Rank 01Games like Star Ruler
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The closest matches to Star Ruler: Star Ruler 2, Distant Worlds: Universe, Stellaris, Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection, and Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- 2014
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- Released: 2010
- Developer: Blind Mind Studios
- Price: $7.99checked Nov 7
- 86% of 239 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Design ships at any scale
- Endless ship customization
- Galactic armoury mod enhances depth
- Contemplative
- Epic
- Grand
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Cheaper alternatives
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About Star Ruler
The closest matches to Star Ruler: Star Ruler 2, Distant Worlds: Universe, Stellaris, Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection, and Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Star Ruler is your kind of game, the closest matches are Star Ruler 2, Distant Worlds: Universe and Stellaris — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as contemplative, epic and grand, and single out its economy balancing and governor automation. 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.
About Star Ruler: Take command of a vast interstellar empire and safeguard your species from total extinction in a procedurally generated 3D galaxy (with the option to flatten it) from 1 System to 10,000+! Prove your species' ingenuity through a deep and intricate combat system where anything (from individual components on ships to the stars themselves)...
Is Star Ruler worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 86% of 239 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $7.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 87 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Design ships at any scale
- Endless ship customization
- Galactic armoury mod enhances depth
- Massive space battles
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Very dull. No real storyline. Gameplay can be almost completly automated. If you don't automate, everything takes too long. Don't know where this "build ships as big as you want" malarky is coming from. Ships have a "scale" setting, but…”
“I like the idea, but the interface is awful. Controlling and managing ships is completely unbearable.”
People who play it also play: Star Ruler 2, Distant Worlds: Universe, Stellaris
Frequently asked about Star Ruler
Can I run it?
How much does Star Ruler cost?
Star Ruler is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Star Ruler have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Star Ruler supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Star Ruler?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Star Ruler are Star Ruler 2, Distant Worlds: Universe, Stellaris.
Who developed Star Ruler?
Star Ruler was developed by Blind Mind Studios.