Rank 01Games like XO
- 16 games
- Updated Nov 1, 2026
Players who liked XO also play
The closest matches to XO: Void War, Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, AI War 2, FTL: Faster Than Light, and Interstellaria. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares ship upgrades and resource scarcity with XO.
- $12.49 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
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FTL: Faster Than Light
Why this: Shares procedural events with XO.
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Interstellaria
Why this: Shares ship upgrades with XO.
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NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
Why this: Also Real-Time with Pause and Diplomacy, like XO.
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Crying Suns
Why this: Also Real-Time with Pause and Perma Death, like XO.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like XO
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- 2Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes
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- Released: 2019
- Developer: Jumpdrive Studios
- Price: $19.99checked Nov 1
- 86% of 77 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Brutal but fair difficulty curve
- Desperate escape narrative feels uniquely high stakes
- Faction politics create emergent drama
- Challenging
- Intense
- Stressful
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below XO at current Steam store prices.
Nomad Fleet
Why this: Shares fleet management and resource scarcity with XO.
East India Company
Why this: Also Diplomacy and Political, like XO.
Deep Among the Swarm
Why this: Also Real-Time with Pause and RTS, like XO.
Battlevoid: Harbinger
Why this: Shares fleet management with XO.
Uplink
Why this: Also Real-Time with Pause and Perma Death, like XO.
Beholder 2
Why this: Also Political and Dystopian, like XO.
About XO
The closest matches to XO: Void War, Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, AI War 2, FTL: Faster Than Light, and Interstellaria. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If XO is your kind of game, the closest matches are Void War, Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes and AI War 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, intense and stressful, and single out its boarding actions and faction reputation. 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.
About XO: Build a fleet and lead humanity to safety. Grow your fleet using force, diplomacy or guile... and try to stay ahead of the relentless Harvesters. Each ship you add to your fleet gives you powers but also reduces your limited resources in this challenging RTS-with-pause game.
Is XO worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 86% of 77 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 14 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Brutal but fair difficulty curve
- Desperate escape narrative feels uniquely high stakes
- Faction politics create emergent drama
- Passion project dev team actively engages with community
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Listen. I know it's early access, but hear me out. I was super excited to play this game when I saw a youtube video on it years and years ago. I put it on my wishlist soon after and waited for the right time to buy it. I really thought…”
“Don't get me wrong, I like challenging games, but this... It will grind you into space dust, on easy mode. One of those games that are balanced around its dev and their discord buddies having fun; and nobody else. Brutal timers, all-bad…”
People who play it also play: Void War, Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, AI War 2
Frequently asked about XO
Can I run it?
How much does XO cost?
XO is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to XO?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside XO are Void War, Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, AI War 2.
Who developed XO?
XO was developed by Jumpdrive Studios.