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Games like Light

2018PC

You pilot a spaceship, unlock nearby star systems, upgrade your craft and hunt down pirates in space. A small indie space action game focused on shooting and ship upgrades.

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for Light are SpaceForce: Rogue Universe, Humanity Asset and The Thing: Space X. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Light special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Humanity Asset

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A small indie Metroid-style 3D platformer in which a lone hero fights off an alien invasion with shooting and jumping. It pays homage to classic retro shooters.

The Thing: Space X

Sci-fi setting

You pilot one of about a dozen combat spaceships armed with death beams, machine guns and missiles, clearing subsectors full of enemies. A nearly unbeatable final boss, the "Thing", awaits at the end.

The Last Hope

Pure single-player experience

You are the last man alive, hopping through portals across eras from the dinosaurs to the present to track down a time machine. This small indie project mixes shooting, survival and exploration in places like Egypt, Norway, Mars and the Moon.

Orbital X

Pure single-player experience

Orbital X is a small indie PC game that promises a journey through endless space. Its exact mechanics are unknown to me, so this rating is conservative and based only on the limited metadata.

Beyond Space

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A 3D space shooter in the vein of a space opera, where you fly through planetary systems, nebulas and asteroid fields while fighting. It features painted space backdrops and an atmospheric soundtrack.

Space Thinger

Gameplay comes before story

An arcade space shooter where you fly missions, mine asteroids for crystals and scavenge debris from fallen enemies. You use it all to upgrade your ship and take on ever bigger space battles.

Event Horizon: Space Defense

Sci-fi setting

A space arcade shooter about fending off attacks while upgrading your ship with light RPG elements. Available information is very thin, so this rating is conservative.

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