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Looking for games like Tidal Forces? Here are top open world role playing recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Star Valor, BattleGroupVR2 or Hired Stars.

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  1. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 2,269 reviews

    Take control of your own spaceship, with a vast galaxy to explore, mine, quest, trade, fight and even craft your own weapons. Start small, improve, complete missions, gather allies (or hire mercenaries), grow big and powerful. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Valor.

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  2. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    86% User Score Based on 158 reviews

    BattleGroupVR2 is a virtual reality real-time space strategy where you explore the galaxy and lead a fleet of powerful warships from the bridge of your flagship. Explore, mine, trade, hunt. Grow your fleet, upgrade your ships, train your captains, and battle the enemy from the captain's chair. Explore Command ConquerTake command of your fleet in a vast galaxy where strategy, skill, and cunning det… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BattleGroupVR2.

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  3. In the darkness of a human-dominated galaxy, assume command of a rising mercenary company. Navigate a vast, procedural sandbox where every Jump Drive activation could lead to a fortune or a lethal ambush. Forge your legacy through tactical brilliance, salvage what remains of your enemies, and survive a universe that is actively hunting you. TACTICAL ISOMETRIC SQUAD COMBAT Command a specialized f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hired Stars.

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  4. 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.

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  5. Escape from Andromeda is an overhead 2D sci-fi spaceship looter shooter based in a procedurally generated galaxy. In Escape from Andromeda, every planet is a level, and every star is a part of your story. Mine, trade, battle, customize, and explore your way to the top in Escape from Andromeda. Mining Shoot asteroids and pick up their ores to use for repairing and refueling ships. Realistic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape from Andromeda.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 123 reviews

    Sector Space is a cozy top-down single player space sandbox with retro graphics. The game takes place in a procedurally generated world with a seamless travel system. Each world represents a single galaxy in the void with hundreds of star systems and points of interest for the player to visit. Characters pilot their own ship and depending on the chosen character class (profession) may have up t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sector Space.

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  7. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    84% User Score Based on 127 reviews

    Silent Sector is a crazy sci-fi action rpg from a new distant Wild West dominated by powerful corporations locked in a fight for a rare mineral called Eldorite. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silent Sector.

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  8. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    88% User Score Based on 1,702 reviews

    Climb from your cryo-pod and enter the Void... Astrox Imperium is a space based rpg that offers familiar game play in an open-world universe. With tons of ships, upgrades, and options, being lost in space might just be fun. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astrox Imperium.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 14,354 reviews

    Avorion is a procedurally generated sci-fi sandbox where players start out at the edge of the galaxy and must find their way to its core. Players build their own ships, which they will use to explore the galaxy, trade and fight. Space ships are mainly of large scale, with crews, turrets and energy systems that you will have to manage. The galaxy gets more hostile, but also more rewarding the close… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Avorion.

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  10. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    72% User Score Based on 4,430 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 8 reviews

    Captain your own space ship and roam the galaxy in 3D in this tactical space simulator with tons of RPG depth ! Space has never looked so inviting - but images can betray... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starpoint Gemini 2.

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  11. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 1,860 reviews

    Suddenly thrown into an unknown galaxy, you must explore, fight or befriend aliens and transform your ship from a small survey vessel into a powerful battlecruiser to unravel the mystery of the forces that brought you here and find your way home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starcom: Nexus.

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  12. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 6,104 reviews

    Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endless Sky.

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  13. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    88% User Score Based on 324 reviews

    Explore the farthest reaches of Human Space in this open-world space adventure. Compelled to journey to the Galactic Core by a mysterious hyperintelligence, you must fight your way through dozens of star systems teeming with clashing empires, expansionist AIs, and fearsome xenophobes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Transcendence.

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  14. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    81% User Score Based on 1,082 reviews

    All you have is a basic ship, barely fit for combat, with it you'll start your journey and empire. A space sandbox, inspired by the classics and standing on their shoulders. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void Destroyer 2.

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  15. 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.

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    50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    58% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    Embark on a thrilling space adventure in Cosmic Miners, a single-player sci-fi game that blends mining, exploration, and strategic upgrades into a rich galactic experience. Take on the role of a daring miner of Harvesters, navigating asteroid belts and planetary orbits to extract valuable resources, build your fleet, and rise to prominence in a universe full of opportunity and danger. Traverse d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmic Miners.

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  17. 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.

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  18. 22%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    27% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    In Memory of Titan is a turn based strategy game with cinematic battles. A ancient AI has invaded the solar system with one goal at hand, the purge of the human kind from the universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In memory of TITAN.

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  19. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 3,624 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 1 reviews

    At its core, Space Pirates and Zombies is an action based, skill oriented, top down space combat game. It's similar to the ones we knew and loved in years past, but now using full physics simulation and modern graphics for those oh so pretty explosions. But as you dig deeper, SPAZ becomes much more. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Pirates and Zombies.

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  20. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 362 reviews

    Advanced Space Flight, Combat, Trading, and Exploration Simulation. Set in a vast explorable universe, Evochron Legacy offers freeform gameplay with many diverse objectives and paths to choose from. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evochron Legacy.

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  21. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    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.

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  22. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    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.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    81% User Score Based on 152 reviews

    Naev is a game about space exploration, trade and combat. Players travel the galaxy and earn money by trading, fighting and performing missions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Naev.

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  24. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    74% User Score Based on 749 reviews

    Explore the vast reaches of VoidExpanse -- mine asteroids, upgrade your ship, trade, complete missions, advance your character and survive fast-paced combat with hostile aliens and mercenaries in the rich and exciting Sci-Fi universe of VoidExpanse! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VoidExpanse.

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  25. Lead a small fleet in a cut-off 2D space sector where trade, colonies, fuel, supplies and battles decide who survives. Build your faction, explore unknown systems, develop colonies, fit ships and shape a living simulated galaxy alone or with friends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NGC-404: Fractured Sector.

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  26. 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.

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  27. Chart your course across a war-torn galaxy in Red Pearl Pirate, a unique blend of epic real-time space strategy and deep, turn-based galactic conquest. The legendary Red Pearl, an artifact of immense power, has been shattered. As the captain of the Red Pearl Pirates, you must scour the galaxy to find its fragments. This is your only hope to unite the free systems, build a corsair armada, and lead… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Pearl Pirates.

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  28. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Start small, expand your fleet, rise to power, and eventually command entire factions in this seamless blend of sci-fi space RTS and battle game. With strategic gameplay and evolving challenges, every decision shapes your legacy in the stars. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Menace 2.

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  29. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 471 reviews

    The Great Gate has opened; adventure and riches await!Welcome to the Canis Major dwarf galaxy! We hope that your trip through the Great Gate was a safe one; many of the fortune-seekers that embark on this dangerous journey never make it this far. After all, an unauthorized jump of 25,000 light years through a heavily guarded artificial wormhole is bound to cause some issues – both technical and le… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vanguard Galaxy.

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  30. 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.

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  31. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    83% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    You are a freelancer who just survived an assassination attempt on your client and yourself. Discover the universe, make new friends and new enemies, unravel interstellar plots, and fight in intense space battles! Follow the story, or explore the open galaxy at your own pace. As a pilot, you can travel star systems, fight hostiles, mine and trade resources, upgrade and customize your ship. The uni… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Wanderer DX.

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  32. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability
    80% User Score Based on 89 reviews

    Chaos Front is the latest game of the Chaos Galaxy series, which has been deeply influenced by Super Robot War, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Advance War, and other similar games. The program, art, and design are all completed by one developer alone. Please note: A bad ending will be triggered on 30/12/C.E.29 in the game. Please upgrade your mercenary group to star 9 before this date to begin … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chaos Front.

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  33. 24%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    38% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Game ModesCosmic Armada is an action-packed space combat and exploration game that takes you on a journey from refugee to galactic conqueror.There are three different game modes: campaign, custom game, and scenario. The game includes a map editor which allows you to create scenarios and mods.In the campaign, you start out as a refugee who's home planet has just been conquered by the tyrannical Sol… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmic Armada.

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  34. 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.

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  36. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    75% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Edge Of Galaxy - very beautiful game of space puzzle! Collect the full image of the different small pieces. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Edge Of Galaxy.

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  37. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    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.

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  38. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 10,094 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 23 reviews

    Rebel Galaxy is a game of action-packed combat, exploration, discovery, trade, and “negotiation” with the outlandish denizens at the edge of the known universe. You’ll battle pirates, explore anomalies, befriend aliens, scavenge battle wreckage, mine asteroids, and discover artifacts. Choose your path as a roguish do-gooder, crafty space-trader or power-hungry privateer in this swashbuckling spac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rebel Galaxy.

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  39. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 684 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 1 reviews

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

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  40. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    76% User Score Based on 3,698 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 9 reviews

    Includes Original soundtrack - The complete original soundtrack from the game, composed and created by the very talented Nikola Nikita Jeremic (mp3 format) Digital Collector's Artbook - check out the breathtaking artwork and renders from Starpoint Gemini Warlords combined into a whopping 150-page digital artbook Stream overlays (layered PSD format, HD resolution, 1920x1080px) Gemini Starchart digi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starpoint Gemini Warlords.

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  41. 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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  42. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 2,104 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse races, cultures and life forms creates new tensions, mistrust and open conflict that need to be overcome! Experience the brilliant climax of the legendary X-Trilogy , and take your place in the history of the X Universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to X3: Terran Conflict.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    55% User Score Based on 101 reviews

    Take control of a squadron of ships in full 3D space combat. Explore, battle and trade your way through a pirate, machine and monster-infested solar system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ceres.

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  44. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    59% User Score Based on 59 reviews
    Critic Score 47%Based on 1 reviews

    Precursors, predecessors, the legend of galaxy... Who are carrying the forebear's genes among existing races, we can suppose only... Worlds of galaxy are everlasting, beautiful, unique and dangerous. Some of them are inhabited, some ruined and deserted, other - just a smugglers trans-shipment stations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Precursors.

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  45. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    90% User Score Based on 126 reviews

    Sol sector, 2200. Earth is ravaged by war and depleted natural resources. Despite advances in propulsion technology, humankind has failed to reach the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri. What scarce minerals can be found in the Sol system are dominated by emerging pirate factions. A mysterious wormhole appears in the rings of Saturn with no explanation. Early pioneers venture through a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interstellar Pilot 2.

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  46. 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.

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

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

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  48. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    52% User Score Based on 555 reviews

    SUPPORTER PACK CONTENT Get your hands on the original complete soundtrack goodness from Starpoint Gemini 3, composed by the very talented Nikola Nikita Jeremic (.flac and .mp3 formats) Starpoint Gemini 3 official artbook. Over 50 pages of digital artsy treats! Four special in-game weapons to make your stay in Gemini more pleasant *The Artbook is only available in English!*The items contained in th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starpoint Gemini 3.

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  49. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 72 reviews

    Experience deeply simulated, hex-based space combat as an elite starship pilot. Explore a ruined solar system, upgrade your ship, and lead your faction to greatness in this tactical, space RPG with 4X elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Relic Space.

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  50. Where is Earth is a top-down vehicular combat game. Traverse planets, evading threats and obstacles, in search of your crew. Gather resources to assemble upgrades, landing vehicles, space craft, weaponry and support modules to aid you in your fight against an unknown enemy.PLOT 2050 AD Earth's natural resources are depleted and corporations are forced to expand their mining operations to neighbour… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Where is Earth?.

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