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Games like Star Control

1990

A sci-fi strategy game where the Alliance and Ur-Quan fleets clash in ship-to-ship combat. Each of the fourteen ships has its own handling, weapons and special power, which shines especially in head-to-head duels against another player.

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Sci-fi setting
Co-op or multiplayer
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In short: Games like Star Control

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Star Control special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Fractured Space

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A 5v5 team-based space combat game where you pilot a massive capital ship and fight to capture mines and bases. It blends shooter-style action with MOBA-like tactical decisions.

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Hellfront: Honeymoon

Competing against other players

A twin-stick shooter with strategy elements built for local multiplayer sessions on a single screen, where only one player comes out on top. Made for quick, chaotic matches with friends.

Spectre Divide

Shooting and gunplay

A competitive 3v3 tactical shooter where the Duality mechanic lets you control two bodies at once. It enables creative positioning, self-covering crossfires and risky plays across short rounds.

Lemnis Gate

Shooting and gunplay

You fight in this first-person shooter across multiple rounds where players take turns rewriting the future. Its time-travel mechanics turn every round into a strategic, mind-bending puzzle of cause and effect.

Squids From Space

Competing against other players

A team-based top-down PvP shooter where humans and sinister squid aliens fight over the fate of Earth. The focus is on multiplayer battles with a tongue-in-cheek sci-fi tone.

DropZone

Competing against other players

A competitive sci-fi real-time strategy game where you command a squad of three combat mechs in fast 15-minute duels. Skills and loadouts take priority over base building.

Super Monday Night Combat

Competing against other players

A humorous third-person shooter with MOBA-style objectives, set in a futuristic blood-sport TV show. Teams push to destroy the enemy base while announcers and fans comment on every kill, and a roster of distinct Pros and gear adds tactical variety.

Star Wars: Hunters

Competing against other players

You pick a hero from a roster of Star Wars figures, from bounty hunters and rebels to stormtroopers, and fight fast 3v3 arena battles against real players. Each hero's abilities and smart teamwork decide the fights.

Starsiege: Tribes

Competing against other players

Starsiege: Tribes is a squad and class-based shooter where you fight across vast open terrain with jetpacks and vehicles. It pioneered many team mechanics that nearly every modern team shooter still uses.

Istrolid

Competing against other players

A real-time space strategy game where you assemble your own ships from a huge set of parts and build a custom fleet. The appeal lies in design tinkering and pitting your fleet against other players.

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