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Upcoming science fiction games: 14 coming in 2026

Read from Steam on 30 August 2026 · 12 with a firm date · Free to read, nothing here is paid for

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

  1. 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?

    RedRuins SoftworksActionRPGSimulationNo price set

  2. 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.

    Jinfeng CaiActionAdventureCasualNo price set

  3. as Steam has it

    Asteroid DestroyerAnticipation 34

    Take control of your spacecraft, destroy asteroids and survive increasingly dangerous waves of cosmic threats.

    ermu_czActionIndieNo price set

  4. 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.

    Nathan KramerActionCasualIndieNo price set

  5. 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.

    Funtime ElectricsSimulationStrategyNo price set

  6. 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.

    Team CognitionActionAdventureIndieNo price set

  7. 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.

    Hedra GamesIndieSimulationStrategyNo price set

  8. 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.

    D SquiresActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerNo price set

  9. 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.

    Lunokhod LabsStrategyNo price set

  10. 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.

    Zachary BrownStrategyNo price set

  11. 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.

    Han ZhiyuIndieRPGStrategyNo price set

  12. 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.

    Bajka GamesCasualIndieSimulationNo price set

  13. 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.

    Iceflake StudiosSimulationNo price set

  14. 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...

    RewindAppCasualIndieSimulationNo price set

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.

The ranked science fiction games

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.