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1990 Classic

A sci-fi strategy game where the Alliance and Ur-Quan fleets clash in ship-to-ship combat. Each of the fourteen ships has its own handling, weapons and special power, which shines especially in head-to-head duels against another player.

What defines Star Control:

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Co-op or multiplayer
  • Tactical depth
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for Star Control are Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter, Hellfront: Honeymoon and Battlezone Combat Commander. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Star Control special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter

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1997 PC 9.75 € 👍 77 % Mostly positive, 286 reviews on Steam

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Co-op or multiplayer
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A multiplayer-focused Star Wars space combat sim where you pick your ship and loadout and dogfight as Rebel or Imperial pilots against other players. Flight controls are demanding, and power management and ship choice matter.

Hellfront: Honeymoon

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A twin-stick shooter with strategy elements built for local multiplayer sessions on a single screen, where only one player comes out on top. Made for quick, chaotic matches with friends.

Battlezone Combat Commander

Tactical depth

A hybrid of first-person shooter and real-time strategy: you pilot hover-tanks and mechs from the cockpit while commanding your base and units in a war against an alien force.

Speedball 2 HD

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast, brutal futuristic sport blending handball and ice hockey. This HD remake of the Bitmap Brothers classic offers frantic matches and light team management.

Raw Data

Action-packed real-time combat

A VR-native wave shooter where you fend off hordes of androids with guns, swords and placed defenses, ideally in co-op. Physical whole-body combat and wave defense are the focus.

Squids From Space

Action-packed real-time combat

A team-based top-down PvP shooter where humans and sinister squid aliens fight over the fate of Earth. The focus is on multiplayer battles with a tongue-in-cheek sci-fi tone.

Stellar Impact

Tactical depth

A multiplayer space combat game where you pilot a ship from a nimble corvette to a heavy dreadnought. You customize skills, crew and weapons and fight other players in tactical battles.

Games of Glory

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A top-down team shooter set in a sci-fi universe where you battle in intergalactic arenas alongside friends. The focus is on team-based online matches.

ACE Arena: Cyber Evolution

Tactical depth

A futuristic physics-based 3v3 sports game where you pick a super-powered champion in MOBA fashion. Team strategy and quick reflexes decide the match.

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