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Games like Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector

If Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is your kind of game, the closest matches are Citizen Sleeper, Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 and BROK the InvestiGator — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its crew relationships feel meaningful, atmospheric and contemplative. 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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Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is a 2025 narrative-driven RPG set in a gritty, character-focused dystopian sci-fi universe, currently available for $12.49 USD and confirmed playable on Steam Deck with a review score of 92% positive from over 1700 Steam reviews. The game combines branching dialogue choices and contract-based progression with dice-based mechanics that players describe as mirroring survival stakes throughout their journey. Reviewers highlight the atmospheric art and soundtrack by Amos Roddy, and players emphasise building and managing a crew of complex characters whose relationships feel meaningful. Players describe the overall experience as contemplative, immersive, and melancholic, with the vast, textured world serving as a compelling hook for those drawn to character-driven sci-fi adventures.

About Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector: A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt.

2025IndieAdventureRPG12.49 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 85Windows · macOSby Jump Over The Age
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector — Steam game cover
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Atmospheric art and soundtrack by amos roddyBuilding and managing a crew of complex charactersCrew relationships feel meaningfulAtmosphericContemplativeEmotional

Players who liked Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector also play

Steam players who put hours into Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector 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. Citizen Sleeper

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Top pick for Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

    2022IndieAdventureRPG5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Second-strongest match for Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    MATCH DNA BUBBLES IN AN UNDERGROUND LAB TO KEEP YOUR PSYCHIC CLONE FROM INVADING YOUR MIND AND TURNING YOU INTO A CANNIBAL. This is the match-3 survival horror comedy RPG metroidvania you didn't know you needed.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. BROK the InvestiGator

    WHY THIS

    Shares branching narrative and an emotional mood with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Third-strongest match for Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    An innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Gamedec - Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Ranked #4 for Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged

    WHY THIS

    Shares narrative driven and an atmospheric mood with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Ranked #5 for Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Ranked #6 for Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    You play Adam Jensen, an ex-SWAT specialist who's been handpicked to oversee the defensive needs of one of America's most experimental biotechnology firms. Your job is to safeguard company secrets, but when a black ops team breaks in and kills the very scientists you were hired to protect, everything you thought you knew about your job...

    2013ActionRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Esoteric Ebb

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Ranked #7 for Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.

    2026IndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Radio Commander: Vietnam '64

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Ranked #8 for Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Use the radio to give commands to the soldiers on the battlefield. Keep track of the situation based on their voice reports only. Lead US platoons to clash with Vietcong in a realistic, innovative approach to the RTS genre. Make hard choices in a narrative driven experience, and face the outcome.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    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 ~60% under Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    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. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    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 ~60% under Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    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 ~76% under Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    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. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Jump Over The Age

Other recommendable Steam games by Jump Over The Age, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Citizen Sleeper

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Another title from Jump Over The Age, the studio behind Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector. Shares Indie and Adventure with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

    2022IndieAdventureRPG5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. In Other Waters

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Another title from Jump Over The Age, the studio behind Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector. Shares Indie and Adventure with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Play as an Artificial Intelligence guiding a stranded xenobiologist through a beautiful and mysterious alien ocean. A non-violent sci-fi story, enter a world of wonder, fear and vulnerability, unraveling the history and ecology of an impossible planet. What will you discover together?

    2020IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Signet City

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Jump Over The Age, the studio behind Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector. Shares Indie and Adventure with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    From the creator of Citizen Sleeper, SIGNET CITY is a first-person fungalpunk RPG. You are a parasite, in a city where strange technologies and radical ideas are taking root. Grow into and through its inhabitants, uncover and change their stories, and witness the terminal season of the signet city.

    IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    MATCH DNA BUBBLES IN AN UNDERGROUND LAB TO KEEP YOUR PSYCHIC CLONE FROM INVADING YOUR MIND AND TURNING YOU INTO A CANNIBAL. This is the match-3 survival horror comedy RPG metroidvania you didn't know you needed.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. BROK the InvestiGator

    WHY THIS

    Shares branching narrative and an emotional mood with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    An innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Gamedec - Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged

    WHY THIS

    Shares narrative driven and an atmospheric mood with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Esoteric Ebb

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

    Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.

    2026IndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector

Does Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector run on Steam Deck?
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector 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 Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector cost?
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is listed on Steam at 12.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector are Citizen Sleeper, Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3, BROK the InvestiGator.
Who developed Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector?
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector was developed by Jump Over The Age and published by Fellow Traveller.

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 Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector.

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