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Games like Starfighter Aces

If Starfighter Aces is your kind of game, the closest matches are Stopping Santa, No Space For All and Gravitators — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Starfighter Aces: Massive battles rage in the stars! As a new pilot in the Allied Starfighter Corps, help turn the tide against a ruthless enemy. Hundreds of ships struggle to achieve victory in huge, team-based missions. Shoot down fighters, torpedo star cruisers, and duel famed enemy aces!

2021ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDWindowsby Adlai Glass
Starfighter Aces — Steam game cover

Players who liked Starfighter Aces also play

Steam players who put hours into Starfighter Aces 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. Stopping Santa

    WHY THIS

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

    Stopping Santa is a Jazzy top-down arena shooter where you play a mercenary fighting against Santa’s legions. Short play sessions, simple controls, instant action, and a global leaderboard for the Top 10. Inspired by classic arcade games.

    2025ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. No Space For All

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Starfighter Aces fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Starfighter Aces.

    A fleet to defeat, a weapon to collect, and one life to decide everything in the roguelike shooter No Space For All. Let the universe know your second name!

    2024ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Gravitators

    WHY THIS

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

    Gravitators is a twin stick shooter game where you pilot ships and complete mission objectives to secure the future of humankind. Defend the Earth and travel through the galaxy to repel a relentless alien invasion.

    2021ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Where is Earth?

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Gimel Dimension

    WHY THIS

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

    Defeat the Gimel invasion on this side shooter that explores the contrast lack between the projectiles and the background to create an unusual challenge that will confuse your head

    2018ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Galactic Wars EX

    WHY THIS

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

    Galactic Wars EX is a pixel perfect co-op retro arcade shmup retrogaming experience for modern pcs

    2022ActionIndie7.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Tanks of Chaos

    WHY THIS

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

    Tanks of Chaos is a fast-paced top-down 2D pixel art game where you battle waves of enemies using customizable tanks. Upgrade your arsenal, face unique foes, and conquer diverse worlds in intense, retro-style combat. Can you survive the onslaught?

    2024ActionIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Ark Defender

    WHY THIS

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

    Roguelike missile command. Survive as long as you can aboard the Ark, humanity's last hope, in a hostile galaxy.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Starfighter Aces on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Starfighter Aces.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Starfighter Aces on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Starfighter Aces.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Starfighter Aces on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Starfighter Aces.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Starfighter Aces on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Starfighter Aces.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Starfighter Aces on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Starfighter Aces.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Starfighter Aces on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Starfighter Aces.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Starfighter Aces on Steam right now. Shares Action with Starfighter Aces.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Starfighter Aces on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Starfighter Aces.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Starfighter Aces.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Starfighter Aces.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Starfighter Aces

How much does Starfighter Aces cost?
Starfighter Aces is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Starfighter Aces?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Starfighter Aces are Stopping Santa, No Space For All, Gravitators.
Who developed Starfighter Aces?
Starfighter Aces was developed by Adlai Glass.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Starfighter Aces.

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