8 Games with a sci-fi setting like Lynked: Banner of the Spark that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 39 games similar to Lynked: Banner of the Spark down to the 8 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. X-COM: Terror From the Deep, Jurassic World Evolution and Space Colony: Steam Edition top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Lynked: Banner of the Spark.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Lynked: Banner of the Spark

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Lynked: Banner of the Spark. Each one has been evaluated across 20 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1X-COM: Terror From the DeepClosest overall match

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloMeleeSci-FiBase BuildingIsometric

Steam👍 91%· 925RAWG👍 62%· 128

Year 1995Dev MicroProse Software · 2K GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS

✓ Both are city builders — sharing roguelike runs, deep simulation and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems

X-COM: Terror From the Deep is a strategy game, the second installment in the X-COM series and a sequel to X-COM: UFO Defense that moves action from the outer space into the Earth’s oceans. The story unexpectedly references to Lovecraft’s novels, as you fight aliens that want to reawaken their unstoppable leader who slept under the sea for hundreds of years.

Where it drifts furthest from Lynked: Banner of the Spark: tone and progression.

It predates Lynked: Banner of the Spark by 30 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Jurassic World EvolutionClosest on combat

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SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiBase BuildingExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 87%· 55KIGDB74· 13OC71· 99

Year 2018Dev Frontier Developments · Universal PicturesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the city builders cluster, with deep simulation, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, dark, oppressive atmosphere and sandbox world, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Lynked: Banner of the Spark: world and tone.

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#3Space Colony: Steam EditionClosest on tone

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SoloNarrativeCozySci-FiBase BuildingExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 80%· 658MC74IGDB77· 3

Year 2015Dev FireFly StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of city builders: deep simulation, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world, while skipping roguelike runs

Half way across the galaxy with limited resources, a mega corporation looking over your shoulder and a ragtag crew expecting a pay cheque, it's up to you to survive and turn a profit. You have a base to build and hostile alien threats to neutralise, but ignore your crew and the colony is doomed.

Where it drifts furthest from Lynked: Banner of the Spark: world and game mode.

It predates Lynked: Banner of the Spark by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloCozyCasualSci-FiBase BuildingIsometric

Steam👍 97%· 15K

Year 2024Dev Mister Morris GamesPlaytime ~18hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the city builders cluster, with deep simulation, cozy, relaxing feel and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, vibe relaxing and sandbox world, while skipping roguelike runs

Rusty's Retirement is an idle-farming simulator designed to sit at the bottom of your screen allowing you to work on other tasks while caring for your farm! Grow crops: Plant crops and watch Rusty get to work as he waters, nurtures, and harvests.

Where it drifts furthest from Lynked: Banner of the Spark: world and progression.

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#5Dyson Sphere Program

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GenreStrategySubgenreCity Builder

SoloSci-FiBase BuildingExplorationOpen World

Steam👍 98%· 91KRAWG👍 85%· 84

Year 2021Dev Youthcat Studio · Gamera GamePlaytime ~8hOn PC

✓ Same family of city builders: deep simulation, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world, while skipping roguelike runs

Dyson Sphere Program is a sci-fi simulation game with space, adventure, exploration and factory automation elements where you can build your own galactic industrial empire from scratch. In the distant future, the power of science and technology has ushered a new age to the human race.

Where it drifts furthest from Lynked: Banner of the Spark: world and visuals.

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Steam

#6Pikmin 2Closest on game mode

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