Games like Distant Space 2
If Distant Space 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Distant Space, At The Downstairs and Electro Havoc — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its master dodging patterns, minimalist pixel art style and skill based challenge. 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 Distant Space 2: Distant Space 2 - is an indirect continuation of the first part, in which you will find more dynamic gameplay. Your task is to destroy enemy ships on each level to go to the next of 26 available. In addition to conventional ships, you will have to wait for the boss ships, the battle with which will not be easy.

Players who liked Distant Space 2 also play
Steam players who put hours into Distant Space 2 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.
Distant Space
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Distant Space 2.
Top pick for Distant Space 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Distant Space 2.
Distant Space are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order.
At The Downstairs
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Distant Space 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Distant Space 2.
What, you can easily pass all the obstacles you face? So, are you our last hope? So, do you want some absurdity? And are you doing all this to beat the ZUMBEKUKKA at downstairs? Dude, you are really brave!
Electro Havoc
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Distant Space 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Distant Space 2.
Electro Havoc: A retro twin-stick shooter set in a neon-charged battleground where you'll face waves of geometric foes across 3 worlds. Lure more enemies into debris fields to trigger chain reactions, and grab power-ups to boost your multipliers.
Defender's Squad: The Last Ride
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Distant Space 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Distant Space 2.
Defender's Squad is a sci-fi vertical scrolling shooter 2D that combines 7 different levels. Play Solo and pick one of the 3 ships to kill enemies and save the earth from aliens.
Project: ELIOT
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Distant Space 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Distant Space 2.
Dive into 'Project ELIOT,' a gripping rogue-like with rich story, diverse magical spells, and endless dungeons. Are you ready to confront the darkness?
Super Glitter Rush
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Distant Space 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Distant Space 2.
Super Glitter Rush is a boss-rush style bullet hell shoot-em-up!
Ball-it Hell
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Distant Space 2.
Ranked #7 for Distant Space 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Distant Space 2.
Dodge! Strike back! This is a fast-paced barrage arcade game. Move the character to dodge bullets. Pick the right time to strike bullets back and destroy enemies to get gold coins. Unlock more characters and powerful skills. Keep challenging yourself to get higher scores and rankings.
LUFTRAUSERS
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Distant Space 2.
Ranked #8 for Distant Space 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Distant Space 2.
The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Distant Space 2
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Rez Infinite
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Distant Space 2.
Reviewers of Distant Space 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Distant Space 2.
The legendary action-shooter finally comes to PC, and in style! Blast your way through mind-melting visuals and amazing beats, all in your quest through cyberspace to save a world on the verge of collapse. Playable on your desktop or in fully immersive VR.
RAIN Project - a touhou fangame
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Distant Space 2.
Reviewers of Distant Space 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Distant Space 2.
RAIN Project is a Touhou fangame re-imagined as a platforming boss-bash! After a ritual gone wrong, the newbie shrine maiden Sanae awakes in a world of fantasy. With only the storms to guide her, Sanae sets off to scale a towering mountain in search of answers.
Space Wars
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Distant Space 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Distant Space 2.
Space Wars is an exciting 2D space shooter. It has tons of powerups, tons of action, and tons of hardcore gameplay!
R-Type Final 2
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Distant Space 2.
Reviewers of Distant Space 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Distant Space 2.
R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Distant Space 2 at current Steam store prices.
Miss Neko
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Distant Space 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Distant Space 2.
Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)
QUICKERFLAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Distant Space 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Distant Space 2.
QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.
Save Jesus
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Distant Space 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Distant Space 2.
Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!
Gachi Heroes
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Distant Space 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Distant Space 2.
Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?
Trip to Vinelands
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Distant Space 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Distant Space 2.
Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Distant Space 2.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Distant Space 2.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Distant Space 2.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Distant Space 2.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Distant Space 2.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Distant Space 2.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Distant Space 2.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about Distant Space 2
- How much does Distant Space 2 cost?
- Distant Space 2 is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Distant Space 2?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Distant Space 2 are Distant Space, At The Downstairs, Electro Havoc.
- Who developed Distant Space 2?
- Distant Space 2 was developed by PixelMouse.
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