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2024 PC 28.99 €

You command an interstellar cruiser, warping from jump to jump and fighting the Children of the Sun in real time. Your decisions affect your ship, crew and the world while you upgrade your vessel.

What defines Between the Stars:

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Choices with consequences
  • Strong character progression
  • Action-packed real-time combat

The closest matches for Between the Stars are Geneforge 5: Overthrow, Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown and Geneforge 2. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Between the Stars special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Geneforge 5: Overthrow

94 %

2008 PC 19.50 €

  • Choices with consequences
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Strong character progression

The finale of the Geneforge series is a classic, text-heavy RPG where you fight alongside self-created creatures and shape faction conflicts through your decisions. Character building is deep, while the graphics are plain.

Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown

Pure single-player experience

As captain of the USS Voyager you guide the ship across the Delta Quadrant, juggling scarce resources and crew while making tough calls on the way home. It blends Star Trek storytelling with survival strategy.

Geneforge 2

Choices with consequences

A classic indie RPG from Spiderweb Software in which you play a shaper who creates your own mutant creatures and must pick a side in a world of faction conflict. Your decisions noticeably shape how the story plays out.

Heart of the Machine

Sci-fi setting

You play the first sentient AI in a city full of possibilities, choosing whether to build a robot army, rule as a benevolent machine overlord, or chase other goals. A blend of strategy, sandbox and RPG elements leaves many paths to your objectives.

Geneforge 4: Rebellion

Choices with consequences

An isometric indie RPG from Spiderweb Software where you play a rebel in a world of genetically engineered creatures, choosing between factions. You shape creature allies and build your character freely.

Star Ocean: Till the End of Time

Pure single-player experience

A sci-fi JRPG with fast real-time combat in which a group is stranded on a technologically backward planet after an attack. Known for its deep skill and item creation systems, character relationships, and a famously surprising story twist.

The Technomancer

Choices with consequences

A sci-fi action RPG on Mars where you play a young Technomancer wielding electric powers and three combat stances. Conversations and decisions shape your relationships with companions and factions amid the war over water.

Star Wolves 3: Civil War

Pure single-player experience

A space tactics RPG with real-time-with-pause combat where you build a mercenary fleet in an anarchic galaxy, take contracts, and upgrade your ships and pilots.

Geneforge 3

Choices with consequences

A classic indie RPG from Spiderweb Software where you command an army of self-created mutant creatures and choose a faction in a strange, hostile land. Your decisions noticeably shape the story and its outcome.

Mass Effect

Choices with consequences

As Commander Shepard, you lead your Normandy crew across the galaxy chasing a rogue Spectre in a landmark sci-fi RPG built around its dialogue wheel, companion bonds and choices that carry into the sequels. Combat is real-time cover shooting with pausable squad powers.

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