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Games like STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition

If STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition is your kind of game, the closest matches are STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition, STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Alliance™ and STAR WARS™ X-Wing vs TIE Fighter - Balance of Power Campaigns™ — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cinematic, epic and grand. 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 WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition: The Imperial Navy is called upon to eradicate the last of the rebellion and restore law and order. As an Imperial navy starfighter pilot, you will safeguard imperiled lives thoughout the galaxy. Join the Emperor's cause in eliminating the Rebel uprising as the Empire strikes back!

2015Action2.49 USDWindows · macOSby Totally Games
STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition — Steam game cover
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  1. STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    Top pick for STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    Against the overwhelming might of the Empire stands a small but growing Rebel Alliance. Scattered resistance groups are uniting and what is needed most now are Starfighter pilots. Will you join their struggle to end this tyranny and become a hero of the Rebellion?

    2015ActionSimulation2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Alliance™

    WHY THIS

    Shares ship customization and an epic mood with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    Second-strongest match for STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    A neutral family fights for its business - and its survival - and is swept up in the struggle against the encroaching Empire. You must defy the strong-arm tactics of a rival family who will stop at nothing to destroy your trading company.

    2015Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. STAR WARS™ X-Wing vs TIE Fighter - Balance of Power Campaigns™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    Third-strongest match for STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    Real-time against real pilots; this is Star Wars space combat as it was meant to be! Featuring challenging real-time dogfights of 2 to 8 players, Star Wars™: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter is one of the most historically significant space combat simulators ever made.

    2015ActionSimulation2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. STAR WARS™: Rogue Squadron 3D

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    Ranked #4 for STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    It is a time of great rejoicing in the galaxy. Luke Skywalker, with the help of Wedge Antilles, has blown up the Death Star. But there is little time to celebrate. The mighty Empire is gathering strength for a determined, all-out assault on the Rebel forces.

    2016ActionSimulation2.49 USDSteam ↗
  5. FalconLander

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    The mission is simple: land the Falcon! Try to use your fuel as efficiently as possible and land safely. This Arcade game is easy to start and fun to play! Back to the basics with the minimalistic style that still knows how to catch the players attention.

    2025Action1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Starpoint Gemini 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    Ranked #6 for STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    Captain your own space ship and roam the galaxy in 3D in this tactical space simulator with tons of RPG depth ! Space has never looked so inviting - but images can betray...It has been two years since the end of the second Gemini war, the situation in the wartorn system is further from resolution than ever.

    2014ActionSimulationRPG34.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Starfighter™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    Ranked #7 for STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    Join three heroic starfighter pilots in harrowing deep space and planetary missions to save the planet of Naboo. Rookie Naboo pilot Rhys Dallows, mercenary Vana Sage and alien pirate Nym form an unlikely alliance as they join together against an unexpected assault on the peaceful planet.

    2009ActionSimulation1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Lightspeed

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    You're the only human in a huge, robotic space ship, flying at incredible speeds through deep space. Your mission: find and settle a new planet where humanity can thrive. Combat is inevitable, but you'll need more than flying skills to succeed.

    2024ActionSimulation5.99 USDSteam ↗

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  1. STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Alliance™

    WHY THIS

    Shares ship customization and an epic mood with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    Reviewers of STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    A neutral family fights for its business - and its survival - and is swept up in the struggle against the encroaching Empire. You must defy the strong-arm tactics of a rival family who will stop at nothing to destroy your trading company.

    2015Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    Reviewers of STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    Against the overwhelming might of the Empire stands a small but growing Rebel Alliance. Scattered resistance groups are uniting and what is needed most now are Starfighter pilots. Will you join their struggle to end this tyranny and become a hero of the Rebellion?

    2015ActionSimulation2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. War Commander

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    War Commander is a large-scale MMO RTS set in a post-apocalyptic world. Take the role of the Commander and push back the forces of chaos and destruction in an attempt to rebuild. Command Troops, Destroy your enemies. Welcome to the apocalypse, Commander. 

    2026StrategyMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    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 ~60% under STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    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. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    "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 ↗
  4. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Orbt XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    Defy gravity in Orbt XL! A fast-paced, addictive, 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser. Stay in orbit, dodge obstacles, and rack up points, the closer you are to the black hole, the higher your score! Easy to learn, tough to master, and perfect for quick play sessions while waiting in queue.

    2017ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Toree 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    A bite-sized 3D Platformer sequel with more focus on the things people enjoyed in the first game like fast gameplay, flow focused levels and cute costumes (two this time).

    2021ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. UBERMOSH Vol.5

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    The fifth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.

    2017ActionIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. DCS World Steam Edition

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Feel the excitement of flying the Su-25T "Frogfoot" attack jet and the TF-51D "Mustang" in the free-to-play Digital Combat Simulator World!

    2013SimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Learn to Fly 3

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    Build your spaceship from scratch, earn funds and invest them into building a bigger, better spaceship as you try and fly your way up to space!

    2017ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Endless Sky

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.

    2015ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shadow Warrior Classic (1997)

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    Strap on your combat sandals...Lo Wang is coming to the Land of the Rising Sun to turn out the lights. Experience total blood immersion. If you can't touch, kill or drive something...then blow it away! Whether you're wielding shurikens, an Uzi, or a freshly plundered Guardian head...you've got your work cut out for you.

    1997ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Orbital Gear

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    Orbital Gear is a fast paced sidescroller shooter where you utilize the gravitation of celestial objects to give you momentum through space. Arm your Mech with two of the twelve different weapons and destroy your enemies.

    2014ActionIndieSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition.

    Grab the control yoke of a warplane and jump into the battlefields of World War 2 in this thrilling combat flight action game. In each of the campaigns for USA, Great Britain, USSR, Germany and Japan you will assume the role of a pilot and squadron leader of an elite air force unit.

    2019ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Exo One: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time. This is the prologue for Exo One.

    2020IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  8. Death Rally (Classic)

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You start out from the bottom of the ranking list. Your objective: earn money in the fast-paced battle races. Fight hard for each precious championship point. Fellow competitors are showering you in a constant hail of bullets. Each race is deadly contest - a matter of life or death.

    2014RacingFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition

Does STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition work on Steam Deck?
STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition cost?
STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition is listed on Steam at 2.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition are STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition, STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Alliance™, STAR WARS™ X-Wing vs TIE Fighter - Balance of Power Campaigns™.
Who developed STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition?
STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition was developed by Totally Games and published by LucasArts, Lucasfilm, Disney.

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