Games like Universe X
If Universe X is your kind of game, the closest matches are Get Off My Space!, Starcom: Unknown Space and Silent Sector — 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 Universe X: A sci-fi RPG strategy game where you build fleet, attack, trade and explore space. You can fight yourself, have others help you and upgrade your ship or buy plethora of ships for your space garage.
Players who liked Universe X also play
Steam players who put hours into Universe X 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.
Get Off My Space!
WHY THIS
Top pick for Universe X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Universe X.
Get Off My Space! is a tower defense game where you rely on skillful tower placement and resource management to beat upcoming dangers of the galaxy. Combining strategy and micro-managing fire groups, you will overcome the hardest level objectives.
Starcom: Unknown Space
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Universe X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Universe X.
Starcom: Unknown Space is an action RPG of space exploration and adventure. Build your own starship while discovering an epic story in a universe of strange mysteries, alien factions and uncharted worlds.
Silent Sector
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Universe X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Universe X.
Oldschool action open-world sci-fi with a unique storyline, frenetic battles, crude humor, loose morals and cows.
Nanoplanet Survivors
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Universe X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Universe X.
Nanoplanet Survivors is a heart-pounding bullet hell survival game set on a hostile planet. Battle relentless waves of alien foes and adapt with powerful upgrades and unique character abilities. Epic boss fights make every playthrough a thrilling challenge. Can you emerge as the ultimate survivor?
Spaceship Simulator
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Universe X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Universe X.
Design your own spacecraft with captured components in an unknown galaxy to defeat strange space creatures and finally escape from the galaxy.
SHINORUBI
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Universe X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Universe X.
Inspired by classic Japanese shooting games, SHINORUBI is a pure dose of adrenaline and frenetic arcade action with all the best aspects of Japanese bullet hell games, optimized for modern PC in ultra HD, all in a polished, accessible with many levels of difficulties.
Detective Gman
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Universe X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Universe X.
Detective simulation. Top down open world exploration.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Universe X at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Universe X on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Universe X.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Universe X on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Universe X.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Universe X on Steam right now. Shares Action with Universe X.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Universe X on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Universe X.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Universe X on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Universe X.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Universe X on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Universe X.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Universe X on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Universe X.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Universe X on Steam right now. Shares Action and Simulation with Universe X.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Universe X.
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?
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and RPG with Universe X.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Universe X.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and RPG with Universe X.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Universe X.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with Universe X.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Universe X.
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and RPG with Universe X.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
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Frequently asked about Universe X
- How much does Universe X cost?
- Universe X is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Universe X?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Universe X are Get Off My Space!, Starcom: Unknown Space, Silent Sector.
- Who developed Universe X?
- Universe X was developed by Oni7 and published by INNERIN LTD.
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 Universe X.
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