# Games like XO

> The closest matches to XO: Void War, Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, AI War 2, FTL: Faster Than Light, and Interstellaria. 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. [Void War](https://imho.run/games/2853590/void-war) — Shares boarding actions with XO. 2,876 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2853590/)
2. [Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes](https://imho.run/games/2535950/battlestar-galactica-scattered-hopes) — Shares ship upgrades and resource scarcity with XO. 901 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2535950/)
3. [AI War 2](https://imho.run/games/573410/ai-war-2) — Shares fleet management with XO. 950 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/573410/)
4. [FTL: Faster Than Light](https://imho.run/games/212680/ftl-faster-than-light) — Shares procedural events with XO. 46,262 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/212680/)
5. [Interstellaria](https://imho.run/games/280360/interstellaria) — Shares ship upgrades with XO. 301 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/280360/)
6. [NEBULOUS: Fleet Command](https://imho.run/games/887570/nebulous-fleet-command) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Diplomacy, like XO. 3,117 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/887570/)
7. [Crying Suns](https://imho.run/games/873940/crying-suns) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Perma Death, like XO. 1,904 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/873940/)
8. [Hearts of Iron IV](https://imho.run/games/394360/hearts-of-iron-iv) — A frequent pick in XO players' libraries, and another Strategy. 120,833 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/394360/)
9. [Terra Invicta](https://imho.run/games/1176470/terra-invicta) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Diplomacy, like XO. 6,142 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1176470/)
10. [Rebel Inc: Escalation](https://imho.run/games/1088790/rebel-inc-escalation) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Diplomacy, like XO. 2,582 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1088790/)
11. [Heat Signature](https://imho.run/games/268130/heat-signature) — A frequent pick in XO players' libraries, and another Action. 6,133 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/268130/)
12. [Particle Fleet: Emergence](https://imho.run/games/422900/particle-fleet-emergence) — Also Real-Time with Pause and RTS, like XO. 996 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/422900/)
13. [Republic of Pirates](https://imho.run/games/2103470/republic-of-pirates) — Shares faction reputation and fleet management with XO. 181 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2103470/)
14. [Stellaris](https://imho.run/games/281990/stellaris) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Diplomacy, like XO. 75,169 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/281990/)
15. [World Warfare & Economics](https://imho.run/games/1700300/world-warfare-economics) — Also Diplomacy and Political, like XO. 421 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1700300/)
16. [Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion](https://imho.run/games/204880/sins-of-a-solar-empire-rebellion) — Also Diplomacy and RTS, like XO. 7,321 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/204880/)
17. [Shortest Trip to Earth](https://imho.run/games/812040/shortest-trip-to-earth) — Also Rogue-lite, like XO. 926 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/812040/)
18. [Nomad Fleet](https://imho.run/games/371010/nomad-fleet) — Shares fleet management and resource scarcity with XO. 154 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/371010/)
19. [East India Company](https://imho.run/games/25930/east-india-company) — Also Diplomacy and Political, like XO. 119 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/25930/)
20. [Diplomacy is Not an Option](https://imho.run/games/1272320/diplomacy-is-not-an-option) — Also Real-Time with Pause and RTS, like XO. 4,634 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272320/)
21. [Extinction Day](https://imho.run/games/2682380/extinction-day) — Also Real-Time with Pause and Dystopian, like XO. 81 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2682380/)
22. [Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance](https://imho.run/games/9420/supreme-commander-forged-alliance) — Also Real-Time with Pause and RTS, like XO. 5,855 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/9420/)
23. [Anno 117: Pax Romana](https://imho.run/games/3274580/anno-117-pax-romana) — Also Political and RTS, like XO. 4,901 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3274580/)
24. [Xenopurge](https://imho.run/games/2983410/xenopurge) — Shares resource scarcity with XO. 201 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2983410/)

## 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=399720&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=399720&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=399720&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=399720
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/399720
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About XO

Build a fleet and lead humanity to safety. Grow your fleet using force, diplomacy or guile... and try to stay ahead of the relentless Harvesters. Each ship you add to your fleet gives you powers but also reduces your limited resources in this challenging RTS-with-pause game.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 399720
- **Developer:** Jumpdrive Studios
- **Publisher:** Jumpdrive Studios
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG, Early Access
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Dec 2, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/399720/xo)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=399720&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/399720/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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