Games like Deadline:Aphelion
Games like Deadline:Aphelion include STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II, EVERSPACE™, FTL: Faster Than Light, Halo: Spartan Assault, and Dome Keeper. We matched them by the tags players give Deadline:Aphelion on Steam (Sci-fi, Science, Space, Action, and Singleplayer): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II
Shared: Space · Sci-fi · Singleplayer

EVERSPACE™
Shared: Space · Sci-fi · Action

FTL: Faster Than Light
Shared: Space · Sci-fi · Roguelike

Halo: Spartan Assault
Shared: Sci-fi · Action · Singleplayer

Dome Keeper
Shared: Sci-fi · Singleplayer · Action

Dead Space (2008)
Shared: Sci-fi · Space · Action

Half-Life 2
Shared: Sci-fi · Action · Singleplayer

Heat Signature
Shared: Space · Sci-fi · Action

STAR WARS™ Battlefront II (Classic, 2005)
Shared: Action · Sci-fi · Space

Brotato
Shared: Singleplayer · Roguelike · Action Roguelike

Dead Space
Shared: Sci-fi · Space · Singleplayer

Black Mesa
Shared: Sci-fi · Action · Singleplayer

Halo Infinite
Shared: Action · Singleplayer · Sci-fi

Titanfall® 2
Shared: Sci-fi · Singleplayer · Action

STAR WARS™: Squadrons
Shared: Space · Sci-fi · Singleplayer

Returnal™
Shared: Action · Singleplayer · Roguelike

The Binding of Isaac
Shared: Action Roguelike · Roguelike · Action

Hades
Shared: Action Roguelike · Action · Singleplayer

Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition
Shared: Sci-fi · Space · Singleplayer

STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™
Shared: Action · Singleplayer · Sci-fi

ANVIL
Shared: Action Roguelike · Action · Sci-fi

Halo: Campaign Evolved
Shared: Action · Sci-fi · Singleplayer

Risk of Rain Returns
Shared: Action Roguelike · Sci-fi · Action

Galactic Glitch
Shared: Action Roguelike · Roguelike · Twin Stick Shooter