Rank 01Games like Hades' Star
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- Updated May 4, 2026
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Genres: Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play
- 68% of 173 reviews
- Released: 2019
- Developer: Parallel Space Inc
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 75% of 1,221 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Deep strategic planning matters
- Persistent online universe with long term goals
- Satisfying logistics and infrastructure management
- Atmospheric
- Chill
- Contemplative
About Hades' Star
The closest matches to Hades' Star: VEGA Conflict, EVE Online, Outscape, Pixel Starships, and Gods and Idols. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Hades' Star is your kind of game, the closest matches are VEGA Conflict, EVE Online and Outscape — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, chill and contemplative, and single out its cooperative play and diplomacy and trade. 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.
Hades' Star is a free-to-play strategy game released in 2019 that drops players into a persistent multiplayer galaxy alongside thousands of others. The core experience centers on fleet management, module optimization, and diplomacy-and-trade with other players in a shared online universe. Reviewers note that deep strategic planning matters significantly, and players describe the game as atmospheric, chill, and contemplative despite its challenging difficulty and massive length. The grind-based progression system offers slow but rewarding advancement, with procedural spawning keeping content fresh. Players appreciate the satisfying logistics and infrastructure management involved in building their space empire, working toward long-term goals in a persistent universe. Verified on Steam Deck, it holds a 75% positive rating from over 1200 Steam reviews.
About Hades' Star: A unique space strategy game where thousands of players participate in one shared galaxy.
Is Hades' Star worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 75% of 1,221 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 39 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 200 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Deep strategic planning matters
- Persistent online universe with long term goals
- Satisfying logistics and infrastructure management
- Slow but rewarding progression
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Came back after a while to discover sadly the developer decided to kill the game play with a terrible update massively limiting what you can do. Basically a waiting simulator for 1 resource now, which coincidentally, you can buy......”
“Forced to re-install the game again just to unsubscribe from all the emails they've been spamming me with”
People who play it also play: VEGA Conflict, EVE Online, Outscape
Frequently asked about Hades' Star
Can I run it?
Is Hades' Star verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Hades' Star is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
Is Hades' Star free to play?
Yes — Hades' Star 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.
Does Hades' Star have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Hades' Star supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to Hades' Star?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hades' Star are VEGA Conflict, EVE Online, Outscape.
Who developed Hades' Star?
Hades' Star was developed by Parallel Space Inc.