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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 36 games similar to Star Wars: X-Wing down to the 4 that fit the “Space” category. System Shock, Freaking Meatbags and Star Wars Outlaws top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Star Wars: X-Wing.

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Within the “Space” category, the closest game to Star Wars: X-Wing is System Shock — scoring 74/100 on our similarity scale. Freaking Meatbags and Star Wars Outlaws follow close behind.

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The best games with a space setting like Star Wars: X-Wing

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Star Wars: X-Wing. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.

#1System Shock
System Shock
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiSpaceFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 12KIGDB80· 6
Year 2023Dev Nightdive Studios · Prime MatterOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and horror tension, while skipping roguelike runs

Released 30 years after Star Wars: X-Wing.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting56
#2Freaking Meatbags
Freaking Meatbags
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiSpaceBase Building
Steam👍 86%· 173MC69
Year 2014Dev Wild Factor · Plug In DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and deep simulation

≠ Where it differs: brings tower defense planning, real-time strategy and survival mechanics, while skipping roguelike runs

Freaking Meatbags throws you into a futuristic world where robots have jobs, cephalopods aren't confined to a single dimension, and humans pretty much just stand around talking to themselves.

Where it drifts furthest from Star Wars: X-Wing: visuals.

Released 21 years after Star Wars: X-Wing.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals0
Star Wars Outlaws
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiSpaceNarrative
Steam👍 72%· 11KIGDB80· 9OC75· 200
Year 2024Dev Massive Entertainment · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and deep RPG systems, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Star Wars: X-Wing: visuals.

Released 31 years after Star Wars: X-Wing.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals0
Dead Space
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiSpaceDark
Steam👍 91%· 65KIGDB91· 7
Year 2023Dev Motive Studios · Electronic ArtsOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Star Wars: X-Wing: visuals.

Released 30 years after Star Wars: X-Wing.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting78Visuals0

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