- #1 Cobalt Core
97% 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: Turn-Based Tactics 21.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.2%, Roguelike 16.6%, Sci-fi 16%, Space 14%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder that emphasizes positioning and ship management during combat.
- #2 Crypt of the NecroDancer
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 26,253 reviews2015
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Why similar: Roguelike 49.1%, Dungeon Crawler 44.4%, 2D 4.2%, Singleplayer 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the core appeal of a grid-based game where turn-based movement feels like a real-time rhythm experience.
- #3 Into the Breach
96% 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: Turn-Based Strategy 28.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.1%, Roguelike 14.6%, Strategy 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive grid-based tactical puzzle game that features sci-fi themes and high-stakes turn-based combat.
- #4 Nova Drift
94% 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: Action Roguelike 38%, Space 25.5%, Roguelike 24.1%, 2D 7.6%, Singleplayer 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that shares the space-themed aesthetic and fast-paced, upgrade-heavy gameplay loop.
- #5 Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
95% matchVery Positive85% of 13,956 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out...
Why similar: Roguelike 34.3%, Dungeon Crawler 27.6%, Sci-fi 19.5%, Strategy 14.6%, 2D 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines real-time action with turn-based strategy and tower defense in a challenging sci-fi environment.
- #6 SteamWorld Heist
94% matchVery Positive94% of 6,137 reviews2016
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Command a steam-driven pirate crew in a series of epic tactical shootouts in SteamWorld Heist. This is turn-based strategy with a twist: You manually aim the guns of your robots, allowing for insane skill shots and bullet-bouncing action!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 32.6%, Strategy 26.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Sci-fi 13.7%, 2D 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling tactical game that emphasizes precise positioning and turn-based combat mechanics.
- #7 FTL: Faster Than Light
93% 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 30.2%, Roguelike 29.6%, Sci-fi 21.9%, Strategy 11.1%, Singleplayer 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi roguelike that uses a pause-and-play mechanic to simulate tactical, real-time ship management.
- #8 Shortest Trip to Earth
92% 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: Action Roguelike 21.8%, Space 20.6%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Roguelike 14.9%, Exploration 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A complex sci-fi roguelite that requires deep tactical management of ship systems and crew.
- #9 Crying Suns
91% 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: RTS 26.4%, Space 21.4%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Roguelike 16%, Strategy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical space-faring roguelite that emphasizes strategic decision-making and fleet management.
- #10 868-HACK
91% matchVery Positive91% of 125 reviews2015
Dev: Michael Brough
Windows · Mac
You are a computer hacker. You steal precious data while the world sleeps.
Why similar: Roguelike 57.4%, Strategy 42.6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, grid-based tactical roguelike that captures the high-tension, sci-fi puzzle atmosphere of Nova-111.
- #11 Void Tyrant
90% 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 30.6%, Sci-fi 21.8%, Space 20.5%, Strategy 17.1%, 2D 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic roguelike card-battler with a space theme that focuses on tactical decision-making over pure action.
- #12 Stellar Tactics
86% matchVery Positive80% of 1,560 reviews2026
Dev: Don WilkinsPub: Maverick Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with thousands of star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 30%, Dungeon Crawler 28.9%, Space 13.7%, Sci-fi 13%, Exploration 12%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep turn-based tactical combat and exploration within a sprawling sci-fi universe.
- #13 Invisible, Inc.
88% 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: Turn-Based Tactics 32.6%, Sci-fi 20.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Roguelike 15.9%, Strategy 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A grid-based tactical game that rewards careful planning and turn-based stealth in a futuristic setting.
- #14 Battlevoid: Harbinger
89% 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 40.1%, Roguelike 22.4%, Strategy 18.1%, Sci-fi 12.6%, 2D 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A space strategy game that incorporates roguelike elements and tactical combat encounters.
- #15 Ancient Space
89% matchMixed44% of 365 reviews2014
Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Ancient Space is a story driven single player real time strategy game where you take command of a fleet embarking on a scientific mission to chart undiscovered reaches of space called ‘The Black Zone’. Overcome overwhelming odds and fight for your life and the survival of your ship and its crew.
Why similar: RTS 37.7%, Space 27.3%, Strategy 15.5%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Singleplayer 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi RTS that emphasizes tactical fleet management and mission-based exploration.
- #16 Approaching Infinity
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 709 reviews2025
Dev: IBOL
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Approaching Infinity is a turn-based space RPG in the spirit of the sci-fi classics, with endless progression and exploration. Fight tactical battles or use diplomacy. Seek powerful artifacts. Quest, mine, trade, and craft. Level up forever or attempt 10 victories in hardcore or adventure mode.
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 36.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Space 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi exploration roguelike that provides a vast, replayable universe with tactical depth.
- #17 Into the Void
87% matchMixed63% of 136 reviews2015
Dev: Mozg Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Into the Void is a strategy RPG and exploration sci-fi game with an epic story and intense battles. Travel through space and discover the origin of a cosmic threat which destroyed Earth centuries ago. Fight or cooperate with the different factions; be a leader !
Why similar: Space 43.9%, Strategy 23%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.4%, Exploration 8.3%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A space-themed tactical RPG that emphasizes exploration and strategic ship upgrades.
- #18 Flotilla
86% 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: Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Roguelike 14.8%, Space 13%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based space strategy game that focuses on tactical positioning in a 3D environment.
- #19 Desktop Dungeons
82% matchVery Positive84% of 2,339 reviews2023
Dev: QCF Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Each step into the unknown heals you and reveals new obstacles as you guide fresh heros to glorious retirement or ignominious death. Master tactical spells, appease ancient gods and get rich through taxidermy in this award-winning quick-play puzzle-roguelike.
Why similar: Roguelike 51.7%, Traditional Roguelike 17.2% ★, Puzzle 16.6%, Dungeon Crawler 8.7%, Singleplayer 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential puzzle-roguelike that turns combat into a series of tactical, grid-based resource management decisions.
- #20 Nomad Fleet
85% 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: RTS 32.1%, Space 26%, Sci-fi 20%, Strategy 19.2%, Singleplayer 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi RTS that focuses on survival and tactical fleet movement through hostile space.
- #21 Space Raiders in Space
83% matchVery Positive95% of 152 reviews2020
Dev: Apollo Interactive S.L.Pub: Destructive Creations
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Space Raiders in Space is a wave defense roguelike mixing squad management and tower defence mechanics. Command your almost competent crew to loot weapons and supplies, build defenses, and fight their way through the Bugpocalypse.
Why similar: Action RTS 31% ★, RTS 21%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Roguelike 13.1%, Sci-fi 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelike that combines base defense with turn-based combat in a quirky sci-fi setting.
- #22 Voidship: The Long Journey
84% 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 29.3%, Sci-fi 27.8%, Strategy 22.1%, Exploration 8.7%, 2D 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Blends real-time tactical space combat with management elements in a persistent sci-fi world.
- #23 Stellar Initiative
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 390 reviews2024
Dev: Five Head Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Stellar Initiative is a roguelike tower defense game where you land on the planet and use your orbit ship to deliver buildings and support you with fire. Complete missions, install new upgrades, discover powerful artifacts, and find the best strategy!
Why similar: Roguelike 30.5%, Sci-fi 28.3%, Space 16.1%, Strategy 14.8%, 2D 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical tower-defense game that utilizes grid-based movement and strategic placement.
- #24 Pathway
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,235 reviews2019
Dev: RobotalityPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 33.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.4%, Roguelike 17.1%, Exploration 12%, Strategy 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features grid-based tactical combat and exploration that mirrors the turn-based strategy found in Nova-111.
- #25 Lost Nova
81% matchVery Positive92% of 399 reviews2022
Dev: Jon NielsenPub: HopFrog
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Your spaceship crashed on an alien planet. Explore, salvage, craft, trade, manage and upgrade your way back home!
Why similar: Sci-fi 30.8%, Space 30.3%, Exploration 20.9%, 2D 10.5%, Singleplayer 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the charming, exploration-focused aesthetic of Nova-111 while focusing on relaxing, puzzle-like progression.
- #26 Time Treker
80% matchMixed70% of 484 reviews2024
Dev: Fuse Game
Windows
Choose your pilot and build your own custom mecha with 17+ weapons and 55+ attachments, then jump to the battlefield against hundreds of enemies to save spacetime itself in this thrilling sci-fi bullet heaven!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.3%, Roguelike 26.8%, Sci-fi 19.6%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, 2D 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite that incorporates time-manipulation mechanics into its tactical, sci-fi combat loop.
- #27 Space Will
78% matchVery Positive98% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: 张亮002Pub: Aori Games
Windows
Sixty basic cores, hundreds of base station equipment, and thousands of chips, you can freely cooperate and shoot through the dual-angle joystick operation in a survival Roguelike game! Explore the sci-fi space and build your strongest battleship!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25%, Sci-fi 20%, Space 17.4%, Roguelike 14.4%, Strategy 11.2%
- #28 Arcade Moonlander
78% matchVery Positive93% of 1,202 reviews2017
Dev: Daniel Paul GriffinPub: Back Of Nowhere Studios
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Explore space and race against the clock in this retro styled adventure game.
Why similar: Space 31.1%, Sci-fi 29%, Exploration 21.6%, 2D 9.8%, Strategy 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features real-time physics-based exploration and flight that captures the space-faring spirit of the seed game.
- #29 Out There: Oceans of Time
79% matchMixed55% of 232 reviews2022
Dev: Mi-Clos StudioPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Out There: Oceans of Time is a space exploration game that puts you at the helm of an interstellar mission of discovery spanning a vast and vibrant cosmos.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 21.3%, Space 20.6%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Roguelike 17%, Exploration 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi exploration game that prioritizes resource management and strategic decision-making.
- #30 Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space
79% matchMixed66% of 617 reviews2013
Dev: Digital Eel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 18%
Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space is a hybrid roguelike game of space exploration, adventure and starship combat.
Why similar: Strategy 24.5%, Roguelike 24.3%, Sci-fi 22.2%, Space 18.8%, Exploration 7%
Why You'll Like It: A quick-play space exploration roguelike that emphasizes discovery and tactical encounters.
- #31 Star Command Galaxies
77% 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: RTS 39%, Sci-fi 18.6%, Space 15.7%, Action-Adventure 10%, Strategy 9.3%
- #32 Nova: Space Armada
76% matchMixed52% of 221 reviews2024
Dev: STONE3 PTE. LTD.
Windows
An exceptional sci-fi strategy game based on space adventure as its core.
Why similar: Sci-fi 37.5%, Space 26.1%, Strategy 19.7%, Exploration 16.8%
- #33 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: Space 24.5%, Strategy 23.1%, Sci-fi 22.6%, Roguelike 19.2%, 2D 6.5%
- #34 Renowned Explorers: International Society
75% matchVery Positive92% of 2,885 reviews2015
Dev: Abbey Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In this strategic rogue-like you become a famous expedition leader in the 19th century. You form your own crew with the skills and personality to discover legendary treasures, while exploring randomized locations and stories on every new adventure.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 30.8%, Roguelike 22.7%, Strategy 17.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Exploration 10.2%
- #35 SHOOPER NOVA
73% matchVery Positive85% of 616 reviews2025
Dev: JamesikaPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Craft Your Ultimate Circular Fortress! Dive into SHOOPER NOVA, where you choose props and components to build a unique fortress. Unlock combos to shape your strategy and battle style. Become an unstoppable barrage machine and obliterate waves of enemies from all directions!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.2%, Roguelike 18%, Strategy 16.8%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Space 11.6%
- #36 Salvagers
73% matchVery Positive80% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Tomasz Banaś
Windows · Linux
In Salvagers, you command a small crew of greedy explorers that land on abandoned space stations that litter the galaxy, and it's your job to loot them for anything worth a credit. Scrap tech, lost weapons, forgotten treasures - everything has a price.
Why similar: RTS 34.5%, Action Roguelike 26.3%, Space 14.4%, Strategy 10.4%, Sci-fi 9%
- #37 We Are The Dwarves
75% matchMixed70% of 1,605 reviews2016
Dev: Whale Rock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
We Are The Dwarves is a real-time tactical adventure where you take control of three Dwarven astronauts and lead them through the hordes of enemies in the depths of their Universe. Tactical Adventure Sci-Fi Space Dwarves
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 28.5% ★, RTS 22.6%, Dungeon Crawler 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
- #38 Space Run
72% matchVery Positive85% of 2,123 reviews2014
Dev: Passtech GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Space Run is a «real-time spaceship construction strategy game». Space Run takes the well-known Tower Defense-style gameplay and twists it, challenging you to manage and protect a spaceship and its cargo against the hazards of deep space!
Why similar: Space 49.9%, Sci-fi 24.4%, Strategy 23.2%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #39 Iron Marines Invasion
71% matchMixed69% of 350 reviews2023
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Prepare to take off, soldier! The galaxy needs your strategy! Prove your RTS expertise, explore an entire galaxy and defend it from a threatening invasion.
Why similar: Action RTS 29.8% ★, RTS 21.5%, Action Roguelike 14.2%, Space 10.1%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #40 Catharage
70% 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: Exploration 34.4%, Roguelike 33.7%, Strategy 25.2%, Singleplayer 6.7%
- #41 Void Destroyer
74% 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 31.6%, RTS 31.1%, Sci-fi 19.5%, Strategy 17.8%
- #42 Distant Star: Revenant Fleet
74% matchMixed66% of 297 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: RTS 22.1%, Space 20.6%, Sci-fi 18.4%, Roguelike 13.9%, Strategy 10.2%
- #43 HYPERNOVA: Escape from Hadea
73% matchVery Positive80% of 82 reviews2017
Dev: ActaLogic
Windows · Mac · Linux
A colorful but challenging blend of classic RTS and tower defense. Build, expand, research, and defend your alien colony as you race to construct a teleportation device and escape a dying star.
Why similar: RTS 50.6%, Sci-fi 18.6%, Exploration 18.1%, Strategy 12.6%
- #44 Space Reign
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 377 reviews2026
Dev: Propulsive Games
Windows
An indie space-sim and strategy game featuring ship and fleet combat mixed with RTS elements. Complete contracts and Claim sectors for your faction in the near-future, where resource exploiting corporations are in a state of constant conflict over territory control.
Why similar: Action RTS 35.4% ★, RTS 23.6%, Space 17.8%, Sci-fi 15%, Strategy 6.5%
- #45 Cozy Space Survivors
68% matchVery Positive97% of 364 reviews2024
Dev: simonschreibt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cozy time survival roguelite in space. You steer the shippy while the shooting happens automatically. Meet cute NPCs, solve small quests, and fight quirky enemies with satisfying weapons. A shorter experience for people who don't have much time but love playing (and finishing) games.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.9%, Roguelike 20.9%, Space 14.5%, Exploration 13.2%, Sci-fi 12%
- #46 Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 409 reviews2019
Dev: Tortuga Team
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Incredibly dynamic turn-based strategy, reviving the traditions of the old school tactics. Lead a team of the most desperate fighters, destroy alien monsters and uncover the secrets of the lost planet.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 28.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.1%, Sci-fi 18.9%, Space 18.4%, Strategy 8.6%
- #47 Star Renegades
69% matchVery Positive83% of 2,997 reviews2020
Dev: Massive Damage, Inc.Pub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Star Renegades is a dimension spanning rogue-lite strategy RPG. Outsmart uniquely generated adversaries, forge bonds between heroes and end the cycle!
Why similar: Roguelike 41.8%, Sci-fi 34%, Strategy 15.6%, Singleplayer 8.5%
- #48 Void War
65% 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 33.6%, Roguelike 23.2%, Sci-fi 22.4%, Strategy 12.8%, 2D 5%
- #49 Ruin Raiders
70% matchMixed69% of 86 reviews2021
Dev: OverPowered TeamPub: indie.io
Windows
Ruin Raiders is a turn-based tactical roguelike where you command customizable squads on a one-way journey into the ruins of an ancient civilization. Master turn-based combat, craft new technologies, and dive into ever-changing ruins to unveil the past!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.4%, Roguelike 13.1%, Space 12.3%
- #50 Astra Exodus
72% matchMixed45% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: Atomic KaiserPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Astra Exodus is a single player turn based Sci-fi 4X strategy game inspired by the classics, with a multiple choice narrative driven epic campaign, top down real time tactical battles and an extensive semi-randomized research grid.
Why similar: Strategy 46.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #51 Xeno Command
69% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: ChillyRoomPub: ChillyRoom
Windows
Defend galaxy against Alien invasion in the RTS offline game with roguelike fun
Why similar: Action RTS 40.4% ★, RTS 21.5%, Roguelike 10.2%, Space 9.2%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #52 Horizon
71% matchMixed59% of 477 reviews2014
Dev: L3O Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Horizon is a turn-based space strategy game of galactic exploration and conquest in which you are in control of humanity’s destiny. You will explore deep space, find new frontiers and discover alien artifacts hidden on long-abandoned planets.
Why similar: Space 20.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Sci-fi 17.9%, Strategy 9.7%
- #53 Planets Under Attack
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,241 reviews2012
Dev: Targem GamesPub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Play as humans or robots in a brand new sci-fi strategy adventure! Travel into the far reaches of space, through cleverly designed star constellations and variable game modes, conquering enemy planets using 15 combinable technologies.
Why similar: Strategy 87.9%, Space 7.1%, Sci-fi 5%
- #54 ASTRONAUTILUS
67% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: neozoid.games
Windows
Your ship has crash-landed on a stray rogue planet, and you're out of fuel... It's up to you to delve beneath the frozen surface and find a way to get your ship back into space while fighting strange sea creatures and uncovering the mysteries of the world beneath the ice!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 66.6%, Space 22.6%, 2D 7.5%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #55 Element Space
70% matchMixed55% of 295 reviews2019
Dev: Sixth VowelPub: Inca Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Year 2199. Assemble an elite crew and make allies to combat a shadowy organization threatening the future of humanity. Face overwhelming odds with strategy. Make your choices and save us from extinction.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 33.1%, Sci-fi 24.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.6%, Strategy 13.8%, Puzzle 4.5%
- #56 Rogue Star Rescue
67% matchVery Positive90% of 136 reviews2021
Dev: Chute Apps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bullet Hell Insanity + Tower Defense Strategy. Rogue Star Rescue is a quirky new type of rogue-like shooter. Blast your way through diverse planets while rescuing your teammates and gathering traps for your defense strategy. Play solo or online to stop the Rogue Star before it annihilates everything!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 80.9%, Strategy 19.1%
- #57 Galaxy Squad
68% matchMostly Positive75% 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: Turn-Based Tactics 30%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.4%, Space 19.1%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Strategy 14.4%
- #58 Heat Signature
65% matchVery Positive94% of 7,334 reviews2017
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.
Why similar: Space 25.8%, Roguelike 19.7%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Bullet Time 15.8% ★, Action Roguelike 8.6%
- #59 HyperRogue
67% matchVery Positive96% of 482 reviews2015
Dev: Zeno Rogue
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Time moves when you move in a truly non-Euclidean world
Why similar: Traditional Roguelike 27.3% ★, Science 23.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Puzzle 6.4%