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 armour 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.