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Looking for games like Distant Friends? Here are top action recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with My Little Universe, Starcom: Unknown Space or On My Own.

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  2. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 3,472 reviews

    Starcom: Unknown Space is an action adventure RPG of space exploration, ship building and fast-paced tactical combat. Enter a vast open-world universe filled with alien factions vying for power, strange worlds to explore, mysteries to investigate, and a sinister enemy that threatens the galaxy with an ancient power.Explore Explore a fully-open world universe with over a hundred star systems filled… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starcom: Unknown Space.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    Globs is a puzzle game about the size-changing Globs. Use the properties of their bodies at your advantage to solve a variety of levels, by using them to push each other or against walls, squeeze into tight gaps, grow to block holes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Globs.

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  5. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    99% User Score Based on 526 reviews

    Free movement ship control while the screen advances automatically. Single fire button. Collect stars to obtain temporary special shots. Collected fruits award points that can be converted into extra lives. Modes: practice, score attack (single life), adjustable difficulty If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Platypus Reclayed.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 1,661 reviews

    Immerse yourself in Astrometica, a space exploration and base-building survival game. After an explosion at a mining space station, you awaken inside an emergency pod adrift in the vastness of space. To survive, you must harness your skills, explore the endless universe, and search for other survivors’ emergency pods or outposts. Space Exploration: Experience the thrill of exploring the vast… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astrometica.

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  9. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 171 reviews

    Raise your ducklings into the ultimate team of racers in Duck Life 9, where everything is bigger, bolder & more beautiful than ever before! Embark on a quest as you journey across the huge Featherhaven Island, meeting new friends & taking on recruits to help topple the competition & take the crown! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duck Life 9.

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  10. 51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    69% User Score Based on 13 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 2 reviews

    Meet Zak; a bumbling alien spaceship Janitor and wannabe Flyhunter. Zak is a “Zursk”- one of three alien species from Burgarol 3. He works on board the Flyhunter Crew’s legendary spaceship; ‘The Frog’ but deep down he longs for an exciting adventure of his own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flyhunter Origins.

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  12. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 2,358 reviews

    Chicken Invaders needs no introduction. Well, fine, if you insist. Chicken Invaders is the most successful chicken game of this millennium (not to mention the previous one). The game puts you at the forefront of a battle against invading intergalactic chickens, bent on revenge against the human race for our oppression of Earth chickens. In Chicken Invaders Universe, you assume the role of a new … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chicken Invaders Universe.

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  14. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    98% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    Made by a solo developer, Space Cats Tactics brings together the nerve-wracking battles of turn-based strategy games and the powerful epic stories of space opera. Combining grid- and turn-based tactical combat (as seen in games like XCOM and Divinity: Original Sin) and inside-ship crew management (like in games such as FTL and Star Command Galaxies), in Space Cats Tactics you will have to be on … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Cats Tactics: Prologue.

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  15. 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.

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  17. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    96% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    Solaroids is a re-imagined version of the classic Asteroids as a single or local multiplayer shooter that retains the essential premise that inertia is the missing ingredient of many modern top down shooters. Fly solo or with up to three of your friends against a seemingly insurmountable threat. Defend your solar system in a Campaign that progresses from tame introductory levels to epic high-octa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solaroids.

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  18. 52%Game Brain Score
    52% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Chair Racing Simulator 0.1.8.0a Controls: PLAYER 1: move: arrows/controller d-pad/left analog stick Sit/stand: Enter/controller A button Player 2: move: W-A-S-D/controller d-pad/left analog stick sit/stand: E/Space/controller A button Choose one of 15 different characters (3 secret characters), buckle up on one of 4 desk chairs and race over 1 to 10 rounds against the time or a friend (2-player-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chair Racing Simulator 0.1.8.0a.

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  19. SFERA - Action platformer. A mix of 3D and retro 2D graphics. You are an assassin for the SFERA corporation. You are tasked with destroying a gang of robots. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SFERA.

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  20. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    In Astro Miner By CrazyLabs, you can fly to extraordinary planets with different terrains and mine valuable minerals to sell them in your base. Create corridors to reach stacks of crystals, or do it your own way and mine wherever you like with the help of dynamites. Hire workers and build an auto-miner machine to speed up your work! Over time, mining gets more difficult because of more challengin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astro Miner.

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  23. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization
    90% User Score Based on 673 reviews

    Experience YOUR music as never before with this intense music driven shooter If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beat Hazard Ultra.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    78% User Score Based on 235 reviews

    Embark on a heartwarming journey with Weyrdlets, where joy meets productivity. Adopt a lovable companion in this community-driven virtual pet simulator. Interact, decorate and bring joy to not only your gaming but also working experience. Experience adopting a unique virtual pet with quirky abilities. Just like in reality, engage in lifelike interactions - pet, grab, feed and play with your compa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Weyrdlets.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    100% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    Welcome to Fishing Tale – Your Ultimate Fishing Adventure! Embark on a serene fishing journey and unwind in the captivating world of Fishing Tale. Whether you're an avid angler or a casual gamer, this relaxing fishing game offers an escape into nature's wonders.Features: Catch Over 40 Unique Fish: Explore diverse locations, including oceans, lakes, and rivers, to discover and catch over 40 differ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fishing Tale.

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  27. 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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  28. Venture into the cosmos in this unique, multi-genre space combat game. Take control of your own spaceship, shooting bricks to shatter asteroids and solve intricate puzzles. As you journey further from your home star system, the challenges grow, testing your reflexes, strategic thinking, and adaptability. Uncover the secrets of the universe, upgrade your ship, and uncover the legendary spaceship t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starwulf.

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    51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    80% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Star Souls is a game about a galactic cataclysm. One by one, the stars began to die without reason. Thousands of inhabited worlds turned to dust. You should find a Transition leading to other worlds. Vanguard the fleet, customize your spaceships and fight for salvation of all intelligent life! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Souls.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 4,618 reviews

    A spaceship building and universe-exploration game. Collect resources, expand and grow your fleet, and conquer your personal galaxy. Stellar ambience by Peaks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reassembly.

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  31. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    68% User Score Based on 19 reviews

    Stardust Tycoon This project has been moved to Steam where current development is ongoing. Please visit the Steam page and wishlist the game. Steam link : Stardust Tycoon on Steam ***************** Old description below *********************** This game is a 2D sandbox space game, inspired by the original "Frontier Elite". I've taken some liberties regarding the gameplay, but overall, you're… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stardust Tycoon.

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  32. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    84% User Score Based on 764 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Galactic Mining Corp is a game about building and expanding an intergalactic mining corporation. Head out into uncharted space and discover a universe of locations to exploit for riches! Use your ever-growing profits to expand your HQ, hire a crazy workforce, obtain new drill components and upgrade everything. Galactic Mining Corp is the highly anticipated successor to Geo! Charity A percentage o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Mining Corp.

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  33. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 684 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 1 reviews

    Trading commodities while sneaking past hostile forces, racing the best pilots in the area, mining for diamonds, negotiating for survival, spying for a curious energy company, cleaning dirty solar arrays, transporting an impatient passenger... and that's just on a Monday. The life of an independent mercenary is rarely without excitement. At times, you may choose to work under contract, while at ot… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evochron Mercenary.

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  34. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    96% User Score Based on 394 reviews

    Cats are Liquid: A Better Place is a 2D platformer about a liquid cat and her friends. Over the course of the game, you get to explore 120 rooms and discover new abilities like the hookshot and light burst. You can also create your own worlds, and share them with others through the Steam Workshop. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cats are Liquid: A Better Place.

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  35. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    94% User Score Based on 172 reviews

    An open-world galaxy adventure game about fixing your TV. Explore a procedurally generated universe full of diverse micro-planets, asteroid belts and UFOs. Find new parts for your spaceship and collect resources to craft weapons, tools and upgrades. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to helionaut.

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  37. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 8,953 reviews

    Build your spaceship from scratch, earn funds and invest them into building a bigger, better spaceship as you try and fly your way up to space! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Learn to Fly 3.

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  38. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 1,192 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 22 reviews

    A crossover game featuring Doreamon in a Story of Seasons game, the current name of the Bokujou Monogatari/牧場物語 series internationally, developed by Brownies and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for the Nintendo Switch. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doraemon Story of Seasons.

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  39. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 1,300 reviews

    Particle Mace is explosive arcade fun for 1-4 players that pays homage to twitch games of the past, but replaces the typical guns with an unruly physics-based weapon. Take control of a tiny ship in an extremely hostile universe, and defend yourself as long as possible from enemy ships and asteroids using a collection of trash particles tethered to the ship. To survive, you must carefully navigate … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PARTICLE MACE.

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  41. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    68% User Score Based on 183 reviews

    This is the official digital adaption of the boardgame Viticulture by Jamey Stegmaier & Alan Stone. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Viticulture Essential Edition.

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  42. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    68% User Score Based on 63 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 1 reviews

    After The End: The Harvest is an immersive retro space adventure and exploration RPG. Seamlessly travel across space, catch monsters, take on quests and fight monsters in whatever order you choose. Fly your ship, land on planets and hunt gigantic titans. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to After The End: The Harvest.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    74% User Score Based on 328 reviews

    Gaia Beyond is a handcrafted 2D Action-RPG, an exploration mix built around the core features fighting, mining and trading. Your decisions are footprints within a vast non-linear solar system. Forge alliances among numerous factions and develop relations with hundreds of NPCs. Focus on trading and personal interaction or embark on science missions – hunt down pirates and collect their bounty. Inf… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gaia Beyond.

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  44. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    76% User Score Based on 780 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    The Contra Anniversary Collection brings this classic Run and Gun franchise back to modern platforms and a new generation of players. Grab power ups and blast your way through waves of menacing enemies and bosses that will put your reaction skills to the test. Also included is a digital Bonus Book with tons of concept documents and sketches, the official chronology of the franchise, an exclusive i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Contra Anniversary Collection.

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  46. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 193 reviews

    A single star fighter trying to save as many civilians as possible before they are overrun by a marauder armada. You'll need to gather new weapons, upgrade your ship, find resources, trade with other ships and more to overcome the challenge before you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Power of Ten.

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  47. Links Twitter/X MastodonSteamYouTube About Role-playing game set on the surface of a distant moon with a living society, full of underground bases, bio-domes and other places to explore. The player has to deal with lack of resources, equip controlled drones, fight insidious enemies and survive harsh environments with extreme conditions. Roadmap Although the game is in development, it is alre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prospector.

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  48. Submissions for the Honest Jam 5 You are in charge of a small group of explorers who are stranded on an alien planet. Around your ship, there are several mines and factories. Your goal is to control your explorers between these buildings and have the carry resources so you can assemble some key objects like rovers and generators. Each level has a different set of objects required to collect befor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape the eXo-Planet Locate Objects and Rescue Everyone.

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  49. 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.

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  50. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    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.

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