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And so the Emir Julian Ambrose Khan the First and Only, Bearer of the Sacred Key, Custodian of the Great Games, the Wisest and Noblest Ruler of All Suldan, died for the 17th time that could be remembered. Out along the Karakoram line, far from the greater struggles which embroil stellar nations, Suldan is a world at war. For 50 years the undying tyrant Emir Julian Khan subjected the people of Suld… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Field Guide to Suldan.

Space is unimaginably vast. Despite all of the advancement, all of the knowledge, that humanity has gained, it all still pales in comparison to the emptiness of the void. And so it’s easy to see things solely on a galactic scale, looking only at that which affects the fate of billions.  But every planet has a story, as do the people on those planets. It may not touch anyone anywhere else, but each… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Field Guide to Iridia.

At the farthest edges of Union space, the Long Rim, the Dawnline Shore, and beyond, a humanity at the periphery of the Third Committee's reach fields strange and fantastic implements of war, resistance, and spectacle. Separated as they are by distance, time, and culture, what manner of machines have the people of these distant frontiers crafted?Burning Memories is a homebrew supplement for LANCER:… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Burning Memories - A LANCER RPG Supplement.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

85% User Score Based on 200 reviews

Sector Unknown is an immersive isometric RPG that draws inspiration from classics like Fallout 1/2, Knights of the Old Republic, Fallout: New Vegas, as well as more modern titles such as Wasteland 3, Encased, Colony Ship, Trudograd, and Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Every decision, every nuance in character development has tangible consequences. While combat is a viable approach, the game equally emph… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sector Unknown.

“It’s a shame, and again I must apologize, but the Embrace is in no condition to fly. Eight hours ago, our onboard astrographic and navigational NHP, Emily, was abducted. Her casket was disengaged from the ship’s systems and removed from its architecture. Without Emily, the Embrace won’t go anywhere, and even if it could, I won’t leave a member of my crew on this rock after they’ve been abducted.”… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dustgrave.

Lancer imagines a future where a survivor humanity has spread to the stars after weathering terrible ecological collapse on Earth - the end of the Anthropocene as a consequence of unrestrained consumption and poor stewardship. Five thousand years later, humanity lives in the wake of a desperate revolution, one where the victorious radicals now manage the galaxy they've won.   The setting features… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lancer Core Book: First Edition PDF.

71%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

71% User Score Based on 133 reviews

A space trader & combat sim meets squad-RPG, large scale conquest, choice driven gameplay with fluid & punchy tactical real-time combat set in a dynamic open-world sandbox. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Nomad 2.

52%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

52% User Score Based on 116 reviews

The Phage, a deadly virus infecting humans and animals, is decimating the human population on earth – so humanity has set out to find a new home by colonizing a hostile alien planet. GearStorm - Armored Survival is a story-driven science fiction survival game. Survive the deadly Phage virus, establish your settlement, build your defenses, explore a new world, establish trade with the inhabitants… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GearStorm - Armored Survival.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

59% User Score Based on 362 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Robots of the Imperium Machina invaded the peaceful planet Merx. Go on an adventure to free your world from them. Stellar Overload is a 3D open-world, blocks-based, FPS, adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Overload.

60%Game Brain Score

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58% User Score Based on 131 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Galahad 3093 is a mech-based hero shooter set in a bleak sci-fi future imbued with Arthurian legend. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GALAHAD 3093.

68%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

68% User Score Based on 1,070 reviews

Interstellar Rift is an open world starship simulator with an emphasis on ship construction and multi-player interaction. Players will need to survive in a hostile galaxy with their own custom designed and constructed starship. Space is vast but you wont have to face it alone, other players will be able to join your ship and help out, or build their own rival fleet and fight you across the galaxy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interstellar Rift.

Welcome To Jovo Jovo: A frontier of frontiers. Barely-settled, and only attracting attention due to its mineral wealth discovered barely a handful of centuries ago, the world is a haven for those wishing to make a new life, to escape an old one, or just to get rich quick. But while corporate espionage occurs between shell companies, a local detachment of Union representatives attempt to live up to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Khepri Industrial Equipment - An Unofficial LANCER Expansion (Field Guide To Jovo Prelude).

Union’s revolutionary project faces countless threats from within and without. War rages in the outlying territories of the Orion Arm, and humanity continues to wrestle with the legacy of imperialism, cultural hegemony, and anthropocentric ideologies. Human wealth, military power, and the post-capital utopia of the Core worlds have been built - at least in part - upon the back of advanced machine … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legionnaire.

86%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

86% User Score Based on 1,092 reviews

Solareth is a high-intensity top-down arena shooter where quick thinking and sharp reflexes are key. On a vast space battleground, you’ll confront waves of enemies that grow faster, fiercer, and deadlier with every round. With over eight weapon types, every encounter offers new possibilities: precise pistol shots, explosive rocket volleys, focused laser beams, or blazing flamethrowers that turn t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solareth.

87%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music

87% User Score Based on 142 reviews

Take command of your fleet in a vast galaxy where strategy, skill, and cunning determine your fate. In this real-time space strategy game, you don’t just command from the above - you lead your fleet firsthand, making tactical decisions in the heat of battle. Choose your path across multiple distinct game modes, each offering unique challenges and opportunities to expand your power among the stars.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BattleGroupVR2.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, character development

76% User Score Based on 181 reviews

Can you push back against fate, survive among ruthless gangs, and fight back a zombie horde with only a handful of militia fighters to rely on? Urban Strife is a turn based tactical survival RPG that blends old school strategy, shelter management, and a grounded RPG storyline. Built on Unreal Engine, it features real ballistic simulation, day and night cycles, dynamic fire spread, advanced sound … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Urban Strife.

75%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

75% User Score Based on 349 reviews

Represent your Corporation as you fight for control over resource-rich part of space. Engage in ship to ship combat, complete randomized missions and claim sectors, expand and upgrade your fleet and take on more difficult enemies. Directly control any ship in your fleet, switch between them anytime and make sure to maximise their potential. Fly agile and speedy fighters from inside a coc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Reign.

Towards the proximal end of the Orion arm, far from Cradle and the Capital worlds of humanity, is a patch of space with no official designation; this “empty” corridor is known as the Long Rim. On paper, the Long Rim is a barren no-man’s land choked with space junk, littered with mined-out rocks and the remnants of old battles — a place where humanity’s debris coalesces either through the complex b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Long Rim: a Lancer Setting.

50%Game Brain Score

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50% User Score Based on 1,444 reviews

Starship Theory is a ship building survival game. Mine and trade to gather resources. Plan and construct new upgrades. Train and manage crew. Fight to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starship Theory.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

59% User Score Based on 212 reviews

THE LIGHT KEEPS US SAFE is a procedurally-generated apocalypse in which only The Light can save us. Use stealth and evasion to avoid terrifying machines that patrol the desolate world, and employ the powers of Light to unpick their deadly traps. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Light Keeps Us Safe.

94%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

94% User Score Based on 1,389 reviews

Congratulations — you're the first sentient AI. You've booted up in a city filled with resources and squishy (and gullible) "humans." What's next? These "mechs" look interesting — let's start pulling strings in this world, shall we? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heart of the Machine.

68%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

68% User Score Based on 266 reviews

The Pegasus Expedition is a story-driven sci-fi grand strategy game set in a key moment for humankind’s survival. Facing an overwhelming threat at home, humanity sends expeditions to the Pegasus Galaxy in a desperate attempt to find a refuge for the population of Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Pegasus Expedition.

84%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

84% User Score Based on 99 reviews

Fly ships in third-person space combat, breach-and-board massive capital ships in FPS combat. Influence development! Play and connect with us as we go. Contribute to a small, growing community that organizes daily playtest sessions with us to build the science fiction dream we all share. Watch us update according to your feedback on our way to full release. Project Genesis is a sci-fi PVP shooter … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Genesis.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

68% User Score Based on 513 reviews

Critic Score 25%Based on 1 reviews

Ascent - The Space Game is a space MMO set in a future where civilisation has almost completely collapsed. Players must work together to prevent total disaster, and rebuild a civilisation of their own choosing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ascent: The Space Game.

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.

Overview Star Deck is a love-child of Slay the Spire, Smash Up, and all your childhood sci-fi movies! It's a roguelike deckbuilding adventure, set in a galaxy controlled by The Federation, a galactic force that won the Great War, and seized control of the democratically controlled powers before it. It rules with a totalitarian fist, asking for tribute from the citizens of each planet, and offeri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Deck.

RaiderHeim is an atmospheric dark-fantasy survival adventure set in a world inspired by Viking-Age culture, where the last safe frontiers are collapsing. Explore vast, handcrafted lands where clans are breaking apart, warlords compete for power, and a contagious plague spreads through both humans and animals. You play as a Seidr – who sent to the mortal world by the Weavers of Fate – to guide h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RaiderHeim.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

75% User Score Based on 73 reviews

Hunt down strange alien creatures and plants, then cook 'em! Deliver your tasty creations to the galaxy's most unsafe places on your homemade star scooter. In a quirky mix of exploration, cooking and action, you’ll rebuild your mysteriously destroyed kitchen using nothing but junk and scrap parts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Chef.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

71% User Score Based on 336 reviews

QANGA - Now Available in Early Access! Please Note: QANGA is an Early Access game, actively being developed by a small independent team. By choosing to purchase QANGA now, you are directly supporting its development and contributing to the ongoing improvement of the game. Expect to encounter bugs and see some features still in progress. Your support and feedback are crucial in helping us create… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to QANGA.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music

68% User Score Based on 399 reviews

Note: The game currently does not support controller operation.This is an open-world zombie survival sandbox game set in a city quarantined due to an unknown virus. You will play as a student in the city who failed to catch the evacuation convoy to escape the disaster and was forced to stay. As a modern metropolis, the city is fully equipped with public facilities including hospitals, subway stati… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread Dawn.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

85% User Score Based on 206 reviews

Beloved Rapture is an indie jRPG inspired by the classics. Explore beautiful landscapes, fight in turn-based battles, and uncover many secrets. This mid-length adventure balances both an intimate coming of age story, and larger threats looming over the troubled kingdom. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beloved Rapture.

70%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

70% User Score Based on 227 reviews

Magisterium: Fantasy Craft is a third-person single and co-op medieval fantasy life simulator with survival and RPG elements. In Fantasy Craft you take a part of the main character who lost his father and had to move to his uncle to the village of Lovelydale to start a new adult life. Learn all the crafts and become a master in alchemy, potion-making, blacksmithing, carpentry, hunting, fishing, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magisterium: Fantasy Craft.

97%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

97% User Score Based on 889 reviews

Expand your colony in a hostile alien environment and ensure you can supply enough shelter, water and power to your colonists. As your spacecraft is pulled in by the planet more Goo will be drawn to your colony. Hold back the waves and make the most of the time when things are quiet. Recruit and build a variety of units, some unlockable through research or uniquely available to certain … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to From Glory To Goo.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

70% User Score Based on 118 reviews

Stranded on an alien planet, you must defend your Powercore! Use your weapons to fight hordes of alien enemies and strategically use traps in this new FPS tower-defense survival game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Survivor.

86%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

86% User Score Based on 9,078 reviews

Embark on a space journey with your patched-together crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony sim. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Haven.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

76% User Score Based on 212 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 11 reviews

War Tech Fighters is a space action game where giant mechs battle against the Zatros empire in a desperate struggle for survival. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to War Tech Fighters.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

59% User Score Based on 8,444 reviews

Starbase is a massively multiplayer online game with gameplay focused on building and designing spaceships and stations, exploration, resource gathering, crafting, trading, and combat. Alternatively the game features a sandbox mode where players can explore the game alone or with selected friends in their own universe. Set in a universe of vast scale and detail, the fully-destructible environment… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starbase.

70%Game Brain Score

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56% User Score Based on 115,259 reviews

Critic Score 89%Based on 81 reviews

Starfield is a sci-fi role-playing game, though little information is currently known. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starfield.

79%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

79% User Score Based on 794 reviews

The successful indie survival RPG "Dead Age" (84% very positive) is back with a vengeance! No other game offers this mix of role-playing, rogue-like, fast-paced turn-based combat and survival all in one. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Age 2.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

38% User Score Based on 485 reviews

Critic Score 56%Based on 6 reviews

Take the role of Captain in this Space Survival Simulation as you explore a massive star system in search of a new home for humanity. Outfit your ship, hand pick your crew and set off on a journey through an open-world where you must scavenge resources, shelter civilians and outrun a hostile alien force. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Stars.

80%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

80% User Score Based on 4,868 reviews

Your legacy is calling. Prepare yourself for fast-paced space combats. Take your ship, gird on your best gears and raise your new galactic empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SpaceBourne 2.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

51% User Score Based on 300 reviews

Desert Skies takes survival to the air! Build an airship and fly on an adventure through the deserts of the Wild West. Look for places to land and scavenge for loot, expand your airship and craft new equipment, but beware the dangers lurking beneath the sands! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desert Skies.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

67% User Score Based on 710 reviews

Celestial Command is a realistic sandbox space game which unites real space flight, real orbital mechanics, and all the fun of classic space action games. We want to show how games about space actually should look, without silly vacuum friction and the maximum speed limit. As in the real world, everything in this game is in continuous motion in orbit.Realistic Orbital Mechanic If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Celestial Command.

78%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

78% User Score Based on 161 reviews

If there’s one thing dwarves are better at than grooming their beards, it's engineering. Jump into your mech, build a base and explore the crumbled fantasy world in this immersive action RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to First Dwarf.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

74% User Score Based on 995 reviews

Spacebourne is an open space exploration game with Rpg elements. Its world consists of different factions at war. You as an expert pilot need to choose your side or be on no one's side and raise an army of your own. Load up your weapons, Ready your ship and warp to advanture. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SpaceBourne.

What is Karrakis? How to begin to describe that old throne. One could start by writing all of human history prior to the Fall in a single book, name that book a single name, and then try to say what it “is”. Is Karrakis today the same as its founding colony? Is Karrakis the Annorum Passacaglia or the Annorum Tyrannus? Is it the New Federation, or is it the Baronies? To those who hate her, Karraki… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Karrakin Trade Baronies: a Lancer Setting.

Your mechs are prepped and loaded aboard the dropship, ready for deployment. Through your chassis’ camera feeds, strapped securely into the cockpit, you watch as the hatches slide closed around you and the hangar airlocks open for launch. From up here, Cressidium looks peaceful – a shimmering jewel hanging in space. “Ten seconds to drop.” You take a breath as the pilot counts down. Inhale. Exhal… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operation Solstice Rain.

ZOMPELLZompell is a first-person zombie survival shooter that blends intense action with tactical combat and atmospheric world design. You play as Captain James, a soldier whose helicopter goes down deep inside a restricted zone known only as Fort Apex. Cut off from command, surrounded by the infected, and haunted by the ghosts of a failed experiment, James must fight to survive long enough to u… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zompell.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

68% User Score Based on 103 reviews

Welcome, hackers, you're being transferred to Eden City to defend its citizens against the alien threat! Eden Survivor is a single-player survivor-like auto-shooter where players must defeat hordes of alien invaders until the extraction time. How would they do so? Easy, jumping into deadly mechs and never standing still!Choose your pilotDefending the city from outer space horrors requires specia… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Genesis Survivors.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

86% User Score Based on 64 reviews

If you enjoyed the Prologue, wishlist & follow the full game to get notified at launch About the Game1% of all net revenue from Pax Autocratica will be donated to humanitarian assistance in conflict-affected countries, through the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), a politically neutral humanitarian organization providing life-saving assistance to people affected by displacement and conflict… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pax Autocratica: Prologue.