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Games like Disputed Space

If Disputed Space is your kind of game, the closest matches are ANIQUILATION, Solaroids and STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its minimalist hud and controls, atmospheric and chill. 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 Disputed Space: Experience epic space battles while piloting a small, fast fighter ship as part of a fleet that lashes out against enemy factions across stunning procedurally generated star systems in Disputed Space.

2017ActionIndie1.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby ShilohGames
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Cheap price for hours of funMassive battles with hundreds of shipsMinimalist hud and controlsAtmosphericChillHypnotic

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Steam players who put hours into Disputed Space 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. ANIQUILATION

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Disputed Space fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Disputed Space.

    Twin Stick Shooter Multiplayer Action Game set in small planets that can be terraformed as you play! in which not only your shoots, but also the enemies and planet environment are your weapon!

    2022Action24.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Solaroids

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Disputed Space.

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

    Classic Asteroids® updated with modern gameplay and perfected controls. Explore hazardous environments and sneak around asteroids to surprise attack giant bosses. Upgrade your ship to use additional power-ups. Single player or fight with up to 3 friends with intense local coop.

    2017ActionIndieEarly Access9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares split screen co op with Disputed Space.

    Third-strongest match for Disputed Space fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Disputed Space.

    Play the classic STAR WARS™ Battlefront games, online and offline in this definitive collection.

    2024Action26.25 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Undercrewed

    WHY THIS

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

    Grab your friends and build and fly your own customisable spaceship. With local and online co-op customise your spacecraft with a wide variety of components, you must work together to figure out the best way to survive your journey!

    2019ActionStrategyIndie11.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Overload

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Disputed Space fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Disputed Space.

    A new six-degree-of-freedom shooter with intuitive controls, amazing lighting and graphics. From the creators of Descent, Overload is the best zero-gravity robot-blasting combat ever.

    2018Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. CRYPTARK

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Disputed Space.

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

    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 ↗
  7. DOOM II

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Disputed Space fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Disputed Space.

    Hell has invaded Earth, and to save it, you must battle mightier demons with even more powerful weapons. This beloved sequel to the groundbreaking DOOM (1993) introduced players to the brutal Super Shotgun, the infamous Icon of Sin boss, and more intense FPS action.

    2007ActionDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Disputed Space.

    Ranked #8 for Disputed Space fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Disputed Space.

    Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II picks up where the award-winning Dark Forces™ game left off...with even more features and firepower in dazzling 3D graphics. As Kyle Katarn, you must acquire a lightsaber and learn the ways of the Force to become a Jedi Knight.

    2009Action1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Disputed Space

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. War Commander

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Disputed Space cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    War Commander is a large-scale MMO RTS set in a post-apocalyptic world. Take the role of the Commander and push back the forces of chaos and destruction in an attempt to rebuild. Command Troops, Destroy your enemies. Welcome to the apocalypse, Commander. 

    2026StrategyMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Freespace 2

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Disputed Space cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Disputed Space.

    FreeSpace 2, the follow up to the classic Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War is ready to engage you in the second round. Follow the Grand Terran Vasudan Alliance further into the mysteries of the Shivans. Get your flight stick and hit the flight deck. The last time was just a warm up.

    2014Action24.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. STAR WARS™ X-Wing vs TIE Fighter - Balance of Power Campaigns™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Disputed Space.

    Reviewers of Disputed Space cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Disputed Space.

    Real-time against real pilots; this is Star Wars space combat as it was meant to be! Featuring challenging real-time dogfights of 2 to 8 players, Star Wars™: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter is one of the most historically significant space combat simulators ever made.

    2015ActionSimulation2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Redout: Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Disputed Space cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Redout is a tribute to the old racing monsters such as F-Zero, WipeOut, Rollcage, and POD. It is designed to be an uncompromising, fast, tough and satisfying driving experience, soaked in that vertigo that stands at the core of the arcade racing genre.

    2016Racing19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. AIR Battlefront

    WHY THIS

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

    The war continues. Your homeland is under attack. Will you defend it?

    2019ActionSportsIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Redout 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a hypnotic mood with Disputed Space.

    Reviewers of Disputed Space cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Disputed Space.

    The fastest racing game in the universe. Redout 2 is a tribute to classic arcade racing games and the sequel to the critically acclaimed Redout. Reach impossible speeds in exhilarating futuristic races across an extensive single-player campaign and competitive multiplayer.

    2022ActionSportsRacing19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Disputed Space on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Disputed Space.

    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. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Disputed Space on Steam right now. Shares Action with Disputed Space.

    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 ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Disputed Space on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Disputed Space.

    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 ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Disputed Space on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Disputed Space.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Disputed Space on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Disputed Space.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Disputed Space on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Disputed Space.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Disputed Space on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Disputed Space.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Disputed Space on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Disputed Space.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Disputed Space.

    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 ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares split screen co op with Disputed Space.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Disputed Space.

    Play the classic STAR WARS™ Battlefront games, online and offline in this definitive collection.

    2024Action26.25 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. CRYPTARK

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Disputed Space.

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

    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 ↗
  3. DOOM II

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Disputed Space.

    Hell has invaded Earth, and to save it, you must battle mightier demons with even more powerful weapons. This beloved sequel to the groundbreaking DOOM (1993) introduced players to the brutal Super Shotgun, the infamous Icon of Sin boss, and more intense FPS action.

    2007ActionDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Disputed Space

How much does Disputed Space cost?
Disputed Space is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Disputed Space have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Disputed Space supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to Disputed Space?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Disputed Space are ANIQUILATION, Solaroids, STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection.
Who developed Disputed Space?
Disputed Space was developed by ShilohGames.

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 Disputed Space.

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