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2018PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable53 % positive−80 % 10.99 € 2.19 €

You lead a stranded research crew on a frozen alien planet, balancing resources, morale and the mental health of the survivors. It's a bleak survival management game with a story focus and tough decisions under pressure.

  • Economy and management
  • A party of several characters
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Deep systems to master

The closest matches for Symmetry are The Alters, Lobotomy Corporation and Ixion. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Symmetry special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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The Alters

89 %Match

2025PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck verified−55 % 34.99 € 15.74 €

Brings what grabs you about Symmetry: economy and management, a party of several characters as well as a sci-fi setting.

Stranded worker Jan clones alternate versions of himself, each shaped by a different life choice, and must manage them in a mobile base while racing a lethal sunrise. It's survival management fused with a thoughtful drama about identity and roads not taken.

Lobotomy Corporation

Economy and management

You run a secret company that studies dangerous anomalies, balancing employees, energy and containment. Every mistake triggers a chain of disasters, while a deep and unsettling story unfolds behind the grim corporate routine.

Ixion

Economy and management

As Administrator of the space station Tiqqun, you manage resources, population and construction while leading humanity through dangerous sectors toward a new home. A dark blend of city-building strategy and survival pressure with a strong narrative.

Frostpunk

Dark, serious atmosphere

Lead the last city on a frozen, steam-powered Earth, juggling heat, coal and food while signing laws that test your morals. A bleak, tense city-builder where survival constantly clashes with humanity.

Tharsis

Economy and management

Tharsis is a punishing space survival strategy game about the first manned mission to Mars. You assign dice to crew tasks as disasters, starvation and creeping madness close in, making every turn a tense gamble between luck and planning.

Gods Will Be Watching

Dark, serious atmosphere

A minimalist pixel-art thriller where you guide Sergeant Burden and his crew through harsh moral dilemmas. Each chapter is a punishing resource-management puzzle where sacrifice and tough choices truly hurt.

X-COM: UFO Defense

Economy and management

The legendary tactics classic pairs tense turn-based squad missions against aliens with global base building, research and tight budget management. Soldiers die permanently, and every strategic decision can save or doom humanity.

Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown

Economy and management

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.

Stardeus

Economy and management

As an immortal AI you rebuild a wrecked spaceship in a colony-sim style, automating production and deciding how to treat the human survivors. It blends base building, resource management and exploration in space.

Dead In Antares

A party of several characters

A turn-based survival management game on an alien planet where you keep a stranded crew alive, juggle their needs and relationships, and explore the surroundings to find a way home.

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