- #1 Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,049 reviews2026
Dev: Alt ShiftPub: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 10.7%, Real Time Tactics 9.2%, Sci-fi 5.7%
- #2 Void War
96% matchVery Positive94% of 3,953 reviews2025
Dev: Tundra
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 39.4% ★, Perma Death 19%, Roguelite 13.1%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Sci-fi 7.1%
- #3 Crying Suns
95% matchVery Positive86% of 4,541 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 34.1% ★, RTS 13.1%, Perma Death 11.7%, Roguelite 9.6%, Real Time Tactics 9.1%
- #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 24.2%, Strategy 22.7%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #5 Particle Fleet: Emergence
94% matchVery Positive92% of 1,280 reviews2016
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 49.4% ★, RTS 30%, Strategy 11.9%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #6 Battlevoid: Harbinger
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,061 reviews2016
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 34.3% ★, Roguelite 15.5%, Roguelike 14%, Strategy 11.6%, Perma Death 9.7%
- #7 Reclaim The Sea
93% 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 33.1% ★, Pirates 21.1% ★, Perma Death 12.2%, Real Time Tactics 10.3%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #8 Xenopurge
91% matchVery Positive86% of 458 reviews2025
Dev: TrapticsPub: Firesquid
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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%, Real Time Tactics 23.3%, Perma Death 23.1%, Roguelite 17.8%, Strategy 6%
- #9 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 35.1% ★, Perma Death 17.7%, Roguelite 14.5%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Strategy 9.5%
- #10 Abandon Ship
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,353 reviews2019
Dev: Fireblade Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 9.4 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 30.1% ★, Perma Death 16.9%, Real Time Tactics 15.3%, Roguelite 12.9%, Survival 8.3%
- #11 FTL: Faster Than Light
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 78,596 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 34.1% ★, Perma Death 18%, Roguelike 15%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Roguelite 7.8%
- #12 Dust Fleet
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 229 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 39.5%, Sci-fi 23.4%, RTS 19.3%, Strategy 12%, 3D 4.6%
- #13 IXION
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 17,592 reviews2022
Dev: Bulwark StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 30.7 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 37.9%, RTS 22.4%, Choices Matter 19.9%, Strategy 17.1%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #14 Nonentity Galaxy
87% matchVery Positive94% of 622 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 20.3%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Roguelike 13.4%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #15 Republic of Pirates
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 536 reviews2024
Dev: Crazy Goat GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 36.5% ★, RTS 25.1%, Diplomacy 23.3% ★, Choices Matter 7.2%, Strategy 5.1%
- #16 Rogue Command
86% matchVery Positive90% of 1,029 reviews2026
Dev: feneq
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.6 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 29.9%, Perma Death 23%, Roguelite 16.5%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Roguelike 10.9%
- #17 Trigon: Space Story
86% 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 42.8% ★, Perma Death 17%, Survival 8.4%, Roguelike 8.4%, Sci-fi 8%
- #18 Ascent of Ashes
84% matchMixed70% of 303 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 33.9%, Survival 21.8%, Strategy 9.9%
- #19 Cursed Crew
84% matchVery Positive85% of 84 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 40.1% ★, Roguelite 20.4%, Survival 17.4%, Roguelike 14.7%, Strategy 7.4%
- #20 HighFleet
82% matchVery Positive88% of 7,394 reviews2021
Dev: Konstantin KoshutinPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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%, Strategy 7.9%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #21 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 19.9% ★, Sci-fi 16.2%, Roguelike 11.7%, Strategy 8.8%
- #22 Shortest Trip to Earth
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,436 reviews2019
Dev: Interactive Fate
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 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 25.2%, Survival 18.5%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Roguelike 13.7%
- #23 Rise of Piracy
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 532 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 33.7% ★, RTS 22.7%, Strategy 4%, 3D 3.6%
- #24 Deep Among the Swarm
81% 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 40.6% ★, RTS 24.5%, Roguelite 12.6%, Survival 10%, Roguelike 6.6%
- #25 Alien Marauder
82% 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 16.6%, Survival 13.7%, Roguelite 12.8%, Sci-fi 12.3%
- #26 Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
78% matchVery Positive94% of 12,820 reviews2022
Dev: Walternate Realities
Windows
Median: 19.2 hrsMean: 41.1 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 19.7%, Survival 12.9%, Strategy 6.3%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #27 Rogue Station
80% 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 23.9%, Roguelite 20.6%, Real Time Tactics 20.3%, Survival 12.6%, Roguelike 9.4%
- #28 Pax Autocratica
76% matchVery Positive92% of 2,850 reviews2026
Dev: Multiverse
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build a grand totalitarian colony and personally storm roguelite battlefields with your soldiers. Shape citizens fears, loyalties, bonds, and feuds. Capture enemies, convert them into true believers. Sacrifice the weak. Feed the strong. Wield absolute power and make every life bend to your will.
Why similar: Dark Humor 41.3%, Roguelite 27.6%, Survival 22%, Strategy 4.9%, 3D 4.2%
- #29 NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
77% matchVery Positive81% of 4,412 reviews2022
Dev: Eridanus IndustriesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 31.8 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 43.2% ★, Diplomacy 31.7% ★, RTS 19.4%, Strategy 4.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #30 Buoyancy
79% 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 26.9% ★, RTS 23%, Dark Humor 18.9%, Survival 16.9%, Strategy 12.6%
- #31 Interstellaria
79% 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 52.8% ★, RTS 29.5%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Strategy 5.2%
- #32 Chromosome Evil
76% matchVery Positive82% of 356 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 18.2%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Survival 11.9%
- #33 Sid Meier's Starships
77% matchMixed50% of 2,474 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 54.1%, Strategy 39.9%, Singleplayer 6%
- #34 Dark Moon
74% matchMixed47% of 161 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 19.4%, Survival 17.1%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Strategy 7.8%
- #35 ZeroSpace
71% matchVery Positive81% of 1,297 reviews2026
Dev: Starlance Studios
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.2 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 27.1%, Survival 15.8%, Story Rich 11.6%, Strategy 7.1%
- #36 Shallow Space
78% 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 61.8%, Strategy 21.4%, Sci-fi 16.8%
- #37 Starship Theory
73% matchMixed50% of 1,130 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 10.9%
- #38 Terra Invicta
70% matchVery Positive80% of 9,823 reviews2026
Dev: Pavonis InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 52.6 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 49.3% ★, Diplomacy 43.3% ★, Strategy 5.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #39 Deep Sixed
74% 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 21.2%, Roguelite 18.3%, Strategy 16.6%, Survival 11.6%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #40 Duskers
72% matchVery Positive90% of 2,790 reviews2016
Dev: Misfits Attic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.6 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 29.7%, Roguelite 22.2%, Survival 16.5%, Roguelike 13.8%, Sci-fi 11.4%
- #41 Into the Stars
75% matchMixed40% of 541 reviews2016
Dev: Fugitive GamesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Survival 43.8%, Strategy 30.3%, Roguelike 25.9%
- #42 Flotilla
73% 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 30.2%, Sci-fi 20.7%, Roguelike 17.2%, Story Rich 13.2%, Strategy 10.8%
- #43 StarDrive
75% 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 53.2%, Sci-fi 23.1%, Strategy 22.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #44 Down with the Ship
68% matchVery Positive94% of 814 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 46.6% ★, Roguelite 26.8%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Strategy 8.8%
- #45 Xeno Command
71% matchVery Positive82% of 57 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 29.5%, Roguelike 13%, Sci-fi 11%, Strategy 7.4%
- #46 ReEarth
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 118 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 42.1%, Real Time Tactics 26.5%, Roguelike 15.3%, Strategy 8.4%, 3D 6.1%
- #47 Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 816 reviews2011
Dev: Ironclad Games CorporationPub: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
In Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity, you are the leader of a civilization embroiled in a galactic war, fighting for the survival of your entire race against relentless foes.
Why similar: Diplomacy 35.4% ★, Pirates 24.3% ★, RTS 23%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Strategy 4.5%
- #48 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 32.1%, Choices Matter 30%, Story Rich 20.5%, Strategy 17.4%
- #49 Red Rogue Sea
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 82 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 29.6% ★, Perma Death 21.8%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Roguelike 13%, Roguelite 9.8%
- #50 Endless Dark
68% matchVery Positive99% of 121 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 19.5%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Story Rich 10.9%, Perma Death 9.6%
- #51 Space Haven
66% matchVery Positive86% of 11,081 reviews2026
Dev: Bugbyte Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.9 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 41.3%, Sci-fi 34.9%, Strategy 18.2%, Singleplayer 5.6%
- #52 Mech Engineer
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 953 reviews2024
Dev: KiberKrekerPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%
A dark sci-fi mech assembling manager with semi-auto battles against mutating, alien bio-weapon.
Why similar: RTS 42.2%, Real Time Tactics 41.5%, Strategy 13.6%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #53 BattleGroupVR
68% matchVery Positive92% of 949 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 33.8% ★, RTS 28.5%, Real Time Tactics 18.5%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Strategy 5.3%
- #54 From Glory To Goo
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,792 reviews2024
Dev: Stratagem Blue
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 53.6% ★, RTS 25%, Roguelite 8.7%, Survival 8.5%, Strategy 4.2%
- #55 Here Comes The Swarm
67% matchVery Positive85% of 330 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 23.4%, Survival 10.7%, Choices Matter 7.4%, Roguelike 5.3%
- #56 Space Reign
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 461 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 32.7%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Strategy 7.3%, 3D 5.7%
- #57 Space Rogue
70% matchMixed64% of 451 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 25.7%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Perma Death 16.1%, Roguelike 15.5%, Strategy 13.3%
- #58 Mech Armada
67% matchVery Positive81% of 700 reviews2022
Dev: Lioncode Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.8 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 28.4%, Roguelike 18.3%, Choices Matter 18.1%, Sci-fi 15.8%, Strategy 8.4%
- #59 Ostranauts
64% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,152 reviews2026
Dev: Blue Bottle GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Navigate your scrappy ship through the boneyard in search of valuable parts in abandoned vessels. Use salvage to upgrade your ship, or sell it for cash to pay down your mounting debt, or restock fuel, air, or food. Fly and role-play aboard your dream spaceship in this hardcore noir space-sim.
Why similar: Survival 49.4%, Sci-fi 25.9%, Roguelike 24.7%
- #60 Galaxy Reavers
69% matchMixed69% of 205 reviews2016
Dev: Good Games
Windows
This is a fun yet challenging RTS game. To survive in the vast galaxy, you need to build up your own fleet and customize your warships. You will also learn to control them efficiently in battle to defeat your enemies, conquer planets, and expand your galactic empire!
Why similar: RTS 59.4%, Strategy 20.4%, Sci-fi 20.2%