Games like Launch!
If Launch! is your kind of game, the closest matches are Legacy of Sail, Exark and Kaiju Inc. — 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.
Get personalized picks →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.
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.
Legacy of Sail
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Top pick 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
Exark
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Second-strongest match for Launch! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Launch!.
Exark is a run-based engine builder where you command a gigantic ark-ship. Construct buildings, hire crew with unique skills, and exploit powerful synergies to survive your voyage to the rim of the world.
Kaiju Inc.
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Launch! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Launch!.
Kaiju Inc. is a Real-Time Tactics + Roguelike Monster strategy game! Mutate, Modify, and Evolve your monsters! Command your strongest monster squad through Roguelike stages!
Sunbreak War
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Ranked #4 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.
FuJianStrike
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Ranked #5 for Launch! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Launch!.
Command the deck crew, experience the aircraft carrier deck scheduling process, ensure the smooth take-off and landing of aircraft, and ensure that the aircraft carrier can defeat the endless stream of enemies.
Warlore
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Ranked #6 for Launch! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Launch!.
Sun Tzu sees your hand. Caesar gets a free first move. 16 historical commanders, each rewriting the rules. Place stones on an 11×11 board to claim territory like Go, then play tactical cards to break the rules. 15 minutes per match. No grinding. No luck. Just two minds.
StrategySteam ↗The Legend of Mala Tokmachka
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Ranked #7 for Launch! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Launch!.
Build, expand, and arm a towering 2D fortress to withstand endless waves of ground and air attacks. Set in a nameless frontier village where a siege has lasted so long it became a legend, "The Legend of Mala Tokmachka" turns survival into myth.
The Black Siege
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Ranked #8 for Launch! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Launch!.
The Black Siege is an action roguelite base-defense game where you command the last army on Earth. Defend your headquarters from the plague zombies, hire engineers, and repair humanity’s last rocketship before the siege breaks through.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
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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!
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?
Grimm's Hollow
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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.
The Expendabros
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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.
Steam Engine Simulator
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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.
Star Fetchers
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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
Magic Archery
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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.
Coloring Pixels
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Launch!.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
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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 Legacy of Sail, Exark, Kaiju Inc..
- 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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