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Looking for games like Power the Unknown? Here are top survival management recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Stellarcraft The Prologue, We Grow Together or Might and Mandibles.

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  1. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    86% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    This is a DEMO version of Stellarcraft. The full Early Access version is available on a separate Steam page. Stellarcraft is a sci-fi tower defense game in which you explore different planets, collect resources and complete missions. Build and upgrade defenses to fend off enemy waves and develop your character. Strategic planning and technological upgrades are the key to success. Explore… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellarcraft The Prologue.

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  2. COMMAND THE ULTIMATE DEEP SPACE FORTRESS! Embark on a perilous journey into the dark abyss of outer space. In this endless sci-fi tower defense game, you are the Commander of a high-tech starship cruising through hostile galaxies. Cosmic monstrosities and alien hordes are closing in from the void, drawn to your ship's energy core. You and your elite crew are the final line of defense between surv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Grow Together.

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  3. Might and Mandibles is a 2D ant colony sim and real-time strategy game. Command your queen and her subjects, excavate procedural subterranean chambers, assign specialized castes, and gather surface resources while defending the nest from wandering predators and coordinated raids. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Might and Mandibles.

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  4. The story takes place after the outbreak of the zombie apocalypse. You and a group of survivors must build a base in a world overrun by the undead. Game Features ✧ 4 story-rich chapters with over 15 hours of gameplay ✧ Supports both pixel and HD visual styles. You can disable either one. The pixel style offers a simplified look during dialogues, ideal for players who just want tower defense act… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endzone Girls.

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  5. Dig minerals, manufacture ammunition, and build defense towers to fend off swarms of insects. A tower defense game with light production line elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Infestation.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    80% User Score Based on 293 reviews

    Explosive singleplayer action RTS with a story campaign. Hold the line against massive swarms on a fully simulated battlefield. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IDUN.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    StoryDrifting along the edge of humanity's galaxy, your ship comes across an unknown threat. An entire sector infested with hostile creatures. It is your objective to engage these beings, eradicate as many of them as possible, and gather data for your home sector.EvolveYour ship contains a small group of mercenaries which can evolve and improve their equipment and skills. Choose from 4 different e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evostrike.

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  8. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 3,780 reviews

    For billions of years empires rose to greatness. Each fell to the Creeper till none remained. Now all hope appears lost. Who will stand against the Creeper? Experience this extreme and massive expansion of the Creeper World franchise. Nothing will ever be the same... Massive maps, custom units scripting, terraforming, Gravatars? Can you handle the challenge? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal.

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  9. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    61% User Score Based on 190 reviews

    “Alien Marauder” is a real-time strategy game with survival and confrontation theme. In this game, you will be the leader to a treacherous alien planet, build and defend base to survive against the vexan waves. Make the right decision! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien Marauder.

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  10. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 579 reviews

    Protolife is an unique tower-based strategy game which gives you a direct control over the builder robot in a struggle against the hungry proto-life organism. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Protolife.

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  11. Run an off-world mining operation on hostile alien worlds. Set up automated turrets, defend the drill against tens of thousands of flying insects, and extract with the haul before your perimeter is overwhelmed. High risk, high reward retro extraction tower defense. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FLAKRIG.

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  12. 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.

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  13. On planets occupied by robots, mine resources and escape while fending off their attacks! The Ark's survival is entirely in your hands. Many elite crews with abilities will assist you in your mission. The various turret modules are always doing their best to defend your base without your attention. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rebellion Corporation.

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  14. ASTRA GENESIS One planet. One colony. A future to build. It all begins on a world that remains largely untapped. A few resources, basic infrastructure, and a colony ready to grow. But building a civilization takes more than producing ever greater quantities. You will need to strike the right balance between industrial development, scientific research, energy needs, exploration, and defense. In … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astra Genesis.

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  15. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Space Bross is a thrilling blend of action 2.5D roguelite, and Tower Defense genres. You’re a retired astronaut. You had one job: chill. But then they came for your chicken. Now it’s personal. Set off on a chaotic journey across deep space in Space Bross, a roguelite tower defense action game where survival means lasers, loot, and a whole lot of clucking vengeance. Explore dangerous, ev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Bross.

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  16. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    92% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    Hostile EnvironmentYou have been sent alone to the dwarf planet Ceres. You must endure the harsh environment while you gather, craft, and build the basics required to stay alive. Build machines, facilities, and farms as you establish a foothold in this icy world. Don't Struggle Just AutomateNo tedious gathering of the same materials over and over. Once you acquire a material and locate deep d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Surviving Ceres.

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  17. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Step into the arena with IDUN: Prologue, a thrilling slice of our full-length defense RTS where real-time strategy meets rogue-lite chaos. Fight your way through unique mission objectives with overwhelming swarms of enemies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IDUN Prologue - Frontline Survival.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    96% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    Build a living factory and automate the Swarm. Harvest resources, build mega factories and evolve organic industry. Balance growth, efficiency, creep spread, and survive in a world that fights back. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Swarmdustry.

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  19. Take back the Earth in a high-stakes action RTS where humanity fights for survival. Battle swarms of giant, radiation-mutated bugs as you reclaim the surface with advanced technology, tactical turret placement, and strategic defenses. Every decision counts as you push back the infestation and fight to restore what was lost. In this game, you have access to turrets that can be placed on any grou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operation: Surface Takeover.

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  20. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    57% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    Desperate Place is a strategic tower defense game where you play as a crew member who wakes up early on a damaged colonization starship. Stranded on an unknown planet, you must gather resources, repair the ship, and defend against alien monsters to survive and escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desperate Place.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    Defend humanity's last hope, pilot a powerful mech, in Frontlines Crisis! A battlefield swarming with insects makes strategic and combat decisions crucial. Each decision will determine your fate. Defend humanity's last sanctuary, fight fiercely, and uphold human honor with wits and courage! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frontline Crisis.

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  22. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    81% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    Flooded is a reversed city-builder, in which you need to optimize your production on an island that shrinks over time. Gather enough resources to flee to safety, while the surrounding world is getting flooded. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flooded.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 10,183 reviews

    Mindustry is a hybrid tower-defense sandbox factory game. Create elaborate supply chains of conveyor belts to feed ammo into your turrets, produce materials to use for building, and defend your structures from waves of enemies. Features include a map editor, numerous built-in maps, cross-platform multiplayer, and large-scale PvP unit battles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mindustry.

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  25. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,588 reviews

    Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infested Planet.

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  26. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Deep Space Outpost is a space station building & survival game, involving resource and base management. Build your space station tile by tile, mine asteroids, refine materials and keep your station operational. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Space Outpost.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 2,144 reviews

    Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game. Control the Prime Cannon and unlock all of its powerful weapons and abilities. Build turrets, droids, aircraft and more as you fight to protect the Tauron droids' homeworld against a relentless invasion. Will your Taur stand against the Imperion warmachine? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Taur.

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  28. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 9,352 reviews

    Dungeon of the Endless is a roguelike-like tower defense game. The player takes the role of survivors in a prison spaceship after its escape pods crash landed on a planet on their way to the Auriga system, which they were supposed to colonize as slaves. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon of the Endless.

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  30. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    75% User Score Based on 759 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Welcome to Soup Co., Astroworker! As an integral part of the Soup Co. family, your mission is to explore the remote planets in search of tasty ingredients to make the galaxies most delicious soups and then rocket them into the gullets of our hungry customers. But this isn't your typical soup kitchen - Astroworkers must battle against the planet's elements, alien plants and animals, and dastardly r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PixelJunk Nom Nom Galaxy.

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  31. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    You are the only male survivor in this universe. A fast-paced RTS featuring galactic conquest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Millennium Conflict.

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  32. Galactic ConflictCommand your empire in a real-time 4X strategy experience where every decision shapes the fate of the galaxy. Expand across star systems, exploit resources, build powerful fleets, and wage war against rival AI empires in a constantly evolving battlefield. Whether you dominate through expansion, strategy, or overwhelming force, only one empire will control the galaxy. Expand, Ex… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Conflict.

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  33. 45%Game Brain Score
    45% User Score Based on 5 reviews

    A rogue-like sci-fi Tower Defense strategy game with infinite replayability! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Station Defense.

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  34. Mine. Build. Survive. Arrive with empty hands. Leave commanding a fleet. MineEngineer is a 2D space survival sandbox where engineering is the gameplay. You begin adrift and alone. Chip ore from an asteroid, build your first small ship, bolt on a drill, and set out for richer rock. Everything you build is made from real, functional blocks. Ships, stations and factories have physics, mass and ine… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MineEngineer.

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  35. Defend your outpost in this tower defense with a raiding twist. Battle the ruthless Nova Roma Corporation as you build, loot, and survive relentless assaults. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Hood.

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  36. A strategic and action-packed base survival game where you mine crystals, build units, and defend your base against waves of UFOs. Defeat enemies, gather resources, and unlock new planets to expand your defenses. Are you ready to conquer the galaxy? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Base Defense.

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  37. Stand as humanity's shield against relentless waves of cosmic foes in this gripping sci-fi tower defense game. Employ advanced weaponry and deploy strategic defenses to repel enemy hordes across the galaxy's expanse. Can you withstand the onslaught in Galactic Frontiers? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galactic Frontiers - Defense Protocol.

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  38. Build towers and learn abilities to defend against swarms of hundreds of on-screen hostile alien creatures. Choose between sets of randomized upgrades that both upgrade you and the alien swarm. From enormous explosions to far-reaching flamethrowers, no two games are the same. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Swarming Planet.

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  39. You control a small colony in the underground of an unknown planet. Mine resources, build a base, explore the world and technology. Supply your colonists with oxygen, food and energy so that they can carry out their tasks. Develop your base by building advanced factories and research new equipment for your colonists Send colonists to get resources Remove land to build more buildings Explor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon D14.

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  40. Build the supply lines that keep your guns firing. Feed the Front is a sci-fi RTS where resources and ammunition fly between buildings. Mine small planets, automate logistics, and defend your expanding base against rival commanders and alien bugs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Feed the Front.

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  41. After a failed test of an experimental warp drive, a lone survivor is stranded in an unknown star system. Keep your damaged ship running, recruit a crew, explore alien worlds, and find a way back home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Suns Unknown.

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  42. A real-time tactical war game where you explore an alien planet. Build strongholds to dig in or take the offensive with forward bases. Arm your lieutenants and watch them wage war for you, or jump in to take care of things yourself. The war is growing, so too must you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wargrown.

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  43. Master physics-driven flight as you explore hostile alien territory. Gather resources, upgrade your ship, build and defend your base, destroy enemy strongholds, and recover mysterious Orbs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thrust: The Hunt.

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  44. Heart of Machine commands billions of mechanical troops. Now it wants to devour your consciousness and take control of everything you are. All you have left to rely on are automated turrets... Heart of Machine is a 2D game that blends unconventional tower defense with roguelite elements. Before the enemy arrives, buy Towers and upgrade Chips from the Shop, then build specialized positions aroun… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heart Of Machine.

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  45. Saturn Rising is a base-building game about constructing a space station to withstand the relentless onslaught of asteroids. Gather resources from asteroids to grow your station. Upgrade your station with powerful technology and design the ultimate station capable of surviving Saturn. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saturn Rising.

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  46. This is a strategy game that combines automated base construction with real-time tower defense. Land on a harsh alien planet, construct a vast automated industrial assembly line from scratch, and transform it into a formidable front capable of withstanding a massive influx of enemies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PlanetForge Protocol.

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  47. Celestial Defense is a sci-fi space tower defense strategy game where tactical base building and resource management determine your survival. Build asteroid belts, evolve planets, and withstand relentless wave survival combat against the Void. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Celestial Defense.

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  48. Tower Defense Ultimate: Crashfall Protocol is a single-player sci-fi tower defense game about holding the line against alien assaults and turning a desperate defense into a crushing counterforce. Build your defenses, manage your resources, and adapt your loadout as enemy waves grow deadlier. Unlock new towers, upgrade your options, and deploy powerful special abilities to survive the invasion. Key… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower Defense Ultimate: Crashfall Protocol.

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  49. A base-building survival game with terraforming and crafting. Earth lies poisoned and abandoned ten thousand years after invasion. Awaken from stasis, defend your fragile foothold, and restore a dead world so humanity can live here again. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Tomorrow.

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  50. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    100% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Wishlist Endless Tactics! About the GameEndless Tactics: Trial Run is the prologue to Endless Tactics, a Turn-Based Roguelite game where you play as the commander of a high-risk planetary mining expedition. Explore the first solar system and prepare for the expeditionary voyage by practicing your military command and mining skills. Explore the starter solar system and take on a limited arsena… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endless Tactics: Trial Run.

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