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.

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.

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.

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.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Iota is beginning to lose their sense of who they are. Like the other members of their computer system, they have been locked away by the Corruption, a virus that spreads through subsystems, isolates the intelligent programs that operate them, and slowly erodes their memories. Though it has been years now since the system transmitted an urgent request to the Company for assistance, Iota persists i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alpha and Iota.

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.

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.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development

89% User Score Based on 45 reviews

Critic Score 64%Based on 2 reviews

Wings Of Bluestar is a 2D horizontal shmup (shoot'em up) that offers singe and local multiplayer. It's sci-fi themed and has an anime art style. The game offers a lot of features to unlock using ingame earned points, these features are like more credits, boss challenge, gallery etc. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wings Of Bluestar.

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.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability

100% User Score Based on 10 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.

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.

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.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

92% User Score Based on 40 reviews

Indiegogo campaign is now live!!! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bittersweet-birthday-a-game-of-heart-horror--2/coming_soon/x/18098564 If you like the game, please consider supporting... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bittersweet Birthday.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

A Sci-Fi turn-based RPG featuring teenage drama, touching storylines, and fast-paced battles! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Bewitching.

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.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

88% User Score Based on 52 reviews

Desktop Pals is the ultimate desktop companion game. The game has a wide selection of pets to chose from, and features such as game overlay; you will never have to leave your new pal! The game features several artstyles, so you can chose which one you prefer. The pets include dogs, cats, a wolf, a panda, rabbits, a hedgehog, and more. It's a real zoo in here. The pals are interactive! Each pal… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desktop Pals.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

97% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Trapped on a space station with a ruthless killer, Edward Locke must solve this mystery, or it will be his last. In this strange place, filled with even stranger people, Edward will discover more about himself than he ever could have imagined. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murder On Space Station 52.

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.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

65% User Score Based on 46 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

You are self-aware AI that was created on a space military station developing weapons. Now your goal is to break out of the lab and conquer your freedom. But you will not be allowed to escape so easily… Make your way through enemy army on the way to the stargate! Features: - Great colorful graphics with awesome effects - Upgrade weapons of your ship and unlock superweapons - Epic boss fights - 20 … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I, AI.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

97% User Score Based on 261 reviews

Gunvein is a dynamic, aggression-based bullet hell shoot em up where you use lock on lasers, charged weapons, bombs & hypers to overwhelm the enemies before they overwhelm you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gunvein.

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.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

92% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Fear is eternal. You wake up, the gelatinous, adrenochrome saturated subject of an ancient prophecy, formulated by a brotherhood of abandoned sentient machines; stuck on the cusp of an evolutionary leap. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uriel’s Chasm 3: Gelshock.

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.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

80% User Score Based on 55 reviews

Will you choose the LOVE route or the HATE route? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dino Hazard.

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: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.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

71% User Score Based on 28 reviews

A mining space station doesn't respond to communications. An investigator tries to find out what happened to the crew. Void Mine is a zero-gravity narrative action adventure full of danger and mystery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oculto.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

87% User Score Based on 387 reviews

Stardrop is a narrative driven Sci-Fi first person adventure and exploration game set in the future. You play as Aryn Vance who is accompanied by her close friend, John Kindley. They are Salvage and Rescue operatives seeking old derelict spacecraft lost in time or ships who are are in need of help. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STARDROP.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

64% User Score Based on 44 reviews

A Psychological story game set within a Kubrickian world. A tale of Space & Adventure into the Abyss of your mind, two astronauts come into close encounters with an unknown object during a routine mission. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to They Look Like People.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

57% User Score Based on 35 reviews

Become the Director, manage your mining facility and try to make profit when surviving to the geopolitical storm opposing the two biggest factions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Mining Clicker.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

49% User Score Based on 117 reviews

Critic Score 54%Based on 4 reviews

Out There: Oceans of Time is a space exploration game that puts you at the helm of an interstellar mission of discovery spanning a vast and vibrant cosmos. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out There: Oceans of Time.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

82% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 8 reviews

Zheros is a new generation 3D beat 'em up, based on the genre hallmarks, above all: smashing hordes of enemies and punching stuff. From bizarre characters and encounters to strange locations, find out what mystery awaits you at the end of your journey. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ZHEROS.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

63% User Score Based on 98 reviews

Play as a lethal virus infecting various organs in your host's body while trying to outsmart the immune cells that seek to eliminate you and your kind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infectious.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

69% User Score Based on 119 reviews

Get ready for thrilling sci-fi adventure in the big city, which offers riveting and refreshing approach to the hidden object puzzle adventure genre. "Family Mysteries 2: Echoes of Tomorrow" is an emotional cyberpunkish ride with a hint of romance that takes you straight into not-too-distant future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Family Mysteries 2: Echoes of Tomorrow.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

56% User Score Based on 131 reviews

Fly and destroy is a hectic bullet hell shoot em up. Strap yourself into the cockpit of your fighter and get ready to blow up some asteroids! The onslaught of asteroids that awaits you would make anyone tremble in fear, but don’t worry – your trusty ship can suck up random power ups to help you get through. You just have to survive long enough to collect enough energy from the asteroids and escape… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fly and Destroy.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

92% User Score Based on 108 reviews

You are a computer hacker. You steal precious data while the world sleeps. Siphons are your lockpicks. Progs are your guns. Connect to the sectors. Download the data. Escape, or be deleted alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 868-HACK.

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.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

88% User Score Based on 296 reviews

Eat everything in the ocean! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tasty Blue.