6 Games with a space setting like Gratuitous Space Battles that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Gratuitous Space Battles does: punishing difficulty, tactical combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is world and visuals: open world exploration.

The genre is the same as Gratuitous Space Battles’s, and with it melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in tone and visuals — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel.

With Gratuitous Space Battles it shares real-time strategy, tactical combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and an isometric view. The distance is in visuals and genre — its own ground is historical setting.

Where it meets Gratuitous Space Battles is tone and place, not genre: deep simulation, punishing difficulty and a sandbox world. The common ground extends to 2D presentation and a sci-fi setting. Where the two diverge is visuals and genre: survival mechanics.

What carries over from Gratuitous Space Battles is turn-based strategy, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where they diverge is visuals and genre.

It meets Gratuitous Space Battles on turn-based strategy, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on visuals and genre: this one brings pixel art.