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2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

24 games that share what Despotism 3k does well: sci-fi, strategy and sim. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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  • Bridge Constructor Portal

    2017PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Tough, strategy

    Critics
    77
    Metacritic
    Players
    91%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $0.99was $9.99−90%

    Best PC price · GOG

  • Planetbase

    2015PC · PS · Xbox

    Resource management, management

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    79%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $7.49was $14.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Fallout Shelter

    2015PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android

    Post-apocalyptic, management

    Critics
    63
    Metacritic
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~50h
    IGDB

    Free

    Free to play

  • Hardspace: Shipbreaker

    2022PC · PS · Xbox

    Strategy, sim

    Critics
    83
    Metacritic
    Players
    89%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~29h
    IGDB

    $10.49was $34.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.36/hr

  • FTL: Faster Than Light

    2012PC · iOS

    Permadeath, run-based

    Critics
    84
    Metacritic
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~21h
    IGDB

    $2.99was $9.99−70%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.15/hr

    In EA Play

  • Symmetry

    2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Resource management, management

    Critics
    60
    Metacritic
    Players
    53%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~5h
    IGDB

    $0.84was $11.99−93%

    Best PC price · GreenManGaming · $0.17/hr

  • Linkito

    2024PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Strategy, sim

    Critics
    83
    Metacritic
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~9h
    IGDB

    $5.99was $14.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.67/hr

  • LoneStar

    2025PC · Switch

    Permadeath, run-based

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $5.19was $12.99−60%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Nodebuster

    2024PC

    Management, pixel art

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $1.94was $2.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Oxygen Not Included

    2019PC

    Resource management, management

    Critics
    85
    Metacritic
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~58h
    IGDB

    $7.49was $24.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.13/hr

  • Lobotomy Corporation

    2018PC

    Run-based, management

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~102h
    IGDB

    $8.49was $24.99−66%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.08/hr

  • Uplink

    2001PC · iOS · Android

    Permadeath, cyberpunk

    Critics
    75
    Metacritic
    Players
    89%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~4h
    IGDB

    $1.99was $9.99−80%

    Best PC price · IndieGala Store · $0.50/hr

  • Wall World

    2023PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Resource management, run-based

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $0.80was $6.99−89%

    Best PC price · Fanatical

  • Jurassic World Evolution

    2018PC · PS · Xbox

    Resource management, management

    Critics
    69
    Metacritic
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $9.64was $44.99−79%

    Best PC price · GameBillet

  • Multiplayer

    Cortex Command

    2012PC

    Tough, pixel art

    Critics
    44
    Metacritic
    Players
    82%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $3.99was $19.99−80%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    Pixel Privateers

    2017PC

    Pixel art, sim

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    71%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $14.99

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Sanabi

    2023PC · Switch

    Cyberpunk, tough

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $7.56was $14.99−50%

    Best PC price · Fanatical

  • Into the Breach

    2018PC · Switch · iOS · Android

    Run-based, pixel art

    Critics
    90
    Metacritic
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~12h
    IGDB

    $5.24was $14.99−65%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.46/hr

    In EA Play

  • Cliff Empire

    2019PC

    Post-apocalyptic, resource management

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $13.49was $17.99−25%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Crying Suns

    2019PC · Switch · iOS · Android

    Permadeath, post-apocalyptic

    Critics
    75
    Metacritic
    Players
    85%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $5.02was $23.50−79%

    Best PC price · GamesPlanet FR

  • Multiplayer

    Barotrauma

    2023PC

    Management, tough

    Critics
    81
    Metacritic
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~77h
    IGDB

    $17.49was $34.99−50%

    Best PC price · Fanatical · $0.23/hr

  • Basement

    2019PC

    Dark humor, resource management

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    76%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $19.99

    Best PC price · GOG

  • Mars Horizon

    2020PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Resource management, management

    Critics
    71
    Metacritic
    Players
    84%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $13.49was $14.99−10%

    Best PC price · PlanetPlay