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Games like Launch!

If Launch! is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mandate Order, Tabletop Tavern and Legacy of Sail — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Launch!: A roguelike strategy game about aircraft carrier deck operations. Plan your flight deck, manage aircraft as cards, organize strike waves, maintain air superiority, and keep your damaged deck running under pressure. Launching aircraft is only half the battle. The real challenge is getting them back.

StrategyIndieSimulationWindows · macOSby P.F.J.
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Players who liked Launch! also play

Steam players who put hours into Launch! 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. Mandate Order

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Launch! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Launch!.

    Mandate Order is a Warring States war city-builder set in ancient China. Build a stronghold, manage industries and logistics, recruit scholars from the Hundred Schools of Thought, raise armies, and command real-time tactical battles with thousands of soldiers.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Tabletop Tavern

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Launch! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Launch!.

    Tabletop Tavern is a roguelike RTS where you build an army from scratch and command them across a brutal campaign. Recruit diverse units, create devastating synergies, and make tactical choices that shape the fate of every run.

    2026Strategy14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Legacy of Sail

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Launch! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Launch!.

    As a 17th Century Admiral, send your squadrons out to capture enemy towns and sink their ships. Force boarding actions to capture their prized Ships of the Line all while balancing the need for supplies, repairs and upgrading your crew in this throwback real time tactics naval combat game

    2026StrategySimulationSteam ↗
  4. Fire and Movement

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Launch! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Launch!.

    Scout enemy positions, apply pressure from the front, and send another force around the flank. Combine tanks, infantry, reconnaissance units, and artillery support in a turn-based wargame where damage and losses carry throughout the operation.

    2026StrategyIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗
  5. MoeArmy vs SuArmy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Launch! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Launch!.

    MoeArmy vs SuArmy is a 2D auto-battle strategy game. Choose the Moe or Su faction, build structures to deploy formations, combine cards, gear, and commander skills to power up your troops, exploit armor counters in automatic combat, and destroy the enemy base to claim victory!

    2026StrategyIndieCasual2.27 USDSteam ↗
  6. Sir, We Have an Orc Problem

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Launch! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Launch!.

    Sir, We Have an Orc Problem is an incremental-style tower defense game where you face an overwhelming number of orcs. Greet them with even more bullets, bombs and lasers!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  7. Sunbreak War

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Launch! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Launch!.

    A light Rogue strategy game centered on building and defense. Build your territory, recruit soldiers to fend off enemies. 9 maps, 6 weapons (30 talents), 40 monsters, 30 units/buildings. Plan your pace, control soldiers, choose abilities—enjoy command and strategy.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Terra Invicta

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Launch! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Launch!.

    An alien invasion has fractured humanity into seven ideological factions each with a unique vision for the future. Lead your chosen faction to take control of Earth’s nations, expand across the Solar System, and battle enemy fleets in tactical combat.

    2026StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Launch!.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Launch!.

    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 ↗
  3. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Launch!.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Launch!.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Launch!.

    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 ↗
  6. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Launch!.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Launch!.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Launch!.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Launch!

What games are most similar to Launch!?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Launch! are Mandate Order, Tabletop Tavern, Legacy of Sail.
Who developed Launch!?
Launch! was developed by P.F.J..

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 Launch!.

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