Games like Star Ruler 2
Looking for games like Star Ruler 2? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Star Ruler 2 is a indie game from 2015; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Oxygen Not Included with 142,787 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.
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Oxygen Not Included
2019 · Indie
142,787 reviews · 97% positive
StrategySpaceIndie
Same: shares Strategy and Space. Different: leans more into colony sim.
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Dyson Sphere Program
2021 · Indie
83,095 reviews · 97% positive
SpaceSci-fiStrategy
Same: shares Space and Sci-fi. Different: leans more into automation.
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Planetbase
2015 · Indie
9,494 reviews · 80% positive
SpaceStrategySci-fi
Same: shares Space and Strategy. Different: leans more into colony sim.
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Planetary Annihilation: TITANS
2015 · Action
11,348 reviews · 84% positive
RTSStrategyMultiplayer
Same: shares RTS and Strategy. Different: leans more into real time tactics.
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Natural Selection 2
2012 · Action
8,618 reviews · 85% positive
MultiplayerStrategySci-fi
Same: shares Multiplayer and Strategy. Different: leans more into fps.
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RimWorld
2018 · Indie
243,385 reviews · 98% positive
StrategySci-fiIndie
Same: shares Strategy and Sci-fi. Different: leans more into colony sim.
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Kerbal Space Program
2015 · Indie
118,802 reviews · 96% positive
SpaceIndieSci-fi
Same: shares Space and Indie. Different: leans more into simulation.
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FTL: Faster Than Light
2012 · Indie
62,406 reviews · 95% positive
SpaceStrategySci-fi
Same: shares Space and Strategy. Different: leans more into rogue-like.
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Kerbal Space Program 2
2023 · Indie
27,818 reviews · 26% positive
SpaceSci-fiIndie
Same: shares Space and Sci-fi. Different: leans more into sandbox.
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Viscera Cleanup Detail
2015 · Indie
17,976 reviews · 92% positive
MultiplayerIndieSci-fi
Same: shares Multiplayer and Indie. Different: leans more into simulation.
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Dawn of Man
2019 · Indie
17,790 reviews · 87% positive
StrategyIndieRTS
Same: shares Strategy and Indie. Different: leans more into city builder.
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IXION
2022 · Indie
15,003 reviews · 79% positive
SpaceStrategyRTS
Same: shares Space and Strategy. Different: leans more into city builder.
Frequently asked questions
- What games are like Star Ruler 2?
- indielist matches 12 indie games to Star Ruler 2 by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Oxygen Not Included (142,787 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
- How are "games like Star Ruler 2" chosen?
- By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Star Ruler 2, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.