Games like 5th Frontier, The New Space Race
If 5th Frontier, The New Space Race is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kepler Protocol, Pixel Formation and Space Opera — 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 5th Frontier, The New Space Race: A 4x Turn-Based Single Player Strategic Space game. Design and build Your own fleet of space ships, to conquer the Galaxy.
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Kepler Protocol
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Top pick for 5th Frontier, The New Space Race fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 5th Frontier, The New Space Race.
Kepler-186e, Humanity's first colony — on a world that is not theirs. Lead the Kaiserreich in turn-based hex strategy against the Ordo Arachnis, a swarm intelligence with no commander. Research, build, supply, fight. Survive.
Pixel Formation
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Second-strongest match for 5th Frontier, The New Space Race fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 5th Frontier, The New Space Race.
Sail to uncharted lands as the leader of a Greek expedition. Land ashore, set up camp, and fight tactical turn-based battles. Use a variety of unit types and mechanics. After completing missions and resupplying, repair your ship and journey onward.
Space Opera
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Third-strongest match for 5th Frontier, The New Space Race fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with 5th Frontier, The New Space Race.
Found colonies, create spaceships from modules, colonize planets, form alliances and destroy your opponents in a turn-based game.
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)
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Ranked #4 for 5th Frontier, The New Space Race fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with 5th Frontier, The New Space Race.
A retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling. Halcyon 6: Lightspeed Edition is a massively enhanced version of the Award Winning indie strategy RPG, Halcyon 6.
Xenonauts 2
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Ranked #5 for 5th Frontier, The New Space Race fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 5th Frontier, The New Space Race.
Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.
Horizon
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Ranked #6 for 5th Frontier, The New Space Race fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with 5th Frontier, The New Space Race.
Horizon is a turn-based space strategy game of galactic exploration and conquest in which you are in control of humanity’s destiny. You will explore deep space, find new frontiers and discover alien artifacts hidden on long-abandoned planets.
Shadow Empire
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Ranked #7 for 5th Frontier, The New Space Race fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with 5th Frontier, The New Space Race.
Shadow Empire is a deep turn-based 4X wargame with a unique blend of military focus, procedurally generated content and role-playing features. Players take the seat of the supreme ruler of a small nation, with the goal of reconquering a devastated planet.
Nexus 5X
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Ranked #8 for 5th Frontier, The New Space Race fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with 5th Frontier, The New Space Race.
eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate, EXPRESS. All of the depth, diplomacy, conflict and conquest of a turn-based 4X epic but played in fast-paced 60-minute competitive sessions. Play Solo or Multiplayer for 2-8 players.
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ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 5th Frontier, The New Space Race.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 5th Frontier, The New Space Race.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 5th Frontier, The New Space Race.
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 5th Frontier, The New Space Race.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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 5th Frontier, The New Space Race.
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.
Eternal Senia
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 5th Frontier, The New Space Race.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 5th Frontier, The New Space Race.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 5th Frontier, The New Space Race.
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.
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Other recommendable Steam games by J. C. SpringBourne, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
'1st Core: The Zombie Killing Cyborg'
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Another title from J. C. SpringBourne, the studio behind 5th Frontier, The New Space Race.
A Zombie Survival Action shooter, with a Cyborgs and Weapons.
2nd Circle - Powerful Magic
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Another title from J. C. SpringBourne, the studio behind 5th Frontier, The New Space Race. Shares Indie with 5th Frontier, The New Space Race.
Did you ever dare to imagine that within this bleak, frigid world lies a realm of enchantment? Concealed in the obscure corners of this world, you'll find the undead, specters, and the mystical arts.
3rd Invasion - Zombies vs. Steel
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Another title from J. C. SpringBourne, the studio behind 5th Frontier, The New Space Race. Shares Strategy with 5th Frontier, The New Space Race.
In this game Strategy is the key to Survival. You need an awesome Grand Strategy to win this war. A RTS action game with an Cool Base Building feature.
4 Classes, Many Paths
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Another title from J. C. SpringBourne, the studio behind 5th Frontier, The New Space Race. Shares Indie with 5th Frontier, The New Space Race.
Step into a vast, living world shaped by ancient magic and forgotten wars. Dragons rule the skies, demons stalk the Deep Dungeons, and every path is yours to forge. Buy now and claim your destiny.
Frequently asked about 5th Frontier, The New Space Race
- What games are most similar to 5th Frontier, The New Space Race?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 5th Frontier, The New Space Race are Kepler Protocol, Pixel Formation, Space Opera.
- Who developed 5th Frontier, The New Space Race?
- 5th Frontier, The New Space Race was developed by J. C. SpringBourne.
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