Games like Star Boss
If Star Boss is your kind of game, the closest matches are Starbase Gunship, Astrominer and Stacks:Space! — 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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Starbase Gunship
WHY THIS
Top pick for Star Boss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Star Boss.
Starbase Gunship places you in the seat of a weapons officer on a state-of-the-art Gunship as you defend a remote outpost from an Alien invasion fleet. With access to laser cannons, missiles, miniguns and nuclear warheads, you are the last line of defense between humanity and the alien invaders.
Astrominer
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Star Boss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Star Boss.
Embark on an epic space adventure in AstroMiner, where you must build a base, overcome challenges, and construct a space ship to return home from the asteroid belt.
Stacks:Space!
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Star Boss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Star Boss.
Stacks:Space is a space-themed base builder card game with rogue-like elements. Buy booster packs to get new cards, discover craft recipes by stacking cards together, create structures, manufacture drones and droids, defend your base from enemies, visit distant planets, and more!
D.R.I.F.T.
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Star Boss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Star Boss.
A slow, system-driven space sim about contracts, reputation, and survival through careful decision-making, not combat or heroics.
Startenders: Intergalactic Bartending
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Star Boss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Star Boss.
Prepare for your unexpected enrollment into the Startenders Academy. Your goal is to create bizarre beverages for colourful customers in the hope that no one notices you haven’t the slightest clue what’s going on.
Rebots
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Star Boss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Star Boss.
Rebots is a first-person automation game with an expansive universe to explore. Using intelligent(ish) rebots, you can gather resources, terraform planets, and scan all of the things. Traverse the galaxy in the name of space capitalism!
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Star Boss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Star Boss.
Out of cash, out of luck, out on the fringe. Juno Markev has a killer to tail, a debt to pay, and more trouble headed her way. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw takes place in a greasy, blue-collar world of outlaws, truckers, cops and thieves.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Star Boss at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Star Boss on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Star Boss.
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 ~63% under Star Boss on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Star Boss.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Star Boss on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Star Boss.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Star Boss on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Star Boss.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~81% under Star Boss on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Star Boss.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Star Boss on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Star Boss.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Star Boss on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Star Boss.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Star Boss on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Star Boss.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Star Boss.
When there’s a call, you are the man to clean up after your client’s dirty job. Siding with the mafia is a dangerous game, but they pay well, and you need money, right? So take your mop and better remove those bloodstains quickly before the police come.
South Scrimshaw, Part One
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Star Boss.
South Scrimshaw is the story of a newborn whale in a vast alien ocean. It is a richly illustrated experimental visual novel, written in the style of a nature documentary.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Star Boss.
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.
SCP – Containment Breach
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Star Boss.
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
Fallout Shelter
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Star Boss.
Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.
Kingdom: Classic
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Star Boss.
Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
Mr.Mine
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Star Boss.
Explore the depths of the earth and uncover hidden treasures in this addictive idle mining game. Unlock the power of your drill with hundreds of upgrades, discover mysterious relics, and unearth priceless gems. Can you master the mines and reveal their deepest secrets? Dive in and dig deep!
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Frequently asked about Star Boss
- How much does Star Boss cost?
- Star Boss is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Star Boss?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Star Boss are Starbase Gunship, Astrominer, Stacks:Space!.
- Who developed Star Boss?
- Star Boss was developed by BeautifulWorld.
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 Boss.
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