- #1 Void Crew
97% matchVery Positive87% of 8,134 reviews2024
Dev: Hutlihut GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Void Crew is a Chaotic, Co-op Roguelite game for 1 to 6 players: Outfit your spaceship and crew for thrilling quests, brave fierce enemies in Space Battles... and try not to panic!
Why similar: Space Sim 37.6% ★, Co-op 18.8%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Roguelite 10.3%, Futuristic 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep cooperative experience where players must work together to pilot and defend a starship in space.
- #2 This Means Warp
96% 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: Co-op 25.5%, Roguelite 18.3%, Sci-fi 16.9%, Multiplayer 15.9%, Roguelike 14.5%
Why You'll Like It: It is a highly similar co-op space roguelite that requires intense teamwork to manage ship systems during combat.
- #3 PULSAR: Lost Colony
96% matchVery Positive90% of 5,694 reviews2021
Dev: Leafy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The co-op open-world space sim where everyone has a role! Pilot the ship. Reroute power. Launch nukes. Explore alien planets. Research new talents. Work together to find the Lost Colony! ...or just deliver some biscuits
Why similar: Space Sim 28.1% ★, Class-Based 17.7% ★, Co-op 12.9%, Nonlinear 10.1%, Sci-fi 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A premier co-op space simulation that allows players to take on specific roles aboard a ship to survive in a hostile galaxy.
- #4 Shortest Trip to Earth
95% 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 24.9% ★, Roguelite 14.9%, Aliens 13.9%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Roguelike 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging space roguelite that focuses on ship survival, resource management, and tactical decision-making.
- #5 Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
94% matchVery Positive93% of 4,015 reviews2015
Dev: Asteroid Base
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore a neon galaxy in your very own battleship in this 1- to 4-player couch co-op adventure.
Why similar: Co-op 37.4%, Multiplayer 22.8%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Cute 11.2%, Combat 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This vibrant co-op game perfectly captures the frantic teamwork required to manage a ship's various stations while fighting enemies.
- #6 Pixel Starships
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,914 reviews2023
Dev: SavySoda
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Pixel Starships is an FTL-style online sci-fi strategy builder and management game with a competitive PVP tournament. Set in the retro galaxy, your role is to explore space, meet aliens, and develop your ship, crew and AI. The game contains deep strategic and 4x elements. PSS is community-driven.
Why similar: Space Sim 36.4% ★, Sci-fi 12.8%, Aliens 12.4%, Roguelike 11.6%, Multiplayer 8%
Why You'll Like It: A charming pixel-art strategy game that focuses on ship management and multiplayer combat.
- #7 Barotrauma
92% matchVery Positive94% of 84,235 reviews2023
Dev: FakeFishPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 54.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!
Why similar: Co-op 39.5%, Multiplayer 23.2%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Strategy 7.5%, Simulation 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a high-stakes cooperative survival experience where team coordination is essential to navigate dangerous environments.
- #8 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 Sim 26.8% ★, Roguelike 26.5%, Sci-fi 18.5%, Strategy 11.3%, Roguelite 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential space roguelite that defines the genre's strategic ship management and exploration loop.
- #9 Space Crew: Legendary Edition
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,111 reviews2020
Dev: Runner DuckPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Time for your toughest mission yet! Recruit and train your crew to tackle the growing threat from alien and android armies as you defend Earth to become a Galactic Legend in Space Crew: Legendary Edition. All new content free to existing owners of Space Crew!
Why similar: Space Sim 38.9% ★, Sci-fi 18.5%, Roguelite 14.2%, Roguelike 11.1%, Strategy 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic management game where you must lead a crew to complete missions and survive against alien threats.
- #10 Rogue Star Rescue
91% 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: Nonlinear 28.8%, Roguelite 26.1%, Co-op 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Strategy 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that features online co-op and intense twin-stick shooting mechanics.
- #11 Deep Rock Galactic
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 372,881 reviews2020
Dev: Ghost Ship GamesPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 75.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
Why similar: Class-Based 40% ★, Co-op 30.3%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Exploration 9.1%, Combat 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: While set on planets, it is the gold standard for class-based cooperative teamwork and exploration in a sci-fi setting.
- #12 Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
89% matchVery Positive95% of 23,448 reviews2017
Dev: Reactive Drop Team
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.
Why similar: Class-Based 36.8% ★, Aliens 21.8%, Co-op 19.8%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Combat 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic co-op action game that emphasizes class-based teamwork and survival against alien swarms.
- #13 StarBreak
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,298 reviews2016
Dev: Crunchy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 44%
StarBreak is a unique skill-based action platformer MMO where you explore strange sci-fi worlds alongside dozens of other players, kill legions of dangerous aliens and fight epic boss battles.
Why similar: Multiplayer 22.1%, Co-op 20.6%, Roguelike 18.9%, Sci-fi 17%, 2D 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer action-roguelite that offers fast-paced combat and exploration in a sci-fi setting.
- #14 Iron Armada
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 177 reviews2024
Dev: Bluedrake42Pub: Drakeling Labs
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 816.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Iron Armada is a multiplayer, space-faring combat game where players must team up to build a fleet of ships in order to survive the perils of space and defeat the opposing player faction. Build ships of all shapes and sizes, mine resources, and scavenge parts with friends to conquer the universe!
Why similar: Strategy 76.7%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, 2D 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused space game that emphasizes casual but engaging ship-to-ship combat.
- #15 Space Station: Beyond
86% matchVery Positive85% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: DEATHB4DEFEATPub: Pspritechologist
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a variety of creatures or characters and try to survive either maintaining or attacking a space station while everything that can go wrong has already gone wrong.
Why similar: Space Sim 59.3% ★, Character Customization 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Simulation 7.6%, 2D 6%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive simulation that focuses on the complexities of managing a space station environment.
- #16 Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
85% matchVery Positive95% of 12,431 reviews2022
Dev: Walternate Realities
Windows
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 40.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Design and simulate the starships of your dreams! Command your ship or fleet in epic battles and manage your crew while exploring a dangerous galaxy. Play alone or with friends, test your ships in online PvP, and let your imagination reach for the stars!
Why similar: Space Sim 36.8% ★, Sci-fi 19.8%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Strategy 7.8%, Exploration 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for deep strategic ship building and tactical combat, perfect for players who enjoy the engineering side of space sims.
- #17 Jump Space
84% matchVery Positive86% of 10,042 reviews2025
Dev: Keepsake Games
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Jump Space (formerly Jump Ship) is a mission based co-op PvE for 1-4 players, where you are the crew of a spaceship. Transition seamlessly from crewing the ship to on-foot exploration and space walks. Explore, upgrade, and survive intense encounters in deep space together.
Why similar: Co-op 37.8%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Roguelite 16.2%, Multiplayer 11%, Exploration 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op PvE space game that focuses on exploration and team-based combat.
- #18 Spacelines from the Far Out
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 516 reviews2022
Dev: CoffeenautsPub: Skystone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Run your own 60s-inspired space-age alien airlines in this randomly-generated chaotic 1-to-4-player local and online co-op game!
Why similar: Co-op 29.3%, Aliens 23.4%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Cute 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic co-op management game that captures the fun of operating a spaceship with friends.
- #19 Lodestar
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: Edenic Era LLC
Windows
Lodestar sends you and your squad of friends on your own space odyssey. Traverse multiple planets in a journey to get home without losing yourself or your ship to the perils of the unknown! Solve puzzles, gather resources, mine asteroids, and survive... with your own oh-so welcoming AI sidekick!
Why similar: Space Sim 40.7% ★, Co-op 17.2%, Sci-fi 13.5%, Multiplayer 13%, Exploration 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: An online co-op game that blends puzzle-solving with space exploration.
- #20 Rogue Station
83% 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: Roguelite 30.7%, Roguelike 19.8%, Strategy 15.9%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite base-building game that tasks players with defending their station from constant threats.
- #21 Space Cats Tactics
82% 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 38.9% ★, Cats 18.1%, Character Customization 12.2%, Exploration 8.8%, Sci-fi 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that features turn-based combat and exploration, perfect for those who enjoy the theme of space-faring animals.
- #22 Gangs of Space
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 430 reviews2017
Dev: Little Big MMO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 281.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Gangs of Space is a massively-multiplayer Rogue Shmup where Gangs of players compete for the conquest of the galaxy.
Why similar: Roguelite 53%, Sci-fi 47%
Why You'll Like It: A massively multiplayer space game that allows players to form fleets and engage in large-scale combat.
- #23 Spaceship Looter
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 232 reviews2017
Dev: Luxorix Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Spaceship Looter is an action roguelike game, where mercenaries of all stripes rob drifting schooner, lost transtport ships and abandoned military cruisers - all what is filled with tons of valuable loot and hidden in the deep space.
Why similar: Roguelite 29.9%, Roguelike 28.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, Futuristic 17.4%, 2D 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down action-roguelite that focuses on boarding and looting enemy ships.
- #24 Space Rogue
81% 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: Roguelike 21.8%, Sci-fi 21.6%, Strategy 20.6%, Exploration 15%, Simulation 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy roguelite that focuses on survival and ship customization.
- #25 Cozy Space Survivors
77% 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: Space Sim 38.1% ★, Roguelite 14.8%, Roguelike 13.4%, Exploration 8.6%, Sci-fi 7.2%
- #26 Exocraft
80% matchMixed52% of 361 reviews2019
Dev: GoldFire Studios
Windows · Mac
Design unique spaceships and build the ultimate space mining fleet as you team up to battle for resources and glory in this massively multiplayer action strategy set in an alien wasteland.
Why similar: Space Sim 43% ★, Character Customization 18%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Strategy 9.9%, Simulation 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A resource-management game set in space that features character customization and cooperative exploration.
- #27 Flotilla
79% 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 33.5% ★, Roguelite 14.6%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Roguelike 11.7%, Co-op 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that offers a unique perspective on space combat and exploration.
- #28 Captain Starshot
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 276 reviews2019
Dev: Double Door Games
Windows
Fight fierce hostile alien space ships to neutralize their defenses before you board their ships and battle intense on-foot encounters. Eliminate their forces and steal their technology to upgrade your squad with different abilities and save the galaxy!
Why similar: Aliens 38.9%, Roguelite 34.3%, Sci-fi 26.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie action-roguelite that provides a fun, fast-paced space adventure.
- #29 Destination Sol
78% 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: Roguelike 27.6%, 2D 23.4%, Sci-fi 19.8%, Multiplayer 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world space action game that features roguelite elements and exploration.
- #30 Aetherspace
79% matchMixed63% of 84 reviews2017
Dev: Munchkin's Lair
Windows
Aetherspace is a game about turn-based battles between outlaw gangs. In space. With starships.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play strategy game that offers a unique take on space exploration and combat.
- #31 Ultra Mega Cats
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Fallen Leaf
Windows
Blast your way through hordes of enemies in Ultra Mega Cats, a cooperative roguelike third-person shooter. Play As one of the Mega Cats, armed to the fangs with a wide variety of abilities and escape captivity from your Rodent and Bird Overlords!
Why similar: Class-Based 22.1% ★, Cats 20.3%, Co-op 14.9%, Roguelite 13.3%, Roguelike 10.8%
- #32 Spacelines from the Far Out: Flight School
76% matchVery Positive83% of 252 reviews2022
Dev: CoffeenautsPub: Skystone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Spacelines from the Far Out: Flight School is all about getting you prepared to take on the task of running your own Spaceline before launch! Join up to 3 other people to take on the challenges and demands as you ferry people to their destination.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.5% ★, Aliens 14.8%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Roguelite 10.7%, Futuristic 10.2%
- #33 Alien Swarm
75% matchVery Positive95% of 21,506 reviews2010
Dev: Valve
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 35.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Co-operative multiplayer game and complete code base available for free.
Why similar: Co-op 32.3%, Aliens 22%, Class-Based 16.5% ★, Multiplayer 14.8%, Sci-fi 12.2%
- #34 Subspace Discovery
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 131 reviews2023
Dev: FLICK Comp GmbH
Windows
Fly through Subspace, build your own ship, and engage in epic battles. Mine asteroids and research new technologies. Uncover the origins of the alien homeworld by solving weekly events in this Co-op PvE MMO.
Why similar: Sci-fi 34%, Exploration 22.2%, Co-op 18.9%, Strategy 16.2%, 2D 8.7%
- #35 Space Will
74% 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: Space Sim 22.9% ★, Sci-fi 20.4%, Roguelike 15.7%, Strategy 13.8%, Combat 12%
- #36 Codename: Rogue Fleet
77% matchMixed59% of 318 reviews2016
Dev: SionoiS
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Codename: Rogue Fleet is a multiplayer team-based game about spaceships combat.
Why similar: Multiplayer 100%
- #37 Warspace 2
74% matchMixed61% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Magic Game Art
Windows · Mac · Linux
Warspace 2 is a 1-4 player CO-OP space shooter with RPG elements, open-world and procedurally-generated galaxy. You can trade, craft, and fight your way through a universe, either solo or with friends.
Why similar: Space Sim 41.4% ★, Aliens 16.4%, Co-op 14.4%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Exploration 9%
- #38 Supercat Survivors
73% matchVery Positive86% of 169 reviews2026
Dev: Happy Universe Studios
Windows · Mac
Meow! This is a cat-themed Survivor-like game where you control an adorable Supercat! Battle monsters to level up, collect items, upgrade weapons, and experiment with strategic builds to fight off invading creatures threatening Meow Star.
Why similar: Roguelike 39.1%, Combat 23.1%, Strategy 19.5%, Cute 18.4%
- #39 Ocean Keeper Co-op Drill Multiplayer
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 161 reviews2025
Dev: RetroStyle Games
Windows
Dive into the Ocean Keeper – a cooperative roguelike where four survival miners defend their Mech Spider, fight with endless hordes of monsters, and dig for resources. Team up with your friends, upgrade between waves, and survive the deep caves, full of treasures… if you can.
Why similar: Roguelike 16.3%, Roguelite 15.4%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Futuristic 10.6%
- #40 ASTRO AQUA KITTY
73% matchVery Positive89% of 85 reviews2021
Dev: TIKIPOD
Windows
The Aqua Kitty cats have launched into space in an all new action RPG shoot-em-up adventure! Pick your crew, blast off to investigate mysterious water filled asteroids and watch out for marauding pirate rabbits!
Why similar: Class-Based 33.5% ★, Cats 26.5%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Futuristic 10.9%, Combat 6.6%
- #41 Roguelands
73% matchVery Positive80% of 3,731 reviews2016
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Embark on an epic journey in this hardcore Multiplayer RPG! As a Galactic Cadet, you and your Combat Squad of friends must brave hostile worlds in search of valuable loot and resources. Craft powerful gear, slay otherworldly creatures, and save the galaxy.
Why similar: Roguelike 24.2%, Co-op 22.9%, Multiplayer 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Roguelite 12.3%
- #42 Whisker Squadron: Survivor
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 525 reviews2025
Dev: Flippfly LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A smooth roguelite shooter from the creators of RACE THE SUN, featuring a voiced cast of feline pilots in a dramatic showdown against corporate-powered robots called The Swarm. Features a 3-act campaign with branching paths, epic bosses, and a wide arsenal of pilots, ships, and weapons.
Why similar: Cats 34.5%, Roguelite 26.7%, Roguelike 22.3%, Sci-fi 16.5%
- #43 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: Space Sim 35.8% ★, Roguelite 15.9%, Exploration 11.7%, Roguelike 11.2%, Futuristic 10%
- #44 Cat Colony Crisis
72% matchVery Positive93% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: Devil's Cider Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are tasked with helping a colony ship full of space-faring cats deal with a mysterious disease outbreak! Will you act fast and stop the spread of this disease or will it spread unchecked and ravage your Cat Colony.
Why similar: Cats 66.8%, Cute 12.3%, Simulation 11.6%, 2D 9.2%
- #45 Salvagers
70% 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: Aliens 27.9%, Futuristic 21.9%, Strategy 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Sci-fi 11.3%
- #46 A Whole Wolfrush
68% matchVery Positive96% of 188 reviews2025
Dev: uglycoal
Windows
Four friends battle their way across space to claim a once-in-a-lifetime wish. Their lives are in your hands.
Why similar: Sci-fi 44.1%, Combat 24.3%, 2D 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%
- #47 Rocket Rats
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,255 reviews2024
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rocket Rats is a survivors-like game where you defeat cheese-based astral bodies in space – as a rat! Clear waves of enemies, collect cheese, upgrade your gear, and conquer the moon!
Why similar: Roguelite 32.8%, Roguelike 22.8%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Cute 10.2%, 2D 9.6%
- #48 Shard Squad
67% matchVery Positive87% of 523 reviews2025
Dev: The Root StudiosPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Form a squad of elemental creatures and face hordes of challenging enemies! Choose your Shards according to their synergies to gain new abilities, and equip relics that will make the winds blow in your favor! Survive through different environments and save your lands!
Why similar: Co-op 25.5%, Roguelite 23.1%, Roguelike 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Cute 10.4%
- #49 Astroflux
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 343 reviews2016
Dev: Fula Fisken
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Play Astroflux - a retro styled, action packed MMO space shooter.
Why similar: 2D 100%
- #50 Stacks:Space!
69% matchVery Positive85% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: Stacks:Engine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stacks:Space is a space-themed base builder card game with rogue-like elements. Buy booster packs to get new cards, discover craft recipes by stacking cards together, create structures, manufacture drones and droids, defend your base from enemies, visit distant planets, and more!
Why similar: Space Sim 44% ★, Aliens 19.2%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Futuristic 12.6%, Cute 5.3%
- #51 Project Entropy
70% matchMixed52% of 220 reviews2024
Dev: FunPlus International AG
Windows
Welcome, commander, to Project Entropy- an ultimate Sci-Fi and role-playing game with battles in space. In this immersive MMO experience, you will command alien civilizations, conquer uncharted planets, and build Hero fleets.
Why similar: Aliens 30.6%, Sci-fi 21.3%, Strategy 12.8%, Roguelite 10.7%, Simulation 9.6%
- #52 Super Sus
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,391 reviews2024
Dev: GIANT INTERACTIVE HK LIMITED
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Welcome to join the multiplayer social deduction game - Super Sus! Engage in intense gameplay with global players, as you strategize to safeguard your spaceship from the cunning Impostors determined to sabotage the mission and eliminate everyone aboard!
Why similar: Co-op 35.5%, Multiplayer 32.8%, Aliens 17.4%, Sci-fi 14.3%
- #53 100 Space Cats
68% matchMixed70% of 1,248 reviews2024
Dev: 100 Cozy Games
Windows
👨🚀🌌Join the cutest space adventure with Cats in Space! 🪐🚀 Explore charming hand-drawn space locations and adorable cosmo-cats on a quest to find 100 hidden kitties. 🕵️♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️♂️🐈✅
Why similar: Cats 80.4%, Cute 16.6%, Exploration 3%
- #54 ADIOS Amigos: Galactic Explorers
69% matchVery Positive93% of 120 reviews2018
Dev: Cosmic Picnic
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Improvise fuel efficient trajectories to keep your rusty ship running. Break into a space station with an asteroid. Tow a sofa into a black hole. Experience the perils and intrigue of space exploration with 1-4 players.
Why similar: Space Sim 50.3% ★, Roguelite 11.9%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Exploration 10%, Cute 6.9%
- #55 Deadzone: Rogue
64% matchVery Positive85% of 14,091 reviews2025
Dev: Prophecy Games
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.
Why similar: Roguelike 38.5%, Roguelite 33.5%, Sci-fi 27.9%
- #56 Out of Space
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,905 reviews2020
Dev: Behold Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Strategy co-op online multiplayer game about living on a spaceship with your roommates. You'll need to generate resources, take care of a deadly alien infestation, upgrade your appliances and build your sustainable space home. Living together is never easy, especially when you are in outer space!
Why similar: Co-op 45.4%, Multiplayer 30.8%, Strategy 23.8%
- #57 Entropy Survivors
65% matchVery Positive81% of 483 reviews2024
Dev: Moving Pieces InteractivePub: First Break Labs
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Entropy Survivors is a bullet hell roguelike where you simultaneously control a powerful mech and a sharpshooting space frog, featuring outrageously creative abilities and powerful weapon customization. Save the universe in single player or 2-4 player online co-op!
Why similar: Co-op 32.7%, Roguelike 26.5%, Roguelite 25.4%, Multiplayer 8.9%, Combat 6.4%