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Games Like Heat Signature

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Singleplayer, Strategy, Indie, Action.

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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.

Reviews: Very Positive — 94% — of 7,334 reviews
Released: 2017-09-21
Developer: Suspicious Developments
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 4.1 hrs
Mean playtime: 10.5 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 84%

Overview

Heat Signature is a masterful blend of tactical stealth, procedural generation, and emergent gameplay that rewards creative problem-solving during high-stakes spaceship infiltrations. These recommendations focus on games that capture that same 'planning versus execution' loop, emphasizing gadget-based infiltration, sci-fi atmosphere, and the thrill of improvising your way out of disastrous situations.

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  1. #1 Gunpoint
    97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,251 reviews2013
    Dev: Suspicious Developments
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to trick people. You play a freelance spy who takes jobs from his clients to break into high security buildings and steal sensitive data.

    Why similar: Stealth 73.1%, Strategy 7.3%, Indie 6.9%, Action 4.7%, 2D 3.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developer, this game shares the core DNA of using gadgets and environmental manipulation to infiltrate secure locations.

  2. #2 Invisible, Inc.
    96% matchVery Positive91% of 5,719 reviews2015
    Dev: Klei Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.

    Why similar: Stealth 28.8%, Roguelike 12.7%, Roguelite 11.7%, Procedural Generation 11.6%, Sci-fi 10.3%

    Why You'll Like It: This turn-based tactical game perfectly captures the high-stakes tension of corporate infiltration and gadget-based stealth.

  3. #3 FTL: Faster Than Light
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 77,568 reviews2012
    Dev: Subset Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.

    Why similar: Space 21.7%, Real-Time with Pause 18.3%, Roguelike 16.6%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Perma Death 6.6%

    Why You'll Like It: The definitive space-faring roguelike that focuses on ship management and tactical decision-making under pressure.

  4. #4 Void Bastards
    95% matchVery Positive86% of 5,386 reviews2019
    Dev: Blue Manchu
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    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: Stealth 23%, Space 17.8%, Roguelike 14%, Procedural Generation 12.1%, Sci-fi 7.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi roguelike that involves boarding derelict ships to scavenge for supplies, mirroring the core loop of Heat Signature.

  5. #5 Streets of Rogue
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,705 reviews2019
    Dev: Matt DabrowskiPub: tinyBuild
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.

    Why similar: Roguelike 23.7%, Stealth 20.7%, Roguelite 20.4%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Action Roguelike 10%

    Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar level of emergent, sandbox-style gameplay where you can complete objectives using a wide variety of gadgets and playstyles.

  6. #6 Duskers
    94% matchVery Positive90% of 2,739 reviews2016
    Dev: Misfits Attic
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.

    Why similar: Space 29.1%, Roguelike 17.7%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Roguelite 14%, Sci-fi 8.7%

    Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric sci-fi game where you remotely pilot drones into derelict ships, requiring careful resource management and tactical planning.

  7. #7 Intravenous
    92% matchVery Positive90% of 5,357 reviews2021
    Dev: Explosive Squat GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by tactical hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in. Intravenous redefines challenging stealth-action and will keep you on the edge of your seat!

    Why similar: Stealth 52.7%, Tactical 15.1%, Top-Down 11.3%, Top-Down Shooter 8.9%, Strategy 3.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical shooter that emphasizes stealth, gadget usage, and careful planning to clear out hostile environments.

  8. #8 CRYPTARK
    93% matchVery Positive82% of 1,913 reviews2017
    Dev: Alientrap
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 24 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    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 21.4%, Roguelite 12.6%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, Roguelike 10%, Strategy 8.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi roguelike focused on boarding and destroying procedurally generated alien ships with a variety of tactical equipment.

  9. #9 Door Kickers
    91% matchVery Positive94% of 9,980 reviews2014
    Dev: KillHouse Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Door Kickers is an innovative realtime strategy game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team and lets you command them during a tactical intervention.

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 36%, Tactical 19.6%, Top-Down 17.3%, Strategy 12.3%, Top-Down Shooter 4.3%

    Why You'll Like It: This tactical infiltration game captures the 'planning vs. execution' feel through its real-time-with-pause mechanics and focus on breaching.

  10. #10 Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,121 reviews2016
    Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.

    Why similar: Stealth 65.2%, Tactical 15.6%, Strategy 12.7%, Indie 2.6%, Action 2.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A real-time-with-pause tactical game that rewards creative gadget use and careful observation of enemy patrol patterns.

  11. #11 Teleglitch: Die More Edition
    91% matchVery Positive85% of 2,891 reviews2013
    Dev: Test3 ProjectsPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor.

    Why similar: Roguelike 27%, Top-Down Shooter 11%, Perma Death 10.7%, Action Roguelike 10.2%, Top-Down 8.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A brutal, top-down, procedurally generated sci-fi shooter that demands quick thinking and efficient use of limited resources.

  12. #12 Hardspace: Shipbreaker
    89% matchVery Positive89% of 21,702 reviews2022
    Dev: Blackbird Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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 53.1%, Sci-fi 21.9%, Procedural Generation 10.3%, Strategy 7.4%, Singleplayer 3%

    Why You'll Like It: A methodical, physics-based space game that focuses on the intricate process of dismantling ships, appealing to the same 'ship-focused' interest.

  13. #13 Shortest Trip to Earth
    89% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,426 reviews2019
    Dev: Interactive Fate
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 29.1%, Roguelike 16.4%, Roguelite 14.8%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Strategy 8.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A complex space-survival roguelike that forces you to manage your ship and crew through dangerous, procedurally generated encounters.

  14. #14 Crying Suns
    88% matchVery Positive86% of 4,448 reviews2019
    Dev: Alt Shift
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    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 with Pause 27.8%, Space 17%, Roguelike 9.9%, Procedural Generation 8.4%, Roguelite 8%

    Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelite inspired by FTL that features deep sci-fi narrative and ship-to-ship combat management.

  15. #15 Cogmind
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,943 reviews2017
    Dev: Grid Sage Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    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: Stealth 26.5%, Roguelike 21.2%, Procedural Generation 17%, Perma Death 14.1%, Sci-fi 11.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A traditional roguelike with a deep item and gadget system that allows for highly tactical, sci-fi-themed gameplay.

  16. #16 Nova Drift
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,407 reviews2024
    Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.

    Why similar: Space 32.3%, Roguelike 23.8%, Roguelite 18.1%, Action Roguelike 9.8%, Action 5.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A space-based action-roguelike that offers incredible build depth and procedural variety for your ship's capabilities.

  17. #17 Satellite Reign
    87% matchMostly Positive72% of 5,308 reviews2015
    Dev: 5 Lives Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations.

    Why similar: Stealth 29%, Strategy 14.9%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Top-Down 11.9%, Tactical 11.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A squad-based tactical game that emphasizes stealth and infiltration in a cyberpunk setting, allowing for multiple approaches to objectives.

  18. #18 Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
    86% matchVery Positive91% of 8,532 reviews2013
    Dev: Pocketwatch GamesPub: Balor Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.

    Why similar: Stealth 58.7%, Top-Down 17.5%, Strategy 8.9%, Indie 7.1%, Action 4.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A heist-focused game that relies on gadgets and stealth to navigate complex environments, capturing the thrill of a successful break-in.

  19. #19 Space Pirates and Zombies
    85% matchVery Positive91% of 3,143 reviews2011
    Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Explore a randomly generated Galaxy populated with factions, enemies, missions, and items providing you with a unique experience each time you play.

    Why similar: Space 41.6%, Top-Down 13.7%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Strategy 6.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A top-down space action game that allows for significant ship customization and tactical combat in a procedurally generated galaxy.

  20. #20 Battlevoid: Harbinger
    84% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,057 reviews2016
    Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    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 32.7%, Real-Time with Pause 17%, Roguelike 14.2%, Strategy 9.8%, Roguelite 7.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A space strategy game that emphasizes roguelike elements and tactical ship management during exploration.

  21. #21 Party Hard
    83% matchVery Positive90% of 12,288 reviews2015
    Dev: Pinokl GamesPub: tinyBuild
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    It's 3:00 a.m. Your neighbours are having a loud party. Stop them. Party Hard is tinyBuild's award-winning stealth strategy game about ruining parties by any means.

    Why similar: Stealth 59.2%, Strategy 13.9%, Top-Down 9.6%, Action 6.6%, Indie 6.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A top-down stealth game that focuses on emergent chaos and finding creative ways to eliminate targets without being caught.

  22. #22 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
    82% matchVery Positive94% of 13,002 reviews2018
    Dev: Flow Fire Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?

    Why similar: Roguelite 25.2%, Top-Down Shooter 22.8%, Roguelike 13.8%, Action Roguelike 10.5%, Top-Down 8.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter with deep tactical customization and a focus on managing equipment and weapon systems in high-intensity combat.

  23. #23 ΔV: Rings of Saturn
    80% matchVery Positive93% of 3,305 reviews2023
    Dev: Kodera Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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 35.4%, Top-Down 17.8%, Procedural Generation 17%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Open World 6.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A physics-based space exploration game that rewards careful piloting and methodical resource gathering in a dangerous environment.

  24. #24 Signal Decay
    82% matchVery Positive82% of 65 reviews2019
    Dev: Nela System
    Windows · Mac

    Assemble a cyber agent team to infiltrate procedurally-generated bases in this co-op stealth roguelike adventure. Master highly tactical combat, a cache of cyber weaponry, and teamwork to save humanity from mind-control.

    Why similar: Stealth 33.9%, Strategy 17.3%, Indie 10.6%, Action 9.9%, Roguelite 9.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A tactical stealth game designed for co-op that focuses on infiltrating space stations and managing gadgets to remain undetected.

  25. #25 Mark of the Ninja
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,869 reviews
    Dev: Klei EntertainmentPub: Microsoft Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.

    Why similar: Stealth 82.6%, Indie 5.3%, Action 5.1%, 2D 3.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%

    Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for gadget-based stealth, offering deep mechanical satisfaction in how you manipulate the environment to succeed.

  26. #26 Desperados III
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 16,197 reviews2020
    Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.

    Why similar: Stealth 60.6%, Strategy 16%, Tactical 13.2%, Top-Down 5%, Singleplayer 2%

    Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in real-time-with-pause tactical stealth that requires meticulous planning and clever use of character-specific abilities.

  27. #27 Void War
    77% matchVery Positive94% of 3,537 reviews2025
    Dev: Tundra
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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: Real-Time with Pause 27%, Space 18.6%, Roguelike 10%, Procedural Generation 9.2%, Perma Death 9%

  28. #28 Transcendence
    81% matchVery Positive88% of 221 reviews2015
    Dev: Kronosaur Productions
    Windows

    Explore the farthest reaches of Human Space in this open-world space adventure. Compelled to journey to the Galactic Core by a mysterious hyperintelligence, you must fight your way through dozens of star systems teeming with clashing empires, expansionist AIs, and fearsome xenophobes.

    Why similar: Space 24.4%, Procedural Generation 12.4%, Roguelite 10.7%, Roguelike 9.6%, Top-Down 9.2%

    Why You'll Like It: An open-world space exploration roguelite that focuses on upgrading your ship and surviving increasingly difficult encounters.

  29. #29 Voidship: The Long Journey
    79% matchMostly Positive74% of 148 reviews2019
    Dev: Cydonian Games
    Windows

    Design your battleship and fight your way through unforgiving space. This is a tale of a lone spaceship on a centuries-long mission. As the captain, you´ll make strategic decisions, explore unknown sectors, meet allies and enemies, gather resources, technology and crew. To battle stations!

    Why similar: Space 21%, Real-Time with Pause 19.6%, Strategy 10.6%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Procedural Generation 7.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi strategy game that focuses on ship-based combat and management through a procedurally generated journey.

  30. #30 Swirl W@tch
    76% matchVery Positive100% of 58 reviews2023
    Dev: Sleeper Games
    Windows · Linux

    Swirl W@tch is a tense stealth-action roguelite that takes place on an over-exploited gas giant. Infiltrate industrial installations, evade or eliminate guard ships, commit corporate sabotage and grow the movement to unlock new gear. Can your actions free this otherworldly world?

    Why similar: Stealth 24.2%, Space 14.3%, Roguelike 10.3%, Roguelite 9.5%, Top-Down 9.1%

  31. #31 Frozen Synapse
    78% matchVery Positive83% of 2,618 reviews2011
    Dev: Mode 7
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.

    Why similar: Tactical 30.7%, Strategy 28.6%, Top-Down 16.1%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Indie 10.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A tactical game that revolves entirely around planning and executing moves in a simulated environment, perfect for fans of tactical strategy.

  32. #32 Cobalt Core
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,128 reviews2023
    Dev: Rocket Rat GamesPub: Brace Yourself Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!

    Why similar: Space 30.9%, Roguelike 28.4%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Strategy 12.1%, Tactical 9.7%

  33. #33 Into the Breach
    75% matchVery Positive94% of 21,742 reviews2018
    Dev: Subset Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 31.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.

    Why similar: Roguelike 26.6%, Strategy 17.5%, Roguelite 14.9%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Procedural Generation 10.8%

  34. #34 Reassembly
    76% 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 48.9%, Top-Down 11.6%, Strategy 10.5%, Sci-fi 7.2%, Action 5.5%

  35. #35 Starship Inspector
    77% matchMixed61% of 51 reviews2021
    Dev: Vedanta Team
    Windows

    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: Real-Time with Pause 21%, Space 15.5%, Strategy 9.8%, Roguelike 9.5%, Roguelite 8.8%

  36. #36 Steam Marines
    78% matchMixed50% of 333 reviews2014
    Dev: Worthless Bums
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    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 28.8%, Space 17.1%, Procedural Generation 10.4%, Strategy 10%, Sci-fi 8.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A tactical, squad-based roguelike that emphasizes positioning and resource management in a sci-fi setting.

  37. #37 EVERSPACE™
    74% matchMostly Positive78% of 11,373 reviews2017
    Dev: ROCKFISH Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.

    Why similar: Space 47.3%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Action Roguelike 11.1%, Roguelite 9.6%, Roguelike 7.7%

  38. #38 Caves of Qud
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,086 reviews2024
    Dev: Freehold GamesPub: Kitfox Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.

    Why similar: Procedural Generation 39.4%, Roguelike 25.9%, Sci-fi 18.3%, Open World 14%, Singleplayer 2.5%

  39. #39 Uplink
    74% matchVery Positive91% of 2,406 reviews2006
    Dev: Introversion Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 38%

    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: Real-Time with Pause 45.5%, Roguelike 14.3%, Perma Death 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Strategy 9.1%

  40. #40 House of the Dying Sun
    73% matchVery Positive90% of 2,001 reviews2016
    Dev: Marauder Interactive, LLC
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    House of the Dying Sun is a tactical space shooter that puts you in the cockpit of the universe's most terrifying starfighter. Hunt the enemies of the Empire and bring ruin to their people.

    Why similar: Space 56.2%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Action 11.6%, Indie 8.5%, Tactical 4.5%

  41. #41 Power of Ten
    72% matchVery Positive80% of 249 reviews2023
    Dev: Pew Times Three
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 42 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 38%

    Fly a star-fighter against a bloodthirsty armada. Gather weapons, resources, and upgrades to help you push back the relentless assault while protecting the galaxies' civilians!

    Why similar: Space 20.2%, Roguelike 11.7%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Roguelite 9.9%, Perma Death 9.8%

  42. #42 Objects in Space
    75% matchMixed52% of 612 reviews2019
    Dev: Flat Earth GamesPub: 505 Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Objects in Space is a retro space game centred on 2D point-and-click stealth action in a massive open world. Players have their own customisable ships and can meet people, become a trader, bounty hunter, explorer, scavenger or all of them at once.

    Why similar: Space 46.1%, Strategy 16.9%, Action 10.3%, Indie 9.2%, Sci-fi 8.4%

  43. #43 Destination Sol
    73% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,362 reviews2015
    Dev: MovingBlocks
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 30%

    Pilot your ship in the seamless open world made of space, planets, and more. Find new ships and equipment, find allies and beat all the enemies in this open source space shooter!

    Why similar: Space 47.9%, Open World 9.6%, Procedural Generation 9.4%, Roguelike 8.7%, Action 8.4%

  44. #44 Jupiter Hell
    70% matchVery Positive92% of 2,058 reviews2021
    Dev: ChaosForgePub: Hyperstrange
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    True Roguelike. Turn-based shooter. Permadeath. Tribute to the sci-fi classics of the Golden VHS era. Successor to DRL. Just you and your gun against hordes of horrors and monstrosities. Give them hell to the rhythm of heavy metal.

    Why similar: Roguelike 59.3%, Strategy 10.2%, Procedural Generation 8.6%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Top-Down 5.1%

  45. #45 Run Build Pew!
    71% matchMostly Positive73% of 560 reviews2022
    Dev: Knight Owl Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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 23.8%, Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelite 13.1%, Procedural Generation 11.3%, Top-Down Shooter 10.5%

  46. #46 ---Red---Tether-->
    70% matchVery Positive98% of 82 reviews2022
    Dev: Sleeper Games
    Windows · Linux

    ---Red---Tether--> is an action-packed “combat-puzzle” roguelite. You will tear apart massive space fleets, using nothing but your advanced tether harpoons. Pull and crash ships into another, rip their components off, then grapple-swing your way out of danger.

    Why similar: Space 17%, Top-Down 15%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Top-Down Shooter 13.2%, Procedural Generation 10.4%

  47. #47 DROP - System Breach
    69% matchVery Positive88% of 181 reviews2023
    Dev: Etherfield StudioPub: MicroProse Software
    Windows · Mac

    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: Procedural Generation 23.5%, Roguelite 19.9%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Strategy 12.5%, Action Roguelike 10.4%

  48. #48 Skin Deep
    66% matchVery Positive95% of 1,600 reviews2025
    Dev: Blendo GamesPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this stellar sandbox. You're outnumbered, outgunned, and have no shoes. Welcome to Skin Deep!

    Why similar: Stealth 43.1%, Space 25.5%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Tactical 8%, Action 4.4%

  49. #49 Star Singularity
    71% matchMostly Positive78% of 68 reviews2018
    Dev: Star Bunny Enterprises
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    A space action-adventure unlike any other: navigate your spacecraft through a galactic-scale mystery. Make sure to loot, craft and upgrade your space fleet. Play the story campaign or test your skills in vicious arena modes against AI opponents.

    Why similar: Space 27.7%, Top-Down 14.7%, Procedural Generation 14.3%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Top-Down Shooter 8.4%

  50. #50 Star of Providence
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,276 reviews2017
    Dev: Team D-13
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Star of Providence is a top down action shooter with procedurally generated elements. Explore a large, abandoned facility in search of incredible power, fighting dangerous foes and gaining new weapons and upgrades as you progress.

    Why similar: Roguelite 18.9%, Roguelike 18.7%, Procedural Generation 15.6%, Top-Down 14.1%, Perma Death 9.6%

  51. #51 SUNLESS SEA
    70% matchVery Positive83% of 9,470 reviews2015
    Dev: Failbetter Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.

    Why similar: Roguelike 35.4%, Roguelite 17%, Top-Down 16%, Open World 9.6%, Indie 7.7%

  52. #52 The Swindle
    72% matchMixed64% of 630 reviews2015
    Dev: Size Five Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 42 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    The Swindle is a steampunk cybercrime caper about breaking into buildings, hacking their systems, stealing all their cash, and quickly running away again before the police show up.

    Why similar: Stealth 43.1%, Roguelike 13.9%, Procedural Generation 12.6%, Roguelite 7.7%, Action Roguelike 7.6%

  53. #53 Spaceship Looter
    71% matchMostly Positive71% of 232 reviews2017
    Dev: Luxorix Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Spaceship Looter is an action roguelike game, where mercenaries of all stripes rob drifting schooner, lost transtport ships and abandoned military cruisers - all what is filled with tons of valuable loot and hidden in the deep space.

    Why similar: Roguelike 27%, Roguelite 19.3%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Perma Death 12.8%, Action 8%

  54. #54 Intravenous 2
    64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,213 reviews2024
    Dev: Explosive Squat GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Intravenous 2 is the ultimate blend of tactical gameplay and immersive storytelling. Will you embrace the shadows or confront your foes head-on? The choice is yours. Experience a new era of tactical stealth action. Save lives. Uncover secrets. Take vengeance.

    Why similar: Stealth 45.8%, Tactical 15.3%, Top-Down 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Action 5.6%

  55. #55 Ostranauts
    68% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,398 reviews2020
    Dev: Blue Bottle GamesPub: Kitfox Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    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: Space 28.8%, Roguelike 18.7%, Procedural Generation 18.5%, Top-Down 15.8%, Sci-fi 11.6%

  56. #56 Tactical Breach Wizards
    63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,483 reviews2024
    Dev: Suspicious Developments
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.

    Why similar: Tactical 46.5%, Strategy 20.1%, Indie 14.4%, Adventure 9.6%, Singleplayer 9.4%

  57. #57 Quasimorph
    65% matchVery Positive83% of 5,924 reviews2023
    Dev: Magnum ScriptumPub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based extraction 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 23.4%, Roguelike 18.1%, Procedural Generation 15.8%, Perma Death 12.5%, Sci-fi 10.7%

  58. #58 Space Bandit
    67% matchVery Positive95% of 78 reviews2022
    Dev: Sam Murray
    Windows · Linux

    Brutal twin stick shooter with fun and clever enemies. Also has roguelite and Sci-Fi stuff.

    Why similar: Space 15.2%, Top-Down 12.4%, Perma Death 12.4%, Procedural Generation 12.3%, Bullet Time 12.1%

  59. #59 Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition
    67% matchVery Positive84% of 3,416 reviews2019
    Dev: Failbetter Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Sunless Skies is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling.

    Why similar: Space 32%, Roguelike 27.6%, Top-Down 26.2%, Indie 6.7%, Adventure 4%

  60. #60 Swordship
    66% matchVery Positive87% of 231 reviews2022
    Dev: Digital KingdomPub: Thunderful Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 27%

    Swordship is a roguelike where dodging is your best weapon. Trick your enemies into killing each other, steal containers to upgrade your ship and unlock new ways to play. Dodge, dive, die, learn, repeat.

    Why similar: Roguelike 28.5%, Top-Down 20.3%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Tactical 14.3%, Action Roguelike 9.7%

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