Games like Dead Stars

Ludum dare 42 submission. Intro The galaxy is collapsing. A giant, nightmarish black hole is slowly growing, consuming everything in its path. And on this path is our own solar system. You are an highly advanced A.I operating the Ark, the first faster-than-light colony ship, fitted with hundreds of millions of cryogenic pods to carry humans through the depths of space. Yet, it is not enough to ca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mother Ship.

A game that I made for Quantron. This was a failed Ludum Dare 53 entry, now finally finished. You can still visit the Ludum Dare page if you want to see the original version. Please read this post for why it took so long and is still broken. WARNING: This game is hard. And contains flashing screen effects. Press "F" on the title screen to toggle them. How to play Player 1 WASD = Move/Jump Space … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quantron's Game.

25%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

25% User Score Based on 52 reviews

Damn aliens! The choice is: the Universe — or nothing! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plancon: Space Conflict.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

51% User Score Based on 191 reviews

Critic Score 55%Based on 3 reviews

Step into the space suit of valiant gravity badger Captain T Bayback as he ventures into the deadly depths of deep space to save his friends, family and the universe itself from the threat of the deadly Evil Honey Badgers, aka the Hellsett. For the first time EVER a game unites the thrilling elements of Badgers and Gravity to create a stunningly presented physics-based puzzle game that will take y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gravity Badgers.

Run To The Stairs - a dungeon racing game with roguelike elements - a turn based racing game Attention: This game needs a browser supporting WebGL 2.0 to run properly! If the game does not run, try the following: Make sure WebGL is activated in your browser.Update your browser. Try another browser: Chrome (works best), Firefox and Opera should also work. MS Edge is not recommended!Play the ASCII-o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Run To The Stairs.

What is Chickenventure? Chickventure is an endless runner game that you control a chicken that has some special skills, such as soaring and laying eggs! Your objective is to get as many points as possible! But to maximize your efficiency at getting points, you must learn how to dominate your skills, as they grant you extra points! Collectables such as fruits and coins also give you extra points! W… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chickventure.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, atmosphere

77% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Blaze your way through 47 challenging tracks as you dodge obstacles at breakneck speeds, shooting down the enemy raiders blocking your path and phasing through pulsars for an extra burst of speed. Your astral core is fading, but the warp gate to the next track is just up ahead, if your skills are tight enough to reach it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astral Traveler.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

100% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Originally released in 1994, this is the rewritten-from-scratch 25th Anniversary Edition!  The entire game has been recreated using a modern 3D engine to be as faithful to the original as possible....  It is the thirty-eighth century.  The fall of Earth is but a legend and humanity has migrated to a terraformed Mars.  The Pentateuch, a group of five priests, rules the newly risen technocracy with … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ironseed.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

68% User Score Based on 302 reviews

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, researching new technologies and solving disputes using dipl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nomad Fleet.

The Time Game is a complex strategy card-game where you can bend the rules of time to outsmart your opponents!  Play solo or online with friends! If you love Magic: The Gathering, or complex card games with card stacking mechanics, this is for you. Play cards each turn, trying to survive deadly weapons and bombs. Cards stack up; creating a complex chain of events, requiring you to predict fut… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Time Game.

                     Welcome to Animal Survival! A fast-paced, 3D survival RPG inspired by Vampire Survivors, reimagined with animals, crafting, and character progression. How to Play Movement: Use WASD or Arrow Keys to move your character Combat: All attacks and special abilities are automatic! Just focus on positioning and survival Objective: Survive until the timer runs out to bea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Animal Survival.

Generate music by creating a factory!Aster Symphona is a game about automating the production of materials and unknowingly creating interesting beats and even music. While playing, you will set miners to gather minerals and refine them with nearly 80 recipes. Each with their own sound and timing allowing for countless combinations. AutomateMine the 6 mineral types, smelt their ores into ingots an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aster Symphona.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

59% User Score Based on 27 reviews

Pirate Patrol is a strategy -and tactics- driven science fiction space combat game with deep RPG elements, set in the lawless regions of space. Players take command of a powerful capital ship and fight to survive against enemy fleets, autonomous warships, and constantly evolving threats. The game blends real-time space battles with procedurally generated missions, enemies, and systems, ensuring… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pirate Patrol.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

75% User Score Based on 1,603 reviews

Colonize, craft, and rule planets in a randomly generated universe! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Planet of Mine.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

88% User Score Based on 105 reviews

Phantom Signal is a real-time sci-fi strategy game with unusual mechanics. Explore mysterious star systems and reveal the secret of the phantom signal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phantom Signal.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

77% User Score Based on 270 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 2 reviews

A strategy game of exploration, endurance, and space travel on an interstellar gothic monastery. Explore solar systems, harvest resources, construct outposts, and face hazards in the challenging universe of The Banished Vault. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Banished Vault.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story

76% User Score Based on 143 reviews

Lazy Galaxy is a mix between RTS and idle/clicker game. Lead an evil (albeit lazy) alien race to conquer the universe! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lazy Galaxy.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

68% User Score Based on 452 reviews

ShipLord is a survival game based on an asteroid dodging mechanics and energy collection, combined with interactive boss fights. The main goal of the game is to survive a specific period of time, collect as much energy as possible, so you can progress further into the vast and fully unique space. LEVELS unique boss fights with different difficulty levels and advance mechanics complete differe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ShipLord.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

71% User Score Based on 76 reviews

SpaceShot - a complex arcade game in which you must destroy the alien invaders and collect bonuses. Three game modes, fast gameplay and a lot of achievements are waiting for you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SpaceShot.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

64% User Score Based on 22 reviews

As tiny scoutcraft, alone in deep space, you encounter a massive mothership. Upon destroying it, you learn that it will respawn, having learned your fighting style and weapon tactics, and will have evolved to defeat you. Unable to run and unable to win, you must survive until the Alliance Fleet arrives. Featuring 8 varied weapons and an infinite number of strategies, Mothership Forever will challe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mothership Forever.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

75% User Score Based on 123 reviews

Colonize, terraform and fight for planets in a multiplayer sandbox universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Andromeda: Rebirth of Humanity.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

65% User Score Based on 164 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

"The Spatials: Galactology is The Spatials reimagined as a deeper, more rewarding simulation game. With mod support and active pause, Galactology adds new items and structures to build, trade routes to exploit, planets with many new variables, sophisticated AI, civilizations that actually attack your station -- and unique gameplay systems behind every object and room." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Spatials: Galactology.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

61% User Score Based on 102 reviews

Unending Galaxy is a unique space-sim in which you can fill any role from pirate or trader to the leader of a large galactic empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unending Galaxy.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, atmosphere

54% User Score Based on 61 reviews

Close Order is an arcade shooter with one simple goal: become a badass armada! In this mashup of genres, defeat enemies for parts to build up an armada of ships around you. Fight from a distance, charge headfirst into battle, or create a mix of anything and everything. You decide how to play! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Close Order.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:music

92% User Score Based on 13 reviews

The player controls the orb and has to navigate the different levels with a special gravity system. The levels gradually gets harder and as the player progresses more objects and obstacles is introduced to the player. The objective of the game is to collect space energy. When enough space energy is collected the portal will be activated and when the player moves through the portal it will take the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Orb.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

54% User Score Based on 354 reviews

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

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

67% User Score Based on 1,416 reviews

Stars End is a multiplayer sci-fi survival game set hundreds of years in the future in a solar system colonized by humans. Come and join us for crafting, construction, missions and PvP on the wild frontier... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stars End.

For better experience, play in FULLSCREEN and with HEADSETS. I would suggest to play Sir Quackamore before playing this game. Preface: Death is not the end - not for Dimitri. Once a self-proclaimed skilled Russian bomb defuser, thief, and servant to the mighty duck knight Sir Quackamore, Dimitri met his end at the blade of his master deep within the ancient Egyptian Temple of Bahrorata. But … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dimitri Returns.

Fight 60 different minions and 10 different bosses Discover 1-8 variants of each minion and log them in your Journal Destroy your enemy with both 5-key and 2-key rhythm-game mechanics Each boss introduces a new mechanic Strategize your loadout by playing against your enemy's weaknesses (or with your strengths) Get a performance score at the end of the battle and compare it to your be… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Rhythm.

READ BEFORE DOWNLOADING AND PLAYING! This game could only be exported for Windows platforms only! About the game: This game is for the BlackThornProd Game Jam! The second one, to be exact! The theme was "Mini Planets," and so, after a surprisingly short period of thinking, I came up with the idea to make a "Conquerer" game where an entire galaxy is entirely randomly generated; creating 50 planets,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Dream.

\\\\\\\ CONTROLS: /////// Movement (+) [WASD] or [←↑↓→]   OR   (D-pad) \\\\\\\ Swing hook (B) [J] or [F]  keys   OR   (X) or (Square) buttons /////// Dodge (A) [SPACE]   OR   (A) or (Cross) button \\\\\\\ Pause (start) [ENTER] or [Q]   OR   (Menu) or (Start) button /////// Inventory (select): (Inventory not yet implemented. In a future update you'll be able to read some lore abou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bob the Lure.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay

90% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Cosmic Resistance is an engaging 2D pixel art casual game with strategy elements that puts you in the role of a skilled fleet commander. Tasked with leading the charge against an alien invasion, your objective is to liberate humanity from their tyrannical rule. Planets hold the key to victory! Conquer these celestial bodies and harness their abundant resources to fuel your epic fight against the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmic Resistance.

GIRLS will be girlsCute. Tactical. Unforgiving. GIRLS will be girls is a top-down, 2D grid-based battler where positioning is everything and every turn matters. Command a team of unpredictable girls across tight, turn-based arenas where one bad move can cost the entire run. Plan carefully. Adapt constantly. Survive the chaos. Tactical Grid CombatEvery battle plays out on a clean, readable grid.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to G.I.R.L.S. will be Girls.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay

57% User Score Based on 388 reviews

After nuke fallout and escape from Earth try to survive on the Moon! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alive In Shelter: Moon.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

76% User Score Based on 80 reviews

Typinc. is a roguelike deckbuilding typing game. Complete typing jobs presented to you to unlock perks which affects the score you make.                          Features: Typing stats such as Best Typing Speed, Average of Last 10 and Accuracy.  Roguelike Deckbuilding Unlock different perks for different effects If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TypInc..

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

80% User Score Based on 25 reviews

At the dawn of the interstellar era, humanity and its machine workforce have expanded into a remote stellar neighbourhood. Explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate across the nearby stars in a real-scale, fully-3D environment to overcome your rivals, mastering military power, prosperous governance, booming industry, wealth, resources, and their separate technology trees. Choose your faction and y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Reach.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization

78% User Score Based on 691 reviews

Dodge! Shoot! Go faster! Break the sound barrier in this unbelievably fast game and go straight for the first place in the leaderboard of Barrier X! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BARRIER X.

26%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

29% User Score Based on 42 reviews

Want to learn Blender but don't know where to start? START HERE! 3D Skills Start Here (formerly known as Blender Start Here) teaches the BASICS of Blender through play and storytelling while familiarizing complicated Blender actions with fun mini games and puzzles. LEARN TIPS AND TRICKS from Suzanne while fighting DUBE to free your friends! 3D Skills Start Here covers 7 topics: Orbit,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 3D Skills Start Here.

A platforming adventure about the colors of life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Colors of Your World.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

90% User Score Based on 84 reviews

A planetary exploration and survival game. Armed with a basic blaster, jet pack, multi-functional grappling gun, personal landing craft, and his own warp capable refinery ship, Bob thinks he's starting a cushy new life working for Space Salvage Corp. Little does he know; he'll be lucky to survive an hour. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Bob vs. The Replicons.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Sisyphus Paradox mixes traditional side-scrolling shoot 'em up gameplay with many roguelike mechanics, such as procedurally generated star maps to explore, bonuses that are persistent between runs, and multiple different builds you can try to conquer your enemies. Course through hand-drawn battlefields, lose, try again, until you solve the Sisyphus Paradox.An ordinary person finds themselves flung… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sisyphus Paradox.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

57% User Score Based on 53 reviews

A quiet survival adventure about perception and discovery in an alien ocean. Explore a planet reclaimed by nature. Cultivate new life to survive. Journey into unknown depths. Find your way home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aquamarine.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

60% User Score Based on 142 reviews

Mona, a young butterfly, is disguised in the hood of a moth’s design for her own protection. But from what, Mona does not yet know. There are many things about the world Mona has been purposefully kept from knowing. Holed up in her nestroom, she looks out of her window and gazes upon the distant, glittering, twinkling lights of an alluring place which lies near the heart of this unknown world of b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sect-Machina.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

56% User Score Based on 437 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

MirrorMoon EP is a game about mystery and exploration set in outer space. These space travels begin on a red planet and its unique moon and extend across galaxies. The single player part of MirrorMoon EP blends adventure and exploration with navigation-based puzzle solving. The multiplayer of MirrorMoon EP lets players share Galaxy Maps with other players: the first explorers to land on a planet w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MirrorMoon EP.

36%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

36% User Score Based on 194 reviews

“Dispatcher” is a new first-person cooperative RPG-horror with erotic elements for PC. Its’ gameplay is based on cooperative actions. Be wary! Your friend may turn into your enemy any moment. The clue to survival is stealth moving and investigating locations, solving original puzzles and interacting with other survivors. Be ready to sacrifice ones’ life any moment…not yours of course. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dispatcher.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

85% User Score Based on 872 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 1 reviews

In a galaxy far far away, you are one of thousands of Cargo Commanders, facing ambushes and dangers as they scavenge abandoned containers for valuable cargo. Competing with the other commanders for leaderboard positions in various space sectors, you need to find enough cargo to earn you way back home! The main job of a Cargo Commander is to explore containers and collect as much cargo as possible.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cargo Commander.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

62% User Score Based on 404 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

NOW AVAILABLE ON MAC AND LINUX In Distant Star: Revenant Fleet, you take control of the last remaining ships of a near-destroyed A’kari fleet, and must rebuild your forces as you battle through ancient, galactic battlefields towards a final showdown with the Orthani. Build your fleet of up to 5 ships (from a choice of any combination of 8 classes) and upgrade their weapons and attachments which… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Distant Star: Revenant Fleet.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

83% User Score Based on 69 reviews

Endless arcade action takes a modern twist, creating a uniquely challenging open space shoot-em-up experience. From brutal bosses to black holes and beyond, countless hazards await discovery. How long can you survive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixel Star.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

95% User Score Based on 19 reviews

A college football captain's fight to defend his rival's home-world from the rogue villain in his Professor's favorite arcade game. Slow time using Retro-Dash as you pilot Super G Machine through waves of scaling enemy's, defeat huge bosses, and explore Celestro with Captain Flerp and his copycat Nova! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ExtraGalactica.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

90% User Score Based on 204 reviews

Travel through space. Attend the planets. Gather resources. Find artifacts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infinitum.