# Games like Star Control III

> The closest matches to Star Control III: Star Control I and II, Star Control®: Origins, Galactic Civilizations III, Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®, and Starcom: Unknown Space. 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. [Star Control I and II](https://imho.run/games/358920/star-control-i-and-ii) — Also Vehicular Combat and Space, like Star Control III. 140 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/358920/)
2. [Star Control®: Origins](https://imho.run/games/271260/star-control-origins) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Space, like Star Control III. 1,648 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/271260/)
3. [Galactic Civilizations III](https://imho.run/games/226860/galactic-civilizations-iii) — Also Space, like Star Control III. 6,580 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/226860/)
4. [Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®](https://imho.run/games/201290/sins-of-a-solar-empire-trinity) — A frequent pick in Star Control III players' libraries, and another Strategy. 572 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/201290/)
5. [Starcom: Unknown Space](https://imho.run/games/1750770/starcom-unknown-space) — Also Space and Action RPG, like Star Control III. 3,468 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1750770/)
6. [STAR WARS™ Battlefront](https://imho.run/games/1237980/star-wars-battlefront) — Also Vehicular Combat and Third-Person Shooter, like Star Control III. 2,575 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1237980/)
7. [Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition](https://imho.run/games/1328670/mass-effect-legendary-edition) — A frequent pick in Star Control III players' libraries, and another RPG. 39,925 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1328670/)
8. [Everreach: Project Eden](https://imho.run/games/915670/everreach-project-eden) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Space, like Star Control III. 250 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/915670/)
9. [Starcom: Nexus](https://imho.run/games/863590/starcom-nexus) — Also Space and Action RPG, like Star Control III. 1,829 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/863590/)
10. [Worbital](https://imho.run/games/761910/worbital) — A frequent pick in Star Control III players' libraries, and another Action. 337 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761910/)
11. [Flotilla](https://imho.run/games/55000/flotilla) — Same atmospheric mood as Star Control III. 188 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/55000/)
12. [EVERSPACE™ 2](https://imho.run/games/1128920/everspace-2) — Also Space and Action RPG, like Star Control III. 7,075 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1128920/)
13. [The Last Federation](https://imho.run/games/273070/the-last-federation) — Also Space, like Star Control III. 344 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/273070/)
14. [ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/208140/endless-space-definitive-edition) — Also Space, like Star Control III. 4,276 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/208140/)
15. [Master of Orion 3](https://imho.run/games/410990/master-of-orion-3) — Also Space, like Star Control III. 134 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/410990/)
16. [Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2](https://imho.run/games/2183900/warhammer-40-000-space-marine-2) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Space, like Star Control III. 90,341 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2183900/)
17. [Starfield](https://imho.run/games/1716740/starfield) — Also Space and Action RPG, like Star Control III. 84,707 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1716740/)
18. [The Outer Worlds](https://imho.run/games/578650/the-outer-worlds) — Also Space and Action RPG, like Star Control III. 16,855 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/578650/)
19. [Dead Space™ 2](https://imho.run/games/47780/dead-space-2) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Space, like Star Control III. 11,516 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/47780/)
20. [X3: Reunion](https://imho.run/games/2810/x3-reunion) — Also Space, like Star Control III. 295 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2810/)
21. [Stars in Shadow](https://imho.run/games/464880/stars-in-shadow) — Also Space, like Star Control III. 589 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/464880/)
22. [Alien Shooter 2 - New Era](https://imho.run/games/2013300/alien-shooter-2-new-era) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Action RPG, like Star Control III. 75 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2013300/)
23. [Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)](https://imho.run/games/651660/halcyon-6-starbase-commander-lightspeed-edition) — Also Space, like Star Control III. 479 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/651660/)
24. [Rebel Galaxy](https://imho.run/games/290300/rebel-galaxy) — Also Space, like Star Control III. 5,259 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290300/)

## 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=358930&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=358930&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=358930
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/358930
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Star Control III

The universe is on the brink of destruction. It’s up to you to embark on an epic adventure of strategy and diplomacy to save thousands of worlds from total annihilation. But no pressure, right?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 358930
- **Developer:** Legend Entertainment
- **Publisher:** Stardock Entertainment
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Cloud, Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Remote Play Together, PvP, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 19, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 89
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/358930/star-control-iii)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=358930&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/358930/)
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