- #1 Blackwake
97% matchVery Positive81% of 26,057 reviews2020
Dev: Mastfire Studios Pty Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Blackwake is a multiplayer naval FPS focused on teamwork and cooperation. Fire the cannons, sink enemy ships or board them with firearms and steel.
Why similar: Team-Based 30.6%, Indie 30%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Co-op 11.6%, Action 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This naval combat game mirrors the team-based coordination of Guns of Icarus, requiring players to work together to sail, repair, and fire cannons on a ship.
- #2 Void Crew
95% matchVery Positive86% of 8,473 reviews2024
Dev: Hutlihut GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Void Crew is a Chaotic, Co-op Roguelite game for 1 to 6 players: Outfit your spaceship and crew for thrilling quests, brave fierce enemies in Space Battles... and try not to panic!
Why similar: Indie 45.7%, Co-op 18.3%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Simulation 7%, Adventure 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative space-sim that focuses heavily on crew synergy and managing ship systems during intense combat encounters.
- #3 PULSAR: Lost Colony
96% matchVery Positive90% of 5,738 reviews2021
Dev: Leafy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The co-op open-world space sim where everyone has a role! Pilot the ship. Reroute power. Launch nukes. Explore alien planets. Research new talents. Work together to find the Lost Colony! ...or just deliver some biscuits
Why similar: Co-op 31.3%, Multiplayer 21.8%, Simulation 17.9%, Adventure 7.7%, Action 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Players work together as a crew to operate a starship, with each person taking on critical roles like captain, pilot, or engineer to survive space exploration.
- #4 Angels Fall First
93% 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: Indie 55%, Co-op 12.8%, Multiplayer 11%, Simulation 8%, Action 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A large-scale team-based shooter that includes integrated space combat and ship-to-ship boarding mechanics.
- #5 Barotrauma
94% matchVery Positive94% of 90,078 reviews2023
Dev: FakeFishPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 56.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Co-op 45.5%, Multiplayer 32%, Simulation 14.6%, Action 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game features deep cooperative submarine management where players must perform specific roles to keep their vessel operational while navigating a hostile environment.
- #6 Airmen
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 362 reviews2017
Dev: Airborne Games
Windows
Airmen is a first person ship building and battling game featuring airships, landships and watercraft. Crew your ship solo or alongside friends on dangerous expeditions into the archipelago to complete contracts, collect resources, and upgrade your ships.
Why similar: Indie 38.1%, Steampunk 30.4% ★, Team-Based 7.9%, Multiplayer 6.6%, Co-op 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game allows players to build their own steampunk airships and engage in cooperative combat, closely matching the core loop of the seed game.
- #7 Airships: Conquer the Skies
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,626 reviews2018
Dev: David Stark
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 37.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Construct mighty steampunk airships and fly them into battle, waging war and conquering the skies!
Why similar: Steampunk 68.3% ★, Multiplayer 18%, Competitive 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the design and tactical combat of steampunk-style airships, emphasizing the engineering and strategic elements of aerial warfare.
- #8 Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition
91% matchVery Positive89% of 373,680 reviews2020
Dev: Rare LtdPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 22.0 hrsMean: 86.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Sea of Thieves is a smash-hit pirate adventure game, offering the quintessential pirate experience of plundering lost treasures, intense battles, vanquishing sea monsters and more. Dive in with this revised edition of the game, which includes access to digital bonus media.
Why similar: Multiplayer 31.6%, Co-op 29.5%, Adventure 13.5%, Action 9.9%, Online Co-Op 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: The core gameplay revolves around a crew working together to sail a ship, manage sails, and engage in naval combat against other players.
- #9 Volcanoids
92% matchVery Positive83% of 9,358 reviews2019
Dev: Volcanoid
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A base-building open-world survival shooter that replaces your typical base with a giant drill. Alone or with friends, explore an island plagued by eruptions, upgrade your drill, and fight robots to uncover what's been hiding beneath the surface.
Why similar: Steampunk 51.1% ★, Co-op 13.5%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Simulation 7.1%, Action 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a steampunk aesthetic and a mobile base-building mechanic where you must operate and defend a drill ship.
- #10 We Need To Go Deeper
91% matchVery Positive86% of 6,051 reviews2019
Dev: Deli Interactive LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DIVE. DISCOVER. DIE. Crew a submarine with friends in We Need To Go Deeper - a 2-4-player cooperative submarine roguelike set in a Verne-inspired undersea universe.
Why similar: Steampunk 40.4% ★, Team-Based 19.6%, Co-op 14.3%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Simulation 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative submarine game that requires constant communication and role management to survive the dangers of the deep sea.
- #11 Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
90% matchVery Positive93% of 4,072 reviews2015
Dev: Asteroid Base
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore a neon galaxy in your very own battleship in this 1- to 4-player couch co-op adventure.
Why similar: Indie 57.8%, Co-op 19.5%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Action 6.9%, Shooter 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: This frantic cooperative game requires players to constantly switch between ship stations to manage shields, weapons, and navigation.
- #12 From the Depths
88% matchVery Positive89% of 12,853 reviews2020
Dev: Brilliant Skies Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 40.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Over 1000 unique components allow you to build and command voxel vehicles from the deep ocean to outer space! Forge strategies, allegiances and fleets strong enough to destroy eight deadly factions of the planet and reign supreme. A genre-defying mashup of simulation, building, RTS and RPG.
Why similar: Multiplayer 59.5%, Simulation 40.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an incredibly deep level of vehicle construction and tactical combat, perfect for those who enjoy the engineering side of ship management.
- #13 Guns of Icarus Online
89% matchVery Positive90% of 14,675 reviews2012
Dev: Muse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Assemble your crew, take to the skies in the premier PvP airship combat game. Guns of Icarus Online is all about flying massive airships, shooting big turret weapons, and working as a team for supremacy of the skies. Everyone as one, victory or death, together.
Why similar: Steampunk 70.3% ★, Indie 9%, Team-Based 8.5%, Co-op 3.5%, Multiplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: The original version of the seed game, offering the same core steampunk airship combat experience.
- #14 Carrier Command 2
85% matchVery Positive82% of 3,781 reviews2021
Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Carrier Command 2 is the real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a futuristic carrier capable of deploying a vast array of aircraft and amphibious units. Compete against AI or human players and hop into every single vehicle to take matters into your own hands!
Why similar: Simulation 54.4%, Adventure 32.5%, First-Person 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the tactical management of a carrier vessel and its fleet of drones, requiring high-level coordination and strategic planning.
- #15 Project Wingman
84% matchVery Positive94% of 22,394 reviews2020
Dev: Sector D2
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Project Wingman is a flight action game that lets you take the seat of advanced fighter jets and become a true ace. Fight in various missions and gamemodes ranging from intense aerial dogfights to large scale ground assault in an alternate scorched earth setting.
Why similar: Indie 62%, Flight 11.7%, Action 9.1%, Simulation 7.5%, Great Soundtrack 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-octane flight combat experience that captures the intensity of aerial warfare.
- #16 NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
84% matchVery Positive81% of 4,440 reviews2022
Dev: Eridanus IndustriesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 31.7 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: Co-op 35.3%, Multiplayer 28.5%, Simulation 21.4%, Action 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a realistic and tactical approach to ship-to-ship combat, emphasizing sensor management and precise weapon control.
- #17 UBOAT
79% matchVery Positive84% of 27,344 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Water StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 52.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
UBOAT is a simulator of a submarine from WWII era. It is a survival sandbox with crew management mechanics while its primary theme is life of German sailors. The boat is their home, but it can become their grave at any time.
Why similar: Simulation 59.6%, Action 30.1%, Shooter 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation game where you manage a submarine crew, focusing on the tactical and mechanical aspects of operating a vessel during wartime.
- #18 Natural Selection 2
87% matchVery Positive85% of 13,374 reviews2012
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!
Why similar: Indie 35%, Team-Based 28.1%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Action 5.7%, Co-op 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A team-based game that blends FPS combat with real-time strategy, requiring players to fulfill specific roles to succeed.
- #19 Lost Skies
76% matchMixed61% of 2,995 reviews2025
Dev: Bossa StudiosPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Chart a course in a breathtaking, but fractured world. Explore ancient ruins, master advanced technology, and craft your very own skyship to brave nature’s fury and colossal threats in Lost Skies. Team up with friends or go it alone in this awe-inspiring cooperative survival adventure.
Why similar: Adventure 27.9%, Action 23.8%, Co-op 17.5%, Online Co-Op 14.3%, Flight 9.2%
- #20 Space Engineers
82% matchVery Positive89% of 134,498 reviews2019
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 96.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment. Explore planets and space, mine resources, survive hazards, and engage in combat alone or with friends in Creative or Survival modes.
Why similar: Co-op 36%, Multiplayer 28.1%, Simulation 21%, Action 14.9%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for complex cooperative ship building and combat, where players must manage power, oxygen, and structural integrity.
- #21 Star Conflict
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,239 reviews2013
Dev: Star Gem Inc.Pub: Gaijin Network Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 34.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Star Conflict is an action-packed, massively multiplayer space simulation game that puts players in the role of elite pilots engaging in a widespread interplanetary skirmish. The whole world for PVP and PVE!
Why similar: Action 35.1%, Flight 31.1%, Online Co-Op 20.3%, Shooter 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: A space-sim that emphasizes team-based combat and ship customization, offering a fast-paced multiplayer experience.
- #22 Ship of Fools
79% matchVery Positive82% of 6,284 reviews2022
Dev: Fika ProductionsPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Ship of Fools is a seafaring cooperative roguelite. Set sail, man the cannons and battle sea monsters through the tempestuous seas of the Archipelago. Are you fool enough to stop the Aquapocalypse?
Why similar: Indie 40.1%, Co-op 26.7%, Multiplayer 17.1%, Action 9.4%, Online Co-Op 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative roguelite where players work together to defend their ship while sailing through treacherous waters.
- #23 Iron Harvest
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 16,007 reviews2020
Dev: KING ArtPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+
Why similar: Steampunk 58.5% ★, Co-op 14.2%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Competitive 5.4%, Action 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Set in an alternate-history steampunk world, this game features tactical combat with massive mechanical walkers.
- #24 Echoes of Elysium
73% matchMixed64% of 566 reviews2026
Dev: Loric Games, Inc.Pub: Snail Games USA
Windows
Ever wanted to live on an airship? Now you have to. Echoes of Elysium is a co-op survival RPG where your airship is home, workshop, and war machine. Build a custom flying fortress, crew up with up to 6 players, and battle soul-powered clockwork beasts across a gorgeous, fractured sky.
Why similar: Co-op 46.8%, Action 18.7%, Flight 17.7%, Adventure 16.7%
- #25 Jump Space
71% matchVery Positive85% of 13,145 reviews2025
Dev: Keepsake Games
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Jump Space (formerly Jump Ship) is a mission based co-op PvE for 1-4 players, where you are the crew of a spaceship. Transition seamlessly from crewing the ship to on-foot exploration and space walks. Explore, upgrade, and survive intense encounters in deep space together.
Why similar: Indie 50.2%, Co-op 15.8%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Action 6.1%, Adventure 5.4%
- #26 Flight of the Icarus
86% matchMixed42% of 253 reviews2010
Dev: Muse Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 17%
Flight of the Icarus is a game where you play as a privateer who owns an airship that helps ferry goods from town to town in a post-apocalyptic world where the skies are dominated by pirates and danger. Shoot down enemy aeroplanes with a variety of deadly weaponry. Keep the ship from falling out the sky.
Why similar: Indie 64.1%, Steampunk 29.4% ★, Action 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: An indie action game that shares the steampunk flight aesthetic and focus on aerial combat.
- #27 Air Brawl
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,734 reviews2015
Dev: Landfall
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 37%
A fast paced multiplayer dogfighting game that focuses on creative weapons and game mechanics that reward skillful flying.
Why similar: Indie 71.6%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Action 10.5%, Flight 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced flight combat game that emphasizes maneuverability and aerial dogfighting in a multiplayer environment.
- #28 Century: Age of Ashes
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 18,391 reviews2021
Dev: Playwing LTD
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Century: Age of Ashes is a free-to-play multiplayer dragon shooter. Master a growing roster of classes and dragons, compete in intense arena battles and rule the skies in fast-paced aerial combats.
Why similar: Indie 45.3%, Team-Based 25.6%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Action 6.2%, Flight 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A team-based multiplayer game that replaces ships with dragons, focusing on aerial combat and tactical role-based gameplay.
- #29 Unearned Bounty
80% matchMixed68% of 326 reviews2018
Dev: Extrokold Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 180.6 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Unearned Bounty is an action-packed Free-For-All multiplayer game where you battle to become the most infamous pirate!
Why similar: Indie 64.5%, Multiplayer 17.3%, Action 7.2%, Competitive 6%, Great Soundtrack 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer pirate game that focuses on ship-to-ship combat and team-based objectives.
- #30 Blazing Sails
70% matchVery Positive86% of 10,747 reviews2023
Dev: Get Up GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Fight for survival in Blazing Sails, a fast-paced pirate PvP game! Create your own unique pirate and ship. Band together with other players to command your mighty vessel! Explore different game-modes, maps, weapons, ship types and more while eliminating other crews in epic battles on land and sea!
Why similar: Team-Based 30.7%, Co-op 25.3%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Competitive 10.2%, Action 6.3%
- #31 Iron Wings
81% matchMostly Negative39% of 92 reviews2017
Dev: Naps Team
Windows
ARCADE-ACTION WWII air combat -Player takes on the role of the two pilots, Jack and Amelia, as they attempt to take down Nazi aerial menace across a rich campaign of missions, each with numerous objectives and enemies as well as side objectives.
Why similar: Indie 62.2%, Simulation 9.8%, Flight 8.8%, Action 7.7%, Adventure 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A flight simulation game set in World War II that focuses on cooperative mission objectives and aerial combat.
- #32 GYROPIA
63% matchVery Positive100% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: Farkas Interactive
Windows
Explore the shattered floating islands after a great catastrophe and chart your path together with your partner! Share control of your Gyrosphere, overcome massive obstacles, and uncover the secrets of the sky. In Gyropia, survival depends on balance, speed, and teamwork.
Why similar: Steampunk 74.6% ★, Adventure 7.4%, Co-op 7.4%, Online Co-Op 5.4%, Multiplayer 5.2%
- #33 IRON REBELLION
66% matchVery Positive85% of 860 reviews2024
Dev: Black Beach Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Step inside a colossal war machine and experience what it means to be a mech pilot. Control every switch, weapon, and system from the cockpit, customize your mech for battle, and outmaneuver rival pilots in tactical cross-platform multiplayer combat.
Why similar: Multiplayer 33.5%, Simulation 26.2%, Action 18.3%, First-Person 8.3%, FPS 7.3%
- #34 Red Wings: Aces of the Sky
75% matchMixed70% of 792 reviews2020
Dev: All in! GamesPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Red Wings: Aces of the Sky is an arcade action game that puts you in the middle of WWI aerial battles. Accompany the legendary Red Baron and cheat death on your way to victory!
Why similar: Indie 27.5%, Simulation 17.3%, Action 16.4%, Multiplayer 15%, Flight 8.1%
- #35 Super Cloud Fight
65% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: EngagedPub: Unengaged — Open to Offers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Super Cloud Fight allows you to experience a unique way of aerial combat with customizable planes, special combat maneuvers and powerups. Play with AI bots, friends or competitors!
Why similar: Multiplayer 36.2%, Flight 17.5%, Action 15%, Adventure 13.2%, First-Person 11.7%
- #36 Cloud Crashers
62% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: Change Studios
Windows
Cloud Crashers is an action-packed, character-based arena platform fighting game. Choose from a diverse roster of challengers with unique weapons and abilities, and battle it out across airborne stages in fast-paced PvP matches.
Why similar: Indie 83%, Action 9.1%, Team-Based 4.1%, Co-op 2%, Multiplayer 1.7%
- #37 AirBuccaneers
81% matchMixed61% of 696 reviews
Dev: LudoCraft Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Welcome to the ancient North, once the cradle of culture and peace, but is now corrupted by magic and inhabited by nasty bandits sowing destruction in airships.Choose to be a vicious Buccaneer or an infamous Viking and take a glider to the skies. Your goal is to drop enemy vessels and secure dominance of the ancient North.
Why similar: Indie 69.3%, Team-Based 12.2%, Multiplayer 7.6%, Action 6.1%, Co-op 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer game featuring airship combat with a focus on boarding and tactical team play.
- #38 Airship: Kingdoms Adrift
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,068 reviews2023
Dev: Revolution IndustryPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Welcome to Suthseg! As the newly commissioned airship captain, forge a mercantile empire across the archipelago, until the great powers of Europa turn their attention toward it. Build up a fleet, chart trade routes, establish industries, and explore the frontier at your airship's helm!
Why similar: Steampunk 68.2% ★, Action 11.4%, Adventure 10.2%, Simulation 10.2%
- #39 ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE
62% matchMixed68% of 2,669 reviews2026
Dev: Bandai Namco Aces Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Soar through the skies and rise above every challenge to earn your place among the elite. Engage in intense aerial combat to dominate the battlefield with powerful weapons. Experience a breathtaking campaign filled with high-stakes missions, hard choices, and deep squad connections.
Why similar: Flight 22.5%, Action 19.9%, Multiplayer 18.8%, Co-op 17%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%
- #40 Scrap Mechanic
58% matchVery Positive92% of 123,030 reviews2026
Dev: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 65.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation tools you can engineer your own adventures!
Why similar: Indie 45.8%, Multiplayer 17.6%, Co-op 14.6%, Simulation 7.4%, Adventure 5.2%
- #41 Titan Isles
62% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Psytec Games Ltd
Windows · Linux
Titan Isles is a high-mobility action-adventure shooter where you pilot four unique Exo Suits, each with its own combat style and movement mastery. Upgrade your abilities, battle colossal Titans across the Isles, and play solo or with up to three friends in seamless 4-player co-op.
Why similar: Team-Based 34.4%, Indie 22.4%, Co-op 21.9%, Action 6.7%, Adventure 6%
- #42 Iron Grip: Warlord
78% matchVery Positive85% of 448 reviews2008
Dev: ISOTX
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Iron Grip: Warlord invigorates tower defense with first-person shooter elements to give a new twist to the genre.It puts you in the heat of the battle, fighting off hordes of AI-controlled invaders. Play alone or with friends, in a diverse and challenging struggle to save all of Atelia.
Why similar: Indie 64.2%, Steampunk 19.6% ★, Action 8.3%, Co-op 5.9%, FPS 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines FPS combat with tower defense elements, requiring team coordination to defend against waves of enemies.
- #43 Ironsand
60% matchMixed69% of 148 reviews2026
Dev: Renderise
Windows
Ironsand is a co-op titan-slaying FPS roguelite set on a desert planet where powerful builds and team synergy are everything
Why similar: Team-Based 35.2%, Co-op 19.9%, Multiplayer 17.7%, Action 7.2%, Adventure 5.7%
- #44 Vox Machinae
69% matchVery Positive86% of 1,304 reviews2022
Dev: Space Bullet Dynamics Corporation
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Strap yourself into the cockpit of a robot seven times taller than a Tyrannosaurus Rex and prepare to do battle in Vox Machinae: the ultimate giant robot combat action-simulator for both VR and standard screens.
Why similar: Multiplayer 34.1%, Simulation 24.6%, Action 18.4%, Online Co-Op 9.9%, FPS 6.6%
- #45 Hover Junkers
76% matchMixed63% of 836 reviews2016
Dev: Stress Level Zero
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Engage in multiplayer VR gunfights that capture real gun play like no FPS you've played before. Pilot and fortify Hover Junkers as you physically walk, duck, dodge and aim in cross ship combat.
Why similar: Indie 73.6%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Action 8.5%, Adventure 5.6%, FPS 2%
- #46 AirMech
73% matchVery Positive84% of 10,875 reviews2018
Dev: Carbon Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
AirMech® Strike is a fast paced Action-RTS game that can be played solo, coop, or competitively online. Earn Kudos and Experience in battle and unlock a wide collection of AirMechs and Units while you practice the perfect strategy to emerge victorious!
Why similar: Indie 50.2%, Multiplayer 22.5%, Co-op 11.7%, Action 8.6%, Online Co-Op 3.4%
- #47 Gangs of Space
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 433 reviews2017
Dev: Little Big MMO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 293.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Gangs of Space is a massively-multiplayer Rogue Shmup where Gangs of players compete for the conquest of the galaxy.
Why similar: Indie 79.4%, Action 10%, Competitive 4.7%, Online Co-Op 3.4%, Great Soundtrack 2.5%
- #48 Go Ape Ship!
61% matchMixed44% of 454 reviews2026
Dev: Sound Games
Windows · Mac
Go Ape Ship! is a frantic co-op multiplayer game for one to eight players. Work with your crew of daring Astrochimps to master an expanding collection of tasks, respond to emergencies, unlock new rooms and upgrades for your spaceship, and safely reach the stars. Survive together. Or not at all.
Why similar: Indie 53%, Co-op 13.1%, Team-Based 12.6%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Action 4.4%
- #49 Over The Top: WWI
56% matchVery Positive83% of 7,626 reviews2026
Dev: Flying Squirrel EntertainmentPub: GG Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Join massive multiplayer battles in Over The Top: WWI - an intense shooter set in the gritty backdrop of World War I. Pick your class, choose from a vast arsenal, including rifles, artillery, airplanes, and powerful tanks, and experience the chaos of fully destructible battlefields.
Why similar: Team-Based 37.8%, Multiplayer 23.3%, Simulation 14.9%, Action 11.9%, FPS 4.6%
- #50 Abyssus
58% matchVery Positive85% of 5,785 reviews2025
Dev: DoubleMoose GamesPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Choose your loadout, blast through the corrupted denizens of a sunken civilization, and wield godly powers in Abyssus – a fast-paced 1-to-4 players FPS and roguelite brinepunk adventure.
Why similar: Indie 38.5%, Steampunk 27.9% ★, Co-op 13%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Action 4.1%
- #51 Disputed Space
74% matchMixed65% of 99 reviews2017
Dev: ShilohGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience epic space battles while piloting a small, fast fighter ship as part of a fleet that lashes out against enemy factions across stunning procedurally generated star systems in Disputed Space.
Why similar: Indie 73.4%, Action 8.4%, Co-op 8.4%, Simulation 3.5%, Great Soundtrack 2.2%
- #52 Gunheart
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 341 reviews2018
Dev: Drifter®
Windows
Gunheart is an online co-op RPG shooter where you and your friends become customizable robotic bounty hunters trying to make a buck at the edge of the galaxy. Encounter menacing aliens, explore exotic locations, unlock new gear, and rake in cash to boost your rig.
Why similar: Indie 90%, Action 10%
- #53 Steel Empire
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 113 reviews2018
Dev: mebius.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Steel Empire is a steam punk shoot'em up game featuring a frantic combat filled with powerful enemies and insane obstacles. Enjoy a beautiful world and retro game-play as you dodge and shoot your way through classical stages to fight the evil empire!
Why similar: Steampunk 54.7% ★, Indie 31.4%, Action 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 3.1%
- #54 Jetman Go
72% matchVery Positive80% of 175 reviews2017
Dev: Linkflag Studio
Windows
Engage in multiplayer gunfights that you are free to fly in the sky play like no FPS you've played before. you can choose 4 guns with a totally level playing field and 18 beautiful maps with different strategies. Equip your jetpack and Fight in the sky!
Why similar: Indie 53.7%, Co-op 13.6%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Action 5.9%, Adventure 5%
- #55 Airships: Lost Flotilla
59% matchVery Positive93% of 312 reviews2025
Dev: David Stark
Windows · Linux
Airships: Lost Flotilla is a steampunk autoshooter where you fight your way through waves of enemies on your way to a safe harbour. Destroy your foes, harvest wreckage, and upgrade your ship.
Why similar: Steampunk 81.9% ★, Action 9.7%, Flight 8.5%
- #56 Don't Panic! It is Just Turbulence
56% matchMostly Positive73% of 498 reviews2026
Dev: Harmonia GamesPub: Aiolos Studios
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A frantic co-op puzzle game where a Pilot and an Air Traffic Controller must communicate, decrypt, and improvise to save a failing aircraft. Talk fast, solve faster, and try not to crash.
Why similar: Indie 32.4%, Co-op 26.1%, Team-Based 23.5%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Adventure 2.9%