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Games like Star Survivor

If Star Survivor is your kind of game, the closest matches are Last Star, Void Resurgence and SHPR — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its bite sized play sessions, persistent progression across runs 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.

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About Star Survivor: Star Survivor is a space-themed survival game that blends intense deckbuilding strategy. Pilot humanity's last spaceship through the vast galaxy, Unlock powerful weapon combos, collect card modules, and craft unique builds. As the enemy swarms grow denser, will you be the last one standing?

2024ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby SpaceOwl Games, Erabit
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Bite sized play sessionsEndless replayability with varied buildsPersistent progression across runsAtmosphericChallengingImmersive

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Steam players who put hours into Star Survivor 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. Last Star

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Star Survivor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Star Survivor.

    Last Star is a space shooter roguelite with tower defense elements. Pilot a spaceship to protect your solar core from endless waves of alien invaders. Upgrade both your core and spaceship to become unstoppable. Execute tactical counterattacks against alien motherships to slow down the invasion.

    2024ActionStrategyAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Void Resurgence

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Star Survivor.

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

    Command a starship in Void Resurgence, a retro-futuristic space roguelite. Battle through colorful cosmic fields, collect upgrades, and build your ultimate ship. Dodge intense bullet-hell patterns and fight for survival. Every run offers new challenges and permanent progress.

    2025ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. SHPR

    WHY THIS

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

    SHPR is an arena survival roguelike in which you have to buy items while creating amazing builds and synergies that will help you defeat enemies and bosses to be able to pass to the next stages.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Nova Drift

    WHY THIS

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

    Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.

    2024ActionIndie17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Time Wasters

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Star Survivor.

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

    Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Star Survivor.

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

    A roguelike tower defense where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and unique effect items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie2.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. SNKRX

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Star Survivor.

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

    SNKRX is an arcade shooter roguelite where you control a snake of heroes that automatically attack nearby enemies. Combine different heroes to unlock class bonuses and create unique builds, and steer your unstoppable party as they ravage through endless waves of enemies.

    2021ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. FatalZone

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Star Survivor.

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

    FatalZone is an auto shooter with roguelike and RPG elements set in a savage world of zombies. Exterminate zombie hordes, collect resources, upgrade your camp, and level up mercenaries. Humanity must survive at any cost!

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Star Survivor

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. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Star Survivor.

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

    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 ↗
  2. Soulstone Survivors

    WHY THIS

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

    Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.

    2025ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Prototype™

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Star Survivor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Star Survivor.

    You are the Prototype, Alex Mercer, a man without memory armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting your way to the heart of the conspiracy which created you; making those responsible pay. Fast & Deadly Shape-Shifting Combat: Reconfigure your body to the situation at hand.

    2009ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Time Wasters

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Star Survivor.

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

    Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Star Survivor.

    Reviewers of Star Survivor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Star Survivor.

    DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!

    2025Action12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Star Survivor on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Star Survivor.

    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. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Star Survivor on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Star Survivor.

    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 ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Star Survivor on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Star Survivor.

    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 ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Star Survivor on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Star Survivor.

    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 ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Star Survivor on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Star Survivor.

    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 ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Star Survivor on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Star Survivor.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Star Survivor on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Star Survivor.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Star Survivor on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Star Survivor.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Casual with Star Survivor.

    『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.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Floating Point

    WHY THIS

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

    Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.

    2014IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Extreme

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Star Survivor.

    Peggle Extreme delivers fast-paced puzzle action that combines elements of pinball and pachinko to create a truly unique game experience. Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun, now exclusively themed with art and sounds from Half-Life: Episode 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2.

    2007Free To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    WHY THIS

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

    Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

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

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Nova Drift

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Star Survivor.

    Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.

    2024ActionIndie17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Time Wasters

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Star Survivor.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Star Survivor.

    Time Wasters is a space shooter bullet heaven roguelite. Equip and upgrade weapons, destroy swarms of enemies, and collect Time & Space Cubes to bend the timeline to your advantage.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Star Survivor.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Star Survivor.

    A roguelike tower defense where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and unique effect items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie2.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Star Survivor

Does Star Survivor run on Steam Deck?
Star Survivor 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 Star Survivor cost?
Star Survivor is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Star Survivor?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Star Survivor are Last Star, Void Resurgence, SHPR.
Who developed Star Survivor?
Star Survivor was developed by SpaceOwl Games, Erabit and published by SpaceOwl Games, Erabit.

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 Star Survivor.

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