Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like EVERSPACE (2026)
Every game below overlaps with EVERSPACE 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: FTL: Faster Than Light, which both survival, science fiction and difficult.
- EVERSPACE is tagged Space, Action Roguelike, Action, Indie, Sci-fi, Space Sim, Rogue-lite, Singleplayer 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.
- 1 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
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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FTL: Faster Than Light
Why it matched: both survival, science fiction and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Rogue-like, Space and Sci-fi.
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
FTL: Faster Than Light at a glance Released 2012 Studio Subset Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 78,616 Price $9.99 Rogue-likeSpaceSci-fiIndieDifficultSpace SimRogue-liteSurvival
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Oxygen Not Included
Why it matched: both survival, science fiction and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Survival, Simulation and Space; 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 SurvivalSimulationSpaceIndieSci-fiDifficultExplorationSpace Sim
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Alien: Isolation
Why it matched: both survival, science fiction and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Sci-fi, First-Person and Space; released around the same time (2014).
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
Alien: Isolation at a glance Released 2014 Studio Creative Assembly Player sentiment 93% positive of 66,658 Price $11.99 Sci-fiFirst-PersonSpaceSurvivalDifficultGreat SoundtrackShooterVR
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No Man's Sky
Why it matched: both survival and science fiction; shares 9 player tags including Space, Exploration and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2016).
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
No Man's Sky at a glance Released 2016 Studio Hello Games Player sentiment 85% positive of 414,641 Price $59.99 SpaceExplorationSci-fiSurvivalFirst-PersonSpace SimIndieSimulation
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Dungeon of the ENDLESS
Why it matched: both survival, science fiction and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Rogue-like, Indie and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2014).
Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out...
Dungeon of the ENDLESS at a glance Released 2014 Studio AMPLITUDE Studios Player sentiment 85% positive of 14,040 Price $11.99 Rogue-likeIndieSci-fiDifficultSurvivalRogue-liteGreat Soundtrack
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Risk of Rain 2
Why it matched: both survival and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Action Roguelike, Rogue-lite and Rogue-like; released around the same time (2020).
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
Risk of Rain 2 at a glance Released 2020 Studio Hopoo Games Player sentiment 94% positive of 352,120 Price $8.24 Action RoguelikeRogue-liteRogue-likeShooterGreat SoundtrackDifficultIndieSurvival
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Sanctum
Why it matched: both survival, science fiction and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Indie, Sci-fi and First-Person.
You think Tower Defense games are all about building? You thought wrong. Sanctum is not your average Tower Defense title. When the havoc starts, you get to join the fray! As one of the world’s first First Person Shooter - Tower Defense games, Sanctum has taken the best of both worlds to deliver an epic, one-of-a-kind experience.
Sanctum at a glance Released 2011 Studio Coffee Stain Studios Player sentiment 89% positive of 3,359 Price $1.99 IndieSci-fiFirst-PersonShooterGreat SoundtrackSurvivalDifficult
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Elite Dangerous
Why it matched: both science fiction and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Space Sim, Space and Exploration; 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 SimSpaceExplorationSci-fiSimulationVRFirst-PersonDifficult
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Project Wingman
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 9 player tags including Flight, Indie and Arcade; released around the same time (2020).
Project Wingman is a flight action game that lets you take the seat of advanced fighter jets and become a true ace. Fight in various missions and gamemodes ranging from intense aerial dogfights to large scale ground assault in an alternate scorched earth setting.
Project Wingman at a glance Released 2020 Studio Sector D2 Player sentiment 94% positive of 22,159 Price $24.99 FlightIndieArcadeGreat SoundtrackVRSimulationShooterSci-fi
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SCP: Secret Laboratory
Why it matched: both survival, science fiction and difficult; shares 6 player tags including First-Person, Shooter and Survival; released around the same time (2017).
Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.
SCP: Secret Laboratory at a glance Released 2017 Studio Northwood Studios Player sentiment 91% positive of 234,020 Price Free First-PersonShooterSurvivalSci-fiDifficultIndie
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Deep Rock Galactic
Why it matched: both survival and science fiction; shares 7 player tags including Shooter, Exploration and First-Person; released around the same time (2020).
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
Deep Rock Galactic at a glance Released 2020 Studio Ghost Ship Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 379,460 Price $29.99 ShooterExplorationFirst-PersonSci-fiSpaceSurvivalAction Roguelike
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Kerbal Space Program
Why it matched: both science fiction and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Space, Simulation and Space Sim; 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 SpaceSimulationSpace SimIndieExplorationSci-fiDifficult
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Risk of Rain (2013)
Why it matched: both survival and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Action Roguelike, Rogue-like and Indie; released around the same time (2013).
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
Risk of Rain (2013) at a glance Released 2013 Studio Hopoo Games Player sentiment 93% positive of 29,833 Price $1.99 Action RoguelikeRogue-likeIndieGreat SoundtrackDifficultRogue-liteSurvival
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Bomber Crew
Why it matched: both survival and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Simulation, Flight and Indie; released around the same time (2017).
Chocks away! Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all! USAAF DLC NOW AVAILABLE! FLY THE ICONIC AMERICAN BOMBER!
Bomber Crew at a glance Released 2017 Studio Runner Duck Player sentiment 88% positive of 15,506 Price $15.99 SimulationFlightIndieDifficultSurvivalRogue-likeRogue-lite
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Brotato
Why it matched: both survival, science fiction and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Rogue-like, Action Roguelike and Sci-fi.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Brotato at a glance Released 2023 Studio Blobfish Player sentiment 96% positive of 118,244 Price $4.99 Rogue-likeAction RoguelikeSci-fiSurvivalRogue-liteArcade
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Defy Gravity Extended
Why it matched: both science fiction and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Indie, Space and Difficult; released around the same time (2016).
Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving.
Defy Gravity Extended at a glance Released 2016 Studio Paul Fisch Player sentiment 86% positive of 8,531 Price $0.55 IndieSpaceDifficultSci-fiGreat SoundtrackArcadeShooter
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Breathedge
Why it matched: both survival and science fiction; shares 7 player tags including Space, Survival and Indie; released around the same time (2021).
Survive in outer space! Together with your immortal chicken, discover the truth behind your sudden spaceship crash. Craft tools, pilot vehicles, and even control space stations to survive and explore the wreckage.
Breathedge at a glance Released 2021 Studio RedRuins Softworks Player sentiment 81% positive of 17,816 Price $2.49 SpaceSurvivalIndieSci-fiFirst-PersonExplorationSimulation
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Polarity
Why it matched: both science fiction and difficult; shares 7 player tags including First-Person, Indie and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2016).
Polarity takes it to the next level, demanding all of your wits and reflexes. Full-featured local co-op campaign.
Polarity at a glance Released 2016 Studio Bluebutton Games Player sentiment 79% positive of 4,668 Price $12.99 First-PersonIndieSci-fiGreat SoundtrackSpaceShooterDifficult
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Far Cry
Why it matched: both survival, science fiction and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Shooter, First-Person and Difficult.
A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry®, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushes the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels. Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island.
Far Cry at a glance Released 2004 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 82% positive of 11,764 Price $9.99 ShooterFirst-PersonDifficultSci-fiGreat SoundtrackSurvival
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IXION
Why it matched: both survival, science fiction and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Space, Survival and Simulation.
IXION is an unrelenting, city-building odyssey across the stars. As Administrator of the Tiqqun, DOLOS’ prototype space station, you are tasked with balancing preservation and exploration as you manage infrastructure, resources and crew. Can you keep the flame of humanity alight in the cold dark?
IXION at a glance Released 2022 Studio Bulwark Studios Player sentiment 79% positive of 17,614 Price $10.49 SpaceSurvivalSimulationExplorationDifficultIndie
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Outlast
Why it matched: both survival, science fiction and difficult; shares 5 player tags including First-Person, Survival and Indie; released around the same time (2013).
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
Outlast at a glance Released 2013 Studio Red Barrels Player sentiment 96% positive of 138,407 Price $14.99 First-PersonSurvivalIndieDifficultSci-fi
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Metro: Last Light
Why it matched: both survival, science fiction and difficult; shares 5 player tags including First-Person, Shooter and Survival; released around the same time (2013).
It is the year 2034. Beneath the ruins of post-apocalyptic Moscow, in the tunnels of the Metro, the remnants of mankind are besieged by deadly threats from outside – and within. Mutants stalk the catacombs beneath the desolate surface, and hunt amidst the poisoned skies above.
Metro: Last Light at a glance Released 2013 Studio 4A Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 81,499 Price $19.99 First-PersonShooterSurvivalSci-fiDifficult
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HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition
Why it matched: both survival, science fiction and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Sci-fi, Shooter and Space; released around the same time (2015).
HELLDIVERS™ is a hardcore, cooperative, twin stick shooter. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect SUPER EARTH and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war.
HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition at a glance Released 2015 Studio Arrowhead Game Studios Player sentiment 90% positive of 33,376 Price $19.99 Sci-fiShooterSpaceDifficultSurvival
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Ikaruga
Why it matched: both science fiction and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Arcade, Great Soundtrack and Shooter.
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
Ikaruga at a glance Released 2001 Studio Treasure Player sentiment 95% positive of 2,364 Price $9.99 ArcadeGreat SoundtrackShooterSci-fiDifficultIndieSpace
Common questions
What game is most like EVERSPACE?
FTL: Faster Than Light, on the evidence we have. It both survival, science fiction and difficult. 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 EVERSPACE" 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 EVERSPACE. 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.
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.