Games like Star Command (1988)

If Star Command (1988) left you wanting something retro and story-driven, you have options. These games line up well for what comes next.

Cheaper than Star Command (1988)

Wing Commander™: Privateer

Wing Commander™: Privateer

In the far reaches of space, you live by no man’s rules but your own. Choose the life of a pirate, merchant or mercenary.

92% of 13 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 28$2.49
Into the Void

Into the Void

Into the Void is a strategy RPG and exploration sci-fi game with an epic story and intense battles.

46% of 67 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Darkstar One

Darkstar One

Darkstar One offers a fantastic amount of freedom of choice.

83% of 596 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$1.79
Star Merc

Star Merc

Star Merc is an open world rpg where player choices heavily affect outcomes and drastically change the storyline.

59% of 49 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Plancon: Space Conflict

Plancon: Space Conflict

Damn aliens! The choice is: the Universe — or nothing!

34% of 76 Steam reviews are positive$1.04
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 1,691 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 21$15.99
Element Space

Element Space

Year 2199. Assemble an elite crew and make allies to combat a shadowy organization threatening the future of humanity.

54% of 246 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Stellar Command

Stellar Command

"Command your starship through hostile space in Stellar Command, a turn-based tactical combat game.

$0.99
Space Star - Heart of a Soldier

Space Star - Heart of a Soldier

A Sci-Fi Space Shooter RPG game with a small story. Get into ship and fly through space to learn what happened to your best friend.

100% of 1 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Star Nomad

Star Nomad

Explore, trade, fight & plunder in this tribute to classic sandbox spacesims of old.

53% of 40 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Micro Star Command

Micro Star Command

In this minimalist roguelike strategy game, you will take control of your nation's star systems and command your troops as you race to the galaxy's…

100% of 7 Steam reviews are positive$1.99

Hidden gems like Star Command (1988)

Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters

Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters

Experience the award-winning space saga. Travel to hyperspace, discover alien worlds, and meet an eclectic cast of characters.

94% of 417 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2Free
Stellar Tactics

Stellar Tactics

A sci-fi RPG where you wake from cryosleep 500 years late, build a squad of mercenaries and set out into a universe of over 160,000 star systems.

77% of 1,694 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 25$24.99
Sector Unknown

Sector Unknown

Sector Unknown is a solo-developed, isometric sci-fi RPG set in a shadowy expanse of space.

78% of 390 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$24.99
Deck & Conn

Deck & Conn

Take command of a nuclear-powered space corvette in a Cold War-flavored sci-fi campaign.

77% of 131 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$14.99
Starcom: Unknown Space

Starcom: Unknown Space

An action RPG about drifting through a hundred star systems in a ship you built yourself.

92% of 4,515 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 43$24.99
Void Marauders

Void Marauders

Lead a band of space pirates and loot and pillage your way across the stars in this turn based tactical game!

77% of 106 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$13.99
Between the Stars

Between the Stars

Captain an interstellar cruiser across a procedural galaxy, fighting real-time battles and living with the consequences of your choices.

75% of 1,983 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$29.99
Starcom: Nexus

Starcom: Nexus

Explore hand-crafted star systems, upgrade your stranded shuttle into a warship and unravel the mystery of how to get home.

90% of 2,310 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$19.99
Star Traders: Frontiers

Star Traders: Frontiers

Pick a trade, crew a ship and steer your own course through a dangerous, ever-shifting galaxy.

83% of 3,690 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 43$14.99
Galaxy Squad

Galaxy Squad

Galaxy squad is a hardcore turn-based tactical roguelike, inspired by FTL and XCOM.

74% of 385 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
StarCrawlers

StarCrawlers

Lead a crew of renegades through procedurally generated dungeons, taking dirty jobs from megacorps on the fringes of space.

83% of 799 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 28$19.99
Star Control I and II

Star Control I and II

Explore a vast universe with pulse-pounding action, side-splitting humor, and hair-raising plot twists in these 2 classic space adventure games.

82% of 165 Steam reviews are positive$3.99

Newest games like Star Command (1988)

Wing Commander™: Privateer

Wing Commander™: Privateer

In the far reaches of space, you live by no man’s rules but your own. Choose the life of a pirate, merchant or mercenary.

92% of 13 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 28$2.49
Frontier: Path of Shadows

Frontier: Path of Shadows

A story-driven RPG in a universe built with players for over 15 years!

85% of 61 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Deck & Conn

Deck & Conn

Take command of a nuclear-powered space corvette in a Cold War-flavored sci-fi campaign.

77% of 131 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$14.99
Warp to Sector One

Warp to Sector One

Trade, fight, and explore a procedurally generated galaxy in this deep space trading game inspired by 80's sci-fi computer screens and early text…

93% of 45 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Sidereal Wanderer ST

Sidereal Wanderer ST

To master space warfare, the evolution of ‘Side Real Wanderer’ continues. On a battlefield formed from an 8x8 grid, annihilate hostile forces.

100% of 14 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Stellar Tactics

Stellar Tactics

A sci-fi RPG where you wake from cryosleep 500 years late, build a squad of mercenaries and set out into a universe of over 160,000 star systems.

77% of 1,694 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 25$24.99
Sector Unknown

Sector Unknown

Sector Unknown is a solo-developed, isometric sci-fi RPG set in a shadowy expanse of space.

78% of 390 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$24.99
Stellar Raiders

Stellar Raiders

Stellar Raiders is a turn-based tactics roguelike where you lead a crew of space pirates, raid enemy ships, and grab as much loot as you can before…

95% of 22 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Void Marauders

Void Marauders

Lead a band of space pirates and loot and pillage your way across the stars in this turn based tactical game!

77% of 106 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$13.99
Stellar outpost commander

Stellar outpost commander

Real-time strategy game with commander task control. Pilots-Mercenary, each with their own character, and many unique ships for them.

83% of 29 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
Starcom: Unknown Space

Starcom: Unknown Space

An action RPG about drifting through a hundred star systems in a ship you built yourself.

92% of 4,515 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 43$24.99
Between the Stars

Between the Stars

Captain an interstellar cruiser across a procedural galaxy, fighting real-time battles and living with the consequences of your choices.

75% of 1,983 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$29.99