Games like Orbiting Home LD Edition

Collector's Edition Luft Gears is a dieselpunk space simulation originally built for the Game Boy! Now fully playable on Steam. This faithful port preserves every pixel, sound, and moment from the original cartridge, while adding modern comforts for PC players. Take command of your ship as a veteran pilot sent to investigate a mysterious distress signal from deep space. Manage your systems, ma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Luft Gears.

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 70%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.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

88% User Score Based on 16 reviews

WarpVector is an immersive sci-fi roguelike built around exploration, tactics, and storytelling. It features a physics-based space combat and navigation system, retro ASCII graphics, and an original soundtrack.SynopsisStellarographers predict that in 1000 days a supernova will destroy your home planet, Altaris IV. It is believed, however, that there is an ancient artifact, the Orbitron Device, th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WarpVector.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 85,966 reviews

Critic Score 89%Based on 4 reviews

In FTL you experience the atmosphere of running a spaceship trying to save the galaxy. It's a dangerous mission, with every encounter presenting a unique challenge with multiple solutions. What will you do if a heavy missile barrage shuts down your shields? Reroute all power to the engines in an attempt to escape, power up additional weapons to blow your enemy out of the sky, or take the fight to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FTL: Faster Than Light.

Introducing Star Armada an engaging auto-battler strategy game where you forge your ultimate armada of capital spaceships and lead them into epic battles against formidable foes. Experience dynamic gameplay as you unlock powerful upgrades, turrets, and abilities with each playthrough, and test your strategic prowess in this immersive journey through the cosmos. In Star Armada you'll navigate the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Armada.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

79% User Score Based on 2,919 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 5 reviews

Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is a story-driven survival strategy game in which the fate of the iconic starship is in your hands. Take the helm, manage the ship and resources, and make difficult decisions. Will you be able to bring home the ship and its crew? “What if?” Scenarios Did you ever wonder what would have happened had Captain Janeway decided differently? If an important crew m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

77% User Score Based on 2,112 reviews

Between the Stars is a space action game with RPG growth and real time combat that places you at the helm of an interstellar cruiser. Your mission will be to protect the civilized world from the Children of the Sun, a faction that dominates border planets in the known universe. In order to undertake your mission you must cross the galaxy, face new challenges at each warp jump, and make difficult d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Between the Stars.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

83% User Score Based on 1,175 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 9 reviews

Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a retro sci-fi strategy RPG with a unique blend of base building, exploration and deep tactical JRPG style combat system with capital starships and their idiosyncratic officers, all captured in stunningly beautiful modernized pixel graphics. In Halcyon 6, an unknown alien force is carving a path of destruction towards Earth and you, as the Commander of an immensely… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Halcyon 6 Starbase Commander.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability

99% User Score Based on 106 reviews

A refreshing twist on roguelite and storytelling, Endless Dark is a psychological horror game about the pressures of monotony and the purpose of existence. You, the Custodian, are a sentient machine onboard a sleeper colony ship, charged with keeping it intact. No combat, enemies, or NPCs await you - only a myriad of system failures and the decay of your own sanity as you whittle away the deca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endless Dark.

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.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

81% User Score Based on 1,950 reviews

Critic Score 67%Based on 1 reviews

Captain's Log, Star Date 2152. This is Space Crew. Its continuing mission: To defend Earth and humankind, to eliminate the extraterrestrial threat and to boldly go where no Crew has gone before in this unique, strategic, space simulation! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Crew.

40%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

54% User Score Based on 26 reviews

In Spaceship Commander players travel in the galaxy on own spaceships with crew. The game combines several genres: strategy, RPG and roguelike elements. Start the journey from your space station! On the way you will meet many objects and events. - Planets: The planet in the game is not just a decoration. This is an interactive massive object on which player can land. Planets are divided into … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spaceship Commander.

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.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

90% User Score Based on 144 reviews

Explore the peculiar universe of ADIOS Amigos. A game with serious astrophysics in a comic setting for 1-4 players. Explore solar systems and discover planets, space stations, aliens, and artifacts. Improvise fuel efficient trajectories to keep your rusty ship running (and you might see your home planet once again). Toy with accurate and delightful space physics. Break into a space station with … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ADIOS Amigos: Galactic Explorers.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

90% User Score Based on 73 reviews

Team up with your friends and go explore the peculiar universe of ADIOS Amigos. A game with serious astrophysics in a comic setting for 1-4 players. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adios Amigos.

Beyond The Rift is a multiplayer space adventure set in a vast, evolving universe filled with discovery, danger, and opportunity. Command your own vessel, explore uncharted systems, and decide what kind of captain you’ll become. Play solo or with a trusted crew, and forge your story. Crew-Based GameplayA starship thrives on teamwork, but not every captain needs a crew. Larger vessels demand coord… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond The Rift.

STARHOME is a single-player, real-time strategy game where your choices shape the future. After losing your planet, you set out at the head of the survivor's fleet to find a new home for your people. Venture into the boundless reaches of space, where survival demands a careful balance between resource management and combat. In the harsh and unforgiving depths of the cosmos, you'll need to build… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STARHOME.

Warped Universe: A Meta-driven Sci-fi Looter ShooterYou deploy onto a planet consumed by the Void. Push through the corruption with your squad, neutralize the threat, secure vital resources. But here’s the thing - that mission didn’t just help you. The Residuum your squad obtained just powered a facility on that planet. That facility when completed just gave a permanent buff to every player in t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warped Universe.

STORY An interstellar war is raging between systems, scattered across the galaxy but connected by Ring Gates between them. You have evidence that could end the war, but no one can be trusted. You'll have to fly deep into enemy territory through the Ring Gates in hopes that you can deliver this crucial package to their home planet directly. The deeper you go into the enemy's territory, one ring a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Run the Rings - Classic.

Command the mightiest vessel in the United Galactic Alliance (UGA) fleet - an advanced heavy cruiser designed to be the last line of defense against the ruthless Krellan Empire. As a captain, you'll navigate treacherous quadrants of space, managing critical resources and coordinating strategies to defend your regions, plot tactical jumps through contested territories, and engage in intense ship-to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Fleet Deluxe.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story

77% User Score Based on 324 reviews

"Drifter Star: Evolution" - The Path from Stardust to Galactic Sovereignty In this unique cosmic evolution game, you will embark on an epic journey across time and space: Core Gameplay: Start as a tiny asteroid and continuously grow by devouring surrounding cosmic matter Evolve through collisions and consumption, progressing through different forms like planets, stars, and black hole… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drifter Star: Evolution.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, graphics

80% User Score Based on 120 reviews

Dead in Antares is a turn-based survival management game with RPG elements, set on an alien planet. Lead a crew of survivors sent on a mission to save humanity. Manage their needs, strengthen their teamwork, and explore this mysterious world to find a way back home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead In Antares.

As Captain of a Star Federation cruiser, lead your crew and ship to victory! Take realtime command over your ship, the SFS Peregrine, and her crew Give your crew orders and watch as they carry them out inside your ship, from repairing damaged modules to fighting off hostile intruders Encounter random events in each sector of space that you visit, from peaceful places to risky nebulae, GLF patro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zero-Point.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

80% User Score Based on 892 reviews

Assemble your crew, load out your ship, and explore the galaxy in this deck-building space roguelike. Your deck is determined by your spaceship's loadout, mix and match equipment to discover different powerful card synergies, and obliterate your enemies in tactical space battles If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breachway.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

94% User Score Based on 17 reviews

Embark on a spine-chilling odyssey with "No Ticket Back," a fusion of horror, roguelike, strategy simulation, zombie survival, tower defense, RPG, crafting and building, and colony builder genres. The SS McCalister's Hope, once a beacon of hope bound for Mars, now drifts as a haunted vessel, plagued by the looming threat of a zombie apocalypse. Can the crew endure the nightmarish onslaug… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Ticket Back: Craft, Survive & Escape.

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.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

74% User Score Based on 1,792 reviews

Critic Score 23%Based on 3 reviews

Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe, while an intergalactic war is raging. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shortest Trip to Earth.

TWO WAYS TO PLAYIsaiah 188 has three campaigns, one for each of the factions. (At release into early access, only the UN campaign is available). Play through the most critical battles of the Supremacy War! The other main mode in Isaiah 188 is Solar Conquest, which starts in 2257 with realistic planetary orbits and positions. Choose a starting scenario and your faction, and conquer the solar system… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Isaiah 188.

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.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

64% User Score Based on 120 reviews

Far Beyond: A space odyssey VR is the first hardcore Rogue-like in Virtual Reality with a Sci-fi atmosphere and AAA graphics. It features a hard but rich gameplay focused on resources management, craft and strategy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Far Beyond: A space odyssey VR.

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.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 7,130 reviews

Team up to operate an advanced starship and explore a randomized galaxy falling into chaos. Each player assumes a role aboard the ship: Captain, Pilot, Scientist, Weapons Specialist and Engineer. Coordination between your crewmembers will be essential in order to survive the perils that await you. Control the various stations that run your ship. Reroute power between ship systems, scan alien plan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PULSAR: Lost Colony.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

68% User Score Based on 302 reviews

Salvation Prophecy is a military space epic. Human, mutant, and robotic factions are at war for galactic domination. Battles rage as space fleets collide. Invaders clash against fortified enemy colonies. Yet the greatest danger is the impending annihilation foretold by an apocalyptic prophecy. You must seek out the mysteries of distant alien worlds, and master ancient powers to withstand the comin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Salvation Prophecy.

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.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

83% User Score Based on 190 reviews

Earth is gone ... Humanity is faced with extinction ... Our only hope is to find another world. Star Explorers is a game that randomly generates a galaxy. Each star and and celestial object can be scanned and added to an ever expanding database, every planet can be landed on and explored. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Explorers.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

89% User Score Based on 70 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

You’ve been hired to make a delivery to planet Miridian V. The trip will be a dangerous yet lucrative journey full of mad robots, space pirates, and unpredictable stellar phenomenon. Name your crew, name your ship, manage your supplies, trade, battle, survive, and make your delivery! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hyperspace Delivery Service.

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.

Welcome to Cold Decks, a card-based science fiction survival game where you Explore, Experiment, Craft, and do whatever it takes to Survive. Almost everything is a card. Your crew, your tools, the oxygen you breathe, the fire that's about to kill you. The existential dread of being the last vestige of mankind drifting through the cold vast of space? That is not a card though. You awaken aboard t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cold Decks.

According to your internal clock, you become aware for the very first time at precisely 00:00:00.000-00, on the dot.  You are a GP-9000 General Purpose AI Unit - Truck Appliance, Mk6., a pinnacle of human engineering, capable of level-five near-human-like cognition (NHL-Cg - IV)(TM), and are a very handy tool in emergencies, which is the reason why you exist - to be a tool as capable as a human.  … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to General Purpose Trucker.

Your Ship. Your Crew. Your Haul. Haul Yeah! is a chill co-op space trucking game where you live aboard a working space… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haul Yeah!.

SPACE EXPLORER: Way Home (CONTAINS FULL SOURCE CODE + ASSETS) Tech Used: Three.js, JavaScript, HTML, CSS Lightweight browser-based game, with the option to be converted into an Electron desktop application. **Short Description** Lost 7,850 light-years from Earth. Explore an infinite universe, harvest resources, survive cosmic dangers, and guide Commander Nova back home.* > *The universe is inf… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SPACE EXPLORER - WAY HOME (SOURCE CODE + ASSETS).

Hello!.. ..and welcome to the 2Dimensional Explorers! A game which takes your resource management skills, your tactical prowess, and your imagination to another level.  In 2Dimensional Explorers the player is thrust into an open universe complete with stars, planets, moons, gas clouds, and more! Every planet has a story - and every story progresses your own. Entirely community controlled! Comme… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 2Dimensional Explorers.

Their star was dying, their homeworld confronted with a certain end. In a desperate move for survival, they boarded the Astraeus - civilization’s lifeboat. Decades earlier, an attempt was made to colonize a world in the distant Eos system. Endurus was identified as a promising candidate for a new home, but hope faded when communications fell silent shortly after arrival. Now Endurus stands as the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astraeus Odyssey.

Synopsis: The wonders of space have faded into the past. Capitalism has infected any hopes humanity had for the final frontier, and you are stuck, trapped alone in a freighter vessel moving cargo between the inner five planets of the solar system. You have one goal: make enough credits to buy a landing pass to go home, before the cruel coldness of entropy claims you. Pull of the Void is a game bui… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pull of the Void.

SpaceSlog is a challenging sci-fi spaceship simulator that focuses on shipbuilding, crew interaction, and exploration. Inspired by games such as Rimworld, Starship Theory, Dwarf Fortress and X-COM, as well as iconic media such as Firefly, Battlestar Galactica, Stargate Universe and The Expanse. Your colony ship has been destroyed. Fortunately, a few survivors managed to escape on a small ship. No… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SpaceSlog.

Expand your own galactic empire across new stars, research technologies, and challenge great alien powers in this immersive 4X grand strategy game. Build interstellar colonies, and starbases to gather more resources. Explore a unique galaxy full of secrets, great perils, and limitless possibilities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to New Stars.

Exo TD is a game similar to traditional tower defenses with new core experience changes. The setting takes place in fully 3D space as you take control of your planet defenses. With your resources you must construct turrets, shields, orbital defenses, and more maintaining your Planetary Shields as each invasion force and it's flagship boss arrives. In the standard mode invasion forces will period… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exo TD.

Hello!.. ..and welcome to the 2Dimensional Explorers! A game which takes your resource management skills, your tactical prowess, and your imagination to another level.  In 2Dimensional Explorers the player is thrust into an open universe complete with stars, planets, moons, gas clouds, and more! Every planet has a story - and every story progresses your own. Entirely community controlled! Comme… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 2Dimensional Explorers.

Survirail is a first-person survival game set in a dark vision of the future. You play as one of the surviving crew members who lived through a sudden attack by androids—machines that unexpectedly changed their operating protocol and turned against humanity. As you travel through space, you explore space stations, gather survival materials, and battle hostile automatons. Each location you visit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SurviRail: Deep Space.

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.