- #1 Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes
97% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,092 reviews2026
Dev: Alt ShiftPub: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Real-Time with Pause 33.7% ★, RTS 19.4%, Roguelite 10.6%, Real Time Tactics 9.1%, Sci-fi 5.8%
- #2 Void War
96% matchVery Positive94% of 4,044 reviews2025
Dev: Tundra
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Real-Time with Pause 39.5% ★, Perma Death 19%, Roguelite 13.1%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Sci-fi 7.2%
- #3 Crying Suns
95% matchVery Positive86% of 4,555 reviews2019
Dev: Alt Shift
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Real-Time with Pause 34.2% ★, RTS 13.1%, Perma Death 11.7%, Roguelite 9.5%, Real Time Tactics 9%
- #4 Nomad Fleet
96% matchMixed66% of 214 reviews2016
Dev: Autarca
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Nomad Fleet is a RTS game where you must lead the last remnants of Mankind to safety after a mysterious alien race has hunted them near extinction. Lead a fully armed fleet of battleships, carriers and fighters through a series of randomized scenarios and encounters where they must fight for their survival while scavenging for resources,...
Why similar: RTS 50.3%, Sci-fi 24.3%, Strategy 22.6%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #5 Dread Admiral
94% matchVery Positive88% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: Tescrin Games
Windows
Dread Admiral is a turn-based naval roguelite where every ship you lose is gone forever. Forge a floating empire, fend off the Black Fleet, and protect your Flagship through a brutal campaign to destroy the Dread Admiral himself.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 54.5% ★, Perma Death 17.3%, Roguelite 15.5%, Roguelike 5.7%, Strategy 5.2%
- #6 Reclaim The Sea
94% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: 1LastGame
Windows
Reclaim the Sea is a roguelike strategy game set in a pirate fantasy world. Fight your way through randomly generated maps and text events. Command your pirate crew, upgrade your ship and make tactical decisions to beat the boss and save the world… or die trying.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 33.2% ★, Pirates 21.2% ★, Perma Death 12.2%, Real Time Tactics 10.2%, Roguelite 9.3%
- #7 Particle Fleet: Emergence
93% matchVery Positive92% of 1,284 reviews2016
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Build and design your own fleets and stand opposed to the Particulate in this physics/strategy/RTS/fleet hybrid. Build partially destructible and self repairing ships that interact with enemies less controlled by some scripted logic and more driven by a real time massive physics particle simulation.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 49.5% ★, RTS 30%, Strategy 11.8%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #8 Starship Inspector
92% matchMixed61% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Vedanta Team
Windows
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: Real-Time with Pause 35.2% ★, Perma Death 17.8%, Roguelite 14.4%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Strategy 9.4%
- #9 Abandon Ship
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,355 reviews2019
Dev: Fireblade Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Take command of an 'Age of Sail' ship and her crew, exploring a vast, story-filled world that reacts to your decisions. Engage enemy vessels, fortifications and sea monsters in brutal tactical combat, all framed in an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings.
Why similar: Pirates 30.2% ★, Perma Death 16.9%, Real Time Tactics 15.2%, Roguelite 12.7%, Survival 8.4%
- #10 Xenopurge
90% matchVery Positive86% of 467 reviews2025
Dev: TrapticsPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Xenopurge is a tactical auto-battler where you are a Commander tasked with purging the Xenos threat. Operate from a remote command center, issuing indirect orders via multi-screen interfaces. Plan routes, set priorities, and adapt as missions escalate and feel the true weight of being in command.
Why similar: RTS 28.2%, Real Time Tactics 23.3%, Perma Death 23.1%, Roguelite 17.6%, Strategy 5.9%
- #11 Dust Fleet
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 233 reviews2023
Dev: Orbiting DiscoPub: indie.io
Windows
Assume command of a battle fleet and deploy immediately to the Dust Zone, commander. Our main food supply station has gone dark and the United Earth Nations (UEN) needs to know why in this 4X RTS space sim. Manage your ships, control space stations, and watch your back.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 39.4%, Sci-fi 23.6%, RTS 19.3%, Strategy 11.9%, 3D 4.6%
- #12 FTL: Faster Than Light
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 78,865 reviews2012
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Real-Time with Pause 34.3% ★, Perma Death 18%, Roguelike 14.9%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Roguelite 7.7%
- #13 IXION
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 17,853 reviews2022
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Survival 38.1%, RTS 22.4%, Choices Matter 19.9%, Strategy 16.9%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #14 Battlevoid: Harbinger
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,061 reviews2016
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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: Real-Time with Pause 34.5% ★, Roguelite 15.3%, Roguelike 13.9%, Strategy 11.5%, Perma Death 9.8%
- #15 Nonentity Galaxy
86% matchVery Positive94% of 633 reviews2026
Dev: Brick-Up StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Fight, Scavenge, Survive, and File Your Taxes. A grim yet hilarious space strategy roguelite where you must balance hull integrity against your company's relentless profit margins. Warning: Contains lethal doses of dark humor and corporate exploitation.
Why similar: Dark Humor 31.9%, Roguelite 20.1%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Roguelike 13.4%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #16 Rogue Command
86% matchVery Positive90% of 1,064 reviews2026
Dev: feneq
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
True RTS gameplay reinforced with roguelite build crafting. Control units with bullet-time precision. Call down bases and raise armies. Drafted from a different arsenal every run. Weave builds that break the game. Or the game breaks you.
Why similar: RTS 30%, Perma Death 23%, Roguelite 16.3%, Sci-fi 12%, Roguelike 10.8%
- #17 Republic of Pirates
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 545 reviews2024
Dev: Crazy Goat GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Establish and grow a pirate utopia during the Golden Age of Piracy. Create a resource-based economy, engage in real-time naval combat, and conduct diplomacy with rival powers. Explore the far reaches of the Caribbean in search of the ultimate fortune and glory.
Why similar: Pirates 36.7% ★, RTS 25.1%, Diplomacy 23.3% ★, Choices Matter 7.2%, Strategy 5.1%
- #18 Trigon: Space Story
84% matchMixed68% of 1,423 reviews2022
Dev: Sernur.techPub: Gameforge 4D GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Real-Time with Pause 42.9% ★, Perma Death 17%, Survival 8.5%, Roguelike 8.4%, Sci-fi 8%
- #19 Ascent of Ashes
84% matchMixed70% of 306 reviews2025
Dev: Vivid Storm Interactive
Windows
A colony sim set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Build and defend your base. Manage your survivors. Engage raiders, aliens, Remnant soldiers and other factions in real-time-with-pause combat. Or use stealth to outwit them. Explore the massive world. Survive at all costs
Why similar: Dark Humor 34.4%, Real Time Tactics 33.8%, Survival 22%, Strategy 9.8%
- #20 Distant Star: Revenant Fleet
85% matchMixed66% of 298 reviews2015
Dev: Blazing Griffin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
BAFTA award winning fleet-based RTS meets rogue-lite. In Distant Star: Revenant Fleet, build your fleet of up to 5 ships from a choice of 8 classes and traverse a randomly generated galaxy to defeat the Erebus Platform. NOW AVAILABLE ON MAC AND LINUX
Why similar: RTS 25.2%, Pirates 20% ★, Sci-fi 16.3%, Roguelike 11.6%, Strategy 8.8%
- #21 Cursed Crew
83% matchVery Positive83% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Cracklewock Games
Windows
You’re the captain of a cursed ship in this crew management roguelite! Command your crew, keep the ship afloat, defeat pirates and deep-sea beasts, and sail as far as it takes to lift the curse.
Why similar: Pirates 40.3% ★, Roguelite 20.1%, Survival 17.6%, Roguelike 14.6%, Strategy 7.4%
- #22 Fleetbreakers
82% matchVery Positive92% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: Last KeepPub: Level Up Gaming
Windows
From the creators of Halo Wars and Age of Empires, Fleetbreakers is an action RTS roguelite with satisfying fleet combat in bite-sized sessions. Strategic depth meets cataclysmic space battles in an ever-evolving campaign that keeps you coming back for just. One. More. Run.
Why similar: RTS 37.4%, Roguelite 21.4%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Strategy 6.7%
- #23 Shortest Trip to Earth
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,437 reviews2019
Dev: Interactive Fate
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Roguelite 25%, Survival 18.7%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Roguelike 13.7%
- #24 Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
80% matchVery Positive94% of 12,916 reviews2022
Dev: Walternate Realities
Windows
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 41.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Real-Time with Pause 57.7% ★, Sci-fi 19.8%, Survival 12.9%, Strategy 6.2%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #25 HighFleet
81% matchVery Positive88% of 7,447 reviews2021
Dev: Konstantin KoshutinPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Diplomacy 59% ★, Choices Matter 16.6%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Strategy 7.9%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #26 Alien Marauder
81% matchMixed62% of 341 reviews2021
Dev: Vexan Studio
Windows
“Alien Marauder” is a real-time strategy game with survival and confrontation theme. In this game, you will be the leader to a treacherous alien planet, build and defend base to survive against the vexan waves. Make the right decision!
Why similar: RTS 32.1%, Real Time Tactics 16.5%, Survival 13.8%, Roguelite 12.7%, Sci-fi 12.3%
- #27 Deep Among the Swarm
79% matchVery Positive87% of 141 reviews2024
Dev: Pebble Mountain Games
Windows
Deep Among the Swarm is a challenging survival RTS roguelite about surviving against thousands of enemies. Drill ever deeper underground while fighting the endless onslaught of the Swarm. Can you save humanity?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 40.8% ★, RTS 24.5%, Roguelite 12.5%, Survival 10.1%, Roguelike 6.6%
- #28 Rogue Station
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 231 reviews2023
Dev: Quint Studio
Windows
This "space station builder simulation roguelite" puts you in charge of a space station. Fight off enemy ships, fleets and rival stations to dominate your corner of space. Build and upgrade your station, hire and manage your crew. Survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Perma Death 24%, Roguelite 20.4%, Real Time Tactics 20.3%, Survival 12.7%, Roguelike 9.4%
- #29 NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
78% matchVery Positive81% of 4,440 reviews2022
Dev: Eridanus IndustriesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 31.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 42.2% ★, Diplomacy 32.1% ★, RTS 20.2%, Strategy 4.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #30 Rise of Piracy
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 547 reviews2026
Dev: IrishJohnGamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
The perfect blend of Action, Adventure and RTS. Begin your journey as the lowly captain of a small vessel. End as the commander of a threatening fleet. Rise to glory how you see fit. Trade, fight, recruit, grow, pillage, ally, destroy & conquer.
Why similar: Diplomacy 36.1% ★, Pirates 33.8% ★, RTS 22.7%, Strategy 3.9%, 3D 3.5%
- #31 Deadlock Station
76% matchVery Positive81% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Luxorix Games
Windows
Turn the battlefield into your ally in this tactical rogue-like with indirect controls. Assemble a unique squad, destroy the alien invaders with precise planning, and uncover the truth about the Event and the mysterious disappearance of humans.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 49.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.3%, Roguelite 12.5%, Sci-fi 9%, Roguelike 7.2%
- #32 Buoyancy
78% matchMixed55% of 831 reviews2019
Dev: Devs on a Boat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Buoyancy is a city-building strategy game where you build, manage, and move a floating city on an oceanic world. Explore and scavenge resources scattered around the endless waters. Keep your villagers nourished and happy while combating fires, sickness, and pirate attacks.
Why similar: Pirates 27% ★, RTS 23%, Dark Humor 18.8%, Survival 17%, Strategy 12.5%
- #33 Chromosome Evil
76% matchVery Positive82% of 359 reviews2022
Dev: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Dive deep into this Lovecraft-inspired RTS survival. Assemble your team using different classes, skills, and weaponry. It's up to your squad to survive the onslaught of nightmares that are surely coming your way. Will you find the source of the darkness?
Why similar: RTS 28.3%, Perma Death 20.2%, Real Time Tactics 18.1%, Choices Matter 13%, Survival 11.9%
- #34 Starship Theory
75% matchMixed50% of 1,143 reviews2026
Dev: Reconnect Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Starship Theory is a ship building survival game. Mine and trade to gather resources. Plan and construct new upgrades. Train and manage crew. Fight to survive.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 53.4% ★, Survival 20.1%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Strategy 10.8%
- #35 ERA ONE
72% matchVery Positive87% of 1,615 reviews2025
Dev: Team Complex LTD
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Start with your Command Center and expand it into a colossal modular flagship, module by module. Design custom warships from the ground up, grow a thriving civilization, and command powerful fleets across the Solar System in tactical real-time battles.
Why similar: RTS 36.8%, Real Time Tactics 26.6%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Story Rich 9.7%, Strategy 6.7%
- #36 Duskers
74% matchVery Positive90% of 2,819 reviews2016
Dev: Misfits Attic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 29.6%, Roguelite 22%, Survival 16.6%, Roguelike 13.8%, Sci-fi 11.4%
- #37 Dark Moon
75% matchMixed47% of 162 reviews2025
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: 101XP
Windows
Dark Moon is a survival strategy game where in order to survive you must avoid the Sun’s scorching rays and embrace the darkness. Gather resources, upgrade your mobile base, make tough moral decisions, but most importantly - don’t go into the light!
Why similar: RTS 40.1%, Choices Matter 19.3%, Survival 17.2%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Strategy 7.7%
- #38 ZeroSpace
71% matchVery Positive80% of 1,442 reviews2026
Dev: Starlance Studios
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
ZeroSpace is a hybrid sci-fi RTS / RPG game that allows you to play as the commander of The Protectorate, a galactic force dedicated to securing humanity’s place in the galaxy. The Orion sector is locked in a vicious power struggle between many alien factions, ready to fight to the death.
Why similar: RTS 38.4%, Real Time Tactics 27%, Survival 15.9%, Story Rich 11.6%, Strategy 7.1%
- #39 Shallow Space
77% matchMostly Negative25% of 231 reviews2015
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Construct your Taskforce and lead your forces to domination in the ultimate Fleet Warfare RTS!
Why similar: RTS 61.9%, Strategy 21.2%, Sci-fi 16.9%
- #40 Deep Sixed
73% matchVery Positive84% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: LRDGames, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Dark Comedy 21.1%, Roguelite 18%, Strategy 16.4%, Survival 11.6%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #41 Xeno Command
72% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: ChillyRoomPub: ChillyRoom
Windows
Defend galaxy against Alien invasion in the RTS offline game with roguelike fun
Why similar: RTS 37.3%, Real Time Tactics 29.4%, Roguelike 13%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Strategy 7.4%
- #42 Interstellaria
74% matchMixed56% of 410 reviews2015
Dev: Coldrice Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Diplomacy 52.7% ★, RTS 29.5%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Strategy 5.1%
- #43 Down with the Ship
68% matchVery Positive93% of 856 reviews2026
Dev: Iron Anchor GamesPub: Proxy Studios
Windows · Mac
Strategic auto battler where you design a heavily-armed spaceship. Draft 200+ items, outfit your hull, and unleash it in async PvP. Blend captains and factions for absurd combos and galactic domination. Roll, buy, place, pray.
Why similar: Pirates 46.9% ★, Roguelite 26.5%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Strategy 8.8%
- #44 ReEarth
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 119 reviews2024
Dev: Jiangzuogongfang Shanghai Game Co.,Ltd
Windows
ReEarth is an exciting TD & (RTS) indie game. Here, you will play as humanity's last hope. You will fend off the oncoming swarms by continuously building your base and dispatching various types of units. Prepare for the challenge and save the future of humanity!
Why similar: RTS 42.3%, Real Time Tactics 26.5%, Roguelike 15.2%, Strategy 8.4%, 3D 6.1%
- #45 Here Comes The Swarm
68% matchVery Positive86% of 380 reviews2026
Dev: CableHook Games
Windows
Here Comes the Swarm is a survival RTS with a pause button! Create your strategy, build, manage, and defend your settlements at your own pace. Take the fight to the hive mind and lead expeditions to deliver a deadly blow and eradicate your foes. Will you reclaim Ulora from the relentless Swarm?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 48.3% ★, RTS 23.5%, Survival 10.8%, Choices Matter 7.3%, Roguelike 5.3%
- #46 Element Space
73% matchMixed55% of 296 reviews2019
Dev: Sixth VowelPub: Inca Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Year 2199. Assemble an elite crew and make allies to combat a shadowy organization threatening the future of humanity. Face overwhelming odds with strategy. Make your choices and save us from extinction.
Why similar: Sci-fi 32.2%, Choices Matter 29.9%, Story Rich 20.6%, Strategy 17.3%
- #47 StarDrive
73% matchMixed45% of 1,489 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: RTS 53.3%, Sci-fi 23.2%, Strategy 22%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #48 Flotilla
71% matchVery Positive82% of 243 reviews2010
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 28%
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: Roguelite 30%, Sci-fi 20.9%, Roguelike 17.2%, Story Rich 13.4%, Strategy 10.8%
- #49 Red Rogue Sea
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Firemage Studios
Windows · Linux
Red Rogue Sea is a roguelike strategy game that puts you in the shoes of a pirate captain and their crew. Manage your vessel as you sail through the treacherous waters of the archipelago, interact with the scum that inhabit it, and engage in battle using a tactical deck-building system.
Why similar: Pirates 29.7% ★, Perma Death 21.8%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Roguelike 13%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #50 Endless Dark
67% matchVery Positive99% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Little Light Studios, LLC
Windows · Linux
An existential horror game in which you are tasked with keeping a sleeper colony ship intact. No enemies or NPCs share the ship with you - only creaking metal echoes and endless dark. Overcome random events, system failures, and the downward spiral of your sanity to see your mission through.
Why similar: Dark Humor 29.9%, Roguelite 19.4%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Story Rich 11%, Perma Death 9.6%
- #51 Terra Invicta
65% matchVery Positive80% of 9,948 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 53.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Real-Time with Pause 49.4% ★, Diplomacy 43.3% ★, Strategy 5.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #52 From Glory To Goo
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,844 reviews2024
Dev: Stratagem Blue
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
From Glory To Goo is a Sci-Fi survival RTS set on an alien world. Serve as humanity's bulwark by establishing a colony and supporting your colonists still in orbit. But beware, for The Goo, a relentless and shape-shifting force approaches from all sides, even above and below.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 53.8% ★, RTS 25%, Survival 8.5%, Roguelite 8.5%, Strategy 4.1%
- #53 Space Menace
69% matchMixed62% of 284 reviews2022
Dev: Only4Gamers
Windows · Mac
Space Menace is a sci-fi space RTS and battle game. You play as a space captain, seeking fortune and glory as you see fit. Leave your mark on the world and determine the fate of the galaxy with your decisions.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 45.3% ★, RTS 22.6%, Real Time Tactics 11.8%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Survival 6.2%
- #54 Space Reign
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 462 reviews2026
Dev: Propulsive Games
Windows
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: RTS 35.3%, Real Time Tactics 32.6%, Sci-fi 17.3%, Strategy 7.3%, 3D 5.7%
- #55 Space Rogue
70% matchMixed64% of 453 reviews2016
Dev: Red Beat
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Survival 25.9%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Perma Death 16.1%, Roguelike 15.4%, Strategy 13.2%
- #56 Space Haven
64% matchVery Positive86% of 11,153 reviews2026
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Survival 41.5%, Sci-fi 34.9%, Strategy 18%, Singleplayer 5.5%
- #57 BattleGroupVR
66% matchVery Positive92% of 950 reviews2023
Dev: SpaceOwl Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
BattleGroupVR is a first person real-time space strategy where you lead a fleet of powerful warships into battle from the bridge of your own flagship. Assemble your fleet, upgrade your load-outs, train your captains, engage the enemy and secure the sector. Try not to go down with the ship.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 33.9% ★, RTS 28.5%, Real Time Tactics 18.4%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Strategy 5.3%
- #58 Mech Armada
67% matchVery Positive81% of 700 reviews2022
Dev: Lioncode Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Create and command custom Mechs to outmaneuver The Swarm in this post-apocalyptic tactical turn-based rogue-lite. Leverage the terrain, learn each Mech's unique skills and use strategy and resources to survive an ever-changing series of battles to give humanity hope.
Why similar: Roguelite 28.2%, Roguelike 18.3%, Choices Matter 18.2%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Strategy 8.4%
- #59 Sid Meier's Starships
70% matchMixed50% of 2,476 reviews2015
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Sci-fi 54.3%, Strategy 39.7%, Singleplayer 6%
- #60 Mech Engineer
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 968 reviews2024
Dev: KiberKrekerPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
A dark sci-fi mech assembling manager with semi-auto battles against mutating, alien bio-weapon.
Why similar: RTS 42.3%, Real Time Tactics 41.5%, Strategy 13.5%, Singleplayer 2.7%