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Looking for games like Parallel? Here are top arcade racing recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Space Battle Royale, Vector 36 or Mercury Fallen.

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  1. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere
    100% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    Welcome to cosmic chaos. This non-stop action arcade game will test your skill to see if you are truly worthy of space travel. Inside are five classes of weapons, unique maps with multiverse portals and upgrades based on alien technology. Everything to build the ultimate fighting machine — and dominate the arena. Are you ready space pilots? Fight your way to the final showdown inside the myste… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Battle Royale.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 406 reviews

    Engineered for failure or victory, your customization and piloting skills are the keys to your success in Vector 36. Race across the terraformed surface of Mars in a completely customizable skimmer built to suit your piloting preference. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vector 36.

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  3. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    83% User Score Based on 366 reviews

    Dig, Build & Explore. Manage a group of colonists as they attempt to survive underground on an alien world. Automated machine construction was sent ahead to create the underground Mercury facility, but something has gone wrong. Your colonists awake to find the facility in ruin. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mercury Fallen.

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  4. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    88% User Score Based on 1,827 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 2 reviews

    Inspired by the Rollcage games of 1999 and 2000, Grip is a new IP for a new generation. A return to the hardcore combat racer, bristling with heavy weapons and packing ferocious speed, the game is an intense, sensory feast. Harnessing the awesome potential of Epic's Unreal Engine 4, GRIP will take you back to your nostalgic past, while simultaneously propelling you into a kick-ass future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grip.

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  5. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    67% User Score Based on 184 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 3 reviews

    Set in a futuristic Odyssey, The Next Penelope is a fast paced action racing game with loud colors, an original story and a challenging risk-reward system. 
Weapons can be mixed and used at any time, but all these abilities cost vital energy, so the player is very powerful and close to death at the same time! As Penelope is looking for Ulysses through the galaxy, the player is free to explore the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Next Penelope.

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  6. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    48% User Score Based on 286 reviews
    Critic Score 45%Based on 1 reviews

    A tactical cyberpunk turn-based RPG set on an off-world grindhouse jungle colony. Skulk through the shadows or charge in guns blazing. Recruit a unique party for large squad-based assaults as your adventure plunges you deep into the city’s secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mechajammer.

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  7. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    41% User Score Based on 74 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 1 reviews

    A unique combination of space and racing sims. Choose between fast-paced, explosive action or more realistic simulation where drifting around every corner becomes more than just a gimmick - it's a necessity. Race around distinct locations such as the rings of Saturn or orbital city on Venus. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orbital Racer.

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  8. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 7,784 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    Distance is a survival racing game that combines the intense action of arcade racing with the exploration of an atmospheric world. You control a unique car that allows you to boost, jump, rotate, and even fly through a chaotic and twisted city. The world has a mysterious history, and as you explore you'll be able to uncover pieces of its past. The roads are treacherous and unpredictable with obs… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Distance.

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  9. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 479 reviews

    Welcome aboard the Swiss Alps undergrounds! Inspired by base-building & management games Dungeon Keeper, Evil Genius and Rimworld with a touch of sci-fi show Stargate SG-1, the Xeno Bits team wants to dive you into a new futuristic experience: Exogate Initiative. About the game Exogate Initiative is a management/base-building game that puts you in charge of mankind's first worlds exploration pro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exogate Initiative.

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  10. 34%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    44% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    [Media 3489778] [Media 3489777] Follow ANEW on Social Media: Steam - Discord - Twitter - Website - Facebook [Media 3489584] Game Description: Anew: The Distant Light is a single-player,... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anew: The Distant Light.

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  11. Steam Deck Compatible!The game is now Steam Deck compatible so you can play it anywhere you go! About the GameEPILEPSY WARNING: This game contains flashing lights and patterns, please consider this before playing. Now compatible with Steam Deck! Need something challenging and fun that you can pick up and put down whenever you want with no strings attatched? That's why I made this fast paced,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Proxy Project Ouroboros.

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  12. Ram your opponents, drift through corners, and avoid obstacles in your way in these dynamic fog races. Remember TURBO, your secret weapon. Show others who's boss in a world of tough racing where the slightest mistake means you lose. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TurboMania Fog Racers.

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    High-speed sci-fi time trial racing. Master five tracks with tight controls, instant restarts, and no distractions—just you, the clock, and the push to go faster. Your biggest rival is your own skill. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tired.

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    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    The year is 2040. You, an ex-sergeant, have signed a contract with a large mining corporation in the Belt. Mine ore, build out your outpost, travel to nearby asteroids and collaborate with other belters. Operate a mining outpost on an asteroid. Mine valuable ore from large and small rocks on the surface. Sell the ore to earn credits (the currency in the Belt in the future). Build out your mining … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Belt Colony.

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  15. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    92% User Score Based on 317 reviews

    Exo Rally Championship is the galaxy’s most dangerous off-road racing event. Welcome to the final frontier of racing - remote, unexplored, extreme exoplanetary rally. Take the wheel of advanced RCS thruster-enhanced rovers and master a brutally realistic racing simulation. Conquer unforgiving and inhospitable alien landscapes, speeding between waypoints on procedurally generated stages filled with… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exo Rally Championship.

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  16. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    83% User Score Based on 440 reviews

    Inspired by classic space games, Underspace is an open-world space arcade dogfighting game, where every star system is crafted by hand, and every star system has something to see or do. Jump into the bizarre galaxy of Croft, step into the role you want, and thrive alone or online with friends. But beware! The storms rule the stars.Be a miner picking through crystallized bones of ancient star beast… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Underspace.

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  17. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    75% User Score Based on 2,088 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 13 reviews

    Includes: JDM: Japanese Drift Master JDM: Made In USA JDM: American Classics Discover Japan’s car culture in JDM! Take on challenging mountain roads, visit Japanese legendary drifting spots in licensed JDM cars and immerse in the story about second chances. Explore an open world where every turn invites you to master the art of drift. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to JDM: Japanese Drift Master.

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  18. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    80% User Score Based on 174 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 4 reviews

    Ereban: Shadow Legacy is a fast-paced stealth platformer game where you become Ayana, the last descendant of a forgotten race. Harness mystical shadow powers, high-tech gadgets and avoid or kill to uncover the truth about your past and the key to saving a dying, morally grey universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ereban: Shadow Legacy.

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    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    52% User Score Based on 182 reviews

    Immerse yourself in a survival experience, where a mysterious liquid takes hold of your life. Courage, time pressure and the sheer will to survive will determine your future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Serum.

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  20. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 3,567 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 2 reviews

    Haul cargo, trade salvage and keep your space suit close as you search for fame and fortune among the stars in a game that puts an interstellar twist on the truck sim genre. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Trucker.

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  21. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    86% User Score Based on 131 reviews

    SUPER IMPOSSIBLE ROAD is a futuristic racing game about shortcuts. The only way to get ahead is by taking huge leaps across the roller coaster-like speedway. These risky overtaking manoeuvres can take you straight into the lead, or drop you mercilessly into the void. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Impossible Road.

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  22. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    65% User Score Based on 1,230 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 4 reviews

    Out of cash, out of luck, out on the fringe. Juno Markev has a killer to tail, a debt to pay, and more trouble headed her way. In the Dodge Sector it’s hard to get by – and even harder to get even. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rebel Galaxy Outlaw.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 446 reviews

    Futuristic off-road driving game that will be coming to Steam, PlayStation 4/5 and Xbox One/Series S/Series X in fall 2023 If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drag.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    77% User Score Based on 352 reviews

    Explore the vast emptiness of space. Take command of your ships, push the competition back and create your empire. Helium Rain is a realistic space opera. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Helium Rain.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    72% User Score Based on 166 reviews

    Take over control of one of many futuristic racers which fly through courses all over the world. A very nice feature is the ability of picking up weapons during fight to keep your opponents under control. You're able to upgrade your racer after every track. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slipstream 5000.

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  26. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    73% User Score Based on 139 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 18 reviews

    All-Star Fruit Racing is the kart racing game you’ve been waiting for! Easy to learn but hard to master, choose your character, customize your kart and play the way that tempts you most! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All-Star Fruit Racing.

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    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.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Soar across vast landscapes and battle opponents with a unique take on flight combat racing. Get ready to break the sound barrier in this deceptively simple game that will always be a challenge, so buckle up and get Zeroed! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ZEROED.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Blast your friends at the speed of light in this futuristic brawler where only bounce shots are lethal! Team up or fight for yourself, build dirty tactics and take advantage of ever-changing dangerous stages in up-to-4 player restless battles to become the supreme ruler of your living room! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Varion.

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    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.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 1,024 reviews

    Feel your pulse quicken while piloting your 150, 000t warship between asteroids in the vacuum of space in real time. All with fully simulated physics. Balance material requirements with power, tonnage, and size while building your fleet to maximum efficiency, piece by piece, module by module. Will you create a large number of smaller, more nimble vessels or double down on a massive station packed … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starminer.

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  34. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    50% User Score Based on 796 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 12 reviews

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

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  35. 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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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    60% User Score Based on 240 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Eron is a 2D platform game that allows the player to actively switch between two parallel realms. The player will have to depend upon this power to finish each level. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eron.

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  37. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 838 reviews

    Explore the most realistic and beautiful realtime simulation of 'Lunar Flight' in this unique and challenging game. Experience the heart pounding sense of dread as you deliver supplies to moon bases with only seconds of fuel to spare! A modern take on the classic arcade game, Lunar Lander, Lunar Flight extends the experience to a fully fictionalized and accessible lunar module simulator providing… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lunar Flight.

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  38. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    88% User Score Based on 1,227 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 12 reviews

    Slipstream is a racing game influenced and inspired by the OutRun series, SEGA games in general, Initial D, Vaporwave & Synthwave aesthetics and the spirit of 90s arcades. It uses a real pseudo3D engine to provide an authentic retro experience in a modern shell. After being funded via kickstarter in 2016 and delayed more times than the developer would like to admit, it was released independently f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slipstream.

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  39. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    64% User Score Based on 433 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

    Can anyone build an empire in a place like this? Other factions are naturally suspicious of newcomers and may wage war at the first sign of unidentified craft. Here, a natural death is an uncommon luxury. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Polaris Sector.

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  40. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    53% User Score Based on 15,950 reviews

    Osiris: New Dawn is an unforgiving near future space survival game with a cinematic feel and elements of horror. Play as a Mission Specialist in single or multiplayer to build your planetary base, pilotable vehicles, and controllable drones as you explore a dangerous solar system far from Earth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Osiris: New Dawn.

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  41. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 333 reviews

    Exoplanet: First Contact is a single-player, story driven action-RPG set in a space western universe, where real and fictional technologies meet the cruel and unforgiving, yet romantic reality of the Wild West exploration and development. You are playing as Jack Sharp, a daring adventurer, stranded against his will on a dangerous, wild planet known as K'Tharsis. The former mining outpost where he’… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exoplanet: First Contact.

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  43. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    75% User Score Based on 1,746 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Airscape is a fast-paced, ultra-challenging 60 level action platformer. You play a deep-sea octopus, kidnapped by a mechanical alien race. Jump, dodge, and swim through a skybound environment full of floating islands, water formations, and robotic terrors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Airscape: The Fall of Gravity.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    62% User Score Based on 1,159 reviews

    Keep hope alive on your adventure to the mythical Forever Star! Gather survivors, repair and build out your starship, brave black holes, and fend off attacks, all while managing the daily soap opera of your colorful crew. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jumplight Odyssey.

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    32%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    32% User Score Based on 157 reviews

    Action-packed death racing, this is what Speed Kills is about! Traditional, isometric, powered by Unreal Engine. Players compete in various championships, ranging from bootleg rallies on the outskirts of the galaxy to big-league circuits set against the goliath skylines of metropolis cityscapes. You can purchase offensive and defensive vehicle upgrades, buy new cars, collect power-ups and earn bo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Speed Kills.

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  46. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    73% User Score Based on 320 reviews

    All people died and you are isolated. Your shelter has become a prison. On the planet of machines, no place for humanity, but it's still perfect place to revenge. You are a defensive combat protocol. Grow! Learn! Survive! Win! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boiling Steel.

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  47. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 1,295 reviews

    A classic Sci-Fi RPG set in the harsh environment of deep space. Gather your team, equip your ship and explore the far reaches of deep space. Bringing back the nostalgia, excitement and wonder of classic RPG's, Stellar Tactics will thrill you with a compelling narrative, deep strategic turn based ground combat system and rewarding open world space exploration. Build your team, equip your ship, ex… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Tactics.

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  48. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    88% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    Star Shift Origins tells the story of the first Crew of the Dauntless. Trapped in an alternate reality and on the run, the crew desperately searches for answers while being hunted by the relentless Earth Systems Alliance (ESA). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Shift Origins.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    85% User Score Based on 462 reviews

    Take command of a vast interstellar empire and safeguard your species from total extinction in a procedurally generated 3D galaxy (with the option to flatten it) from 1 System to 10,000+! Prove your species' ingenuity through a deep and intricate combat system where anything (from individual components on ships to the stars themselves)... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Ruler.

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  50. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 1,840 reviews

    Survive and colonize Mars in a highly technical, open-world sandbox game. Build and upgrade your base, discover new regions, conduct mining operations, retrieve water, generate oxygen, grow crops, and fix broken parts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Occupy Mars: The Game.

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