Games Like Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown

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 23.5%, Space 12.5%, Aliens 12.4%, Roguelike 11.6%, Strategy 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging roguelite that focuses heavily on ship maintenance, crew survival, and navigating a dangerous journey home.

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: Roguelike 22.2%, Space Sim 20.6%, Space 17.7%, Strategy 13.9%, Sci-fi 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive roguelike ship management game that mirrors the survival and decision-making intensity of the seed game.

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: Roguelike 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Space 16.9%, Strategy 16%, Sci-fi 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features deep ship management and tactical combat that directly mirrors the core gameplay loop of the seed game.

IXION is an unrelenting, city-building odyssey across the stars. As Administrator of the Tiqqun, DOLOS’ prototype space station, you are tasked with balancing preservation and exploration as you manage infrastructure, resources and crew. Can you keep the flame of humanity alight in the cold dark?

Why similar: Space 33.1%, Strategy 26.3%, Survival 14.4%, Management 13%, Choices Matter 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines city-building and resource management with a long-term survival mission to save humanity, echoing the 'voyage' theme.

Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.

Why similar: Space Sim 34.6%, Management 17.5%, Space 13.5%, Strategy 13.1%, Sci-fi 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the granular management of a ship and its crew, emphasizing survival against environmental and external threats.

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: Strategy 25.2%, Space 24%, Roguelike 23%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Tactical 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy tactical roguelite that perfectly captures the feeling of a desperate, long-distance space voyage.

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 42.2%, Management 20.1%, Strategy 13%, Sci-fi 13%, Space 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep crew management and a branching narrative that allows you to define your own path through a complex galaxy.

Out There is an award-winning space exploration game blending roguelike, resource management and interactive fiction.

Why similar: Space 19.1%, Roguelike 18.4%, Strategy 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Sci-fi 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused space exploration game where resource management and difficult narrative choices are paramount.

Battle for survival in the skies of a mysterious future Earth in this unique action-strategy game mixing arcade combat, exploration, management and diplomacy. As giant flying ships wage spectacular aerial warfare, a prophecy tells of one who will save the world – could it be you?

Why similar: Strategy 33.1%, Tactical 19.2%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Choices Matter 15%, Exploration 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: An intense strategy game featuring complex ship management, survival mechanics, and high-stakes decision-making.

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: Strategy 29.9%, Space 26.3%, Roguelike 18.5%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Exploration 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the struggle to return home through a procedurally generated galaxy, balancing exploration with survival.

Star Trek: Infinite is a grand strategy experience that lets you play your own Star Trek story as the leader of one of four major factions in the galaxy. Follow the specially crafted story or blaze your own trail in the first Star Trek grand strategy game.

Why similar: Space Sim 36.8%, Management 19.6%, Space 17.6%, Strategy 11.2%, Exploration 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that allows you to manage the fate of a faction within the Star Trek universe.

The Fermi Paradox is a choice-driven sci-fi narrative strategy game in which your decisions in one corner of the galaxy can upend entire civilizations in another. Guide species through millennia and help them explore the vastness of space, make contact and, perhaps, create harmony.

Why similar: Space Sim 31.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Aliens 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%, Strategy 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A god-game that focuses on the narrative consequences of choices made across a galaxy, similar to the story-driven nature of the seed.

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 41.6%, Space 22%, Strategy 15.3%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Roguelike 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that puts you in command of a starship, focusing on combat and crew management.

Starcom: Unknown Space is an action RPG of space exploration and adventure. Build your own starship while discovering an epic story in a universe of strange mysteries, alien factions and uncharted worlds.

Why similar: Space Sim 39.6%, Space 20.2%, Aliens 12.3%, Lore-Rich 9.8%, Sci-fi 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Blends exploration and ship management with a strong emphasis on discovering the mysteries of the universe.

SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Sunless Skies is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling.

Why similar: Roguelike 31.8%, Space 22.6%, Exploration 17.7%, Survival 15.6%, Choices Matter 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven exploration game where managing your ship's resources and crew sanity is essential to survival.

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 41.5%, Space 15.9%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Strategy 14%, Survival 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Allows for deep ship design and management, providing a sandbox experience for those who love the technical side of space travel.

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: Strategy 30.1%, Space Sim 27.5%, Roguelike 15%, Space 14.9%, Sci-fi 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A detailed simulation game that focuses on the maintenance and management of a starship's systems.

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 40.7%, Strategy 34.1%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Exploration 8.3%, Indie 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike survival game that emphasizes narrative choices and resource management during a perilous journey.

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: Strategy 33.9%, Space 33.7%, Roguelike 17.8%, Survival 12.2%, Indie 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-simulation game where you must manage your ship's resources to ensure the survival of the human race.

CyberHive is a strategic space travel simulator with a non-linear story, in the cosmic opera setting, and in an anime visual style.

Why similar: Space Sim 32.8%, Management 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Space 11.4%, Strategy 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy survival game that focuses on the challenges of maintaining a vessel in deep space.

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 23.5%, Strategy 22%, Roguelike 15.8%, Survival 10.6%, Tactical 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style space survival game that emphasizes strategy and resource management.

Build and command a fleet of starships and travel between planets as you explore, build, negotiate, and fight to preserve your vision for humanity.

Why similar: Strategy 38.1%, Space 35.6%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Tactical 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game that focuses on fleet management and tactical combat in space.

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 37.3%, Strategy 14.4%, Roguelike 14.1%, Space 9.7%, Sci-fi 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A unique strategy game that focuses on exploration and turn-based combat in a sci-fi setting.

Lightracer Spark is a Sci-Fi Narrative game. You are an amender from a high civilization, descending to various extraterrestrial worlds. Guide living beings to prosperity, or nip a spark in the bud. Accumulate strength through choices and strategies to grasp the rise and fall of all civilizations.

Why similar: Space Sim 29.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Space 12.5%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Aliens 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven sci-fi game that focuses on the choices and consequences of a space-faring civilization.

In Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, take command of a fleet escaping the annihilation of the Twelve Colonies. Manage crises on board as you prepare for the next encounter with the Cylon Fleet. Times are dire, and hard choices must be made. Your only hope: rejoin the Battlestar Galactica.

Why similar: Space Sim 33.9%, Strategy 16.2%, Roguelike 13.5%, Space 11.6%, Tactical 7.7%

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: Strategy 16.7%, Management 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Futuristic 12%, Survival 10.4%

Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors.

Why similar: Strategy 26.9%, Management 23.4%, Survival 19.3%, Sci-fi 7.3%, 3D 6.6%

Explore the Final Frontier in the ultimate sci-fi strategy RPG, Star Trek Timelines! Join Starfleet and overcome challenges as you boldly go where no game has gone before – across the entire history of Star Trek.

Why similar: Strategy 40.1%, Space 36.8%, Sci-fi 23%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-RPG that allows you to collect iconic characters and manage a fleet within the Star Trek universe.

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: Strategy 39.3%, Space 32.4%, Space Sim 13.2%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Exploration 2%

Why You'll Like It: An RTS that features a strong narrative campaign centered around a long-distance space expedition.

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 25.7%, Roguelike 22.6%, Strategy 20.8%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.5%

Explore the known and unknown galaxy with a ragtag crew of eclectic new friends in this narrative management space opera. You are a sentient spaceship, an outlawed commodity, and there's an entire galaxy between you and freedom…not to mention your abusive ex on your tail.

Why similar: Space Sim 33%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Management 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Space 10.5%

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 41.6%, Strategy 24.4%, Management 16.6%, Space 15.4%, Indie 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation and strategy game that focuses on managing a crew and their interactions within a sci-fi environment.

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 Sim 40.5%, Space 33.9%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Exploration 8.7%, Indie 1.5%

Managing a fleet across a dangerous galaxy. Every star and planet holds untold riches and dangers. Each encounter will require skills in trading, diplomacy, and combat. Allocate power to engines, charge all weapons, and take on the worst the galaxy has to handle.

Why similar: Space Sim 30.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Management 13.6%, Space 12.1%, Strategy 9.2%

A short horror game where you control a decaying spacecraft exploring distant star systems.

Why similar: Space Sim 42.5%, Space 20.1%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Aliens 10.4%, Exploration 6.5%

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 32.6%, Strategy 31.5%, Roguelike 23.3%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Survival 3.6%

Explore the galaxy in this deckbuilding, sci-fi roguelike where ship upgrades and crew management are key to your survival. Optimize resource generation, engage in intense turn-based battles, and take on ever-growing threats as you seek out The Signal.

Why similar: Roguelike 52.5%, Strategy 44.3%, Indie 3.2%

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: Roguelike 18%, Space 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Strategy 15.5%, Sci-fi 10.6%

Sector Unknown is a solo-developed, isometric sci-fi RPG set in a shadowy expanse of space. Begin on a desolate planet, establish a stronghold, explore space, ally with or dominate local factions, and combat a despotic organization set on ruthlessly exploiting the sector's resources and inhabitants.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 47.6%, Choices Matter 30.2%, Exploration 22.1%

Earth, 1976. You have been tasked with managing a deep-sea science facility working to perfect cloning. Explore the darkness and keep your crew alive in this hardcore survival colony builder. And beware. The darkness hides untold horrors.

Why similar: Management 34.8%, Strategy 22.2%, Survival 13.9%, Exploration 11.8%, Choices Matter 10%

A research spaceship reaches an abandoned planet. Nothing is what it seems here and the situation quickly slips out of control. Can the crew manage to survive and get back home?

Why similar: Space Sim 28.2%, Management 15.8%, Space 11.6%, Strategy 11.4%, Futuristic 11%

In this interactive sci-fi adventure novel, you are the AI pilot of Earth's last interstellar ship, tasked with finding a home for your crew—the last remnants of humanity. Your choices will determine their fate, and your own.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Space 13%, Sci-fi 11%, Choices Matter 9.2%

Build amongst the stars in Starport Delta, a light sci-fi strategy game that focuses on survival. Station Commanders across the universe will turn to you for guidance to expand, defend, and survive. Help them build a thriving station, but watch out, there are many dangers hiding in space...

Why similar: Space Sim 34.7%, Strategy 29.4%, Space 11.8%, Aliens 9.1%, Sci-fi 7.1%

Lead a major space agency as you guide humanity to Mars in this strategy simulation game. Construct a base, design and build rockets, conduct missions throughout the Solar System, and write your own history of Space exploration. Created with support from the European Space Agency.

Why similar: Space Sim 40%, Management 19.8%, Space 15.2%, Strategy 14%, Choices Matter 6.1%

Project Tarvotan allows you to explore the depths of the Milky Way and local universe. Use your wit and resources at hand to plan out your path through each sector. Your demise lurks around every decision. Can you survive long enough and restore balance to the universe?

Why similar: Strategy 66.5%, Space 30%, Indie 3.5%

An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.

Why similar: Management 34.1%, Strategy 27.8%, Space 22.5%, Tactical 15.6%

A story-driven adventure among the stars, Journey to Foundation puts you at the center of your own sci-fi saga. Unleash your unique Mentalic abilities, gain information through diplomacy or coercion, and choose who to trust. Where will your journey lead you?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.9%, Space 19.7%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Futuristic 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.6%

Base One is a space base builder game where you take control of a network of space stations and its crew's tasks and wellbeing. Maintain your resources and defenses as you navigate the wide array of dangers ahead of you!

Why similar: Space Sim 38%, Management 12.9%, Strategy 12.3%, Futuristic 9.7%, Space 8.2%

The Pegasus Expedition is a story-driven sci-fi grand strategy game set in a key moment for humankind’s survival. Facing an overwhelming threat at home, humanity sends expeditions to the Pegasus Galaxy in a desperate attempt to find a refuge for the population of Earth.

Why similar: Aliens 17.8%, Management 15.9%, Space 13.8%, Strategy 13.1%, Futuristic 11.2%

"Explore 'Stellar Orphans', a captivating deck-building game where every choice determines the fate of your crew lost in infinite space. Forge alliances, manage resources, and resolve crises to guide your 'Stellar Orphans' to survival. Ready to defy the stars?"

Why similar: Roguelike 24.2%, Strategy 23.9%, Space 18.9%, Aliens 13.7%, Sci-fi 13.1%

Design, build and control your own space station. Mission command and control is in your hands and only careful planning and vigilant supervision will keep your crew and space station safe.

Why similar: Space Sim 33.9%, Management 19.4%, Space 15.6%, Strategy 15.1%, Sci-fi 9.1%

Live a full life in the future as a human, an alien, or even a robot as you rise through the ranks to become captain of your very own starship.

Why similar: Space Sim 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Space 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Sci-fi 10.9%

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: Strategy 34.4%, Space 23.5%, Aliens 23.1%, Tactical 9.8%, Sci-fi 9.1%

You've barely managed to escape your exploding spaceship. Now in an old escape pod, you hurtle through space at the mercy of the cosmos. With no knowledge of the pod’s complex systems, your life depends on a technical manual and your own wits. How long can you survive?

Why similar: Space Sim 34%, Space 17.3%, Strategy 13.2%, Management 12.2%, Sci-fi 9.6%

As a space bear, human or any other race, venture forth into the galaxy, create custom ships, conquer new worlds, build new colonies and defend your very existence against those who would take what is yours.

Why similar: Strategy 46.6%, Space 34.6%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Indie 2.6%

In Delos, you are the space traffic controller managing the flow of ships at a bustling space station. Direct docking, allocate resources, and prevent collisions in a real-time strategy setting. Balance efficiency and safety to maintain order in the interstellar hub.

Why similar: Space Sim 62.5%, Strategy 19.2%, Sci-fi 12.2%, 3D 6.1%