Project Starship similar games & best alternatives

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Project Starship

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2016

Should you play it?

Project Starship is an arcade bullet-hell with random mechanics. No match will ever be the same. Who will you be? Garret or Gwen? Will you save the world from the mighty cthulhu?

What works

  • Challenging and precise gameplay
  • Excellent retro soundtrack
  • Randomized levels and power-ups increase replayability
  • Good value for price
  • Responsive controls and solid hitboxes

Things to keep in mind

  • Small fixed resolution window
  • Lack of control customization
  • Some visual effects can be overwhelming
  • Limited story and character differentiation
  • No online multiplayer or leaderboards

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • 20 Minutes Till Dawn

  • Void Scrappers

  • Time Wasters

  • Fray Fight

  • Battle Bruise

  • Dungeon Souls

Less social

Games that feels like Project Starship but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Grind Survivors

  • Graze Counter

  • State of Anarchy: Master of Mayhem

  • Deflector

  • ScourgeBringer

  • Danmaku Unlimited 2

More competitive

Games that feels like Project Starship but with more competition against others

  • UBERMOSH Vol.7

  • Chippy

  • Shooting Stars!

  • Steredenn: Binary Stars

  • Hell is Other Demons

  • UBERMOSH:BLACK

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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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 Project Starship. These titles are not in What to play next.

Project Starship: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. 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. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Exploration.

Last update: 21/08/2026