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Gratuitous Space Battles

Who needs backstory? Who needs resource-gathering? Diplomacy is so last year. Gratuitous Space Battles cuts right to the chase of sci-fi strategy games, and deals with large, completely unjustified space battles between huge opposing space fleets.

Similarity 81%
Price 14.79€
Rating 6.9
Release 16 Nov 2009

Planet S

Planet S is a real-time strategy game where your goal is to colonize multiple planets in a solar system to advance your civilization, build a city and supply it to grow your faction.

Similarity 80%
Price Free to play
Rating 8.8
Release 28 Oct 2023

Destination Sol

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!

Similarity 78%
Price Free to play
Rating 7.6
Release 05 Feb 2015

Pixel Starships

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.

Similarity 75%
Price Free to play
Rating 7.1
Release 23 May 2023

Star Realms

Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today (note: base set is required to play online) to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, and 2 Dice Tower awards!

Similarity 74%
Price Free to play
Rating 8.3
Release 08 Mar 2016

King Arthur's Gold

Would you enjoy building CASTLES, traps and siege machines in MULTIPLAYER? And then undermine your opponents castle and collapse it with 2D PHYSICS & DESTRUCTION?

Similarity 74%
Price Free to play
Rating 8.2
Release 05 Nov 2013

SimAirport

Build & Manage Your Airport. An International Hub or a Regional Masterpiece -- it's up to you. Buy more land to scale out, or escalators to scale up with MULTIPLE FLOORS. You're in full control in this modern business management tycoon!

Similarity 73%
Price 24.50€
Rating 7.7
Release 28 Feb 2020

Kingdom Wars

Kingdom Wars is a free to play 3D MMORTS with real-time siege combat, without the pay to win element so common in the genre. Kingdom Wars offers beautiful 3D online world, where players construct strongholds, direct citizens, complete quests and eventually manage a global empire.

Similarity 73%
Price Free to play
Rating 6.6
Release 01 Apr 2013

Oxygen Not Included

Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.

Similarity 72%
Price 22.99€
Rating 9.5
Release 30 Jul 2019

Simutrans

Simutrans is a freeware and open-source transportation simulator. Your goal is to establish a successful transport company. Transport passengers, mail and goods by rail, road, ship, and even air. Interconnect districts, cities, public buildings, industries and tourist attractions.

Similarity 72%
Price Free to play
Rating 7.2
Release 24 May 2016

Space Engineers

Space Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction, exploration and survival in space and on planets. Players build space ships, space stations, planetary outposts of various sizes and uses, pilot ships and travel through space to explore planets and gather resources to survive.

Similarity 72%
Price -55% 7.64€
Rating 8.7
Release 28 Feb 2019

StarMade

The ultimate space sandbox. Participate in epic fleet battles, form alliances, strive to dominate entire galaxies and harness the universe’s resources for your industrious empire or the destruction of others. Customise your experience, the universe is yours!

Similarity 72%
Price 14.99€
Rating 6.6
Release 04 Dec 2014

Bloons TD Battles

Go head to head with other players in a Bloon-popping battle for victory. From the creators of best-selling Bloons TD 5, this all new Battles game is specially designed for multiplayer combat, featuring the ability to control bloons directly and send them charging past your opponent's defenses.

Similarity 71%
Price Free to play
Rating 8.9
Release 20 Apr 2016

United Penguin Kingdom

A city-building game where you build a penguin settlement and satisfy the various needs of your penguins while dealing with seals and killer whales. Enjoy the growth of your settlement, become the king, and lead the United Penguin Kingdom.

Similarity 70%
Price 14.79€
Rating 7.3
Release 09 Mar 2024

Hades' Star

A unique space strategy game where thousands of players participate in one shared galaxy.

Similarity 70%
Price Free to play
Rating 7.1
Release 27 Feb 2019

OpenTTD

OpenTTD is a business simulation game in which players earn money by transporting passengers and cargo via road, rail, water, and air. It is an open-source remake and expansion of the 1995 Chris Sawyer video game Transport Tycoon Deluxe.

Similarity 69%
Price Free to play
Rating 9.4
Release 01 Apr 2021

Mindustry

An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.

Similarity 69%
Price 9.99€
Rating 9.4
Release 26 Sep 2019

Robocraft

Build insane, fully customisable robot battle vehicles that drive, hover, walk and fly in the free-to-play action game Robocraft. Add weapons from the future and jump in the driving seat as you take your creation into battle against other players online!

Similarity 69%
Price Free to play
Rating 7.2
Release 24 Aug 2017

Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander

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!

Similarity 68%
Price 18.99€
Rating 9.2
Release 24 Oct 2022

Planetary Annihilation: TITANS

Wage war across entire solar systems with massive armies at your command. Annihilate enemy forces with world-shattering TITAN-class units, and demolish planets with massive super weapons!

Similarity 68%
Price -65% 8.65€
Rating 8.3
Release 18 Aug 2015

Planetbase

Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.

Similarity 68%
Price -51% 7.31€
Rating 7.8
Release 15 Oct 2015

Void Destroyer 2

Start with nothing... End with everything! All you have is a basic ship, barely fit for combat, with it you'll start your journey and empire. A open world space sandbox, inspired by and expanding the classics.

Similarity 67%
Price 8.19€
Rating 7.7
Release 06 Feb 2020

Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox

Award winning indie game studio Kukouri welcomes you to our multiplatform MMO sandbox: Pixel Worlds! (” Best Indie Game Developer ” Global Mobile Game Awards 2019) Play free with friends, create your own worlds and stories. Fight off the enemies and get awesome items in this award winning indie MMO!

Similarity 66%
Price Free to play
Rating 7.3
Release 08 Jun 2017

Anno 2205™

In Anno 2205™, you join humankind‘s next step into the future with the promise to build a better tomorrow. You conquer Earth, establishing rich, bustling cities and grand industrial complexes, but to secure the prosperity of your people, you must travel into space.

Similarity 66%
Price 39.99€
Rating 6.8
Release 02 Nov 2015

Guns and Robots

Guns and Robots is free to play online third person shooter. The game brings robot action with massive customization. Players get cartoony bright 3D graphics in attractive environments and challenge each other in open arenas.

Similarity 66%
Price Free to play
Rating 6.4
Release 04 Aug 2014

The Crust

Automate a lunar base as you become the savior of humanity exploring the future on the moon. Mine, craft, research, and trade resources with Earth in this gripping narrative basebuilder.

Similarity 65%
Price 28.99€
Rating 7.4
Release 15 Jul 2024

Dyson Sphere Program

Build the most efficient intergalactic factory in space simulation strategy game Dyson Sphere Program! Harness the power of stars, collect resources, plan and design production lines and develop your interstellar factory from a small space workshop to a galaxy-wide industrial empire.

Similarity 65%
Price -10% 15.11€
Rating 9.6
Release 20 Jan 2021

Realm Grinder

Grow your realm, build alliances, and explore one of the deepest idle RPGs ever!

Similarity 65%
Price Free to play
Rating 8.5
Release 15 Jun 2017

Midas Gold Plus

Discover Midas Gold Plus, an engaging idle clicker set in a mythical world! Harness King Midas' golden touch, build a legendary city, and unlock powerful champions. Master unique gameplay styles, explore pet battles, and conquer rival cities. Delve into this ancient tycoon adventure today!

Similarity 65%
Price Free to play
Rating 8.2
Release 01 Feb 2017

Endless Sky

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.

Similarity 65%
Price Free to play
Rating 8.9
Release 30 Oct 2015

ENDLESS™ Space 2

ENDLESS™ Space 2 is a Strategic Space Opera, featuring the compelling “just one more turn” gameplay, set in the mysterious ENDLESS™ Universe. As the leader of your civilization, will you impose your vision and build the greatest stellar empire?

Similarity 65%
Price 39.99€
Rating 8.2
Release 18 May 2017

Age of Conquest IV

Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.

Similarity 65%
Price Free to play
Rating 7.9
Release 05 Apr 2016

Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest

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!

Similarity 65%
Price Free to play
Rating 7.9
Release 05 Dec 2014

Signs of Life

Signs of Life is a sci-fi survival sandbox platformer with a combination of procedurally generated and hand-crafted content. You'll explore mysterious locations, Mine blocks for resources, and meet strange (and some familiar) creatures, some of which don't even want to kill you and eat your corpse.

Similarity 65%
Price 9.75€
Rating 7.3
Release 27 Jan 2014

Gear Up

Feel the adrenaline as you control your unique tank in multiplayer arcade action! Build your ultimate war machine from over a million different combinations. Now, will you go for the rumbling caterpillar tracks or the crawling spider legs?

Similarity 65%
Price Free to play
Rating 7.3
Release 28 Jan 2015

Starbound

You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...

Similarity 65%
Price -63% 5.18€
Rating 9.1
Release 22 Jul 2016

Fallout Shelter

Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.

Similarity 64%
Price Free to play
Rating 8.7
Release 29 Mar 2017

Gods and Idols

Take the role of a newly ascended deity in Gods and Idols. Carve your place among the stars in an open, dynamic, and massive MMORTS universe. Command the powers of the cosmos, form alliances, and use your worshipers as instruments to further your goals.

Similarity 64%
Price Free to play
Rating 6.7
Release 12 Dec 2016

Reassembly

A spaceship building and universe-exploration game. Collect resources, expand and grow your fleet, and conquer your personal galaxy. Stellar ambience by Peaks.

Similarity 64%
Price 12.49€
Rating 9.1
Release 19 Feb 2015

Dig or Die

Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.

Similarity 64%
Price 11.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 10 Jul 2018

Battle Islands

Battle friends over air, land and sea in this epic WW2-themed battle strategy game.

Similarity 64%
Price Free to play
Rating 7.4
Release 06 Aug 2014

Grey Goo

Fight for control of a frontier world. Gather resources, build your base, and command your forces in battle. Survive long enough to unleash your ultimate weapon - THE EPIC.

Similarity 64%
Price 27.99€
Rating 6.6
Release 23 Jan 2015

Dwarfs - F2P

Dwarfs!? is an addictive, fast paced arcade-like experience, with plenty of difficulty levels and game modes, in the tradition of great games such as “Lemmings” and “Dwarf Fortress”.

Similarity 64%
Price Free to play
Rating 8.2
Release 18 Oct 2012

Awesomenauts - the 2D moba

Use your power, show your might! Play this Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game for FREE now! AWESOMENAUTS combines 2D platforming with team-based strategy and hero based action. Whether you are a new recruit or an intergalactic legend, play AWESOMENAUTS!

Similarity 64%
Price Free to play
Rating 8.3
Release 01 Aug 2012

Bingle Bingle

Bingle Bingle is a 'Roulette Builder' game where you can create your own Roulette. Strategically combine various betting options and unique balls to create synergies, earn extreme scores, and beat the casino.

Similarity 63%
Price 10.79€
Rating 8.0
Release 18 Mar 2024

Train Station Renovation - First Job

Welcome to the prologue to Train Station Renovation. This is where you will learn and teach how to renovate these small and the largest train stations in the world.

Similarity 63%
Price Free to play
Rating 8.2
Release 21 Apr 2020

Space Haven

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.

Similarity 63%
Price 21.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 21 May 2020

Worbital

With the shifting gravity on your side, aim your cannons, blast your enemies and enjoy the fireworks. Worbital is a real-time strategic artillery game in space, peppered with a heavy dose of cosmic chaos. The goal: be the last civilization standing!

Similarity 63%
Price 12.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 31 Jan 2019