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Games like Spacecraft Tactics

If Spacecraft Tactics is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander, Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity® and Evochron Legacy SE — 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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About Spacecraft Tactics: Spacecraft Tactics is a 2D turn-based tactical space game. Save the last rebel outpost in the campaign. Develop a strategy, execute it in tactical battles and micromanage your ship. Play various game modes single or multiplayer. Create your own ships, scenes or mods and share them.

2023StrategyIndieSimulation8.99 USDWindows · Linuxby Stephan Birkl
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Steam players who put hours into Spacecraft Tactics 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. Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Spacecraft Tactics fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Spacecraft Tactics.

    Design and simulate the starships of your dreams! Command your ship or fleet in epic battles and manage your crew while exploring a dangerous galaxy. Play alone or with friends, test your ships in online PvP, and let your imagination reach for the stars!

    2022StrategySimulationEarly Access19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Spacecraft Tactics fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Spacecraft Tactics.

    In Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity, you are the leader of a civilization embroiled in a galactic war, fighting for the survival of your entire race against relentless foes.

    2011StrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Evochron Legacy SE

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Spacecraft Tactics fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Spacecraft Tactics.

    Advanced Space Flight, Combat, Trading, and Exploration Simulation. Set in a vast explorable universe, Evochron Legacy offers freeform gameplay with many diverse objectives and paths to choose from.

    2016IndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cobalt Core

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Spacecraft Tactics fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Spacecraft Tactics.

    A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!

    2023StrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Empyrion - Galactic Survival

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Spacecraft Tactics fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Spacecraft Tactics.

    Build and explore in a true space sandbox survival adventure. Construct mighty capital vessels, sprawling planetary settlements, and vast space stations in your galactic journey to discover the mysteries of Empyrion!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Spacecraft Tactics fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Spacecraft Tactics.

    Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Spacecraft Tactics fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Spacecraft Tactics.

    A retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling. Halcyon 6: Lightspeed Edition is a massively enhanced version of the Award Winning indie strategy RPG, Halcyon 6.

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Spacecraft Tactics fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Spacecraft Tactics.

    Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.

    2012ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Spacecraft Tactics on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Spacecraft Tactics.

    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 ~44% under Spacecraft Tactics on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Spacecraft Tactics.

    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. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Spacecraft Tactics on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Spacecraft Tactics.

    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 ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Spacecraft Tactics on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Spacecraft Tactics.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under Spacecraft Tactics on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Spacecraft Tactics.

    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 ↗
  6. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Spacecraft Tactics on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Spacecraft Tactics.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Spacecraft Tactics on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Spacecraft Tactics.

    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 ~44% under Spacecraft Tactics on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Spacecraft Tactics.

    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. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Spacecraft Tactics.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Spacecraft Tactics.

    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 ↗
  3. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Spacecraft Tactics.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Spacecraft Tactics.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. 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 Spacecraft Tactics.

    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.

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Spacecraft Tactics.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  8. Moonring

    WHY THIS

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

    A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

    2023RPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Spacecraft Tactics

How much does Spacecraft Tactics cost?
Spacecraft Tactics is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Spacecraft Tactics have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Spacecraft Tactics supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Spacecraft Tactics?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Spacecraft Tactics are Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander, Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®, Evochron Legacy SE.
Who developed Spacecraft Tactics?
Spacecraft Tactics was developed by Stephan Birkl.

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 Spacecraft Tactics.

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