Games like Helium Rain
If Helium Rain is your kind of game, the closest matches are X3: Terran Conflict, X Rebirth and Rebel Galaxy — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, chill and contemplative. 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 Helium Rain: Trade your wares and eliminate the competition in a cutthroat world. Buy new ships and stations to mine and haul resources. Explore the vast emptiness of space.
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X3: Terran Conflict
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Top pick for Helium Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Helium Rain.
It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse races, cultures and life forms creates new tensions, mistrust and open conflict that need to be overcome!
X Rebirth
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Second-strongest match for Helium Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Helium Rain.
In the distant future, the X universe faces a period of profound and irrevocable change. While the universe stumbles towards an uncertain future, countless adventures await as new enemies rise in search of power.
Rebel Galaxy
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Helium Rain.
Third-strongest match for Helium Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Helium Rain.
Rebel Galaxy is a swashbuckling space adventure, with action-packed combat, exploration, discovery, trade, and “negotiation” with the outlandish denizens at the edge of the known universe.
Void Destroyer 2
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Helium Rain.
Ranked #4 for Helium Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Helium Rain.
Start with nothing... End with everything! All you have is a basic ship, barely fit for combat, with it you'll start your journey and empire. A open world space sandbox, inspired by and expanding the classics.
Capital Command
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Ranked #5 for Helium Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Helium Rain.
Take the helm of a state-of-the-art warship as you fight epic space battles in a sandbox campaign. Upgrade and customize your ship, master the art of maneuvering, and use a blend of tactical prowess and heavy firepower to overcome deadly threats.
Stellar Trader
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Ranked #6 for Helium Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Helium Rain.
See the galaxy through the eyes of a trader. Hundreds of years after humanity took to the stars, you're free to buy, fight, explore, and build your way to power. Shape economies, form alliances, and influence the systems that control trade, tech, and politics.
Objects in Space
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Helium Rain.
Ranked #7 for Helium Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Helium Rain.
Objects in Space is a retro space game centred on 2D point-and-click stealth action in a massive open world. Players have their own customisable ships and can meet people, become a trader, bounty hunter, explorer, scavenger or all of them at once.
Cosmonautica
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Ranked #8 for Helium Rain fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Helium Rain.
Cosmonautica is a fresh take on space trading in a procedurally generated universe, paired with quirky humor for your intergalactic enjoyment.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Helium Rain
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X3: Terran Conflict
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Helium Rain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Helium Rain.
It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse races, cultures and life forms creates new tensions, mistrust and open conflict that need to be overcome!
No Man's Sky
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Helium Rain.
Reviewers of Helium Rain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Helium Rain.
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
The Expanse
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Reviewers of Helium Rain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Helium Rain.
You and your team are elite killers. Its your job to help defend and protect earth and inform us of your findings. The South East Spaceport have reported nightmareish zombies. The most unsettling thing is that people have changed and will not stop eating each other.
X Rebirth
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Reviewers of Helium Rain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Simulation with Helium Rain.
In the distant future, the X universe faces a period of profound and irrevocable change. While the universe stumbles towards an uncertain future, countless adventures await as new enemies rise in search of power.
Elite Dangerous
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Helium Rain.
Reviewers of Helium Rain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Helium Rain.
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.
Total War: WARHAMMER II
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Reviewers of Helium Rain cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Helium Rain.
Strategy gaming perfected. A breath-taking campaign of exploration, expansion and conquest across a fantasy world. Turn-based civilisation management and real-time epic strategy battles with thousands of troops and monsters at your command.
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Frequently asked about Helium Rain
- Does Helium Rain run on Steam Deck?
- Helium Rain is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- Is Helium Rain free to play?
- Yes — Helium Rain is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- What games are most similar to Helium Rain?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Helium Rain are X3: Terran Conflict, X Rebirth, Rebel Galaxy.
- Who developed Helium Rain?
- Helium Rain was developed by Deimos Games.
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 Helium Rain.
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