Welcome aboard, Captain! Pixel Starships 2 puts you in command of a pixel-art spaceship of your own design. Lay out your reactor room, build crew quarters, install shield generators and ion cannons—then venture into deep space in search of adventure and fortune. Tackle story missions or seek out nail-biting ship-to-ship battles with other players. Make your mark among the stars!

What we love: Assembling a top-notch crew. Each crewmate has a unique name and appearance, plus expertise in tasks like engineering and piloting. Finding the right role for your little astronauts—and watching them carry out their duties, even when you’re being bombarded by enemy missiles—will make you the proudest captain in the galaxy.

Quick tip: Build armor blocks around your reactor to keep it safe. In battle, targeting the enemy’s reactor is a smart move—damaging it will hobble their energy weapons and shields, and destroying it often leaves your foe a sitting duck.

Meet the creator: Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, SavySoda launched the original Pixel Starships in 2016. The game went on to grow a global community of millions of players.