Games like Lords of the Black Sun
If Lords of the Black Sun is your kind of game, the closest matches are Horizon, StarDrive 2 and Stars in Shadow — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its diplomacy with pirate clans, faction variety stands out and bleak. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Lords of the Black Sun: Take command of one race to join the struggle for supremacy in the galaxy. As the leader of your empire you are tasked with exploring the stars, colonizing new worlds, managing your empire and conquering whoever dares to oppose you.
Players who liked Lords of the Black Sun also play
Steam players who put hours into Lords of the Black Sun 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.
Horizon
WHY THIS
Top pick for Lords of the Black Sun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lords of the Black Sun.
Horizon is a turn-based space strategy game of galactic exploration and conquest in which you are in control of humanity’s destiny. You will explore deep space, find new frontiers and discover alien artifacts hidden on long-abandoned planets.
StarDrive 2
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Lords of the Black Sun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lords of the Black Sun.
StarDrive 2 is an exciting and evolutionary step forward for the StarDrive franchise. In this eagerly anticipated sequel, the core mechanics have evolved to incorporate a turn-based strategic layer, featuring spectacular realtime battles.
Stars in Shadow
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Lords of the Black Sun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lords of the Black Sun.
Stars in Shadow is a turn-based 4X strategy game and a vivid tribute to the genre classics. Compete with alien factions to explore and colonize nearby starsystems, build fleets to defend against rivals, negotiate or conquer them. Win by unifying the galaxy, through diplomacy or force.
ENDLESS™ Space 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Lords of the Black Sun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Lords of the Black Sun.
ENDLESS™ Space 2 is a Strategic Space Opera, featuring the compelling “just one more turn” gameplay, set in the mysterious ENDLESS™ Universe. As the leader of your civilization, will you impose your vision and build the greatest stellar empire?
Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Lords of the Black Sun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Lords of the Black Sun.
The Enhanced Edition contains Sword of the Stars II: The Lords of Winter and the first expansion, the End of Flesh. The new expansion introduces the new playable race, the Loa. All previous DLCs containing new avatars, new combat music, alternate voices, skins, and new badges for the warships are also included.
Sid Meier's Starships
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Ranked #6 for Lords of the Black Sun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Lords of the Black Sun.
Build and command a fleet of starships and travel between planets as you explore, build, negotiate, and fight to preserve your vision for humanity.
Breachway
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Lords of the Black Sun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Lords of the Black Sun.
Explore the galaxy in this deckbuilding, sci-fi roguelike where ship upgrades and crew management are key to your survival. Optimize resource generation, engage in intense turn-based battles, and take on ever-growing threats as you seek out The Signal.
ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Lords of the Black Sun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Lords of the Black Sun.
ENDLESS™ Space is a turn-based 4X strategy game, covering the space colonization age in the ENDLESS™ Universe, where you can control every aspect of your civilization as you strive for galactic domination.
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Stellaris
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Lords of the Black Sun cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Lords of the Black Sun.
Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.
Master of Orion
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Lords of the Black Sun cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Lords of the Black Sun.
The ascendant spacefaring 4X strategy game returns! A new chapter in the epic Master of Orion saga is poised to once again capture the imaginations of millions of gamers.
ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Lords of the Black Sun cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Lords of the Black Sun.
ENDLESS™ Space is a turn-based 4X strategy game, covering the space colonization age in the ENDLESS™ Universe, where you can control every aspect of your civilization as you strive for galactic domination.
Dawn of Andromeda
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Lords of the Black Sun cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lords of the Black Sun.
Dawn of Andromeda is a pausable, real-time 4X space strategy game providing an accessible, fun and immersive experience, introducing fresh ideas to the genre. Build your empire, colonize new planets, interact with other factions and characters, research technologies and build great fleets.
Galactic Civilizations IV
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Lords of the Black Sun cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Lords of the Black Sun.
Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Lords of the Black Sun at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Lords of the Black Sun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lords of the Black Sun.
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?
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Lords of the Black Sun on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lords of the Black Sun.
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!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Lords of the Black Sun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lords of the Black Sun.
"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!
Bejeweled® 3
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Lords of the Black Sun on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Lords of the Black Sun.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Lords of the Black Sun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lords of the Black Sun.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Lords of the Black Sun on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lords of the Black Sun.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
TYRONE vs COPS
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Lords of the Black Sun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lords of the Black Sun.
Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lords of the Black Sun.
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.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lords of the Black Sun.
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
Control, I'm Not Coming Back
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lords of the Black Sun.
Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.
Samorost 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lords of the Black Sun.
Explore the beginnings of the Samorost series in the space gnome’s original bite-sized adventure, formerly released in 2003. Now with remastered sounds, enhanced graphics, and new music by Floex.
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lords of the Black Sun.
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!
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lords of the Black Sun.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lords of the Black Sun.
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.
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Frequently asked about Lords of the Black Sun
- How much does Lords of the Black Sun cost?
- Lords of the Black Sun is listed on Steam at 2.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Lords of the Black Sun have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Lords of the Black Sun supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to Lords of the Black Sun?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lords of the Black Sun are Horizon, StarDrive 2, Stars in Shadow.
- Who developed Lords of the Black Sun?
- Lords of the Black Sun was developed by Arkavi Studios and published by Iceberg Interactive.
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