2D · Space Sim games to play together

9 2D · Space Sim games your group can play together online, including Starlathe, Space Defender: Frontier Squadron, and Space Station: Beyond.

All games: 9

Starlathe

Command your ship and fleet in a galaxy that truly lives: 150 sectors where six factions mine, haul, trade, build and wage war whether you're there or not. Trade it, rob it, defend it — or forge your own fleet and carve out your place in it. Play solo or in online co-op.

88% positive of 150 reviewsPlaying now: 90$14.99

Space Defender: Frontier Squadron

A top-down space shooter with deep RPG progression. Fly a voiced story in four acts, from a war across three galaxies to the gravity wells of Kepler, lead your wingmen, hunt pirate captains and hold a collapsing front. Solo, or with a friend on the second controller.

98% positive of 125 reviewsPlaying now: 13$6.99

Space Station: Beyond

Play as a variety of creatures or characters and try to survive either maintaining or attacking a space station while everything that can go wrong has already gone wrong.

80% positive of 142 reviewsPlaying now: 49Free

CM-SS13

The year is 2182, but the engine is from 2003. Join the Falling Falcons in a massive tactical deathmatch RP fest held together by spaghetti code and duct tape. Build bases, perform surgery, or evolve as the Hive. It's laggy, it's complex, and it is the most fun you will have dying in space.

65% positive of 184 reviewsPlaying now: 11Free

Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander

Design and simulate the starships of your dreams! Command your ship or fleet in epic battles and manage your crew while exploring a dangerous galaxy. Play alone or with friends, test your ships in online PvP, and let your imagination reach for the stars!

94% positive of 12,107 reviewsPlaying now: 610$19.99

Pixel Starships

Pixel Starships is an FTL-style online sci-fi strategy builder and management game with a competitive PVP tournament. Set in the retro galaxy, your role is to explore space, meet aliens, and develop your ship, crew and AI. The game contains deep strategic and 4x elements. PSS is community-driven.

73% positive of 3,034 reviewsPlaying now: 129Free

Slipstream: Rogue Space

A multiplayer roguelike about teamwork, survival...and cute animals in space! Play with a few friends or join a streamer's crew of dozens as you work together to battle aliens across the vast Rogue Space.

91% positive of 146 reviewsPlaying now: 0Free

Captain Forever Trilogy

Millions of players worldwide have flown, built, and fought their way through Captain Forever. CF Trilogy brings Captains Forever, Successor, and Impostor to Steam with a beautiful new renderer, new modules, and a reimagined world written by acclaimed novelist Cassandra Khaw.

85% positive of 141 reviewsPlaying now: 0$9.99

ADIOS Amigos: Galactic Explorers

Improvise fuel efficient trajectories to keep your rusty ship running. Break into a space station with an asteroid. Tow a sofa into a black hole. Experience the perils and intrigue of space exploration with 1-4 players.

93% positive of 107 reviewsPlaying now: 0$14.99