Unfortunate Spacemen similar games & best alternatives

Unfortunate Spacemen

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2020

Should you play it?

An online multiplayer game about shapeshifting deception and betrayal! As a hapless, brave spaceman employed by The Company you'll work diligently to defend and be rescued from failing outposts, but not everyone around you is who they claim to be...

What works
  • Unique social deception gameplay
  • Free to play with cosmetic microtransactions
  • Active developer and community engagement
  • Voice chat enhances immersion
  • Multiple game modes including story and survival
Things to keep in mind
  • Small player base limits matchmaking
  • Early access bugs and crashes
  • Learning curve for new players
  • Some balance issues with weapons and monster
  • Requires microphone for best experience

What to play next

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Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • SCP: Secret Laboratory

  • White Noise 2

  • Executive Assault

  • Empires Mod

  • Blood Strike

  • Get Stuffed!

  • SHRAPNEL

  • Worbital

  • Klaus Veen's Treason

Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • SHRAPNEL

  • Worbital

  • Deep Space Battle Simulator

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Unfortunate Spacemen: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Fellowship, Status, Cooperation. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Competence

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  • Competition

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  • Cooperation

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  • Creativity

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  • Expectation

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    "Players engage voluntarily for fun and interest, not out of obligation."

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  • Experimenting

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  • Exploration

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  • Expression

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  • Fellowship

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    "Active Discord community and multiplayer teams foster strong social bonds and group identity."

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  • Growth

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  • Idle

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    "Requires focused attention during matches; not suited for casual background play or filling time passively."

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  • Intimacy

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    "Social interactions are friendly and cooperative but mostly surface-level within multiplayer groups."

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  • Leadership

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  • Progression

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  • Relaxation

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  • Sensation

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  • Status

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  • Story

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  • Strategy

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