Games like Space Run
If Space Run is your kind of game, the closest matches are Space Cheese Defenders, Millennium Conflict and Void Grimm — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its tactical positioning matters, challenging and immersive. 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 →Space Run is a real-time spaceship construction strategy game released in 2014 that twists tower-defense gameplay: a hexagonal ship is managed by building weapons, shields, and thrusters to survive attacks while delivering cargo. The single-player design centers on module placement, reverse tower defense, real-time strategy, and resource management, requiring constant multitasking without a pause. It holds a Metacritic score of 73, costs 4.99 USD, and currently lists no Steam Deck rating. Around 84% of 1,229 Steam reviews are positive. Players describe the mood as challenging and immersive, and reviewers highlight the inventive twist on tower defense, the high replay value, and the polished presentation across the medium-length structure.
About Space Run: Space Run is a «real-time spaceship construction strategy game». Space Run takes the well-known Tower Defense-style gameplay and twists it, challenging you to manage and protect a spaceship and its cargo against the hazards of deep space!
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Space Cheese Defenders
WHY THIS
Top pick for Space Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run.
A tower defense game with RTS elements about gathering cheese in space, where mobile carriers are able to deploy smaller spacecraft. Collect cheese to buy and upgrade spaceships and use each type to customize your playstyle and defend your base!
Millennium Conflict
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Space Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run.
You are the last survivor. Capture towers, command a squad of unique generals, and battle through 40 missions across 10 distinct worlds as you fight to reclaim a universe that has fallen to the enemy.
Void Grimm
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Space Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run.
Void Grimm is a real-time roguelike deckbuilder - In Space! Fight your way through waves of enemy spaceships. Your survival in the fast-paced battles requires quick thinking even at increased adrenaline levels. Optimize your deck, gather your crew, and utilize card synergies to master your runs.
Kind Heart Defenders
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Space Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run.
Kind Heart Defenders is an experience that brings the best of Space Shooter with the best of Tower Defense. Have fun building towers, trying different ships, laughing at the characters' jokes, and battling through intergalactic scenarios and gigantic bosses.
Space Run Galaxy
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Space Run.
Ranked #5 for Space Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run.
Space Run Galaxy is the sequel to Space Run, the game from one-man studio Passtech, which seduced hundreds of thousands of players with its dynamic and original gameplay. By twisting the tower-defense game style, Space Run offered an addictive real-time spaceship construction strategy experience.
AI War 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Space Run.
Ranked #6 for Space Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run.
The most devious and acclaimed artificial intelligence in strategy gaming is better than ever. A grand strategy/RTS hybrid that reverses many conventions of both genres. Take territory without attracting attention, build your empire with care, and adapt to an ever-evolving galactic battleground.
Gratuitous Space Battles
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Space Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run.
The first ever auto-battler game, from way back in 2009Who needs backstory? Who needs resource-gathering? Diplomacy is so last year. Gratuitous Space Battles cuts right to the chase of sci-fi strategy games, and deals with large, completely unjustified space battles between huge opposing space fleets.
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Space Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Space Run.
A ground-based RTS prequel to the classic Homeworld games. Assemble your fleet and lead them to victory on the shifting sands of Kharak in this compelling strategy game for PC from Blackbird Interactive.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Space Run at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Space Run on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Space Run.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Space Run on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Space Run.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Space Run on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Space Run.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Space Run on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Space Run on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Space Run.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Space Run on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Space Run.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Space Run on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Space Run.
"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!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Space Run.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Space Run.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Space Run.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Space Run.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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 Space Run.
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 Space Run.
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.
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More from Passtech Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Passtech Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Ravenswatch
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Space Run.
Another title from Passtech Games, the studio behind Space Run.
Fallen heroes of old folk tales and legends: you are on the verge of a crucial battle against the Nightmare invading and corrupting your world. A roguelike action game from the creators of Curse of the Dead Gods©, playable solo or in online co-op.
Curse of the Dead Gods
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Space Run.
Another title from Passtech Games, the studio behind Space Run.
You seek untold riches, eternal life, divine powers - it leads to this accursed temple, a seemingly-infinite labyrinth of bottomless pits, deadly traps, and monsters.
Space Run Galaxy
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Space Run.
Another title from Passtech Games, the studio behind Space Run. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run.
Space Run Galaxy is the sequel to Space Run, the game from one-man studio Passtech, which seduced hundreds of thousands of players with its dynamic and original gameplay. By twisting the tower-defense game style, Space Run offered an addictive real-time spaceship construction strategy experience.
Masters of Anima
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Space Run.
Another title from Passtech Games, the studio behind Space Run. Shares Strategy with Space Run.
Delve into an original adventure and defy the forces of evil in strategic, action-packed battles. Summon and control large armies of up to 100 Guardians thanks to intuitive and innovative gameplay and make quick tactical decisions to prevail.
Frequently asked about Space Run
- How much does Space Run cost?
- Space Run is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Space Run?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Space Run are Space Cheese Defenders, Millennium Conflict, Void Grimm.
- Who developed Space Run?
- Space Run was developed by Passtech Games and published by Focus Entertainment.
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