# Games like Gratuitous Space Battles 2

> The closest matches to Gratuitous Space Battles 2: Gratuitous Space Battles, Star Ruler 2, Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2, Galactic Civilizations III, and Ceres. 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. [Gratuitous Space Battles](https://imho.run/games/41800/gratuitous-space-battles) — Shares ship customization with Gratuitous Space Battles 2. 484 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/41800/)
2. [Star Ruler 2](https://imho.run/games/282590/star-ruler-2) — Also Space, like Gratuitous Space Battles 2. 551 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282590/)
3. [Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2](https://imho.run/games/573100/battlefleet-gothic-armada-2) — A frequent pick in Gratuitous Space Battles 2 players' libraries, and another Strategy. 5,744 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/573100/)
4. [Galactic Civilizations III](https://imho.run/games/226860/galactic-civilizations-iii) — Shares ship customization with Gratuitous Space Battles 2. 6,580 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/226860/)
5. [Ceres](https://imho.run/games/351300/ceres) — A frequent pick in Gratuitous Space Battles 2 players' libraries, and another Action. 82 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/351300/)
6. [Stellar Warfare](https://imho.run/games/1113030/stellar-warfare) — Shares ship customization with Gratuitous Space Battles 2. 240 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1113030/)
7. [Particle Fleet: Emergence](https://imho.run/games/422900/particle-fleet-emergence) — Also Space, like Gratuitous Space Battles 2. 996 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/422900/)
8. [Homeworld Remastered Collection](https://imho.run/games/244160/homeworld-remastered-collection) — Shares ship customization with Gratuitous Space Battles 2. 7,714 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244160/)
9. [Stellaris](https://imho.run/games/281990/stellaris) — Also Space, like Gratuitous Space Battles 2. 75,169 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/281990/)
10. [Void Destroyer 2](https://imho.run/games/369530/void-destroyer-2) — Shares ship customization with Gratuitous Space Battles 2. 571 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/369530/)
11. [X4: Foundations](https://imho.run/games/392160/x4-foundations) — Shares ship customization with Gratuitous Space Battles 2. 13,038 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/392160/)
12. [Nexus - The Jupiter Incident](https://imho.run/games/6420/nexus-the-jupiter-incident) — Also Space, like Gratuitous Space Battles 2. 607 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/6420/)
13. [AI War: Fleet Command](https://imho.run/games/40400/ai-war-fleet-command) — Also Space, like Gratuitous Space Battles 2. 854 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/40400/)
14. [Battlestar Galactica Deadlock](https://imho.run/games/544610/battlestar-galactica-deadlock) — Shares ship customization with Gratuitous Space Battles 2. 2,188 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/544610/)
15. [Starpoint Gemini 2](https://imho.run/games/236150/starpoint-gemini-2) — A frequent pick in Gratuitous Space Battles 2 players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,235 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/236150/)
16. [Deep Space Battle Simulator](https://imho.run/games/1055610/deep-space-battle-simulator) — Shares ship customization with Gratuitous Space Battles 2. 314 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1055610/)
17. [Infinity: Battlescape](https://imho.run/games/1079620/infinity-battlescape) — Shares ship customization with Gratuitous Space Battles 2. 488 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1079620/)
18. [Space Pirates And Zombies 2](https://imho.run/games/252470/space-pirates-and-zombies-2) — Also Space, like Gratuitous Space Battles 2. 2,047 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252470/)
19. [GoD Factory: Wingmen](https://imho.run/games/262750/god-factory-wingmen) — Shares ship customization with Gratuitous Space Battles 2. 155 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262750/)
20. [Distant Worlds: Universe](https://imho.run/games/261470/distant-worlds-universe) — Also Space, like Gratuitous Space Battles 2. 1,147 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/261470/)
21. [The Last Federation](https://imho.run/games/273070/the-last-federation) — Also Space, like Gratuitous Space Battles 2. 344 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/273070/)
22. [X3: Reunion](https://imho.run/games/2810/x3-reunion) — Shares ship customization with Gratuitous Space Battles 2. 295 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2810/)
23. [Space Empires V](https://imho.run/games/1690/space-empires-v) — Also Space, like Gratuitous Space Battles 2. 317 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1690/)
24. [Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion](https://imho.run/games/204880/sins-of-a-solar-empire-rebellion) — Also Space, like Gratuitous Space Battles 2. 7,321 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/204880/)

## 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=344840&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=344840&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=344840&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=344840
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/344840
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Gratuitous Space Battles 2

Have you ever wanted to be admiral of a huge, sprawling space battle-fleet of your own design? Ever wanted to design a fleet of battle-cruisers so powerful they can rip all who oppose them into space-dust? Ever wanted to build a battleship with purple rotating radars and 64 engines? Well we have good news for you...

## Game info

- **AppID:** 344840
- **Developer:** Positech Games
- **Publisher:** Positech Games
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 16, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/344840/gratuitous-space-battles-2)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=344840&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/344840/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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