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Drox Operative is a starship action RPG with warring alien races, fierce space battles, a dynamic, evolving galaxy, and co-op multiplayer for Windows and Mac.Eons ago the Drox ruled the galaxy through their mighty Operatives. These elite starship captains were trained to accomplish the impossible at whatever cost necessary.
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$49.99Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr
Jun 5 · NeocoreGames
Both: Action RPG · Loot · Co-op
Enter the Chaos-infested Caligari Sector and purge the unclean with the most powerful agents of the Imperium of Man! W40k: Inquisitor – Martyr is a grim Action-RPG featuring multiple classes of the Inquisition who will carry out the Emperor’s will.
Action RPGHack and SlashRPGActionLootDarkCo-opAdventureSpaceIndie👍 19,554
$4.99Greed: Black Border
Jan 13 · Clockstone
Both: Sci-fi · Action RPG · Co-op
Hack ‘n slash your way through this science-fiction-themed action/RPG. In the futuristic universe of GREED, the discovery of new interstellar travel possibilities has led to a new age of colonialization. The five largest colonial powers are entangled in a full-scale war over a new element called Ikarium, the recently discovered rare...
ActionRPGSci-fiAction RPGCo-opIsometricIndieSingleplayerFemale ProtagonistLoot👍 212
-70%$8.99Deep Rock Galactic
May 13 · Ghost Ship Games
Both: Co-op · Procedural Generation · Loot
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
DwarvesCo-opPvEFPSProcedural GenerationClass-BasedShooterExplorationFirst-PersonLoot👍 303,204
$24.99Starcom: Unknown Space
Sep 2 · Wx3 Labs, LLC
Both: Space · Action RPG · Sci-fi
Starcom: Unknown Space is an action RPG of space exploration and adventure. Build your own starship while discovering an epic story in a universe of strange mysteries, alien factions and uncharted worlds.
SpaceExplorationOpen WorldSpace SimAction RPGTop-Down ShooterSci-fiStory RichIndieRPG👍 4,465
$49.99EVERSPACE™ 2
Apr 6 · ROCKFISH Games
Both: Space · Loot · Action RPG
EVERSPACE 2 is a fast-paced single-player spaceship shooter with exploration in space and on planets, tons of loot, RPG elements, mining, and crafting. Experience an exciting sci-fi story set in a vivid, handcrafted open world full of secrets, puzzles, and perils.
ShooterSpaceLootExplorationOpen WorldLooter ShooterAction RPGAction-AdventureStory RichAdventure👍 12,046
$24.99Star Valor
Aug 3 · Rafael Burgos
Both: Space · Loot · Sci-fi
Choose your own destiny as you explore an open-world procedurally generated galaxy where anything is possible. Become a miner, a trader, a bounty hunter, a pirate, or perhaps a jack of all trades. Start off small and build your way to the top but remember with every action, comes consequences.
SpaceSandboxActionRPGLootExplorationOpen WorldMiningTop-Down ShooterSci-fi👍 3,277
$14.99Heat Signature
Sep 21 · Suspicious Developments
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Procedural Generation
Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.
SpaceStealthIndieTop-DownRoguelikeActionStrategySci-fiProcedural GenerationReal-Time with Pause👍 6,851
$9.99Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation
Nov 30 · Jace Masula
Both: Space · Procedural Generation
Exiled to a deep space mining sector, you are left with a crappy ship, a laser, and a small mining beam. It is up to you to survive by working your way through the galaxy. Mine asteroids, refine and trade the ore, buy upgrades for your ship, hunt pirates... you get it.
SimulationSpaceIndieAdventureSandboxOpen WorldMiningSpace SimSingleplayerProcedural Generation👍 446
-60%$23.99No Man's Sky
Aug 12 · Hello Games
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Procedural Generation
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
Open WorldSpaceOpen World Survival CraftExplorationSci-fiSurvivalMultiplayerProcedural GenerationAdventureSandbox👍 315,407
$14.99Pixel Privateers
Feb 21 · Quadro Delta
Both: Loot · Co-op · Sci-fi
Pixel Privateers is a Squad Based Tactical RPG “Loot ‘Em Up” that will send your team of mercenaries through a mysterious wormhole on a quest to gather technology for your employer. An entire galaxy awaits - full of worlds to explore, factions to encounter, and epic gear to collect!
RPGIndieActionAdventureSimulationPixel GraphicsLoot2DCo-opSci-fi👍 813
Zigfrak
Dec 13 · Entheogen Studios LLC
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Loot
Zigfrak is a space-based action RPG, featuring missions, exploration, and crafting. With an emphasis on loot and over-the-top items, it's not a traditional space sim. Enemy ships explode like loot piñatas, spewing forth useful pickups.Try the free demo first, you'll hate it!
ActionRPGIndieSpaceSci-fiOpen WorldSpace SimSimulationLoot👍 203
$29.99Between the Stars
Mar 7 · Isolated Games
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Become the Captain of an interstellar cruiser and journey across the galaxy to save the Republic. During your journey you will have to make important decisions, improve the weaponry of your ship and fight against numerous enemies.
SpaceRPGActionSimulationIndieStrategyAdventureSpace SimSingleplayerSci-fi👍 1,965
$4.99Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages
Nov 19 · Triple.B.Titles
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Co-op
Ring Runner combines the fast-paced action of space combat with the rich story and skill variety of an RPG.Trek across the universe in a 30 hour long story-driven campaign based on a companion Sci Fi novel, or challenge 6 scenarios alone, cooperatively, or competitively through local or online multiplayer.
ActionIndieRPGSpaceSci-fiStory RichShooterGreat SoundtrackMultiplayerCo-op👍 580
$19.99Empyrion - Galactic Survival
Aug 5 · Eleon Game Studios
Both: Co-op · Space
Build and explore in a true space sandbox survival adventure. Construct mighty capital vessels, sprawling planetary settlements, and vast space stations in your galactic journey to discover the mysteries of Empyrion!
SimulationCo-opSpaceOpen World Survival CraftSurvivalBuildingOpen WorldExplorationSpace SimSandbox👍 29,209
$19.99This Means Warp
May 4 · Outlier
Both: Space · Co-op · Sci-fi
It’s co-op space survival fun, Jim, but not as we know it. This Means Warp is an intense spaceship management roguelite experience for 1-4 players. Explore a procedurally generated universe, upgrade your ship, battle dangerous enemies and adapt your strategies to survive in a hostile galaxy.
SurvivalOnline Co-OpSpaceCo-opMultiplayerTop-DownSci-fiLocal MultiplayerRogueliteCo-op Campaign👍 438
$5.99Space industrial empire
May 24 · 游戏养家工作室
Both: Space · Loot
This is a idle game modeled on industrial building gameplay. It will be three-dimensional, complex industrial assembly line, easy, simple plane conveyor belt. At the same time to join the battleship assembly, space campaign, character development, giant construction, trade orders and other gameplay!
AutomationSpaceIndieManagementIdlerStrategyLootCasualSingleplayerWord Game👍 1,022
$19.99PULSAR: Lost Colony
Jun 22 · Leafy Games
Both: Co-op · Space · Sci-fi
The co-op open-world space sim where everyone has a role! Pilot the ship. Reroute power. Launch nukes. Explore alien planets. Research new talents. Work together to find the Lost Colony! ...or just deliver some biscuits
Space SimOpen WorldCo-opSimulationFirst-PersonPvESpaceExplorationSci-fiMultiplayer👍 4,409
$19.99Songbringer
Sep 1 · Wizard Fu
Both: Action RPG · Procedural Generation · Sci-fi
Imagine if the original Zelda game was set in a science-fiction galaxy. Explore this open-world, action RPG with roguelike and metroidvania elements. Mighty bosses lurk deep within procedurally-generated dungeons. Wield, vanquish, unearth, collect, craft, progress, trip, adventure.
Action RPGOpen WorldRoguelikeHack and SlashDungeon CrawlerMetroidvaniaPixel GraphicsProcedural GenerationSci-fiFantasy👍 130
$9.99The Long Journey Home
May 30 · Daedalic Studio West
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Procedural Generation
The Long Journey Home combines an open world full of galaxies, planets and anomalies with quests and mechanics of a rogue-like RPG. One destination. Endless adventures. Where will this journey take you?
SimulationStrategyRPGIndieSpaceExplorationRoguelikeSci-fiSurvivalProcedural Generation👍 1,330
$49.99X4: Foundations
Nov 30 · Egosoft
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore, trade, fight, and build as you rise to command fleets, stations, and entire economies in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to every decision.
SpaceSimulationOpen WorldSpace SimExplorationSandboxSci-fi4XStrategyEconomy👍 25,274
$7.99Swarm Grinder
Apr 22 · Last Bite Games
Both: Procedural Generation · Action RPG
An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.
RoguelikeRogueliteAction RoguelikeBullet HellMechsProcedural Generation2DPixel GraphicsControllerAction RPG👍 1,164
$49.99Starfield
Sep 5 · Bethesda Game Studios
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.
SpaceOpen WorldSingleplayerRPGSci-fiExplorationCharacter CustomizationFirst-PersonStory RichAction-Adventure👍 115,213
$34.99Starpoint Gemini 2
Sep 26 · Little Green Men Games
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Captain your own space ship and roam the galaxy in 3D in this tactical space simulator with tons of RPG depth ! Space has never looked so inviting - but images can betray...It has been two years since the end of the second Gemini war, the situation in the wartorn system is further from resolution than ever.
SpaceSimulationRPGOpen WorldSci-fiSpace SimSingleplayerActionSpaceshipsModdable👍 3,020
$9.99Space Rogue
Sep 15 · Red Beat
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Take on the role of a spaceship captain. Explore new worlds, and engage in intense ship-to-ship battles. Develop unique battle tactics, upgrade your ship, and recruit crew members as you fight for peace or piracy.
SpaceStrategySurvivalIndieSandboxTacticalExplorationSimulationReplay ValueSci-fi👍 396
$29.99X Rebirth
Nov 15 · Egosoft
Both: Space · Sci-fi
In the distant future, the X universe faces a period of profound and irrevocable change. While the universe stumbles towards an uncertain future, countless adventures await as new enemies rise in search of power.
SimulationSpaceSci-fiActionSpace SimSandboxSingleplayerOpen WorldEconomyTrading👍 5,156
$19.99EVERSPACE™
May 25 · ROCKFISH Games
Both: Space · Sci-fi
EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.
SpaceAction RoguelikeActionIndieSci-fiSpace SimRogueliteSingleplayerFlightShooter👍 9,807
$30.99Star Dynasties
Sep 1 · Pawley Games
Both: Sci-fi · Procedural Generation
Take the reins of a feudal dynasty in a divided galaxy following the destruction of earth. Star Dynasties is a turn based, procedurally generated narrative of human drama and personal politics, mixed with a light empire management layer. Your choices. Your legacy.
RPGSci-fiTurn-Based StrategyGrand StrategyStrategy RPGDiplomacyProcedural GenerationStrategyChoices MatterManagement👍 421
$5.99Master of Orion 2
Feb 25 · SimTex
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Forge an empire in a universe where population growth is stripping away planetary resources. Colonize unknown planets and trade with other races for their knowledge.
Strategy4XTurn-BasedSpaceSci-fiClassicTurn-Based StrategyMultiplayerSingleplayerRetro👍 1,658
-60%$15.99ZEPHON
Nov 8 · Proxy Studios
Both: Co-op · Sci-fi · Procedural Generation
From the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Gladius, ZEPHON is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system. Guide survivors through a turbulent future, navigating unexpected disasters, eldritch horror and cyberpunk monstrosities. What will you do to survive?
StrategyTurn-Based4XTacticalMultiplayerLovecraftianSandboxCo-opSci-fiProcedural Generation👍 1,841
$24.99Cubic Odyssey
May 14 · Atypical Games
Both: Co-op · Sci-fi
Embark on a galactic journey in Cubic Odyssey, an open-world adventure where you explore vibrant planets, craft tools, build vehicles, and fight the Red Darkness. Uncover ancient mysteries, and shape a universe full of life, danger, and limitless possibilities!
Open World Survival CraftRPGAction-AdventureBase BuildingCo-opSandboxSci-fiBuildingExplorationFirst-Person👍 2,407
$12.99Star Nomad 2
Dec 14 · Huy Phan
Both: Space · Sci-fi
A space trader & combat sim meets squad-RPG, large scale conquest, choice driven gameplay with fluid & punchy tactical real-time combat set in a dynamic open-world sandbox.
RPGSimulationSpaceStrategyIndieOpen WorldSandboxSci-fiRoguelite2D👍 137
$19.99Elite Dangerous
Apr 2 · Frontier Developments
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Take control of your own starship and blaze your trail in an ever-changing galaxy. Master the arts of combat, mining and trade or venture out into the unknown across a 1:1 scale universe.
Space SimSpaceOpen WorldExplorationSci-fiSimulationMassively MultiplayerMultiplayerVRFirst-Person👍 82,421
$14.99Shattered Planet
Jul 3 · Kitfox Games
Both: Procedural Generation · Sci-fi
Explore a dangerous planet that's different every time and try to survive! The Galactic Union's job for you is clear: research the alien wildlife -- for science! However, researching may include lasers, explosions, hungry aliens, space sushi, and other similarly delicious-or-terrifying hazards.
RPGProcedural GenerationGrid-Based MovementStrategyRoguelikeTurn-BasedSingleplayerSci-fiTraditional RoguelikeIsometric👍 406
$9.99ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition
Jul 4 · AMPLITUDE Studios
Both: Space · Sci-fi
ENDLESS Space™ is a turn-based 4X strategy game, covering the space colonization age in the ENDLESS Universe™, where you can control every aspect of your civilization as you strive for galactic domination.
Strategy4XSpaceSci-fiTurn-Based StrategyTurn-BasedMultiplayerSingleplayerIndieExploration👍 6,626
$14.99Astrox Imperium
Mar 22 · Jace Masula
Both: Space
Astrox Imperium is a relaxing space game where you fly around a generated universe. Mining, Fighting, Building, Exploring, and Surviving. What makes this game unique? You have complete control of how it plays. A robust sandbox and lots of MOD tools. Make it your game, and play it your own way.
SpaceSimulationEarly AccessIndieSpace SimSandboxOpen WorldSingleplayerMiningAtmospheric👍 1,236
$8.99Ketz: Galactic Overlords
May 9 · Keep Games
Both: Loot · Action RPG
Sci-fantasy themed roguelite horde survival game with RPG elements. Choose your character, collect various gear, and create game-breaking builds using powerful skills from the Galactic Leaders!
Bullet HeavenAction RoguelikeLootBullet HellRogueliteRPGHack and SlashAction RPGActionRoguelike👍 385
$49.99Stellaris
May 9 · Paradox Development Studio
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.
SpaceStrategyGrand StrategySci-fi4XExplorationSandboxSimulationMultiplayerReal-Time with Pause👍 142,911
-75%$4.99Starcom: Nexus
Dec 12 · Wx3 Labs, LLC
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Suddenly thrown into an unknown galaxy, you must explore, fight or befriend aliens and transform your ship from a small survey vessel into a powerful battlecruiser to unravel the mystery of the forces that brought you here and find your way home.
SpaceSci-fiRPGExplorationActionAdventureIndieOpen WorldSpace SimTop-Down👍 2,295
$24.99Void Crew
Nov 25 · Hutlihut Games
Both: Co-op · Space
Void Crew is a Chaotic, Co-op Roguelite game for 1 to 6 players: Outfit your spaceship and crew for thrilling quests, brave fierce enemies in Space Battles... and try not to panic!
Co-opSpace SimMultiplayerRoguelitePvECharacter CustomizationAdventureFirst-PersonSpaceSimulation👍 6,577
$5.99Master of Orion 1
Feb 25 · SimTex
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Forge an empire in a universe where population growth is stripping away planetary resources. Colonize unknown planets and trade with other races for their knowledge.
Strategy4XTurn-BasedSpaceClassicSci-fiSingleplayerTurn-Based Strategy2D1990's👍 441
$39.99ENDLESS Space™ 2
May 18 · AMPLITUDE Studios
Both: Space · Sci-fi
ENDLESS Space™ 2 is a Strategic Space Opera, featuring the compelling “just one more turn” gameplay, set in the mysterious ENDLESS Universe™. As the leader of your civilization, will you impose your vision and build the greatest stellar empire?
StrategySpaceSci-fi4XTurn-Based StrategyMultiplayerTurn-BasedGrand StrategyGreat SoundtrackSingleplayer👍 17,284
$29.99ASTRONEER
Feb 5 · System Era Softworks
Both: Space · Co-op
Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends.
MultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldSpaceSurvivalExplorationBase BuildingCo-opSandboxAdventure👍 118,872
$29.99Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection
May 1 · Gearbox Software
Both: Co-op · Sci-fi · Space
You & your friends are the deadliest killers in the galaxy – the US Colonial Marines. It’s up to you to not just survive, but wipe out the Xeno infestation.
ActionFPSAliensCo-opSci-fiShooterMultiplayerHorrorSpaceOnline Co-Op👍 7,834
$14.99Evochron Mercenary
Jan 16 · StarWraith 3D Games LLC
Both: Space · Sci-fi
The life of an independent mercenary is rarely without excitement. Your spacecraft awaits and your adventure begins in the Sapphire star system.
SpaceSimulationIndieSci-fiSpace SimActionOpen WorldSandboxMultiplayerFlight👍 403
-60%$5.99Star Traders: Frontiers
Jul 31 · Trese Brothers
Both: Sci-fi · Procedural Generation
You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue.
Sci-fiModdableSimulationTradingTactical RPGManagementProcedural GenerationSandboxTurn-Based CombatSpace Sim👍 3,672
$49.99Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
Dec 7 · Owlcat Games
Both: Co-op
Made in a close partnership with Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a story-rich classical RPG from Owlcat Games, developers of the critically acclaimed game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.
RPGChoices MatterCRPGCharacter CustomizationTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based CombatStrategyTactical RPGCo-opAdventure👍 33,727
$19.99SPORE™ Galactic Adventures
Jun 23 · EA - Maxis
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Take Your Creature From Zero To Galactic HeroGet out of your starship and turn your Spore creatures into legendary Space Captains. For the first time, beam down with your allies to take on action-packed, planetside adventures. Complete quests, collect rewards, and even create your own missions.
SimulationActionSpaceAdventureExplorationOpen WorldSandboxSingleplayerStrategySci-fi👍 7,250
$9.99Roguelands
Jun 13 · Sean Young
Both: Co-op
Embark on an epic journey in this hardcore Multiplayer RPG! As a Galactic Cadet, you and your Combat Squad of friends must brave hostile worlds in search of valuable loot and resources. Craft powerful gear, slay otherworldly creatures, and save the galaxy.
Action RoguelikeRoguelikeMultiplayerRPGPixel Graphics2DAdventureActionCo-opIndie👍 2,932
-80%$1.99FTL: Faster Than Light
Sep 14 · Subset Games
Both: Space · Sci-fi
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
RoguelikeSpaceStrategySci-fiIndieSingleplayerPerma DeathDifficultReplay ValueReal-Time with Pause👍 62,779
$14.99StarMade
Dec 4 · Schine GmbH
Both: Space · Sci-fi
The ultimate space sandbox. Participate in epic fleet battles, form alliances, strive to dominate entire galaxies and harness the universe’s resources for your industrious empire or the destruction of others. Customise your experience, the universe is yours!
SpaceSandboxOpen WorldBuildingMultiplayerSci-fiVoxelAdventureIndieAction👍 2,199
$7.99Star Ruler
Sep 20 · Blind Mind Studios
Both: Space · Sci-fi
Take command of a vast interstellar empire and safeguard your species from total extinction in a procedurally generated 3D galaxy (with the option to flatten it) from 1 System to 10,000+! Prove your species' ingenuity through a deep and intricate combat system where anything (from individual components on ships to the stars themselves)...
StrategyIndieSpace4XRTSSci-fiGrand StrategyGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerMultiplayer👍 261
FreeStar Trek Online
Jan 31 · Cryptic Studios
Both: Sci-fi · Space
In Star Trek Online, the Star Trek universe appears for the first time on a truly massive scale. Players take the captain's chair as they command their own starship and crew. Explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, and boldly go where no one has gone before.
Free to PlaySci-fiMassively MultiplayerSpaceMMORPGRPGOpen WorldMultiplayerCharacter CustomizationAction👍 949
$14.99Gaia Beyond
Aug 20 · Warp Turtle
Both: Sci-fi · Space · Action RPG
Gaia Beyond is a handcrafted 2D Action-RPG, an exploration mix built around the core features fighting, mining and trading. Your decisions are footprints within a vast non-linear solar system. Forge alliances among numerous factions and develop relations with hundreds of NPCs.
Sci-fiSpace SimOpen WorldSpaceTop-DownMiningChoices MatterRPGAction RPGTrading👍 240
$4.99Star Explorers
May 8 · Schmidt Workshops
Both: Space · Procedural Generation
Planets, aliens, resources, upgrades, caves, mapping & documenting star systems ... seek a new home for the human race. An all-inclusive (admittedly janky) procedural space-sim made by solo developer Schmidt Workshops.
Space SimSpaceRetroOpen WorldProcedural GenerationAtmosphericIndieExplorationOld SchoolSandbox👍 244