Games like Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition
by Failbetter Games
SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Sunless Skies is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling.
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$18.99SUNLESS SEA
Feb 6 · Failbetter Games
Both: Exploration · Lovecraftian · Survival
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.
ExplorationLovecraftianSurvivalStory RichDarkAdventureAtmosphericSingleplayerRPGRoguelike👍 7,623
$19.99RailGods of Hysterra
May 7 · Troglobytes Games
Both: Survival · Lovecraftian · Exploration
Embark on a co-op survival journey for 1-5 players through a post-apocalyptic Lovecraftian world! Command and evolve a living, monstrous train, craft weapons, build a mobile base, gain powers, and face the Great Old Ones. Explore an ever-changing world, hold on to your sanity, and ascend to godhood!
Early AccessSurvivalBase BuildingLovecraftianCraftingMultiplayerExplorationOnline Co-OpPvEBuilding👍 290
$7.99Clocked
Mar 20 · Cykodd Production
Both: Steampunk · Top-Down · Exploration
Two worlds coexist, but one of them didn't exist yesterday. That's why you, an automaton, and your calculator sidekick, are looking for a way out of the Great Clock, searching for answers, but above all to find a way out of this place that's gathering dust.
SteampunkRobotsAdventureNonlinearMysteryTop-DownExplorationPuzzleDialogue HeavyTime Travel
Worlds Adrift
May 24 · Bossa Studios
Both: Exploration · Survival
We're tired of endless grinding, mini-maps and predetermined fun. That's why we intend to redefine MMOs and empower our players to find their own destiny, write their own stories, and leave a lasting impression on the world they helped us create. How will you impact it and what will your legacy be?
Open WorldMassively MultiplayerCraftingExplorationSurvivalAdventureSandboxPhysicsMultiplayerPvP👍 4,158
$14.99Verne: The Shape of Fantasy
Aug 14 · Gametopia
Both: Steampunk · Exploration
Become Jules Verne and adventure into the dangers that hide in Hemera, a fantastic parallel world built from his own imagination. Explore, solve puzzles and unlock the most coveted secret of the mighty Atlantis.
Interactive FictionSteampunkDystopian NarrativePixel GraphicsAtmosphericAdventureExplorationPuzzleOld School👍 221
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Apr 14 · Far From Home
Both: Exploration · Survival
A first-person survival game set on a post-apocalyptic, ecologically ruined Earth. Play solo or with up to 3 friends as you build, upgrade, and fly a high-tech airship. Scavenge resources, craft tools, and face dangers on the surface as you hunt for a cure to save humanity.
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Mar 7 · The Wandering Band LLC
Both: Exploration · Steampunk
The sky city builder awaits. Create your own flying kingdom and lead it on a quest across an expansive world. Explore the varied landscape, build up a floating metropolis, aid struggling people below, uncover lost secrets and, ultimately, bring back the Airborne Kingdom legend.
City BuilderBase BuildingExplorationBuildingSingleplayerResource ManagementSandboxRelaxingSteampunkStrategy👍 2,105
Black Skylands: Origins
Apr 30 · Hungry Couch Games
Both: Top-Down · Steampunk
Black Skylands: Origins shows you the ropes ahead of the main game release. Learn the basic mechanics and meet the main cast of characters of this open-world adventure!
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$3.99Sky to Fly: Soulless Leviathan
Jul 22 · AIVIK LLC
Both: Steampunk · Exploration
Sky to Fly: Soulless Leviathan is a sequel to the legendary steampunk action runner. Upon learning of the impending attack on Vetropolis, the main hero has decided to become an Agent, but the corrupt authorities want to stop him.
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-75%$3.99Souls of Chronos
Feb 13 · FUTU Studio
Both: Steampunk · Exploration · Top-Down
The Apocalypse shattered a world in disarray. Facing his impending death, a young boy named Sid crossed paths with Torii, a girl who feeds on the energy of time. In the harbour town of Astella, a mysterious adventure is about to unfold along with the investigation of an unusual crime...
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STEAM HAMMER
May 12 · SF team
Both: Survival · Steampunk
Steam Hammer is the first hardcore sandbox RPG in a steampunk setting featuring survival elements. Here you'll find all the advantages of sandbox games in the mysterious world of steam engines.
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$19.99This Means Warp
May 4 · Outlier
Both: Survival · Top-Down
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
$4.99Guns of Icarus Online
Oct 29 · Muse Games
Both: Steampunk
Assemble your crew, take to the skies in the premier PvP airship combat game. Guns of Icarus Online is all about flying massive airships, shooting big turret weapons, and working as a team for supremacy of the skies. Everyone as one, victory or death, together.
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$16.99Tesla Force
Nov 19 · 10tons Ltd
Both: Lovecraftian · Top-Down
With science as your super power, charge up your coils and zap into action! Tesla Force is a rogue-lite top-down shooter featuring endless procedural gameplay with tentacle splitting action. Play as Tesla, Curie, Lovecraft and Shelley and blast the cosmic horror back into the galactic abyss!
RogueliteProcedural GenerationActionLovecraftianIndieTop-DownGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerTop-Down ShooterShooter👍 148
$5.99Last Horizon
Nov 18 · Pixeljam
Both: Exploration · Survival
Pilot the last vessel of a fallen civilization into the vast expanse of space. Collect resources and search for a new world to call home in this minimalist space exploration and survival game.
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$9.99Space Rogue
Sep 15 · Red Beat
Both: Survival · Exploration
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.
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$24.99Abandon Ship
Oct 22 · Fireblade Software
Both: Lovecraftian · Exploration
Take command of an 'Age of Sail' ship and her crew, exploring a vast, story-filled world that reacts to your decisions. Engage enemy vessels, fortifications and sea monsters in brutal tactical combat, all framed in an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings.
PiratesRogueliteNavalLovecraftianNaval CombatReal Time TacticsChoose Your Own AdventureStory RichExplorationDark Fantasy👍 1,151
$14.99My Little Universe
Oct 5 · Estoty
Both: Exploration · Survival
Stranded on a barren moon with nothing but your tools, fuelless ship, and celestial powers of creation, you are destined to recreate what was once lost and be the hero of your own Little Universe! Don't forget to call in up to three of your friends to join your journey in the Splitscreen Co-op Mode!
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$14.99Skyborn
Feb 21 · Dancing Dragon Games
Both: Steampunk
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Both: Steampunk
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$7.99Stuck In Time
Dec 9 · Housemade Inc.
Both: Exploration
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$3.99Sky To Fly: Faster Than Wind
Mar 25 · AIVIK LLC
Both: Steampunk · Exploration
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$29.99Airship: Kingdoms Adrift
Sep 21 · Revolution Industry
Welcome to Suthseg! As the newly commissioned airship captain, forge a mercantile empire across the archipelago, until the great powers of Europa turn their attention toward it. Build up a fleet, chart trade routes, establish industries, and explore the frontier at your airship's helm!
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$19.99Ostranauts
Aug 3 · Blue Bottle Games
Both: Survival · Exploration
Navigate your scrappy ship through the boneyard in search of valuable parts in abandoned vessels. Use salvage to upgrade your ship, or sell it for cash to pay down your mounting debt, or restock fuel, air, or food. Fly and role-play aboard your dream spaceship in this hardcore noir space-sim.
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$14.99Starbound
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Both: Survival
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Both: Exploration
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$25.99Shortest Trip to Earth
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Both: Survival · Exploration
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$19.99Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
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Both: Exploration
Design and simulate the starships of your dreams! Command your ship or fleet in epic battles and manage your crew while exploring a dangerous galaxy. Play alone or with friends, test your ships in online PvP, and let your imagination reach for the stars!
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$7.99Steampunk Tower 2
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Both: Steampunk
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$14.99Heat Signature
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Both: Top-Down
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Aug 15 · Hungry Couch Games
Become the captain of an airship and explore the world of the skies, gather resources and build powerful weapons, uncover ancient secrets and fight beneath your ship's sails.
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$14.99THE LONGING
Mar 5 · Studio Seufz
Both: Exploration
An unusual mix of adventure and idle game. In utter loneliness deep below the surface, it's your task to wait for the awakening of your king... for 400 days.
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