Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime similar games & best alternatives

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2015

Should you play it?

Explore a neon galaxy in your very own battleship in this 1- to 4-player couch co-op adventure.

What works

  • Excellent local co-op gameplay
  • Unique and engaging mechanics
  • Cute and colorful art style
  • Strong emphasis on teamwork and communication
  • Varied upgrade and customization system

Things to keep in mind

  • No built-in online multiplayer
  • Some players find single-player mode less enjoyable
  • Game length is relatively short
  • Level design can feel repetitive
  • Requires multiple players for best experience

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Space Food Truck

  • Spacelines from the Far Out

  • We Need To Go Deeper

  • Pebble Knights

  • PULSAR: Lost Colony

  • Mr. Sun's Hatbox

More violent

Games that feels like Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime but with more combat and destruction

  • Wall World

  • CounterAttack: Uprising

  • Chicken Invaders Universe

  • Nienix: Cosmic Warfare

  • Ember Knights

  • GUNTOUCHABLES

Less intimate

Games that feels like Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime but with less focus on close relationships

  • Space Pirates and Zombies

  • Heat Signature

  • Enter the Gungeon

  • Enemy Mind

  • 33 Immortals

  • Space Crew: Legendary Edition

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime but with less leadership over others

  • Chicken Invaders 4

  • Arcade Mayhem Juanito

  • Struggling

  • KarmaZoo

  • Starbound

  • Vivid World

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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.
  • 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).

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Fellowship. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence.

Last update: 03/08/2026