Between the Stars similar games & best alternatives

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Between the Stars

PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox 360 • 2024

Should you play it?

Become the Captain of an interstellar cruiser and journey across the galaxy to save the Republic. During your journey you will have to make important decisions, improve the weaponry of your ship and fight against numerous enemies.

What works

  • Engaging capital ship combat
  • Immersive story with meaningful choices
  • Deep crew and ship customization
  • Unique dice roll rpg mechanics
  • Active developer support and updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Voice acting quality inconsistent
  • Some repetitiveness in side quests and environments
  • Unfinished story content in early access
  • Clunky ui and controls at times
  • Balance issues with some weapons

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Star Wolves 3: Civil War

  • Star Wolves

  • SpaceBourne 2

  • Space Pirates and Zombies

  • Astrox Imperium

  • Underspace

Less social

Games that feels like Between the Stars but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Final Theory

  • Stellar Tactics

  • Starcom: Unknown Space

  • Gaia Beyond

  • Shortest Trip to Earth

  • Nexus - The Jupiter Incident

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Between the Stars but with less leadership over others

  • 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey

  • EVERSPACE™ 2

  • Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation

  • Reality Break

  • Starcom: Nexus

  • Galaxy on Fire 2™ Full HD

More competitive

Games that feels like Between the Stars but with more competition against others

  • Space Pirates And Zombies 2

  • Stellar Warfare

  • Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages

  • Homeworld Remastered Collection

  • Star Control®: Origins

  • Star Traders: Frontiers

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition

  • STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga

  • STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition

  • STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

  • STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II

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How to compare these games

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Between the Stars. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Between the Stars. These titles are not in What to play next.

Between the Stars: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Leadership, Story.

Last update: 21/08/2026