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Games like Derelict Redux

If Derelict Redux is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dark Old Sun II: Unspace, Nebula and Hive Jump 2: Survivors — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its gritty sci fi atmosphere, atmospheric and dark. 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 Derelict Redux: Derelict is a post-apocalyptic, top down, sandbox, rogue like(like). You have woken up from stasis long after the fall of humanity. Thousands of years of human colonization and war have left countless derelict space craft, abandoned space stations and settlements ripe for looting.

2016ActionIndie4.99 USDWindowsby Floor59Games
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Blend of hotline miami combat and survival horrorFree space exploration with emergent storytellingGritty sci fi atmosphereAtmosphericDarkGrim

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Steam players who put hours into Derelict Redux 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. Dark Old Sun II: Unspace

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Derelict Redux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    In Dark Old Sun II: UNSPACE, embark on an epic journey through a decaying universe. This exploratory roguelike features the looming threat of UNSPACE, as the mighty sun fades and humanity weakens. Equip various weapons that grow increasingly powerful.

    2024ActionIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Nebula

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Derelict Redux.

    Second-strongest match for Derelict Redux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    Survive in the deep void of the galaxy against thousands of invaders! Nebula is a challenging bullet hell, twin stick shooter where you have to face endless waves of space enemies. Additional map resources and space drones can provide you a support but be wary, they can as well become a deadly trap.

    2023ActionIndie3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Hive Jump 2: Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Derelict Redux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Reality Break

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Derelict Redux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    Rewrite the universe! Break reality to change your fate, and use your powers to stop sinister forces from altering existence itself. Discover the origin of your new abilities in a fast-paced ARPG Loot Collection Roguelite where you will bend, break, and change the laws of the universe!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Run Build Pew!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Derelict Redux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    You’re being Bounty-Hunted! Run, Build your ship piece-by-piece and make it work with the parts you find, Destroy outposts and waves of fleets, and Pick your battles carefully to overcome your hunters in this Fast-Paced Top-Down Action Roguelite Shooter.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. HSS:Reload

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Derelict Redux.

    Ranked #6 for Derelict Redux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    This is a very fast God's perspective roguelike shooter, the player will pilot the mech, explore the alien frontier, enjoy the "Crimsonland + Vampire Survivors (Vampire Survivors)" endless killing!

    2024ActionIndie8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Power of Ten

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Derelict Redux.

    Ranked #7 for Derelict Redux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    Fly a star-fighter against a bloodthirsty armada. Gather weapons, resources, and upgrades to help you push back the relentless assault while protecting the galaxies' civilians!

    2023ActionIndie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Cyclo Chambers

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Derelict Redux fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    Collect synergizing items to create an overpowered character to fight hordes of cyclops monsters. Cyclo Chambers is a fast-paced, top-down arena shooter with light rogue-like elements. 150 items to choose from to create frantic combinations. Different runs every time.

    2023ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Derelict Redux

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.

  1. Space Pirates and Zombies

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Derelict Redux cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    Explore a randomly generated Galaxy populated with factions, enemies, missions, and items providing you with a unique experience each time you play.

    2011ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Hotline Miami

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Derelict Redux.

    Reviewers of Derelict Redux cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.

    2012ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Duskers

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Derelict Redux.

    Reviewers of Derelict Redux cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Derelict Redux.

    Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Heat Signature

    WHY THIS

    Shares ship docking with Derelict Redux.

    Reviewers of Derelict Redux cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. CRYPTARK

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Derelict Redux.

    Reviewers of Derelict Redux cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Endless Sky

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Derelict Redux.

    Reviewers of Derelict Redux cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.

    2015ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Alien

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Derelict Redux cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Derelict Redux.

    Alien is a visual novel exclusively for adults! This story is about a guy who has been dreaming of having sex with an alien woman for a very long time. At some point, this dream comes true and the guy finally fucked an alien woman!

    2022IndieSimulationCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Derelict Redux at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Derelict Redux on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Derelict Redux on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Derelict Redux.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Derelict Redux on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Derelict Redux.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Derelict Redux on Steam right now. Shares Action with Derelict Redux.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Derelict Redux on Steam right now. Shares Action with Derelict Redux.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Derelict Redux on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Derelict Redux.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Derelict Redux on Steam right now. Shares Action with Derelict Redux.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Derelict Redux on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Derelict Redux.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Skillshot City

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    Loot, shoot, cast and drive in this chaotic PvP Roguelite. Level up fast, draft wild skills, and create crazy combos on the fly. Explore a GTA-style battle royale with no queues or downtime as you prepare to win the final fight. Climb the ranks solo or with friends in 3-man squads!

    2017ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. SYNTHETIK: Arena

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    Face the varied challenges of the Machine God Zir in ARENA, a standalone expansion for Synthetik: Legion Rising! Leverage the next level in gun-play and experiment with powerful tech in varied action packed Arenas!

    2019ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. SQUIDS FROM SPACE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    SQUIDS FROM SPACE is an 8v8, team-based PvP top-down shooter where humans and the sinister Squid aliens wage war for the future of the Earth!

    2017ActionIndieCasualFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    Become a Captain! Fly your ship and command your crew as you compete to become Champion in a winner-takes-all reality show. Build relationships and plot betrayals to avoid getting voted off the season and become the last captain standing. Optional VR support.

    2019ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Space Gladiators: The Hole

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    Ever dreamt of being a space potato? Now’s your chance! This is the prelude for Space Gladiators, a 2D hand-drawn roguelite platformer following a bunch of captives fighting their way out of a planet prison. Defeat hordes of aliens in the gladiatorial arenas and earn your freedom!

    2020ActionIndieFreeSteam ↗
  6. Rocky Mayhem

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    Systems are down and require time to repair, leaving you with a basic gunship with no hopes of escaping an aggressive asteroid event. Will you be able to survive the increasingly difficult 6 minutes to repair the ship's functions and escape? Also discover a variety of genres, all in one game!

    2024ActionIndieCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. In Extremis

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    In Extremis is a challenging and provocative shoot'em up about finding yourself in the chaos of the universe.

    2016ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cheftastic!: Buffet Blast

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    Cheftastic!: Buffet Blast is a new exciting top-down arcade shooter! Take back the Isle of Verdura from swarms of mutant vegetables and climb your way to the top of the leaderboard!

    2022ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Nebula

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Derelict Redux.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    Survive in the deep void of the galaxy against thousands of invaders! Nebula is a challenging bullet hell, twin stick shooter where you have to face endless waves of space enemies. Additional map resources and space drones can provide you a support but be wary, they can as well become a deadly trap.

    2023ActionIndie3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Hive Jump 2: Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    Become an agent of vengeance in this bullet-heaven action roguelite! You are the lone survivor of your squad, on an alien planet with just your weapon, a jetpack, and the courage to keep fighting. Kill off alien swarms and transform their valuable guts into explosive upgrades and vital utilities.

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Reality Break

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    Rewrite the universe! Break reality to change your fate, and use your powers to stop sinister forces from altering existence itself. Discover the origin of your new abilities in a fast-paced ARPG Loot Collection Roguelite where you will bend, break, and change the laws of the universe!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Run Build Pew!

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    You’re being Bounty-Hunted! Run, Build your ship piece-by-piece and make it work with the parts you find, Destroy outposts and waves of fleets, and Pick your battles carefully to overcome your hunters in this Fast-Paced Top-Down Action Roguelite Shooter.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Power of Ten

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with Derelict Redux.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Derelict Redux.

    Fly a star-fighter against a bloodthirsty armada. Gather weapons, resources, and upgrades to help you push back the relentless assault while protecting the galaxies' civilians!

    2023ActionIndie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Derelict Redux

How much does Derelict Redux cost?
Derelict Redux is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Derelict Redux?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Derelict Redux are Dark Old Sun II: Unspace, Nebula, Hive Jump 2: Survivors.
Who developed Derelict Redux?
Derelict Redux was developed by Floor59Games.

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