4 Simulation games like Star Wars: X-Wing 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 36 games similar to Star Wars: X-Wing down to the 4 that fit the “Simulation” category. PAKO 2, System Shock and Freaking Meatbags top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Star Wars: X-Wing.

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The best simulation games like Star Wars: X-Wing

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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.

#1PAKO 2Closest on genre

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeRangedCasualNarrative

Steam👍 95%· 414

Year 2017Dev Tree Men GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings racing gameplay, vibe casual and strong narrative focus, while skipping setting space

"Get in, get out, get paid." PAKO 2 is an arcade driving game where you explore vast cities as a getaway driver, perform robberies with your crew and shoot twin-stick style while escaping the law.

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

Released 24 years after Star Wars: X-Wing.

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#2System ShockClosest overall match

iRank87

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

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.

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#3Freaking MeatbagsClosest on setting

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

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.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeSci-FiFirst PersonRanged

Steam👍 98%· 153KRAWG👍 77%· 579MC81IGDB78· 3OC76· 27

Year 2016Dev Monomi ParkPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping roguelike runs

In the far-distant future, far, far away in space (to be exact, a thousand light-years from the Earth), on the planet Far, Far Range, mega-corporations (they, it turns out, will be with us in the distant future!) discovered the ideal source of income, universal natural resource - Plort.

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

Released 23 years after Star Wars: X-Wing.

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Steam GOG Epic

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