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Looking for games like Bucket of Bolts? Here are top role playing recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Starpoint Gemini 2, Sunless Skies or Wildermyth.

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  1. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    72% User Score Based on 4,430 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 8 reviews

    Captain your own space ship and roam the galaxy in 3D in this tactical space simulator with tons of RPG depth ! Space has never looked so inviting - but images can betray... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starpoint Gemini 2.

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  2. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 4,260 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 4 reviews

    Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling. Ready your star-faring engine, and venture into an expanse of hostile factions, lurking deities, forbidden knowledge, vast fortune, and fates worse than death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunless Skies.

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  3. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 10,360 reviews
    Critic Score 89%Based on 2 reviews

    Wildermyth is a character-driven, procedurally-generated tactical RPG. Lead a band of unique heroes as they grow from a reluctant farmers into legendary fighters. Battle threats lurking in the Yondering Lands and discover secrets that the land has to offer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wildermyth.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    98% User Score Based on 5,690 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 6 reviews

    A hospitalized Boy comes to terms with his own story by traveling with his Mom to a beautiful fantasy world; ultimately helping his fellow patients find closure by walking a mile in their shoes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rakuen.

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  5. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    78% User Score Based on 9,546 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 1 reviews

    EVERSPACE is an action-focused single-player space shooter with rock solid 6DOF controls combining roguelike elements with top-notch visuals and a captivating non-linear story as well as VR support in the final version. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EVERSPACE.

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  6. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    90% User Score Based on 300 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Race back home across the galaxy. Collect new friends. Make new enemies. You won't be able to save everyone. Who will you leave behind? Which civilizations will you save - or destroy - along the way? The decisions are up to you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Captain.

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  7. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 6,104 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endless Sky.

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  8. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 13,046 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 2 reviews

    The unique cyberpunk-meets-fantasy world of Shadowrun has gained a huge cult following since its creation nearly 25 years ago. Creator Jordan Weisman returns to the world of Shadowrun, modernizing this classic game setting as a single player, turn-based tactical RPG. In the urban sprawl of the Seattle metroplex, the search for a mysterious killer sets you on a trail that leads from the darkest slu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadowrun Returns.

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  9. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    94% User Score Based on 2,500 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

    A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Analogue: A Hate Story.

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  10. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 131 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on colonial tides. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Herald: An Interactive Period Drama - Book I & II.

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  11. 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.

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  12. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    93% User Score Based on 82 reviews

    Latona Research Station has been destroyed by unknown assailants. The only survivor is a young girl who was rescued by the Starship Quicksilver and her renowned captain. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Pilgrim Academy: Year 1.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    55% User Score Based on 132 reviews

    Smugglers 5 is the fifth installment in the turn-based single-player space trading game series. Will you be a greedy trader, an ambitious fleet pilot or a ruthless pirate? Board enemy ships, manage factories, conquer star systems and forge your own galactic empire - ultimately, your actions will have an impact on a galactic scale. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Smugglers 5.

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  15. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    95% User Score Based on 926 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 36 reviews

    Buy Season: A letter to the future on PlayStation Store. Leave home on a bicycle trip into a mysterious new world and record life before it ends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SEASON: A letter to the future.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 14,354 reviews

    Avorion is a procedurally generated sci-fi sandbox where players start out at the edge of the galaxy and must find their way to its core. Players build their own ships, which they will use to explore the galaxy, trade and fight. Space ships are mainly of large scale, with crews, turrets and energy systems that you will have to manage. The galaxy gets more hostile, but also more rewarding the close… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Avorion.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    50% User Score Based on 160 reviews

    Parkan II is an original concept game that will allow you to feel as a pilot of a spacecraft lost somewhere in the universe. The players are to explore hundreds of solar systems, take part in a series of fierce battles and meet a new enemy - a mysterious creature calling itself Gegemaunt. Become a pirate or mercenary, get money to buy the most powerful cruiser and show them all who is to be the ne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Parkan 2.

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  18. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    77% User Score Based on 3,148 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 10 reviews

    Star Control is a space role-playing game in which you command Earth's first interstellar starship on a mission to save the Earth from hostile alien empires. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Control: Origins.

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  20. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 24,505 reviews
    Critic Score 93%Based on 5 reviews

    It is four thousand years before the Galactic Empire, hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. You are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the legendary power of the Force™ on your quest to save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic.

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  24. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    74% User Score Based on 749 reviews

    Explore the vast reaches of VoidExpanse -- mine asteroids, upgrade your ship, trade, complete missions, advance your character and survive fast-paced combat with hostile aliens and mercenaries in the rich and exciting Sci-Fi universe of VoidExpanse! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VoidExpanse.

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  26. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 7,052 reviews

    Take Your Creature From Zero To Galactic Hero Get out of your starship and turn your Spore creatures into legendary Space Captains. For the first time, beam down with your allies to take on action-packed, planetside adventures. Complete quests, collect rewards, and even create your own missions. PLAY a variety of Maxis-created missions as you explore planets all over the galaxy! LEVEL UP your S… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SPORE™ Galactic Adventures.

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  27. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    53% User Score Based on 201 reviews

    Landinar: Into the Void is an action-packed space adventure. You play as a captain down on your luck, but eager to make a change. Get into your ship and set your own path. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Landinar: Into the Void.

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  29. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 335 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Playing as Twinsen, you are a model citizen who overnight becomes a fugitive pursued by Dr. Funfrock’s henchmen. Throughout your journey from island to island, you must tirelessly search for the other rebels and form an underground network to end the clone occupation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Big Adventure Twinsen’s Quest.

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  30. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 1,311 reviews

    Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cabernet.

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  31. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    71% User Score Based on 7,223 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 7 reviews

    Buy Star Wars Outlaws on PlayStation Store. Risk it all as Kay Vess, a scoundrel seeking freedom and the means to start a new life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Wars Outlaws.

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  33. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    50% User Score Based on 796 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 12 reviews

    The Long Journey Home combines the endless freedom of space with a new open questing system that always leaves you in command. Deliver the stranded Glukkt to his homeworld as he asks, or to your new slaver friends? Attempt to make allies with everyone, or pin your hopes on the tougher races, and hope they never turn on you? Jump by jump, make hard decisions and live with the consequences, in a uni… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Long Journey Home.

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  34. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 11,908 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 2 reviews

    EVERSPACE 2 is a fast-paced single-player space shooter with deep exploration, tons of loot and classic RPG elements. Experience a thrilling story set in a vivid, handcrafted open-world full of secrets and perils on your journey to become human after all. EVERSPACE 2 successfully achieved Kickstarter funding on November 4th 2019. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everspace 2.

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  35. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 602 reviews
    Critic Score 30%Based on 1 reviews

    Create your own epic saga of conflict, mythology and community! Rule your own clan, take important strategic decisions, win battles and expand your influence in this unique mix of RPG, strategy and story-telling. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to King of Dragon Pass.

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  36. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    46% User Score Based on 263 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 5 reviews

    (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) Explore the entire Galactrix universe in the exciting return of the Puzzle Quest franchise with its signature addictive RPG/Puzzle hybrid gameplay. This game requires the Xbox 360 hard drive for storage. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Puzzle Quest Galactrix.

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  37. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    88% User Score Based on 1,702 reviews

    Climb from your cryo-pod and enter the Void... Astrox Imperium is a space based rpg that offers familiar game play in an open-world universe. With tons of ships, upgrades, and options, being lost in space might just be fun. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astrox Imperium.

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  38. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    96% User Score Based on 2,100 reviews

    Master of Orion 2 also known as MOO2 is considered the classic 4x turn based strategy game set in space. The game has a kind of cult status and even by to days standards is still only matched in game play by very few of its competitors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Master of Orion 2.

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  39. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 10,094 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 23 reviews

    Rebel Galaxy is a game of action-packed combat, exploration, discovery, trade, and “negotiation” with the outlandish denizens at the edge of the known universe. You’ll battle pirates, explore anomalies, befriend aliens, scavenge battle wreckage, mine asteroids, and discover artifacts. Choose your path as a roguish do-gooder, crafty space-trader or power-hungry privateer in this swashbuckling spac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rebel Galaxy.

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  40. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    50% User Score Based on 537 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Objects in Space is a modempunk stealth space-trading game set in Apollo, a huge cluster of star systems dozens of lightyears away from earth. You are a lonesome ship's captain, buying and selling wares in order to keep your bucket of bolts afloat and stay one step ahead of pirates, organized criminals, corrupt governments and shady laws. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Objects in Space.

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  42. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 2,104 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse races, cultures and life forms creates new tensions, mistrust and open conflict that need to be overcome! Experience the brilliant climax of the legendary X-Trilogy , and take your place in the history of the X Universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to X3: Terran Conflict.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 6,092 reviews

    Live the adventurer’s life in this character-based fantasy game. Choose your character and pet companion as you journey through limitless caverns, dungeons, and tunnels and determine your destiny. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FATE.

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  44. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    66% User Score Based on 606 reviews

    Space exploration adventure RPG where you command a crew in a story driven sandbox universe. Work to destroy the sensor network and reach the heavily guarded planet before Shavala corporation goons hunt you down, or just go exploring. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wayward Terran Frontier: Zero Falls.

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  45. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 908 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Ring Runner combines the fast-paced action of space combat with the rich story and skill variety of an RPG. Trek across the universe in a 30 hour long story-driven campaign based on a companion Sci Fi novel, or challenge 6 scenarios alone, cooperatively, or competitively through local or online multiplayer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 172 reviews

    Solstice is a dystopian mystery thriller about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solstice.

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  47. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 4,631 reviews

    Deckbuilding comes to life in Hand of Fate! An infinitely replayable series of quests - earn new cards, build your deck, then try to defeat it! In a cabin at the end of the world, the game of life and death is played. Draw your cards, play your hand, and discover your fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hand of Fate.

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  48. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 16,450 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 5 reviews

    The long awaited sequel to the award winning Life is Strange returns with a new 5-part narrative adventure from DONTNOD Entertainment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life is Strange 2.

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  49. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 2,585 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 20 reviews

    SpellForce 3 is the perfect blend between RTS and RPG! The game goes back to the roots of the SpellForce saga. The story takes place before the acclaimed SpellForce: The Order of Dawn and the players becomes a part of a rich high fantasy world named Eo. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SpellForce 3.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    91% User Score Based on 559 reviews

    You are an immortal AI that will rebuild a spaceship and explore a vast procedural universe. Unlock the secrets of alien technology, automate factories in space and spoil, neglect or exploit the human survivors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stardeus.

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