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24 alternatives to MegaSphere

A sci-fi themed action platformer with a big shiny gun

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. MegaSphere launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   MegaSphere▲3

   Sidescrolling alien shooter, ala Abuse

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Starbound▲67

   An extraterrestrial sandbox adventure game

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Endless Sky▲76

   A 2D space trading and combat game

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Space Shooter▲61

   The classic retro game recreated using Pygame and python.

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hot Guns▲69

   Fun, enjoyable and destructive action-platformer varied

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Battlestation: Harbinger▲67

   A hard sci-fi space exploration game

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Titanfall 2▲59

   An innovative single & multiplayer shooter with giant robots

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Roguelands▲66

   A pixelated multiplayer RPG

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   No Man's Sky▲272

   Explore a nearly endless procedurally generated universe

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Slam City Oracles▲74

    A rambunctious Katamari-meets-Grand Theft Auto physics game

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Tacoma▲69

    Bioshock-ish .... in SPACE!

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Star Command Galaxies▲60

    The open world (galaxy?) version of a really great iOS game!

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Nuclear Throne▲63

    A brutal, yet adorable, roguelike shooter

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Stellar Interface▲56

    A space-shooter meets a rogue-like-ish game

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Astroneer▲98

    A game of aerospace industry and interplanetary exploration

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Galak-Z▲70

    Space Shooter with a twist.

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Assault Android Cactus▲60

    An intense arcade style twin stick shooter

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Moonshot▲73

    Smash Bros and Angry Birds mashup in Space.

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Manyland▲98

    Browser-based MMO universe. Minecraft in 2D.

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Space Engineers▲95

    Sandbox game focused on building a space station

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Circa Infinity▲73

    A circular platformer with pulse pounding soundtrack

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Headlander▲63

    A science fiction comedy game in Metroid style

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Stellaris▲68

    Grand strategy, on a universal stage

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Really Big Sky▲65

    An intense space shooter with amazing beats

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →