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Games like LTA: Light-years! Thrusters! Action!

by Cubic Pie

EVERSPACE™ and FTL: Faster Than Light play most like LTA: Light-years! Thrusters! Action!. Of the 16 closest games below, most share its action roguelike, space sim and exploration.

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EVERSPACE™
May 25, 2017 · ROCKFISH Games
Both: Action Roguelike · Space Sim · Flight
Third-person 3D sci-fi action roguelike space shooter, vibrant top-notch visuals. Space combat, collecting and mining resources, crafting equipment.
SpaceAction RoguelikeActionIndieSci-fiSpace SimRogueliteSingleplayerFlightShooter👍 9,812
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FTL: Faster Than Light
Sep 14, 2012 · Subset Games
Both: Roguelike
Top-down 2D sci-fi spaceship simulation roguelike, pixel art. Managing ship power, giving orders to crew and combat.
RoguelikeSpaceStrategySci-fiIndieSingleplayerPerma DeathDifficultReplay ValueReal-Time with Pause👍 62,834
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Flotilla
Apr 29, 2010 · Blendo Games
Both: Exploration · Space Sim · Roguelike
3D sci-fi turn-based space strategy roguelite, stylized 3D. Combat, trading and exploration.
StrategyRogueliteExplorationTurn-BasedSci-fiFunnySpace SimRoguelike3DStory Rich👍 202
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X4: Foundations
Nov 30, 2018 · Egosoft
Both: Space Sim · Exploration
First-person 3D sci-fi space simulation sandbox. Trade, fight and explore.
SpaceSimulationOpen WorldSpace SimExplorationSandboxSci-fi4XStrategyEconomy👍 25,327
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Heat Signature
Sep 21, 2017 · Suspicious Developments
Both: Roguelike
Top-down 3D sci-fi action roguelite, stylized low poly. Sneaking, gunfights and completing missions.
SpaceStealthIndieTop-DownRoguelikeActionStrategySci-fiProcedural GenerationReal-Time with Pause👍 6,854
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Galactic Crew
Mar 28, 2019 · Benjamin Rommel Games
Both: Colony Sim · Exploration · Space Sim
Top-down 3D sci-fi roguelike space sim. Ship customization, exploration and resource management.
RogueliteColony SimExplorationDungeon CrawlerBase BuildingBuildingManagementSpace SimStrategy RPGSurvival👍 128
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Shortest Trip to Earth
Aug 15, 2019 · Interactive Fate
Both: Exploration · Action Roguelike · Roguelike
Top-down 2D sci-fi roguelike spaceship simulator, hand-drawn illustrations. Exploring space, managing ship and crew, tactical combat.
RogueliteSpaceStrategySurvivalSci-fiExplorationResource ManagementAction RoguelikeSpaceshipsRoguelike👍 1,258
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Swarm Grinder
Apr 22, 2024 · Last Bite Games
Both: Roguelike · Action Roguelike
Top-down 2D sci-fi action roguelike, pixel graphics. Fighting alien bugs, collecting upgrade parts and building skill synergies.
RoguelikeRogueliteAction RoguelikeBullet HellMechsProcedural Generation2DPixel GraphicsControllerAction RPG👍 1,167
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Wrath and Retribution
Apr 2 · Mad Vulture Games
Both: Action Roguelike · Flight · Space Sim
Third-person 3D sci-fi action roguelike space sim. Space combat, upgrading ship and looting.
SpaceAction RoguelikeLootFlightSpace Sim6DOFLooter ShooterRoguelikeSingleplayerThird Person
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Pax Autocratica
Aug 11 · Multiverse
Both: Action Roguelike · Colony Sim
First-person 3D sci-fi colony sim FPS roguelite hybrid. Base building, citizen management and first-person combat.
Early AccessBase BuildingAction RoguelikeColony SimCraftingVehicular CombatMechsAutomationSurvivalMilitary👍 3,324
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Thuggin It Further
Sep 19 · Firetoad Games, Nebula Radiance
Both: Action Roguelike · Exploration · Roguelike
Top-down 2D sci-fi action roguelike, pixel art. Managing a ship, shooting enemies and mining asteroids.
Early AccessAction RoguelikeExplorationStrategyRoguelitePvEArcadeParty GameAction-AdventureRoguelike
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Avorion
Mar 9, 2020 · Boxelware
Both: Exploration · Space Sim · Flight
Third-person 3D sci-fi sandbox space sim, blocky procedural. Building ships, exploring galaxy and space combat.
SandboxExplorationSpace SimBuildingSpaceOpen WorldFlightChoose Your Own AdventurePvE3D👍 13,011
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Genesis Alpha One Deluxe Edition
Feb 25, 2020 · Radiation Blue
Both: Action Roguelike · Space Sim
First-person 3D sci-fi action roguelike FPS. Build and manage a starship, explore planets, battle alien infestations.
Sci-fiAction RoguelikeFPSBase BuildingOpen WorldRogueliteManagementHorrorBuildingSpace Sim👍 1,569
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Pixel Piracy
Jul 31, 2014 · Vitali Kirpu
Both: Action Roguelike · Roguelike
Side-view 2D fantasy action roguelike pirate simulator, pixel art. Sailing, ship customization and naval battles.
Action RoguelikeSandboxSide ScrollerPiratesRoguelikeProcedural GenerationAction RPGRogueliteOpen WorldSimulation👍 5,713
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Starcom: Unknown Space
Sep 2, 2024 · Wx3 Labs, LLC
Both: Exploration · Space Sim
Top-down 3D sci-fi action adventure RPG, stylized realistic space. Space exploration, ship building and tactical combat.
SpaceExplorationOpen WorldSpace SimAction RPGTop-Down ShooterSci-fiStory RichIndieRPG👍 4,467
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Space Rogue
Sep 15, 2016 · Red Beat
Both: Exploration
Top-down 2D sci-fi strategy adventure roguelike. Explore the galaxy, improve your ship and engage in ship-to-ship battles.
SpaceStrategySurvivalIndieSandboxTacticalExplorationSimulationReplay ValueSci-fi👍 396
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Also worth a look

Share some of the same DNA, but further from the original.

Elite Dangerous
Apr 2, 2015 · Frontier Developments
Both: Space Sim · Exploration
First-person 3D sci-fi massively multiplayer space sim, realistic space simulation. Exploration, space combat and trading.
Space SimSpaceOpen WorldExplorationSci-fiSimulationMassively MultiplayerMultiplayerVRFirst-Person👍 82,486
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Risk of Rain 2
Aug 11, 2020 · Hopoo Games
Both: Action Roguelike · Roguelike
Third-person 3D sci-fi action roguelike shooter, stylized low poly. Fighting monsters and bosses, collecting items, surviving waves.
Third-Person ShooterAction RoguelikeMultiplayerCo-opRoguelikeRogueliteActionLooter ShooterLootOnline Co-Op👍 240,231
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