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Games like Dangerous

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  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Dangerous also play

The closest matches to Dangerous: Transcendence, X: Tension, Rebel Galaxy Outlaw, Starpoint Gemini 2, and Out of Orbit. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares faction reputation and ship customization with Dangerous.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2015
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Shares faction reputation with Dangerous.

    • $4.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2010
  1. Rank 05

    Out of Orbit

    • $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2023
  2. Rank 07

    EVERSPACE™ 2

    Why this: Shares ship customization and open world exploration with Dangerous.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 1)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2023

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Dangerous

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Transcendence

    Shares faction reputation and ship customization with Dangerous.

    • 88% of 181 reviews
  2. 2
    X: Tension

    Shares faction reputation with Dangerous.

    • 73% of 52 reviews
  3. 3
    Rebel Galaxy Outlaw

    Shares ship customization with Dangerous.

    • 66% of 717 reviews
  4. 4
    Starpoint Gemini 2

    Genres: Action, Simulation, RPG

    • 72% of 2,235 reviews
  5. 5
    Out of Orbit

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 79% of 87 reviews
  6. 6
    Star Nomad 2

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 68% of 117 reviews
  7. 7
    EVERSPACE™ 2

    Shares ship customization and open world exploration with Dangerous.

    • 87% of 7,075 reviews
  8. 8
    X3: Reunion

    Genres: Strategy

    • 65% of 295 reviews
  9. 9
    Elite Dangerous

    Same contemplative mood as Dangerous.

    • 77% of 52,491 reviews
  10. 10
    Ceres

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 55% of 82 reviews
  11. 11
    Underspace

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 83% of 352 reviews
  12. 12
    Objects in Space

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 51% of 496 reviews
  13. 13
    Kenshi

    Shares open world exploration with Dangerous.

    • 95% of 46,830 reviews
  14. 14
    Vanguard Galaxy

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 91% of 329 reviews
  15. 15
    Silent Sector

    Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation

    • 85% of 71 reviews
  16. 16
    Space Rogue

    Shares perk system and ship customization with Dangerous.

    • 59% of 241 reviews
  17. 17
    Naev

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 81% of 157 reviews
  18. 18
    Smugglers 5

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 52% of 112 reviews
  19. 19
    Void Destroyer 2

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 80% of 571 reviews
  20. 20
    EVE Online

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Massively Multiplayer

    • 73% of 22,693 reviews
  21. 21
    Space Rangers HD: A War Apart

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Adventure

    • 88% of 1,032 reviews
  22. 22
    Gaia Beyond

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 76% of 170 reviews
  23. 23
    Space Pirates and Zombies

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 92% of 1,874 reviews
  24. 24
    FTL: Faster Than Light

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 96% of 46,262 reviews
Dangerous — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2014
  • Developer: Binary Helix
  • 50% of 16 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS

Players highlight

  • Choose your own path as pirate trader or explorer
  • Humor keeps the tone engaging
  • Perks unlock new abilities
  • Challenging
  • Comedic
  • Contemplative

About Dangerous

The closest matches to Dangerous: Transcendence, X: Tension, Rebel Galaxy Outlaw, Starpoint Gemini 2, and Out of Orbit. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Dangerous is your kind of game, the closest matches are Transcendence, X: Tension and Rebel Galaxy Outlaw — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, comedic and contemplative, and single out its auto combat toggle and faction reputation. 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.

About Dangerous: Dangerous is an epic 3D open and living world space combat RPG sandbox with an immersive and riveting story. Are you the feared war criminal who will destroy all life or the savior of the universe? Gather your wingmen and travel the galaxy in search of answers.

Is Dangerous worth buying?

Too few reviews to call

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • Only 16 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
  • Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 2).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics usually quit early: a median of 0.3 h played before their negative review.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Well yes on close inspection I should have looked for Elite flag. Still it would be nice if it had been made clearer in the discription somehow. Very unfortunate that they have same games. i don';t know if it's a cash grab, or an honest…”
1 h played
“As a die-hard Freelancer fan, I really tried to like this game, but after 10 minutes I couldn't stand the futility anymore and clicked "Refund" instead.”
0 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Transcendence, X: Tension, Rebel Galaxy Outlaw

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Frequently asked about Dangerous

Can I run it?

What games are most similar to Dangerous?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dangerous are Transcendence, X: Tension, Rebel Galaxy Outlaw.

Who developed Dangerous?

Dangerous was developed by Binary Helix and published by XP.