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2021PCSteam Deck playable89 % positive19.50 €

You run a starship with a crew where each player mans a dedicated station such as captain, pilot or engineer. Its appeal lies in the coordination between players as you explore a randomly generated galaxy sliding into chaos.

  • Playing together in co-op
  • A party of several characters
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Co-op or multiplayer

The closest matches for Pulsar: Lost Colony are Barotrauma, Artemis: Spaceship Bridge Simulator and Avorion. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Pulsar: Lost Colony special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Barotrauma

89 %Match

2023PCSteam Deck playable94 % positive34.99 €

  • Playing together in co-op
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Deep systems to master

You crew a submarine with friends through the icy ocean of Jupiter's moon Europa. Every task, from reactor to weapons to hull leaks, matters, and small mistakes quickly spiral into chaotic survival.

Avorion

Playing together in co-op

A procedurally generated space sandbox where you build modular ships block by block and push toward the galactic core as a trader, mercenary or explorer. Ship building and freedom of playstyle are the heart of the game.

Star Trek: Bridge Crew

Co-op or multiplayer

A VR co-op game where you and friends staff the bridge of a Starfleet ship, coordinating helm, weapons, engineering and shields. Teamwork and role-play deliver an immersive Star Trek fantasy.

Space Engineers

Playing together in co-op

A physics-driven space sandbox where you engineer ships, stations and rovers block by block, mine asteroids and watch your creations get realistically torn apart. Its huge creative and technical freedom shines brightest with friends in co-op.

Star Citizen

Deep systems to master

A sprawling, still-in-development space MMO where you fly seamlessly from planet surfaces into orbit to trade, fight, haul cargo or crew huge multi-person ships with friends. Its level of detail is astonishing, though bugs and rough edges come with the territory.

Factorio

Deep systems to master

Stranded on an alien world, you grow a crude mining operation into a sprawling automated factory, endlessly optimizing belts, production chains and logistics. All the while you must defend it from native creatures angered by your spreading pollution.

Eve Online

Co-op or multiplayer

A vast, persistent space sandbox MMO where players shape trade, mining, warfare and politics in a fully player-driven economy. The steep learning curve and costly losses give every decision weight.

Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided

Co-op or multiplayer

A classic Star Wars MMORPG where you build your own character without fixed classes, take up professions like trader or entertainer, and shape a living sandbox galaxy together with other players.

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