Games like DarkOrbit Reloaded

Want something that feels competitive and tense the way DarkOrbit Reloaded does? These games are worth a look next. Plenty here let you team up if you like.

1. 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, Tense, Fast-paced

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

2. 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, Tense, Replayable

   73%73% of 39,867 Steam reviews are positive5.4KPlayers online now: 5,357Free

3. 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, Tense, Fast-paced

   87%87% of 202 Steam reviews are positive16Players online now: 16$6.99

4. galaksia online

   

   Galaksia Online is an action-packed, 2D multiplayer space MMORPG blending retro pixel art aesthetics with mechanics. Forge alliances, custom-build your starships block by block, and engage in massive faction-based PvP wars or challenging PvE raid battles across dangerous stellar sectors.

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

   100%100% of 4 Steam reviews are positive$1.99

5. 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, Tense, Fast-paced

   73%73% of 15,314 Steam reviews are positive62Players online now: 62Free

6. 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, Tense, Replayable

   56%56% of 1,095 Steam reviews are positive89Players online now: 89Free

7. Avorion

   

   Build any ship you can imagine out of blocks, then fly it through a galaxy that gets more dangerous toward its center. Mine, trade, fight pirates or start wars, alone or with friends. Ships break apart exactly where you shoot them, which never stops being satisfying.

   Also in Co-op · Tense, Replayable

   89%89% of 13,096 Steam reviews are positive549Players online now: 549$12.49

8. Second Galaxy

   

   Second Galaxy is an open world sci-fi game that combines RPG and SLG elements. You can navigate hundreds of different space ships, team up with players to form alliances, and engage in intergalactic battles with other players around the world.

   Competitive, Replayable

   51%51% of 1,203 Steam reviews are positiveFree

9. 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

10. Shattered Void

    

    Manage your ship and stations, become stronger and synergize ship subsystems to become powerful. Struggle on first levels with one mob of the same tech level for a good minute? Destroy legions of high-tier ships in seconds while tanking all in the late game!

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

    72%72% of 97 Steam reviews are positive4Players online now: 4Free

11. Nexus Legacy

    

    Rebuild civilization from one planet in a persistent online 4X. Grow an economy, design fleets for the job, spy before you strike, and fight alliances for a galaxy that keeps moving while you sleep. Slow-burn strategy with real rivals: every mistake becomes someone else's opening.

    Competitive, Replayable

    66%66% of 392 Steam reviews are positive85Players online now: 85Free

12. Elite Dangerous

    

    Command your own starship in a 1:1 recreation of the Milky Way with 400 billion systems. Trade, mine, fight, smuggle, and explore, then outfit one of over 35 ships to match the pilot you want to be.

    Also in Co-op · Competitive, Tense, Replayable

    76%76% of 82,903 Steam reviews are positive4.1KPlayers online now: 4,137$19.99

Hidden gems like DarkOrbit Reloaded

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 169 Steam reviews are positive43Players online now: 43$11.99

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 positive16Players online now: 16$6.99

Interstellar Pilot 2

The hit mobile game Interstellar Pilot 2 has come to Steam. Join the TEF forces heading to the Gatopean sector to find a new home for mankind.

89%89% of 157 Steam reviews are positive3Players online now: 3$0.99

Out of Orbit

Design, build, or pirate spaceships. Build bases on planets.

80%80% of 176 Steam reviews are positive$14.99

Nexus Legacy

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

66%66% of 392 Steam reviews are positive85Players online now: 85Free

World of Sea Battle

You trade, fish, explore the Archipelago, and pick your shot type before each broadside.

75%75% of 9,653 Steam reviews are positive2KPlayers online now: 1,987Free

Subspace Discovery

Fly through Subspace, build your own ship, and engage in epic battles. Mine asteroids and research new technologies.

74%74% of 147 Steam reviews are positive2Players online now: 2Free

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

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

Pixel Starships

Design every room of a pixel starship, set its AI, and test your creation against real players in tournaments.

72%72% of 3,037 Steam reviews are positive105Players online now: 105Free

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

Newest games like DarkOrbit Reloaded

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 169 Steam reviews are positive43Players online now: 43$11.99

galaksia online

Galaksia Online is an action-packed, 2D multiplayer space MMORPG blending retro pixel art aesthetics with mechanics.

100%100% of 4 Steam reviews are positive$1.99

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 392 Steam reviews are positive85Players online now: 85Free

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 1,868 Steam reviews are positive47Players online now: 47$29.99

The Last Starship

Design a working starship from the reactor up, then take it into a fresh galaxy each run as a miner, pirate hunter or anything else you fancy.

75%75% of 1,645 Steam reviews are positive96Players online now: 96$19.99

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

World of Sea Battle

You trade, fish, explore the Archipelago, and pick your shot type before each broadside.

75%75% of 9,653 Steam reviews are positive2KPlayers online now: 1,987Free

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

Shattered Void

Manage your ship and stations, become stronger and synergize ship subsystems to become powerful.

72%72% of 97 Steam reviews are positive4Players online now: 4Free

Out of Orbit

Design, build, or pirate spaceships. Build bases on planets.

80%80% of 176 Steam reviews are positive$14.99