Games like Star Control III
If Star Control III is your kind of game, the closest matches are Star Control I and II, Steel Graves and Astronaut Assault — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and nostalgic. 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 Star Control III: The universe is on the brink of destruction. It’s up to you to embark on an epic adventure of strategy and diplomacy to save thousands of worlds from total annihilation. But no pressure, right?
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Steam players who put hours into Star Control III 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.
Star Control I and II
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Star Control III.
Top pick for Star Control III fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Star Control III.
Explore a vast universe with pulse-pounding action, side-splitting humor, and hair-raising plot twists in these 2 classic space adventure games.
Steel Graves
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Star Control III fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Star Control III.
A nervous Action / Strategy / Building game in multiplayer that oppose humans against aliens in huge battlefields. Build your base anywhere, upgrade your equipment, recruit hundreds of IA soldiers, and take part in the greatest intergalactic war.
Astronaut Assault
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Star Control III fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Star Control III.
Dive into Astronaut Assault, a third-person Sci-Fi tower defense game, and battle against relentless enemy waves in diverse arena settings. Arm yourself with an array of turrets, traps, and gadgets to halt, hinder, and outmaneuver your foes.
STAR WARS™ Battlefront
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Star Control III fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Star Control III.
The STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ Ultimate Edition includes the STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ Deluxe Edition as well as the STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ Season Pass.
Voidling Bound
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Star Control III fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Star Control III.
Hatch, evolve, and upgrade powerful space creatures in this action-packed sci-fi 3rd person shooter that reinvents the monster taming genre!
Star Control®: Origins
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Star Control III.
Ranked #6 for Star Control III fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Star Control III.
Star Control is a space role-playing game in which you command Earth's first interstellar starship on a mission to save the Earth from hostile alien empires.
STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Star Control III fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Star Control III.
Be the hero in the ultimate STAR WARS™ battle fantasy with STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II: Celebration Edition!
Scrap Galaxy
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Star Control III fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Star Control III.
Scrap Galaxy is a local build-and-destroy deathmatch game for up to 4 players. It is a 2D top-down shooter taking place out in space in a galactic junkyard. In this setting, the players are trying to survive by constructing space ships.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Star Control III at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Star Control III on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Star Control III.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Star Control III on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Star Control III.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Star Control III on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Star Control III.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Star Control III on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Star Control III.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Star Control III on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Star Control III.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Star Control III on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Star Control III.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Star Control III on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Star Control III.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Star Control III on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Star Control III.
"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!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Control III.
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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Star Control III.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Control III.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Star Control III.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Star Control III.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Star Control III.
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.).
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Star Control III.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Star Control III.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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More from Legend Entertainment
Other recommendable Steam games by Legend Entertainment, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Eric The Unready
WHY THIS
Another title from Legend Entertainment, the studio behind Star Control III. Shares Adventure with Star Control III.
Eric the Unready established his reputation by impaling his instructor during jousting class. Then, when Princess Lorealle the Worthy is kidnapped, Eric begins a madcap quest through his hilarious fantasy world packed with horrible beasts!
Mission Critical
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Star Control III.
Another title from Legend Entertainment, the studio behind Star Control III. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Star Control III.
THE ULTIMATE GAME OF SURVIVAL... The hull of your crippled vessel has ruptured, air is leaking into space, and weapons systems are down. Your mission could have ended fifteen years of interstellar war, but now - as the only remaining crewman - your first order of business is to stay alive...
Spellcasting Collection
WHY THIS
Another title from Legend Entertainment, the studio behind Star Control III. Shares Adventure with Star Control III.
Steve Meretzky's trilogy of magic-themed collegiate text adventures-with-graphics for Legend. The sometimes-smutty but never-beyond-softcore stories put the player in the shoes of one Ernie Eaglebeak, a wizard-in-training at at Sorcerer University.
Super Hero League of Hoboken
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Star Control III.
Another title from Legend Entertainment, the studio behind Star Control III. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Star Control III.
The U.S. is a nightmare of toxic waste, melted ice caps, and desperate shortages of oat bran. Horrible mutations roam the countryside. Monsters spawned of radiation, environmental toxins, and unregulated bio-engineering. But a small group of Superheroes band together to the rebirth of a new society.
Timequest
WHY THIS
Another title from Legend Entertainment, the studio behind Star Control III. Shares Adventure with Star Control III.
Timequest is a classic graphical text-based adventure game of breathtaking scope and astonishing depth. Travel to 80 locations to see the effects of your actions unfold over 3 millennia.
Frequently asked about Star Control III
- How much does Star Control III cost?
- Star Control III is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Star Control III have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Star Control III supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Star Control III?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Star Control III are Star Control I and II, Steel Graves, Astronaut Assault.
- Who developed Star Control III?
- Star Control III was developed by Legend Entertainment and published by Stardock Entertainment.
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