Space Crew: Legendary Edition similar games & best alternatives

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Space Crew: Legendary Edition

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2020

Should you play it?

Time for your toughest mission yet! Recruit and train your crew to tackle the growing threat from alien and android armies as you defend Earth to become a Galactic Legend in Space Crew: Legendary Edition. All new content free to existing owners of Space Crew!

What works

  • Engaging crew and ship management
  • Challenging tactical combat
  • Good customization options
  • Strong sci-fi theme
  • Developer responsiveness to feedback

Things to keep in mind

  • Early game difficulty spikes
  • Repetitive mission structure
  • Limited ship variety
  • Boarding mechanics lack depth
  • No pause feature increases stress

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Bomber Crew

  • Star Wolves

  • Cyber Knights: Flashpoint

  • Pixel Privateers

  • Badlands Crew - Drive, Command, Conquer

  • House of the Dying Sun

Less social

Games that feels like Space Crew: Legendary Edition but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Starr Mazer: DSP

  • FTL: Faster Than Light

  • Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)

  • Shortest Trip to Earth

  • Battlevoid: Harbinger

  • Space Haven

More exploratory

Games that feels like Space Crew: Legendary Edition but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • PULSAR: Lost Colony

  • Star Traders: Frontiers

  • Avorion

  • Barotrauma

  • Exogate Initiative

  • Ostranauts

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Space Crew: Legendary Edition: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026