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Games like Blackstar Ranger

If Blackstar Ranger is your kind of game, the closest matches are Low Earth Orbit Adventures, Sylph and sfsim — 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 Blackstar Ranger: Blackstar Ranger is a high-octane and immersive first-person space shooter. From the seat of your advanced fighter, you will complete contracts for BLACKSTAR, the most esteemed Private Military Faction in the solar system. With 6DOF capability, you will battle threats throughout the system.

2026ActionIndieSimulationWindowsby Vandal Gameworx
Blackstar Ranger — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Blackstar Ranger 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. Low Earth Orbit Adventures

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Blackstar Ranger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Blackstar Ranger.

    Low Earth Orbit Adventures is a chill space sim set in the near future where the space around Earth has become a frontier of science, commerce and diplomacy. Retrieve the Hubble, rescue astronauts, assemble space stations and many other missions in this realistic but friendly adventure.

    SimulationSteam ↗
  2. Sylph

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Blackstar Ranger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Blackstar Ranger.

    Operate a spacecraft at the edge of a singularity. Use realistic orbital mechanics and Newtonian physics to explore a star system around a black hole and what lies beyond.

    2026Simulation12.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. sfsim

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Blackstar Ranger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Blackstar Ranger.

    sfsim is a realistic 3D space flight simulator.Use an advanced single-stage-to-orbit space craft to take off, orbit the planet, perform reentry, and land back on Earth.sfsim features a true to scale Earth planet using NOAA elevation data and procedurally generated volumetric clouds.

    SimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. DarkSpase

    WHY THIS

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

    Galaga meets Tie Fighter meets Elite Dangerous. A sci-fi starfighter combat sim with NASA-accurate Keplerian orbits. Voyage across the Solar System with real-time FTL. Engage Dregg swarms in dynamic PvE encounters. Outmaneuver invaders by pushing Newtonian physics to the limit at 150 m/s.

    2025ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Silverwing

    WHY THIS

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

    Silverwing is an action flight game where you build an array of powerful spaceships to combat enemies across space and a diverse array of planet landscapes. Play through a fully voiced 20+ mission campaign with multiple endings based on your mission choices.

    2022ActionIndieSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Gravity in Space

    WHY THIS

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

    Gravity in Space is an acurate-physics-based spacecraft flight and combat simulation. Learn how to use gravitational forces to navigate through surreal worlds, while you outplay your enemies and shoot them.

    2021ActionIndieSimulation13.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Expedition Astra

    WHY THIS

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

    Old machines guard silent asteroid sites across the outer solar system. Pilot a 6DoF spacecraft, fight around the rock, dock with old vessels, and touch the asteroid to extract rare materials.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. Verse Project

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Blackstar Ranger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Blackstar Ranger.

    In this multiplayer game you have to explore the Solar System in real scale. Control spaceships of the near future, explore planets, moons and asteroids, mine resources, fight for space domination and build the future of the universe.

    2026ActionAdventureSimulationSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  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 Blackstar Ranger.

    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. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree 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 Blackstar Ranger.

    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. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Blackstar Ranger.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 ↗
  8. 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 Blackstar Ranger.

    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.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Blackstar Ranger

What games are most similar to Blackstar Ranger?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Blackstar Ranger are Low Earth Orbit Adventures, Sylph, sfsim.
Who developed Blackstar Ranger?
Blackstar Ranger was developed by Vandal Gameworx.

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 Blackstar Ranger.

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