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Shares ship customization with Crying Suns.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
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The closest matches to Crying Suns: FTL: Faster Than Light, Void War, Heat Signature, Convoy, and Space Rogue. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Convoy
Why this: Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Crying Suns.
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Space Rogue
Why this: Also Perma Death and Rogue-lite, like Crying Suns.
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Also Real-Time with Pause and Space, like Crying Suns.
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Also Real-Time with Pause and Rogue-lite, like Crying Suns.
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- Released: 2019
- Developer: Alt Shift
- Price: $24.99checked Nov 3
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 85% of 1,904 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie
- Metacritic 75
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Pixel art and theme are captivating
- Atmospheric
- Emotional
- Immersive
- Real time with pause combat
- Roguelike progression
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Why this: Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Crying Suns.
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Why this: Shares ship customization with Crying Suns.
Voidship: The Long Journey
Why this: Also Real-Time with Pause and Rogue-lite, like Crying Suns.
Crowntakers
Why this: Also Perma Death and Rogue-lite, like Crying Suns.
About Crying Suns
The closest matches to Crying Suns: FTL: Faster Than Light, Void War, Heat Signature, Convoy, and Space Rogue. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Crying Suns is your kind of game, the closest matches are FTL: Faster Than Light, Void War and Heat Signature — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, emotional and immersive, and single out its roguelike progression. 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.
Crying Suns is a 2019 strategy indie game developed and published by Alt Shift. Set in a mysteriously fallen empire, it offers real-time-with-pause combat with rogue-like progression and ship customization. Players command a space fleet through tactical encounters where positioning matters. Reviewers note the pixel art and theme prove captivating, creating atmospheric and emotionally engaging sessions. The game costs $24.99 USD and runs as playable on Steam Deck. It presents a challenging experience that reviewers describe as immersive, with each run uncovering more of the empire's story. The title holds an 85% positive rating from over 1900 Steam reviews, offering a medium-length solo adventure for strategy enthusiasts seeking narrative depth alongside tactical gameplay.
About Crying Suns: Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire. In this story rich experience inspired by Dune and Foundation, each successful run will uncover the truth about the Empire... and yourself as well.
Is Crying Suns worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 85% of 1,904 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $24.99 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 22 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Pixel art and theme are captivating
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“RNG is the worst thing to happen to games, it ruins what would otherwise be great games. It's like the developer thought to themselves, "Hey we got a really fun game here, now how do we make it as frustrating as possible to play?" If you…”
“Clearly inspired by 'FTL' it struggles to create a grand universe, by shamelessly stealing ideas from Dune and other Sci-fi classics. Repetitive, frustrating, randomly cruel with the player. Some events are absurd, leaving a sensation of a…”
People who play it also play: FTL: Faster Than Light, Void War, Heat Signature
Mobile version
Crying Suns is also on Google Play and App Store. What the store pages declare:
- No ads declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-04, source)
- No in-app purchases declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-04, source)
- No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-06, source)
- App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-06, source)
On our lists: Pay once, no in-app purchases
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Frequently asked about Crying Suns
Can I run it?
Does Crying Suns run on Steam Deck?
Crying Suns 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 Crying Suns cost?
Crying Suns is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Crying Suns?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Crying Suns are FTL: Faster Than Light, Void War, Heat Signature.
Who developed Crying Suns?
Crying Suns was developed by Alt Shift.