Skip to content
Galaxy Life header image

Similar games

Games like Galaxy Life

Phoenix Network · 2022 · Windows, Linux

Steam: 91 % positive of 8,625 reviews, as of Oct 28

The universe is full of Starlings, tiny orange aliens that want to take over the galaxy. Create your own space colony, fight epic battles and discover new planets. Train your soldiers, develop your technology and create unimaginable gadgets. Enjoy this huge social game with friends!

24 games that play like Galaxy Life and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Pixel Starships, Stellaris and Galaxy Control: 3D Strategy.

Player tags

  • Strategy
  • City Builder
  • Wargame
  • Strategy RPG
  • 2.5D
  • Cartoony
  • Aliens
  • Isometric
Map region: Space & Sci-Fi
Open on Steam ↗

Steam reviews

What players say

Mostly positive, driven by nostalgia for the Facebook original and a playable, casual base-building game; many criticise bugs, server problems and a lack of updates.

Many players enjoy Galaxy Life as a revival of the Facebook and Flash original: building a base on an alien world, raising a small army of Starlings, and attacking other players for resources. Several praise its persistent galaxy, alliances and regular PvP events, and say it is easy to pick up and free to play. The complaints are mostly technical and about neglect: some players report frequent crashes, slow or unstable servers, low frame rates and disappearing resources, while others say the interface is clumsy and missing basic quality-of-life options. Many also feel the game has changed little since its return, that promised updates are slow, and that spending money gives a clear advantage. Recent reviews could not be separated from older ones, so the picture is based on the helpful reviews of the last year.

Praised

  • Nostalgia for the original

    Players return to it because they played the Facebook version as children, and they enjoy reliving that time.

    Many players
  • Base building and PvP

    Players enjoy building up their base, upgrading defences and attacking others in a persistent galaxy with alliances and events.

    Many players
  • Easy to get into and free

    Reviewers describe it as casual and accessible, suitable for short sessions, friends or family, and free to play.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Bugs and technical problems

    Players report crashes, lag, low frame rates, disappearing resources and an interface that glitches or is hard to use.

    Many players
  • Little change and slow updates

    Players say the game has barely changed since its return, promised updates are slow to arrive and the developers rarely communicate.

    Many players
  • Pay-to-win advantage

    Players say spending money speeds up progress and gives paying players clear advantages, especially early on.

    Some players
  • Moderation and support

    Players say support does not respond, bans feel unfair and cheaters are not dealt with.

    A few players
Who it suits
Players who want a light, nostalgic space base-builder with friends or casual PvP, and who do not mind rough edges.
Who should skip it
Players who expect a polished, regularly updated game or who dislike pay-to-win systems and frequent technical problems.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with over 200 hours are more critical, mainly about the lack of new content, slow updates and pay-to-win, while newer players mostly praise the nostalgia and casual base-building.

Summarised by AI from 48 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

Best matches

Plays and looks like Galaxy Life

Close to it by gameplay and by look, so it appears in both lists below.

By gameplay

Plays like Galaxy Life

Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

More matches

  1. ENDLESS Space™ 282 % positive of 17,329Shared: Strategy · Sci-fi · Co-op
  2. EVE Online73 % positive of 39,761Shared: Strategy · Sci-fi · PvP
  3. Startopia91 % positive of 845Shared: Strategy · City Builder · Aliens
  4. Star Ruler85 % positive of 261Shared: Strategy · Sci-fi
  5. My Colony88 % positive of 276Shared: Strategy · City Builder
  6. Project Entropy50 % positive of 271Shared: Strategy · Wargame · Strategy RPG
  7. From Glory To Goo96 % positive of 1,852Shared: Strategy · City Builder · Base-Building
  8. Galactic Civilizations IV72 % positive of 2,240Shared: Strategy · Isometric · Sci-fi
  9. Astrobuilder88 % positive of 353Shared: Strategy RPG · 2.5D · Cartoony
  10. Planet S91 % positive of 2,904Shared: Strategy · City Builder · Sci-fi
  11. Lazy Galaxy78 % positive of 188Shared: Strategy · City Builder · Sci-fi
  12. Nova: Space Armada51 % positive of 280Shared: Strategy · Wargame · Military

By look

Looks like Galaxy Life

Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

More matches

  1. Chicken Invaders Universe91 % positive of 3,850
  2. The Wandering Village90 % positive of 7,806
  3. Zero-K92 % positive of 4,426
  4. Iron Marines Invasion66 % positive of 350
  5. Imagine Earth78 % positive of 813
  6. From Glory To Goo96 % positive of 1,852
  7. Offworld Trading Company76 % positive of 3,604
  8. Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense93 % positive of 10,049
  9. Fieldrunners 288 % positive of 396
  10. McDROID74 % positive of 150
  11. Terra Nil86 % positive of 8,246
  12. Microtopia87 % positive of 895

At a glance

What games like Galaxy Life have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Galaxy Life: Strategy (22 of 24), Sci-fi (17) and City Builder (5).
  • They came out between 2010 and 2026, 7 of them after Galaxy Life (2022).
  • Best rated by Steam players: From Glory To Goo (96 % positive of 1,852).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

Explore every game on the map →Browse games by visual style →