Games like Space Run Galaxy
If Space Run Galaxy is your kind of game, the closest matches are Space Run, AI War: Fleet Command and DG2: Defense Grid 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, immersive and stressful. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Space Run Galaxy: Space Run Galaxy is the sequel to Space Run, the game from one-man studio Passtech, which seduced hundreds of thousands of players with its dynamic and original gameplay. By twisting the tower-defense game style, Space Run offered an addictive real-time spaceship construction strategy experience.
Players who liked Space Run Galaxy also play
Steam players who put hours into Space Run Galaxy 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.
Space Run
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Space Run Galaxy.
Top pick for Space Run Galaxy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run Galaxy.
Space Run is a «real-time spaceship construction strategy game». Space Run takes the well-known Tower Defense-style gameplay and twists it, challenging you to manage and protect a spaceship and its cargo against the hazards of deep space!
AI War: Fleet Command
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Space Run Galaxy.
Second-strongest match for Space Run Galaxy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run Galaxy.
"You are outgunned. You are massively outnumbered. You must win." These are your orders. Humanity has already fought its war against the machines -- and lost. AI death squads stand watch over every planet and every wormhole, the few remaining human settlements are held captive in orbiting bubbles, and the AIs have turned their...
DG2: Defense Grid 2
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Space Run Galaxy.
Third-strongest match for Space Run Galaxy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run Galaxy.
Great strategy is timeless. Build, adapt, and defend across dynamic maps, solo or online - every session brings new strategies, new solutions, and new surprises. Now is the perfect time to enter the grid.
Unstoppable Gorg
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Space Run Galaxy.
Ranked #4 for Space Run Galaxy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run Galaxy.
Defend the solar system from fearsome aliens by sending satellites into orbit in revolutionary tower defense action!
Mars or Die!
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Space Run Galaxy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run Galaxy.
Control two characters simultaneously! Survive, gather, collect upgrades, fight all sizes of one-eyed Martians, build defensible outposts and conquer Mars, in this glorious mix between roguelite and tower defense.
SHOOPER NOVA
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Space Run Galaxy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run Galaxy.
Craft Your Ultimate Circular Fortress! Dive into SHOOPER NOVA, where you choose props and components to build a unique fortress. Unlock combos to shape your strategy and battle style. Become an unstoppable barrage machine and obliterate waves of enemies from all directions!
Particle Fleet: Emergence
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Space Run Galaxy.
Ranked #7 for Space Run Galaxy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run Galaxy.
Build and design your own fleets and stand opposed to the Particulate in this physics/strategy/RTS/fleet hybrid. Build partially destructible and self repairing ships that interact with enemies less controlled by some scripted logic and more driven by a real time massive physics particle simulation.
Immortal Defense
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Space Run Galaxy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run Galaxy.
Immortal Defense is a story-driven tower defense game in which you give up your body and life to become an immortal "path defender", and defend your home world from destruction, forever. The game takes place over millions of years. Is there anything you would give up everything to defend?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Space Run Galaxy at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Space Run Galaxy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Space Run Galaxy.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Space Run Galaxy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Space Run Galaxy.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Space Run Galaxy on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run Galaxy.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Space Run Galaxy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Space Run Galaxy.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Space Run Galaxy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Space Run Galaxy.
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?
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Space Run Galaxy on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Space Run Galaxy.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Space Run Galaxy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Space Run Galaxy.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Space Run Galaxy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Space Run Galaxy.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run Galaxy.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
Endless Sky
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Space Run Galaxy.
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.
Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run Galaxy.
As Captain Kayto Shields, embark on a galactic voyage of heroism and survival. With his home world destroyed and his nation conquered, the inexperienced Captain Shields, and his newly minted vessel, the Sunrider, are left as the only hope against a galactic evil intent on subjugating all sentient life.
Istrolid
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run Galaxy.
In Istrolid you design your own unique spaceships from a large number of parts to fit your strategy and play style. With no set units or factions you are free to create a fleet where each ship has its own balanced strengths and weaknesses, from basic fighters and bombers to hulking battleships and speedy destroyers.
Star Realms
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Space Run Galaxy.
Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today (note: base set is required to play online) to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, and 2 Dice Tower awards!
Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run Galaxy.
Galcon 2 is a demolition derby in space! Send swarms of ships from planet to planet to conquer the galaxy in this fast paced multiplayer strategy game!
SPACE / MECH / PILOT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Space Run Galaxy.
The S/M/P Initiative is not responsible for any odd abnormalities while playing. Connections to other universes are not monitored or controlled by the video game program. Keep away from children under the age of 6. Fun to play but not to eat.
Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run Galaxy.
Become a Captain! Fly your ship and command your crew as you compete to become Champion in a winner-takes-all reality show. Build relationships and plot betrayals to avoid getting voted off the season and become the last captain standing. Optional VR support.
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More from Passtech Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Passtech Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Ravenswatch
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Space Run Galaxy.
Another title from Passtech Games, the studio behind Space Run Galaxy.
Fallen heroes of old folk tales and legends: you are on the verge of a crucial battle against the Nightmare invading and corrupting your world. A roguelike action game from the creators of Curse of the Dead Gods©, playable solo or in online co-op.
Curse of the Dead Gods
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Space Run Galaxy.
Another title from Passtech Games, the studio behind Space Run Galaxy.
You seek untold riches, eternal life, divine powers - it leads to this accursed temple, a seemingly-infinite labyrinth of bottomless pits, deadly traps, and monsters.
Space Run
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Space Run Galaxy.
Another title from Passtech Games, the studio behind Space Run Galaxy. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Run Galaxy.
Space Run is a «real-time spaceship construction strategy game». Space Run takes the well-known Tower Defense-style gameplay and twists it, challenging you to manage and protect a spaceship and its cargo against the hazards of deep space!
Masters of Anima
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Space Run Galaxy.
Another title from Passtech Games, the studio behind Space Run Galaxy. Shares Strategy with Space Run Galaxy.
Delve into an original adventure and defy the forces of evil in strategic, action-packed battles. Summon and control large armies of up to 100 Guardians thanks to intuitive and innovative gameplay and make quick tactical decisions to prevail.
Frequently asked about Space Run Galaxy
- How much does Space Run Galaxy cost?
- Space Run Galaxy is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Space Run Galaxy have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Space Run Galaxy supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to Space Run Galaxy?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Space Run Galaxy are Space Run, AI War: Fleet Command, DG2: Defense Grid 2.
- Who developed Space Run Galaxy?
- Space Run Galaxy was developed by Passtech Games and published by Focus Entertainment.
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