Games Like Space Crew: Legendary Edition

Chocks away! Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all! USAAF DLC NOW AVAILABLE! FLY THE ICONIC AMERICAN BOMBER!

Why similar: Management 27.1%, War 14%, Strategy 12.8%, Simulation 12.6%, Difficult 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this game features the exact same core management mechanics but set in a World War II bomber aircraft.

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 21.1%, Space Sim 13.2% ★, Roguelike 12.3%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Perma Death 12%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive roguelite space management game that pioneered the ship-system and crew-coordination gameplay loop.

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 18.9% ★, Space 18.9%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Roguelite 12.7%, Difficult 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging roguelite that emphasizes ship survival, crew management, and resource allocation during a perilous journey.

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 42.6% ★, Space 19.9%, Roguelite 12.9%, Sci-fi 9%, Adventure 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op focused game captures the chaotic feeling of managing a spaceship's various stations while under attack by enemy forces.

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 21.7%, Perma Death 19.2%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Difficult 13.8%, Roguelike 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a very similar experience to FTL and Space Crew, focusing on tactical ship combat and difficult decision-making in deep space.

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 27% ★, Sci-fi 19.6%, Space 19.5%, Difficult 10.6%, Strategy 8%

Why You'll Like It: It allows for incredibly detailed ship design and management, focusing on the internal layout and combat efficiency of your vessel.

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 24.1%, Perma Death 17.2%, Sci-fi 15.8%, Roguelite 15%, Strategy 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: This tactical roguelite features deep ship management and narrative-driven exploration that mirrors the intensity of Space Crew.

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 32.2%, Strategy 14.4%, Roguelike 10.7%, Roguelite 10.1%, Simulation 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A space strategy game that focuses on fleet management and tactical combat, sharing the same sci-fi atmosphere as Space Crew.

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: Management 26.4%, Sci-fi 24.9%, Difficult 15.6%, Simulation 12.8%, Strategy 12%

Why You'll Like It: A high-pressure submarine simulation that requires intense crew cooperation and system management to survive alien threats.

Keep hope alive on your adventure to the mythical Forever Star! Gather survivors, repair and build out your starship, brave black holes, and fend off attacks, all while managing the daily soap opera of your colorful crew.

Why similar: Space Sim 22.9% ★, Management 17.2%, Space 12.9%, Roguelite 11.1%, Cartoony 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy colony sim set on a starship where you must keep your crew happy and your ship operational while fleeing enemies.

Suddenly thrown into an unknown galaxy, you must explore, fight or befriend aliens and transform your ship from a small survey vessel into a powerful battlecruiser to unravel the mystery of the forces that brought you here and find your way home.

Why similar: Space 39.5%, Space Sim 25.2% ★, Sci-fi 19.6%, Action 6%, Adventure 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title blends ship customization with exploration and tactical combat, offering a more open-ended approach to the genre.

Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling.

Why similar: Space 49.9%, Strategy 27.6%, Simulation 12.1%, Indie 7.7%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled strategy game that combines base management, crew development, and tactical ship combat.

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: Sci-fi 20.4%, Roguelite 18.7%, Roguelike 16.3%, Strategy 14.6%, Cartoony 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A humorous but challenging strategy game that focuses on defending your base and managing your crew against alien waves.

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 22.5%, Sci-fi 17%, Strategy 16.8%, Simulation 13.7%, Action 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy game that focuses on the long-term management and combat capabilities of your ship as you traverse a hostile galaxy.

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 31.2%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Strategy 13.5%, Roguelike 9.7%, Perma Death 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite space sim that emphasizes combat and ship upgrades, providing a similar loop of mission-based progression.

Take the role of Captain in this Space Survival Simulation as you explore a massive star system in search of a new home for humanity. Outfit your ship, hand pick your crew and set off on a journey through an open-world where you must scavenge resources, shelter civilians and outrun a hostile alien force.

Why similar: Space 38.2%, Strategy 17.8%, Simulation 16%, Roguelike 9.4%, Adventure 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-strategy game that tasks you with managing a ship's resources and crew while navigating a dangerous path through space.

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 33.9% ★, Space 17.2%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Strategy 10.1%, Simulation 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the management of a starship crew and the tactical decisions needed to survive in deep space.

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 22.8% ★, Space 19.5%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Management 12.7%, Roguelite 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op management game that focuses on the chaotic day-to-day operations of a space-faring transport vessel.

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 32.7%, Space Sim 19.8% ★, Simulation 11.9%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Strategy 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based space simulation that allows you to build and manage complex ships, focusing on realistic system interactions.

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 41.5% ★, Space 24.1%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Simulation 9.5%, Adventure 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused ship management game where each player takes on a specific role to keep the ship functioning during combat.

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 15.5%, Space 13.5%, Simulation 13.3%, Action 9.4%, Roguelite 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused simulation that forces you to manage a failing ship's systems while under extreme pressure.

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 28.2%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelite 11.1%, Perma Death 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: An action game that focuses on infiltrating enemy ships, providing a different perspective on the same sci-fi space combat themes.

The Battle of Sol is an intense space action game where you participate in epic capital ship battles, thrilling dogfights, space station raids, and much more as you liberate humanity's solar system from enemies determined to bring us to its fiery end.

Why similar: Space Sim 28.7% ★, Space 24.3%, Simulation 17.1%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Action 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented space sim that captures the intensity of ship-to-ship combat in a sci-fi setting.

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 20.9%, Perma Death 18.8%, Roguelite 13.4%, Difficult 11.4%, Sci-fi 11%

Choose your own destiny as you explore an open-world procedurally generated galaxy where anything is possible. Become a miner, a trader, a bounty hunter, a pirate, or perhaps a jack of all trades. Start off small and build your way to the top but remember with every action, comes consequences.

Why similar: Space 56.1%, Sci-fi 25.5%, Action 11.1%, Indie 4.6%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world space RPG that includes deep ship customization and management elements for those who enjoy the technical side of space sims.

Strategy from the front lines! Starpoint Gemini Warlords combines 3rd person capital spaceship combat with 4X strategy and RPG gameplay elements. Build mighty war fleets and send them into battle or lead them into combat yourself. Become the Warlord and conquer the Gemini system!

Why similar: Space Sim 33.5% ★, Space 27.1%, Sci-fi 16%, Strategy 10.2%, Simulation 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A hybrid of strategy and RPG that allows you to command a ship and manage a fleet, offering a larger scale of operations.

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 28.3% ★, Sci-fi 14.3%, Space 13.8%, Roguelite 13.8%, Strategy 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that focuses on tactical space combat and maneuvering ships in 3D space.

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 Sim 25.1% ★, Space 24.6%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Strategy 8%, Simulation 7.9%

In Spacebase DF-9, you'll build a home among the stars for a motley population of humans and aliens as they go about their daily lives. Mine asteroids, discover derelicts, and deal with the tribulations of galactic resettlement in Earth's distant future.

Why similar: Space 34%, Sci-fi 21.6%, Simulation 14%, Strategy 12.1%, Management 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A management sim that focuses on building and maintaining a space station, sharing the management-heavy DNA of Space Crew.

Convoy is a tactical roguelike-like inspired by Mad Max and FTL in which you cross a wasteland in search of parts for your broken ship. Presented in pixel art and set in a future post-apocalyptic setting, Convoy is a squad based tactical combat roguelike-like in its core.

Why similar: Roguelike 19%, Strategy 16.1%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Roguelite 15.7%, Difficult 12%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite that features tactical combat and resource management, though set on a planet surface rather than in space.

Space resources are the battleground for warring factions. As a Space Defense Officer, protect your faction's assets in a vast, hostile universe. Allocate resources, upgrade defenses, and repel relentless enemy attacks! With over 50 unique units and deep strategy, experience real-time tower defense!

Why similar: Space 31.6%, Roguelite 24.8%, Sci-fi 22.1%, Strategy 14.6%, Indie 4.1%

Fight, Scavenge, Survive, and File Your Taxes. A grim yet hilarious space strategy roguelite where you must balance hull integrity against your company's relentless profit margins. Warning: Contains lethal doses of dark humor and corporate exploitation.

Why similar: Space Sim 24.6% ★, Space 15.7%, Management 14.2%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Roguelite 10.7%

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: Space Sim 35.4% ★, Space 20.5%, Sci-fi 13.7%, War 10.4%, Strategy 7.4%

Objects in Space is a retro space game centred on 2D point-and-click stealth action in a massive open world. Players have their own customisable ships and can meet people, become a trader, bounty hunter, explorer, scavenger or all of them at once.

Why similar: Space 24.8%, Space Sim 20% ★, Simulation 13.8%, Strategy 13.5%, Action 8%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore simulation game that focuses on the technical aspects of ship operation and navigation in a realistic space environment.

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 13.3%, Space Sim 13.1% ★, Strategy 12.4%, Perma Death 11.6%, Roguelite 9.9%

Command your crew in Boat Crew, a gripping action-strategy experience amidst the Pacific War. Take charge of a PT boat against Imperial Japan, skillfully managing resources and personnel by any means necessary to ensure victory in this high-stakes conflict.

Why similar: Wargame 34.7%, Management 18.1%, War 15.1%, Difficult 11.4%, Strategy 9.1%

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: Space 21.1%, Perma Death 17.2%, Roguelite 14.7%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Difficult 11.3%

Become a Captain! Fly your ship and command your crew as you compete to become Champion in a winner-takes-all reality show. Build relationships and plot betrayals to avoid getting voted off the season and become the last captain standing. Optional VR support.

Why similar: Space Sim 17.8% ★, Strategy 13.6%, Space 11.3%, Perma Death 11.3%, Sci-fi 9.1%

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 21.5%, Management 17.6%, Perma Death 16.7%, Roguelite 15%, Strategy 9.7%

Create, customize and command your battle wagon to conquer crazed enemy factions and save innocent survivors scattered throughout the lawless Badlands in the aftermath of a devastating apocalypse. Do you have what it takes to Build, Evolve and Fight to survive?

Why similar: Wargame 43.6%, Roguelite 14.1%, Strategy 13.4%, Simulation 9.6%, Action 6.9%

Play as an A.I tasked with helping mankind explore the vastness of space. Customize your ship, recruit a crew, battle alien vessels, research new technology and explore randomly generated universes.

Why similar: Space Sim 29.8% ★, Space 20.6%, Management 15.8%, Strategy 15.1%, Simulation 12.9%

A turn-based game on a planet outpost - with no waiting between turns! Play it at the speed of an arcade game, or take your time and think about your next step.. no matter how fast you take your turn, it might be your last!

Why similar: Perma Death 19.4%, Space 16.9%, Roguelite 13.2%, Difficult 12.2%, Sci-fi 12.1%

You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue.

Why similar: Space Sim 21.6% ★, Management 13.7%, Sci-fi 13.5%, Perma Death 12.3%, Space 11.2%

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: Space 33.3%, Sci-fi 26.1%, Cartoony 17.2%, Strategy 15.7%, Action 7.7%

This is text adventure game of survival of the astronauts on the orbital station that is lost in time. You will have to take care of the rescue of the station's crew, and lots of complicated riddles and situations will make this adventure even more interesting.

Why similar: Adventure 33.2%, Space Sim 26.8% ★, Simulation 18.5%, Action 13%, Indie 8.6%

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 46.5% ★, Space 28.2%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Strategy 11.4%

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: Sci-fi 43.8%, Strategy 30.2%, Action 16.2%, Indie 9.8%

Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!

Why similar: Space 28.7%, Sci-fi 25.7%, Roguelike 23.1%, Action 10.9%, Adventure 6.9%

Take control of a squadron of ships in full 3D space combat. Explore, battle and trade your way through a pirate, machine and monster-infested solar system.

Why similar: Space 33.4%, Strategy 19.6%, Sci-fi 18.9%, Action 11.8%, Simulation 10.3%

The unstoppable alien force known as The Creeper has returned, devouring thousands of worlds in its path, and yours is next. Battle against the Creeper fluid in a groundbreaking pixel-level simulation to prove that humanity will rule the galaxy forever!

Why similar: Wargame 36.2%, Space 20.8%, War 16%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Strategy 8.1%

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: Space 43%, Strategy 24.2%, Sci-fi 18.5%, Space Sim 9.4% ★, Singleplayer 2.3%

Classic RTS gameplay fused with a modern roguelite. Shape your build each run by assembling an evolving arsenal of powerful units and facilities. Harvest resources, build out your base. Raise your army and call down orbital strikes to overcome the forces threatening your survival.

Why similar: Space 20.4%, Perma Death 19.8%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Roguelite 14.8%, Roguelike 11.5%

Assume command of a battle fleet and deploy immediately to the Dust Zone, commander. Our main food supply station has gone dark and the United Earth Nations (UEN) needs to know why in this 4X RTS space sim. Manage your ships, control space stations, and watch your back.

Why similar: Space Sim 27.4% ★, Space 20.6%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Wargame 14.4%, Strategy 10%

Take the position of a CEO of a space transport company and become a new major player in the industry. Space Company Simulator is a realistic management sim game that will challenge your planning skills as you strive to launch the first manned mission to Mars.

Why similar: Space Sim 26.6% ★, Space 19.6%, Management 15.9%, Strategy 12.4%, Sci-fi 12.2%

Create a thriving space station in a lost sector. Face thrilling challenges head-on, from pirate raids to asteroid impacts, as you lead your company to new heights.

Why similar: Space Sim 28.8% ★, Space 22.8%, Management 22%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Strategy 7.5%

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 47.7%, Strategy 21.9%, Sci-fi 18.5%, Indie 5.2%, Adventure 3.1%

Dead in Antares is a turn-based survival management game with RPG elements, set on an alien planet. Lead a crew of survivors sent on a mission to save humanity. Manage their needs, strengthen their teamwork, and explore this mysterious world to find a way back home.

Why similar: Management 25.6%, Sci-fi 18%, Strategy 17.9%, Simulation 17.6%, Adventure 10.7%

Fight, explore the stars, trade, and lead your fleet across the galaxySpace Commander: War and Trade is an ultimate single player space-sim featuring spectacular graphics, intuitive combat and deep mechanics.

Why similar: Space Sim 50.9% ★, Space 20.2%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Action 10.5%, 3D 6.1%

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: Space 22.1%, Roguelite 18.6%, Management 17.8%, Strategy 11.9%, Simulation 8.5%