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Games Like Star Shift Origins

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include RPG, Turn-Based Tactics, Strategy, Singleplayer.

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Star Shift Origins tells the story of the first crew of the Dauntless. Trapped in an alternate reality and on the run, the crew desperately searches for answers while being hunted by the relentless Earth Systems Alliance (ESA).

Reviews: Very Positive — 92% — of 71 reviews
Released: 2021-11-08
Developer: Psychronic Game Studios
Publisher: Psychronic Games
Genres: Indie, RPG, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    Dev: Robot Circus
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Ticket to Earth fuses battlefield tactics, tile-matching puzzle, and epic sci-fi RPG in one unique package. Four unlikely heroes are thrown together to save everything they love from murderous criminals, hideous mutants, and a corrupt government.

    Why similar: RPG 50.1%, Strategy 49.9%

  55. #55 Wantless : Solace at World’s End
    66% matchVery Positive90% of 318 reviews2024
    Dev: Drop Rate StudioPub: Twin Sails Interactive
    Windows

    In this dystopic sci-fi Tactical RPG, save your patients from themselves. Craft your skills among millions of combinations, heal the mind and face ever growing nightmares in 10mn runs. Will you overcome the insidious being chasing you across minds?

    Why similar: Tactical RPG 28.3%, Strategy RPG 21.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.7%, Sci-fi 11.4%, RPG 8.1%

  56. #56 Etheria: Restart
    67% matchMixed58% of 262 reviews2025
    Dev: XD
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 33.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Etheria is an Ethereal Hero RPG. To preserve the flame of civilization, humanity transfers their consciousness into the virtual world "Etheria". And you, as a Hyperlinker, will enter the virtual world to uncover the hidden truths of Etheria.

    Why similar: JRPG 16.5%, Tactical RPG 16.5%, Strategy RPG 14.9%, Cyberpunk 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%

  57. #57 Interregnum: False Prophet
    67% matchMixed59% of 58 reviews2024
    Dev: Spacewalkers
    Windows

    A tactical, turn-based strategy game in a post-apocalyptic world of eternal winter. As the titular False Prophet, recruit and lead a group of survivors to a promised land. Loot, craft, and make the best of what you find.

    Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.9%, Aliens 16.8%, Strategy RPG 16.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Futuristic 12.4%

  58. #58 Back to the Dawn
    62% matchVery Positive95% of 9,819 reviews2025
    Dev: Metal Head GamesPub: Spiral Up Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.

    Why similar: Strategy RPG 35.7%, RPG 21.6%, Story Rich 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Strategy 6.3%

  59. #59 Out There: Oceans of Time
    68% 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: Space 30.4%, Sci-fi 18.6%, RPG 12.9%, Strategy 12%, Story Rich 11.7%

  60. #60 Void Marauders
    65% matchMostly Positive78% of 101 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: Aliens 27.1%, Space 21.6%, Futuristic 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Sci-fi 11.2%

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