Games like Darkstar One
If Darkstar One is your kind of game, the closest matches are Starpoint Gemini 2, Evochron Mercenary and X3: Terran Conflict — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and nostalgic. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Darkstar One: Darkstar One offers a fantastic amount of freedom of choice. The story-based missions gradually lead you deeper into the galaxy to new races, new technologies and ever stronger opponents. Explore a vast array of solar systems in search of hidden artifacts of ancient races, essential objects for upgrading your ship--the Darkstar One.
Players who liked Darkstar One also play
Steam players who put hours into Darkstar One 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.
Starpoint Gemini 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Darkstar One.
Top pick for Darkstar One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Darkstar One.
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...It has been two years since the end of the second Gemini war, the situation in the wartorn system is further from resolution than ever.
Evochron Mercenary
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Darkstar One.
Second-strongest match for Darkstar One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Darkstar One.
The life of an independent mercenary is rarely without excitement. Your spacecraft awaits and your adventure begins in the Sapphire star system.
X3: Terran Conflict
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Darkstar One.
Third-strongest match for Darkstar One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Darkstar One.
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!
PULSAR: Lost Colony
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Darkstar One.
Ranked #4 for Darkstar One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Darkstar One.
The co-op open-world space sim where everyone has a role! Pilot the ship. Reroute power. Launch nukes. Explore alien planets. Research new talents. Work together to find the Lost Colony! ...or just deliver some biscuits
Starpoint Gemini Warlords
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Darkstar One.
Ranked #5 for Darkstar One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Darkstar One.
Strategy from the front lines! Starpoint Gemini Warlords combines 3rd person capital spaceship combat with 4X strategy and RPG gameplay elements. Build mighty war fleets and send them into battle or lead them into combat yourself. Become the Warlord and conquer the Gemini system!
Avorion
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Darkstar One.
Ranked #6 for Darkstar One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Darkstar One.
A procedural co-op space sandbox where players can build their own space ships out of dynamically scalable blocks. Fight epic space battles, explore, mine, trade, wage wars and build your own empire to save your galaxy from being torn apart by an unknown enemy.
Chorus
WHY THIS
Shares ship upgrade system and an atmospheric mood with Darkstar One.
Ranked #7 for Darkstar One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Darkstar One.
Take control of Nara on a quest to destroy the dark cult that created her. Unlock devastating weapons & mind-bending abilities in an evolution of the space-combat shooter. Along with Forsaken, her sentient starfighter, explore ancient temples, engage in zero-g combat & venture beyond waking reality.
Ostranauts
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Darkstar One.
Ranked #8 for Darkstar One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Navigate your scrappy ship through the boneyard in search of valuable parts in abandoned vessels. Use salvage to upgrade your ship, or sell it for cash to pay down your mounting debt, or restock fuel, air, or food. Fly and role-play aboard your dream spaceship in this hardcore noir space-sim.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Darkstar One at current Steam store prices.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Darkstar One on Steam right now. Shares Action with Darkstar One.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Darkstar One on Steam right now. Shares Action with Darkstar One.
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.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~89% under Darkstar One on Steam right now. Shares Action with Darkstar One.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Darkstar One on Steam right now. Shares Action with Darkstar One.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Darkstar One on Steam right now. Shares Action with Darkstar One.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Darkstar One on Steam right now. Shares Action with Darkstar One.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~89% under Darkstar One on Steam right now. Shares Action with Darkstar One.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Half-Life: Opposing Force
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Darkstar One on Steam right now. Shares Action with Darkstar One.
Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
DORONKO WANKO
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Darkstar One.
『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Darkstar One.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ is a free-to-play MMORPG that puts you at the center of your own story-driven saga. Play as a Jedi, Sith, Bounty Hunter, or one of many other iconic STAR WARS roles in the galaxy far, far away over three thousand years before the classic films.
PlanetSide 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Darkstar One.
PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.
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More from Ascaron Entertainment ltd.
Other recommendable Steam games by Ascaron Entertainment ltd., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Patrician III
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Darkstar One.
Another title from Ascaron Entertainment ltd., the studio behind Darkstar One.
Become a fellow of the famous medieval Hanse trading association in the 13th century. Manage the politics, prestige and economic success in your city and the known parts of Europe!
Port Royale 2
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Darkstar One.
Another title from Ascaron Entertainment ltd., the studio behind Darkstar One.
The Caribbean in the 17th Century - Trade with over 60 towns, create your own production facilities, expand your trading empire and influence the development of the New World. As pirates and military fleets threaten your trade convoys, you'll need escort ships.
The Great Art Race
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Darkstar One.
Another title from Ascaron Entertainment ltd., the studio behind Darkstar One.
The famous art collection of your family was stolen. By investing the profits of your coffee or tobacco plantations you might have the chance to save the heritage of your ancestors – but only if you manage your colonial enterprise wisely.
Frequently asked about Darkstar One
- Does Darkstar One run on Steam Deck?
- Darkstar One 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 Darkstar One cost?
- Darkstar One is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Darkstar One?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Darkstar One are Starpoint Gemini 2, Evochron Mercenary, X3: Terran Conflict.
- Who developed Darkstar One?
- Darkstar One was developed by Ascaron Entertainment ltd. and published by Strategy First.
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