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1992PC

24 games that share what Star Control II 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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  • Multiplayer

    Star Control: Origins

    2018PC

    Star Control series, aliens

    Critics
    70
    IGDB
    Players
    74%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~30h
    IGDB

    $4.80was $19.99−76%

    Best PC price · GreenManGaming · $0.16/hr

  • Aliens: Dark Descent

    2023PC · PS · Xbox

    Top-Down shooter, aliens

    Critics
    75
    Metacritic
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $11.95was $39.99Historical low

    Best PC price · GameBillet

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  • Multiplayer

    Avorion

    2017PC

    Vehicle combat, space

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $8.49was $24.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    MechWarrior Online

    2013PC

    PvP, shooter

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    80%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    Free

    Free to play

  • Multiplayer

    Ax:El - Air XenoDawn

    2014PC

    Futuristic, shooter

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    58%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    Free

    Free to play

  • Cosmonautica

    2015PC · iOS · Android

    Space, management

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    48%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $1.99was $9.99−80%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Reassembly

    2015PC

    Space, building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $14.99

    Best PC price · Humble Store

  • Multiplayer

    Dig or Die

    2018PC · PS · Xbox

    Building, pixel art

    Critics
    76
    Metacritic
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $5.39was $11.99−55%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Between the Stars

    2024PC

    Space, sci-fi

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    75%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $9.89was $29.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Siege of Centauri

    2019PC

    Aliens, PvE

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    64%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $3was $14.99Historical low

    Best PC price · GreenManGaming

  • Jitter

    2025PC

    Space, retro

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    84%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $7.99was $9.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Zombie Cure Lab

    2025PC · PS · Xbox

    Management, building

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    65%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $8.49was $24.99−66%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    Space Trader: Merchant Marine

    2008PC

    Management, shooter

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    53%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $0.69was $4.99−86%

    Best PC price · Fanatical

  • Multiplayer

    Ashes of the Singularity

    2016PC

    Sci-fi, strategy

    Critics
    70
    IGDB
    Players
    unknown
    To beat
    unknown

    No price yet

  • Elegy for a Dead World

    2014PC

    Sci-fi, exploration

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    63%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    No price yet

  • Multiplayer

    X-Morph: Defense

    2017PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Top-Down shooter, aliens

    Critics
    82
    IGDB
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $3.99was $19.99−80%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Alien Hallway

    2010PC

    Aliens, space

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    72%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $3.24was $4.99−35%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • FTL: Faster Than Light

    2012PC · iOS

    Space, sci-fi

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

    $2.99was $9.99−70%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.15/hr

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