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Games like Star Rangers™ XE

If Star Rangers™ XE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Signs of Life, ROKH and FortressCraft Evolved! — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its planetary exploration feels immersive, atmospheric and challenging. 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 Star Rangers™ XE: Explore space and build on other worlds in Star Rangers! Star Rangers is a space exploration and construction game that allows players to build habitats and spacecraft, acquire gear and explore the solar system.

2016ActionIndieAdventureSimulationRPGCasual11.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Project Whitecard Studios Inc., NASA (Some Models)
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Players who liked Star Rangers™ XE also play

Steam players who put hours into Star Rangers™ XE 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. Signs of Life

    WHY THIS

    Shares crafting and an atmospheric mood with Star Rangers™ XE.

    Top pick for Star Rangers™ XE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Star Rangers™ XE.

    Signs of Life is a sci-fi survival sandbox platformer with a combination of procedurally generated and hand-crafted content. You'll explore mysterious locations, Mine blocks for resources, and meet strange (and some familiar) creatures, some of which don't even want to kill you and eat your corpse.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. ROKH

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building, crafting and an atmospheric mood with Star Rangers™ XE.

    Second-strongest match for Star Rangers™ XE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Star Rangers™ XE.

    Have you got what it takes to survive on Mars? ROKH is a multiplayer survival game featuring scientific realism and extremely deep crafting and building. Make the red planet your sandbox and create a thriving colony.

    2017ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. FortressCraft Evolved!

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Star Rangers™ XE.

    Third-strongest match for Star Rangers™ XE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Star Rangers™ XE.

    FortressCraft Evolved is a unique blend of Voxel Landscapes, Tower Defense, Crafting, Logistics, Exploration, Combat and Assembly lines. Players begin by crash-landing on a strange alien world, left with only a small handful of starting machines.

    2015StrategyIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. StarMade

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Star Rangers™ XE.

    Ranked #4 for Star Rangers™ XE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Star Rangers™ XE.

    The ultimate space sandbox. Participate in epic fleet battles, form alliances, strive to dominate entire galaxies and harness the universe’s resources for your industrious empire or the destruction of others. Customise your experience, the universe is yours!

    2014ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Starbound

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building, crafting and an atmospheric mood with Star Rangers™ XE.

    Ranked #5 for Star Rangers™ XE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Star Rangers™ XE.

    You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Project Zomboid

    WHY THIS

    Shares crafting and procedural generation with Star Rangers™ XE.

    Ranked #6 for Star Rangers™ XE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Star Rangers™ XE.

    Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

    2013IndieSimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Boundless

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation with Star Rangers™ XE.

    Ranked #7 for Star Rangers™ XE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Star Rangers™ XE.

    Shape your citizen, forge your destiny and sculpt your world in this epic voxel sandbox MMO built on endless possibility.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Rust

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building with Star Rangers™ XE.

    Ranked #8 for Star Rangers™ XE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Star Rangers™ XE.

    The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Star Rangers™ XE at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Star Rangers™ XE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Star Rangers™ XE.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Star Rangers™ XE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Star Rangers™ XE.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Star Rangers™ XE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Early Access with Star Rangers™ XE.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Star Rangers™ XE on Steam right now. Shares Action with Star Rangers™ XE.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Star Rangers™ XE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Star Rangers™ XE.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Star Rangers™ XE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Star Rangers™ XE.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Star Rangers™ XE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Star Rangers™ XE.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Star Rangers™ XE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Star Rangers™ XE.

    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 ↗

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 and Adventure with Star Rangers™ XE.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Star Rangers™ XE.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Star Rangers™ XE.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 Star Rangers™ XE.

    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 ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Star Rangers™ XE.

    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 ↗
  6. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Star Rangers™ XE.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Star Rangers™ XE.

    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 ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Star Rangers™ XE.

    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 ↗

More from Project Whitecard Studios Inc.

Other recommendable Steam games by Project Whitecard Studios Inc., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Starlite: Astronaut Rescue - Developed in Collaboration with NASA

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Project Whitecard Studios Inc., the studio behind Star Rangers™ XE. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Star Rangers™ XE.

    Experience the thrill of standing in the boots of a future astronaut on Mars in the world of Starlite.Participate with your crewmate in a single-player 20 minute mini-adventure that soon turns into more than you bargained for on the Red Planet.

    2014AdventureSimulationRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Star Rangers VR - Free Demo

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Project Whitecard Studios Inc., the studio behind Star Rangers™ XE. Shares Simulation with Star Rangers™ XE.

    This free demo of Star Rangers VR is a short adventure set in orbit around the earth. The full Star Rangers game, to be released in five episodes (to start) has more missions, vehicles and adventures! Help us hit 30,000 demo users to kick off funded development.

    2017SimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Crawl Space: The Mansion

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Project Whitecard Studios Inc., the studio behind Star Rangers™ XE. Shares Adventure with Star Rangers™ XE.

    Crawlspace: The Mansion is a single player escape game set in a mysterious hotel, meant to be played near the Halloween season. It is non-VR and VR.

    2017Adventure4.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Star Rangers™ XE

How much does Star Rangers™ XE cost?
Star Rangers™ XE is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Star Rangers™ XE have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Star Rangers™ XE supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to Star Rangers™ XE?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Star Rangers™ XE are Signs of Life, ROKH, FortressCraft Evolved!.
Who developed Star Rangers™ XE?
Star Rangers™ XE was developed by Project Whitecard Studios Inc., NASA (Some Models) and published by Awestruck Games.

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 Star Rangers™ XE.

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