Games like Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)
If Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) is your kind of game, the closest matches are Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander, Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition and Heroes of Science and Fiction — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cozy, lighthearted and retro. 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 Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION): 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.
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Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Top pick for Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling.
Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Get the complete GalCiv II saga including Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor!
Heroes of Science and Fiction
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Third-strongest match for Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
A turn-based sci-fi strategy that combines exploration and exciting clashes on the battlefield. Take control over several different species, raise powerful armies for your heroes and destroy your opponents! This HoMM-like is set in a scifi universe, with new mechanics on top of the classic formula.
ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
ENDLESS™ Space is a turn-based 4X strategy game, covering the space colonization age in the ENDLESS™ Universe, where you can control every aspect of your civilization as you strive for galactic domination.
Pathway
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!
Star Renegades
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Star Renegades is a dimension spanning rogue-lite strategy RPG. Outsmart uniquely generated adversaries, forge bonds between heroes and end the cycle!
Grim wanderings 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
This game combines a deep role-playing system inspired by classic board games and a full-fledged 4X strategy
The Last Spell
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)
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Master of Orion 2
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Reviewers of Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Forge an empire in a universe where population growth is stripping away planetary resources. Colonize unknown planets and trade with other races for their knowledge.
ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
ENDLESS™ Space is a turn-based 4X strategy game, covering the space colonization age in the ENDLESS™ Universe, where you can control every aspect of your civilization as you strive for galactic domination.
XCOM® 2
WHY THIS
Shares base management with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Reviewers of Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
Stellaris
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.
Star Control I and II
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Explore a vast universe with pulse-pounding action, side-splitting humor, and hair-raising plot twists in these 2 classic space adventure games.
Star Control III
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
The universe is on the brink of destruction. It’s up to you to embark on an epic adventure of strategy and diplomacy to save thousands of worlds from total annihilation. But no pressure, right?
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.
FINAL FANTASY
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
The original FINAL FANTASY comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the first game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
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 ~67% under Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
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!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
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 ~67% under Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
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.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
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.
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
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.
Tails Noir: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Saihate Station
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
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More from Massive Damage, Inc.
Other recommendable Steam games by Massive Damage, Inc., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Star Renegades
WHY THIS
Another title from Massive Damage, Inc., the studio behind Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION). Shares Strategy and Indie with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Star Renegades is a dimension spanning rogue-lite strategy RPG. Outsmart uniquely generated adversaries, forge bonds between heroes and end the cycle!
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Another title from Massive Damage, Inc., the studio behind Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION). Shares Strategy and Indie with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling.
Fera: The Sundered Tribes
WHY THIS
Another title from Massive Damage, Inc., the studio behind Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION). Shares Indie and Simulation with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Fera: The Sundered Tribes is an enthralling mixture of monster hunting survival action RPG with village building and tribe management with groundbreaking aerial traversal and combat mechanics.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling.
Heroes of Science and Fiction
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
A turn-based sci-fi strategy that combines exploration and exciting clashes on the battlefield. Take control over several different species, raise powerful armies for your heroes and destroy your opponents! This HoMM-like is set in a scifi universe, with new mechanics on top of the classic formula.
Star Renegades
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Star Renegades is a dimension spanning rogue-lite strategy RPG. Outsmart uniquely generated adversaries, forge bonds between heroes and end the cycle!
The Last Spell
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION).
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Frequently asked about Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)
- Does Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) run on Steam Deck?
- Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) cost?
- Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) are Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander, Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition, Heroes of Science and Fiction.
- Who developed Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)?
- Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) was developed by Massive Damage, Inc..
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