Games like An Urgent Request from Across the Stars

A short action sci-fi game about dodging asteroids answering a call with the help of a sentient computer virus.  Made by just one guy in 48 hours! Part of the SAU fall 2024 game jam. The themes were "Strange Companion" and "It's Alive!" Credit to photos used: https://unsplash.com/collections/4Z9aogJfpgs/an-urgent-message Credit for Music: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/multimedia/so… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to An Urgent Message from Across the Stars.

A short action sci-fi game about dodging asteroids answering a call with the help of a sentient computer virus.  Made by just one guy in 48 hours! Part of the SAU fall 2024 game jam. The themes were "Strange Companion" and "It's Alive!" Credit to photos used: https://unsplash.com/collections/4Z9aogJfpgs/an-urgent-message Credit for Music: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/multimedia/so… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to An Urgent Message from Across the Universe.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

66% User Score Based on 197 reviews

Critic Score 58%Based on 6 reviews

The Great Perhaps is a time travel puzzle game about an astronaut returning to Earth destroyed by natural cataclysms. There, among the ruins he finds an unusual artifact - an old lantern, in the light of which you can see glimpses of another time and travel to the past. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Great Perhaps.

Tasked with commanding of one of the most challenging sectors of the galaxy, the future of the Alexandria IV space station depends on your diplomatic and strategic capabilities. How far will you go to prevent a war? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alexandria IV.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

88% User Score Based on 239 reviews

You are a prisoner sentenced to explore a derelict megastructure that sprawls deep beneath the surface of the mimic moon Luna. You are tasked with recovering forgotten technology from within the Abyss and the lost colony it consumed. Every move you make will be overseen by your artificial prison guard named Aylin. These centuries-old ruins are alive with maddening echoes, insinuating secrets of t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Luna Abyss.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

93% User Score Based on 72 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

Project Starship X is a procedural shooter where you Crash-Kill cosmical abominations with your spaceship while playing as Swagthulhu! Whaaat?!??! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Starship X.

Ailment is a pixel-art action game that takes place on a spaceship in a galaxy far, far away. The main character wakes up in a spaceship after being unconscious for three days and all of his crew became enemies. He has to remember what happened and find out the truth If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ailment.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

78% User Score Based on 45 reviews

Critic Score 45%Based on 1 reviews

Planet Diver is about an adventurous daredevil tackling her newest obsession: Interstellar wing suit diving. With her close robotic companion Buddy she'll travel across space to seek out the most dangerous planets and their respective chasms to dive in. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planet Diver.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

94% User Score Based on 143 reviews

Orbox C is a great puzzle game with sliding block in space. Blow bombs, break the ice, collect orbs, activate sensors and more great stuff for your brain! The game starts easy and slowly grows in difficulty to challenge and trick your mind in the most interesting ways! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orbox C.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

91% User Score Based on 113 reviews

Dissonance is a top-down 3rd person adventure game. Players will encounter supernatural anomalies and creatures. Find and use specialized gadgets to aid you in your journey. Explore the abandoned research facility and reveal the secret of the organization that sent you here. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dissonance.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

82% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 1 reviews

Galaxy is in danger with hostile ships swarming from the opening vortex. Blast the swarming hordes with huge variety of upgradeable ships. This frenetic arcade space shooter featuring worldwide leader-boards and intense local multiplayer mode will keep you playing until all ships are unlocked and galaxies saved. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vortex Attack EX.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

90% User Score Based on 144 reviews

Explore the peculiar universe of ADIOS Amigos. A game with serious astrophysics in a comic setting for 1-4 players. Explore solar systems and discover planets, space stations, aliens, and artifacts. Improvise fuel efficient trajectories to keep your rusty ship running (and you might see your home planet once again). Toy with accurate and delightful space physics. Break into a space station with … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ADIOS Amigos: Galactic Explorers.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development

74% User Score Based on 291 reviews

The Divine Invasion is a science fiction adventure game where you play as a headhunter employed by mysterious masters, whose goals initially seem bizarre and surreal. It will all become clear, though, once our protagonist admits that while the technologies might be changing, the human heart is not. It is exactly the same as it was two thousand years ago. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Divine Invasion.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

71% User Score Based on 117 reviews

Critic Score 48%Based on 12 reviews

The Infinity is the largest spaceship ever built by mankind; flung into the void of space to secure humanity a new home amongst the stars. However, instead of discovering paradise, the inhabitants of The Infinity unlocked the door to a long forgotten nightmare. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infinity Runner.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

69% User Score Based on 198 reviews

Beware Planet Earth! is a beguiling mix of classic tower defense and time management coming to PC via Steam for the first time. Save your cows from the Martian invasion by building an effective defense using towers, traps and objects, and also by firing your Zapper directly at the invading force of little green men. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beware Planet Earth.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

48% User Score Based on 60 reviews

Top-down 2.5D action that combines old-school shooters like Star Control, action-RPGs like Diablo, with a system that evolves unique weapons to player preferences. Single-player and 32-player online coop and PVP. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Arms Race.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

75% User Score Based on 104 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 12 reviews

Tactical Rogue-like Combat. Turn-Based and Real-Time strategy sci-fi adventure. Nova-111 embarks on a journey to recover the 111 scientists scattered through it's alien worlds. Explore, battle and solve clever puzzles in the name of SCIENCE. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nova-111.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

82% User Score Based on 17 reviews

Envoy Made for summer flowjam 2023 Jam theme: The five elements Like the game's music? Listen to it on the internet for free without ads or a login: https://audio.com/logan-kinoshita/collections/envoy Play as a small, defenseless cargo ship, created as an envoy by a mysterious monolith. Do we have time to explain why? No. Do you need to complete your mission now? Yes. In Envoy, your goal is t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Envoy.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

94% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Critic Score 62%Based on 1 reviews

This game prototype was made during the #AmazeMeGJ! Switch the neon colors and surf your way to the end. A powerful virus has infected the Cyber Space and now is up to you to control a manual message called CHAMENEON. Play in 80 stages, each one with 2 collectables to get! Developed by: Felipe Araujo, Yuri Santos and Íris de Oliveira. Free royalty music by: Karl Casey @ White Bat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CHAMENEON.

NEW KELLAN COMING SOON  If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kellan Graves: Fallen.

Uncover the secrets of a forgotten world at the edge of the Milky Way. In Star Mission: Remote Sectors, you play as a space explorer sent to investigate a gravity anomaly on a distant, alien planet. What begins as a scientific mission quickly turns into a journey of discovery, mystery, and strange phenomena. Harness superhuman abilities to explore the environment and overcome dangerous anomalies… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Mission: Remote Sectors.

A remake of a failed project submitted to Brackeys Game Jam 2021.1 now being submitted to: Bring Out Your Ghosts A jam for abandoned or forgotten WIPs I wouldn't say what's on this page is a WIP, it's as finished as I plan on making it. But if you would like to experience the original, crummy version that certainly fits the theme of this jam you can play it with this secret url: https://fava-beans… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vera x Rosa Refresh.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Stranded on a futuristic Earth, you and your alien pals need cash to get home! Explore a vibrant 2.5D world, tackle zany taxi missions, and assist quirky characters in this 2.5 D casual platformer. Can you hustle your way to a stellar escape? How do you earn the money? It is up to you. The Player has many activities to choose from Do taxi missions while completing (optional) special request… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UFO Taxi.

                      "Aliens have invaded Earth. The Planetary Defense Force (PDF) has prepared a response. You are that response. You are also the former President of the United States. As the PDF’s secret weapon and the first-ever President to make use of the US Military’s experimental G.R.A.F.T (Genetic Reconstruction Augmentation Fusion Techniques) combat system, you have been thawed from a f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GRAFT.

Alliance Reborn is a submission to GameDev.tv Game Jam 2022 with a theme of "Death is Only the Beginning", Working with sound composer Paul E. Messier and myself, this is my 2nd game jam after joining last years 2021 jam. A space shooter that puts you into the boots of a cloned pilot from 100 years ago. You awake thanks to a shipboard AI computer who puts you on the path to seek and destroy the HQ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alliance Reborn.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Super BOO Quest is a lighthearted game suitale for every kind of player, from casual to hardcore. It is a mix of arcade, puzzle, and stealth, to be played alone or with a friend. The game is presented with 16 bit-style graphics, as a tribute to Super Nintendo. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super BOO Quest.

Ha_Bits is an Adventure and platformer game for windows and Mac OS with a neo-noir cyberpunk setting. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ha_Bits.

"It's a place with high walls or hedges, where you wander around and get lost.". - Well, that would be your answer if someone ask you to play a maze game. In fact it's a lot more complicated than that. Have you ever travel to a strange city and get lost? or what is the shortest way to your favorite barber shop? Yes, every place around us is a Labyrinth, you won't recognize it because you are in it… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Maze.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

92% User Score Based on 24 reviews

After picking up a strange distress signal on their ship’s comms, B3-4K, a pilot for an intergalactic shipping company, lands on the remote exoplanet of Suna. While investigating the planet’s surface, B3-4K discovers a laboratory under the surface of the planet itself. Using your puzzle-solving skills, you’ll play as B3-4K to navigate the winding hallways and many rooms of the laboratory and locat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BioDive.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

61% User Score Based on 127 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

Brave the unknown on the edge of our solar system If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aphelion.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

79% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Become an uncompliant process and fight off the corrupted digital zombies that haunt the crumbling halls of a dying digital world. Technically a first-person shooter (it's in first person and you shoot things), The Corruption is in feel really a bit more like a liminal or backrooms game, except that you usually also have a grenade launcher to fight zombie-like enemies, instead of always running. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Corruption.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

78% User Score Based on 36 reviews

The Wreckage resounds with the echoes of countless songs, filling the air of a constantly shifting maze where bravery and sacrifice are key to staying alive. Then, without warning, one song goes silent. Will you step into this dicey labyrinth and uncover its secrets in this minimalist and dark RPG? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Songs of Rats.

The Gods of the Red Planet is an immersive sci-fi text adventure where every choice you make shapes the story. As the leader of a special task force, you are sent to investigate strange and mysterious events at the Mars Terraforming Center after contact with it is suddenly lost and the first team sent to investigate has disappeared without a trace. Step into the dark and chaotic atmosphere of the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Gods of the Red Planet.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

100% User Score Based on 36 reviews

an action-packed arcade shooter that takes you deep into the heart of a computer under siege. With vibrant visuals and exhilarating gameplay, it's time to charge into the digital depths and defend against the relentless waves of computer bugs! You're the system's last line of defense. The main Computer Platform is malfunctioning and you are the hope for restoring it and getting rid of the compute… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to District Panic.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 2,294 reviews

Opus: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition is the definitive edition of the visual novel style adventure game, now with all new voice acting. Asteroids emitting a sound known as "Starsongs" have become the center of conflict for the immense power they hold. Determined to claim asteroids of his own, a young man ventures out with a girl who can imitate starsongs, lending her voice to unravel an an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Opus: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

100% User Score Based on 110 reviews

Gordy and the Monster Moon is a bite-sized exploration-driven game about a pumpkin astronaut going on spooky adventures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gordy and the Monster Moon.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

100% User Score Based on 58 reviews

Cat's Request is a fantastic point-and-click adventure in which you play as Ash the alien cat and his virtual assistant. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cat's Request.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

93% User Score Based on 1,292 reviews

On a distant edge of an unknown planet, an abandoned structure sits in silence. Constructed by an unmanned research vessel sent from Earth, the Lun Infinus station was designed to run simulations for a five year period, exploring possibilities of human colonization in the case that Earth became uninhabitable. Developed during an age of ambition and wealth, the project was quickly abandoned when in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Desolate Hope.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

83% User Score Based on 606 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

In the dark and mysterious world of Closure, only what you see exists. Manipulate lights to phase objects in and out of reality in this multiple-award-winning puzzle game. Play as a strange spider-like demon who explores the stories of three human characters through beautiful, eerie environments such as a decrepit factory, a murky forest, an abandoned carnival, and the strange, surreal realm that … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Closure.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

86% User Score Based on 206 reviews

Galaxy Admirals is a multiplayer turn-based cosmic strategy with pretty innovative and challenging gameplay. Improve your command skills with AI and conquer the whole universe by fighting with real players. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galaxy Admirals.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

64% User Score Based on 78 reviews

The Icarus.1 Abandoned for decades, crew M.I.A. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ICARUS.1.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

79% User Score Based on 416 reviews

Dark Light is a Sci-fi 2D action-platformer, metroidvania, souls-like inspired game. Explore apocalypse cyberpunk world full of supernatural beings. Encounter and defeat creatures of darkness which are invisible to the naked eye, detected only with the light source of your drone. Experience the horror and feel their presence as they surround you. As a Dark-Hunter you were dropped into a wrecked wo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Light.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

87% User Score Based on 858 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 7 reviews

Suicide Guy is set in the incredibile and extraordinary dreams of its protagonist. What would you do in order to save the thing you love most? Immerse yourself into his weird dreams and help him to wake up before it's too late. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Suicide Guy.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

95% User Score Based on 5,138 reviews

Critic Score 87%Based on 8 reviews

The Swapper is a short puzzle platformer where you must complete every puzzle and collect 124 orbs, in groups of 3 and 9 later on, to complete the game. The game has a tool which lets you create up to 4 clones and switch between them as long as you have a clear line of sight. The main obstacles for the puzzles are 3 kinds of lights that interfere with the tool in different ways to make the puzzl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Swapper.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

78% User Score Based on 23 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

Betrayed by her cut-throat crew, Luna Starr - former Space Pirate Captain turned bounty hunter - has a score to settle. As Luna, travel to 5 exotic planets to track down your mutinous mates, and face them in Bullet Hell dogfights to the death! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Hunter DX.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

63% User Score Based on 1,908 reviews

Critic Score 57%Based on 13 reviews

Point-and-click adventure with only one scenary! We tried to approach Minimalism trough gameplay. Isolated on a single stage, with a few a possible actions, you must endure trough a 40 days... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gods Will Be Watching.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story

74% User Score Based on 977 reviews

Way over in the big void of space live some aliens. They coveted your planet and would do anything to live there. So what's your planet to do? Yeah, blast through them all! Face off against waves of enemies, bosses, giant laser planets, blackholes, wormholes, massive lasers, planets and asteroids across 12 game modes! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Really Big Sky.

37%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, atmosphere

37% User Score Based on 101 reviews

Unravel the mystery uncovered by a remote interplanetary mining operation. What did they find? What threat does it pose? And ultimately, what does it truly mean to be a hero? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inescapable.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

80% User Score Based on 168 reviews

My Ex-Boyfriend the Space Tyrant is a traditional point-and-click adventure which stands out for its gay cast and eye-catching visuals. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Ex-Boyfriend the Space Tyrant.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

51% User Score Based on 146 reviews

Critic Score 45%Based on 1 reviews

SickBrick is an action-packed science fiction first-person-shooter (FPS) with vivid graphics and fast, frantic game play. Destroy hundreds of hostile robots with a wide variety of weapons on a strange alien planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SickBrick.