- #1 Dice Trek
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RefresherTowel Games
Windows
Roam the galaxy, destroy enemy ships, and encounter special events as you explore! Make smart decisions with your dice rolls in order to survive. Buy upgrades at Galactic Bazaars, unlock new ships, and manage your fate in the cold expanse of space. Your choices decide your destiny!
Why similar: Perma Death 15.9%, Space 15%, Roguelike 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #2 Beyond the Chiron Gate
96% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Space Goblin Games
Windows
Explore an endless text-based universe filled with exotic planets, strange life forms, and ancient civilisations. Manage a crew of space explorers, upgrade their ship, and brave dangerous worlds to gather the data you need to reach the mysterious Gatebuilders.
Why similar: Perma Death 19.1%, Space 17.9%, Procedural Generation 12.6%, Roguelike 12.3%, Strategy 9.9%
- #3 FTL: Faster Than Light
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 77,932 reviews2012
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 33.9 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 23%, Roguelike 21.8%, Perma Death 15%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Strategy 9.3%
- #4 Brace for Dolphins!
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: We Are the Dolphins
Windows
A fast-paced 2D top-down roguelite strategy game where you command a shifting galactic warfront. Fight real-time battles on contested planets to prevent an advanced dolphin empire from conquering the galaxy. Race to out-build and out-gun your enemy before it's too late.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Strategy 14.3%, Perma Death 11.3%, Real Time Tactics 10.8%, Roguelite 8.6%
- #5 Steam Marines
94% matchMixed50% of 333 reviews2014
Dev: Worthless Bums
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 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 27.7%, Space 13.3%, Perma Death 12.9%, Strategy 12.8%, Procedural Generation 11.3%
- #6 Battlevoid: Harbinger
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,059 reviews2016
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 11.1 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 33.5%, Roguelike 18%, Strategy 16.6%, Perma Death 7.2%, Roguelite 7%
- #7 Dead Metal
93% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2023
Dev: Monotone
Windows
1-4 player co op roguelike with turn based combat and an emphasis on exploring randomly generated dungeons in order to find loot and complete missions
Why similar: Perma Death 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Roguelike 13.8%, Procedural Generation 12.4%, Space 9.9%
- #8 Astromino
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ben Hendel-DoyingPub: benmakesgames.com
Windows · Mac
A roguelite battle against cosmic evils - drop customized polyominoes, collect relics, and execute powerful combos to defeat your enemies!
Why similar: Roguelike 18.6%, Strategy 17.4%, Aliens 15.8%, Space 11.3%, Perma Death 10.5%
- #9 Terra Exodus
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: GreyHoodieGames
Windows
Defend the evacuation of Terra on the losing side of an alien invasion. This experimental action strategy game breaks out of genre norms to provide fresh mechanics to strategic gaming.
Why similar: Aliens 15.6%, Perma Death 15.4%, Roguelike 13.3%, Procedural Generation 13%, Space 12.2%
- #10 Escape The Living Nebula
91% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Plimmerton Games
Windows
Turn-based spaceship battles in a tense fight for survival
Why similar: Perma Death 21.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Roguelike 14.7%, Procedural Generation 13.6%, Space 9.8%
- #11 Solar Rogue
90% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Guillaume BouvierPub: Ombarus Dev
Windows · Linux
A space exploration adventure in the purest tradition of roguelike. Featuring procedurally generated solar systems, perma-death and tactical turned-based gameplay!
Why similar: Perma Death 17.7%, Space 16.1%, Roguelike 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Procedural Generation 11.6%
- #12 Fates of Command
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Signal Space Lab
Windows
Shields up, red alert! YOU are the captain. Experience the thrill of command in this captain's chair roguelike: engage in combat, manage your crew, upgrade your ship, explore, make scientific discoveries and perform a dash of diplomacy.
Why similar: Space 28%, Procedural Generation 21.5%, Roguelike 21.2%, Strategy 15.1%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #13 One Armed Bandit
89% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Gral
Windows
Spin to win in this slot-machine-building roguelike! Collect symbols, items and chips, play risky minigames and build a rigged slot machine full of incredible combos! Progress through 3 varied chapters to "escape" the casino, then do it all over again
Why similar: Perma Death 21.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Roguelike 15.7%, Procedural Generation 12.4%, Strategy 9.5%
- #14 Chair Debiti
87% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: ChairDev
Windows
A chairbuilder roguelike where flipping a chair is your only means of paying off your life's debt. Craft lucrative combos with your chair by simultaneously fishing, mining, playing blackjack, casting spells, manipulating stocks, and fighting monsters!
Why similar: Roguelike 30.5%, Procedural Generation 25%, Strategy 21.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, 2D 3.9%
- #15 Orbit Express
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nebula Nomad Games
Windows
Orbit Express is a physics-based roguelike game. Pilot your delivery spacecraft through a procedurally generated galaxy, creating a unique challenge every time you play. Avoid collisions, upgrade your craft, mind your fuel, and master your flying skills, all for a minimum wage!
Why similar: Perma Death 24.8%, Space 23.3%, Procedural Generation 22.4%, Roguelike 21.3%, Roguelite 5.9%
- #16 Void War
86% matchVery Positive94% of 3,693 reviews2025
Dev: Tundra
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.6 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: Perma Death 19.7%, Space 19.3%, Procedural Generation 13.2%, Roguelike 12.7%, Roguelite 8.3%
- #17 Zero-Point
86% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Zero
Windows
Zero-Point is a 3D space roguelike featuring tactical ship-to-ship combat, crew command and an immersive view of your ship's interior. As Captain of a Star Federation cruiser, lead your crew and ship to victory over the rebellious Galactic Liberation Front!
Why similar: Space 19.3%, Roguelike 17%, Aliens 15%, Real Time Tactics 10.6%, Strategy 9.2%
- #18 End of Space Project
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alterran Rumble
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take command of a spaceship, try to get home. A science fiction adventure game.Weapons, crew, morally ambiguous actions and cats in spacesuits.
Why similar: Perma Death 21.9%, Space 19.9%, Roguelike 17.4%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Survival 9.5%
- #19 Space Grunts
84% matchVery Positive81% of 78 reviews2016
Dev: Orangepixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A turn-based game on a planet outpost - with no waiting between turns! Play it at the speed of an arcade game, or take your time and think about your next step.. no matter how fast you take your turn, it might be your last!
Why similar: Perma Death 19.1%, Aliens 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Space 14.5%, Roguelike 13.6%
- #20 The Long Journey Home
84% matchMixed59% of 1,922 reviews2017
Dev: Daedalic Studio WestPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Long Journey Home combines an open world full of galaxies, planets and anomalies with quests and mechanics of a rogue-like RPG. One destination. Endless adventures. Where will this journey take you?
Why similar: Space 29.6%, Strategy 17.2%, Roguelike 15.6%, Procedural Generation 11.6%, Sci-fi 8.4%
- #21 Astrobound
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Doink Studios
Windows
Survive and explore space in Astrobound! Visit strange planets, encounter cosmic calamities, and keep your crew alive as you journey through the stars in a retro-inspired whimsical space adventure.
Why similar: Perma Death 20.3%, Space 19.7%, Roguelike 13.5%, Procedural Generation 11.9%, Survival 10.7%
- #22 Starship Inspector
83% 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: Strategy 17%, Perma Death 16.4%, Space 16.4%, Roguelike 12.4%, Procedural Generation 10.6%
- #23 Quinterra
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 49 reviews2021
Dev: Sidereal Studio
Windows
Customize your army and control the battlefield in this challenging turn-based tactics game with roguelike progression!
Why similar: Roguelike 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Procedural Generation 16.8%, Perma Death 16.2%, Strategy 11.2%
- #24 Astral Flux
81% matchPositive88% of 32 reviews2022
Dev: CosmocatPub: Mindscape
Windows
Astral Flux is an action-platformer with roguelite elements where each run is different. Traverse hostile alien planets, discover dark secrets, and face powerful foes in combat.
Why similar: Perma Death 19.2%, Aliens 18.7%, Space 17.8%, Procedural Generation 16.9%, Survival 9.2%
- #25 Distant Star: Revenant Fleet
82% matchMixed66% of 298 reviews2015
Dev: Blazing Griffin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
BAFTA award winning fleet-based RTS meets rogue-lite. In Distant Star: Revenant Fleet, build your fleet of up to 5 ships from a choice of 8 classes and traverse a randomly generated galaxy to defeat the Erebus Platform. NOW AVAILABLE ON MAC AND LINUX
Why similar: Space 25.2%, Procedural Generation 21.4%, Roguelike 16.4%, Strategy 13.8%, Sci-fi 13.1%
- #26 Journey to Monolith
80% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Drew Stillwell
Windows
Choose your general, build your team, customize your fighters, and battle your way to the Monolith in this strategic, turn-based roguelite game.
Why similar: Roguelike 20.4%, Strategy 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Perma Death 15.5%, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%
- #27 Flowrate
79% match1 user reviews50% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Arekcuta
Windows
A minimalist space survival game about managing fuel in a field of procedurally generated planets. Scan atmospheres, land carefully, and keep moving—because if you run out of antimatter, it's over.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 20.7%, Space 20.4%, Strategy 17.7%, Survival 13.3%, Roguelite 12.7%
- #28 Crying Suns
79% matchVery Positive86% of 4,492 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: Space 17.2%, Perma Death 14%, Roguelike 12.4%, Procedural Generation 11.8%, Strategy 9.3%
- #29 Stellar Freight: Echoes of the Void
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Satellite235
Windows · Linux
Take command of a freight ship traveling through deep space. Every jump brings danger, every decision matters. Manage your crew, upgrade your ship, trade, fight, and survive in a hostile galaxy where resources are scarce and every day could be your last.
Why similar: Space 20.4%, Roguelike 19.1%, Perma Death 13.7%, Strategy 10.4%, Survival 9.6%
- #30 Exodus Flight
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Monstrum
Windows
Take control of a starship fleeing the sudden attack on your home world in this single-player sci-fi roguelike. Evade pursuit, manage resources, deal with aliens, and acquire new weapons and technology. Each ship you lead to safety will join the mission to take back the home world.
Why similar: Roguelike 21.7%, Strategy 17%, Procedural Generation 13.4%, Space 13.1%, Roguelite 12.6%
- #31 Crystant
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: DAWNER
Windows
Crystant is a top-down roguelite set in a post-apocalyptic underground facility. Explore tangled tunnels, face strange mutants, and survive with limited resources. Hidden events, deadly traps, and clues await. Will you uncover the truth or fall into the darkness?
Why similar: Perma Death 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Roguelike 14.8%, Survival 9.4%, Sci-fi 8.6%
- #32 Out There: Ω Edition
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,717 reviews2015
Dev: Mi-Clos Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Out There is an award-winning space exploration game blending roguelike, resource management and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Space 23.8%, Roguelike 17.2%, Procedural Generation 14.2%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Strategy 9.5%
- #33 Antisuns
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nicolai Czempin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Board the enemy spaceship while defending your own in turn-based tactics. Outmaneuver foes, chain creative combos, and if you see a better way, rewind and take it. Push for greater rewards, so you’re ready for the tougher enemies ahead. But be aware of the enemies that are pushing back right now!
Why similar: Perma Death 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Space 13.7%, Procedural Generation 12%, Roguelike 11.9%
- #34 Galaxy Squad
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 429 reviews2019
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Galaxy squad is a hardcore turn-based tactical roguelike, inspired by FTL and XCOM.
Why similar: Space 20.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Strategy 17%, Procedural Generation 11.8%, Aliens 10.7%
- #35 Kuiper Belt Survivor
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Catalytic Studios
Windows
Kuiper belt survivor is an arcade style bullet heaven, where every run is endless. It brings a unique spin to the bullet heaven genre by making every part of the players weapon arsenal customizable with well over 10,000 unique weapons to build, and unique stats for every enemy.
Why similar: Roguelike 20.1%, Aliens 17%, Space 14.2%, Strategy 12.6%, Roguelite 9.2%
- #36 Star Devil
75% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Pseudo Abyss
Windows · Linux
Star Devil is a Sci-fi Station Survival Roguelike Game with dynamic alien infection. Playable in both single player and split-screen co-op.
Why similar: Aliens 19.6%, Space 17.7%, Procedural Generation 14.8%, Perma Death 14.5%, Roguelike 11.8%
- #37 Micron Defense Force
74% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Mystical XP Games
Windows
A Roguelike Tower Defense in space with missions to conquer. Can you hold against the spreading alien bosses? Build and upgrade towers against the corruption. Choose your technologies and warpspeed your way to victory.
Why similar: Roguelike 19.2%, Space 13.8%, Real Time Tactics 13.5%, Aliens 13%, Strategy 12.3%
- #38 Gunnhildr
74% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: RatDog Games LLC
Windows
Gunnhildr is a narrative shooter set in a Norse-inspired sci-fi world. Defy the gods and give Niflheim new life through fast paced first person combat in an ever-changing world full of powers and stories to uncover.
Why similar: Perma Death 21.6%, Roguelike 15.8%, Procedural Generation 15.6%, Space 13.6%, Aliens 13.2%
- #39 Deadland 4000
73% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Cain Laikind
Windows · Linux
A turn-based post-apocalyptic roguelike set on a straight line. Scavenge food, sneak past enemies, find loot, and survive by any means necessary in the year 4000.
Why similar: Perma Death 21.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Roguelike 14.3%, Procedural Generation 13.1%, Survival 11.1%
- #40 Strife of Stars
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: A Karl Company AB
Windows · Mac
Command a rogue fleet in tactical turn-based combat. Outmaneuver, outflank, and outsmart the forces hunting you. Build your fleet, upgrade your ships, and fight your way across the galaxy in this tactical roguelite.
Why similar: Roguelike 25.8%, Strategy 24.1%, Space 17.2%, Roguelite 11.9%, Sci-fi 10.1%
- #41 Biovoid
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dzedou
Windows
Biovoid is a creature-building roguelike game where you slay hordes of hostile aliens. Combine a variety of cells and mutations to create game-breaking builds and evolve from a fragile hatchling to a deadly predator.
Why similar: Perma Death 19.5%, Aliens 17.4%, Procedural Generation 16.7%, Space 13%, Survival 10.9%
- #42 Eclipse Devour
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mousar Games
Windows
Build orbital rail systems, combine trains, turrets, and weapons, and defend hostile planets against overwhelming swarms. Every run offers chaotic build variety, explosive firepower, and endless strategic possibilities.
Why similar: Space 19.5%, Roguelike 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Strategy 16.6%, Aliens 9.8%
- #43 Void Marauders
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Autarca
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead a band of space pirates and loot and pillage your way across the stars in this turn based tactical game!
Why similar: Aliens 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Space 17.3%, Perma Death 15.7%, Procedural Generation 11.9%
- #44 Ceaseless
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ink
Windows
Create, Customize, and Command each module on your starship, explore ceaseless space filled with unique environments, and battle endless combinations of enemies in timed, turn-based combat.
Why similar: Roguelike 21%, Space 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Procedural Generation 14.6%, Strategy 10.7%
- #45 Space Rogue
73% matchMixed64% of 451 reviews2016
Dev: Red Beat
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 30%, Roguelike 15.1%, Strategy 14.4%, Survival 14.3%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #46 The Specimen
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: genepistudios
Windows
The galaxy is infected. Cultivate an evolving micro-organism into a devastating bioweapon. Plot your course, craft the perfect build, and engage in tactical battles against an alien bacterial threat. Upgrade your specimen and push further in this retro terminal roguelite auto-battler.
Why similar: Space 24.6%, Roguelike 19.4%, Strategy 14.2%, Roguelite 11.8%, Sci-fi 11.2%
- #47 Let's! Revolution!
69% matchVery Positive93% of 385 reviews2023
Dev: BUCK
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Let’s! Revolution! is a colorful roguelite puzzle mashup about stopping a narcissistic King from ruining your world. Flip tiles to uncover the hidden path to the King. Use deductive reasoning to avoid his cronies or take them all down in strategic turn-based combat.
Why similar: Perma Death 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Procedural Generation 15.8%, Roguelike 14.9%, Strategy 8.4%
- #48 The Ranger: A Skyhopper Tale
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: From Chris
Windows
Hunt down and kill twisted woodland creatures in this roguelite focused purely on the tactical side of combat. No gear, no min-maxing, just you and a ton of enemies. Each boss you defeat earns you an ability sapped from them.
Why similar: Roguelike 18.7%, Perma Death 18.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Survival 13.7%
- #49 We must survive
71% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Milan Popovic
Windows · Linux
A combination of Procedural generated planets and events, is intended to give us some incline to the vast array of planets that await us in the void.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 25.8%, Strategy 22.3%, Space 21.8%, Procedural Generation 16.7%, Survival 7.7%
- #50 MAJESTIC
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ashla Studios
Windows
In this horror strategy roguelite inspired by Dispatch, become part of MAJESTIC; a clandestine force tasked with guarding humanity’s darkest truth. Disinform, spy, and endure as paranoia, catastrophe, and the unknown threaten everything you know.
Why similar: Aliens 22.6%, Perma Death 21.8%, Space 17.1%, Strategy 10.9%, Roguelite 8.9%
- #51 Mist Forge
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LunarCorp
Windows
Turn-based roguelike with terraforming, where players use magical abilities to terraform and reclaim a world in flux. Explore, fight, and strategize in a procedurally generated landscape, pushing back The Mist and uncovering its secrets.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Roguelike 18.1%, Procedural Generation 15.5%, Strategy 10.8%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #52 BEKI, Do You Copy?
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Two Tiny Dice
Windows
A first-person space roguelike that dares you to press every button (even the ones you shouldn’t). Your signal is fading… Do you copy?
Why similar: Space 24.7%, Procedural Generation 20.2%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Strategy 13.1%, Roguelite 13.1%
- #53 Scrapchasers
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RealmsoftPub: Omega Intertainment
Windows
A rogue-lite dice game in space! Build your ship as you explore randomly generated star systems, survive hostile encounters, and upgrade your colony ship for the next generation of chasers. Can you find a new home for your orphaned race amongst the stars?
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Roguelike 19.8%, Space 14.2%, Strategy 12.5%, Procedural Generation 10.1%
- #54 Space Grunts: Chrono Shard
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OrangepixelPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master time. Stop the Ooze. Outsmart a galactic infection in this high-speed, turn-based roguelike. Use your Chrono Shard to loop the timeline, leaving gear and upgrades for your future self. Craft your arsenal, evolve your skills into elite sub-classes, and turn every death into an advantage.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Roguelike 16%, Aliens 15.8%, Procedural Generation 12.1%, Strategy 10%
- #55 Sid Meier's Starships
70% matchMixed50% of 2,463 reviews2015
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build and command a fleet of starships and travel between planets as you explore, build, negotiate, and fight to preserve your vision for humanity.
Why similar: Space 37.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 26.8%, Strategy 20.8%, Sci-fi 14.6%
- #56 Space Mercenary Defense Force
67% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Tom Paradise
Windows · Linux
Defend against the alien invasion and take down the mother ship! Utilise branching upgrade trees, unlock new ships, and equip permanent upgrades to create your own unique build and defeat the growing hordes of invaders in this sci-fi action roguelike!
Why similar: Aliens 22.3%, Perma Death 21.7%, Space 19.6%, Roguelike 17.3%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #57 DAICE
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aeterna LudiPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
DAICE is a unique merge of turn-based dice-powered combat with inventory management, a roguelite where you control an evergrowing AI Core. Purchase and pilot unique spaceships, load your dice into weapons and systems, and unleash devastating combos and shape your own strategy-driven story.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.3%, Space 22.3%, Roguelike 15.5%, Strategy 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 9.3%
- #58 Novagene
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Monkey_Wizard
Windows
Novagene is a space roguelike where you traverse and populate the galaxy. Genetically analyze and modify alien life to better suit them to their new environment.
Why similar: Roguelike 31.8%, Space 24%, Strategy 23.8%, Aliens 20.4%
- #59 Rustwing
66% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy Crystal
Windows
Rustwing is a twin stick shooter roguelike, set in the distant future. Navigate from star to star, battle the scattered factions of humanity, discover strange anomalies, customize your weaponry, acquire powerful upgrades and become a legendary pilot!
Why similar: Space 21.3%, Roguelike 19%, Perma Death 18.6%, Procedural Generation 12.4%, Strategy 7.7%
- #60 Sixty Jumps to Ceres
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chris Hartwich
Windows
In this strategy-roguelike game, you command a space ship on a desperate last mission in the asteroid belt. Negotiate, battle your foes, and upgrade your ship. Get stronger as you progress into increasingly hostile space. Only the boldest, most skilled captain will make it to Ceres. Will you?
Why similar: Space 19.7%, Roguelike 19%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Perma Death 13.4%, Strategy 10.1%