- #1 Solar Flux
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 309 reviews2013
Dev: Firebrand GamesPub: Pixel Games UK
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 38.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Travel across the universe and save dying suns from extinction in this unique and challenging puzzle strategy game. You are the last hope to bring salvation to a perishing universe as you collect and deliver fragments of plasma using your omni-directional ship.
Why similar: Strategy 57.5%, Indie 24.2%, Puzzle 18.2%
- #2 Fake Colours
96% matchVery Positive84% of 164 reviews2015
Dev: Beyond-Limits-GamesPub: Budget Friendly Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The best new puzzle game around is ready to challenge you! Are you ready to take on the 30 levels of Fake Colours?
Why similar: Strategy 39.9%, Indie 31.2%, Casual 18.3%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #3 Galactic Lords
95% matchMixed67% of 97 reviews2017
Dev: TheDreikPub: Phoenix Reborn Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Experimental indie strategy game. Lead the group of Galactic Lords through 7 levels to discover the origin of a world-wide menace!
Why similar: Strategy 43.8%, Action 20.7%, Casual 18.7%, Indie 16.7%
- #4 ReSizE
93% matchMixed64% of 61 reviews2017
Dev: VI GAMES LLCPub: My Way Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
That’s a great space puzzle to challenge your brain. Try to get through all of the rooms!
Why similar: Strategy 55.1%, Action 32.6%, Puzzle 12.3%
- #5 Selknam Defense
94% matchMixed42% of 57 reviews2014
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Selknam Defense is more than an exceptional strategy game. It’s a gateway to the past that puts a nation’s destiny into your control. Do you have the skills to alter history and save the Selknam?
Why similar: Strategy 60.2%, Indie 23.3%, Action 16.4%
- #6 Fly and Destroy
92% matchMixed59% of 328 reviews2016
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Fly and destroy is a space arcade unlike anything you've experienced before. It combines extremely fun game mechanics with breath taking visuals. The game itself has elements of almost every popular indie genre, but probably the most fitting would be the space bullet hell.
Why similar: Strategy 38.5%, Casual 22.6%, Action 22.5%, Indie 16.4%
- #7 Super Star Path
91% matchVery Positive81% of 414 reviews2015
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Classic color match puzzle meets space shoot'em up action! Hop into your spaceship, open a path through huge waves of aliens and other hazards, and face intense boss battles!
Why similar: Action 53.2%, Puzzle 46.8%
- #8 Stay Alight
91% matchVery Positive81% of 202 reviews2015
Dev: Wyse Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become a world savior in the new arcade game — Stay Alight®! Meet the adventurous Mr. Bulb, who will free the planet from the cartoonish microbes with your help. The green meanies have conquered the planet completely and utterly, so it’s up to Mr.
Why similar: Action 31.1%, Casual 30.1%, Indie 25%, Puzzle 13.8%
- #9 Intergalactic Bubbles
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,192 reviews2015
Dev: Hellscape Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Blast your way through space in this innovative 3D bubble puzzler! Bounce, bobble, swing, and explode bubbles across the universe. Intergalactic Bubbles advances the classic match-3 genre into the 21st century with stellar graphics, 3D action, and upgrades.
Why similar: Casual 41.6%, Puzzle 30.1%, Indie 28.3%
- #10 Upside Down
89% matchVery Positive81% of 714 reviews2017
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Upside Down will immerse you in an incredible adventure. Sharpen your reflexes for this fast-paced, precise puzzle-platformer.
Why similar: Indie 65.4%, Action 18.1%, Casual 16.5%
- #11 Mundus - Impossible Universe 2
86% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2019
Dev: Rumbic StudioPub: HH-Games
Windows
Play the brand new match3 game "Mundus: Impossible Universe 2" and again join the great shaman on a galactic journey!
Why similar: Strategy 42.3%, Action 22%, Casual 18.7%, Indie 17%
- #12 Pixel Star
88% matchVery Positive84% of 117 reviews2015
Dev: Soul Forge
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Endless arcade action takes a modern twist, creating a uniquely challenging open space shoot-em-up experience. From brutal bosses to black holes and beyond, countless hazards await discovery. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Action 55.5%, Indie 44.5%
- #13 LUXIS
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 52 reviews2016
Dev: Dumbfounded
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
LUXIS is a game of memory, reflexes, intuition, and problem solving. Get lost in the atmospheric music and glowing world, then find your way out.
Why similar: Strategy 41.8%, Action 19.2%, Casual 15.7%, Indie 14.7%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #14 Pixplode
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 203 reviews2017
Dev: Empyrean
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Pixplode is a 3d puzzle game with 2d physics mechanics. At first glance puzzle seem to be impossible to solve, but why not to change the view of the whole level? Over 40 detailed levels allow you to rack your brains for a long time!
Why similar: Casual 37.8%, Indie 35.4%, Puzzle 26.8%
- #15 Star Tactics Redux
85% matchVery Positive87% of 60 reviews2016
Dev: Devil's Dozen Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Turn-based strategy game full of spacefleet battles. 30+ hours of gameplay, randomized battles, huge campaign with different ways of completion. Experience infinite tactical situations and outsmart the tricky AI using dozens of ships and special abilities.
Why similar: Strategy 72.3%, Indie 27.7%
- #16 Dominari Empires
83% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2018
Dev: Tiny RTS
Windows
Got 5-10 minutes? Annihilate your enemy in a lightning fast micro 4X/RTS game set in deep space. Gameplay relies heavily on strategy, forward-thinking, and twitch-like reflexes.
Why similar: Strategy 72.3%, Indie 27.7%
- #17 Goddess of Math 数学女神
82% matchVery Positive90% of 86 reviews2019
Dev: Katus GamePub: KatusGame
Windows · Mac
This is an action-puzzle game. Find your way to pass the levels. A lot of mathematical elements are integrated in the puzzles.
Why similar: Strategy 40.7%, Action 22.7%, Casual 18.6%, Indie 18%
- #18 Luminosity
84% matchVery Positive84% of 62 reviews2015
Dev: Windmill Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Luminosity is a fast paced arcade game. You take the control of a space ship and your objective is to close off the enemy drones and conquer a certain percent of the map in order to blow them up. Things quickly escalate and you face an increasing number of unique and challenging enemies and environments all trying to destroy your laser...
Why similar: Casual 66.9%, Strategy 16.6%, Action 9.5%, Indie 7%
- #19 Iron Marines Invasion
75% matchMixed69% of 350 reviews2023
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Strategy 56.2%, Action 24.9%, Casual 18.9%
- #20 Almightree: The Last Dreamer
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 173 reviews2015
Dev: ChocoartsPub: Digital Tribe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The world is shattering and you are the only hope to restore the balance. A thrilling and challenging 3D puzzle platformer game, Almightree: The Last Dreamer has you racing through a crumbling world to find your way to awaken the life giving Almightree.
Why similar: Strategy 40.4%, Action 25.3%, Indie 20.2%, Puzzle 14.1%
- #21 ReThink | Evolved 2
82% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2018
Dev: Yaeko
Windows
ReThink | Evolved 2 is a Puzzle Game in a futuristic setting. Solve a variety of Puzzles that utilize Lasers and the behavior of light in two and three-dimensional space. Created with the Feedback from its predecessor in mind, ReThink | Evolved 2 features: 40 new Puzzles, enhanced Gameplay...
Why similar: Strategy 29.2%, Puzzle 25.3%, Indie 17.9%, Action 14.5%, Casual 13%
- #22 Virus Popper
79% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2020
Dev: Alexander ClarkPub: Starcade Arcade
Windows
Greetings Space Traveler, we need you to save the universe again! New virus variants threaten our galaxy. Level up with a new arsenal of weapons to combat them!
Why similar: Strategy 30.7%, Casual 25.9%, Action 25.1%, Indie 18.3%
- #23 Particle Wars
79% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: HaDe GamesPub: My Way Games
Windows
Particle wars is a super cool and colorful survival shooter with crazy particle effects, tons of weapons and power-ups! Beat the levels with different approaches and get some great highscores at the infinite mode!
Why similar: Action 56.5%, Indie 43.5%
- #24 Star Saviors
80% matchVery Positive82% of 1,683 reviews2016
Dev: Sharpened Edge Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Saviors brings the best bullet hell experience you can find on Steam. Play through 18 challenging stages in this ultimate test of tactics and reflexes.
Why similar: Action 40.2%, Indie 30.3%, Strategy 29.6%
- #25 Reptilian Rebellion
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 69 reviews2016
Dev: Herrero Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Stop the New World Order in this challenging game!
Why similar: Action 37%, Casual 35.9%, Indie 27.2%
- #26 Cosmic Tempest
68% matchVery Positive93% of 114 reviews2025
Dev: ZERO5GAMES
Windows
Blast through the stars in this high-octane platformer-shooter!
Why similar: Strategy 49.8%, Action 24.7%, Casual 19%, Indie 6.5%
- #27 Mighty Switch Force! Academy
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 53 reviews2015
Dev: WayForward
Windows · Mac · Linux
As Academy Cadet Patricia Wagon, grab your pellet gun and take on brain-twisting puzzles so massive they span the entire screen! 20 all new puzzles and some twisted classics stages, all with a hectic cooperative couch-play option for up to 4 players to keep you and your fellow trainees in stitches!
Why similar: Strategy 49.3%, Action 28.1%, Indie 22.6%
- #28 SHOOPER NOVA
65% matchVery Positive85% of 616 reviews2025
Dev: JamesikaPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Craft Your Ultimate Circular Fortress! Dive into SHOOPER NOVA, where you choose props and components to build a unique fortress. Unlock combos to shape your strategy and battle style. Become an unstoppable barrage machine and obliterate waves of enemies from all directions!
Why similar: Strategy 50.1%, Action 21.3%, Casual 18.2%, Indie 10.3%
- #29 Spiral Splatter
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 99 reviews2017
Dev: Neonchimp GamesPub: Sometimes You
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Spiral Splatter is a brain-bending arcade puzzle game that will push your hand-eye coordination to the limit with nonstop, mind-boggling puzzles!
Why similar: Casual 40.1%, Indie 34.5%, Puzzle 25.4%
- #30 Battlepillars Gold Edition
78% matchVery Positive84% of 385 reviews2014
Dev: Hitcents
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Battlepillars is a real-time tug-of-war strategy game in which you command caterpillars armed to the teeth with flamethrowers, sticky honey, mines, machine guns, and more!
Why similar: Strategy 59.5%, Action 16.2%, Casual 12.5%, Indie 11.8%
- #31 Athena Crisis
64% matchVery Positive82% of 140 reviews2024
Dev: Nakazawa Tech
Windows · Mac · Linux
Athena Crisis is a modern retro turn-based strategy game that places you in command of 40+ units in your journey across the multiverse. Embark on a challenging single-player quest or dive into the thrill of ranked or casual multiplayer modes to become the best Athena Crisis player!
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #32 Space Moth DX
77% matchVery Positive81% of 133 reviews2016
Dev: 1CC GamesPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Fact: everything is better with lasers. So we put lasers on over 30 angry giant insects who want to stop you, Space Moth, from escaping Earth and going to the Moon. Show them who's boss and blast your way into space! (Check out the all new SPACE MOTH: LUNAR EDITION, linked below!)
Why similar: Action 56.5%, Indie 43.5%
- #33 Six Sides of the World
77% matchVery Positive87% of 99 reviews2016
Dev: Cybernetik Design
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Six Sides of the World is a puzzle videogame that takes you into an intergalactic journey through different star systems riddled with brain-racking challenges.Spatial orientation, logic and pure wit will be your weapons to go through the different cube shaped planetary systems.
Why similar: Action 29.7%, Casual 26.6%, Indie 23.4%, Puzzle 20.3%
- #34 Polarity
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,680 reviews2016
Dev: Bluebutton Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Polarity takes it to the next level, demanding all of your wits and reflexes. Full-featured local co-op campaign.
Why similar: Puzzle 38.8%, Strategy 27.2%, Indie 19.8%, Action 14.2%
- #35 Planets Under Attack
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,241 reviews2012
Dev: Targem GamesPub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Play as humans or robots in a brand new sci-fi strategy adventure! Travel into the far reaches of space, through cleverly designed star constellations and variable game modes, conquering enemy planets using 15 combinable technologies.
Why similar: Strategy 95.9%, Indie 4.1%
- #36 Sentinel 4: Dark Star
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 63 reviews2015
Dev: Origin8 Technologies Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Want a tactical and strategic tower defense challenge that's packed with options and upgrades? Take command of the dropship Sentinel and do battle across a vibrant sci-fi world.
Why similar: Strategy 71.4%, Indie 28.6%
- #37 Icarus Starship Command Simulator
72% matchVery Positive90% of 52 reviews2017
Dev: Steven Eric Boyette
Windows
In this "starship command simulator" you will fight your way to the center of a randomly generated galaxy where a massive star is about to go supernova and destroy all life. Can you find a way to stop it?
Why similar: Strategy 52.2%, Action 26%, Indie 21.8%
- #38 Puzzle Quest: Galactrix
76% matchMixed49% of 338 reviews2009
Dev: Infinite InteractivePub: D3Publisher of America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
The puzzle game of the future has arrived! The original best-selling new Puzzle franchise is back in an all new dimension with its signature Match-3, turn based battles in an insanely addictive and masterful hybrid of RPG and Puzzle genres.
Why similar: Casual 62.4%, Puzzle 37.6%
- #39 Commando Jack
74% matchMixed50% of 557 reviews2014
Dev: Colossal GamesPub: KISS ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A Tower Defence game, that actually allows you to sit inside the turret and come face-to-face with the enemies! Addictive strategy - action game, with loads of shooting and explosions! Nearing 2 MILLION DOWNLOADS!
Why similar: Strategy 58.7%, Action 24%, Indie 17.3%
- #40 Waveform
73% matchVery Positive83% of 2,137 reviews2012
Dev: Eden Industries
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Navigate the beauty and hazards of the solar system while riding a wave of light through 100+ levels in this innovative action-puzzle game!
Why similar: Indie 35.1%, Strategy 26.6%, Puzzle 17.5%, Casual 11.8%, Action 8.9%
- #41 Broken Universe - Tower Defense
61% matchVery Positive91% of 311 reviews2023
Dev: Jinthree Studio
Windows
Get ready to rethink all your defense strategies! Build barricades to stop monsters, or lure them into a maze and attack. A variety of stages that change each time depending on how you play them.
Why similar: Strategy 56.3%, Casual 22.2%, Indie 21.5%
- #42 Starion Tactics
74% matchMixed40% of 177 reviews2014
Dev: Corncrow Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
After assuming command of one of four human or alien factions vying for galactic dominance, immediately define your game’s scope. Play for minutes to hours across tens to hundreds of planets in single-player skirmish or multiplayer modes—it’s entirely up to you.
Why similar: Strategy 61%, Action 22.4%, Indie 16.5%
- #43 2112TD: Tower Defense Survival
61% matchVery Positive88% of 428 reviews2023
Dev: Refinery Games
Windows
Get ready for the ULTIMATE tower defense onslaught. Build, deploy, research and upgrade your defenses in this epic, old school RTS inspired sci-fi adventure.
Why similar: Strategy 68.1%, Action 31.9%
- #44 The Thing: Tower Defense
71% matchMixed64% of 77 reviews2016
Dev: booblycPub: Booblyc OU
Windows
With over 50,000,000 plays over the previous parts, the Incursion series has enthralled and challenged many players over the years. Now you can save your world from darkness in new Incursion: The Thing. Bigger! Faster! Stronger!
Why similar: Strategy 52.1%, Action 27.1%, Indie 20.9%
- #45 Steam Heroes
73% matchMostly Negative29% of 118 reviews2015
Dev: ProjectorGamesPub: KISS ltd
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Help three brave adventurers on their quest to stop the diabolical Baron Von Smog’s plot to conquer Steam Land. However, there is an army of evil minions that stand in your way. Challenge yourself in this new puzzle strategy game; includes 12 action-packed stages, a full soundtrack, competitive online play, all in stunning 720p HD...
Why similar: Action 30%, Indie 28.1%, Casual 25.7%, Puzzle 16.3%
- #46 Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault
71% matchMixed63% of 65 reviews2016
Dev: ACQUIRE Corp.Pub: Aksys Games
Windows
Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault is a frenetic and explosive new spin on action strategy gaming. Plan out and build up your defenses as hordes of hulking monstrosities bombard your heavily fortified city in an attempt to wipe you off the Earth for good!
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #47 Godzilla Voxel Wars
57% matchVery Positive95% of 122 reviews2023
Dev: TOHO CO., LTD.
Windows · Mac
Get ready to battle using your brain! A full-fledged turn-based strategy game with a difficulty level: GODZILLA! Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah, and more are here to rampage across an 8x8 grid! Control Toho monsters and save the world from the Fungoid mushroom invasion!
Why similar: Strategy 46.7%, Puzzle 25.6%, Casual 18.3%, Indie 9.4%
- #48 Galacide
70% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2015
Dev: Puny Human
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Command destructive spaceships to obliterate hordes of enemy vessels, while quickly solving puzzles to weave through networks of vibrantly colorful, adversarial machines!
Why similar: Action 44.5%, Indie 33.4%, Puzzle 17.1%, Casual 5.1%
- #49 Live Hard, Die Hard
54% matchVery Positive90% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Asobism.Co.,Ltd
Windows
Busy but Addictive! This BATTLE x MEDICAL Counter-Invasion Real-Time Strategy is like nothing you've ever seen! An army of aliens is here to invade the Earth! Show the Earth-style greeting to those unwanted visitors who lounge around our grounds! Lead your troops to extinguish zillions of aliens!
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #50 Raiden NOVA | 雷電NOVA | 雷電新星
54% matchMostly Positive75% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: MOSS Co., Ltd.Pub: UFO Interactive Games
Windows
"Raiden" unites! Get ready to blast into a thrilling new dimension like never before!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #51 Politon
54% matchVery Positive90% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Pinq Games
Windows · Mac
Politon: A turn-based strategy game that will push your strategic and management skills to the limit! Expand your territory, strengthen your economy, and outsmart your enemies by planning your strategy carefully.
Why similar: Strategy 72.1%, Casual 27.9%
- #52 Heroes Never Lose: Professor Puzzler's Perplexing Ploy
70% matchVery Positive86% of 73 reviews2015
Dev: Magic PantsPub: Spearhead
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Heroes Never Lose: Professor Puzzler's Perplexing Ploy is a hero-themed action puzzler with a super-powered twist!
Why similar: Action 32.7%, Casual 26.8%, Indie 25.9%, Puzzle 14.6%
- #53 Fiery Disaster
70% matchMixed54% of 56 reviews2016
Dev: Vogelfänger
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Test your mind with this twist on a Tower Defense genre, wrapped up in a deep, dark story! Play as a scientist punishing ignorant peasants with burning balls of lava!
Why similar: Strategy 38.4%, Action 20%, Casual 16.4%, Indie 15.1%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #54 Galaxy Reavers
69% matchMixed70% of 204 reviews2016
Dev: Good Games
Windows
This is a fun yet challenging RTS game. To survive in the vast galaxy, you need to build up your own fleet and customize your warships. You will also learn to control them efficiently in battle to defeat your enemies, conquer planets, and expand your galactic empire!
Why similar: Strategy 82.4%, Indie 17.6%
- #55 Drifter Star: Evolution
52% matchMostly Positive73% of 745 reviews2025
Dev: Kayla StudioPub: Happy Kayla
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
From stardust to cosmic sovereign! In this unique space game, evolve by devouring everything. Grow from a tiny rock into a massive galaxy. Each swallow brings growth, each evolution brings victory. Unlock the universe's ultimate secrets!
Why similar: Strategy 51%, Casual 25.3%, Indie 23.7%
- #56 Star Stuff
53% matchVery Positive99% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: Ánimo Games StudioPub: Astra Logical
Windows · Mac
Star Stuff is a deceptively cute programming puzzle game. Program and work alongside bots to tackle the most important (and undoubtedly safest) task in the galaxy: fixing a star factory. Ready for your first day on the job?
Why similar: Strategy 33.5%, Puzzle 29%, Casual 24.6%, Indie 12.9%