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Aug 15, 2019·77% positive·Rising·
Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.
Best games like Shortest Trip to Earth
The best games like Shortest Trip to Earth are FTL: Faster Than Light, Cosmonautica, The Long Journey Home, Space Crew: Legendary Edition, and Heat Signature. GAMESLIKE ranks these alternatives using shared gameplay metadata, Steam review sentiment, and similarity signals. Evidence includes 77% positive across 1k Steam reviews, Steam genre and tag overlap across Action, Strategy, Indie, platform support for Windows and Linux, and $5.97 pricing signal.
- FTL: Faster Than Light - FTL: Faster Than Light is closely similar to Shortest Trip to Earth because both are Strategy and Indie and Simulation games, and fit the same survival/crafting and systems/automation/colony and narrative choice intent.
- Cosmonautica - Cosmonautica is closely similar to Shortest Trip to Earth because both are Strategy and Indie and Adventure and Simulation games, and fit the same survival/crafting and systems/automation/colony intent.
- The Long Journey Home - The Long Journey Home is closely similar to Shortest Trip to Earth because both are Strategy and Indie and Simulation games, and fit the same survival/crafting and systems/automation/colony and narrative choice intent.
- Space Crew: Legendary Edition - Space Crew: Legendary Edition is closely similar to Shortest Trip to Earth because both are Action and Strategy and Indie and Adventure and Simulation games, and fit the same systems/automation/colony intent.
- Heat Signature - Heat Signature is closely similar to Shortest Trip to Earth because both are Action and Strategy and Indie and Adventure games, and share gameplay elements like Roguelite, and fit the same systems/automation/colony intent.
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From the writer of “Teleglitch: Die More Edition” comes Shortest Trip to Earth, a roguelike spaceship simulator featuring exploration, ship management, game-influencing decision-making and real-time tactical battles. Community Translations available in German, Russian, Simplified Chinese and more
Onboard combat against hostile intruders is a messy business
Explore a detailed and deadly universe
Embark on a perilous journey through a procedurally generated universe and explore massive space sectors crawling with exotic lifeforms. Engage in action-packed tactical combat against hostile ships, boarding parties and inter-dimensional space monsters.
Each ship comes with its own strengths and weaknesses Master the art of survival by customising your ship with modular components and perks. Choose from a range of spaceships and manage life within your vessel - from crew, pets and drones to ship modules and weapons. Shape your journey through hundreds of multiple-choice events, featuring unique hand-drawn illustrations.
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A selection of crew types Shortest Trip to Earth features unforgiving permadeath, but you can unlock perks to increase the odds of survival on your next run.
Key Features
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Master the art of survival in unexplored space!
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Explore a procedurally generated universe, packed with content
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Collect resources, craft modules & upgrade your ship
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Epic real-time tactical space battles
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Onboard combat, featuring hostile intruders, drones and battle-hardened pets
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500+ ship modules, a variety of ship weapons and nukes
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30+ unique crew weapons
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50+ types of crew, drones & combat pets
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Hundreds of random events with unique illustrations and outcomes
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Every ship starts with a cat
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