Games like Starcom: Unknown Space
If Starcom: Unknown Space is your kind of game, the closest matches are Starcom: Nexus, Starfield Battlegrounds and Nano Squadron — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its crew banter feels engaging, exploration loop is compelling and atmospheric. 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 →Starcom: Unknown Space is an action-adventure RPG released in 2024 by Wx3 Labs. Set in a universe of alien factions and uncharted worlds, the game combines procedural exploration with ship design and crew management mechanics. Players navigate through auto-pilot travel, scavenge resources, and manage heat systems while uncovering a story of strange mysteries. Reviewers highlight the exploration loop as compelling, and players describe the atmosphere as immersive and retro, with engaging crew banter and unexpectedly funny mercenary interactions. The ship design system offers meaningful freedom, and critics note the graphics appear crisp and satisfying. Priced at $24.99, the game runs verified on Steam Deck and holds a 93% positive rating from 3,468 Steam reviews.
About Starcom: Unknown Space: 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.
Players who liked Starcom: Unknown Space also play
Steam players who put hours into Starcom: Unknown Space 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.
Starcom: Nexus
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Top pick for Starcom: Unknown Space fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Starcom: Unknown Space.
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.
Starfield Battlegrounds
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Starcom: Unknown Space fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Starcom: Unknown Space.
On the occasion of the invasion of alien races, in order to defend our homeland on Earth, you will play the role of one of humanity's ace pilots, piloting aircraft provided by various countries, galloping in the universe, and fighting against alien fleets.
Nano Squadron
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Starcom: Unknown Space fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Manage your shields, evolve your ship, defend Earth. Nano Squadron is a top-down space roguelite where every run brings new upgrades and every mistake leaves you exposed.
Silent Sector
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Ranked #4 for Starcom: Unknown Space fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Oldschool action open-world sci-fi with a unique storyline, frenetic battles, crude humor, loose morals and cows.
Star Vortex
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Ranked #5 for Starcom: Unknown Space fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Star Vortex is a fast paced Action-RPG inspired by classics of the genre. Design your ship, fight your way through hostile alien sectors, upgrade as you salvage rare weapons and experiment with different builds until nothing can stand against you.
Landinar: Into the Void
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Ranked #6 for Starcom: Unknown Space fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Landinar: Into the Void is a top-down space-adventure-RPG. You are recruited as a rookie bounty hunter in the oppressive Landinar Empire. On your journey through the quadrant you will meet diverse characters, build your own spaceship and choose your battles.
Transcendence
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Ranked #7 for Starcom: Unknown Space fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Starcom: Unknown Space.
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.
Space Commander: War and Trade
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Ranked #8 for Starcom: Unknown Space fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Fight, explore the stars, trade, and lead your fleet across the galaxySpace Commander: War and Trade is an ultimate single player space-sim featuring spectacular graphics, intuitive combat and deep mechanics.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Starcom: Unknown Space
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Star Valor
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Reviewers of Starcom: Unknown Space cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Choose your own destiny as you explore an open-world procedurally generated galaxy where anything is possible. Become a miner, a trader, a bounty hunter, a pirate, or perhaps a jack of all trades. Start off small and build your way to the top but remember with every action, comes consequences.
Star Control III
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Reviewers of Starcom: Unknown Space cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Starcom: Unknown Space.
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?
Starcom: Nexus
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Reviewers of Starcom: Unknown Space cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Starcom: Unknown Space.
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.
Star Control I and II
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Reviewers of Starcom: Unknown Space cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Explore a vast universe with pulse-pounding action, side-splitting humor, and hair-raising plot twists in these 2 classic space adventure games.
Sid Meier's Pirates!
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Reviewers of Starcom: Unknown Space cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Sail the Caribbean, marauding all on the high seas or ally your ship and crew as a privateer in search of riches - the life you choose is up to you. Face dogged enemies, raid unsuspecting villages, woo fair maidens, avoid capture or dig for buried treasure. Discover what it takes to become one of the most famous pirates in history!
Mass Effect (2007)
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Shares an immersive mood with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Reviewers of Starcom: Unknown Space cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Starcom: Unknown Space.
As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.
Stellaris
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Shares an immersive mood with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Reviewers of Starcom: Unknown Space cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Starcom: Unknown Space at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Starcom: Unknown Space on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Starcom: Unknown Space.
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.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~60% under Starcom: Unknown Space on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Starcom: Unknown Space.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Starcom: Unknown Space on Steam right now. Shares Action with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Starcom: Unknown Space on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Starcom: Unknown Space on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Starcom: Unknown Space.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Starcom: Unknown Space.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Starcom: Unknown Space.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Starcom: Unknown Space.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Frequently asked about Starcom: Unknown Space
- Is Starcom: Unknown Space verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Starcom: Unknown Space is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Starcom: Unknown Space cost?
- Starcom: Unknown Space is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Starcom: Unknown Space?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Starcom: Unknown Space are Starcom: Nexus, Starfield Battlegrounds, Nano Squadron.
- Who developed Starcom: Unknown Space?
- Starcom: Unknown Space was developed by Wx3 Labs, LLC.
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