Space 2020 — top best games in the Space genre

No Man's Sky - a game in the Space genre

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Open world, Space, Exploration

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Mac → 12 August 2016

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 75/100

No Man's Sky is an adventure simulator with a first-person view set in a futuristic environment. You will embark on a journey to explore space and planets, some of...

Among Us

Arcade, Action, Online, Isometric, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Space, Survival

Game released: PC, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 16 November 2018

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Among Us is a casual multiplayer online game focused on social deduction. It is a simplified and faster version of "Mafia": from 4 to 10 players try to survive by...

Star Wars: Battlefront 2

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Space

Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC → 17 November 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Star Wars: Battlefront 2 is a continuation of the multiplayer online shooter with a first-person view in the Star Wars universe. The game features a full-fledged...

2112TD: Tower Defense Survival

Strategy, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics, Science fiction, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Old school, Space

Game released: PC, iOS, Android → 19 January 2023

Steam: 87/100

A science fiction tower defense in the spirit of old-school strategies. The action takes place in a retro-futuristic world where a colony is under threat from...

Mass Effect 3

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Space

Game released: Wii U, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC → 8 December 2012

VGTimes: 8.3/10

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Mass Effect 3 is the final part of the space role-playing trilogy with a third-person view. Events begin with a devastating attack on Earth by an army of an ancient...

Starbound

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Simulation, Survival, Sandbox, Space

Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox One → 22 July 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Starbound is an indie adventure role-playing arcade game with platformer and action elements. You are forced to flee your planet by hijacking a ship. Fleeing from...

Outer Wilds

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Exploration, Space

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 18 June 2020

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The main character is a recruit of the research organization Outer Wilds Ventures, who goes on exploration into space, but ends up in a time loop. To get out of it...

Observation

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Space

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 21 May 2019

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Observation is a first-person sci-fi adventure set on a space station. The plot tells how a tragedy occurred at the station, due to which the entire crew with the...

Empyrion - Galactic Survival

Simulation, Strategy, Adventure, Free game, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Space

Game released: PC → 5 August 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 78/100

Empyrion — Galactic Survival is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting in which you can explore an open world, fly in space and...

Star Wars: Squadrons

Action, Science fiction, Online, Simulation, Star Wars, Virtual Reality (VR), First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Space

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 1 October 2020

Players: 7/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Star Wars: Squadrons is a new multiplayer action game in the Star Wars universe, which will take place after the events of the sixth episode, Return of the Jedi...

Space Engineers

Simulation, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Logic, Tactics, Sandbox, Construction, Space

Game released: Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 15 April 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 81/100

Space Engineers is a third-person educational simulator set in outer space. You will design, build and maintain spaceships. You will be able to build space stations...

Crying Suns

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Tactics, Roguelike, Space

Game released: PC, Mac, iOS, Android → 18 September 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Crying Suns is a tactical strategy game with turn-based combat and roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place in the distant future...

Galaxy Reavers 2 - Space RTS

Space, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Science fiction

Game released: iOS, Android → 27 April 2020

Players: 7.6/10

The player controls a fleet of spaceships and explores planets in different galaxies. A large selection of weapons and settings are available to make the ship more...

Space Crew: Legendary Edition

Action, Science fiction, Space, Business / Management, Indie, Roguelike, Comedy, Adventure

Game released: PC, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Mac, Linux → 16 October 2020

Steam: 77/100

The player, as a captain, controls a spaceship. It is necessary to recruit crew members, explore the galaxy and confront aliens. The legendary edition of Space...

Mars Horizon

Strategy, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Space

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 17 November 2020

Players: 7/10

Steam: 82/100

Mars Horizon is a unique management strategy in which you will lead a national space station and fight with other countries for the space above the heads of the...

Creeper World 4

Strategy, Indie, In real time, Science fiction, Action, Isometric, Simulation, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Construction, Space

Game released: PC → 3 December 2020

Players: 6/10

Steam: 94/100

Creeper World 4 is an indie real-time strategy game in which you need to protect a small island of land from a liquid entity that has swallowed up more than one...

SpaceBourne

Simulation, Futurism (Future), Role-playing game, Indie, Third-person view, First-person view, Space

Game released: PC → 18 July 2020

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 75/100

SpaceBourne is a space role-playing simulator in which you can plunge into a fantastic open world filled with many solar systems and planets. Complete freedom of...

Infinite Lagrange

Tactics, Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Simulation, Free game, MMO, Space

Game released: iOS, Android, PC → 20 April 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 57/100

Infinite Lagrange is a tactical real-time strategy with elements of fantasy and simulation. We have expanded our presence to one third of the Milky Way using a...

Galacide

Arcade, Shooter, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Indie, Space

Game released: PC, Linux, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Mac → 28 July 2015

Steam: 82/100

Galacide is a side-scrolling arcade shooter from the developers behind the fighting game Blade Symphony. You have to prevent the invasion of hostile aliens to save...

Murders in Space

Adventure, Third-person view, Space, Detective

Game released: Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, PC → 1990

Steam: 66/100

Set aboard the orbital station PEGASUS, this detective adventure tasks the player with finding a murderer before they strike again. There are 24 hours to solve the...

Tharsis

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Card game, Space

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Mac, Nintendo Switch → 11 January 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Tharsis is a turn-based strategy game with board game elements in a sci-fi setting. The game takes us on an expedition to Mars, where strange signals are received...

Kosmokrats

Logic, Puzzle, Top-down view, Science fiction, Adventure, Indie, Space, Action

Game released: PC → 5 November 2020

Steam: 86/100

Kosmokrats is a retro space puzzle about communists and their desire for the stars. In it, you will control an unmanned drone, which must assemble spaceships from...

EVE Echoes

MMO, Space, Isometric

Game released: iOS, Android → 12 August 2020

Players: 10/10

Mobile offshoot of EVE Online. Players try to forge their own path to glory as they navigate a vast cosmic sandbox. You can form alliances with other pilots to...

Starpoint Gemini 3

Role-playing game, Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space

Game released: PC → 5 November 2020

Players: 1/10

Steam: 49/100

Starpoint Gemini 3 is a continuation of the space simulator with role-playing elements and a third-person view. The new game features a large open world and many...

Infinity Imperium

Strategy, Futurism (Future), In real time, Space, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 29 May 2020

Players: 6.7/10

Infinity Imperium — a sci-fi real-time strategy game where you have to fight armies of aliens. Once upon a time, a race of Infinitians arose in the universe...

Above the Stars

Space, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game, Business / Management

Game released: PC, Android → 31 October 2020

Steam: 93/100

The player battles ruthless enemies to protect his planet and species from imminent destruction. The main character is helped by a cheerful AI assistant named Mac...

Meeple Station

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Space

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 10 April 2020

Steam: 57/100

Meeple Station is an isometric management simulator set in a sci-fi setting, inspired by the game RimWorld. You will need to build your own space station and...

Last Encounter

Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Indie, Space

Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch → 8 May 2018

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 52/100

Last Encounter is a cooperative top-down shooter with roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. You have to join a group of heroes to prevent the destruction of the...

Stellar Wind Idle

Shooter, Third-person view, Space, Science fiction

Game released: Android → 11 October 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Stellar Wind Idle is a sci-fi shooter with a third-person view in space. You have to enter a world where the entire galaxy has lost its mind. You have ensured the...

CSC | Space MMO

Futurism (Future), MMO, Action, Flight Simulator, Shooter, Third-person view, Space, Sandbox

Game released: PC, Mac → 3 September 2020

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 61/100

CSC | Space MMO is a free-to-play space sandbox in which you can freely explore an open world that includes more than 40 star systems. The game belongs to the MMO...

Wind Wings

Space, Shooter, Top-down view

Game released: iOS → 19 March 2020

Players: 4.6/10

Wind Wings is a fantastic top-down space shooter. The game is based on a fantasy story about a soldier who accidentally fell into a time gap into the future...

CyberHive

Futurism (Future), Simulation, Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Adventure, Indie, Anime / Manga, Survival, Space, Business / Management

Game released: PC, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 4 November 2020

Steam: 77/100

CyberHive is a real-time role-playing strategy with elements of science fiction and anime. You are the commander of the Melistara (Star Bee), and you have a swarm...

Space Avengers

Free game, Futurism (Future), Action, Top-down view, Space, Arcade

Game released: PC → 21 September 2020

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 100/100

Space Avengers is a free-to-play retro shooter with a top-down view in a sci-fi setting. In the game you have to control a space stormtrooper and fight hordes of...

Psi-5 Trading Company

Simulation, Action, Futurism (Future), Space, Business / Management

Game released: Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum, PC → 1987

Steam: 88/100

Psi-5 Trading Company is a simulator with action elements from developers from the studio Accolade, Inc.. The game is published by Accolade, Inc.. Psi-5 Trading...

Iridion 3D

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space

Game released: Game Boy Advance, PC → 2002

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 53/100

Iridion 2

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space

Game released: Game Boy Advance, PC → 13 June 2003

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A space arcade shooter about the return of the Iridion Empire, which has seized human colonies and cut them off from Earth. The player pilots a lone, heavily...

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Best Games in the Space genre of 2020 (Game released)