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Games like Galactic Ascendancy

If Galactic Ascendancy is your kind of game, the closest matches are Protocol Omega: Resist and Survive, Phenomena Embattled and Elite Comet — 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 Galactic Ascendancy: Humanity, having mastered faster-than-light travel, discovered a distant galaxy teeming with extraterrestrial civilizations. Join Admiral Preen in his conquest of the Andromeda Galaxy. Crush the resistance and invade their worlds.

2024ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDWindowsby Mial
Galactic Ascendancy — Steam game cover

Players who liked Galactic Ascendancy also play

Steam players who put hours into Galactic Ascendancy 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. Protocol Omega: Resist and Survive

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Galactic Ascendancy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Ascendancy.

    In this 2.5D top-down shooter you command a damaged battle spaceship. Survive the waves of hostile enemies, upgrade your ship, discover hidden places and get your crew home.

    2026ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Phenomena Embattled

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Galactic Ascendancy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Ascendancy.

    From the far reaching void of space. To the very cores of planets. This is where Phenomena Embattled takes place. Pilot your alien trans-medium craft through aerial battles, underground caverns and deep sea trenches.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Elite Comet

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Galactic Ascendancy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Ascendancy.

    In Elite Comet's Beta 0.1.0, get ready to engage in thrilling multiplayer battles like never before. Challenge yourself and your friends as you face off against 10 AIs or 10 fellow players in intense cosmic warfare.

    2022ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Breach In Space

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Galactic Ascendancy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Ascendancy.

    Breach In Space is a 2D shooting game with challenging combat and very hard platforming. Find a way back to home galaxy through 4 different planets.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Death Road

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Galactic Ascendancy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Ascendancy.

    Death Road is a solo Top Down Shooter game. Take on the challenge of liberating the earth from a zombies and monsters infestation, using over-the-top weaponry in a world with awesomely stylized graphics. The road journey has never been so much fun!

    2023ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. PUFIWEHO

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Galactic Ascendancy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Ascendancy.

    Protecting Us From Incredibly Worrisome Extremely Hostile Oddities...is what you will be doing with your football! Defend the Earth from the invading disciples of the Deranged Octopus, and learn the ultimate secret of the Universe.

    2020ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. RESHOOTER

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Galactic Ascendancy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Ascendancy.

    RESHOOTER offers heart-pounding shoot-em-up action that elevates classic arcade gameplay to the next level. Dive into the retroflow with electrifying visuals, immersive audio, and captivating mechanics.

    2026ActionIndieEarly Access12.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Mud River

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Galactic Ascendancy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Ascendancy.

    Mud River is a horizontal 2D Shoot‘em Up game. The Rio Doce (Sweet River) was a paradise for mankind and animals, but now it has become a territory destroyed by the unscrupulous activities of Dr. Wellin. This is Pacal's first destination, ascending the Rio Doce preventing its complete destruction.

    2021ActionIndieCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Galactic Ascendancy on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Ascendancy.

    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 ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Galactic Ascendancy on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Galactic Ascendancy.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Galactic Ascendancy on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Galactic Ascendancy.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Galactic Ascendancy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Galactic Ascendancy.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Galactic Ascendancy on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Ascendancy.

    "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!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Galactic Ascendancy on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Galactic Ascendancy.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Galactic Ascendancy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Galactic Ascendancy.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Galactic Ascendancy on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Galactic Ascendancy.

    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.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 Action with Galactic Ascendancy.

    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. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Ascendancy.

    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 ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Galactic Ascendancy.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Galactic Ascendancy.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Ascendancy.

    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 ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Ascendancy.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Ascendancy.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Galactic Ascendancy

How much does Galactic Ascendancy cost?
Galactic Ascendancy is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Galactic Ascendancy?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Galactic Ascendancy are Protocol Omega: Resist and Survive, Phenomena Embattled, Elite Comet.
Who developed Galactic Ascendancy?
Galactic Ascendancy was developed by Mial.

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 Galactic Ascendancy.

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