- #1 Starblast
97% matchVery Positive81% of 1,077 reviews2017
Dev: Neuronality
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Fun, fast paced online multiplayer arcade space shooter. Take control of your spaceship, mine asteroids, increase your stats, upgrade to different types of spaceships with improved stats and weapons. Fight against other players and collect their gems.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 43.3%, Space 25.9%, Shooter 5.7%, Action 5.2%, Casual 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a very similar top-down space combat experience with fast-paced multiplayer dogfights and arcade-style progression.
- #2 Astroflux
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 343 reviews2016
Dev: Fula Fisken
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Play Astroflux - a retro styled, action packed MMO space shooter.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 65.4%, Space 24.6%, Action 7.7%, 2D 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D multiplayer space shooter that emphasizes action and cooperative play in a persistent online environment.
- #3 Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest
96% matchVery Positive83% of 865 reviews2014
Dev: Hassey Enterprises, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Galcon 2 is a demolition derby in space! Send swarms of ships from planet to planet to conquer the galaxy in this fast paced multiplayer strategy game!
Why similar: Space 18.2%, Multiplayer 16.3%, Strategy 15.8%, Competitive 15.2% ★, Massively Multiplayer 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on fast-paced, multiplayer space strategy that requires quick thinking and tactical maneuvering.
- #4 Teeworlds
95% matchVery Positive89% of 4,371 reviews2015
Dev: Teeworlds Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Teeworlds is a free online multiplayer game, available for all major operating systems. Battle with up to 16 players in a variety of game modes, including Team Deathmatch and Capture The Flag. You can even design your own maps!
Why similar: Multiplayer 29.6%, Massively Multiplayer 17.6%, Shooter 14.7%, Co-op 12.4%, 2D 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: While not space-themed, it perfectly captures the high-skill, 2D, fast-paced multiplayer movement and combat physics found in Subspace.
- #5 Nova Drift
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,407 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Why similar: Space 36%, Shooter 21.5%, Arcade 13.8%, 2D 8.7%, Casual 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a modern take on the 2D space shooter genre with deep customization and arcade-style combat mechanics.
- #6 Soldat
94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,781 reviews2020
Dev: Transhuman Design
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Soldat is a unique 2D (side-view) multiplayer action game. Soldiers fight against each other in 2D battle arenas using a deadly arsenal of military weapons, across 7 default game modes.
Why similar: Multiplayer 26.1%, Shooter 25%, Action 22.1%, Indie 17.5%, 2D 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 2D multiplayer shooter that shares the same intense, high-skill, twitch-reflex gameplay loop as the seed game.
- #7 Gangs of Space
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 430 reviews2017
Dev: Little Big MMO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 281.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Gangs of Space is a massively-multiplayer Rogue Shmup where Gangs of players compete for the conquest of the galaxy.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 51.7%, Space 19.9%, Competitive 11.4% ★, Top-Down Shooter 9.5%, Action 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A massively multiplayer space shooter that allows players to engage in fast-paced combat and territory control.
- #8 BATTLECREW™ Space Pirates
93% matchMixed67% of 295 reviews2017
Dev: DONTNOD ELEVEN
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
BATTLECREW™ Space Pirates is a fast-paced competitive multiplayer shooter. Choose your hero, call a few friends and join in on the fun! Meet in battle in this 2vs2 to 4vs4 action platformer.
Why similar: Competitive 41.5% ★, Multiplayer 21.7%, Co-op 15.3%, Indie 7.7%, Action 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, competitive multiplayer action game that features space-themed characters and arcade-style combat.
- #9 Deuterium Wars
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 602 reviews2019
Dev: Disquire
Windows
Deuterium Wars is a rapid 2D shooter. Create your own aircraft and plunge into heated battle with other players. What awaits you: an extensive role-playing system, craft, trading, and much more on a single server for all platforms.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 52.4%, Multiplayer 16.9%, Shooter 9.3%, Open World 8.1%, Action 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane, 2D multiplayer shooter set in a post-apocalyptic space world with heavy emphasis on combat.
- #10 The Infinite Black
91% matchMixed66% of 212 reviews2016
Dev: SpellbookPub: www.Spellbook.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 83.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Fleet up with thousands of players in The Infinite Black -- The wildly popular online space combat and adventure game! Command massive spaceships, form powerful corporations, and battle it out in never-ending intergalactic warfare!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 58.1%, Space 23.4%, Strategy 13.5%, Indie 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A persistent, massively multiplayer space strategy game that emphasizes team coordination and combat.
- #11 VoidExpanse
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 760 reviews2015
Dev: AtomicTorch Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore the vast reaches of VoidExpanse -- mine asteroids, upgrade your ship, trade, complete missions, advance your character and survive fast-paced combat with hostile aliens and mercenaries in the rich and exciting Sci-Fi universe of VoidExpanse!
Why similar: Space 44%, Open World 18.2%, Top-Down 10.6%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Strategy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a top-down space action experience with a focus on combat, exploration, and persistent multiplayer elements.
- #12 Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
88% matchVery Positive90% of 1,577 reviews2014
Dev: Lucid GamesPub: Sierra
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Experience the full evolution of the award-winning Geometry Wars franchise and battle through waves of enemies on 3D grids in this frenetic arcade shooter!
Why similar: Arcade 52%, Action 30.8%, Shooter 17.2%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers the ultimate high-speed, top-down arcade shooting experience with a focus on precision and reflex-based gameplay.
- #13 Chicken Invaders Universe
85% matchVery Positive91% of 3,731 reviews2022
Dev: InterAction studios
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
A deliciously addictive core of finger-blistering shooting action, surrounded by delectable morsels of galactic exploration, spacecraft customization, and community competitions.
Why similar: Space 28.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Shooter 17.2%, Arcade 9.3%, Top-Down 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic top-down shooter that offers fast-paced, arcade-style action in a multiplayer-friendly format.
- #14 VEGA Conflict
87% matchMixed58% of 4,985 reviews2015
Dev: KIXEYE
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 90.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Stake your claim, command your fleets, and wage epic war in space.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 34%, Space 24.2%, Open World 9.5%, Top-Down Shooter 9.5%, Strategy 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused space game that features persistent multiplayer warfare and tactical fleet management.
- #15 Space Aces
83% matchMixed63% of 350 reviews2026
Dev: DewEnforcerPub: Space Aces
Windows
Space Aces is an indie space shooter that plunges you into an online universe full of action, strategy, and fierce competition. Step into the cockpit and evolve from a rookie pilot into the most feared Ace in the galaxy!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 64.1%, Space 25.9%, Action 7%, Casual 3%
Why You'll Like It: A massively multiplayer space game that focuses on PVE and exploration in a persistent universe.
- #16 Hades' Star
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,643 reviews2019
Dev: Parallel Space Inc
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 55.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A unique space strategy game where thousands of players participate in one shared galaxy.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 38.4%, Space 35.6%, Strategy 10.6%, Multiplayer 6.5%, Co-op 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A space strategy game that emphasizes long-term planning and cooperative multiplayer interactions.
- #17 Star Valor
82% 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 41.2%, Open World 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.6%, Top-Down 10.4%, Action 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented top-down space game that provides a satisfying combat loop and ship progression.
- #18 Reassembly
84% matchVery Positive94% of 4,066 reviews2015
Dev: Anisoptera GamesPub: Indie Voyage
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A spaceship building and universe-exploration game. Collect resources, expand and grow your fleet, and conquer your personal galaxy. Stellar ambience by Peaks.
Why similar: Space 44.8%, Strategy 12.1%, Open World 10.1%, Top-Down 8.4%, 2D 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features 2D space combat with a unique focus on ship design and physics-based maneuvering.
- #19 Iron Armada
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 177 reviews2024
Dev: Bluedrake42Pub: Drakeling Labs
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 816.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Iron Armada is a multiplayer, space-faring combat game where players must team up to build a fleet of ships in order to survive the perils of space and defeat the opposing player faction. Build ships of all shapes and sizes, mine resources, and scavenge parts with friends to conquer the universe!
Why similar: Strategy 34%, Casual 20.2%, Action 17.5%, Space 15.8%, Multiplayer 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A space-themed strategy and action game that allows for cooperative play and tactical combat.
- #20 Realm of the Mad God Exalt
81% matchVery Positive83% of 47,353 reviews2012
Dev: Wild Shadow StudiosPub: Deca Live Operations GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 53.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Embark on an exhilarating journey into the pixelated Realm of the Mad God! Join, an action-packed, free-to-play MMO bullet hell game. Discover a world with danger, challenges, and hidden treasures as you battle through waves of enemies. Team up with players and conquer dungeons to become a legend!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 50%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Co-op 10%, Multiplayer 9%, 2D 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down, multiplayer bullet-hell game that requires intense focus and coordination in a crowded online space.
- #21 Codename: Rogue Fleet
82% matchMixed59% of 318 reviews2016
Dev: SionoiS
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Codename: Rogue Fleet is a multiplayer team-based game about spaceships combat.
Why similar: Space 44.7%, Multiplayer 24.2%, Open World 13.9%, Action 10%, Indie 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer space action game that focuses on team-based combat and objective-driven gameplay.
- #22 Space Battle Royale
78% matchVery Positive86% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: MultiversalME
Windows
Welcome to cosmic chaos. This non-stop action arcade will test you to see if you are truly worthy of space travel. The full use of 3d space, five classes of weapons, and upgrades based on alien technology and alternative dimensions make for the most competitive and mind-expanding game out there.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 44.7%, Space 26.9%, Shooter 12.3%, Open World 5.7%, Casual 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer space action game that utilizes the battle royale format for competitive combat.
- #23 Nova: Space Armada
78% matchMixed52% of 221 reviews2024
Dev: STONE3 PTE. LTD.
Windows
An exceptional sci-fi strategy game based on space adventure as its core.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 49.4%, Space 20.8%, Strategy 13.2%, Open World 9.1%, Top-Down 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A 4X strategy game set in space that features large-scale multiplayer conflicts.
- #24 Captain Forever Remix
81% matchVery Positive81% of 377 reviews2016
Dev: Pixelsaurus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Can you create the raddest spaceship? Captain Forever Remix is the spaceship builder roguelike. Voyage across the Solar System and blast apart randomly-generated enemies for spare parts. This is an officially-licensed re-imagining of the indie classic Captain Forever.
Why similar: Space 67.4%, Shooter 8.9%, Action 7.3%, Indie 6.3%, Top-Down 6%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D space combat game where players build and pilot ships in a fast-paced, arcade-style environment.
- #25 Galaxy Control: 3D Strategy
80% matchMixed59% of 530 reviews2016
Dev: FX Games Media
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Build your base and battle with other players to control the galaxy! Galaxy Control is an ultimate space combat strategy game with fast-paced combats! Gather minerals and extract uranium, defend your base with laser towers, missile turrets, cannons, walls and mines.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 59.2%, Space 22.2%, Strategy 16.2%, Action 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: A space strategy game that includes multiplayer combat elements and base building.
- #26 Subspace Discovery
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 131 reviews2023
Dev: FLICK Comp GmbH
Windows
Fly through Subspace, build your own ship, and engage in epic battles. Mine asteroids and research new technologies. Uncover the origins of the alien homeworld by solving weekly events in this Co-op PvE MMO.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 42.7%, Space 28.9%, Top-Down 7.8%, Strategy 7.1%, Co-op 6.3%
- #27 Destination Sol
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,362 reviews2015
Dev: MovingBlocks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Pilot your ship in the seamless open world made of space, planets, and more. Find new ships and equipment, find allies and beat all the enemies in this open source space shooter!
Why similar: Space 42.2%, Open World 21.3%, Action 8.1%, Arcade 7.5%, 2D 6.7%
- #28 Echoes+
76% matchVery Positive92% of 857 reviews2015
Dev: Binary Zoo
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!
Why similar: Space 39.1%, Action 25.8%, Indie 17.7%, Arcade 17.5%
- #29 Battle Arena
75% matchMixed64% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: ShadowWolf Games
Windows
Battle Arena is a multiplayer, immersive 2D Sci-Fi shooter! Plunge into the world of space battles and be the first!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 88.9%, Action 11.1%
- #30 Splitgate
71% matchVery Positive91% of 111,493 reviews2019
Dev: 1047 Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Splitgate is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer shooter that features player-controlled portals. This sci-fi shooter takes the FPS genre to a new dimension with its portal mechanics, delivering high-flying, multi-dimensional combat.
Why similar: Competitive 33.5% ★, Multiplayer 26.4%, Shooter 20.1%, Action 6.7%, Co-op 6.4%
- #31 EVE Online
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 38,402 reviews2010
Dev: CCP
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 136.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Over 20 years of legendary space battles! Explore a massive living universe of danger and opportunity in a challenging and highly rewarding space adventure. Fight, trade, build, and connect with a universe driven and shaped directly by players.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 34.7%, Space 26.4%, Open World 16.7%, Co-op 14.4%, Strategy 7.8%
- #32 Aberoth
75% matchMixed64% of 1,457 reviews2015
Dev: Jarbit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Aberoth is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role playing game with charming retro graphics and tons of freedom.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 52%, Open World 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Action 3.7%
- #33 Relentless Expanse
69% matchVery Positive90% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Cowmera Games
Windows
Capture and upgrade planets, outsmart your enemies, and conquer the galaxy! Simple yet addicting, you can play alone or outsmart your friends in this 2D top-down space RTS. Completely free, no monetization, just fun!
Why similar: Space 38.2%, Multiplayer 23.5%, Strategy 17.5%, Top-Down 13.6%, 2D 7.1%
- #34 Destiny 2
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 645,008 reviews2019
Dev: Bungie
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 325.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Destiny 2 is an action MMO with a single evolving world that you and your friends can join anytime, anywhere, absolutely free.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 23.1%, Competitive 19.3% ★, Space 13.4%, Co-op 11.4%, Open World 11.3%
- #35 TDP5 Arena 3D
76% matchMixed48% of 227 reviews2015
Dev: Javelin OÜ
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
TDP5: Arena - the outstanding Free-To-Play 3D online shooter game with RPG elements, styled as 2D platformer. Real physics, various maps, achievement system, flexible adjustment of talents, leaderboard and much more you can find in our game! Come quickly!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 60.4%, Shooter 9.7%, Action 9.2%, Open World 8.1%, Multiplayer 6.4%
- #36 Worm.is: The Game
73% matchVery Positive81% of 4,697 reviews2016
Dev: Freakinware Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Smash worms or slither trying! Warning: Incredibly addicting Multiplayer Game!
Why similar: Multiplayer 34%, Competitive 19.1% ★, Casual 11.8%, Strategy 11.4%, 2D 7.8%
- #37 Star Conflict
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 15,084 reviews2013
Dev: Star Gem Inc.Pub: Gaijin Network Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Star Conflict is an action-packed, massively multiplayer space simulation game that puts players in the role of elite pilots engaging in a widespread interplanetary skirmish. The whole world for PVP and PVE!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 54.1%, Open World 21.1%, Shooter 18.4%, Action 6.4%
- #38 Hypersomnia
69% matchVery Positive96% of 135 reviews2023
Dev: Patryk CzachurskiPub: TeamHypersomnia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Challenge your friend to an intense duel, or gather two clans to fight a spectacular war. Reawaken your competitive spirit in this relentless top-down shooter. Comes with an in-game map Editor! Forever free and open-source.
Why similar: Competitive 36.4% ★, Multiplayer 16.4%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Shooter 7.3%
- #39 Veterans Online - Open Beta
73% matchMixed64% of 323 reviews2020
Dev: Nuked Cockroach
Windows
Veterans Online is a thrilling top-down twin-stick shooter suited for both casual and hardcore players, featuring fun warfare with easy to learn but hard to master mechanics.
Why similar: Competitive 20.2% ★, Multiplayer 19.3%, Casual 12.7%, Action 12.2%, Shooter 10.1%
- #40 Holodrive
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,233 reviews2021
Dev: BitCake StudioPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A fast-paced multiplayer shooter where you customize your robot, zoom around with a jetpack, and battle with various weapons. Master the arenas, surprise your enemies, and enjoy the nonstop action!
Why similar: Multiplayer 36.1%, Shooter 30.3%, Action 11.6%, 2D 11%, Indie 11%
- #41 Pixel Starships
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,914 reviews2023
Dev: SavySoda
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Pixel Starships is an FTL-style online sci-fi strategy builder and management game with a competitive PVP tournament. Set in the retro galaxy, your role is to explore space, meet aliens, and develop your ship, crew and AI. The game contains deep strategic and 4x elements. PSS is community-driven.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 38.1%, Space 26.1%, Multiplayer 11%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Strategy 9.5%
- #42 CS2D
70% matchVery Positive90% of 10,328 reviews2017
Dev: Unreal Software
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 35%
CS2D is a free fast-paced top-down multiplayer shooter. Featuring many different game modes, a built-in map editor and much more.
Why similar: Shooter 22.4%, Multiplayer 20%, Top-Down Shooter 15.6%, 2D 11.6%, Top-Down 5.9%
- #43 StarBreak
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,298 reviews2016
Dev: Crunchy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 44%
StarBreak is a unique skill-based action platformer MMO where you explore strange sci-fi worlds alongside dozens of other players, kill legions of dangerous aliens and fight epic boss battles.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 63.8%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Action 7.2%, Co-op 7.2%, 2D 6.8%
- #44 Air Brawl
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,713 reviews2015
Dev: Landfall
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 37%
A fast paced multiplayer dogfighting game that focuses on creative weapons and game mechanics that reward skillful flying.
Why similar: Multiplayer 50.9%, Action 30.9%, Indie 18.2%
- #45 Star Crusade CCG
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,878 reviews2016
Dev: ZiMAD, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Star Crusade: War for the Expanse is a free-to-play, online, digital collectible card game (CCG) based in a richly styled sci-fi universe, where each player takes command of one of the six factions vying for supremacy in an unclaimed exotic sector of space.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 48.2%, Strategy 24.8%, Space 18.7%, Casual 8.3%
- #46 X-MODE
64% matchMostly Positive78% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: xzippyzachxPub: zxGames
Windows
Free-to-play action packed multiplayer FPS featuring a variety of gamemodes. Perfect for quick casual games with friends.
Why similar: Multiplayer 28.6%, Shooter 25.3%, Arcade 12.6%, Open World 10.7%, Casual 9%
- #47 Slipstream: Rogue Space
65% matchVery Positive92% of 142 reviews2024
Dev: Subpixel Studios
Windows · Mac
A multiplayer roguelike about teamwork, survival...and cute animals in space! Play with a few friends or join a streamer's crew of dozens as you work together to battle aliens across the vast Rogue Space.
Why similar: Co-op 31.9%, Multiplayer 26.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Strategy 16.2%, 2D 8.7%
- #48 War of Dots
61% matchVery Positive82% of 4,056 reviews2026
Dev: TeaAndPython
Windows
Easy to learn, hard to master. A simple & free RTS game.
Why similar: Strategy 33.8%, Multiplayer 29.1%, Top-Down 18.1%, 2D 8.6%, Casual 6.8%
- #49 FreeInfantry
65% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2024
Dev: FreeInfantry Group
Windows
Isometric. Massively Multiplayer. Capture The Flag. Skirmish. Bug Hunt. And more. Welcome to FreeInfantry - the world's first massive multiplayer online isometric shooter.
Why similar: Space 22.7%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Shooter 18.2%, Top-Down 13.6%, Arcade 11.8%
- #50 Space Wars: Interstellar Empires
69% matchMixed66% of 241 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Owl Games LLCPub: ToHeroes Game Studios LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Helm your own ship, battle for supremacy in a multi-faction war, and conquer the cosmos in this science fiction turn-based strategy game. Select from more than 100+ diverse star ships and fight for territory across a 2D hex-based grid.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 79.1%, Strategy 17.6%, Indie 3.3%
- #51 CrossPlanet Beta
63% matchMixed65% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: CrossPlanet Team
Windows
A fast-paced, third-person arena shooter which focuses on movement and skill-based comabt. Outmaneuver and out-gun enemies to win, with mechanics such as double jumping, evading, grapple hook and jetpacks. No paywalls, no microtransactions, just fun, and it's free!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 45.2%, Multiplayer 18.7%, Shooter 16.5%, Co-op 12%, Action 4.1%
- #52 Space Smash
68% matchVery Positive89% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows · Linux
A retro-style, fast-paced, and addictive shoot 'em up. A throwback to the classic arcade games of the 80s. Great for playing while waiting in line for another game. 🎮 (shmup)
Why similar: Space 33.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Arcade 13.1%, 2D 8.3%
- #53 Space Warfare
67% matchMixed58% of 94 reviews2021
Dev: Little Stories
Windows · Mac · Linux
2D casual strategy
Why similar: Space 37.3%, Strategy 31.7%, Casual 18.2%, Indie 12.8%