Space Pirates And Zombies 2 similar games & best alternatives

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Space Pirates And Zombies 2

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2017

Should you play it?

Design and then improve the ultimate mothership. Explore a persistent living galaxy populated by 200 unique captains that can do everything you can do. Survive the zombie infection and then fight them back. Make allies and start your own faction. Build your empire. Also includes Sandbox Mode.

What works

  • Deep ship customization
  • Engaging tactical combat
  • Living galaxy with factions and ai captains
  • Active developer support
  • Long campaign and sandbox modes

Things to keep in mind

  • Early game pacing can be slow
  • Ship building ui and mechanics can be clunky
  • Ai sometimes exploits battle limits
  • Some players find story shallow
  • No multiplayer yet

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • ZEPHON

  • Stellaris

  • Star Conflict

  • Empyrion - Galactic Survival

  • ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition

  • Avorion

Less competitive

Games that feels like Space Pirates And Zombies 2 but with less competition against others

  • Between the Stars

  • AI War 2

  • SpaceBourne 2

  • PULSAR: Lost Colony

  • Void Destroyer 2

  • Star Wolves 3: Civil War

Less story-driven

Games that feels like Space Pirates And Zombies 2 but with less narrative immersion

  • Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®

  • Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion

  • Elite Dangerous

  • Starblast

  • Infinity: Battlescape

  • Deep Space Battle Simulator

Less dominating

Games that feels like Space Pirates And Zombies 2 but with less domination over others

  • Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages

  • Guns of Icarus Alliance

  • Star Trek Online

  • Stellar Warfare

  • Homeworld Remastered Collection

  • Star Control®: Origins

Less intimate

Games that feels like Space Pirates And Zombies 2 but with less focus on close relationships

  • Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection

  • Galactic Civilizations IV

  • Galactic Civilizations III

  • Interstellar Space: Genesis

  • Freespace 2

  • ENDLESS Space™ 2

Choose your own criteria ->

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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).
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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).

Space Pirates And Zombies 2: 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 Leadership, Story, Violence.

Last update: 03/08/2026