Games Like Starship Theory for PC

Starsector is a 2D Space Exploration, Trading, Combat, and Single-player video game developed and published by Fractal Softworks for multiple platforms. The game takes place in the huge space environment comprises planets, moons, star systems, and several space stations. The player acts as the spaceship pilot with a task to select his ship at the beginning of the game. He must equip his ship with weapons, and embarks on a journey to discover new stars, explore new worlds, mine asteroids for valuable resources and collect them to trade with others to earn experience points. During the gameplay, the player can command his fleet in tactical battles and effort to take down enemies to advance through the game. He can explore the galaxy from a top-down perspective and encounter several alien species as well as non-player characters. As the game advances, it becomes difficult to play. There are a series of missions that the player has to complete to unlock further content like side-missions, new areas, and more. Starsector offers core features such as Pilot your Ship, Command your Fleet, Gain Experience Points, Customization, Upgrades, Star System, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

VoidExpanse is an Action-Adventure, Role-playing, Space Exploration, Sci-fi themed, Single-player and Multiplayer video game created and published by AtomicTorch Studio for multiple platforms. The game takes place in the huge world and mixes the Action Role-playing, and Science-fiction element set in deep space. The player takes on the role of the spaceship pilot with a task to manipulate the large galaxy, encounter planets, space stations, space pirates and several alien species as well as friends. During the gameplay, the player needs to mine asteroids for valuables, collect resources, trade to upgrade his ship, and effort to complete the requirements of story-based missions offered by one of different faction each with its unique agendas, characters, and skill trees. It offers Sandbox feature, enabling the player build, craft, trade, explore, deploy, battle and trade his way to earn experience points. VoidExpanse offers prominent features such as Open Exploration, Upgrade your Ship, Real-time Combat System, Multiple Factions, Character Customization, Trading System, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

Star Sonata is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing, and Space-themed Simulation developed and published by Star Sonata LLC for Microsoft Windows. The game mixes the aspects of Real-time Strategy games such as Galactic Conquest and Real-time Ship-to-Ship battle. It introduces involved and complex construction, commerce and team systems. The ultimate goal of the player is to bring his team to domination and claim the rewards and the Emperor’s seat. It revolves around space trading component, enabling the player to manipulate the space and trade items from one space station to another for money. During the gameplay, the player controls the automated spaceship through command to explore areas, participate in combat or engage himself in trading experience while playing in offline. Unlike other Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing games, combat in the game is in real-time and needs manual aiming. During the gameplay, the player encounter other players from all around the globe, the battle against each other in PvP battle arena, or trade with each other to earn experience points. Star Sonata is the brilliant game to play and enjoy.

Unending Galaxy is a 2D Strategy, 4X, and Single-player Space Simulation developed and published by Anarkis Gaming for Microsoft Windows. The game offers the mix of 4X Strategy and Space Sim elements, and it takes place in the vast and dynamic universe, where multiple factions dominate new territories, conduct diplomacy and colonize planets. In the game, the player takes on the role of the protagonist, who is a spaceship pilot and his ultimate task is to manipulate the massive environment, encounter new planets, stars, space stations, and several alien species. The player needs to earn enough money and turn his wealth into new warships and space stations that the player can use to carve the frontiers of his empire. There are multiple maps available, and each map offers hundreds of sectors and tons of Non-player Characters. It introduces hand-crafted maps and a random map generator. It revolves around the Sandbox element, enabling the player to trade, build, customize, colonize, mine, destroy, fight and scavenge his way to become the master. Up to 10 factions available from which the player chooses his favourite one to start his adventure. Unending Galaxy is the brilliant game to play.

The Ur-Quan Masters is an Action-Adventure, Space Exploration, Strategy, Single-player and Multiplayer Simulation developed by Toys for Bob and published by Stardock Entertainment. It takes place in the massive space full of planets and space stations. The game comes with a variety of spaceships from which you have to select one of them to start the game. There are a series of levels, and each level has a set of objectives that the player needs to accomplish at any cost to advance through the game. In the starting of the game, the player can take command of the prototype ship with limitless upgrades. Along the journey, the player will explore new worlds, discover new stars, and encounter several alien species. It brings a thrilling story, in which the alien species known as The Ur-Quan Hierarchy, struggling to wipe out the humanity from the galaxy. The player has a chance to become the hero, equip his ship with advanced weapons and embarks on a mission to save the humanity. The Ur-Quan Masters includes prominent features such as a huge Universe to Explore, Pulse-pounding Action, Hair Raising Plot Twists, Side-splitting Humor, Multiple Alien Races, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

NAEV is a Space Exploration, Combat, and Single-player video game developed and published by Naev Team for Steam and Microsoft Windows. It takes place in the huge galaxy comprises lots of planets, space stations, and alien species. It mixes the Navigation, Combat, Trading, and Real-time Resource Management elements to offers the thrilling gameplay. According to the story, the space environment is full of dangers, alien species and friends. The player as the protagonist must select one of different spaceships in the beginning of the game and start his adventure to earn money by fighting, trading and performing various missions. It comes with a huge environment with hundreds of planets and moon to navigate. The game offers the similar gameplay to Escape Velocity series and introduces multiple factions each with unique personalities and unique ship design. The player needs to pilot his ship his way, explore the huge space, land on planets, space stations or moon the player wish to collect items and trade with non-player characters to raise his as money as much as possible to become the master. NAEV offers prominent features such as Semi-Newtonian Gameplay, Buy different Ships, Multiple Factions, Freedom of Modelling and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

Transcendence is an Action Role-playing, Adventure, Sci-fi themed, and Single-player Top-down Shooter video game developed by George Moromisato and published by Kronosaur Productions. It takes place in the massive space environment, offering galaxy consists of tons of planets, asteroids, and several alien species. In the game, the player starts the game with one of three spaceship, equipped with basic weapons, few credits, and more. During the gameplay, the player can’t change or upgrade his ship to other, so he must select the ship wisely in the beginning of the game. The player pilot the ship in a 2D universe, representing the planets of different star systems and more. Along the journey, the player encounters lots of ships and space stations, enemies as well as friends while navigating the depth of the universe. The player has to gather money and items by several ways such as looting the stations or ships, trading, escorting freighters, and more. Transcendence comes with prominent features such as Blast your way through Tactics, Adapt your Strategy, Powerful Weapons, Three Ships, Earn Money, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

Endless Sky is a 2D Role-playing, Adventure, Sci-fi, Sandbox, Space Trading, and Single-player Exploration video game created and published by Michael Zahniser for multiple platforms. It mainly focuses on space trading and combat elements and offers the superb gameplay inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. You as the protagonist must work your way up from a cargo ship, wimpy shuttle, or a fighter, to customize and upgrade the flagship to progress through the game. The game rewards you with money for each completed levels, and you can use to unlock further content. Earn as much money as possible by carrying passengers or cargo, bounty hunting, escorting convoys, or plundering the enemy ships. It takes place in the large galaxy consists of hundreds of start system, planets and several alien species with unique technology. The game becomes tough to play, as you advance to score enough points. During the gameplay, you can interact with non-player characters, encounter alien species and take down them to advance through the story. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and brilliant graphics, Endless Sky is the brilliant game to play and enjoy.

Escape Velocity Nova is an Adventure, Role-playing and Single-player Space video game developed and published by Ambrosia Software for multiple platforms. The game serves as the third title in the series of Escape Velocity of Combat and Space Trading video games. It takes place around start systems in the Milky Way consists of tons of planets and space stations where the player can land on. In the game, each star system is controlled by either a faction or by on one. During the gameplay, the player controls a spaceship and can traverse between start systems by hyper jumping to explore the space environment. He can interact with non-player characters, encounter space pirates and kill them to fulfill the requirements of the objective. In the game, the player as a freelance space pilot must struggle to make the penny in the huge and unforgiving galaxy. There are a series of ways to play the game such as starting the game seeking for funds, become the trader, deliver cargo, and more. As the game advances, other features, planets, and content will be unlocked to play and enjoy. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and wonderful graphics, Escape Velocity Nova is the best game to play and enjoy.

Frontier: Elite II is a Combat, Space Trading and Single-player Simulation published by GameTek. The game serves as the sequel to an Elite game released in 1984. It comes with open-ended gameplay and introduces realistic physics. There are no specific tasks to complete, and the player can explore the huge space while trading illegally or legally with non-player characters, carrying out tasks for the military, encounter space ferrying passengers from the solar and experience the unique gameplay. It takes place in the future, and the game puts the player in the role of the protagonist, who is the grandchild of Commander Jameson. The player can explore the space environment from a third-person perspective, pilot a spaceship and effort to complete the tasks to score the points. During the gameplay, the player can interact with NPCs and collect resources to become stronger. There are two factions such as The Federation and Empire. With old-classic gameplay, immerse graphics, and smooth controls, Frontier: Elite II is the best game to play.

SubSpace is a 1995 Action, 2D Space Shooter and Single-player video game created by Burst Studios and published by Virgin Interactive. The game mixes the massively multiplayer online with quasi-realistic zero-friction physics elements. It has no story or a variety of specific goals, the player has an abilities to enter a series of servers and each server has different maps, graphics, sound effects and objectives. There are eight spaceship available and the game starts with the player selecting his/her one of eight ships equipped with weapons and multiple special abilities. During the gameplay, the player interact with each zones, split into multiple areas to fulfill the objectives to move to the next stage. In the game, each arena is fought between two teams where the enemy ships appear as blue while the friendly ships appear as yellow. Each zone in the game has its unique style of gameplay, basic mechanics, and more. Spider, Javelin, Warbird, Terrier, Lancaster, etc. are prominent ships in the game to select and pilot.

Star Control II is an Adventure, Shoot ‘em up, Single-player and Multiplayer video game created by Toys for Bob and published by Crystal Dynamics. It takes place in the Sci-fi-themed environment where the player controls a ship to dominate the galaxy. The game serves as the sequel to Star Control, and also known as Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters. It features exoplanet star system, extraterrestrial life, and hyperspace travel and introduces up to twenty-five alien races. It comes with a huge number of species and different ship types. As the captain, the player must explore the huge space environment from a top-down perspective, the battle against enemies and destroy their ships to score the points and advances through the game. During the journey, the player needs to collect resources and upgrade his weapons to face bosses. The player can use his points to unlock other ships equipped with powerful weapons. He can interact with alien species, and each species has its unique characteristics. With addictive gameplay, superb controls, and brilliant mechanics, Star Control II is the best game to play.

Hellion is the mix of Survival, Open World, Survival, and First-person Exploration elements, developed and published by Zero Gravity for Microsoft Windows. The game takes place in the space environment and lets the player take on the protagonist’s role. During the game, the player will manipulate the harsh environment and struggle to survive against extreme bad conditions of space and attempt to scavenge for fuel, air, and other items for survival. Remember one thing, the character of the player isn’t only there, there are also other players available who may assist him or through with without any reason. According to the plot, Hellion is a solar system situated thousands of light-years far from the planet Earth. Despite its long distance, it is the main target of the interstellar colonization mission during the futuristic 23rd century. There are challenging missions that the player needs to complete to earn points and rewards which can be used to unlock further content. The world of the game can be explored from a first-person viewpoint. It has core features such as Real Physics, Realistic Solar System, Newtonian Physics, Orbital Mechanics, Seamless Transitions, and more. Check it out, and have fun.

Nimbatus: The Space Drone Constructor is an Action, Space, Sandbox, Construction, and Single-player video game takes place in the procedurally generated world, developed and published by Stray Fawn Studio. In the game, the player can craft customizable drones and can navigate the endless universe where the game is set. The drones of the player interact with destructible land, and the player embarks on an epic journey to find hundreds of drone components and research new technology. Kerbal Space Program, Besiege, Faster Than Light, and Reassembly inspire the game. The game takes the player in the space environment and allows him to create his unique drone to explore the environment, encounter strange species and struggle to gather drone components to upgrade his own or create a new one. The game is played from a side-scroll perspective, and the player will discover thousands of different weapon combinations during the game. Nimbatus: The Space Drone Constructor includes key features such as Create own Drone with Physics, Countless Parts, different Combinations, Destructible Environment, Procedurally Generated Universe, and more.

Rodina is a Space Exploration, Open World, Sandbox, Sci-fi, Survival and Single-player video game created by Elliptic Games for Microsoft Windows. The game takes place in the space environment and enables the player to traverse around the entire solar system seamlessly. The player takes on the role of the protagonist who can walk around the ship, gather resources and advance through the game. He needs to fly through the atmosphere to the surface of the planet to complete the variety of challenges. The battle consists of first-person shooter elements and comes with fast-paced combat in the thrilling dogfights. There are four colossal size planets available as well as fifty huge randomized asteroids and more. During the game, the player discovers the vanguard ruins and partake FPS combat using the massive arsenal of weaponry like missiles, blaster, and more. Rodina includes prominent features such as Dynamic Soundtrack, Combat with Alien Ship, Customization, and more. Check it out, and have fun.

Star Sonata 2 is a Free-to-play, Massively Multiplayer Online, Sandbox, and Space video game created and published by Landauer Games. It introduces both action-based combat and movement, and it puts you directly in command of a ship. It takes place in the 3D space environment where the player navigates the world from a top-down perspective. In other games, you just need to hit a single key to dodge obstacles, but in this game, you need to pilot the ship and avoid those laser beams, missiles, and bullets. However, using the RTS controls, you can build your robot ships to battle alongside you and can attempt to deploy defensive or offensive drone platforms. You aim to establish an empire in the sandbox universe, where you must manage your colonies, create bases, use drones, and more. Star Sonata 2 includes prominent features such as Build Your Empire, Sandbox Style Universe, Action-based Combat, and more.

Endless Space: Collection is a Strategy, 4X, Space, Single-player and Multiplayer Turn-based Strategy video game developed by Amplitude Studios and published by Sega. According to the story, the massive galaxy is ancient, and its first life was the civilization, known as the Endless. The story reveals a substance that is found scattered in the forgotten temples, offering powers to galactic governors and admirals. The game allows the player to become a leader of one of eight civilizations as the player struggles to strive for galactic domination. The objective of the player is to control the entire galaxy through trade and diplomacy, navigate almost every corner of the universe to find out powerful artifacts and resources. With more than hundreds of start systems to navigate, luxuries and strategic resources, and different types of planets, the strange set of mysteries within the Dust to master. During the gameplay, the player must hire heroes to become an admirals or system governors to find out five hero classes and their unique ability trees. Endless Space: Collection offers prominent features such as Endless Discoveries, Lack of Challenges, Take on the Huge Universe, Endless Replayability, and more.

Void Destroyer 2 is a Strategy, RPG, Trading, RTS, Space, Sci-fi, Simulation, and Single-player video game developed by Iteration 11. The game serves as the sequel of the original one and offers the same gameplay. The game takes place in the outer space of the solar system, where the player needs to control a spaceship.

The player can battle one-versus-one or fleet-versus-fleet by utilizing tactics and strategy. The player can upgrade and purchase new spaceships as the virtual currency of the game increases. The game offers different factions to conquer, and as the player captures more fleets, the challenges become more robust for him with stronger factions to conquer.

The player will face a variety of enemy spaceships with firing towards the ship, and the player must protect his spacecraft from enemies. While playing the game, the player can start his own business of spaceships as a trader or a minor and protects his assets. The player can also discover the mysterious secrets of the space by exploring the different planets of gravity.

The character can make a space force and give commands to them from a tactical interface. At some stages of the gameplay, the player needs to loot other spaceships to fulfill the imperative necessity of the ship, but be careful as the rivals can do the same thing to the player’s ship. Conquer different bases and expands the strength by taking over the entire space.

Void Destroyer 2 game has core features, such as Space Journey, Different Bases, Trading, Space Force, Different Enemies, and Many Secrets to Reveal.

Ancient Space is a Space, Science Fiction, and Single-player Strategy video game brought to you by CreativeForge Games and published by Paradox Interactive. In the game, you can venture deep into the massive space environment to reveal dark secrets and find a lost expedition.

The game introduces real-tile strategic battles that encourage tactical and diplomatic maneuvering. Following the traditional RTS rules, you can create and upgrade your ship as you attempt to complete a set of objectives and collect resources that enable you to advance further into the mission.

At the start, you have to set off an epic adventure to explore the darkest recesses of space in resource management and engrossing interstellar warfare. In the game, your main objective is to create and command your fleet while building, maintaining, and strategically using your ship to proceed. Ancient Space comes with immersive features such as Choose Your Crew, Command your Fleet, Deep Space Exploration, An Engrossing Campaign, and more.

The Spatials: Galactology is a Strategy, Space, and Single-player Management video game developed and published by Weird and Wry for Multiple Platforms. The game features an entirely new adventure to experience, in which approximately five thousand years into the distant future humankind has made contact with other races and has settled into new lands. After that, the humanity along with their friends the Crusantian Bunch, are searching some way to expand their territory into new areas of the galaxy, and have opted the player as their station manager. The name of the faction that the player control is the Spatials and his main objective is to create the colony of the galaxy at any cost. During the gameplay, the player will have to make new buddies and enemies along the journey. He should run his station and oiled production machine to advance through the game. The Spatials: Galactology offers prominent features such as Destructible Walls, Design a Station, Reinforce the Station, Assemble Robots, Management Decisions, and more.

Drox Operative is an Action Role-playing, Adventure, Sci-fi themed Single-player and Multiplayer 4X video game developed and published by Soldak Entertainment for multiple platforms. The game offers a starship action gameplay with warring alien species and fierce space battles. It takes place in the stunning galaxy full of planets, asteroids, space stations, moon, and new worlds. The player serves as the protagonist, a spaceship pilot, who must manipulate the galaxy to encounter new worlds, discover new stars, and battle against alien species to earn experience points. During the gameplay, the player can explore the land from a top-down perspective, interact with non-player characters and earn money by trading, defeat enemies, and more. There are several playable factions available each with a set of objectives, upgrades, and ships. The player explores the evolving and dynamic galaxy, take part in the galactic war between various alien races and can destroy hundreds of enemy starships to become the master. Dynamic Galaxy, Monsters, Galactic War, Hundreds of Enemy Starships, Build your Starship, etc. are prominent features in the game.