# Games like Miner Wars 2081

> The closest matches to Miner Wars 2081: Evochron Mercenary, EVERSPACE™ 2, Overload, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, and Defiance. 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. [Evochron Mercenary](https://imho.run/games/71000/evochron-mercenary) — Also Space, like Miner Wars 2081. 342 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/71000/)
2. [EVERSPACE™ 2](https://imho.run/games/1128920/everspace-2) — Shares ship customization and open world exploration with Miner Wars 2081. 7,075 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1128920/)
3. [Overload](https://imho.run/games/448850/overload) — Also 6DOF and Space, like Miner Wars 2081. 1,381 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/448850/)
4. [Hardspace: Shipbreaker](https://imho.run/games/1161580/hardspace-shipbreaker) — Shares ship customization with Miner Wars 2081. 15,871 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1161580/)
5. [Defiance](https://imho.run/games/224600/defiance) — Shares open world exploration with Miner Wars 2081. 1,629 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/224600/)
6. [Deep Rock Galactic](https://imho.run/games/548430/deep-rock-galactic) — A frequent pick in Miner Wars 2081 players' libraries, and another Action. 169,164 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/548430/)
7. [Space Engineers](https://imho.run/games/244850/space-engineers) — Also Space, like Miner Wars 2081. 67,178 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244850/)
8. [Shattered Horizon](https://imho.run/games/18110/shattered-horizon) — Also 6DOF and Space, like Miner Wars 2081. 275 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/18110/)
9. [Sublevel Zero Redux](https://imho.run/games/327880/sublevel-zero-redux) — Shares crafting with Miner Wars 2081. 383 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/327880/)
10. [FTL: Faster Than Light](https://imho.run/games/212680/ftl-faster-than-light) — A frequent pick in Miner Wars 2081 players' libraries, and another Strategy. 46,262 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/212680/)
11. [GoD Factory: Wingmen](https://imho.run/games/262750/god-factory-wingmen) — Shares ship customization with Miner Wars 2081. 155 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262750/)
12. [Retrovirus](https://imho.run/games/227800/retrovirus) — Also 6DOF, like Miner Wars 2081. 79 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/227800/)
13. [Ceres](https://imho.run/games/351300/ceres) — Shares ship customization with Miner Wars 2081. 82 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/351300/)
14. [Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition](https://imho.run/games/20500/red-faction-guerrilla-steam-edition) — Shares destructible environments and open world exploration with Miner Wars 2081. 3,694 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/20500/)
15. [Elite Dangerous](https://imho.run/games/359320/elite-dangerous) — Also Space, like Miner Wars 2081. 52,491 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/359320/)
16. [Strike Suit Zero](https://imho.run/games/209540/strike-suit-zero) — Also Space, like Miner Wars 2081. 889 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/209540/)
17. [Battlezone 98 Redux](https://imho.run/games/301650/battlezone-98-redux) — Also Space, like Miner Wars 2081. 801 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/301650/)
18. [Rebel Galaxy Outlaw](https://imho.run/games/910830/rebel-galaxy-outlaw) — Shares ship customization with Miner Wars 2081. 717 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/910830/)
19. [Interstellar Marines](https://imho.run/games/236370/interstellar-marines) — Same challenging mood as Miner Wars 2081. 3,444 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/236370/)
20. [Star Conflict](https://imho.run/games/212070/star-conflict) — Same stressful mood as Miner Wars 2081. 6,187 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/212070/)
21. [Descent](https://imho.run/games/273570/descent) — Also 6DOF and Space, like Miner Wars 2081. 374 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/273570/)
22. [Planetaries](https://imho.run/games/2800450/planetaries) — Shares open world exploration and resource gathering with Miner Wars 2081. 177 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2800450/)
23. [Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages](https://imho.run/games/258010/ring-runner-flight-of-the-sages) — A frequent pick in Miner Wars 2081 players' libraries, and another RPG. 460 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/258010/)
24. [Starship EVO](https://imho.run/games/711980/starship-evo) — Shares ship customization with Miner Wars 2081. 913 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/711980/)

## 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=223430&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=223430&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=223430&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=223430
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/223430
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Miner Wars 2081

Operate an advanced mining ship in a fully destructible and open-world environment!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 223430
- **Developer:** Keen Software House
- **Publisher:** Keen Software House
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Captions available, Stats, Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Nov 28, 2012
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 52
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/223430/miner-wars-2081)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=223430&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/223430/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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