- #1 Space Pirates and Zombies
97% matchVery Positive91% of 3,164 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 28.2%, Pirates 20.5% ★, Procedural Generation 7.8%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Top-Down 7.1%
- #2 Void Marauders
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 106 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: Pirates 42% ★, Space 19.4%, Tactical 12.4%, Procedural Generation 9.6%, Sci-fi 7.1%
- #3 All Guns On Deck
96% matchMostly Negative34% of 504 reviews2015
Dev: Decaying Logic
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 29%
All Guns On Deck is a naval strategy, real time tactics action rpg with a unique battle system and unforgiving world to conquer.
Why similar: RPG 26.1%, Strategy 24.4%, Simulation 22.5%, Action 15.1%, Indie 11.9%
- #4 Pixel Privateers
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 881 reviews2017
Dev: Quadro DeltaPub: Re-Logic
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Pixel Privateers is a Squad Based Tactical RPG “Loot ‘Em Up” that will send your team of mercenaries through a mysterious wormhole on a quest to gather technology for your employer. An entire galaxy awaits - full of worlds to explore, factions to encounter, and epic gear to collect!
Why similar: RPG 34.9%, Simulation 19.8%, Action 16.3%, Indie 14.8%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #5 Space Rogue
94% matchMixed64% of 451 reviews2016
Dev: Red Beat
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 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 33.1%, Tactical 15.8%, Strategy 13.3%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Simulation 9.1%
- #6 Voidship: The Long Journey
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 149 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 21.1%, Strategy 14.6%, Simulation 14.1%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Action 9.1%
- #7 Silent Sector
93% matchVery Positive85% of 148 reviews2021
Dev: Rake in Grass
Windows
Oldschool action open-world sci-fi with a unique storyline, frenetic battles, crude humor, loose morals and cows.
Why similar: Pirates 30.7% ★, Space 15.8%, Old School 9%, RPG 7.8%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #8 Space Rangers HD: A War Apart
91% matchVery Positive94% of 7,267 reviews2013
Dev: SNK GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Space adventure, open world RPG, strategy, arcade, quest and more!
Why similar: Space 43.6%, RPG 15.7%, Strategy 11.9%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Simulation 7.4%
- #9 Pixel Piracy
92% matchMixed65% of 7,360 reviews2014
Dev: Vitali Kirpu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on an epic 2D pirate simulator RPG adventure, where you navigate both land and sea. Upgrade your ship, recruit and level up your crew, and uncover hidden treasures as you become a legendary pirate.
Why similar: Pirates 49.6% ★, Procedural Generation 16%, RPG 10.6%, Simulation 9.3%, Combat 8.9%
- #10 Between the Stars
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,495 reviews2024
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Become the Captain of an interstellar cruiser and journey across the galaxy to save the Republic. During your journey you will have to make important decisions, improve the weaponry of your ship and fight against numerous enemies.
Why similar: Space 34.7%, RPG 15.1%, Simulation 11.9%, Strategy 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #11 CosmoPirates
90% matchVery Positive83% of 69 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: Pirates 37.6% ★, Space 16.1%, Procedural Generation 11.4%, RPG 7.6%, Sci-fi 7%
- #12 Reclaim The Sea
88% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: 1LastGame
Windows
Reclaim the Sea is a roguelike strategy game set in a pirate fantasy world. Fight your way through randomly generated maps and text events. Command your pirate crew, upgrade your ship and make tactical decisions to beat the boss and save the world… or die trying.
Why similar: Pirates 43.4% ★, Procedural Generation 15.2%, Strategy 11.5%, Top-Down 7.5%, RPG 7%
- #13 Starship Inspector
89% 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 18.5%, Strategy 15.9%, RPG 11.9%, Simulation 10.4%, Sci-fi 8.7%
- #14 BossConstructor
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 221 reviews2016
Dev: Neomateria Games GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Scavenge modules, combine them in the deadliest and most efficient ways imaginable, and fly your very own spaceship through alien space with BossConstructor. Thousands of procedurally generated galaxies await you and your space-faring collection of assembled modules to explore them.
Why similar: Space 28.2%, RPG 17.5%, Simulation 14.5%, Action 9.7%, Indie 7.7%
- #15 High Sea Saga DX
86% matchVery Positive82% of 533 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 35.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Set sail and join yer crew in search of treasure and glory!
Why similar: Pirates 58.1% ★, RPG 13%, Simulation 11.9%, Top-Down 6.1%, Exploration 6%
- #16 Psycho Patrol R
84% matchVery Positive88% of 2,178 reviews2025
Dev: Consumer Softproducts
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
FPS/mecha hybrid europolice sim with emphasis on interacting with NPCs and different gameplay systems.
Why similar: Tactical 51.4%, RPG 24.5%, Simulation 12.3%, Action 11.8%
- #17 Star Nomad 2
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 158 reviews2015
Dev: Huy Phan
Windows · Mac
A space trader & combat sim meets squad-RPG, large scale conquest, choice driven gameplay with fluid & punchy tactical real-time combat set in a dynamic open-world sandbox.
Why similar: Space 31.7%, RPG 17.3%, Simulation 14.8%, Strategy 12%, Sci-fi 9.5%
- #18 Due Process
85% matchVery Positive81% of 8,549 reviews2020
Dev: Giant Enemy Crab
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A PVP tactical FPS about PLANNING & EXECUTION. Sound strategy and good teamwork are essential for victory because new PROCEDURALLY-GENERATED MAPS are delivered every week. You'll face a new tactical challenge every round.
Why similar: Tactical 31.4%, Procedural Generation 31.1%, Simulation 19.4%, Strategy 18.2%
- #19 Flotilla
86% matchVery Positive82% of 243 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 22.7%, Procedural Generation 16.6%, Sci-fi 15%, Strategy 14.4%, Tactical 13.9%
- #20 No Plan B
84% matchVery Positive87% of 809 reviews2024
Dev: GFX47
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Carefully plan your team's tactics in close quarters battles. Use the timeline to synchronize each door breach, grenade throw and room entry with precision. Watch your team execute your plan autonomously in epic cinematic replays. Take on challenging roguelike campaigns or standalone missions.
Why similar: Strategy 21.4%, Top-Down 16.6%, Tactical 14.9%, Gun Customization 13.5%, Simulation 11.8%
- #21 Rise of Piracy
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 532 reviews2026
Dev: IrishJohnGamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
The perfect blend of Action, Adventure and RTS. Begin your journey as the lowly captain of a small vessel. End as the commander of a threatening fleet. Rise to glory how you see fit. Trade, fight, recruit, grow, pillage, ally, destroy & conquer.
Why similar: Pirates 62.4% ★, Simulation 13.1%, Strategy 9.4%, Exploration 9.4%, Action 5.7%
- #22 Space Cats Tactics
83% 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 34.4%, RPG 15.5%, Top-Down 13.4%, Exploration 12.9%, Strategy 12.9%
- #23 Void War
79% matchVery Positive94% of 3,953 reviews2025
Dev: Tundra
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 15.1 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 34.2%, Procedural Generation 17%, Strategy 11.8%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Tactical 11.2%
- #24 Rogue Waters
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,274 reviews2024
Dev: Ice Code GamesPub: Tripwire Presents
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rogue Waters is a Pirate Tactical Turn-Based Rogue-lite. Play as Captain Cutter, commanding your ship and crew through procedurally generated encounters to seek revenge. Recruit, train, and upgrade crew, use powerful sea creatures, and engage in dynamic naval and melee combat to gain the upper hand.
Why similar: Pirates 54.3% ★, Procedural Generation 12.2%, RPG 10.6%, Strategy 10.1%, Tactical 8.6%
- #25 Caribbean Crashers
80% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,457 reviews2024
Dev: Bloxhill
Windows
Caribbean Crashers is a fast paced pirate strategy game where you control your own ship and fire cannonballs at enemy vessels to secure victory!
Why similar: Pirates 37.2% ★, Simulation 16.8%, Strategy 16.7%, 2D 11.9%, Indie 11.1%
- #26 Xenomarine
82% matchVery Positive84% of 64 reviews2019
Dev: Fourfold Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience hardcore, sci-fi dungeon crawling in this dark, atmospheric roguelike. Xenomarine offers tactical turn-based combat with hundreds of unique items and upgradable weapons and armor, as well as massive replayability thanks to its randomly generated content.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 37.6%, RPG 21.2%, Strategy 18.4%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Indie 10.2%
- #27 Sector Space
79% matchVery Positive93% of 139 reviews2025
Dev: Robin M. FarrellPub: Outer Vision Games
Windows · Linux
Explore a procedurally generated galaxy, mine asteroids, refine minerals, colonize planets, build stations, deploy drones, salvage rare items, construct gear, level up, improve your ship, assemble a fleet, engage in combat, and take on the void.
Why similar: RPG 26.2%, Simulation 21.1%, Space 12.4%, Top-Down 10.6%, Exploration 10.4%
- #28 Destination Sol
81% 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 40.3%, RPG 20.4%, Action 10.5%, Indie 8.2%, Procedural Generation 8%
- #29 Astroloot
78% matchVery Positive93% of 602 reviews2025
Dev: Andreas Hager Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Loot, level up, and obliterate everything in your path. Astroloot is a sci-fi bullet heaven with deep ARPG systems, featuring a massive skill tree, deterministic crafting, and near-endless build possibilities.
Why similar: Space 36.2%, Sci-fi 18%, RPG 15.9%, Top-Down 8.9%, Action 8.4%
- #30 Seablip
78% matchVery Positive82% of 1,118 reviews2024
Dev: Jardar SolliPub: Vibedy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Go from humble beginnings to a feared pirate captain in this seafaring open-world adventure! Enhance your reputation as you take on bounties, upgrade your ship, hire a crew and search for treasure, or just go fishing instead!
Why similar: Pirates 55% ★, RPG 10.1%, Exploration 6.9%, Colorful 6.3%, Combat 6.1%
- #31 FTL: Faster Than Light
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 78,596 reviews2012
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 34.2 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 34.3%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Strategy 11.5%, Procedural Generation 9.5%, Tactical 8.6%
- #32 Abandon Ship
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,353 reviews2019
Dev: Fireblade Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Take command of an 'Age of Sail' ship and her crew, exploring a vast, story-filled world that reacts to your decisions. Engage enemy vessels, fortifications and sea monsters in brutal tactical combat, all framed in an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings.
Why similar: Pirates 51.5% ★, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Tactical 12.4%, RPG 8.6%, Strategy 7.7%
- #33 SPARTA 2035 Prologue & Sea of Pirates DLC
75% matchVery Positive82% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: Lipsar Studio
Windows
Turn-based tactics & strategy about an elite mercenary squad with an old-school action-movie vibe. Command Sparta: recruit distinctive fighters, upgrade your base, run missions, and decide Africa’s future—no point-blank misses, with real ballistics.
Why similar: Strategy 27.5%, Tactical 26.3%, RPG 23.4%, Action 9.6%, Top-Down 8.8%
- #34 Buccaneers!
76% matchVery Positive82% of 411 reviews2022
Dev: Skyward Digital
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Become a fearless captain in Buccaneers!, a classic pirate RPG. Join a band of pirates or a naval power and fight for supremacy in the Caribbean. Build and customise your fleet to take on any foe and rewrite history!
Why similar: Pirates 62.3% ★, RPG 12.7%, Combat 7.7%, Action 7.5%, Colorful 6.8%
- #35 Recon Control
75% matchVery Positive83% of 144 reviews2021
Dev: Dmitry KozlovPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Recon Control is a turn-based strategy and 2D platformer hybrid focused on combat. Lead your special operations squad through a set of challenging and deadly missions.
Why similar: Tactical 21.2%, RPG 18.8%, Strategy 16.7%, Simulation 13.9%, Combat 11.4%
- #36 Approaching Infinity
72% matchVery Positive95% of 740 reviews2025
Dev: IBOL
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.5 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: Space 19.6%, Procedural Generation 15.5%, Old School 14.8%, Sci-fi 12.6%, RPG 11.4%
- #37 Ultimate Space Commando
76% matchVery Positive81% of 58 reviews2015
Dev: Creatio 49Pub: Angry Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
USC is a turn-based, top-down view tactics game in which you control the crew of a stranded recon vessel in a "first contact war" for survival, featuring a detailed combat system with RPG elements, fully interactive randomized maps, unique weapons and gadgets, crafting, and custom multiplayer modes.
Why similar: RPG 42.5%, Strategy 38%, Indie 19.4%
- #38 SpaceBourne
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 815 reviews2020
Dev: Burak Dabak
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Spacebourne is an open space exploration game with Rpg elements. Its world consists of different factions at war. You as an expert pilot need to choose your side or be on no one's side and create a force of your own. Load up your weapons, Ready your ship and warp to adventure.
Why similar: Space 43.5%, RPG 21.6%, Simulation 19.5%, Indie 8.5%, Exploration 6.8%
- #39 The Caribbean Sail
74% matchVery Positive94% of 534 reviews2017
Dev: Victorian Clambake
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Name your crew, purchase supplies, sail the world, harpoon fish, plunder your enemies, die horribly, unlock a new Captain and do it all over again!
Why similar: Pirates 57.8% ★, RPG 10.7%, Simulation 9.8%, Strategy 9.2%, Action 6.5%
- #40 Buccaneers! The New Age of Piracy
73% matchVery Positive81% of 147 reviews2022
Dev: Skyward DigitalPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Witness the rise of piracy in this prologue to Buccaneers!, a classic pirate RPG. Command and customise a powerful warship on PC or in VR and take part in tense naval and land battles that will put your swashbuckling skills to the test.
Why similar: Pirates 58.7% ★, RPG 12.1%, Combat 8.2%, Colorful 7.6%, Action 6.4%
- #41 Star Command Galaxies
73% matchMixed42% of 516 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 21.7%, Tactical 14.8%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Strategy 11.7%, Simulation 9.9%
- #42 Command Deck
70% matchVery Positive99% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: k-critical
Windows · Mac
A retro sci-fi deckbuilder where enemies play by the same rules as you. Command your ship, build powerful deck combinations, and watch your decisions unfold in fast-paced, satisfying space combat.
Why similar: Space 31.3%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Procedural Generation 14.3%, Strategy 14%, Combat 12.2%
- #43 Mainframe Defenders
71% matchVery Positive88% of 792 reviews2020
Dev: Synthetic Domain
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
MAINFRAME DEFENDERS - Turn-based tactics centered around gear and unit customization. It offers simple combat, high replayability, and tons of loot. Items don't just provide stats boost, but also offer distinct mechanics that can be combined into powerful builds.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 26.8%, RPG 18.9%, Strategy 16.5%, Atmospheric 14%, Exploration 13.9%
- #44 Battlevoid: Harbinger
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,061 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 43.3%, Strategy 17.9%, Simulation 13.8%, Sci-fi 7%, Action 6.6%
- #45 Trigon: Space Story
70% matchMixed68% of 1,423 reviews2022
Dev: Sernur.techPub: Gameforge 4D GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Trigon: Space Story sees you take command of your very own spaceship. Carry out tactical battles, defend your vessel against space pirates, and escape from enemy territory. On your voyages, you’ll face a slew of tricky decisions in your quest to uncover the mystery of the galaxy.
Why similar: Space 26.3%, Procedural Generation 16.1%, Top-Down 11.1%, Sci-fi 11%, Strategy 10.7%
- #46 Stellar Tactics
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,731 reviews2026
Dev: Don WilkinsPub: Maverick Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Space 27.2%, RPG 17.4%, Tactical 15.8%, Exploration 14.9%, Sci-fi 12.6%
- #47 Space Will
68% matchVery Positive98% of 88 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: Space 26.5%, Strategy 15.5%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Combat 13.3%, Action 10.2%
- #48 Down with the Ship
65% matchVery Positive94% of 814 reviews2026
Dev: Iron Anchor GamesPub: Proxy Studios
Windows · Mac
Strategic auto battler where you design a heavily-armed spaceship. Draft 200+ items, outfit your hull, and unleash it in async PvP. Blend captains and factions for absurd combos and galactic domination. Roll, buy, place, pray.
Why similar: Pirates 37% ★, Space 23.4%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Top-Down 9.3%, Strategy 9%
- #49 Steam Marines
73% 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: Space 21%, Strategy 16.8%, Tactical 15.2%, RPG 13.8%, Procedural Generation 13%
- #50 Celestial Command
71% matchMixed62% of 704 reviews2014
Dev: Science Interactive
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Mine asteroids, salvage space debris, design your own small or massive spacecraft using individual functional components, complete missions, and engage in battles against enemies in a vast galaxy with realistic physics based on orbital mechanics or in a classic physics mode.
Why similar: Space 40.7%, Simulation 16%, Strategy 11%, RPG 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #51 Steam Tactics
70% matchVery Positive88% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: Igor Rashkuev
Windows · Mac
Welcome aboard your airship, captain! Engage in tactical combats, upgrade your ships and weapons, level up your pilots.
Why similar: RPG 31.9%, Tactical 30.1%, Strategy 18.3%, Indie 14%, Singleplayer 5.8%
- #52 Battlevoid: Sector Siege
71% matchMixed58% of 198 reviews2017
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battlevoid: Sector Siege is an epic straight into action real-time space strategy game, in which the world has been built to deliver a lively battle field; and the action is never more than just seconds away at the start of every game.
Why similar: Space 27.6%, Strategy 15.2%, Simulation 13.4%, Tactical 9.3%, Action 8.8%
- #53 Red Rogue Sea
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Firemage Studios
Windows · Linux
Red Rogue Sea is a roguelike strategy game that puts you in the shoes of a pirate captain and their crew. Manage your vessel as you sail through the treacherous waters of the archipelago, interact with the scum that inhabit it, and engage in battle using a tactical deck-building system.
Why similar: Pirates 61.1% ★, Strategy 14.6%, Procedural Generation 12.3%, Exploration 8.9%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #54 Black One Blood Brothers
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,444 reviews2022
Dev: Helios Studio
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Black One Blood Brothers is a tactical military shooter game where strategy and coordination are key. Command a squad of top operators, with unique skills, through high-risk missions around the globe. Customize your crew, plan your missions, and adjust on the fly for a vast replayability.
Why similar: Tactical 35.3%, Simulation 24.6%, Strategy 18.7%, Action 14.4%, Singleplayer 6.9%
- #55 Star Singularity
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 69 reviews2018
Dev: Star Bunny Enterprises
Windows
Median: 3.1 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 26.2%, Procedural Generation 13.8%, RPG 13.3%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Top-Down 10.6%
- #56 Iron Tides
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 79 reviews2017
Dev: Crash Wave Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
This "rogue-like Viking simulator" is an adventure at sea with epic tactical battles and dungeon-crawler elements. Conscript your warriors and prepare for a new raiding season!
Why similar: Strategy 36%, Simulation 24.7%, Tactical 21.4%, Indie 17.9%
- #57 The Long Journey Home
69% matchMixed59% of 1,932 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 28.1%, RPG 15.4%, Simulation 14.1%, Strategy 13.7%, Procedural Generation 8%
- #58 Drox Operative
67% matchVery Positive90% of 321 reviews2014
Dev: Soldak Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Drox Operative is a starship action RPG with warring alien races, fierce space battles, a dynamic, evolving galaxy, and co-op multiplayer for Windows and Mac.Eons ago the Drox ruled the galaxy through their mighty Operatives. These elite starship captains were trained to accomplish the impossible at whatever cost necessary.
Why similar: Space 38.6%, RPG 16.4%, Procedural Generation 13.2%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Action 9.3%
- #59 NebuLeet
64% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: quasilytePub: quasilyte tech
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead a paramilitary force against a growing space Cult threat. Program your units, build a fleet, trade, research, and engage in deep tactical combat in this RPG-strategy hybrid.
Why similar: Space 23.5%, Tactical 18.6%, RPG 13.6%, Simulation 10.4%, Strategy 8.9%
- #60 Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 161 reviews2015
Dev: Black Lab GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Take command of Naval Strike Group 7 and lead your fleet to victory in full 3D tactical space combat. Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy is a sci-fi strategy saga that will test your skills as both capital assault ship Captain and naval fleet Commander.
Why similar: Space 33.8%, Strategy 21.2%, Simulation 17.7%, Tactical 15%, Sci-fi 9.2%