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Games Like Starpoint Gemini

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Space, Open World, Sci-fi, Space Sim.

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Gemini is a dangerous place with riches waiting to be claimed by the more daring and capable captain.

Reviews: Mostly Negative — 31% — of 150 reviews
Released: 2012-02-16
Developer: Little Green Men Games
Genres: RPG, Simulation
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 42 min
Mean playtime: 5.8 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 42%

Overview

Starpoint Gemini is a distinct blend of tactical space combat, ship management, and RPG progression that captures the feeling of being a captain in a volatile galaxy. These recommendations focus on titles that emphasize ship customization, fleet command, and the sense of progression found in open-world space simulations. Whether you prefer arcade-style dogfighting or deep strategic management, these games offer similar experiences in navigating and conquering the stars.

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    97% matchMixed69% of 4,112 reviews2014
    Dev: Little Green Men Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Captain your own space ship and roam the galaxy in 3D in this tactical space simulator with tons of RPG depth ! Space has never looked so inviting - but images can betray...It has been two years since the end of the second Gemini war, the situation in the wartorn system is further from resolution than ever.

    Why similar: Space 39.5%, Space Sim 18.9%, RPG 16.2%, Simulation 15.6%, Sci-fi 8.8%

    Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel refines the tactical combat and RPG systems of the original while expanding the open-world experience.

  2. #2 Starpoint Gemini Warlords
    96% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,569 reviews2017
    Dev: Little Green Men Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 28.9%, Space Sim 22.7%, RPG 19.6%, Simulation 16.9%, Sci-fi 10.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It blends the series' signature space-sim combat with 4X strategy elements, allowing you to build and manage your own faction.

  3. #3 SpaceBourne 2
    94% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,992 reviews2025
    Dev: Burak Dabak
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Embark on a journey to greatness. Get ready for adrenaline-fueled battles and a chance to claim your place in the galaxy. Grab the controls of your ship, gear up for the fight, and unleash your ambition to conquer and build a new empire in the vastness of space.

    Why similar: Space Sim 39.1%, RPG 31.3%, Space 29.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A massive evolution of the space-sim RPG genre that features deep exploration, base building, and complex faction interactions.

  4. #4 Starpoint Gemini 3
    96% matchMixed50% of 867 reviews2020
    Dev: Little Green Men Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Fight, loot, explore and craft in the living open world of Starpoint Gemini 3. Assemble your trusty ship and boost your RPG skills to face all challenges.

    Why similar: Space 26.4%, Space Sim 25.2%, RPG 19.4%, Simulation 18.2%, Sci-fi 10.8%

    Why You'll Like It: The latest entry in the series offers a more personal, narrative-driven experience with improved flight mechanics and ship customization.

  5. #5 SpaceBourne
    95% matchMostly Positive77% of 805 reviews2020
    Dev: Burak Dabak
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Spacebourne is an open space exploration game with Rpg elements. Its world consists of different factions at war. You as an expert pilot need to choose your side or be on no one's side and create a force of your own. Load up your weapons, Ready your ship and warp to adventure.

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    Why You'll Like It: This title provides a strong foundation for the series, combining arcade-style space combat with meaningful RPG character growth.

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    94% matchVery Positive85% of 8,230 reviews2015
    Dev: Double Damage Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Rebel Galaxy is a swashbuckling space adventure, with action-packed combat, exploration, discovery, trade, and “negotiation” with the outlandish denizens at the edge of the known universe.

    Why similar: Space 45.1%, Space Sim 17.4%, RPG 16.1%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Simulation 8.9%

    Why You'll Like It: It captures the same tactical, broadside-focused combat and gritty sci-fi atmosphere that makes the Starpoint series so engaging.

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    93% matchMostly Positive77% of 105,113 reviews2015
    Dev: Frontier Developments
    Windows
    Median: 18.4 hrsMean: 146.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Take control of your own starship and blaze your trail in an ever-changing galaxy. Master the arts of combat, mining and trade or venture out into the unknown across a 1:1 scale universe.

    Why similar: Space Sim 34.2%, Space 32.7%, Simulation 15.2%, Sci-fi 10.8%, RPG 7%

    Why You'll Like It: The definitive space simulation experience for players who want deep immersion, realistic flight, and a massive, persistent galaxy.

  8. #8 Star Traders: Frontiers
    91% matchVery Positive84% of 3,754 reviews2018
    Dev: Trese Brothers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    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 25.3%, Space 20.5%, Simulation 20.1%, RPG 18.4%, Sci-fi 15.7%

    Why You'll Like It: While more focused on crew management and turn-based tactics, it perfectly captures the feeling of being a captain in a complex, living universe.

  9. #9 X Rebirth
    92% matchMixed44% of 7,305 reviews2013
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    In the distant future, the X universe faces a period of profound and irrevocable change. While the universe stumbles towards an uncertain future, countless adventures await as new enemies rise in search of power.

    Why similar: Space 41.1%, Simulation 30.1%, Space Sim 16.3%, Sci-fi 12.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A large-scale space simulation that offers deep trading, combat, and fleet management mechanics within a sprawling sci-fi setting.

  10. #10 Rebel Galaxy Outlaw
    91% matchMixed64% of 1,122 reviews2020
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    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    Out of cash, out of luck, out on the fringe. Juno Markev has a killer to tail, a debt to pay, and more trouble headed her way. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw takes place in a greasy, blue-collar world of outlaws, truckers, cops and thieves.

    Why similar: Space Sim 32.2%, RPG 20.4%, Simulation 17.8%, Space 16.3%, Sci-fi 13.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A prequel that shifts toward a more arcade-style flight combat experience while maintaining the series' signature charm and world-building.

  11. #11 Star Valor
    89% matchVery Positive89% of 3,325 reviews2022
    Dev: Rafael Burgos
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 28.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    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 52.2%, RPG 31.2%, Sci-fi 15%, Indie 1.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A fantastic sandbox RPG that focuses on loot, ship progression, and tactical combat in a dangerous, open-world environment.

  12. #12 Avorion
    89% matchVery Positive90% of 14,288 reviews2020
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 98.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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    Why similar: Space Sim 33.7%, Space 32.4%, Simulation 20.5%, Sci-fi 13.4%

    Why You'll Like It: This game excels in ship building and tactical combat, offering a vast, procedurally generated galaxy to explore and conquer.

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    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%

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    88% matchVery Positive91% of 2,274 reviews2019
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    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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    Windows
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    Why similar: Space 39.4%, Simulation 27.8%, Space Sim 21.5%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Indie 1.4%

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    86% matchVery Positive91% of 3,143 reviews2011
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Why similar: Space 59.5%, RPG 22.5%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Indie 2.3%

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    85% matchMixed59% of 1,915 reviews2017
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    Windows · Mac
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    84% matchVery Positive92% of 6,938 reviews2015
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Why similar: Space 48.2%, Space Sim 14.1%, Simulation 13.9%, RPG 12.5%, Sci-fi 10.6%

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    82% matchVery Positive80% of 664 reviews2020
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    Windows
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    84% matchMixed41% of 537 reviews2016
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    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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    Why similar: Space 53.8%, Simulation 43.1%, Indie 3.1%

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  22. #22 Tachyon: The Fringe
    83% matchVery Positive89% of 244 reviews2009
    Dev: NovaLogic
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%

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    Why similar: Simulation 40.4%, Space Sim 32.1%, Space 27.5%

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    79% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2025
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    Windows · Linux

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    Why similar: RPG 32.8%, Simulation 27.8%, Space Sim 26.6%, Space 8.2%, Sci-fi 3.8%

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    81% matchMostly Positive79% of 324 reviews2018
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    Windows · Linux
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    Why similar: Space Sim 36.8%, Space 35.7%, Simulation 25.6%, Indie 1.9%

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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    77% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,427 reviews2024
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    Windows
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    81% matchMixed56% of 409 reviews2015
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Why similar: Space 43.2%, Space Sim 36.8%, Sci-fi 18.4%, Indie 1.6%

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    80% matchMixed58% of 53 reviews2015
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    Windows
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    79% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2016
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: RPG 42.5%, Simulation 36.1%, Space 18.3%, Indie 3.1%

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  30. #30 Transcendence
    78% matchVery Positive88% of 221 reviews2015
    Dev: Kronosaur Productions
    Windows

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    Why similar: Space 39.5%, Space Sim 25%, RPG 20%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Indie 1.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A unique space-sim with roguelike elements that focuses on constant ship upgrades and survival in a hostile galaxy.

  31. #31 Gratuitous Space Battles
    78% matchMostly Positive71% of 874 reviews2009
    Dev: Positech Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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    Why similar: Space 49.1%, Simulation 26.5%, Sci-fi 21.8%, Indie 2.6%

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    76% matchVery Positive84% of 448 reviews2010
    Dev: X-Bow SoftwarePub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 38%

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    74% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,057 reviews2016
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    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Astrox Imperium is a relaxing space game where you fly around a generated universe. Mining, Fighting, Building, Exploring, and Surviving. What makes this game unique? You have complete control of how it plays. A robust sandbox and lots of MOD tools. Make it your game, and play it your own way.

    Why similar: Space 42.5%, Space Sim 25.4%, Simulation 23.3%, Sci-fi 7.1%, Indie 1.6%

  49. #49 Starcom: Unknown Space
    64% matchVery Positive93% of 4,082 reviews2024
    Dev: Wx3 Labs, LLC
    Windows
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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 41%, Space Sim 27.8%, RPG 18.4%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Indie 1.5%

  50. #50 StarDrive
    71% matchMixed45% of 1,482 reviews2013
    Dev: Zero Sum Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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: Space 72.4%, Sci-fi 23.3%, Indie 4.3%

  51. #51 Interstellar Space: Genesis
    67% matchVery Positive84% of 818 reviews2019
    Dev: Praxis Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Interstellar Space: Genesis is a turn-based space 4X strategy game in which you attempt to build a thriving galactic empire. Discover mysteries among the stars, colonize worlds, and engage enemies in tactical turn-based combat on your journey to becoming the ruler of the galaxy!

    Why similar: Space 65%, Sci-fi 30.6%, Indie 4.3%

  52. #52 Ceres
    69% matchMixed52% of 156 reviews2015
    Dev: Jötunn GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    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 35.2%, RPG 29.2%, Simulation 20.6%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Indie 2.4%

  53. #53 ΔV: Rings of Saturn
    62% matchVery Positive93% of 3,305 reviews2023
    Dev: Kodera Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    A physics-based mining sim, set in the thickest debris field in Sol. Every action has a reaction, lasers are invisible without a medium, and your thrust is a potent weapon. Find trade, adapt your equipment to your playstyle, hire a crew to help. Unravel the mysteries of the rings, or just get rich.

    Why similar: Space 36.9%, Space Sim 28.9%, Simulation 18.4%, Sci-fi 15.8%

  54. #54 Star Trucker
    62% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,997 reviews2024
    Dev: Monster and MonsterPub: Raw Fury
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Haul cargo, trade salvage and keep your space suit close as you search for fame and fortune among the stars in a game that puts an interstellar twist on the truck sim genre.

    Why similar: Space Sim 31.8%, Space 31.6%, Simulation 22.5%, Sci-fi 14.2%

  55. #55 Miner Wars 2081
    70% matchMostly Negative36% of 386 reviews2012
    Dev: Keen Software House
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 39%

    Operate an advanced mining ship in a fully destructible and open-world environment!

    Why similar: RPG 35.1%, Simulation 30.1%, Space 25.5%, Sci-fi 6.7%, Indie 2.7%

  56. #56 Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation
    67% matchVery Positive84% of 454 reviews2015
    Dev: Jace Masula
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Exiled to a deep space mining sector, you are left with a crappy ship, a laser, and a small mining beam. It is up to you to survive by working your way through the galaxy. Mine asteroids, refine and trade the ore, buy upgrades for your ship, hunt pirates... you get it.

    Why similar: Space 43.1%, Simulation 30.8%, Space Sim 23.6%, Indie 2.6%

  57. #57 SOL: Exodus
    69% matchMixed51% of 109 reviews2012
    Dev: Bit Planet Games, LLC
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 31%

    Take on the role of the Lieutenant Commander, ace fighter pilot, as you search for a new home, battle a mysterious enemy, and rescue humanity from a fiery end.

    Why similar: Simulation 60.5%, Space 33.8%, Indie 5.7%

  58. #58 Mars Colony:Challenger
    68% matchMixed65% of 119 reviews2014
    Dev: HyperKat Games
    Windows

    Mars Colony: Challenger is a 3D first / third person game that offers you the challenge of setting up a remote base on the surface of Mars. At its core, the game was derived from a simulator where everything is interactively tied together.

    Why similar: Simulation 43.5%, Space 29.9%, RPG 24.6%, Indie 2.1%

  59. #59 Project Freedom
    67% matchVery Positive82% of 208 reviews2009
    Dev: City InteractivePub: CI Games
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 30%

    Get your dream job with a company called Project Freedom. Become a space pilot and serve for the corporation. You're going to get all the excitement and adventure you've ever wanted. Perhaps even more... 21 missions in the campaign Outstanding 3D graphics and special effects Original storyline with unexpected turns and surprises A...

    Why similar: Simulation 55.5%, Space 34%, Sci-fi 10.5%

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