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Upcoming science fiction games: 14 coming in 2026
Space, futures, and technologies that do not exist yet. These have not been released, so none of them carry a score. They are ordered by when you can play them. For science fiction games you can play today, see the ranked science fiction games.
Every upcoming science fiction games we track
- as Steam has it
Breathedge 2Anticipation 99
Survive on the edge of space! Craft and upgrade tools, scavenge resources, and save a galaxy gone completely off the rails. Can Ordinary Man save the galaxy with the help of the immortal Chicken and some duct tape?
- as Steam has it
Iron AssaultAnticipation 42
Iron Assault is a fast side-scrolling sci-fi shooter. Fight through industrial war zones, master four weapon types, survive relentless enemies and boss battles, and push through a complete 20-mission campaign with keyboard and mouse controls.
- as Steam has it
Asteroid DestroyerAnticipation 34
Take control of your spacecraft, destroy asteroids and survive increasingly dangerous waves of cosmic threats.
- as Steam has it
Starship KeplerAnticipation 25
Starship Kepler is an intense arcade shooter that encourages movement and variety. Traverse open space, explore anomalies, face-off against bosses. Race a dying clock through an endless maze of procedurally generated corridors. Survive an evolving arcade arena.
- as Steam has it
Deck & ConnAnticipation 92
Take command of a nuclear-powered space corvette in a Cold War-flavored sci-fi campaign. Balance tactics, crew, and limited resources in a dynamic forever-war. Retro pixel art meets deep strategy fifteen minutes into the future of 1989.
- as Steam has it
Cognition MethodAnticipation 88
Cognition Method is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey and Solaris. Discover the innovative mechanics of altering gravity and dive into the surreal setting. Find your way within a mysterious artifact and unveil a non-ordinary story.
- as Steam has it
Galactum MeridianAnticipation 34
Lead humanity's first deep survey beyond Sol in a research-first space strategy game. Explore star systems, investigate worlds, deploy probes, and turn scientific discoveries into strategic power.
- as Steam has it
Space Trader CorpsAnticipation 17
A real-time multiplayer space trading game in a shared persistent galaxy. Haul cargo across a living player-driven galaxy, mine asteroids, colonize and industrialize planets, become a pirate (or a hunt them), or out-trade every other captain - solo or with your friends. PvP & PvE.
- as Steam has it
LunokhodAnticipation 13
A simple retro sci-fi base builder with a socialist twist. Mine resources, build structures, prepare for crisis. Launch the Buran rocket, and usher in a new era of socialist production.
- as Steam has it
Solar FrontierAnticipation 10
A sci-fi turn-based stategy game, where you settle, terraform, and invade other planets. Replay with different species, each offering a unique experience for robots, aliens, humans, or insects.
- as Steam has it
Chaos FrontAnticipation 90
A turn-based space mecha mercenary game. You can recruit pilots and captains with varying stories and skills, buy and modify spaceships, mecha, artillery, and fighters, take missions, participate in battles between Galactic Powers, change the situations, and experience different stories.
- as Steam has it
Tiny EdenAnticipation 96
A cozy first-person farming sim, set in the heart of a futuristic city. Grow plants, cook what you harvest, and discover new varieties as you turn your apartment into a thriving urban garden, from a small balcony to a rooftop paradise.
- Coming soonwindow, not a date
LEGO® SkylinesAnticipation 23
Build what only you can in LEGO® Skylines. In this cozy, customizable city-builder, your choices bring a living, breathing metropolis to life. Go big or obsess over the details. No instructions. Unlimited space. And there’s just one rule. Make it yours.
- August 2026window, not a date
My Retro WorldAnticipation 77
Build the retro world of your dreams: from chill vaporwave vibes to neon retrowave skylines, from 90s suburbs to futuristic cityscapes, all in the most nostalgic sandbox...
Matched on store genre and description rather than player tags, because unreleased games have none. That will occasionally pull in a game that mentions the subject without being about it.
Already out
Our ranked list of science fiction games you can play now is computed from player sentiment, critic aggregates and reach, which is the evidence these upcoming titles do not have yet.
Common questions
What upcoming science fiction games are coming out next?
Breathedge 2 is the next one with a firm date, 30 August 2026 as its Steam listing has it. 12 of the 14 on this page carry a real date; the rest give a window only.
How are these science fiction games chosen?
An unreleased game has no player tags, because nobody has played it. So these are matched on the store genres and description text rather than on the tags behind our released science fiction games pages. That is a weaker match: a description mentioning the subject is not the same evidence as thousands of players tagging a game with it.
Why is there no ranking here?
Because there is nothing to rank on. The GamingPickz Score is computed from player sentiment, critic aggregates and reach, none of which exist before a game is released. Ordering these by anticipation would be an opinion dressed as a measurement, so they are ordered by date instead.