# Games like The Captain is Dead

> The closest matches to The Captain is Dead: Tharsis, Dead in Antares, Space Hulk: Tactics (Classic), Aliens: Dark Descent, and Insurmountable. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Tharsis](https://imho.run/games/323060/tharsis) — Also Board Game and Space, like The Captain is Dead. 1,210 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/323060/)
2. [Dead in Antares](https://imho.run/games/2511800/dead-in-antares) — Shares resource management with The Captain is Dead. 116 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2511800/)
3. [Space Hulk: Tactics (Classic)](https://imho.run/games/492230/space-hulk-tactics-classic) — Also Board Game and Turn-Based Tactics, like The Captain is Dead. 593 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/492230/)
4. [Aliens: Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/1150440/aliens-dark-descent) — Also Space, like The Captain is Dead. 9,060 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150440/)
5. [Insurmountable](https://imho.run/games/1385100/insurmountable) — Also Turn-Based Tactics, like The Captain is Dead. 421 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1385100/)
6. [Shortest Trip to Earth](https://imho.run/games/812040/shortest-trip-to-earth) — A frequent pick in The Captain is Dead players' libraries, and another Action. 926 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/812040/)
7. [AI War: Fleet Command](https://imho.run/games/40400/ai-war-fleet-command) — A frequent pick in The Captain is Dead players' libraries, and another Strategy. 854 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/40400/)
8. [Sid Meier's Starships](https://imho.run/games/282210/sid-meier-s-starships) — Shares resource management with The Captain is Dead. 1,414 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282210/)
9. [Chains of Freedom](https://imho.run/games/2994010/chains-of-freedom) — Also Isometric and Turn-Based Tactics, like The Captain is Dead. 207 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2994010/)
10. [FTL: Faster Than Light](https://imho.run/games/212680/ftl-faster-than-light) — Also Space, like The Captain is Dead. 46,262 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/212680/)
11. [Space Rogue](https://imho.run/games/364300/space-rogue) — Shares difficulty adjustment with The Captain is Dead. 241 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/364300/)
12. [Chaos Reborn](https://imho.run/games/319050/chaos-reborn) — A frequent pick in The Captain is Dead players' libraries, and another RPG. 595 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/319050/)
13. [SYMMETRY](https://imho.run/games/537520/symmetry) — Shares resource management with The Captain is Dead. 59 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/537520/)
14. [Nemesis: Lockdown](https://imho.run/games/1915550/nemesis-lockdown) — Also Board Game and Isometric, like The Captain is Dead. 419 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1915550/)
15. [Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy](https://imho.run/games/3290350/eclipse-2nd-dawn-for-the-galaxy) — Shares resource management with The Captain is Dead. 71 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3290350/)
16. [The Last Federation](https://imho.run/games/273070/the-last-federation) — Also Turn-Based Tactics and Space, like The Captain is Dead. 344 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/273070/)
17. [Terraformers](https://imho.run/games/1244800/terraformers) — Also Board Game and Space, like The Captain is Dead. 1,738 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1244800/)
18. [Invisible, Inc.](https://imho.run/games/243970/invisible-inc) — Also Isometric and Turn-Based Tactics, like The Captain is Dead. 3,511 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/243970/)
19. [X-COM: UFO Defense](https://imho.run/games/7760/x-com-ufo-defense) — Shares resource management with The Captain is Dead. 2,446 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/7760/)
20. [Oxygen Not Included](https://imho.run/games/457140/oxygen-not-included) — A frequent pick in The Captain is Dead players' libraries, and another Indie. 48,352 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/457140/)
21. [Xenonauts](https://imho.run/games/223830/xenonauts) — Also Isometric and Turn-Based Tactics, like The Captain is Dead. 2,658 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/223830/)
22. [BATTLETECH](https://imho.run/games/637090/battletech) — Also Turn-Based Tactics and Space, like The Captain is Dead. 18,004 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/637090/)
23. [Trigon: Space Story](https://imho.run/games/1226510/trigon-space-story) — Also Isometric and Space, like The Captain is Dead. 571 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1226510/)
24. [Nexus 5X](https://imho.run/games/1983990/nexus-5x) — Also Board Game and Turn-Based Tactics, like The Captain is Dead. 717 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1983990/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1126580&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1126580&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1126580&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1126580
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1126580
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Captain is Dead

It’s the last 10 minutes of your favorite sci-fi TV show… except that this time things have gone seriously wrong and The Captain Is Dead! This turn-based, survival/strategy puts you in the Captain's chair as you try to save your crew from being blown to bits by aliens...

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1126580
- **Developer:** Thunderbox Entertainment
- **Publisher:** Thunderbox Entertainment
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Jan 31, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1126580/the-captain-is-dead)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1126580&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1126580/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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