Slipways similar games & best alternatives

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Slipways

Web browser, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2021

Should you play it?

Weave isolated planets into a vast trade empire. Hatch plans. Research game-breaking technologies. Still be done in time for lunch. Enjoy the endless possibilities of a space grand strategy game in 60 minutes flat.

What works

  • Deep and challenging puzzle gameplay
  • Short, replayable sessions
  • Polished ui and sound design
  • Randomized tech and perks for variety
  • Relaxing yet engaging experience

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve
  • Limited tutorial support
  • Some rng frustration
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Campaign content still limited

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Terraformers

  • Waveform

  • Terraformers: First Steps on Mars

  • Solar Settlers

  • As Far As The Eye

  • Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal

More violent

Games that feels like Slipways but with more combat and destruction

  • Nova Drift

  • Battlevoid: Harbinger

  • Space Pirates and Zombies

  • Particle Fleet: Emergence

  • Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

  • Interstellar Space: Genesis

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Slipways but with less leadership over others

  • Solar Flux

  • SpellRogue

  • The Greenening

  • Eventide Matter

  • Midnight Protocol

  • Out There: Ω Edition

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Similarity map

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

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • 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.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • 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 Slipways. These titles are not in What to play next.

Slipways: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026