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Games like Stardust Exile

If Stardust Exile is your kind of game, the closest matches are Veyrasol, Foundation: Galactic Frontier and Galaxor — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and epic. 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 Stardust Exile: Stardust Exile is an RTS set in the Milky Way galaxy, containing currently known stars and exoplanets with their real characteristics. The remaining star systems are procedurally generated. It has both online mode and single-player skirmish mode. The online server is persistent and single-shard.

2024StrategyIndieSimulationMassively Multiplayer19.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · Linuxby Apseren
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Disruptor defense allows offline protectionExpansion to deep space avoids central area chaosMacro scale empire building over micro managementChallengingContemplativeEpic

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Steam players who put hours into Stardust Exile 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. Veyrasol

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Stardust Exile fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Massively Multiplayer with Stardust Exile.

    Veyrasol is a real-time MMO strategy game set in the Veyra Spiral galaxy. Build colonies, command fleets, forge alliances, and battle for dominance across ~120-day seasons in this free-to-play browser-born strategy experience.

    StrategyMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Foundation: Galactic Frontier

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Stardust Exile fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stardust Exile.

    Command Asimov's OFFICIAL Foundation universe! Live the life as an interstellar trader to exploit your trade routes! Build your starship home, crush enemies in explosive shootouts & outsmart rivals with fleet strategies in epic space wars - with new content expanding your saga!

    StrategyAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  3. Galaxor

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Stardust Exile fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stardust Exile.

    Galaxor is an online sci-fi strategy game where you build planets, research technologies, command fleets and expand your empire across the galaxy. Manage resources, join clans, take part in events and face alien threats in long-term space warfare.

    StrategySimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeSteam ↗
  4. Sins of a Solar Empire II

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Stardust Exile.

    Ranked #4 for Stardust Exile fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stardust Exile.

    Battle for galactic dominance in this real-time 4X strategy game with unrivaled scale! You’ll explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate through military force, diplomacy, trade, culture, influence, and other underhanded tactics.

    2024StrategySimulation49.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. SolPlex: Dominion

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Stardust Exile fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stardust Exile.

    A large scale sci-fi strategy MMO where players build multi colony empires, manage complex industrial economies, forge powerful alliances and wage war for dominance across a persistent galactic battlefield.

    2026StrategyIndieMassively MultiplayerFreeSteam ↗
  6. Hades' Star

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Stardust Exile.

    Ranked #6 for Stardust Exile fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Massively Multiplayer with Stardust Exile.

    A unique space strategy game where thousands of players participate in one shared galaxy.

    2019StrategyMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Stronghold Kingdoms

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Stardust Exile.

    Ranked #7 for Stardust Exile fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Massively Multiplayer with Stardust Exile.

    A massively multiplayer grand strategy game, Stronghold Kingdoms is about forging alliances, political mind games, city-building and castle sieges with thousands of other players!

    2012StrategyMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. AI War 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Stardust Exile.

    Ranked #8 for Stardust Exile fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stardust Exile.

    The most devious and acclaimed artificial intelligence in strategy gaming is better than ever. A grand strategy/RTS hybrid that reverses many conventions of both genres. Take territory without attracting attention, build your empire with care, and adapt to an ever-evolving galactic battleground.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Stardust Exile on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Stardust Exile.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Stardust Exile on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stardust Exile.

    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 ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Stardust Exile on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Stardust Exile.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Stardust Exile on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stardust Exile.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Stardust Exile on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Stardust Exile.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Stardust Exile on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Stardust Exile.

    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 ↗
  7. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Stardust Exile on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Stardust Exile.

    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 ↗
  8. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Stardust Exile on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Stardust Exile.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. 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!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stardust Exile.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  4. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stardust Exile.

    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.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shape of Dreams: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Dota 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Stardust Exile.

    Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.

    2013ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Warframe

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game

    2013ActionRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Rec Room

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Massively Multiplayer with Stardust Exile.

    Rec Room is the best place to build and play games together. Party up with friends from all around the world to chat, hang out, explore MILLIONS of player-created rooms, or build something new and amazing to share with us all.

    2021AdventureMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Stardust Exile

Does Stardust Exile run on Steam Deck?
Stardust Exile 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 Stardust Exile cost?
Stardust Exile is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Stardust Exile have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Stardust Exile supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to Stardust Exile?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Stardust Exile are Veyrasol, Foundation: Galactic Frontier, Galaxor.
Who developed Stardust Exile?
Stardust Exile was developed by Apseren.

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 Stardust Exile.

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