Games like The Captain is Dead
Looking for games like The Captain is Dead? Here are top casual strategy recommendations with a comedy and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Sentinels of the Multiverse, Warhammer Underworlds or Space Crew.
1 View Game92%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicgrinding, stability93% User Score 2,048 reviewsCritic Score 85%1 reviewsSentinels of the Multiverse is a comic book-inspired card game where players control a team of heroes with unique abilities to defeat villains in dynamic environments. The digital version offers single-player and multiplayer options, with each card having special abilities that create powerful combos and change game rules. It includes all content from the physical game and its expansions.
View Game2 View Game74%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstability, optimization73% User Score 1,276 reviewsCritic Score 78%2 reviews"Warhammer Underworlds – Shadespire Edition" is a digital adaptation of the turn-based strategy tabletop game from Games Workshop. The game includes all warbands and cosmetic DLC, with unique abilities and distinct combat styles for each. Play online matches, bot matches, or single-player challenges with fourteen warbands, such as Steelheart’s Champions, Magore's Fiends, and Garrek’s Reavers. Note: The character count is based on the summary text only, excluding the quotation marks, steam ID, and developer/publisher information.
View Game3 View Game79%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, stability81% User Score 1,950 reviewsCritic Score 67%1 reviews"Space Crew: Legendary Edition" is a strategic survival simulation game where you are a captain in the United Defense Force, defending Earth against an alien threat. Customize your star ship, recruit and train your crew, and complete various missions to protect humanity. Expect challenges, loss of crew members, and the need for quick thinking and repair skills in the face of enemy attacks.
View Game4 View Game79%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storystability, grinding83% User Score 9,310 reviewsCritic Score 76%13 reviews"Gloomhaven is a tactical RPG and digital adaptation of the popular board game, set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead a group of mercenaries through treacherous terrains, combat horrific monsters, and make choices that will determine your fate. With a wide range of characters, abilities, and equipment, every decision is crucial in this strategic and unforgiving world."
View Game5 View Game68%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storygrinding, stability70% User Score 660 reviewsCritic Score 60%1 reviews"Trigon: Space Story" is a roguelike single-player game with a focus on strategy, where you command your own spaceship and make tactical decisions in challenging combat situations. With a devastating arsenal of up to 100 different weapons, you must choose the right strategy and capitalize on your crew's skills to survive. The game offers a variety of spaceships to choose from, and death is permanent.
View Game6 View Game81%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsgrinding, music81% User Score 440 reviewsIn "Aeon's End," players become breach mages, last line of defense against the Nameless in the final city of Gravehold. With a unique deck-building system featuring no shuffling and randomized turn order, players cooperatively battle a nemesis using spells, relics, and abilities to protect Gravehold and prevent the Nameless from destroying the world. Each game presents a new challenge as the nemesis and breaches change, requiring strategic deck-building and teamwork for survival.
View Game7 View Game90%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, grinding90% User Score 7,130 reviews"PULSAR: Lost Colony" is a sci-fi cooperative game where players take on roles such as captain, pilot, engineer, and weapons specialist to operate a space ship and complete missions. The game supports both single-player and multiplayer modes, with up to five players able to join forces in online play. Players will encounter various alien species, challenging space environments, and must manage resources and make strategic decisions to survive.
View Game8 View Game67%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, grinding70% User Score 2,008 reviewsCritic Score 65%23 reviewsTharsis is a single-player horror turn-based strategy game set on a doomed Mars mission struck by a micrometeoroid storm. Players navigate disasters, dwindling resources, and psychological strain while unraveling a mysterious signal that may hold humanity’s survival key. Featuring excellent mechanics, a dense atmosphere, humor, and replayability, it delivers a gripping, strategic experience.
View Game9 View Game91%Game Brain Scoregameplay, replayabilitygrinding, stability91% User Score 1,530 reviewsIn Spirit Island, players embody spirits defending their island home from colonists in a cooperative strategy game. Working with native Dahan, players use unique elemental powers to drive invaders away and protect the land from blight and destruction. The number of spirits chosen determines the island's size, offering varied experiences for 1-4 players.
View Game10 View Game70%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, optimization70% User Score 2,130 reviewsCritic Score 70%1 reviewsSpace Hulk is a turn-based strategy game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Players control a squad of Space Marine Terminators battling genestealers in derelict spacecraft. The game offers a faithful adaptation of the board game, with challenging AI and immersive environments.
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