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Games like Event Horizon

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  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Event Horizon also play

The closest matches to Event Horizon: Starcom: Nexus, Star Valor, Space Impossible, Ceres, and Elite Dangerous. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares ship customization with Event Horizon.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 9)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2019
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Same atmospheric mood as Event Horizon.

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 9)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2022
  1. Rank 04

    Ceres

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2015

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Event Horizon

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Starcom: Nexus

    Shares ship customization with Event Horizon.

    • 91% of 1,829 reviews
  2. 2
    Star Valor

    Same atmospheric mood as Event Horizon.

    • 89% of 2,128 reviews
  3. 3
    Space Impossible

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 93% of 91 reviews
  4. 4
    Ceres

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 55% of 82 reviews
  5. 5
    Elite Dangerous

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Adventure

    • 77% of 52,491 reviews
  6. 6
    EVERSPACE™ 2

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Simulation

    • 87% of 7,075 reviews
  7. 7
    Transcendence

    Genres: Action, Indie, RPG

    • 88% of 181 reviews
  8. 8
    Endless Sky

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 93% of 6,296 reviews
  9. 9
    Star Vortex

    Genres: Action, Indie, RPG

    • 82% of 65 reviews
  10. 10
    Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages

    Genres: Action, Indie, RPG

    • 86% of 460 reviews
  11. 11
    Space Pirates and Zombies

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 92% of 1,874 reviews
  12. 12
    Starpoint Gemini 2

    Same immersive mood as Event Horizon.

    • 72% of 2,235 reviews
  13. 13
    VEGA Conflict

    Genres: Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play

    • 51% of 2,244 reviews
  14. 14
    Star Nomad 2

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 68% of 117 reviews
  15. 15
    Psycho Starship Rampage

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 81% of 88 reviews
  16. 16
    Battlevoid: Harbinger

    Same contemplative mood as Event Horizon.

    • 78% of 579 reviews
  17. 17
    Void Destroyer 2

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 80% of 571 reviews
  18. 18
    Infinity: Battlescape

    Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation

    • 81% of 488 reviews
  19. 19
    Evochron Mercenary

    Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation

    • 75% of 342 reviews
  20. 20
    Landinar: Into the Void

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 53% of 192 reviews
  21. 21
    GoD Factory: Wingmen

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 66% of 155 reviews
  22. 22
    Rebel Galaxy Outlaw

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 66% of 717 reviews
  23. 23
    Drox Operative

    Genres: Action, Indie, RPG

    • 88% of 238 reviews
  24. 24
    Starship EVO

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 84% of 913 reviews
Event Horizon — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2018
  • Developer: Pavel Zinchenko
  • Price: $5.99checked Nov 2
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 75% of 44 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Indie, RPG
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

Players highlight

  • Blueprints unlock rare upgrades
  • Combat rewards tactical experimentation
  • Destroyed ships respawn for endless battles
  • Atmospheric
  • Challenging
  • Contemplative

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About Event Horizon

The closest matches to Event Horizon: Starcom: Nexus, Star Valor, Space Impossible, Ceres, and Elite Dangerous. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Event Horizon is your kind of game, the closest matches are Starcom: Nexus, Star Valor and Space Impossible — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its blueprint researching and faction technology research. 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 Event Horizon: Take command of a space fleet and start your galaxy exploration mission.

Is Event Horizon worth buying?

Too few reviews to call

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • Only 44 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
  • Price: $5.99 (checked Nov 2).
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Dear Dev-team/reader, First I would like to say that you have a wonderful foundation for a game here. I had the mobile version years ago and I put easily 200+ hours into this game. But, I really think there needs to be lots of pacing…”
11 h played
“Recommended? yes and no. its a really great game. glad to see it is ported to pc and now switch. switch version is better due to the controller support. this version has no controller support. i hate that but i don't mind it. the bugs in…”
3 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Starcom: Nexus, Star Valor, Space Impossible

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Frequently asked about Event Horizon

Can I run it?

Does Event Horizon run on Steam Deck?

Event Horizon 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 Event Horizon cost?

Event Horizon is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Event Horizon?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Event Horizon are Starcom: Nexus, Star Valor, Space Impossible.

Who developed Event Horizon?

Event Horizon was developed by Pavel Zinchenko.