Games like Astro Lords

Did Astro Lords leave you in a competitive and fast-paced frame of mind? Give these games a try when the craving hits. You can bring friends along for most of these.

1. SPACERIFT: Arcanum System

   

   Space. Ships. Resources. Trading. Production. Combat. Mine ore, haul cargo, and find profitable trade routes. Buy and capture ships, build your fleet, construct stations, and develop your production. Start with your first ship. Build your empire!

   Also in Co-op · Competitive, Fast-paced

   77%77% of 416 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$12.90

2. Astrox Imperium

   

   A relaxing single-player space sandbox where you set the rules of a generated universe, then fly out into it. Mine asteroids, haul cargo, run contracts, build a fleet of mercs and work your way up from a small shuttle to a carrier. No subscriptions, no other players, no pressure: just you, your ship and a lot of quiet space.

   Replayable

   84%84% of 1,263 Steam reviews are positive21Players online now: 21$14.99

3. Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation

   

   Exiled to a deep space mining sector, you are left with a crappy ship, a laser, and a small mining beam. It is up to you to survive by working your way through the galaxy. Mine asteroids, refine and trade the ore, buy upgrades for your ship, hunt pirates... you get it.

   Replayable

   84%84% of 446 Steam reviews are positive$9.99

4. Galaxy Control: 3D Strategy

   

   Build your base and battle with other players to control the galaxy! Galaxy Control is an ultimate space combat strategy game with fast-paced combats! Gather minerals and extract uranium, defend your base with laser towers, missile turrets, cannons, walls and mines.

   Competitive, Replayable

   59%59% of 551 Steam reviews are positive29Players online now: 29Free

5. Abys Orbit

   

   Pick NTO, SPX or BOF, grind credits and orbidium to turn a starter ship into a PvP hunter, join a clan, bid in hourly auctions, and queue for ApexGate waves. It is simple, grindy early-2010s browser fun that still hooks.

   Also in Co-op · Competitive, Fast-paced, Tense

   63%63% of 99 Steam reviews are positive7Players online now: 7Free

6. Hades' Star

   

   Build a space empire in one shared galaxy with thousands of other players. Run trade routes in your own star system, raid dying Red Stars for artifacts, and fight five-day corporation wars. A slow-burn strategy game you check daily, with quick tactical bursts when you want them.

   Also in Co-op · Competitive, Replayable

   73%73% of 2,698 Steam reviews are positive168Players online now: 168Free

7. Star Hunter - Infinite Lagrange

   

   In a remote corner of the Milky Way, you, a star hunter, will control a fleet, take on a wide variety of bounty contracts and missions, and venture into the vastness of space. You will hunt for mysterious items for your employers and explore specific targets in uncharted territory.

   Competitive, Replayable, Tense

   56%56% of 1,094 Steam reviews are positive89Players online now: 89Free

8. Star Conflict

   

   Take the helm of a combat starship in a galaxy left for dead. Star Conflict hands you over 100 ships, ten tactical roles and an open sector of alien ruins to loot, then lets you run the whole thing yourself: launch your own local server and bring friends along for PvP battles, PvE missions or quiet exploration.

   Also in Co-op · Competitive, Fast-paced, Replayable

   73%73% of 15,312 Steam reviews are positive66Players online now: 66Free

9. Infinity: Battlescape

   

   Infinity: Battlescape is a multiplayer space combat sim supporting hundreds of players on a single server. Join one of the corporate factions and fight for domination of a seamless, true-to-scale procedural star system. Participate in massive space and planetary battles involving hundreds of ships.

   Also in Co-op · Competitive, Fast-paced, Replayable

   79%79% of 639 Steam reviews are positive$34.99

10. The Infinite Black 2

    

    Command a fleet of up to six ships in a shared galaxy: hunt aliens, trade, loot treasure and build corporations with friends while a never-ending intergalactic war rolls on. Simple to pick up, deep once you're in, and playable on desktop or phone on one cross-platform server.

    Also in Co-op · Competitive, Fast-paced, Replayable

    87%87% of 202 Steam reviews are positive20Players online now: 20$6.99

11. EVE Online

    

    New Eden holds over 7,000 star systems shaped by its players, and you get to make your mark in it. Fight in huge fleet battles, trade, mine, build, run missions or scan wormholes for lost tech, in more than 350 ships you can fit out your way. Free to start, hard to master, easy to get lost in.

    Also in Co-op · Competitive, Replayable, Tense

    73%73% of 39,850 Steam reviews are positive5.1KPlayers online now: 5,059Free

12. ASTRONEER

    

    Gather resources, build modular bases, automate production, and chase strange structures and signals across seven planets, solo or in 2-4 player co-op.

    Also in Co-op · Replayable, Colorful

    91%91% of 119,365 Steam reviews are positive1KPlayers online now: 1,036$29.99

Hidden gems like Astro Lords

Sector Space

Explore a procedurally generated galaxy, mine asteroids, refine minerals, colonize planets, build stations, deploy drones, salvage rare items…

94%94% of 153 Steam reviews are positive4Players online now: 4$7.49

Starlathe

Run one small ship through a simulated economy of mining, trade and war, then build stations and grow a fleet with friends in co-op.

88%88% of 165 Steam reviews are positive43Players online now: 43$11.99

Astronomics

Land on passing rocks, automate your mining operation, and earn your way back to Earth one contract at a time.

89%89% of 734 Steam reviews are positive27Players online now: 27$19.99

Starminer

Build a mining ship piece by piece, haul in asteroids and manage the heat your greed creates before something out there notices.

72%72% of 1,866 Steam reviews are positive47Players online now: 47$29.99

Executive Assault 2

Run a space empire from the strategy map, then take direct control of a ship, robot or turret to fight the battle yourself.

82%82% of 1,609 Steam reviews are positive6Players online now: 6$24.99

The Infinite Black 2

Fly up to six ships through a shared universe of trading, treasure hunting and open war with other players.

87%87% of 202 Steam reviews are positive20Players online now: 20$6.99

Star Valor

Mine, trade, hunt bounties or go pirate in a procedurally generated galaxy that plays out differently every time.

88%88% of 3,323 Steam reviews are positive118Players online now: 118$24.99

Nexus Legacy

Rebuild civilization from one planet in a persistent online 4X.

66%66% of 391 Steam reviews are positive85Players online now: 85Free

SpaceCraft

Mine planets, assemble ships from parts and grow a trading empire with friends in an open galaxy.

63%63% of 2,742 Steam reviews are positive232Players online now: 232$29.99

Stellar Odyssey

Chart a vast procedural universe, craft and trade, and build territory together with your Squadron at whatever pace suits you.

62%62% of 145 Steam reviews are positive78Players online now: 78Free

SPACERIFT: Arcanum System

Space. Ships. Resources. Trading. Production. Combat. Mine ore, haul cargo, and find profitable trade routes.

77%77% of 416 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$12.90

Astrox Imperium

Set up a generated universe, then work your way from a small shuttle to a carrier at whatever pace suits you.

84%84% of 1,263 Steam reviews are positive21Players online now: 21$14.99

Newest games like Astro Lords

Starlathe

Run one small ship through a simulated economy of mining, trade and war, then build stations and grow a fleet with friends in co-op.

88%88% of 165 Steam reviews are positive43Players online now: 43$11.99

SpaceCraft

Mine planets, assemble ships from parts and grow a trading empire with friends in an open galaxy.

63%63% of 2,742 Steam reviews are positive232Players online now: 232$29.99

Nexus Legacy

Rebuild civilization from one planet in a persistent online 4X.

66%66% of 391 Steam reviews are positive85Players online now: 85Free

Astro Colony

Set up conveyor networks, dock your stations and research new tech at your own pace, alone or with friends.

80%80% of 2,447 Steam reviews are positive106Players online now: 106$19.99

Starminer

Build a mining ship piece by piece, haul in asteroids and manage the heat your greed creates before something out there notices.

72%72% of 1,866 Steam reviews are positive47Players online now: 47$29.99

Periphery Online

A refugee capsule lands on an uninhabited planet. You have to survive, rebuild civilization and, if possible, regain control over the Earth.

70%70% of 53 Steam reviews are positive$4.99

Sector Space

Explore a procedurally generated galaxy, mine asteroids, refine minerals, colonize planets, build stations, deploy drones, salvage rare items…

94%94% of 153 Steam reviews are positive4Players online now: 4$7.49

Vanguard Galaxy

Mine, trade and fight across a procedurally generated dwarf galaxy, at your own pace or with the ECHO autopilot at the helm.

90%90% of 616 Steam reviews are positive205Players online now: 205$8.99

PlanetX

A persistent real-time strategy MMO on one shared planet. Other players will come for your land while you sleep, unless your shield is up.

67%67% of 54 Steam reviews are positiveFree

Astronomics

Land on passing rocks, automate your mining operation, and earn your way back to Earth one contract at a time.

89%89% of 734 Steam reviews are positive27Players online now: 27$19.99

Stardust Exile

Stardust Exile is an RTS set in the Milky Way galaxy, containing currently known stars and exoplanets with their real characteristics.

70%70% of 44 Steam reviews are positive3Players online now: 3$14.99

Starborne Frontiers

Assemble a fleet of ships, set their formations and let careful planning decide battles across a dark, mysterious frontier.

67%67% of 320 Steam reviews are positive20Players online now: 20Free