# Games like Heat Signature

> The closest matches to Heat Signature: FTL: Faster Than Light, CRYPTARK, Invisible, Inc., Crying Suns, and Void Bastards. 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. [FTL: Faster Than Light](https://imho.run/games/212680/ftl-faster-than-light) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Perma Death, like Heat Signature. 46,262 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/212680/)
2. [CRYPTARK](https://imho.run/games/344740/cryptark) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Heat Signature. 729 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/344740/)
3. [Invisible, Inc.](https://imho.run/games/243970/invisible-inc) — Also Perma Death and Stealth, like Heat Signature. 3,511 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/243970/)
4. [Crying Suns](https://imho.run/games/873940/crying-suns) — A frequent pick in Heat Signature players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,904 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/873940/)
5. [Void Bastards](https://imho.run/games/857980/void-bastards) — Also Stealth and Rogue-like, like Heat Signature. 2,719 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/857980/)
6. [Void War](https://imho.run/games/2853590/void-war) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Perma Death, like Heat Signature. 2,876 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2853590/)
7. [Gunpoint](https://imho.run/games/206190/gunpoint) — Also Stealth, like Heat Signature. 8,196 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/206190/)
8. [Teleglitch: Die More Edition](https://imho.run/games/234390/teleglitch-die-more-edition) — Also Perma Death and Rogue-lite, like Heat Signature. 794 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/234390/)
9. [EVERSPACE™](https://imho.run/games/396750/everspace) — A frequent pick in Heat Signature players' libraries, and another Action. 5,072 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/396750/)
10. [Tower of Guns](https://imho.run/games/266110/tower-of-guns) — Also Perma Death and Rogue-lite, like Heat Signature. 447 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/266110/)
11. [Streets of Rogue](https://imho.run/games/512900/streets-of-rogue) — Also Stealth and Rogue-lite, like Heat Signature. 8,308 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/512900/)
12. [Not The Robots](https://imho.run/games/257120/not-the-robots) — Also Perma Death and Stealth, like Heat Signature. 234 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/257120/)
13. [Fallback](https://imho.run/games/864540/fallback) — Also Perma Death and Rogue-lite, like Heat Signature. 114 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/864540/)
14. [Battlevoid: Harbinger](https://imho.run/games/396480/battlevoid-harbinger) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Rogue-lite, like Heat Signature. 579 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/396480/)
15. [Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space](https://imho.run/games/226120/weird-worlds-return-to-infinite-space) — Also Perma Death and Rogue-like, like Heat Signature. 146 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/226120/)
16. [Dunjungle](https://imho.run/games/1589570/dunjungle) — Also Perma Death and Rogue-lite, like Heat Signature. 172 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1589570/)
17. [Ziggurat](https://imho.run/games/308420/ziggurat) — A frequent pick in Heat Signature players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,992 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/308420/)
18. [REPLIKATOR](https://imho.run/games/1576370/replikator) — Also Perma Death and Rogue-lite, like Heat Signature. 75 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1576370/)
19. [Power of Ten](https://imho.run/games/1319550/power-of-ten) — Also Perma Death and Rogue-lite, like Heat Signature. 203 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1319550/)
20. [Bionic Dues](https://imho.run/games/238910/bionic-dues) — Shares procedural mission generation with Heat Signature. 244 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238910/)
21. [Shortest Trip to Earth](https://imho.run/games/812040/shortest-trip-to-earth) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Heat Signature. 926 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/812040/)
22. [Voidship: The Long Journey](https://imho.run/games/906740/voidship-the-long-journey) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Rogue-lite, like Heat Signature. 88 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/906740/)
23. [Deep Sky Derelicts](https://imho.run/games/698640/deep-sky-derelicts) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Heat Signature. 1,130 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/698640/)
24. [Space Rogue](https://imho.run/games/364300/space-rogue) — Also Perma Death and Rogue-lite, like Heat Signature. 241 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/364300/)

## 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=268130&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=268130&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=268130&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=268130
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/268130
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Heat Signature

Heat Signature is a space-set roguelike action-strategy hybrid from Suspicious Developments that tasks players with infiltrating procedurally generated ships using stealth, hacking, or gadget-based combat. Missions unfold in real-time with pause, letting players teleport between rooms, improvise traps, and customize their loadout before each run. Players describe the experience as intense yet whimsical, with crew legacy items carrying across playthroughs to gradually expand options across runs. The game supports online co-op for shared missions, though its challenging difficulty and long campaign favor short-burst sessions. Available since 2017 at $14.99, it holds a 95% positive rating from over 6,100 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 268130
- **Developer:** Suspicious Developments
- **Publisher:** Suspicious Developments
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 21, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 79
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/268130/heat-signature)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=268130&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/268130/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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