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Games like Space Elite Force

If Space Elite Force is your kind of game, the closest matches are Space Elite Force II, Steredenn: Binary Stars and CounterAttack: Uprising — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its controller support enhances playability, challenging and intense. 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.

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About Space Elite Force: Gear up for an intergalactic thrill ride! Space Elite Force is a frenzied space-shooter packed with weapon customization and epic boss battles. Take command of your ship and fight for the survival of humanity!

2018ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDWindowsby Rising Moon Games
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Players who liked Space Elite Force also play

Steam players who put hours into Space Elite Force 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.

  1. Space Elite Force II

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Space Elite Force.

    Top pick for Space Elite Force fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Space Elite Force.

    Space Elite Force II is a frenetic space-shooter with weapon customization and insane bosses battles. Embark in your ship and fight for the survival of the human race!

    2020ActionIndieCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Steredenn: Binary Stars

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Space Elite Force.

    Second-strongest match for Space Elite Force fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Space Elite Force.

    Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival.

    2015ActionIndie12.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. CounterAttack: Uprising

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Space Elite Force.

    Third-strongest match for Space Elite Force fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Space Elite Force.

    CounterAttack: Uprising is a side scrolling space shooter (shmup). Team up or fight solo, 1 - 4 player local or up to 8 players online coop, unlock upgrades, use powerful ultimate abilities, enhance your ship the way you want, and save the Earth from annihilation.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure2.69 USDSteam ↗
  4. Syder Arcade

    WHY THIS

    Shares survival mode and a retro mood with Space Elite Force.

    Ranked #4 for Space Elite Force fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Space Elite Force.

    Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.

    2013ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Beat Hazard

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Space Elite Force fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Space Elite Force.

    Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.

    2010ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Assault Android Cactus+

    WHY THIS

    Shares score chasing and an intense mood with Space Elite Force.

    Ranked #6 for Space Elite Force fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Space Elite Force.

    Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.

    2015ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Jets'n'Guns 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Space Elite Force.

    Ranked #7 for Space Elite Force fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Space Elite Force.

    Jets'n'Guns 2 is a side-scrolling space shooter with insane levels of action and destruction. Travel the galaxies and unleash an arsenal of the deadliest weapons and devices to save the universe from its inevitable doom.

    2020ActionIndie15.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. HUNTDOWN

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Space Elite Force.

    Ranked #8 for Space Elite Force fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Space Elite Force.

    In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.

    2021ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Space Elite Force

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Steredenn: Binary Stars

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Space Elite Force.

    Reviewers of Space Elite Force cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Space Elite Force.

    Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival.

    2015ActionIndie12.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Sky Force Anniversary

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Space Elite Force.

    Reviewers of Space Elite Force cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Space Elite Force.

    Legendary shoot-'em-up makes its way on the PCs! Abundant explosions, truly epic boss fights and beautifully crafted 3D environments are here to keep you entertained. Sky Force Anniversary offers single player experience and local cooperative mode for 2 players.

    2015ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Sine Mora EX

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Space Elite Force.

    Reviewers of Space Elite Force cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Space Elite Force.

    Sine Mora EX is a side-scrolling shoot'em up that provides a unique challenge, where time is the ultimate factor. Mixing classic shooter sensibilities with contemporary presentation, Sine Mora EX is a gorgeous shoot'em up offering both a Story Mode that weaves an excessive tale and an Arcade Mode.

    2017Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. R-Type Final 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Space Elite Force.

    Reviewers of Space Elite Force cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Space Elite Force.

    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.

    2021Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. G-Darius HD

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Space Elite Force.

    Reviewers of Space Elite Force cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Space Elite Force.

    You will see the creation of new lives... Capture enemies and fire them back at their allies as enormous beams of energy in this horizontally scrolling shooting game, featuring 5 versions of G-Darius with new features, enhancements, and Steam exclusive extras!

    2022Action14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. TYPE

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Space Elite Force cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Space Elite Force.

    A fast-paced roguelike typing game with command abilities and high skill ceiling

    2025ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Space Elite Force at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Space Elite Force on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Space Elite Force.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Space Elite Force on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Space Elite Force.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Space Elite Force on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Space Elite Force.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Space Elite Force on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Space Elite Force.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Space Elite Force on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Space Elite Force.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Space Elite Force on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Space Elite Force.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Space Elite Force on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Space Elite Force.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Space Elite Force on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Space Elite Force.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Space Elite Force.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Space Elite Force.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Space Elite Force.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Space Elite Force.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Space Elite Force.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Space Elite Force.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Space Elite Force.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Space Elite Force.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

More from Rising Moon Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Rising Moon Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Railway Islands - Puzzle

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Rising Moon Games, the studio behind Space Elite Force. Shares Indie and Casual with Space Elite Force.

    Railway Islands is a puzzle game about designing a railway map for a large archipelago. Make a safe path between the stations and let your train deliver all the resources and go to the next island.

    2021IndieCasual3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Space War: Infinity

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Space Elite Force.

    Another title from Rising Moon Games, the studio behind Space Elite Force. Shares Action and Indie with Space Elite Force.

    Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.

    2019ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. In Game Adventure: Legend of Monsters

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Space Elite Force.

    Another title from Rising Moon Games, the studio behind Space Elite Force. Shares Action and Indie with Space Elite Force.

    A top-down arena shooter with a wide variety of weapons and enemies. Confront hordes of zombies and monsters in totally random generated arenas.

    2017ActionIndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Space Smash

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Rising Moon Games, the studio behind Space Elite Force. Shares Action and Indie with Space Elite Force.

    Fast-paced retro shmup where space keeps shrinking. Collect energy orbs, avoid danger, unlock ships, and chase the highest score in this addictive arcade shooter.

    2019ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Space Elite Force II

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Space Elite Force.

    Another title from Rising Moon Games, the studio behind Space Elite Force. Shares Action and Indie with Space Elite Force.

    Space Elite Force II is a frenetic space-shooter with weapon customization and insane bosses battles. Embark in your ship and fight for the survival of the human race!

    2020ActionIndieCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Puzzle Car

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Space Elite Force.

    Another title from Rising Moon Games, the studio behind Space Elite Force. Shares Indie and Casual with Space Elite Force.

    A minimalist and relaxing experience. Challenge yourself to move pieces to assemble a safe path for your car and collect all the items on the way, while listening to a relaxing soundtrack in a totally minimalist environment.

    2021IndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Sokocat - Islands

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Rising Moon Games, the studio behind Space Elite Force. Shares Indie and Casual with Space Elite Force.

    Push one block at a time to solve sokoban-style puzzles on beautiful and relaxing islands.

    2021StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Sokocat - Dungeon

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Rising Moon Games, the studio behind Space Elite Force. Shares Indie and Casual with Space Elite Force.

    Embark on a challenging feline adventure in the style of Sokoban, moving blocks, avoiding traps, and collecting precious artifacts with our furry protagonist! Get ready to unravel puzzles and explore dungeons full of surprises!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Space Elite Force

How much does Space Elite Force cost?
Space Elite Force is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Space Elite Force have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Space Elite Force supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Space Elite Force?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Space Elite Force are Space Elite Force II, Steredenn: Binary Stars, CounterAttack: Uprising.
Who developed Space Elite Force?
Space Elite Force was developed by Rising Moon Games.

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