Games like Defect

Loved how tense and replayable Defect can get? These games are worth a look next.

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StarShip Constructor

StarShip Constructor

Galaxy is on fire! Only you can save it! More than 20 modules and even more weapons and equipment,you can design your own spaceship and defeat the…

65% of 249 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Warmada

Warmada

Build your own capital ship and fight other player's creations in a procedural galaxy!

51% of 47 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Space Run

Space Run

Space Run turns tower defense sideways: your base is a cargo ship flying through pirates and asteroid fields, and you bolt on lasers, shields and…

85% of 1,774 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$4.99
Battlefleet Engineer

Battlefleet Engineer

Engineer spaceships, compose fleets and command them in in real-time battles. All ships are completely defined by their module composition.

92% of 13 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor

Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor

Design your own fleet of flying machines from physics-driven parts, then send them to mine, fight and survive on worlds that fall apart under them.

78% of 1,763 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 16$19.99
Run Build Pew!

Run Build Pew!

You’re being Bounty-Hunted! Run, Build your ship piece-by-piece and make it work with the parts you find, Destroy outposts and waves of fleets, and…

71% of 555 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Galactic Shipwright

Galactic Shipwright

Build the best or the funniest ships to transfer passengers, destroy enemies or navigate minefields.

79% of 14 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Space Crew: Legendary Edition

Space Crew: Legendary Edition

Run a starship under fire, juggling engines, turrets and fires while losses send fresh recruits straight into the fight.

77% of 1,690 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 21$2.39
Deep Space Battle Simulator

Deep Space Battle Simulator

Two teams of players control their capital ship in an epic battle.

78% of 357 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Space Battlecruiser

Space Battlecruiser

Space Battlecruiser is an arcade style, top down space shooter where you control a heavily armed capital ship.

81% of 64 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Void Destroyer

Void Destroyer

Combining the best of space combat and real time strategy. Victory can be tactical, a dogfight or capital ship slugging match - depending on how you…

64% of 268 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages

Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages

Ring Runner combines the fast-paced action of space combat with the rich story and skill variety of an RPG.Trek across the universe in a 30 hour…

84% of 581 Steam reviews are positive$4.99

Hidden gems like Defect

Approximately Up

Approximately Up

Assemble a ship from thousands of parts, wire its systems together, and take it to fifteen strange planets, alone or with friends.

93% of 1,149 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 86$18.74
Starforged Legacy

Starforged Legacy

Steer a salvaged starship through waves of enemies while your weapons fire on their own, building a new combination of upgrades every run.

88% of 195 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13$7.99
eXoSpace Combat Engineer

eXoSpace Combat Engineer

Design your own warship piece by piece, then take it into fast bullet-hell battles across a galaxy of supervillains.

87% of 182 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 30$14.99
Void War

Void War

Command an ancient starship on a run toward the heart of a dying Empire.

94% of 3,785 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 117$19.99
Jitter

Jitter

A sci-fi exploration & survival game where you take on the role of a spaceship’s AI.

84% of 166 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Star Vortex

Star Vortex

Star Vortex is a fast-paced Action-RPG inspired by classics of the genre.

85% of 160 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$24.99
The Last Starship

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% of 1,644 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 108$19.99
Starminer

Starminer

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

72% of 1,866 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 47$29.99
Space Reign

Space Reign

An indie space-sim and strategy game featuring ship and fleet combat mixed with RTS elements.

73% of 454 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$19.99
Sunshine Heavy Industries

Sunshine Heavy Industries

Welcome to Sunshine Heavy Industries! As the new spaceship engineer, solve increasingly tricky design puzzles with your own personal style.

99% of 416 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$14.99
Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander

Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander

Design every deck and turret of a starship, crew it with simulated people, and take it into battles where damage tears your work apart piece by piece.

94% of 12,130 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 588$19.99
Space Scavenger

Space Scavenger

Action roguelike where you build and command your own spaceships. Battle enemies, explore planets and customize your ship on the fly.

86% of 289 Steam reviews are positive$12.99

Newest games like Defect

Hull Rupture

Hull Rupture

Manage power, people and a growing ship as you plug hull breaches and race toward the alien homeworld.

74% of 185 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1,481$13.49
eXoSpace Combat Engineer

eXoSpace Combat Engineer

Design your own warship piece by piece, then take it into fast bullet-hell battles across a galaxy of supervillains.

87% of 182 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 30$14.99
Approximately Up

Approximately Up

Assemble a ship from thousands of parts, wire its systems together, and take it to fifteen strange planets, alone or with friends.

93% of 1,149 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 86$18.74
Starforged Legacy

Starforged Legacy

Steer a salvaged starship through waves of enemies while your weapons fire on their own, building a new combination of upgrades every run.

88% of 195 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13$7.99
Starminer

Starminer

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

72% of 1,866 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 47$29.99
Down with the Ship

Down with the Ship

An auto battler where the ship is the build. Bolt hull pieces together, stuff them with guns, reactors and cursed relics, then send the finished…

92% of 874 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 55$14.99
Space Reign

Space Reign

An indie space-sim and strategy game featuring ship and fleet combat mixed with RTS elements.

73% of 454 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$19.99
The Last Starship

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% of 1,644 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 108$19.99
Jitter

Jitter

A sci-fi exploration & survival game where you take on the role of a spaceship’s AI.

84% of 166 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Star Vortex

Star Vortex

Star Vortex is a fast-paced Action-RPG inspired by classics of the genre.

85% of 160 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$24.99
Void War

Void War

Command an ancient starship on a run toward the heart of a dying Empire.

94% of 3,785 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 117$19.99
Vectored Armada

Vectored Armada

Architect autonomous battleships. Send them on a campaign against deadly opponents. Watch and cheer as they dominate, or cry as they explode.

100% of 18 Steam reviews are positive$7.99