Games like Space Run
Below are 12 hand-picked alternatives to Space Run for fans of strategy, indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Space Run also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, more from Passtech Games. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
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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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Space Cheese Defenders
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!
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Void Grimm
Second-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.
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Kind Heart Defenders
Third-strongest match 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.
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Space Run Galaxy
Ranked #4 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.
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Gratuitous Space Battles
Ranked #5 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.
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AI War 2
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.
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Nexus - The Jupiter Incident
Ranked #7 for Space Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run.
Ambitious megacorporations monopolize the conquest of space and the colonization of the solar system. At the very edge of the solar system, the companies make a discovery that will shift the technological advantage and upset the balance. And so a new conflict is born: "The Jupiter Incident."
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Shortest Trip to Earth
Ranked #8 for Space Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run.
Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Passtech Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Ravenswatch
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.
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Curse of the Dead Gods
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.
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Space Run Galaxy
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.
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Masters of Anima
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, Void Grimm, Kind Heart Defenders.
- Who developed Space Run?
- Space Run was developed by Passtech Games and published by Focus Entertainment.
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