 27.5% ★, Hacking 27.3% ★, Programming 22.1% ★, Roguelite 8.4%, Roguelike 6%

BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.

Why similar: Programming 74.6% ★, Difficult 9.7%, Puzzle 7.1%, Hacking 4.7% ★, Simulation 3.6%