Gangs of Space similar games & best alternatives

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Gangs of Space

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2017

Should you play it?

Gangs of Space is a massively-multiplayer Rogue Shmup where Gangs of players compete for the conquest of the galaxy.

What works

  • Addictive bullet hell gameplay
  • Strong cooperative gang system
  • Skill-based progression and builds
  • Active and engaged developers
  • Free to play with fair monetization

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited content and ship variety
  • Steep learning curve for beginners
  • Permadeath can be frustrating
  • Repetitive gameplay over time
  • Small player base and server issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Starblast

  • StarBreak

  • NEBULOUS: Fleet Command

  • Path of Exile

  • Infinity: Battlescape

  • Nienix: Cosmic Warfare

Less intimate

Games that feels like Gangs of Space but with less focus on close relationships

  • Star Saviors

  • Steredenn: Binary Stars

  • Trinity Survivors

  • Drox Operative

  • Interstellar Space: Genesis

  • Star Ruler

Less dominating

Games that feels like Gangs of Space but with less domination over others

  • Sky Force Reloaded

  • CounterAttack: Uprising

  • Entropy Survivors

  • Jets'n'Guns 2

  • Full Mojo Rampage

  • Rabbit and Steel

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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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.
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  • 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).

Gangs of Space: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 04/08/2026