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Games like Starcrest

If Starcrest is your kind of game, the closest matches are Galaxor, Astravek and Galaxicus — 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.

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About Starcrest: Build, pilot, and crew custom physics-driven spacecraft in a persistent online universe. Explore distant worlds, mine and trade for resources, and band together in factions to fight for territorial control. Carve out your empire in an ever evolving infinite online galaxy.

2027ActionStrategyIndieAdventureSimulationMassively MultiplayerWindowsby Rizen Planet Studios
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Players who liked Starcrest also play

Steam players who put hours into Starcrest 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. Galaxor

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Starcrest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Starcrest.

    Galaxor is an online sci-fi strategy game where you build planets, research technologies, command fleets and expand your empire across the galaxy. Manage resources, join clans, take part in events and face alien threats in long-term space warfare.

    2026StrategySimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeSteam ↗
  2. Astravek

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Starcrest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Starcrest.

    Astravek is a premium online space MMO. Buy once and command your own ship in a persistent galaxy — mine asteroids, craft gear, trade on a player-driven market, and fight tactical top-down space combat against and alongside other captains.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Galaxicus

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Starcrest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Starcrest.

    An MMO experience that's perfect for solo or team play. Join the adventure and become the ultimate Emperor of the galaxy. Conquer Planets, Manage Economies, Optimize Production, Upgrade Technology while exploring a Randomly-Generated Galaxy, and compete Seasonal PVP.

    2019StrategyIndieMassively Multiplayer19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Massive Frontier

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Starcrest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Starcrest.

    Massive Frontier is a persistent, real-time space RPG where you command a growing rebel fleet. Mine rare resources, research advanced alien tech, and build custom warships to defy a tyrannical galactic empire. Form powerful alliances and wage epic war in a massive, seamless universe.

    ActionStrategySimulationFreeSteam ↗
  5. The Infinite Black 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Starcrest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Massively Multiplayer with Starcrest.

    Command a fleet of ships to hunt aliens, trade resources and loot treasure! Form corporations with your friends while fighting a never-ending intergalactic war in this open-world online space adventure!

    2023AdventureMassively Multiplayer6.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Elite Dangerous

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Starcrest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Starcrest.

    Take control of your own starship and blaze your trail in an ever-changing galaxy. Master the arts of combat, mining and trade or venture out into the unknown across a 1:1 scale universe.

    2015ActionStrategyAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. SPACERIFT: Arcanum System

    WHY THIS

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

    At the sunset of human life on planet Earth, you are a military pilot controlling a space ship, and you find yourself at the very epicenter of the battle in the solar system. You are forced to retreat into the unknown, distant Arcanum system through hyper-jumping.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. HELLION

    WHY THIS

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

    After a century in cryosleep you find yourself stranded amidst the ruins of mankind’s first interstellar colony. Explore derelict ships and stations and harvest raw resources in search of air, fuel and other equipment. Or loot and pillage what you need from other survivors. The choice is yours!

    2019ActionIndieSimulationSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Starcrest.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Starcrest.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Starcrest

Does Starcrest have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Starcrest supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to Starcrest?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Starcrest are Galaxor, Astravek, Galaxicus.
Who developed Starcrest?
Starcrest was developed by Rizen Planet Studios.

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 Starcrest.

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