Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Dreadnought (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Dreadnought on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: PlanetSide 2, which both open world, science fiction and strategy.
- Dreadnought is tagged Space, Free to Play, Massively Multiplayer, Sci-fi, Action, Multiplayer, Shooter, PvP by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 9 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
- 1 are from the same studio: The Cycle: Frontier.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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PlanetSide 2
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, Massively Multiplayer and Shooter.
PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.
PlanetSide 2 at a glance Released 2012 Studio Rogue Planet Games Player sentiment 80% positive of 74,813 Price Free Free to PlayMassively MultiplayerShooterSci-fiPvPFuturisticStrategySpace
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EVE Online
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Space, Free to Play and Massively Multiplayer.
Over 20 years of legendary space battles! Explore a massive living universe of danger and opportunity in a challenging and highly rewarding space adventure. Fight, trade, build, and connect with a universe driven and shaped directly by players.
EVE Online at a glance Released 2003 Studio Simon & Schuster Player sentiment 73% positive of 39,389 Price Free SpaceFree to PlayMassively MultiplayerSci-fiPvPStrategySpaceships
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VEGA Conflict
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, Space and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2015).
Stake your claim, command your fleets, and wage epic war in space.
VEGA Conflict at a glance Released 2015 Studio KIXEYE Player sentiment 59% positive of 5,029 Price Not listed Free to PlaySpaceMassively MultiplayerStrategyPvPSci-fi
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TOXIKK
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, Shooter and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2016).
FRAG LIKE IT'S 1999! TOXIKK plays as if today's military shooters never existed: Designed as a spiritual successor to the FPS giants of the late 90s and early 2ks, TOXIKK carefully evolves their mechanics with modern technology and fresh ideas elaborated with Arena-FPS enthusiasts.
TOXIKK at a glance Released 2016 Studio Reakktor Studios Player sentiment 77% positive of 5,933 Price Free Free to PlayShooterSci-fiPvPMassively MultiplayerStrategy
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Star Trek Online
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, Sci-fi and Massively Multiplayer.
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.
Star Trek Online at a glance Released 2012 Studio Cryptic Studios Player sentiment 79% positive of 21,274 Price Free Free to PlaySci-fiMassively MultiplayerSpacePvPStrategy
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AirMech Strike
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, Strategy and MOBA; released around the same time (2018).
AirMech® Strike is a fast paced Action-RTS game that can be played solo, coop, or competitively online. Earn Kudos and Experience in battle and unlock a wide collection of AirMechs and Units while you practice the perfect strategy to emerge victorious!
AirMech Strike at a glance Released 2018 Studio Carbon Games Player sentiment 84% positive of 10,862 Price Free Free to PlayStrategyMOBASci-fiPvPShooterMassively Multiplayer
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Elite Dangerous
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Space Sim, Space and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2014).
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.
Elite Dangerous at a glance Released 2014 Studio Frontier Developments Player sentiment 77% positive of 107,348 Price $5.99 Space SimSpaceSci-fiMassively MultiplayerStrategy
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STAR WARS: Squadrons
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Space, Sci-fi and PvP; released around the same time (2020).
Master the art of starfighter combat in the authentic piloting experience STAR WARS™: Squadrons. Feel the adrenaline of first-person multiplayer space dogfights alongside your squadron, and buckle up in a thrilling STAR WARS™ story.
STAR WARS: Squadrons at a glance Released 2020 Studio MOTIVE Player sentiment 65% positive of 28,169 Price $39.99 SpaceSci-fiPvPSpaceshipsShooterSpace SimStrategy
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Endless Sky
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Space, Free to Play and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2015).
Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.
Endless Sky at a glance Released 2015 Studio Michael Zahniser Player sentiment 92% positive of 7,092 Price Free SpaceFree to PlaySci-fiSpace SimStrategy
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Hardspace: Shipbreaker
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Space, Sci-fi and Space Sim; released around the same time (2022).
Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp!
Hardspace: Shipbreaker at a glance Released 2022 Studio Blackbird Interactive Player sentiment 89% positive of 22,334 Price $34.99 SpaceSci-fiSpace SimStrategyFuturistic
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MechWarrior Online Solaris 7
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, Shooter and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2015).
MechWarrior Online™ Legends is a tactical, 'Mech-based online shooter set in the vast BattleTech Universe. Assume the role of an elite MechWarrior, piloting powerful BattleMechs, fighting for supremacy over the Inner Sphere.
MechWarrior Online Solaris 7 at a glance Released 2015 Studio Piranha Games Inc. Player sentiment 80% positive of 12,817 Price Free Free to PlayShooterSci-fiPvPMassively MultiplayerStrategy
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Surviving Mars
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Space and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2018).
There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.
Surviving Mars at a glance Released 2018 Studio Haemimont Games Player sentiment 80% positive of 28,730 Price Not listed StrategySpaceSci-fiSpace SimFuturistic
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Empyrion - Galactic Survival
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Space, Space Sim and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2020).
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!
Empyrion - Galactic Survival at a glance Released 2020 Studio Eleon Game Studios Player sentiment 78% positive of 34,399 Price $19.99 SpaceSpace SimSci-fiPvPStrategy
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The Cycle: Frontier
Why it matched: made by the same studio, YAGER; both science fiction and strategy; shares 4 player tags including Free to Play, Shooter and PvP; released around the same time (2022).
The Cycle: Frontier is a free-to-play PvPvE Extraction Shooter driven by suspense and danger. Prospect for resources and other riches on an abandoned alien world ravaged by a deadly storm, inhabited by monsters and other ambitious Prospectors.
The Cycle: Frontier at a glance Released 2022 Studio YAGER Player sentiment 64% positive of 45,267 Price Not listed Free to PlayShooterPvPSci-fi
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Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, Massively Multiplayer and PvP; released around the same time (2016).
Eldar, Orks, Chaos or Space Marines, in the fiercest battles for universal peace, through any means. Try the Free Demo - or buy the Full Premium Game below. We will not give up.
Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade at a glance Released 2016 Studio Behaviour Interactive Inc. Player sentiment 50% positive of 12,500 Price Not listed Free to PlayMassively MultiplayerPvPSci-fiShooterFuturistic
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Atlas Reactor
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, Strategy and PvP; released around the same time (2016).
SEASON 6 NOW LIVE! The battle for Atlas continues as a hot (some might even say fiery) new freelancer enters the scene.
Atlas Reactor at a glance Released 2016 Studio Trion Worlds Player sentiment 84% positive of 5,291 Price Not listed Free to PlayStrategyPvPMOBASci-fiShooter
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Destiny 2
Why it matched: both open world and science fiction; shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, PvP and Shooter; released around the same time (2017).
Explore the mysteries of Sol and experience exhilirating first-person shooter combat in Destiny 2. Unlock powerful abilities and collect unique gear across story missions, co-op, and PvP modes.
Destiny 2 at a glance Released 2017 Studio Bungie Player sentiment 79% positive of 661,549 Price Free Free to PlayPvPShooterMassively MultiplayerSci-fiSpace
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Gigantic
Why it matched: both open world and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, MOBA and Strategy; released around the same time (2017).
Gigantic is a fast and fluid Strategic Hero Shooter, where you battle against and alongside massive Guardians, in deeply strategic team gameplay. Think fast, be bold, Go Gigantic!
Gigantic at a glance Released 2017 Studio Motiga Inc. Player sentiment 77% positive of 7,389 Price Not listed Free to PlayMOBAStrategyPvPShooterMassively Multiplayer
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Predecessor
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 6 player tags including MOBA, Free to Play and Shooter.
The tactical depth and iconic heroes of a hardcore MOBA meets the explosive verticality of a 5v5 3D shooter.
Predecessor at a glance Released 2024 Studio Omeda Studios Player sentiment 71% positive of 17,619 Price Free MOBAFree to PlayShooterStrategyPvPSci-fi
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Oxygen Not Included
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and strategy; shares 4 player tags including Strategy, Space and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2019).
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
Oxygen Not Included at a glance Released 2019 Studio Klei Entertainment Player sentiment 97% positive of 143,589 Price $24.99 StrategySpaceSci-fiSpace Sim
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Dyson Sphere Program
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and strategy; shares 4 player tags including Space, Sci-fi and Strategy; released around the same time (2021).
Build the most efficient intergalactic factory in space simulation strategy game Dyson Sphere Program! Harness the power of stars, collect resources, plan and design production lines and develop your interstellar factory from a small space workshop to a galaxy-wide industrial empire.
Dyson Sphere Program at a glance Released 2021 Studio Youthcat Studio Player sentiment 97% positive of 91,586 Price $19.99 SpaceSci-fiStrategySpace Sim
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Kerbal Space Program
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and strategy; shares 4 player tags including Space, Space Sim and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2015).
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
Kerbal Space Program at a glance Released 2015 Studio Squad Player sentiment 96% positive of 146,438 Price $39.99 SpaceSpace SimSci-fiStrategy
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Planetbase
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and strategy; shares 4 player tags including Space, Strategy and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2015).
Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.
Planetbase at a glance Released 2015 Studio Madruga Works Player sentiment 80% positive of 10,438 Price $7.49 SpaceStrategySci-fiSpace Sim
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Ring of Elysium
Why it matched: both open world and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Free to Play, Shooter and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2019).
Escape an astonishing disaster in Ring of Elysium, a battle royale shooter developed by Aurora Studio.
Ring of Elysium at a glance Released 2019 Studio Aurora Studio Player sentiment 75% positive of 99,011 Price Not listed Free to PlayShooterMassively MultiplayerPvPMOBA
Common questions
What game is most like Dreadnought?
PlanetSide 2, on the evidence we have. It both open world, science fiction and strategy. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Dreadnought" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Dreadnought. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
What else did the makers of Dreadnought do?
The Cycle: Frontier is also from Six Foot, and appears in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.