Rank 01Why this
Shares procedural generation with Starbase.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2020
Games like Starbase
- 38 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Starbase also play
The closest matches to Starbase: Empyrion - Galactic Survival, Dual Universe, StarMade, Starship EVO, and EVE Online. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Starship EVO
Why this: Also Voxel and Space Sim, like Starbase.
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Elite Dangerous
Why this: Same immersive mood as Starbase.
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Space Engineers
Why this: Also Destruction and Space, like Starbase.
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- Released: 2021
- Developer: Frozenbyte
- Price: $34.99checked Nov 3
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 55% of 4,344 reviews
- Genres: Action, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- In depth spaceship creation editor
- Proprietary coding language yolol
- Unique single shard universe concept
- Challenging
- Immersive
- Complex engineering systems
More games like Starbase, sliced differently
Reviewers mention these as similar to Starbase
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Starbound
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Starbase.
The Planet Crafter
Why this: Also Space and Crafting, like Starbase.
Space Haven
Why this: Same immersive mood as Starbase.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Starbase at current Steam store prices.
Boundless
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Starbase.
Archean
Why this: Also Programming and Space Sim, like Starbase.
Genesis Alpha One Deluxe Edition
Why this: Shares ship building with Starbase.
Dyson Sphere Program
Why this: Same immersive mood as Starbase.
Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
Why this: Same challenging mood as Starbase.
The Infinite Black 2
Why this: Shares player driven economy with Starbase.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Starbase, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Warframe
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Starbase.
Plasma
Why this: Also Programming and Crafting, like Starbase.
Istrolid
Why this: Also Space and Crafting, like Starbase.
Screw Drivers
Why this: Also Destruction and Crafting, like Starbase.
More from Frozenbyte
Other recommendable Steam games by Frozenbyte, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Nine Parchments
Why this: Same challenging mood as Starbase.
Shadowgrounds
Why this: Same immersive mood as Starbase.
About Starbase
The closest matches to Starbase: Empyrion - Galactic Survival, Dual Universe, StarMade, Starship EVO, and EVE Online. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Starbase is your kind of game, the closest matches are Empyrion - Galactic Survival, Dual Universe and StarMade — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging and immersive, and single out its complex engineering systems and player driven economy. 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.
Starbase is a deep space sandbox MMO released in 2021 by Frozenbyte, available for $34.99 on Steam Deck. Players describe the experience as challenging and immersive, with a focus on complex engineering systems and ship-building. The single-shard universe employs procedural generation, supporting a player-driven economy across exploration, resource gathering, crafting, trading, and combat. Reviewers highlight an in-depth spaceship creation editor and a unique single-shard universe concept as particularly notable features. The game also includes a proprietary coding language called Yolol, which players can use to program ship systems. Currently holding 55% positive reviews from 4,344 Steam reviews.
About Starbase: Starbase is a hybrid voxel/vertex-based space MMO with a fully destructible and infinitely expanding universe, with a focus on building and designing spaceships and stations, exploration, resource gathering, crafting, trading, and combat.
Is Starbase worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 55% of 4,344 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: $34.99 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 194 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 53 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- In depth spaceship creation editor
- Proprietary coding language yolol
- Unique single shard universe concept
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“i wish this game was singleplayer coop or server based like other games and these building mechanics and complexity but with single player survival with modded systems would be way better do not buy this game no updates no information”
“The game had an quite unique ideea, very nice building mechanics, strucutral integrity, large structure, large universe but due to objective factors it was discontinued. Sadly its fate is sealed for now with no end of tunnel in sight…”
People who play it also play: Empyrion - Galactic Survival, Dual Universe, StarMade
Frequently asked about Starbase
Can I run it?
Does Starbase run on Steam Deck?
Starbase is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Starbase cost?
Starbase is listed on Steam at 34.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Starbase have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Starbase supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Starbase?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Starbase are Empyrion - Galactic Survival, Dual Universe, StarMade.
Who developed Starbase?
Starbase was developed by Frozenbyte.