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Games like Space Rangers HD: A War Apart

  • 22 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Space Rangers HD: A War Apart also play

The closest matches to Space Rangers HD: A War Apart: Elite Dangerous, Rebel Galaxy, Starpoint Gemini Warlords, X3: Reunion, and SPORE™ Galactic Adventures. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares faction politics with Space Rangers HD: A War Apart.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2015
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Shares ship upgrades with Space Rangers HD: A War Apart.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2015
  1. Rank 05

    SPORE™ Galactic Adventures

    Why this: Same immersive mood as Space Rangers HD: A War Apart.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2009
  2. Rank 06

    VoidExpanse

    • $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2015
  3. Rank 07

    ENDLESS™ Space 2

    Why this: Also Turn-Based and Space, like Space Rangers HD: A War Apart.

    • $39.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2017

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Space Rangers HD: A War Apart

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Elite Dangerous

    Shares faction politics with Space Rangers HD: A War Apart.

    • 77% of 52,491 reviews
  2. 2
    Rebel Galaxy

    Shares ship upgrades with Space Rangers HD: A War Apart.

    • 86% of 5,259 reviews
  3. 3
    Starpoint Gemini Warlords

    Same atmospheric mood as Space Rangers HD: A War Apart.

    • 76% of 1,888 reviews
  4. 4
    X3: Reunion

    Genres: Strategy

    • 65% of 295 reviews
  5. 5
    SPORE™ Galactic Adventures

    Same immersive mood as Space Rangers HD: A War Apart.

    • 91% of 3,958 reviews
  6. 6
    VoidExpanse

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 73% of 388 reviews
  7. 7
    ENDLESS™ Space 2

    Also Turn-Based and Space, like Space Rangers HD: A War Apart.

    • 83% of 9,376 reviews
  8. 8
    ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game

    Genres: RPG

    • 83% of 3,421 reviews
  9. 9
    EVE Online

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Massively Multiplayer

    • 73% of 22,693 reviews
  10. 10
    Between the Stars

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 77% of 1,158 reviews
  11. 11
    Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 95% of 7,321 reviews
  12. 12
    Starbound

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 89% of 51,728 reviews
  13. 13
    Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 81% of 3,125 reviews
  14. 14
    Horizon

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 58% of 258 reviews
  15. 15
    X3: Terran Conflict

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Simulation

    • 84% of 1,089 reviews
  16. 16
    Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 87% of 96,416 reviews
  17. 17
    Star Nomad 2

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 68% of 117 reviews
  18. 18
    Space Pirates and Zombies

    Same nostalgic mood as Space Rangers HD: A War Apart.

    • 92% of 1,874 reviews
  19. 19
    Master of Orion

    Genres: Strategy

    • 76% of 4,703 reviews
  20. 20
    Void Destroyer 2

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 80% of 571 reviews
  21. 21
    Shadow Empire

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation, RPG

    • 82% of 1,123 reviews
  22. 22
    Objects in Space

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 51% of 496 reviews
  23. 23
    Spacebase Startopia

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 50% of 234 reviews
  24. 24
    Stellaris

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 87% of 75,169 reviews
Space Rangers HD: A War Apart — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2013
  • Developer: SNK Games, Elemental Games, Katauri Interactive
  • Price: $14.99checked Oct 31
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 88% of 1,032 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, RPG
  • Metacritic 68
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Emergent stories make the galaxy feel alive
  • Mods revive lost content and add depth
  • Retro charm and dark humor shine through
  • Atmospheric
  • Immersive
  • Nostalgic

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About Space Rangers HD: A War Apart

The closest matches to Space Rangers HD: A War Apart: Elite Dangerous, Rebel Galaxy, Starpoint Gemini Warlords, X3: Reunion, and SPORE™ Galactic Adventures. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Space Rangers HD: A War Apart is your kind of game, the closest matches are Elite Dangerous, Rebel Galaxy and Starpoint Gemini Warlords — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, immersive and nostalgic, and single out its arcade hyperspace combat and dynamic economy. 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.

Space Rangers HD: A War Apart is a 2013 space sandbox that blends strategy, RPG, adventure, simulation and action into a single massive experience. Players command ships through arcade hyperspace combat, manage dynamic economies, engage in RTS planetary battles and navigate faction politics across the galaxy. The game features procedural events, ship upgrades and text-based quests that players describe as hard and unpredictable. Reviewers highlight that emergent stories make the galaxy feel alive, while the retro charm and dark humor shine through in the writing. Players also note that mods revive lost content and add significant depth to the experience. The game holds an 88% positive rating from over a thousand Steam reviews, is priced at $14.99 and runs in a playable state on Steam Deck.

About Space Rangers HD: A War Apart: Space adventure, open world RPG, strategy, arcade, quest and more!

Is Space Rangers HD: A War Apart worth buying?

  • 88% of 1,032 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 7).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 69 h when they wrote their review.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“I loved Space Rangers 2 back in the day. This game comes very close to capturing the magic of the original, but it lacks in a critical way that means I can't recommend it: the new pirate faction is just stupidly broken. Even putting…”
11 h played
“I love Space Rangers, dearly. However, the entire pirates plot is awful. It kills this game for me, pretty much. I wish there was an option to play the original V2 dominators instead.”
62 h played
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People who play it also play: Elite Dangerous, Rebel Galaxy, Starpoint Gemini Warlords

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Frequently asked about Space Rangers HD: A War Apart

Can I run it?

Does Space Rangers HD: A War Apart run on Steam Deck?

Space Rangers HD: A War Apart 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 Space Rangers HD: A War Apart cost?

Space Rangers HD: A War Apart is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Space Rangers HD: A War Apart?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Space Rangers HD: A War Apart are Elite Dangerous, Rebel Galaxy, Starpoint Gemini Warlords.

Who developed Space Rangers HD: A War Apart?

Space Rangers HD: A War Apart was developed by SNK Games, Elemental Games, Katauri Interactive and published by Fulqrum Publishing.