# Games like Space Rangers HD: A War Apart

> The closest matches to Space Rangers HD: A War Apart: Elite Dangerous, Rebel Galaxy, Starpoint Gemini Warlords, X3: Reunion, and SPORE™ Galactic Adventures. 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. [Elite Dangerous](https://imho.run/games/359320/elite-dangerous) — Shares faction politics with Space Rangers HD: A War Apart. 52,491 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/359320/)
2. [Rebel Galaxy](https://imho.run/games/290300/rebel-galaxy) — Shares ship upgrades with Space Rangers HD: A War Apart. 5,259 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290300/)
3. [Starpoint Gemini Warlords](https://imho.run/games/419480/starpoint-gemini-warlords) — Also Space, like Space Rangers HD: A War Apart. 1,888 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/419480/)
4. [X3: Reunion](https://imho.run/games/2810/x3-reunion) — A frequent pick in Space Rangers HD: A War Apart players' libraries, and another Strategy. 295 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2810/)
5. [SPORE™ Galactic Adventures](https://imho.run/games/24720/spore-galactic-adventures) — A frequent pick in Space Rangers HD: A War Apart players' libraries, and another Action. 3,958 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/24720/)
6. [VoidExpanse](https://imho.run/games/324260/voidexpanse) — Also Space, like Space Rangers HD: A War Apart. 388 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/324260/)
7. [ENDLESS™ Space 2](https://imho.run/games/392110/endless-space-2) — Also Turn-Based and Space, like Space Rangers HD: A War Apart. 9,376 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/392110/)
8. [ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game](https://imho.run/games/552620/atom-rpg-post-apocalyptic-indie-game) — Also Turn-Based, like Space Rangers HD: A War Apart. 3,421 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/552620/)
9. [EVE Online](https://imho.run/games/8500/eve-online) — A frequent pick in Space Rangers HD: A War Apart players' libraries, and another RPG. 22,693 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/8500/)
10. [Between the Stars](https://imho.run/games/727130/between-the-stars) — Shares ship upgrades with Space Rangers HD: A War Apart. 1,158 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/727130/)
11. [Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion](https://imho.run/games/204880/sins-of-a-solar-empire-rebellion) — Shares faction politics with Space Rangers HD: A War Apart. 7,321 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/204880/)
12. [Starbound](https://imho.run/games/211820/starbound) — Also Space, like Space Rangers HD: A War Apart. 51,728 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/211820/)
13. [Wasteland 2: Director's Cut](https://imho.run/games/240760/wasteland-2-director-s-cut) — Shares faction politics with Space Rangers HD: A War Apart. 3,125 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/240760/)
14. [Horizon](https://imho.run/games/236130/horizon) — Also Turn-Based and Space, like Space Rangers HD: A War Apart. 258 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/236130/)
15. [X3: Terran Conflict](https://imho.run/games/2820/x3-terran-conflict) — Also Space, like Space Rangers HD: A War Apart. 1,089 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2820/)
16. [Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord](https://imho.run/games/261550/mount-blade-ii-bannerlord) — Shares faction politics with Space Rangers HD: A War Apart. 96,416 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/261550/)
17. [Star Nomad 2](https://imho.run/games/414950/star-nomad-2) — Also Space, like Space Rangers HD: A War Apart. 117 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/414950/)
18. [Space Pirates and Zombies](https://imho.run/games/107200/space-pirates-and-zombies) — Also Space, like Space Rangers HD: A War Apart. 1,874 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/107200/)
19. [Master of Orion](https://imho.run/games/298050/master-of-orion) — Also Turn-Based and Space, like Space Rangers HD: A War Apart. 4,703 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/298050/)
20. [Void Destroyer 2](https://imho.run/games/369530/void-destroyer-2) — Also Space, like Space Rangers HD: A War Apart. 571 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/369530/)
21. [Shadow Empire](https://imho.run/games/1154840/shadow-empire) — Shares faction politics with Space Rangers HD: A War Apart. 1,123 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1154840/)
22. [Objects in Space](https://imho.run/games/824070/objects-in-space) — Also Space, like Space Rangers HD: A War Apart. 496 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/824070/)
23. [Spacebase Startopia](https://imho.run/games/840390/spacebase-startopia) — Also Space, like Space Rangers HD: A War Apart. 234 Steam reviews, 50% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/840390/)
24. [Stellaris](https://imho.run/games/281990/stellaris) — Also Space, like Space Rangers HD: A War Apart. 75,169 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/281990/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Space Rangers HD: A War Apart

Space Rangers HD: A War Apart is a 2013 space sandbox that blends strategy, RPG, adventure, simulation and action into a single massive experience. Players command ships through arcade hyperspace combat, manage dynamic economies, engage in RTS planetary battles and navigate faction politics across the galaxy. The game features procedural events, ship upgrades and text-based quests that players describe as hard and unpredictable. Reviewers highlight that emergent stories make the galaxy feel alive, while the retro charm and dark humor shine through in the writing. Players also note that mods revive lost content and add significant depth to the experience. The game holds an 88% positive rating from over a thousand Steam reviews, is priced at $14.99 and runs in a playable state on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 214730
- **Developer:** SNK Games, Elemental Games, Katauri Interactive
- **Publisher:** Fulqrum Publishing
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, RPG
- **Categories:** Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 17, 2013
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 68
- **Platforms:** windows

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