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Games like Space Ace

If Space Ace is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dragon's Lair, Dragon's Lair 2: Time Warp and Game-Kun: Input Challenge — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its don bluths signature animation, energize mechanic adds strategy and challenging. 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 Space Ace: In Space Ace you play the heroic Ace who must stop the evil Commander Borf from taking over the Earth! Borf plans to reduce all of humankind to infants and take over the planet.

2013ActionAdventureCasual9.99 USDWindows · Linuxby Digital Leisure Inc.
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Players who liked Space Ace also play

Steam players who put hours into Space Ace 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. Dragon's Lair

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Space Ace.

    Top pick for Space Ace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Space Ace.

    Haven't heard of Dragon's Lair?! Well, you play the heroic Dirk the Daring, a valiant knight on a quest to rescue the fair princess from the clutches of an evil dragon! Originally released in the summer of 1983, Dragon's Lair has solidified itself as a cultural icon in gaming.

    2013ActionAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Dragon's Lair 2: Time Warp

    WHY THIS

    Shares quick time events and a cinematic mood with Space Ace.

    Second-strongest match for Space Ace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Space Ace.

    Princess Daphne has been spirited away to a wrinkle in time by the Evil Wizard Mordroc who plans to force her into marriage. Only you, Dirk the Daring, can save her.

    2013ActionAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Game-Kun: Input Challenge

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Space Ace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Space Ace.

    Game-Kun: Input Challenge is a reaction-based hiscore mini game. Test your reflexes and input skills with your gamepad. Unlock skins and other characters to enhance the fun! Can you reach the final level and compete for the ultimate hiscore?

    2021ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Space Ace.

    Ranked #4 for Space Ace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Space Ace.

    Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II picks up where the award-winning Dark Forces™ game left off...with even more features and firepower in dazzling 3D graphics. As Kyle Katarn, you must acquire a lightsaber and learn the ways of the Force to become a Jedi Knight.

    2009Action1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Gaijin Charenji 1 : Kiss or Kill

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Space Ace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Space Ace.

    GAIJIN CHARENGI 1 : Kiss Or Kill is a Punk Narrative Shoot-Them-Up.You can kill ( exterminate, destroy) your enemies, or just kiss them to make a loving world.It’s a narrative solo game. The story is between you and the Game developer. The end of the game depends on your karma.All characters int this game are over the age of 18.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Hyper Bullet

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Space Ace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Space Ace.

    Hyper Bullet is a top-down action game replenished with agreeable vaporwave aesthetics, pure joy of combat and gunplay rhythm.

    2021ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. VHS PLATFORM: 2D

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Space Ace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Space Ace.

    Our player will need to use his skills and go through all the obstacles present in each stage. With each stage that the player passes, the levels will become more and more difficult, are you up for the challenge?

    2022ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Space Foes

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Space Ace fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Space Ace.

    A space shooter inspired by old school games. You set the order of the levels, get new weapons and upgrades. Each stage has a boss and a sub-boss with unique skills and challenges.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Space Ace

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. Dragon's Lair

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Space Ace.

    Reviewers of Space Ace cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Space Ace.

    Haven't heard of Dragon's Lair?! Well, you play the heroic Dirk the Daring, a valiant knight on a quest to rescue the fair princess from the clutches of an evil dragon! Originally released in the summer of 1983, Dragon's Lair has solidified itself as a cultural icon in gaming.

    2013ActionAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Space Ace.

    Reviewers of Space Ace cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Space Ace.

    A galaxy-spanning adventure awaits in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a 3rd person action-adventure title from Respawn. An abandoned Padawan must complete his training, develop new powerful Force abilities, and master the art of the lightsaber - all while staying one step ahead of the Empire.

    2019ActionAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Don't run out of Soda

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Space Ace cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Space Ace.

    Can you escape a humble cook? If you don't, you will become his meal. You have five tries.

    2021ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Space Ace on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Space Ace.

    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 ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Space Ace on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Space Ace.

    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 ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Space Ace on Steam right now. Shares Action with Space Ace.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Space Ace on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Space Ace.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Space Ace on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Space Ace.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Space Ace on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Space Ace.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Space Ace on Steam right now. Shares Action with Space Ace.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Space Ace on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Space Ace.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Space Ace.

    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 ↗
  2. Peggle Extreme

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Wires And Whiskers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Space Ace.

    Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.

    2025ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. RuneScape ®

    WHY THIS

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

    RuneScape is a high fantasy open world MMORPG. Explore an ever changing and evolving living world where new challenges, skills, and quests await. Featuring unprecedented player freedom, you choose how to play, adventure, and grow.

    2020Massively MultiplayerRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. TrackMania Nations Forever

    WHY THIS

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

    A free game in the truest sense of the word, TrackMania Nations Forever lets you drive at mind-blowing speeds on fun and spectacular tracks in solo and multiplayer modes.TrackMania Nations Forever offers a new "Forever" version of the Stadium environment, a solid solo mode and 65 brand new, progressively challenging tracks.

    2008RacingFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Endless Sky

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Space Ace.

    Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.

    2015ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Just Act Natural

    WHY THIS

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

    Just Act Natural is a hand-crafted online party game where players must hide among NPC characters to avoid detection from the seeker. Compete against your friends in a variety of game modes over a course of different rounds to be crowned the winner!

    2022ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bombergrounds: Reborn

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Space Ace.

    BOMBERGROUNDS: Immerse in a free-to-play massive multiplayer action-packed arena inspired by classic bomber games. Dash, bomb, bat, and explode your way to victory. Your realm of relentless arcade action is just a click away—dive in and rule the grounds!

    2022ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗

More from Digital Leisure Inc.

Other recommendable Steam games by Digital Leisure Inc., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Dragon's Lair

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Space Ace.

    Another title from Digital Leisure Inc., the studio behind Space Ace. Shares Action and Adventure with Space Ace.

    Haven't heard of Dragon's Lair?! Well, you play the heroic Dirk the Daring, a valiant knight on a quest to rescue the fair princess from the clutches of an evil dragon! Originally released in the summer of 1983, Dragon's Lair has solidified itself as a cultural icon in gaming.

    2013ActionAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Four Kings Casino and Slots

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Digital Leisure Inc., the studio behind Space Ace. Shares Casual with Space Ace.

    The Four Kings Casino & Slots is a rich social online multiplayer casino gaming experience. Play all of your favorite casino games like Poker, Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, Baccarat, Slots and more! Meet friends, climb the leaderboards and win rewards to customize your avatar.

    2015SimulationMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Dragon's Lair 2: Time Warp

    WHY THIS

    Shares quick time events and a cinematic mood with Space Ace.

    Another title from Digital Leisure Inc., the studio behind Space Ace. Shares Action and Adventure with Space Ace.

    Princess Daphne has been spirited away to a wrinkle in time by the Evil Wizard Mordroc who plans to force her into marriage. Only you, Dirk the Daring, can save her.

    2013ActionAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Get Off My Lawn!

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Space Ace.

    Another title from Digital Leisure Inc., the studio behind Space Ace. Shares Casual with Space Ace.

    They came in peace, but messed with the wrong old man. Armed with a musket, 78 year old Murray Mendelson has single-handedly started an interstellar war. Shoot first and ask questions later in this endless fast paced arcade shooter. Use everything in Murray’s arsenal to keep the aliens off of his perfectly manicured lawn!

    2014IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  5. Four Kings: Video Poker

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Digital Leisure Inc., the studio behind Space Ace. Shares Casual with Space Ace.

    Four Kings: Video Poker allows you to hone your poker skills - no extra chips needed!

    2021StrategyCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Spellfarers

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Digital Leisure Inc., the studio behind Space Ace. Shares Adventure with Space Ace.

    Farm, fish, craft, and cast spells with your friends in this idyllic, magical multiplayer farming sim. Befriend the townsfolk of Wenngrove, learn their trades and stories, tend your home with your friends and Familiar, and make magic in Spellfarers.

    2026AdventureSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Space Ace

How much does Space Ace cost?
Space Ace is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Space Ace?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Space Ace are Dragon's Lair, Dragon's Lair 2: Time Warp, Game-Kun: Input Challenge.
Who developed Space Ace?
Space Ace was developed by Digital Leisure Inc..

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