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Games like Silent Sector

If Silent Sector is your kind of game, the closest matches are Starcom: Unknown Space, Universe X and The Pirates of Sector 7 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its retro, energy management and faction reputation. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Silent Sector: Oldschool action open-world sci-fi with a unique storyline, frenetic battles, crude humor, loose morals and cows.

2021ActionIndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Rake in Grass
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Cheeky sci fi dialogue and referencesEasy to pick up and play casuallyHumor feels genuine and engagingRetroEnergy managementFaction reputation

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Steam players who put hours into Silent Sector also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Starcom: Unknown Space

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Silent Sector.

    Top pick for Silent Sector fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Sector.

    Starcom: Unknown Space is an action RPG of space exploration and adventure. Build your own starship while discovering an epic story in a universe of strange mysteries, alien factions and uncharted worlds.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Universe X

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Silent Sector fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Silent Sector.

    A sci-fi RPG strategy game where you build fleet, attack, trade and explore space. You can fight yourself, have others help you and upgrade your ship or buy plethora of ships for your space garage.

    2026ActionStrategyAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Pirates of Sector 7

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Silent Sector fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Sector.

    Seek adventure, fortune and fame in a sector of space riddled with faction conflict, dastardly pirates, & deft merchants.

    2018ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Orbital Invaders

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Silent Sector fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Sector.

    3D Sci-Fi arcade Shoot'em up game. Destroy asteroids and aliens. Shoot them all!3D arena shooter with multiple worlds. Spaceship simulator and shmup arcade style game.

    2020ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Farlane

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Silent Sector fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Sector.

    Command a Nomad-class Frontier Runner and lead your crew on the edge of a fading galactic empire. Take on freelance contracts, explore unstable farlanes, upgrade your ship, and survive where civilization ends.

    ActionIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  6. Void Destroyer 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares ship customization with Silent Sector.

    Ranked #6 for Silent Sector fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Sector.

    Start with nothing... End with everything! All you have is a basic ship, barely fit for combat, with it you'll start your journey and empire. A open world space sandbox, inspired by and expanding the classics.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Hive Jump 2: Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Silent Sector fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Sector.

    Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Cosmonator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Silent Sector fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Sector.

    Cosmonator is an 'RPG-em-up': a hybrid of classic fast-paced top-down shoot-em-up action infused with deep character building elements. Build up your own unique alien-killing machine to avenge the destruction of planet Earth!

    2019ActionIndieRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Silent Sector

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Rebel Galaxy

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Silent Sector.

    Reviewers of Silent Sector cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Sector.

    Rebel Galaxy is a swashbuckling space adventure, with action-packed combat, exploration, discovery, trade, and “negotiation” with the outlandish denizens at the edge of the known universe.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Solar Wind

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Silent Sector cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Sector.

    Blast your way through a galaxy of planets in this fast paced, side scrolling shoot 'em up. Fight in deep space, fly through asteroid belts, and battle across moons as you take on the alien menace.

    2018ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Star Control I and II

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Silent Sector cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Sector.

    Explore a vast universe with pulse-pounding action, side-splitting humor, and hair-raising plot twists in these 2 classic space adventure games.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Star Control III

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Silent Sector cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Sector.

    The universe is on the brink of destruction. It’s up to you to embark on an epic adventure of strategy and diplomacy to save thousands of worlds from total annihilation. But no pressure, right?

    2017ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Jets'n'Guns 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Silent Sector.

    Reviewers of Silent Sector cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Sector.

    Jets'n'Guns 2 is a side-scrolling space shooter with insane levels of action and destruction. Travel the galaxies and unleash an arsenal of the deadliest weapons and devices to save the universe from its inevitable doom.

    2020ActionIndie15.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Siren's Call: Escape Velocity

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Silent Sector cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Silent Sector.

    The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?

    2025IndieAdventureCasual7.50 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Silent Sector at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Silent Sector on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Silent Sector.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Silent Sector on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Sector.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Silent Sector on Steam right now. Shares Action with Silent Sector.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Silent Sector on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Sector.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Silent Sector on Steam right now. Shares Action with Silent Sector.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Silent Sector on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Silent Sector.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Silent Sector on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Silent Sector.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Silent Sector on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Silent Sector.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Sector.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Silent Sector.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Silent Sector.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Sector.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Silent Sector.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Silent Sector.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Sector.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Silent Sector.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Rake in Grass

Other recommendable Steam games by Rake in Grass, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Rampage Knights

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Rake in Grass, the studio behind Silent Sector. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Sector.

    Rampage Knights is a cooperative beat 'em up game mixed up with randomized dungeon crawling and exploration, which you can play alone or with a friend online.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Jets'n'Guns Gold

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Silent Sector.

    Another title from Rake in Grass, the studio behind Silent Sector. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Sector.

    Jets'n'Guns is a heavy piece of ground shaking rock blasting action with graphics and special effects that will blow you eyes out! Enjoy yourself in almost-insane action adventure of saving the universe from the deadly threat of more than 270 unique monsters in the campaign of 43 levels.

    2014ActionIndie7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Jets'n'Guns 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Silent Sector.

    Another title from Rake in Grass, the studio behind Silent Sector. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Sector.

    Jets'n'Guns 2 is a side-scrolling space shooter with insane levels of action and destruction. Travel the galaxies and unleash an arsenal of the deadliest weapons and devices to save the universe from its inevitable doom.

    2020ActionIndie15.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Northmark: Hour of the Wolf

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Rake in Grass, the studio behind Silent Sector. Shares Indie and RPG with Silent Sector.

    Adventure across the lands of Northmark and save your homeland from the plot in this original card RPG.

    2014IndieAdventureRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Bellfortis

    WHY THIS

    Shares real time combat and a retro mood with Silent Sector.

    Another title from Rake in Grass, the studio behind Silent Sector. Shares Indie with Silent Sector.

    Bellfortis is a strategy game from the early Middle Ages. Expand your kingdom, use politics and power. Strategic planning on the map alternates with realtime battles of armies. Play as a grand strategy or on smaller local maps, build, recruit armies and fight!

    2025StrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Loot Hunter

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Rake in Grass, the studio behind Silent Sector. Shares Indie with Silent Sector.

    Loot Hunter is a fun role-play game from the world full of old ships, pirates and adventures!

    2015StrategyIndieCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Archibald's Adventures

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Rake in Grass, the studio behind Silent Sector. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Sector.

    A paranoid computer issued a lock down on a mad scientist's mansion after his experiments and security robots broke loose, and you are trapped inside! Overcome all the pitfalls of the mansion in this action puzzle game! Test your skills and wit in nearly 200 levels!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Diamond Joyce and the Secret of Crystal Cave

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Rake in Grass, the studio behind Silent Sector. Shares Indie with Silent Sector.

    Diamond Joyce and the Secret of Crystal Cave is an action puzzle game with quest for long-lost treasures buried in pitch black caves, pyramids and temples of ancient civilizations.

    2016StrategyIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Silent Sector

Does Silent Sector run on Steam Deck?
Silent Sector is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Silent Sector cost?
Silent Sector is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Silent Sector?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Silent Sector are Starcom: Unknown Space, Universe X, The Pirates of Sector 7.
Who developed Silent Sector?
Silent Sector was developed by Rake in Grass.

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