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Games like Destination Ares

by Pat Scott

Destination Ares is a top-down 2D sci-fi roguelite colony sim: managing ship systems, keeping crew alive and designing ship. Space Haven and Jumplight Odyssey play most like Destination Ares. Of the 12 closest games below, most share its space, colony sim and base building.

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Space Haven
May 13 · Bugbyte Ltd.
Both: Colony Sim · Base Building · Space
Isometric 2D sci-fi colony sim space survival. Building spaceships, managing crew needs and resource management.
Colony SimBase BuildingSurvivalStrategySpaceManagementSandboxSimulationBuildingCity Builder👍 10,280
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Jumplight Odyssey
Aug 21, 2023 · League of Geeks
Both: Management · Colony Sim · Roguelite
Top-down 2D sci-fi roguelite colony sim, cartoony retro. Managing crew needs, building and decorating starship, defending against invaders.
Early AccessStrategySimulationManagementColony SimBuildingRogueliteCartoonyRetroSingleplayer👍 961
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Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
Oct 24, 2022 · Walternate Realities
Both: Space · Space Sim
Top-down 2D sci-fi space sim strategy, detailed 2D sprite art. Designing starships, real-time tactical combat and exploring a galaxy.
Sci-fiSingleplayerBuildingSpace2DIndieStrategySpace SimExplorationMultiplayer👍 12,039
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FTL: Faster Than Light
Sep 14, 2012 · Subset Games
Both: Space · Difficult
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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Stardeus
Oct 12, 2022 · Kodo Linija
Both: Colony Sim · Management · Space
Top-down 2D sci-fi colony sim, pixel art. Repairing starship, managing resources and exploring planets.
Early AccessExplorationColony SimSandboxCraftingManagementScienceSpaceSurvivalBase Building👍 1,435
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RimWorld
Oct 17, 2018 · Ludeon Studios
Both: Colony Sim · Base Building · Management
Top-down 2D sci-fi colony sim, stylized 2D sprites. Managing colonists, building bases and survival.
Colony SimBase BuildingSurvivalStrategyManagementSandboxSingleplayerModdableSimulationSci-fi👍 209,183
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IXION
Dec 7, 2022 · Bulwark Studios
Both: Space · Colony Sim · Base Building
Top-down 3D sci-fi city-builder survival strategy. Building station infrastructure, managing population and exploring stellar maps.
SpaceCity BuilderStrategySurvivalResource ManagementColony SimBase BuildingBuildingSimulationExploration👍 15,322
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Rogue Station
Aug 22, 2023 · Quint Studio
Both: Roguelite · Base Building · Space
Top-down 2D sci-fi roguelite strategy, pixel art. Build station, defend station and manage resources.
RogueliteBase BuildingStrategySpaceBuildingAction RoguelikeCity BuilderManagementTime ManagementSurvival👍 225
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Void War
Jun 2, 2025 · Tundra
Both: Space · Roguelite · Difficult
Top-down 2D sci-fi roguelite strategy, dark techno-gothic. Manage starship, combat enemies and build crew.
SpaceRoguelitePerma DeathChoices MatterStrategyDifficultReplay ValueRoguelikeResource ManagementReal-Time with Pause👍 3,676
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Shortest Trip to Earth
Aug 15, 2019 · Interactive Fate
Both: Roguelite · Space
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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Stationeers
Dec 12, 2017 · RocketWerkz
Both: Base Building · Colony Sim
First-person 3D sci-fi space survival colony sim, realistic 3D graphics. Base building, automation and resource management.
Early AccessBase BuildingAutomationSurvivalPhysicsColony SimLogicBuildingSandboxCrafting👍 8,612
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Oxygen Not Included
Jul 30, 2019 · Klei Entertainment
Both: Colony Sim · Base Building · Management
Side-view 2D sci-fi colony simulation survival, cartoonish 2D illustration. Building bases, managing resources and simulating systems.
Colony SimBase BuildingSurvivalResource ManagementBuildingSingleplayerManagement2DSandboxSimulation👍 135,475
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