Games Like Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space

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 24.1%, Strategy 18.6%, Space 18.6%, Perma Death 12.9%, Sci-fi 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for short-session, high-stakes roguelike space exploration and ship management.

Sea of Stars is a starship roguelike, a sandbox adventure game of interstellar exploration and combat. Travel from star to star, upgrade your ship with new systems and weapons, build up your flotilla with allies and mercenaries, and take on a variety of alien menaces.

Why similar: Adventure 39%, Indie 34.5%, Space 26.5%

Why You'll Like It: The direct spiritual successor to the seed game, maintaining its core exploration and combat mechanics.

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: Strategy 25.2%, Space 21.4%, Roguelike 20.4%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Adventure 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers intense ship management and exploration where every decision impacts your survival.

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 24.1%, Space 17.9%, Roguelike 17.7%, Perma Death 15.6%, Sci-fi 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelite that emphasizes deep space exploration and strategic fleet combat.

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

Why similar: Space 23.1%, Roguelike 23%, Strategy 22.9%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Indie 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the isolation and resource-management challenges of deep space exploration.

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: Strategy 31.9%, Space 25.9%, Roguelike 19.1%, Indie 8.9%, Sci-fi 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on fleet management and tactical combat in a procedurally generated space environment.

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: Strategy 27.6%, Sci-fi 26.9%, Perma Death 26%, Space 19.4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, systemic space exploration experience with extensive trading and tactical RPG elements.

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: Strategy 30%, Roguelike 28.6%, Indie 12.4%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Adventure 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the 'journey across a hostile map' structure perfectly, focusing on encounters and resource management.

Space adventure, open world RPG, strategy, arcade, quest and more!

Why similar: Space 40.8%, Strategy 33.1%, Adventure 12.7%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines strategy, RPG, and space exploration in a way that mirrors the open-ended nature of the seed game.

Approaching Infinity is a turn-based space RPG in the spirit of the sci-fi classics, with endless progression and exploration. Fight tactical battles or use diplomacy. Seek powerful artifacts. Quest, mine, trade, and craft. Level up forever or attempt 10 victories in hardcore or adventure mode.

Why similar: Perma Death 19.1%, Roguelike 17.9%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Space 15.2%, Strategy 15%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, procedurally generated space exploration roguelike that rewards curiosity and discovery.

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: Strategy 28.6%, Roguelike 22.8%, Sci-fi 17.9%, Space 15.2%, Adventure 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features turn-based space combat with a quirky, indie charm similar to the seed game's atmosphere.

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 30.9%, Space 21.4%, Roguelike 15.5%, Indie 13.5%, Sci-fi 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes the struggle of navigating space and managing limited resources during a long-distance voyage.

Explore a randomly generated Galaxy populated with factions, enemies, missions, and items providing you with a unique experience each time you play.

Why similar: Space 37.6%, Strategy 23.8%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Indie 13.4%, Exploration 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers action-oriented space combat with exploration elements and ship customization.

Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling.

Why similar: Strategy 48.8%, Space 32%, Indie 17.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: Blends base management with tactical space combat and a charming, retro-inspired aesthetic.

Galaxy squad is a hardcore turn-based tactical roguelike, inspired by FTL and XCOM.

Why similar: Strategy 49.3%, Space 24%, Sci-fi 18.4%, Indie 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features tactical turn-based combat that mirrors the encounter style and strategic depth of the seed game.

A roguelike deckbuilding game in space! Explore randomly generated systems, enemies and strange encounters. Build your deck, survive and reach For The Warp gate!

Why similar: Roguelike 20.4%, Strategy 20.2%, Perma Death 19.5%, Space 18.2%, Sci-fi 16.8%

Why You'll Like It: A deckbuilding roguelite that focuses on ship-to-ship combat and strategic planning.

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 30.9%, Space 21.1%, Indie 16.2%, Adventure 15.2%, Exploration 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy roguelite that prioritizes discovery, narrative, and survival in a strange space setting.

Deadnaut: Signal Lost is a sci-fi horror turn-based roguelike where loyalty isn't earned - it's installed. Scavenge derelict ships and abandoned moons filled with hellish creatures, brutal AI and insanity storms. Gather gear and upgrades to fight or evade the hi-tech supersoldiers hunting you down.

Why similar: Perma Death 31.3%, Roguelike 28.8%, Sci-fi 19.3%, Space 11.9%, Exploration 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides tactical exploration with high-stakes, perma-death mechanics in a space setting.

Into the Void is a strategy RPG and exploration sci-fi game with an epic story and intense battles. Travel through space and discover the origin of a cosmic threat which destroyed Earth centuries ago. Fight or cooperate with the different factions; be a leader !

Why similar: Strategy 40%, Space 28%, Adventure 16.9%, Indie 10.6%, Exploration 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused space exploration game that incorporates RPG elements and tactical combat.

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: Strategy 26.8%, Space 22.5%, Roguelike 15.6%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Indie 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features sandbox exploration and survival in a procedurally generated galaxy with a classic feel.

Design your battleship and fight your way through unforgiving space. This is a tale of a lone spaceship on a centuries-long mission. As the captain, you´ll make strategic decisions, explore unknown sectors, meet allies and enemies, gather resources, technology and crew. To battle stations!

Why similar: Strategy 36.2%, Indie 18%, Space 17.6%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Adventure 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on ship-based survival and tactical combat in a procedurally generated galaxy.

Derelict Void is a space survival game involving scavenging for resources and base management. You command a ship and crew searching for resources you need to stay alive.

Why similar: Strategy 37.6%, Space 25.5%, Roguelike 17.7%, Sci-fi 11%, Adventure 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on resource management and exploration within a procedurally generated space environment.

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: Sci-fi 24.4%, Strategy 23.9%, Space 21.2%, Indie 11.8%, Adventure 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Allows for deep ship construction and tactical combat, appealing to those who enjoy the technical side of space games.

Explore a dangerous planet that's different every time and try to survive! The Galactic Union's job for you is clear: research the alien wildlife -- for science! However, researching may include lasers, explosions, hungry aliens, space sushi, and other similarly delicious-or-terrifying hazards.

Why similar: Strategy 23.6%, Roguelike 21.9%, Space 16.4%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Adventure 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features procedural exploration and tactical combat with a similar lighthearted, indie feel.

Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.

Why similar: Roguelike 26.3%, Space 25.5%, Strategy 25.3%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Exploration 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric exploration game about scavenging derelict ships with a focus on survival and tactical planning.

EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.

Why similar: Space 45.7%, Sci-fi 20.4%, Indie 16.6%, Roguelike 12.7%, Exploration 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy roguelite that captures the thrill of space travel and combat through fast-paced encounters.

A relaxing strategy game featuring unconventional gameplay. Your objectives include development, evolution, border expansion and protection of your hive.

Why similar: Strategy 32.2%, Casual 15.7%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 14.2%, Space 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A casual strategy game that focuses on tactical movement and exploration in a unique, stylized environment.

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: Perma Death 21.8%, Strategy 20.5%, Space 19.8%, Roguelike 18.1%, Sci-fi 12%

Combining the best of space combat and real time strategy. Victory can be tactical, a dogfight or capital ship slugging match - depending on how you decide to achieve it. Space combat on a RTS scale with space sim savagery.

Why similar: Strategy 38.8%, Space 25.2%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Blends strategy, simulation, and action in a space setting, offering a broad range of gameplay styles.

Inspired by BioShock and System Shock 2, Void Bastards is a revolutionary new strategy-shooter that will test your wits as well as exercise your aim. Can you lead the misfit prisoners of the Void Ark through the derelict spaceships and myriad dangers of the Sargasso Nebula?

Why similar: Roguelike 26.6%, Strategy 24.1%, Space 20%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Indie 10%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic roguelite with a unique aesthetic and ship-to-ship gameplay that rewards careful planning.

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 34.2%, Space 26.7%, Roguelike 14.5%, Indie 13.9%, Adventure 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the journey and survival of a fleet in space, emphasizing strategic decision-making.

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 48.7%, Sci-fi 23.3%, Adventure 11.5%, Indie 6.5%, Strategy 4.9%

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 28.7%, Adventure 13.1%, Indie 13.1%, Perma Death 11.9%, Roguelike 11.6%

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

Why similar: Space 39.9%, Sci-fi 32.9%, Exploration 10.1%, Adventure 9.9%, Singleplayer 4.1%

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: Strategy 22.1%, Roguelike 20.9%, Space 19.1%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Adventure 14.8%

In this strategic rogue-like you become a famous expedition leader in the 19th century. You form your own crew with the skills and personality to discover legendary treasures, while exploring randomized locations and stories on every new adventure.

Why similar: Strategy 37.6%, Roguelike 23.5%, Adventure 17.2%, Indie 12.8%, Exploration 4.9%

A relaxed roguelike space odyssey in a procedurally generated universe! Travel through a lonely and mysterious cosmos. Customize your ship, explore and survive!

Why similar: Roguelike 21.4%, Space 20.5%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Adventure 13.8%, Indie 12.8%

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 37%, Strategy 32.7%, Indie 12.4%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Exploration 3.9%

Experience hardcore, sci-fi dungeon crawling in this dark, atmospheric roguelike. Xenomarine offers tactical turn-based combat with hundreds of unique items and upgradable weapons and armor, as well as massive replayability thanks to its randomly generated content.

Why similar: Roguelike 40.7%, Perma Death 19.3%, Strategy 16.6%, Indie 8.8%, Adventure 7.8%

Space Hack is an isometric action RPG set in space, featuring fast-paced hack-and-slash combat, loot progression, and dozens of levels to explore aboard a doomed colony ship.

Why similar: Roguelike 39.1%, Space 26.2%, Sci-fi 22.4%, Exploration 12.4%

3030 Deathwar is a unique mix of Adventure and Space Sim. Explore star systems, mine and hunt pirates in top-down mode. Leave your ship and switch into classic Adventuring mode, where you explore derelicts, talk to shady characters or head over to the space bar for a drink.

Why similar: Space 32%, Adventure 21.7%, Indie 19.8%, Sci-fi 18.8%, Exploration 5.8%

2D casual strategy

Why similar: Strategy 43.4%, Casual 21.1%, Indie 19.7%, Space 15.7%

Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.

Why similar: Roguelike 21.3%, Space 21.1%, Strategy 18.3%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Indie 11%

Deep Sixed is a roguelike space sim that will force you to use strategy, ingenuity and duct tape to keep your ship (and your skull) in one piece as you risk exploring a mysterious nebula protected by dangerous alien creatures.

Why similar: Strategy 36.3%, Indie 17.8%, Adventure 16.3%, Space 11.4%, Roguelike 9.3%

Scavenger SV-4 is a highly replayable atmospheric first-person science fiction game. Part simulator, part roguelike, it has elements of action, combat, resource management, and a dash of horror. It is not quite like any game you have played before.

Why similar: Space 24%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Perma Death 15.3%, Indie 13.6%, Adventure 13.4%

Sixty basic cores, hundreds of base station equipment, and thousands of chips, you can freely cooperate and shoot through the dual-angle joystick operation in a survival Roguelike game! Explore the sci-fi space and build your strongest battleship!

Why similar: Strategy 28.4%, Roguelike 17.7%, Sci-fi 16.9%, Space 16.2%, Casual 14%

Explore the farthest reaches of Human Space in this open-world space adventure. Compelled to journey to the Galactic Core by a mysterious hyperintelligence, you must fight your way through dozens of star systems teeming with clashing empires, expansionist AIs, and fearsome xenophobes.

Why similar: Space 27.3%, Roguelike 18.2%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Perma Death 16.2%, Indie 11.2%

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: Strategy 32.4%, Space 23.8%, Sci-fi 20.3%, Indie 14.4%, Exploration 6.6%

Pilot your trusty orange vessel in this quirky sci-fi strategy game that cleverly mixes turn-based and real-time gameplay. Your mission: fix space-time and recover all the scientists lost in the aftermath of the Universe's Greatest Science Experiment.

Why similar: Strategy 24.5%, Roguelike 24.3%, Sci-fi 22.2%, Space 18.8%, Exploration 7%

Build your deck using cards, ships, items and crew! Explore a generated galaxy roguelike style. Fight gruesome battles against the medley of space scum!

Why similar: Roguelike 28.9%, Strategy 24.1%, Space 20.9%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Exploration 7.6%

Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.

Why similar: Space 48.1%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Adventure 9.8%, Indie 6.5%, Strategy 6.5%

Phantom Signal is a real-time sci-fi strategy game with unusual mechanics. Explore mysterious star systems and reveal the secret of the phantom signal.

Why similar: Strategy 43.2%, Space 19.1%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Casual 14.2%, Indie 7.9%

Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.

Why similar: Strategy 38.9%, Space 18.2%, Indie 16.1%, Roguelike 15.5%, Sci-fi 11.3%

A space tactics extraction roguelite. Explore space, pick fights, collect loot, then escape. Upgrade and unlock new ships to strengthen your fleet and face tougher foes.

Why similar: Strategy 49.7%, Roguelike 32.2%, Exploration 15.3%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Horizon is a turn-based space strategy game of galactic exploration and conquest in which you are in control of humanity’s destiny. You will explore deep space, find new frontiers and discover alien artifacts hidden on long-abandoned planets.

Why similar: Strategy 31.9%, Space 24.9%, Sci-fi 19.7%, Indie 7.2%, Exploration 7.1%

An indie space-sim and strategy game featuring ship and fleet combat mixed with RTS elements. Complete contracts and Claim sectors for your faction in the near-future, where resource exploiting corporations are in a state of constant conflict over territory control.

Why similar: Space 29.9%, Strategy 29.7%, Sci-fi 22.9%, Indie 15.8%, Singleplayer 1.8%

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: Strategy 19.7%, Roguelike 19.4%, Perma Death 17.6%, Space 16.3%, Sci-fi 12.1%

Cogmind is a sci-fi roguelike epic in which you play a robot building yourself from components found or salvaged from other robots. Explore a living, breathing world through turn-based tactical combat, or sneak, hack, and fly your way to victory.

Why similar: Roguelike 28.7%, Strategy 26%, Perma Death 25.6%, Sci-fi 17.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Objects in Space is a retro space game centred on 2D point-and-click stealth action in a massive open world. Players have their own customisable ships and can meet people, become a trader, bounty hunter, explorer, scavenger or all of them at once.

Why similar: Strategy 35.3%, Space 23.5%, Indie 17.3%, Adventure 15.9%, Sci-fi 8%