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Games like Star Control I and II
Toys for Bob · 2017 · Windows
Steam: 81 % positive of 164 reviews, as of Oct 28
Explore a vast universe with pulse-pounding action, side-splitting humor, and hair-raising plot twists in these 2 classic space adventure games.
24 games that play like Star Control I and II and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Star Control®: Origins, Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters and Starcom: Unknown Space.
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Plays and looks like Star Control I and II
These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.
By gameplay
Plays like Star Control I and II
Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.
Star Control®: Origins
73 % positive of 2,076
Shared: Shooter · Action-Adventure · Third Person
Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters
93 % positive of 414
Shared: Top-Down Shooter · PvP · PvE
Starcom: Unknown Space
91 % positive of 4,497
Shared: Top-Down Shooter · Action-Adventure · Exploration
Stellaris
85 % positive of 139,715
Shared: Exploration · Space · Sci-fi
Elite Dangerous
76 % positive of 82,813
Shared: Exploration · Space · Sci-fi
SPORE™ Galactic Adventures
89 % positive of 7,276
Shared: Exploration · Space · Sci-fi
Starcom: Nexus
90 % positive of 2,284
Shared: Exploration · Story Rich · Space
Homeworld Remastered Collection
86 % positive of 12,006
Shared: Story Rich · Space · Sci-fi
Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
94 % positive of 12,107
Shared: Exploration · Pixel Graphics · Space
Starbound
89 % positive of 87,438
Shared: Exploration · Pixel Graphics · Space
Rebel Galaxy
85 % positive of 7,269
Shared: Shooter · Third Person · Exploration
Master of Orion
76 % positive of 7,351
Shared: Space · Sci-fi · Action
More matches
- Endless Sky92 % positive of 7,153Shared: Exploration · Story Rich · Space
- Freespace 278 % positive of 311Shared: Story Rich · Space · Sci-fi
- Master of Orion 295 % positive of 1,673Shared: Space · Sci-fi · Retro
- SpaceBourne 274 % positive of 5,011Shared: Third Person · Space · Management
- ENDLESS Space™ 282 % positive of 17,329Shared: Space · Sci-fi · Action
- Imperium Galactica II88 % positive of 595Shared: Space
- EVERSPACE™ 285 % positive of 12,136Shared: PvE · Shooter · Action-Adventure
- Chicken Invaders Universe91 % positive of 3,850Shared: Top-Down Shooter · Shooter · Space
- Galactic Civilizations III77 % positive of 8,340Shared: PvP · PvE · Third Person
- Event Horizon80 % positive of 183Shared: Space · Action
- Parkan 276 % positive of 305Shared: Space · Sci-fi · Action
- Star Conflict71 % positive of 15,302Shared: PvE · Shooter · Third Person
By look
Looks like Star Control I and II
Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.
Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters
93 % positive of 414
X-COM: UFO Defense
95 % positive of 3,215
Master of Orion 1
88 % positive of 443
Descent
96 % positive of 462
Stargunner
82 % positive of 156
STAR WARS™ Rebellion
89 % positive of 1,502
Master of Orion 2
95 % positive of 1,673
Space Quest™ Collection
84 % positive of 337
Submarine Titans
86 % positive of 351
Space Empires IV Deluxe
86 % positive of 259
Raptor: Call of the Shadows (1994 Classic Edition)
92 % positive of 193
STAR WARS™ Dark Forces (Classic, 1995)
88 % positive of 3,103
More matches
- X-COM: Terror From the Deep91 % positive of 771
- Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection Two90 % positive of 271
- The Dig®92 % positive of 1,165
- X-COM: Apocalypse89 % positive of 857
- Tachyon: The Fringe88 % positive of 229
- Space Empires V73 % positive of 423
- Imperium Galactica II88 % positive of 595
- System Shock: Enhanced Edition89 % positive of 1,787
- Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced94 % positive of 177
- Raptor: Call of The Shadows - 2015 Edition75 % positive of 501
- Classic Marathon Infinity88 % positive of 288
- X-COM: Interceptor54 % positive of 162
At a glance
What games like Star Control I and II have in common
- The tags they share most often with Star Control I and II: Space (17 of 24), Exploration (9) and Sci-fi (9).
- They came out between 2009 and 2025, 9 of them after Star Control I and II (2017).
- Best rated by Steam players: Master of Orion 2 (95 % positive of 1,673).
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.