Games like Galaxy Squad
If Galaxy Squad is your kind of game, the closest matches are Void Marauders, Cosmica and BATTLETECH — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, intense and lighthearted. 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 Galaxy Squad: Galaxy squad is a hardcore turn-based tactical roguelike, inspired by FTL and XCOM.
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Void Marauders
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Galaxy Squad.
Top pick for Galaxy Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Galaxy Squad.
Lead a band of space pirates and loot and pillage your way across the stars in this turn based tactical game!
BATTLETECH
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Galaxy Squad.
Third-strongest match for Galaxy Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Galaxy Squad.
Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.
Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics
WHY THIS
Shares a lighthearted mood with Galaxy Squad.
Ranked #4 for Galaxy Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Galaxy Squad.
Incredibly dynamic turn-based strategy, reviving the traditions of the old school tactics. Lead a team of the most desperate fighters, destroy alien monsters and uncover the secrets of the lost planet.
XCOM®: Chimera Squad
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Galaxy Squad.
Ranked #5 for Galaxy Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Galaxy Squad.
XCOM: Chimera Squad delivers an all-new story and turn-based tactical combat experience in the XCOM universe.
Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Galaxy Squad.
Ranked #6 for Galaxy Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Galaxy Squad.
Take command of Naval Strike Group 7 and lead your fleet to victory in full 3D tactical space combat. Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy is a sci-fi strategy saga that will test your skills as both capital assault ship Captain and naval fleet Commander.
Horizon
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Galaxy Squad.
Ranked #7 for Galaxy Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Galaxy Squad.
Horizon is a turn-based space strategy game of galactic exploration and conquest in which you are in control of humanity’s destiny. You will explore deep space, find new frontiers and discover alien artifacts hidden on long-abandoned planets.
Halfway
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Galaxy Squad.
Ranked #8 for Galaxy Squad fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Galaxy Squad.
Halfway is a turn-based strategy RPG taking place a few hundred years into the future. Humanity has started colonising new worlds. Until now, they were alone ...
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Phantom Doctrine
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Galaxy Squad.
Reviewers of Galaxy Squad cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Galaxy Squad.
The year is 1983. The world teeters on the verge of destruction as the Cold War tightens its icy grip. East or West: trust no one, question everything. The fate of humanity rests in your hands as you pit spy versus spy in tactical Phantom Doctrine.
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Galaxy Squad cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.
XCOM® 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Galaxy Squad.
Reviewers of Galaxy Squad cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Galaxy Squad.
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
Firefly
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Galaxy Squad cross-mention this title as a similar play.
This is a relaxing and casual simulation game. Use tools such as countdown and focus alarm to improve your focus efficiency. Talk and interact with your partners to improve their favorability. The game scenes include classrooms, future cities, train compartments and ordinary houses.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Galaxy Squad at current Steam store prices.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Galaxy Squad on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Galaxy Squad.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Galaxy Squad on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Galaxy Squad.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Galaxy Squad on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Galaxy Squad.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Galaxy Squad on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Galaxy Squad.
Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?
Nubby's Number Factory
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Galaxy Squad on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Galaxy Squad.
A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.
Monster Train
WHY THIS
Shares tactical positioning and a challenging mood with Galaxy Squad.
Priced ~50% under Galaxy Squad on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Galaxy Squad.
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Galaxy Squad on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Galaxy Squad.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Galaxy Squad.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
South Scrimshaw, Part One
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
South Scrimshaw is the story of a newborn whale in a vast alien ocean. It is a richly illustrated experimental visual novel, written in the style of a nature documentary.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Galaxy Squad.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
Splitgate
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Splitgate is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer shooter that features player-controlled portals. This sci-fi shooter takes the FPS genre to a new dimension with its portal mechanics, delivering high-flying, multi-dimensional combat.
Crusader Kings II
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Galaxy Squad.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
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More from Kazakov Oleg
Other recommendable Steam games by Kazakov Oleg, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Gedonia 2
WHY THIS
Shares a lighthearted mood with Galaxy Squad.
Another title from Kazakov Oleg, the studio behind Galaxy Squad.
Gedonia 2 is an online coop RPG, which allows up to 4 players to freely explore living open world and build absolutely unique characters. An expanded and improved sequel for RPG Gedonia.
Putrefaction
WHY THIS
Another title from Kazakov Oleg, the studio behind Galaxy Squad.
Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
Putrefaction 2: Void Walker
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Galaxy Squad.
Another title from Kazakov Oleg, the studio behind Galaxy Squad.
Putrefaction 2: Void Walker is fast-paced, hardcore, arcade FPS, inspired by old-school shooters.
Envy the Dead
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Galaxy Squad.
Another title from Kazakov Oleg, the studio behind Galaxy Squad. Shares Strategy with Galaxy Squad.
Envy the Dead is zombie survival roguelike, in which you are leading group of unique, randomly generated characters through destroyed lands, infested with zombies.
Putrefaction 2: Rumble in the hometown
WHY THIS
Another title from Kazakov Oleg, the studio behind Galaxy Squad.
Putrefaction 2: Rumble in the hometown is a stand-alone campaign for Putrefaction 2: Void Walker, with new levels and enemies to fight. You can play this game without purchasing original Putrefaction 2.
Frequently asked about Galaxy Squad
- How much does Galaxy Squad cost?
- Galaxy Squad is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Galaxy Squad?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Galaxy Squad are Void Marauders, Cosmica, BATTLETECH.
- Who developed Galaxy Squad?
- Galaxy Squad was developed by Kazakov Oleg.
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