Distant Space 2 similar games & best alternatives

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Distant Space 2

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

Should you play it?

Distant Space 2 - is an indirect continuation of the first part, in which you will find more dynamic gameplay. Your task is to destroy enemy ships on each level to go to the next of 26 available. In addition to conventional ships, you will have to wait for the boss ships, the battle with which will not be easy.

What works

  • Simple and accessible arcade gameplay
  • Short playtime suitable for quick sessions
  • Large number of achievements for completionists
  • Minimalist retro aesthetic
  • Affordable price or free during promotions

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive and lacking depth
  • No story or narrative engagement
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Achievement spam can be distracting
  • Limited variety in enemies and levels

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Planes, Bullets and Vodka

  • Cube Destroyer

  • Slash or Die

  • RITE

  • Distant Space

  • GravNewton

Less status-driven

Games that feels like Distant Space 2 but with less focus on status and recognition

  • Dungeon of Zolthan

  • Rot Gut

  • Duncrush

  • Sometimes: Success Requires Sacrifice

  • Pink Hour

  • Super Mustache

More competitive

Games that feels like Distant Space 2 but with more competition against others

  • Bit Blaster XL

  • 1982

  • Horizon Shift

  • Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved

  • Neptunia Shooter

  • Blast-off

More expressive

Games that feels like Distant Space 2 but with more self-expression and customization

  • Nomad Survival

  • Run Build Pew!

  • Yoiyami Dancers: Twilight Danmaku Dancers

  • Cyberhunt

  • DEFRAG

  • Gunlocked

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Distant Space 2: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Exploration, Creativity, Story, Expression. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Status, Survival.

Last update: 03/08/2026