- #1 Meme Mayhem
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,054 reviews2024
Dev: Cr3 Studio
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Hurl emojis and battle the internet's biggest stars to rise as a meme master in Meme Mayhem! Collect powerful perks and relics, enjoy a darkly comic social media story, and assemble the ultimate emoji attack stack in this roguelite idle RPG.
Why similar: Auto Battler 35.8%, Dark Humor 18.8%, Roguelike 18.5%, Roguelite 18.4%, Strategy 8.5%
- #2 Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
96% matchVery Positive84% of 3,305 reviews2022
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Guide puny humans through Despot's Game - a rogue-like tactics army battler. Equip your team and sacrifice them through procedural dungeons as you fight enemies, and other players!
Why similar: Auto Battler 28.1%, Dark Humor 17.7%, Tactical 15.5%, Roguelike 13.1%, Roguelite 11%
- #3 Void War
95% 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: Space 19.8%, Roguelite 16.6%, Resource Management 15.4%, Roguelike 12.5%, Tactical 10.6%
- #4 Interstellaria
96% matchMixed56% of 409 reviews2015
Dev: Coldrice Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Managing a fleet across a dangerous galaxy. Every star and planet holds untold riches and dangers. Each encounter will require skills in trading, diplomacy, and combat. Allocate power to engines, charge all weapons, and take on the worst the galaxy has to handle.
Why similar: Space Sim 25.5% ★, Space 15.6%, Conversation 12.6%, Management 12.2%, Tactical 11%
- #5 Crying Suns
94% 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: Space 16.6%, Tactical 14%, Roguelite 13.5%, Resource Management 11.7%, Roguelike 11.3%
- #6 Endless Dark
93% matchVery Positive99% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Little Light Studios, LLC
Windows · Linux
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: Dark Humor 20.6%, Roguelite 13.4%, Conversation 11.2%, Management 9.5%, Roguelike 9.2%
- #7 Space Tyrant
94% matchVery Positive84% of 613 reviews2018
Dev: Blue Wizard Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Terrorize the galaxy for fun and profit! Space Tyrant is a surprisingly deep beer & pretzels strategy game set in a darkly humorous future. Build a mighty space force, disintegrate peaceful aliens, and rule irresponsibly on your relentless march to total domination.
Why similar: Sci-fi 31.3%, Strategy 29.1%, Space 15.5%, Roguelite 15.3%, Indie 8.8%
- #8 FTL: Faster Than Light
92% 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 22.1%, Roguelike 19.8%, Space Sim 16.8% ★, Sci-fi 11.3%, Tactical 9.1%
- #9 Deep Sixed
91% matchVery Positive84% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: LRDGames, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Strategy 20.8%, Space 18.4%, Simulation 17%, Roguelite 16%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #10 Starship Inspector
91% 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: Space Sim 16.7% ★, Space 13.9%, Roguelite 13.6%, Strategy 12.7%, Roguelike 10%
- #11 Space Prison
89% matchVery Positive85% of 268 reviews2024
Dev: Wooden AlienPub: Firesquid
Windows
Survive the galaxy's toughest prison and rise to the top of a space gang! Explore, fight, craft, trade and learn convicts' stories to escape the facility. Space Prison is a turn-based tactical survival game with deep strategy and social RPG elements.
Why similar: Dark Humor 24.9%, Space 16.1%, Roguelite 15.9%, Roguelike 13.9%, Sci-fi 12.4%
- #12 Derelict Void
90% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Stirling Games
Windows · Linux
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: Resource Management 19.7%, Roguelite 19.3%, Space 17.5%, Management 13.8%, Strategy 9.2%
- #13 Astro Prospector
87% matchVery Positive93% of 2,861 reviews2025
Dev: Incrementalist
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Endless Coffee is out! Build your ship, survive 21 Days and break the Universe- Astro Prospector is an incremental bullet hell about mining coffee and fighting SpaceCorp. Collect resources, upgrade your ship and become unstoppable. Return AstroCoffee to humanity!
Why similar: Capitalism 24%, Roguelite 15.3%, Roguelike 14.6%, Space 12.6%, Management 12.1%
- #14 Inventorix
86% matchVery Positive100% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Arcaludi
Windows
INVENTORIX is an inventory-management money-making roguelike deckbuilder. Creatively pack and synergize items and alien perks to create astronomical wealth and pay a mysterious space debt!
Why similar: Capitalism 27.8%, Auto Battler 26.2%, Roguelike 10.1%, Resource Management 9.6%, Space 7.5%
- #15 Space Rogue
89% 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 27.3%, Tactical 21.3%, Roguelike 13.1%, Strategy 11.6%, Sci-fi 10.6%
- #16 Drill Core
85% matchVery Positive85% of 2,264 reviews2025
Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?
Why similar: Roguelite 22.4%, Roguelike 18.8%, Management 14.5%, Space 12.7%, Strategy 12.4%
- #17 Flotilla
88% matchVery Positive82% of 239 reviews2010
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Lead your orbital battleships to victory in Flotilla! Fight, trade, and explore new planets in your journey through the galaxy. Featuring tactically rich 3D combat, flank and surprise the enemy from any direction. When the dust settles, generate another randomized universe for a brand new adventure!
Why similar: Space Sim 27.9% ★, Roguelite 14.6%, Roguelike 11.6%, Space 11.1%, Tactical 11.1%
- #18 Cobalt Core
84% 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: Roguelike 21.1%, Space 19.6%, Tactical 17%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Strategy 11.2%
- #19 Quasimorph
84% 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: Tactical 22.9%, Space 21.5%, Roguelike 19.4%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
- #20 Battlevoid: Harbinger
86% 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 32.5%, Roguelike 16.6%, Strategy 14.3%, Roguelite 13.3%, Simulation 8.9%
- #21 Despotism 3k
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,802 reviews2018
Dev: Konfa Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Humanity is enslaved by an AI… which is awesome, because we’re on the right side of the conflict. Exploit puny humans to extract power and build your own empire!
Why similar: Dark Humor 27.7%, Resource Management 11.2%, Roguelite 10.4%, Strategy 9.9%, Roguelike 9.2%
- #22 Galactic Mining Corp
82% matchVery Positive84% of 931 reviews2021
Dev: Windybeard
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Galactic Mining Corp is a unique rogue-lite, action game with crafting and base building mechanics. Head into uncharted space and discover a universe of locations to exploit for riches! Use your profits to expand your HQ, hire a crazy work force, obtain new drill components and upgrade everything.
Why similar: Space Sim 20.9% ★, Capitalism 20.8%, Space 14.5%, Management 13.4%, Roguelite 13.2%
- #23 Konfronto
81% matchVery Positive90% of 113 reviews2026
Dev: Flaming Fowl Studios
Windows
A sci-fi roguelike auto-battler. Build a powerful intergalactic starship by interlocking different technologies, then battle through a galaxy populated with other players' creations.
Why similar: Auto Battler 54.5%, Roguelike 27.4%, Strategy 13.5%, Indie 4.6%
- #24 Coal LLC
79% matchVery Positive92% of 944 reviews2025
Dev: Bye Bye Ocean
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fill your quota or die. Mine increasingly absurd amounts of coal using some dubious, but effective, mining techniques. Or relax and mine at your own pace in peaceful mode.
Why similar: Capitalism 26.9%, Management 17.5%, Roguelite 16.1%, Roguelike 12.1%, Resource Management 10.3%
- #25 Attack of the Earthlings
82% matchVery Positive84% of 436 reviews2018
Dev: Team JunkfishPub: Junkfish Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Take on Galactoil, a comically dysfunctional intergalactic energy corporation, and its larger-than-life employees in a tactical-stealth game that fuses satisfying strategic gameplay and dark comedy in a quirky single-player story.
Why similar: Dark Humor 45.6%, Strategy 23.6%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Indie 7.6%, Tactical 5.9%
- #26 Deep Space Exploitation
79% matchVery Positive96% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: JuhrJuhr
Windows
Deep Space Exploitation is a space mining game featuring 2D physics, fully destructible asteroids, and a story of survival under an exploitative corporation. Use your equipment wisely, upgrade your ship, and make difficult decisions to secure your future!
Why similar: Space Sim 28.6% ★, Capitalism 15.6%, Resource Management 12.3%, Space 11.4%, Retro 8.8%
- #27 Shortest Trip to Earth
81% 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 Sim 18.3% ★, Space 14.9%, Resource Management 13.8%, Roguelite 13.1%, Tactical 10.8%
- #28 Rogue Station
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 228 reviews2023
Dev: Quint Studio
Windows
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: Space 20.8%, Roguelite 19%, Management 16.6%, Roguelike 12.3%, Strategy 9.2%
- #29 CosmoPirates
78% matchVery Positive83% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: BlackMoon Design
Windows · Linux
Build your deck using cards, ships, items and crew! Explore a generated galaxy roguelike style. Fight gruesome battles against the medley of space scum!
Why similar: Space 25.4%, Roguelite 24.7%, Roguelike 24.3%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Strategy 10.4%
- #30 Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop
76% matchVery Positive86% of 1,166 reviews2024
Dev: Beard EnvyPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Come on down to Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop, for all your roguelite spaceship repair simulation needs! WARNING: Untested genre not suitable for people with tentacles for arms or an aversion to dying horrifically. Side effects include improved reading comprehension under pressure and a furry fetish.
Why similar: Dark Humor 28.5%, Management 20.6%, Roguelite 19.5%, Roguelike 13.4%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #31 Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator
76% matchVery Positive93% of 848 reviews2021
Dev: Strange Scaffold
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Buy, sell, and trade organs in a strange and evolving universe. Dive into the quivering innards of alien capitalism in the sci-fi body horror market tycoon game you didn't know you needed.
Why similar: Capitalism 25.3%, Roguelite 17.8%, Space 16.8%, Roguelike 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #32 60 Parsecs!
77% matchVery Positive89% of 3,984 reviews2018
Dev: Robot Gentleman
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
60 Parsecs! is an Atomic Space Age adventure of scavenge and survival. Keep your crew alive and ready for action. Make difficult choices, face soup shortages and other horrors of outer space. And maybe reach your destination. Or not.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.9% ★, Dark Humor 31.1%, Management 16.6%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Strategy 7.1%
- #33 Xenopurge
75% matchVery Positive88% of 329 reviews2025
Dev: TrapticsPub: Firesquid
Windows
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: Auto Battler 24.3%, Space 17.4%, Roguelite 16.2%, Management 16.2%, Tactical 12.8%
- #34 Legitimate Space Corp Simulator LLC
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: VHornet GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
NOW HIRING: Station Manager! Run a totally-legit* space biz in Sector 7-G. Farm alien crops, refuel shady ships, and sell dangerously edible snacks. Perks: gloves, oxygen insurance**, and mild relevance. No exp needed. Apply today! *Legit status not valid in all sectors. **Terms apply.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.3% ★, Dark Humor 21.2%, Space 18.9%, Management 16.8%, Sci-fi 5.8%
- #35 Freaking Meatbags
77% matchVery Positive86% of 173 reviews2015
Dev: Wild FactorPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Land on a planet, pick up some rocks, leave before the solar system explodes. Oh, and don't die in the nightly robot attacks! Freaking Meatbags is a humorous real-time strategy game that's all about building a base, mixing meatbag DNA, then convincing those dolts to help you gather resources.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.8% ★, Strategy 22.8%, Resource Management 16.8%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%
- #36 Project Tarvotan
78% matchMixed59% of 71 reviews2015
Dev: FlagmanJeremy
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Project Tarvotan allows you to explore the depths of the Milky Way and local universe. Use your wit and resources at hand to plan out your path through each sector. Your demise lurks around every decision. Can you survive long enough and restore balance to the universe?
Why similar: Strategy 36.6%, Space 36.5%, Simulation 18.8%, Indie 8.1%
- #37 Griftlands
72% matchVery Positive94% of 14,297 reviews2021
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.
Why similar: Dark Humor 28.7%, Roguelite 24.5%, Roguelike 16.8%, Story Rich 10.6%, Sci-fi 10.2%
- #38 Catharage
72% matchVery Positive82% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Björn MichalskiPub: Games Foundation GmbH
Windows
A space tactics extraction roguelite. Explore space, pick fights, collect loot, then escape. Upgrade and unlock new ships to strengthen your fleet and face tougher foes.
Why similar: Space Sim 39.3% ★, Roguelite 20.8%, Roguelike 14.7%, Tactical 13.5%, Strategy 11.6%
- #39 XO
74% matchVery Positive87% of 102 reviews2019
Dev: Jumpdrive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a fleet and lead humanity to safety. Grow your fleet using force, diplomacy or guile... and try to stay ahead of the relentless Harvesters. Each ship you add to your fleet gives you powers but also reduces your limited resources in this challenging RTS-with-pause game.
Why similar: Dark Humor 34.8%, Roguelite 23%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Roguelike 15.1%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #40 Dark Moon
73% matchMixed49% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: 101XP
Windows
Dark Moon is a survival strategy game where in order to survive you must avoid the Sun’s scorching rays and embrace the darkness. Gather resources, upgrade your mobile base, make tough moral decisions, but most importantly - don’t go into the light!
Why similar: Management 26.5%, Resource Management 26.5%, Space 20.4%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Strategy 9.6%
- #41 Void Tyrant
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: Quite Fresh GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Collect an intergalactic bounty of eccentric allies and deadly weapons, explore vibrant planets, and engage in risky turn-based battles to restore the Eyes of Chronos and save the galaxy in this strategic roguelike deckbuilder!
Why similar: Roguelike 25.9%, Roguelite 25.6%, Space 18.9%, Strategy 15.3%, Sci-fi 14.3%
- #42 Nomad Fleet
74% matchMixed67% of 212 reviews2016
Dev: Autarca
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Nomad Fleet is a RTS game where you must lead the last remnants of Mankind to safety after a mysterious alien race has hunted them near extinction. Lead a fully armed fleet of battleships, carriers and fighters through a series of randomized scenarios and encounters where they must fight for their survival while scavenging for resources,...
Why similar: Space 40.5%, Strategy 29.1%, Sci-fi 22%, Indie 8.4%
- #43 Lazy Galaxy
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 204 reviews2018
Dev: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Lazy Galaxy is a mix between RTS and idle/clicker game. Lead an evil (albeit lazy) alien race to conquer the universe!
Why similar: Space 33.3%, Strategy 26.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Indie 10.3%
- #44 Legitimate Space Corp Simulator LLC - Prologue
69% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: VHornet GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
NOW HIRING: Station Manager! Run a totally-legit* space biz in Sector 7-G. Farm alien crops, refuel shady ships, and sell dangerously edible snacks. Perks: gloves, oxygen insurance**, and mild relevance. No exp needed. Apply today! *Legit status not valid in all sectors. **Terms apply.
Why similar: Space Sim 48.4% ★, Management 19.1%, Dark Humor 11.2%, Simulation 10.8%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #45 ITER-8
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 156 reviews2026
Dev: fluckyMachinePub: Fireshine Games
Windows
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: Resource Management 20.5%, Roguelite 16.8%, Roguelike 15.6%, Space 15.4%, Management 14.6%
- #46 Godlike Burger
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,017 reviews2022
Dev: Liquid PugPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In Godlike Burger you run the craziest restaurant of the galaxy! Stun, poison and kill customers in many devious ways… and turn them into burger meat! And don’t worry: Alien customers will keep coming if you are smart about it, because cannibalism is just too damn tasty.
Why similar: Resource Management 27.4%, Space 22.5%, Roguelike 20.4%, Management 14.2%, Strategy 10.3%
- #47 Zet Zillions
68% matchVery Positive89% of 728 reviews2024
Dev: OTA IMON StudiosPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Zet Zillions is a single-player roguelike deckbuilder where you use your cards to make freakish combinations and explode entire planets. BIG-BADDA-BOOM!
Why similar: Dark Humor 23.8%, Space 23.1%, Roguelite 17.2%, Roguelike 16.6%, Sci-fi 11%
- #48 Breachway
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,353 reviews2024
Dev: Edgeflow StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Roguelike 37.4%, Roguelite 36.7%, Strategy 19.9%, Indie 6.1%
- #49 Space Cats Tactics
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Mitzi Games
Windows
Fight nerve-wracking spaceship battles in this turn-based tactical space opera RPG! Manage your crew of feline warriors to adapt to every strategic situation and dive into a thrilling space opera story where your choices will determine your path.
Why similar: Space Sim 38.2% ★, Cyberpunk 20.3%, Space 19%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Strategy 7.5%
- #50 This Means Warp
68% matchMixed69% of 665 reviews2023
Dev: OutlierPub: Jagex Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
It’s co-op space survival fun, Jim, but not as we know it. This Means Warp is an intense spaceship management roguelite experience for 1-4 players. Explore a procedurally generated universe, upgrade your ship, battle dangerous enemies and adapt your strategies to survive in a hostile galaxy.
Why similar: Space 30.5%, Roguelite 23.2%, Roguelike 18.4%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Strategy 10.5%
- #51 Star Merchant
71% matchMixed66% of 180 reviews2017
Dev: SimProse StudiosPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Star Merchant is a galactic trading sim where you become a space entrepreneur. Buy and sell items, fight pirates, upgrade your ship and try to meet your goal without going broke!
Why similar: Strategy 27.1%, Space 15.4%, Simulation 14.9%, Resource Management 14.5%, Management 12.7%
- #52 Crush the Industry
66% matchVery Positive90% of 385 reviews2025
Dev: Cognoggin Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Work your way to the top of a cutthroat game studio in this retro roguelike deckbuilder! Crush the Industry features strategic combat with a unique twist and deep replayability.
Why similar: Roguelike 26.4%, Retro 22.7%, Roguelite 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Strategy 13.4%
- #53 HELL GALAXY
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Italian Games Factory
Windows
Hell Galaxy is the only game where you can experience the fusion of space battles, RPG elements, eerie specters, and daunting titans. Embark on a dark sci-fi odyssey through a galaxy teeming with ancient alien ruins and hidden secrets, where nothing is human. Not even you.
Why similar: Space Sim 74.9% ★, Space 22.4%, Indie 2.7%
- #54 Garbage
69% matchMixed66% of 1,171 reviews2021
Dev: HomebasedPub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the struggle which a homeless man goes through in a humorous manner. Primitive elements of contemporary life that we take for granted, such as staying warm, well-nourished, and hygienic, will become an issue.
Why similar: Auto Battler 32.6%, Dark Humor 26.7%, Management 20.6%, Strategy 9.7%, Simulation 8.5%
- #55 Idle Expanse
70% matchMixed55% of 149 reviews2020
Dev: Lyrical Games LLC
Windows
A sci-fi themed incremental game which allows you to expand your capitalistic empire across the galaxy! Hire mercenaries to pillage alien planets for resources, with the singular goal of making as much money as possible as quickly as possible! Totally not a playful commentary on real Terran society.
Why similar: Management 26.2%, Strategy 23%, Space 16.6%, Sci-fi 14%, Resource Management 12.6%
- #56 Void Destroyer
71% matchMixed60% of 351 reviews2015
Dev: Iteration 11
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Combining the best of space combat and real time strategy. Victory can be tactical, a dogfight or capital ship slugging match - depending on how you decide to achieve it. Space combat on a RTS scale with space sim savagery.
Why similar: Space 30.8%, Space Sim 22.2% ★, Strategy 16.8%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Simulation 13.3%
- #57 Command Deck
65% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: k-critical
Windows · Mac
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder where you explore the galaxy, face hostile aliens, and upgrade your starship. It will take adaptability and strategic thinking to survive and uncover the secret your enemies want to keep hidden.
Why similar: Space Sim 32.1% ★, Space 22.7%, Roguelike 17%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Strategy 10.7%
- #58 Hyperspace Deck Command
64% matchVery Positive95% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows
Hyperspace Deck Command is a complex deck building roguelite. Command a massive space fleet that operates on individual turn timers, combine a wide variety of cards into powerful decks and master the dual-use status effects to defeat the hegemonising swarm.
Why similar: Roguelike 23.6%, Space 22.9%, Roguelite 21%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Strategy 8.1%
- #59 Star Command Galaxies
67% matchMixed43% of 508 reviews2024
Dev: Warballoon
Windows · Mac
Take command in the ultimate starship simulator: Star Command Galaxies. Become a Captain, recruit your crew, customize and upgrade your starship, battle alien vessels, teleport to away missions and repel boarding invaders in this real-time strategy simulation adventure from indie studio Warballoon.
Why similar: Space Sim 31.5% ★, Tactical 14.6%, Space 13.1%, Sci-fi 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #60 Garbage: Hobo Prophecy
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,399 reviews2021
Dev: HomebasedPub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Experience the struggle which a homeless man goes through in a humorous manner. Primitive elements of contemporary life that we take for granted, such as staying warm, well-nourished, and hygienic, will become an issue.
Why similar: Auto Battler 32.9%, Dark Humor 21.4%, Management 17.3%, Resource Management 12%, Strategy 9%