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Also Rogue-like and Space, like Shortest Trip to Earth.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2012
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The closest matches to Shortest Trip to Earth: FTL: Faster Than Light, Void War, Space Rogue, Heat Signature, and Convoy. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- 22Starpoint Gemini Warlords
Also Spaceships and Space, like Shortest Trip to Earth.
- 76% of 1,888 reviews
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- Released: 2019
- Developer: Interactive Fate
- Price: $25.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 74% of 926 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows, Linux
Players highlight
- High replayability from diverse ship unlocks
- Karma system rewards persistence with permanent upgrades
- Procedural sectors keep runs fresh and unpredictable
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Stressful
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About Shortest Trip to Earth
The closest matches to Shortest Trip to Earth: FTL: Faster Than Light, Void War, Space Rogue, Heat Signature, and Convoy. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Shortest Trip to Earth is your kind of game, the closest matches are FTL: Faster Than Light, Void War and Space Rogue — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and stressful, and single out its combat loadout optimization and crew role assignment. 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 Shortest Trip to Earth: Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.
Is Shortest Trip to Earth worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 74% of 926 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $25.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 67 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 19 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- High replayability from diverse ship unlocks
- Karma system rewards persistence with permanent upgrades
- Procedural sectors keep runs fresh and unpredictable
- Resource scarcity forces brutal prioritization
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Suddenly stopped receiving updates 3 years ago while still in a state of buggy and clunky gameplay. Not worth it in the slightest; stick to FTL.”
“Not that great Difficulty is all over the place had games where spawn in and get jumped by a powerful ship right at the start and other games where not get attacked at all for 2 sectors.”
People who play it also play: FTL: Faster Than Light, Void War, Space Rogue
Frequently asked about Shortest Trip to Earth
Can I run it?
Does Shortest Trip to Earth run on Steam Deck?
Shortest Trip to Earth 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 Shortest Trip to Earth cost?
Shortest Trip to Earth is listed on Steam at 25.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Shortest Trip to Earth?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shortest Trip to Earth are FTL: Faster Than Light, Void War, Space Rogue.
Who developed Shortest Trip to Earth?
Shortest Trip to Earth was developed by Interactive Fate.